Quote from: maledoro on Sep 06, 2010, 02:21:14 AM
They've sold more than a modest amount of records
So has Soulja Boy. Dude's the laughing stop of rap and hip-hop communities everywhere.
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 06, 2010, 02:21:14 AMgathered lots of critical acclaim
Define 'critical acclaim' and give me a reason why those sources should be considered authoritative.
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 06, 2010, 02:21:14 AMand had influenced many other musicians since
So did punk rock and now passive-aggressive irony is the cool thing in music. Doesn't say a thing.
T.rex is on the better end of mediocrity, but they're one of the thousands upon thousands of artists that took what other bands did well and watered it down to a ridiculous degree. Good PR, though. Like KISS in that respect. Still doesn't make the music particularly interesting, even in the context of their contemporaries. As cliched as it sounds to reference Led Zeppelin, I have to 'cause it's always sounded to me like T.rex were trying to be them. 'Cept Led Zep had the balls to go nuts, as did other rock bands. T.rex are a boring footnote in comparison to many of those bands 'cause they were entirely happy being boring.
Usually, musical movements that end up dead are that way for a reason. Glam rock (and hair metal) had nothing to contribute, consumers got savvy and the movements died. T.rex was a bland, boring, trend-following band in a bland, boring, trend-following genre. No news there.