Audio CD review:
T. Rex - Futuristic Dragon

T. Rex - Futuristic Dragon

Band: T. Rex Title: Futuristic Dragon Rating: Release Date: 24 January, 2006 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Futuristic Dragon (Introduction) 2: Jupiter Liar 3: Chrome Sitar 4: All Alone 5: New York City 6: My Little Baby 7: Calling All Destroyers 8: Theme For A Dragon 9: Sensation Boulevard 10: Ride My Wheels 11: Dreamy Lady 12: Dawn Storm 13: Casual Agent 14: London Boys 15: Laser Love 16: Life's An Elevator 17: Futuristic Dragon (Introduction) 18: Chrome Sitar 19: All Alone 20: New York City 21: My Little Baby 22: Sensation Boulevard 23: Dreamy Lady 24: Dawn Storm 25: Casual Agent 26: London Boys 27: Life's An Elevator 28: Futuristic Drago (Introduction) 29: All Alone 30: Dreamy Lady 31: Casual Agent 32: Casual Agent 33: All Alone 34: Dreamy Lady 35: London Boys 36: Life's An Elevator

Customer Reviews Futuristic Dragon Rocks! Beginning with 'Jupitar Liar' I got that ol' time T-Rex feel. I did not know what to expect when I picked up this T-Rex album. What a crunchy tight rock & roll song. Sadly, 'Dreamy Lady'(the most challenging song for me to like on the album) became the single instead of 'Jupitar Liar'. 'Chrome Sitar' is another well done venture. 'All Alone' is quite poppy to the point one might say bubblegum: but what a pleasure to pop. Only the twin guitar lead dates the song. 'New York City' is infectious and remains in your head long after listening to it. It's simplicity is it's stength. Also, it has lots of T-Rex backing elements to it. The best song on the album is 'Causal Agent'. This has a bit of a philly/disco feel. It is a very tight production. It rocks! Also, deserving mention are 'Laser Love' another great rocker. This is the second great song of the album. 'Ride My Wheels' sounds like a Steely Dan meets a funky T-Rex. You will love Marc's soul felt vocals. All in all this album is a must for your T-Rex collection. While this is Marc's best self-produced effort by far, one can only imagine a Tony Visconti production may have raised the star rating to five. Underrated Album Rex" back to a more familiar sound that he left after "The Slider" album. "Futuristic Dragon" brings Marc Bolan and "T. A lot of catchy tracks on this album, "Sensation Boulevard", "Laser Love", "Jupiter Liar", "Dreamy Lady" and "New York City". The album is leaning toward a more funkadelic sound. I find that I listen to "Electric Warrior", "The Slider", then skip past "Tanx" and "Zinc Alloy" to get to "Futuristic Dragon". It's catchy and upbeat. "Theme For A Dragon" is a real nice melody too. The All Music database gives this album a 2 and 1/2 star out of 5. I'd say 4 and 1/2 out of 5. If your getting into T. Rex then add this one to your list after you've absorbed "The Slider" and "Electric Warrior". Then on to "Dandy and The Underworld". (Don't forget his early stuff too. ). . You can see a complete list of all T. Rex discography, or go back to the T. Rex tabs