Dandy In The Underworld
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Dandy In The Underworld
[ Demon / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Monday 29 July 2002
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The appearance of "Dandy", the final official Marc Bolan and T. Rex album, in March 1977, promoted by an eventful tour with spiky punk rockers The Damned in tow, confirmed that T. Rex was very much back in business. At the start of the year Marc proclaimed himself "the elder statesman of punk, the godfather of punk, if you like", although the preceeeding single "I Love to Boogie" (included here) harked back to rockabilly, "Dandy" should not be thought of as Marc's punk rock album however - it's still a polished affair.
The 21-track bonus disc contains alternate versions of almost every song on the original album. The versions on this disc are fascinating working takes - some stripped down acoustic demos, others tightly structured working versions.
Marc Bolan welcomed the advent of punk rock with the biggest smile he'd worn in years. The hippest young gunslingers could go on all night about the influence of the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, and the Ramones, but Bolan knew -- and subsequent developments proved -- that every single one of them had been nurtured in his arms, growing up with the ineffable stream of brilliant singles he slammed out between 1970-1972, and rehearsing their own stardom to the soundtrack he supplied. With tennis racquet guitars and hairbrushes for mikes, they stood before the mirror and practiced the Bolan Boogie. Of course, most punks only knew three chords. That was all Marc ever taught them.
Dandy in the Underworld, released early in 1977, confirmed Bolan's punkoid preeminence. Still retaining its predecessors' demented soul revue edge (most successfully via the yearning "Soul of My Suit") but packed solid with powerful pop (the previous summer's hit "I Love to Boogie" included), Bolan's personal predictions for the punk scene literally exploded out of the grooves. The title track and the churning "Visions of Domino" all bristle with revitalized energy, while "Jason B. Sad" cheekily medleys Bolan's own "Bang a Gong" and "Telegram Sam" melodies into a dead-end drama utterly in keeping with the new wave's own belief that the future was futile.
By the time the album wraps up with the rock'n'armageddon-flavored "Teen Riot Structure," Bolan was not simply wearing the mantel of punk godfather, he was happily sticking safety pins through it and preparing his next move, the driving "Celebrate Summer" single -- absent from the original album, but included now as one of five bonus tracks appended to the Edsel remaster. Riding in on buzzsaw guitar and thundering bass, it packed a killer chorus and an uplifting message ("Hey little punk, forget that junk and celebrate summer with me") and it really was the greatest record he'd made in years. It was also his last -- a month after its release, Marc Bolan was dead.
All Music Guide.
Tracks:
Dandy In The Underworld
1-1 Dandy In The Underworld 4:36
1-2 Crimson Moon 3:25
1-3 Universe 2:45
1-4 I'm A Fool For You Girl 2:19
1-5 I Love To Boogie 2:16
1-6 Visions Of Domino 2:29
1-7 Jason B. Sad 3:24
1-8 Groove A Little 3:26
1-9 Soul Of My Suit 2:38
1-10 Hang-Ups 3:30
1-11 Pain And Love 3:41
1-12 Teen Riot Structure 3:41
Extended Play
1-13 To Know You Is To Love You (To Know Him Is To Love Him)
2:47
1-14 City Port 2:44
1-15 Dandy In The Underworld (Single Version) 3:52
1-16 Tame My Tiger 2:33
1-17 Celebrate Summer 2:37
Bonus Disc - The Alternate Dandy In The Underworld ("Prince Of Players")
2-1 Dandy In The Underworld (Live) 3:58
2-2 Crimson Moon 3:10
2-3 I'm A Fool For You Girl 2:17
2-4 I Love To Boogie 2:11
2-5 Funky London Childhood 2:29
2-6 Jason B. Sad 3:26
2-7 Groove A Little (Live) 3:25
2-8 Soul Of My Suit 4:16
2-9 Hang-Ups (Live) 4:59
2-10 Pain And Love 3:49
2-11 Teen Riot Structure 3:38
Extended Play
2-12 To Know You Is To Love You (To Know Him Is To Love Him)
3:48
2-13 City Port (1973) 2:55
2-14 Tame My Tiger 2:46
2-15 Celebrate Summer 2:20
Bonus Tracks
2-16 I Love To Boogie 2:05
2-17 Soul Of My Suit 2:41
2-18 Pain And Love 1:31
2-19 Teen Riot Structure 2:42
2-20 Celebrate Summer 2:49
2-21 Weird Strings 5:33
