The best thing(s) about this is that it is live and very different from the LP cut, and if you like T-Rex / Bolan, you are hearing sounds you have never heard on this familiar tune off the LP. He is not everyone's cup of tea. In the US he did not have massive coverage on the ariwaves, but a few of us got it (at the time).
Marc's guitar sound is just huge...... He always had great tone but this is just so massive. He's a very under-rated guitar player and could kick ass with the best of them.
Oh my god!...this KILLS! I don't know where you found this, but thanks so much for sharing. Like every song Guns N Roses ever covered, the original is infinitely better. Love it.
Holy shit. I am blown away. This has always been my favorite T. Rex song, but I've never heard it this heavy. It's fucking amazing! And as a drummer/percussionist those bongos and that drumming literally has me shaking w/ adrenaline. This is so amazing.
True musicianship isn't about virtuosity (although you must be technically good to a certain extent), it's about having your own unique style and being creative and original. Marc pretty much had all those qualities and then some. That's why he's one of my favorite musicians ever, because there absolutely no one like him. Great guitarist, songwriter, singer and performer. He deserved way more props as a rock n' roll icon.
I saw Bolan live in 1975 and boy could he play the guitar. he played from his soul unlike most others who payed from their hearts. He was a real ROCK and ROLLER
@robinrobin1 wow really!?!?! that is one of the most badass solid state amps I have ever heard! I'm a bit of a tube (or valve for my Brit mates) snob. there are about 2 solid state amps that I have heard that sound decent. this H&H makes it 3! thanks for the info
MARC had a great sound coming out of those amplifiers,it's not always about technical ability,(which i feel Marc had also) it's about feel.raw rock and roll emotion.i love MARC for that.
I must've seen the performance of 20th Century Boy from this Musikladen episode a million times, but didn't even realize they performed another song. On top of that, it's the only live clip of Buick McKane I'm aware of, too. And it's just 100% brilliance and a perfect example of Bolan at his absolute godly peak.
" With my Les Paul ... I know I'm small ... but I enjoy living anyway ! " DYNAMITE ! THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL ! Bolan had " flaming hands and bleeding fingers " thankyou for sharing this !
Hendrix didn't sing for one, he didn't write songs, and he wasn't that much of a showman. Why compare different profiles? "Marc's guitar skills weren't bad".. Who said that crap? You can't be everything in one: have perfect guitar technique, write incredible songs, sing with terrific voice and dress like no one else. But Bolan did have it all .. as for his guitar playing never heard anyone play with such a drive at least :))
@Alena367 Hendrix did sing and write, and was a great performer as well. No need to bash him to make Marc look good, they both are great in their own ways.
@IAmPlaysWithSquirrel Yes, I know now that Hendrix did sing and write texts so I was a little mistaken, but still... what I meant was i don't understand how they ever can be compared. Because Marc was a poet and a messenger, and he was so different really that I just don't understand how... There are some other, closer artists, like Cat Stevens or Bowie that can bear drawing parallels, at least.
@dutchbolanfan be honest - what makes you feel it more...when some flash player plays 3 millions notes per second? or when somebody like Bolan bends one perfect note over and over again for 2 bars? don't know about you but I will take the later.
But noone played with such a psychedelic vibration...how you don't understand that hendrix is one thing and bolan is completely another, can't be compared or mixed ;)
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ive watched a few Bolan vids now,....so not impressed....i dont hear Hendrix..dont insult Jimi like that....and its too bad that he had that amazing les paul and couldnt do more with it. just callin it like i hear it
Hendrix also used alot of fx for much of his playing...not that that's a bad thing but its true.....Bolan was influenced by him and never claimed to be him. I prefer Bolan's playing anyday, Jimis often sounded messy and a splurge. Marc's playing was far more melodic.
@dutchbolanfan Another reason I hate labels. "Glam rock" turns people off who shouldn't be. Maybe that was my problem.
This is one fascinating dude. His Tyrannosaurus rex period couldn't be further from this, and was just as cool in its own right. But rock? I've never heard a purer rocker than this.
I'm a fan of T-Rex n I have to say this song is AWESOME!!!! It totally kicks arse!!!! The guitar riffs are so cool, this sort of music is fantastic!!! This would have to be my top favourite T-Rex song!!!
I think this is my very favorite Bolan video ever -- the guitar tone is amazing -- remember how Marc said in a Melody Maker that "Buick Mackane" was intended to be "Zep Rex" -- astonishingly GOOD!!!
it just BLOWS you away in my eyes no band could match that today, and that music is over thirty years old wow we lost so much when he died , but he gave us a lot when he was alive, he is forever my main man
Marc was an excellent music, very smart and sensistive guy...I guess T. Rex deserved a better place in history rock for its music contribution. Kiss, Poison , Alice Cooper are babies if u compare music talent.
I'm surprised no one has commented on this contribution! Wish I had one half as good! This is particulary interesting as it is recorded (based on the date referred) a year to the month after (I can only wish.. to the day), that the two Empire concerts for the
B2B movie were recorded.
The strength of the band is in buckets and gives a great insight as to how the band performed over that time.
Twentieth Century Boy was released the same month. The anti-Marc press in full throttle.
My kinda VALENTINE. No roses or chocolate needed. GIVE ME T.REX !
Syndra 1 week ago
I love this song this song! I play it so loud that the awnings on the outside of my house literally start rattling!!!!
BritishInvasionFan1 2 weeks ago in playlist Marc Bolan & T-Rex
awesome
johnnymoto77 3 weeks ago
sonzeira
juberra 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Aaah, Music Laden. Bin Laden must have been a young boy at the time
Strawberry7Lynn 1 month ago
fuckin deep sound of that gibson , awesome, my god, how can man create such a big thing?
klaudianowicka3 1 month ago
so these people died such a long time ago!
juberra 1 month ago
The best thing(s) about this is that it is live and very different from the LP cut, and if you like T-Rex / Bolan, you are hearing sounds you have never heard on this familiar tune off the LP. He is not everyone's cup of tea. In the US he did not have massive coverage on the ariwaves, but a few of us got it (at the time).
DAVWAVE 1 month ago
So glad Gloria is no where near the band on this or we would not have this core "Bolan Rock"
DAVWAVE 1 month ago
man...still miss this man and his music
satori03 2 months ago
Oooh Marc - man, I loved you to bits but your soloing stinks ...
RamonesKaraoke 3 months ago
remember, he always did several guitar parts on hie RECORDS, so to reproduce that sound was not possible.
DAVWAVE 4 months ago
who's the bassist ? looks like jaco
rondaine1 4 months ago
@rondaine1
Steve Currie who also died in a car accident in 1981
dutchbolanfan 4 months ago
@dutchbolanfan thx man...saw unknown jaco back in florida later T Rex back in 74
rondaine1 4 months ago
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@dutchbolanfan thx man...saw unknown jaco back in florida later T Rex back in 74
rondaine1 4 months ago
@dutchbolanfan thx man :D...saw unknown jaco back in florida later T Rex back in 74 resemblances
rondaine1 4 months ago
This is awesome, it totally rocks!
johntheprobe 5 months ago
This would have to be THE best capture of T.Rex live on film anytime, anywhere. Brilliant! Bolan rocks like no other artist........
Grogster2 5 months ago 7
Marc's guitar sound is just huge...... He always had great tone but this is just so massive. He's a very under-rated guitar player and could kick ass with the best of them.
MussyHillbilly 5 months ago
What can you say?...T Rex was one of the toughest bands ever...full stop.
Elflock57 5 months ago
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Elflock57 5 months ago
un fuckink real,I MUST PLAY IT AGAIN!
ROMEORAUNCH 6 months ago
un fuckink real
ROMEORAUNCH 6 months ago
Awesome. Bolan's live sets on TV in Europe and the US are far more superior than anything done in the UK.
spiritofbebella 7 months ago
love this song...and this version is so raw! - really cool
BLACXMOKE 8 months ago
Oh my god!...this KILLS! I don't know where you found this, but thanks so much for sharing. Like every song Guns N Roses ever covered, the original is infinitely better. Love it.
ItGirl666 9 months ago
Holy shit. I am blown away. This has always been my favorite T. Rex song, but I've never heard it this heavy. It's fucking amazing! And as a drummer/percussionist those bongos and that drumming literally has me shaking w/ adrenaline. This is so amazing.
tjburroughs 9 months ago
Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeam! at 2.55 <3
stophiemeister 10 months ago
Bolan is God
QPRTokyo 10 months ago
never tire of Marc xoxoxoxoxox
marcbolanfan3 11 months ago
Out of this world
soihoy 11 months ago
Marc最高ｗ・・・＾＾
シビレルｗ・・・＾＾
ｂｙ太郎
je4rvb 1 year ago
i always wonder why he could not produce this sound live for example on Born to Boogie, the guitar sounds so thin there....
dutchbolanfan 1 year ago
the bangoes are being played as if it was a monkey on speed and Bolan is slaying a Giant green dragon trying to invade the noble village!
sonicsteev 1 year ago
@sonicsteev
Wow ......do you get out much??
Grogster2 1 year ago
its got some heavy drive, never heard it like this.... freaking great
ClassicRockfan79 1 year ago
True musicianship isn't about virtuosity (although you must be technically good to a certain extent), it's about having your own unique style and being creative and original. Marc pretty much had all those qualities and then some. That's why he's one of my favorite musicians ever, because there absolutely no one like him. Great guitarist, songwriter, singer and performer. He deserved way more props as a rock n' roll icon.
IAmPlaysWithSquirrel 1 year ago
gosh he is so fab and timeless I miss him very much
TheMikesMaiden 1 year ago
I saw Bolan live in 1975 and boy could he play the guitar. he played from his soul unlike most others who payed from their hearts. He was a real ROCK and ROLLER
QPRTokyo 1 year ago
This was just something special - I never heard a live perfonmance like this! Truly powerfull - electric guitar just as it should be! Live on!
pollenprognoosi 1 year ago
There may be better guitar players (not too many, though!), but absolutely no one had the moves or the attitude like Bolan. There's nothing like it.
mtopper66 1 year ago
@mtopper66 so true......good comment.
The guy really rocked, something that's missing in the polished,
processed world of rock today.
You are truly missed Boley
Grogster2 1 year ago 9
sick, sick, sick, sick tone! what the hell head does he have sitting on that Orange cab?
@dutchbolanfan who the hell said Marc couldn't play guitar?!?! bitchslap them once for me will ya? ;)
Plasticsoul 1 year ago
@Plasticsoul His amp is an HH IC100 - made in England, it was a 100W transistor amp, which Marc used from 1971 until (i think) 1977.
robinrobin1 1 year ago
@robinrobin1 wow really!?!?! that is one of the most badass solid state amps I have ever heard! I'm a bit of a tube (or valve for my Brit mates) snob. there are about 2 solid state amps that I have heard that sound decent. this H&H makes it 3! thanks for the info
Plasticsoul 1 year ago
is T REX in the rock and roll hall of fame? probably not, sinners......
dimebagdave77 1 year ago
Please STOP UPLOADING THIS STUFF! EVERY TIME I HEAR THESE GUYS THEY KICK MY ASS!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
donnpatc 1 year ago
played this like 5 times on repeat now....awesome!!!
HreodbeorhtWeard 1 year ago
MARC had a great sound coming out of those amplifiers,it's not always about technical ability,(which i feel Marc had also) it's about feel.raw rock and roll emotion.i love MARC for that.
dimebagdave77 1 year ago
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dimebagdave77 1 year ago
Wow what a fantastic post!!! Don't know if I have ever heard 'Bolan' rocking so hard n heavy! Thx 4 sharing.
record1207 1 year ago
Outta sight
thefurv 1 year ago
british rock super star ,yet still no brit award ,lets give the brit award to the pet shop boys instead ,F~~cking ell .
boppingelf 1 year ago 2
Raw, Powerful, Beautiful, Unexpected, T.Rex - no other band even comes close
HISATdotCOM 1 year ago 3
@HISATdotCOM Yeah!!
renzoman13 1 year ago
His playing on Rabbit Fighter is excellent, he was good when he wanted to be.
MottTheWot 1 year ago
Man - listen to that sound - an old Gibson LP goldtop, and an old Fender Precision bass - PERFECT!!
This version is excellent - thanks for posting - always one of my fav Marc Bolan tunes. What a friggin GROOVE!
NewRiff 1 year ago
Pretty damn awesome if I say so myself.This is often refered to as Zep Rex,and by listening to it you can understand why!!!
randybullcow 1 year ago
Just as we like to remember him!
MRROBBIEWATTS 1 year ago
f'kin aCe!
scattypants 1 year ago
Truly awesome!!!
venusloony 1 year ago
Marc Bolan was an amazing guitar player. Nobody plays like him.
SatanicYakuza 1 year ago 2
@Alena367 "Hendrix didn't sing for one, he didn't write songs, and he wasn't that much of a showman".
Which planet have you been living on???
damiandal 1 year ago
I must've seen the performance of 20th Century Boy from this Musikladen episode a million times, but didn't even realize they performed another song. On top of that, it's the only live clip of Buick McKane I'm aware of, too. And it's just 100% brilliance and a perfect example of Bolan at his absolute godly peak.
mtopper66 1 year ago
Unbelievably heavy -- I can't get enough of this version!!!!!!!
buickmackane71360 2 years ago
that was better guitar than Jimmy page
robot3bee 2 years ago
Just mind blowin and what a FANTASTIC performer!
Delf n Kaz x
delflord 2 years ago 4
Holly Shit!
jjgbg222 2 years ago
Bolan in the zone!!
Pajhal09 2 years ago 4
I love the 70s, baby....
UrlsGrrl54 2 years ago
Bloody awesome!
Delf n Kaz x
delflord 2 years ago
they are on fire!!!! long live t. rex and ,marc bolan!!!!
heavymetalgary 2 years ago 2
" With my Les Paul ... I know I'm small ... but I enjoy living anyway ! " DYNAMITE ! THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL ! Bolan had " flaming hands and bleeding fingers " thankyou for sharing this !
MOJOPIN1960 2 years ago 11
This version has a touch metal \m/
Nice riff Marc, KILLER GROOVE
RIP
LONG LIVE TYRANNOSAURUS REX (T-REX) : )
helterskelter1178 2 years ago 4
What a performance...really mindblowing
Those were the days when you could listen to real rock'n roll bands not the wimpy crap bands of today
mickeyfuckubusteni 2 years ago 4
Marc can make a simple chord sound so wicked..
wisesatyr72 2 years ago 2
St Valentine's day, 1973. Marc Bolan, guitar/vocals. Bill Legend, drums. Steve Currie, bass. Mickey Finn, congas.
planetmoonscape 2 years ago 2
Pure and dirty energy, this is real rock!! Love les paul custom sound, great percussionist!! Rock on friends!
gigistrato 2 years ago 2
Hendrix didn't sing for one, he didn't write songs, and he wasn't that much of a showman. Why compare different profiles? "Marc's guitar skills weren't bad".. Who said that crap? You can't be everything in one: have perfect guitar technique, write incredible songs, sing with terrific voice and dress like no one else. But Bolan did have it all .. as for his guitar playing never heard anyone play with such a drive at least :))
Alena367 2 years ago 8
@Alena367 yeah man, well said, marc bolan is one of the most complete artists ever...!! \m/
renzoman13 1 year ago
@Alena367 Hendrix did sing and write, and was a great performer as well. No need to bash him to make Marc look good, they both are great in their own ways.
IAmPlaysWithSquirrel 1 year ago
@IAmPlaysWithSquirrel Yes, I know now that Hendrix did sing and write texts so I was a little mistaken, but still... what I meant was i don't understand how they ever can be compared. Because Marc was a poet and a messenger, and he was so different really that I just don't understand how... There are some other, closer artists, like Cat Stevens or Bowie that can bear drawing parallels, at least.
Alena367 1 year ago
Marc's guitar skills weren't as bad as people said. He was still on a learning curve when he died. He really could kick some ass on the guitar.
dutchbolanfan 2 years ago 14
@dutchbolanfan be honest - what makes you feel it more...when some flash player plays 3 millions notes per second? or when somebody like Bolan bends one perfect note over and over again for 2 bars? don't know about you but I will take the later.
Plasticsoul 1 year ago 3
But noone played with such a psychedelic vibration...how you don't understand that hendrix is one thing and bolan is completely another, can't be compared or mixed ;)
Alena367 2 years ago 2
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ive watched a few Bolan vids now,....so not impressed....i dont hear Hendrix..dont insult Jimi like that....and its too bad that he had that amazing les paul and couldnt do more with it. just callin it like i hear it
thejetro 2 years ago
Hendrix also used alot of fx for much of his playing...not that that's a bad thing but its true.....Bolan was influenced by him and never claimed to be him. I prefer Bolan's playing anyday, Jimis often sounded messy and a splurge. Marc's playing was far more melodic.
Delf n Kaz x
delflord 2 years ago 4
A truly remarcable performance total class.
ovenden100 2 years ago 4
Of course, because Marc was a big Hendrix fan and tried to copy some of his style.
dutchbolanfan 2 years ago
cool
ebradbrah 2 years ago
zep rex gr8 you can hear some Hendrix In this as well right?
ebradbrah 2 years ago
32 years today Marc Bolan passed away.
Missing you Marc every day.
I'll always keep you Marc in my heart.
ripoffhotlove 2 years ago
he grooves alright
beatvampire 2 years ago 2
This one is for all those peeps who said that Marc couldn't rock and couldn't play guitar!
dutchbolanfan 2 years ago 12
@dutchbolanfan Another reason I hate labels. "Glam rock" turns people off who shouldn't be. Maybe that was my problem.
This is one fascinating dude. His Tyrannosaurus rex period couldn't be further from this, and was just as cool in its own right. But rock? I've never heard a purer rocker than this.
donnpatc 1 year ago
@dutchbolanfan How did the load of rubbish get started.
DAVWAVE 4 months ago
I'm a fan of T-Rex n I have to say this song is AWESOME!!!! It totally kicks arse!!!! The guitar riffs are so cool, this sort of music is fantastic!!! This would have to be my top favourite T-Rex song!!!
typicalaussiebloke 2 years ago 2
Yeah baby! That's pure rock'n roll !
Love it !!!!
Thanks :)
EmiVenom 2 years ago
The rest of the band is just as good. That's a kick-ass cool rhythm section.
jjgbg222 2 years ago 2
I think this is my very favorite Bolan video ever -- the guitar tone is amazing -- remember how Marc said in a Melody Maker that "Buick Mackane" was intended to be "Zep Rex" -- astonishingly GOOD!!!
buickmackane71360 2 years ago 2
Simply AWESOME!! Why isn't this song better known? Few people in the US know this track--what a shame!
snwriter 2 years ago 2
Rock On. Too Cool.
jjgbg222 2 years ago
The best guitar Riff ever!!!
Marc is a genius...
or better...
a guru of guitar!
HailToTheDeadMusic 2 years ago
OMFG!...never seen that version before....
custer1968 2 years ago 2
Thanks for the groove Marc :-)
Best Regards -Thomas
tmobil8 2 years ago
Wow!! T. Rex totally is rockin' it here! LOVE IT!!! Thanks dutchbolanfan!!!
DawnStorm77 2 years ago
it just BLOWS you away in my eyes no band could match that today, and that music is over thirty years old wow we lost so much when he died , but he gave us a lot when he was alive, he is forever my main man
lesoo3 2 years ago 2
Your right 100% ChromedToes the band sounds tight and screamin'. That lineup would have been so much fun to play the thunder stick with.
def48 2 years ago
Marc was an excellent music, very smart and sensistive guy...I guess T. Rex deserved a better place in history rock for its music contribution. Kiss, Poison , Alice Cooper are babies if u compare music talent.
cdchirinos 3 years ago
Marc was true talent and musical fanatic .r.i.p.
malinkastip 3 years ago
I don't know what happened with my video but there seems to be a loss of quality
dutchbolanfan 3 years ago
Definitely sounds rockin' 1973 style! <3 it
michandre21 3 years ago
Listen to that tone. It's a monster.
LookWhatYourDoing 3 years ago
I have to agree with CT
This is stunning.
The power in the music is stunning.
Wonderfull upload.
Lee
leenaven 3 years ago
I'm surprised no one has commented on this contribution! Wish I had one half as good! This is particulary interesting as it is recorded (based on the date referred) a year to the month after (I can only wish.. to the day), that the two Empire concerts for the
B2B movie were recorded.
The strength of the band is in buckets and gives a great insight as to how the band performed over that time.
Twentieth Century Boy was released the same month. The anti-Marc press in full throttle.
5*
ChromedToes 3 years ago