By summer 71 Marc Bolan had ditched the drippy hippy, acoustic fairy, folkiness of Tyrannosaurus Rex, picked up an electric guitar, abridged the name to T-Rex and pioneered the nascent 'Glam Rock' scene. Tousle haired and wearing more make-up than his girl fans he appeared on Top Of The Pops, posing, pouting and preening into the camera and the girls loved it. So did some of the boys for that matter.
'Get It On' is raw, rampant rock'n'roll with nasty guitar and shitty drums. Bolan had discovered the dynamic commercial viability of mixing Cochran and Vincent with Donovan and The Hobbit, Biba with Oxfam and sense with sensibility. For a generation of lost flower children the combination was richly intoxicating. (Vox. 91)
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