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2 days ago · As a result, every track exudes a gorgeous concoction of shine, shimmer, edginess, and delectable layering, mostly thanks to Tony Visconti’s production but also because of Marc Bolan’s ability to sing with a unique and enticing timbre, delivering a whimsical, almost childlike quality.
2 days ago · For VH1 Storytellers Bowie recalled meeting self-proclaimed “King Mod” Marc Bolan for the first time. Yet to find fame, both hopefuls had been put to work painting the wall of their then manager’s office. “We were just two nothing kids with huge ambitions,” Bowie said, before doing a pitch-perfect impression of Bolan’s feathery voice.
1 day ago · Marc Bolan Another tragic British music icon is Marc Bolan, who, like Amy Winehouse, exerted an extraordinary influence on the artists who would come in his wake. A trailblazer of the glam rock movement with his band T. Rex, Bolan's work reverberated in the songs of major contemporaries such as David Bowie, and continues to shape the sound of more modern indie artists, such as Devendra Banhart.
4 days ago · The song “The Children of Rarn” is a track by Marc Bolan, the frontman of the glam rock band T. Rex. Released in 1970 as the opening track of the album “T. Rex,” the song is a mesmerizing piece that delves into the realm of fantasy and mythology.
3 days ago · David Bowie in 1975. Picture: Getty Images. So while Bowie's irises were both the same colour (a pretty blue), his left eye was left permanently dilated. From a short distance, it looked like they were different colours, but they weren't. “Funnily enough he did say I did him a favour, later on," George said.
5 days ago · The phenomenally popular and influential T.Rex spearheaded the glam-rock movement, a genre owing everything to its quintessential superstar, Marc Bolan. Rivaled only by Bowie, whose own glam period followed in their flamboyant footsteps, Bolan and T.Rex created an incredible vibe and sound whose legacy lives.
4 days ago · While Marc Bolan was strutting his glam-rock stuff and Led Zeppelin were becoming the biggest band in the world, Ray Davies, the ever-observant frontman of The Kinks, was quietly crafting a masterpiece that would stand the test of time.
