The Slider

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

The Slider is the seventh studio album by T. Rex, released on 21 July 1972. The band was at the peak of its fame: the press called the fan hysteria T. Rextasy, and Electric Warrior was the best-selling album of 1971 in Britain. Producer Tony Visconti recorded it in Copenhagen and mainly at the Château d'Hérouville near Paris, to escape British tax laws. Marc Bolan felt he was more honest about himself here than ever.

Metal Guru opens the record. Spaceball Ricochet and Main Man are acoustic ballads, while Buick MacKane and Chariot Choogle sound heavier. Bolan called that Zep Rex. Telegram Sam and Metal Guru reached number one in Britain. The album reached number four in the United Kingdom and number seventeen in the United States. The first reviews were mixed, later ones mostly positive.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Metal Guru2:30Apple Music ↗
2. 2Mystic Lady3:14Apple Music ↗
3. 3Rock On3:27Apple Music ↗
4. 4The Slider3:22Apple Music ↗
5. 5Baby Boomerang2:17Apple Music ↗
6. 6Spaceball Ricochet3:36Apple Music ↗
7. 7Buick Mackane3:34Apple Music ↗
8. 8Telegram Sam3:46Apple Music ↗
9. 9Rabbit Fighter3:56Apple Music ↗
10. 10Baby Strange3:06Apple Music ↗
11. 11Ballrooms of Mars4:08Apple Music ↗
12. 12Chariot Choogle2:46Apple Music ↗
13. 13Main Man4:15Apple Music ↗
14. 14Cadillac3:54Apple Music ↗
15. 15Thunderwing3:47Apple Music ↗
16. 16Lady2:14Apple Music ↗

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