Tyrannosaurus Rex
Unicorn - Regal Zonophone 1969
Tracks: Tracks: 1. Chariots of Silk / 2. Pon a Hill / 3. The Seal of Seasons / 4. The Throat of Winter / 5. Cat Black / 6. Stones for Avalon / 7. She was Born to be my Unicorn / 8. Like a White Star / 9. Warlord of the Royal Crocodiles / 10. Evenings of Damask / 11. The Sea Beasts / 12. Iscariot / 13. Nijinsky Hind / 14. The Pilgrim's Tale / 15. The Misty Coast of Albany / 16. Romany Soup
Comments:
On this third album, you begin to chart the drawing for the later T Rex. Although many songs are still characterized by a somewhat loose and unfinished overall impression, Marc Bolan does show on a number of tracks that his songwriting is under great positive development.
Especially the first half of the album (the original side 1 of the vinyl album) makes a positive impression. Here you will find great songs like "The Seal of Seasons", the straight catchy "Catblack", with Tony Visconti on piano and "She was born to be a Unicorn", which is at the same time catchy and psychedelic.
As a whole, there are still too many "loose" songs to make this a really successful album; it is, however, a clear step in the right direction.
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