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Title: In Memory Of A Long-Lost T. Rex T-Shirt
Review: Let's face it - Marc Bolan's lyrics make about as much sense as a typical episode of "The Power Rangers" (does anyone really know what a "hub cap diamond star halo" is?) - but he sure had a gift for writing big pop hooks and effortlessly casting off crunchy, fuzzy-sounding riffs from his Les Paul. This is as close to perfection as early 70's glam gets, liberally coated with a layer of cosmic fairy dust and boasting crystalline production. Containing no filler, every track on "The Slider" casts a huge shadow over its contemporaries, including - at the risk of bringing the wrath of Bowie fans worldwide on my head - "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust." Unfortunately, there are a million stories with no happy ending in The Big (Rock) City and Bolan's became one of them when his girlfriend wrapped his mini around a tree about five or six years after this was released. Feh...
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