T. Rex

[black francis]

I know I've started multiple topics on T. Rex but I saw this great documentary the other day and dusted off all my old MP3's. I will never go so long without listening again.

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[kook]

I was tickled at John Simm's character meeting Marc Bolan and going all bashful in Life on Mars.

[fat cherry]

funny thing is... or not. this stuff was around when i was about 12 and they were the band the girls were into. having no idea about, you know, pulling chicks and that, i decided the best course of action was considering them like totally crap. i have since reconsidered and bits are quite good.

[black francis]

Until I saw the documentary I didn't know know Bolan was a total teen idol. I knew he was huge in the UK but I didn't realize it was to that extent. That probably would have turned me off back then as well. But I love trashy rock and roll and in the end Bolan's work has proven timeless and very influential. Probably why I live for Love and Rockets also. Reminds me a lot of T. Rex.

[withahip]

I always felt T. Rex was _the _ band Oasis ripped off.

[zabird]

I loved T.Rex back in the day. Black Francis, where'd you see a doc on them?

[black francis]

Documentary channel.

http://www.documentarychannel.com/main/index_new.php

Unfortunately I don't see it in their future schedule.

[fat cherry]

theres a film - or was a film - i saw called 'born to boogie' which was half messing about a la beatles type film and half concert footage of Trex. Also includes elton john & ringo starr i tink. worth digging out just to see them in action.

oasis have taken their influences from all sorts of places (about three I'd say) but youre right especially about, say, cigarettes and alcohol, but that riff was hardly original when Trex used it.

[fat cherry]

heres a bit of it:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaK7AHetK7A&feature=related[/youtube]

and note the comlpete absence of superfluous additional musicians on stage, though obviously could have been dubbed so dunno why i said that. and one might question the point of micky fynn on the bongos.

[fat cherry]

so.... do you ever do this of a weekend BF?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkyoP1issVE&feature=related[/youtube]

perhaps we should have a bunny version.

[Dr Cheese]

theres a film - or was a film - i saw called 'born to boogie'

That was on BBC4 the other week - it's awful!

[fat cherry]

i think i thuoght that when i saw it. too much of the messing about talking to each other, though the concert sequences were quite good. now, have you ever seen that one that has Mud and the Rubettes in it?

[black francis]

so.... do you ever do this of a weekend BF?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkyoP1issVE&feature=related[/youtube]

perhaps we should have a bunny version.

That's a slow Thursday night for me.

[black francis]

I thought I saw Doris in that video. Jimbo? Anything you want to tell us?

[zabird]

Documentary channel.

http://www.documentarychannel.com/main/index_new.php

Unfortunately I don't see it in their future schedule.

thanks! I'll have to keep an eye out for i t. Would love to see it.

Last time I was in London, the cabbie took us by where Marc Bolan died. Morbid, yes.