T. Rex
UK
Formed: 1970
Died: 01 January 1978
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Proto-Punk, Punk/New Wave, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock
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Initially a British folk-rock combo called Tyrannosaurus Rex, T. Rex was the primary force in glam rock, thanks to the creative direction of guitarist/vocalist Marc Bolan (born Marc Feld). Bolan created a deliberately trashy form of rock & roll that was proud of its own disposability. T. Rex's music borrowed the underlying sexuality of early rock & roll, adding dirty, simple grooves and fat distorted guitars, as well as an overarching folky/hippie spirituality that always came through the clearest on ballads. While most of his peers concentrate...
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