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(SOUNDBITE OF T REX SONG, "MAMBO SUN") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.Shazam Encore ShazamEncore – a great application for fans of good music from the best developer on the android Shazam Entertainment Limited. KEATLEY: So dust off those boogie shoes, put the needle down and step back into 1971. And in the words of Bolan himself, "Electric Warrior" is more than just an album.īOLAN: I think "Electric Warrior" for me is the first album which is a statement of 1971 for us in England.īOLAN: I mean, that's - if anyone ever wanted to know why we were big in the other part of the world, that album says it for me. Rex was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Musicians ranging from David Bowie to Kesha have cited Bolan as an inspiration. KEATLEY: Despite the band's inability to rise to stardom in the U.S., "Electric Warrior's" legacy endures. was too much, yet he didn't quite manage to extend it into America. REYNOLDS: I think it really kind of messed with his head. Here he is speaking with jazz producer Michael Cuscuna in 1971.īOLAN: The album for me is about just explaining to America, really, that we're worth listening to. KEATLEY: With "Electric Warrior," Bolan helped to break through to a new audience.
JOE ELLIOTT: I went through the swing doors and just saw this sea of people going mental, you know, hair everywhere, arms flailing, they're all over the place, screaming girls, shouting boys and Marc Bolan wailing away on stage with his guitar. One of them was 12-year-old Joe Elliott, future lead singer of Def Leppard. KEATLEY: The slicked-up production, the makeup and high heels and the music that begged you to boogie inspired countless musicians. REYNOLDS: A strong sense of image and glitz, simple, anthemic songs, rock 'n' roll with this beat that just forced you to move. KEATLEY: That little bit of glitter had a great big impact. And that was all it took, really, to get people to scream at him. He put some glitter on his cheekbones and wore a scarf. SIMON REYNOLDS: He sort of glammed up his image. Here's historian and writer Simon Reynolds. In a Top of the Pops performance, he came onstage with a little more flair than usual. A few months before "Electric Warrior" was released, Bolan made another change. KEATLEY: By 1971, the band had changed their name, their sound and scored major hit singles in the U.K. And it was our responsibility, like the Beatles took it upon themselves, to do something better every time we put a record out. VISCONTI: We realized that we were the guys making the hits. Rex's albums, including "Electric Warrior." KEATLEY: That's acclaimed record producer Tony Visconti.
TONY VISCONTI: By the early '70s, we did as much as we could with electric guitars. But the music scene was flowing in a different direction. Rex formed in the late '60s as an acoustic folk duo, then called Tyrannosaurus Rex. T REX: (Singing) Well, you're dirty and sweet, clad in black, don't look back and I love you. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BANG A GONG (GET IT ON)") KEATLEY: The 11-song album would be the biggest of their career, with singles like "Bang A Gong" and "Jeepster." Marc Bolan was the lead singer and guitarist. (SOUNDBITE OF T REX SONG, "BANG A GONG (GET IT ON)")ĪVERY KEATLEY, BYLINE: On September 24, 1971, British rock band T. Here's NPR's Avery Keatley on the album "Electric Warrior" by T. So we've been looking back at the news, movies and albums that shaped the year 1971. Maybe you've heard, NPR is 50 years old this year.