T-Rex - Born to Boogie DVD
I love T. Rex. Well, not every single Bolanish T. Rexian word, note, picture or scribble but in essence I love this band. Mickey Finn, Steve Currie, Bill Legend and Marc Bolan were a powerful rhythmic force that simply rocked. Of that there can be no argument. If there are still a few doubting Thomas’s out there in the hinder lands, this will serve to document the truth of the matter.
What we have here is both the matinee and evening performances on March 18, 1972 at Wembly Empire Pool of a great rock’n’roll band at the pinnacle of it’s influence and power plus the "movie" Born to Boogie.
Ringo Starr in his capacity as the grand poobah of Apple films thought to capture the boppin’ elf at the height of what the pulp rags like to call T. Rextasy.
Initially released to theatres in December1972, the "movie" Born to Boogie was going to bring the rabid mania of T. Rex on their home court to the rest of the world.
Let’s talk about the "surreal" sequences for a minute. First it is obvious that there was no script. These moments bring to mind the John Lennon axiom; avant garde is French for bullshit. Fellini it is not. Cow patties aside though, there is some humorous footage and it does not drag on and on so it’s ok. One such scene is the tea party starring Catweazel’s Geoffrey Bayldon as the chef/waiter in some Beatlesque nonsensical chaos of a high order. Some people like to rock, some people like to roll… Another is when a pancake faced and leather top-hatted Marc does some acoustic takes on "Slider", "Bang a Gong", "Hot Love" etc. with a string section. Picnic Boogie.
The very best of the non-concert material though is the jam on "Tutti Frutti" and "Children of the Revolution" in Apple’s basement with Ringo sitting in on the kit, one Elton John tinkling the ivories; joining T. Rex in a raucous rave up that is well worth owning this DVD for. Great stuff. Reg Dwight never sounded so good. And speaking of sound, Tony Visconti has lovingly preserved and tweaked the aural aspects of this double disc collection to a state of perfection. The result is that T. Rex’s long deserved place in the rock’n’roll legacy lives and breathes the fire of it’s gestation and birth.
In addition to the spit and polished digital resurrection of the film Born to Boogie you get Rolan Seymour Feld Bolan, Marc’s only son, interviewing the wizards and alchemist responsible for the finished product.
If you are a T. Rex fan this is a must. If you are a rock’n’roll fan this is an essential history lesson but most importantly, it’s good rockin’ tonight. Some people like to rock, some people like to roll, but a-movin’ and a-groovin’ will satisfy my soul. Yeah!.
What we have here is both the matinee and evening performances on March 18, 1972 at Wembly Empire Pool of a great rock’n’roll band at the pinnacle of it’s influence and power plus the "movie" Born to Boogie.
Ringo Starr in his capacity as the grand poobah of Apple films thought to capture the boppin’ elf at the height of what the pulp rags like to call T. Rextasy.
Initially released to theatres in December1972, the "movie" Born to Boogie was going to bring the rabid mania of T. Rex on their home court to the rest of the world.
Let’s talk about the "surreal" sequences for a minute. First it is obvious that there was no script. These moments bring to mind the John Lennon axiom; avant garde is French for bullshit. Fellini it is not. Cow patties aside though, there is some humorous footage and it does not drag on and on so it’s ok. One such scene is the tea party starring Catweazel’s Geoffrey Bayldon as the chef/waiter in some Beatlesque nonsensical chaos of a high order. Some people like to rock, some people like to roll… Another is when a pancake faced and leather top-hatted Marc does some acoustic takes on "Slider", "Bang a Gong", "Hot Love" etc. with a string section. Picnic Boogie.
The very best of the non-concert material though is the jam on "Tutti Frutti" and "Children of the Revolution" in Apple’s basement with Ringo sitting in on the kit, one Elton John tinkling the ivories; joining T. Rex in a raucous rave up that is well worth owning this DVD for. Great stuff. Reg Dwight never sounded so good. And speaking of sound, Tony Visconti has lovingly preserved and tweaked the aural aspects of this double disc collection to a state of perfection. The result is that T. Rex’s long deserved place in the rock’n’roll legacy lives and breathes the fire of it’s gestation and birth.
In addition to the spit and polished digital resurrection of the film Born to Boogie you get Rolan Seymour Feld Bolan, Marc’s only son, interviewing the wizards and alchemist responsible for the finished product.
If you are a T. Rex fan this is a must. If you are a rock’n’roll fan this is an essential history lesson but most importantly, it’s good rockin’ tonight. Some people like to rock, some people like to roll, but a-movin’ and a-groovin’ will satisfy my soul. Yeah!.
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