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Tyrannosaurus (Osborn, 1905; il cui nome significa lucertola tirannica), spesso abbreviato in T. rex (diminutivo scientifico) o colloquialmente T-Rex, è un genere estinto di dinosauro teropode tyrannosauride vissuto nel Cretaceo superiore, in quello che oggi è il Nordamerica, che a quell'epoca era un continente isolato nominato Laramidia.
- T. Rex
I T. Rex, noti come Tyrannosaurus Rex fino al 1970, sono...
- T. Rex
Tyrannosaurus (/ t ɪ ˌ r æ n ə ˈ s ɔː r ə s, t aɪ-/) is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The type species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning "king" in Latin), often shortened to T. rex or colloquially T-Rex, is one of the best represented theropods.
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Formation and psychedelic folk
Marc Bolan founded Tyrannosaurus Rex in July 1967, following a handful of failed solo singles and a brief career as lead guitarist in psych-rock band John's Children. After a solitary disastrous performance as a four-piece electric rock band on 22 July at the Electric Garden in London's Covent Garden alongside drummer Steve Porter plus two older musicians: guitarist Ben Cartland and an unknown bassist, the group immediately broke up. Subsequently, Bolan retained the band name and the services...
Glam rock and commercial success
Bolan continued the process of simplification by shortening the band's name to T. Rex. The new sound was more pop-oriented, and the first single, "Ride a White Swan" recorded in July and released in October 1970 made the Top 10 in the UK by late November and would soon reach number 2. Ticket fees were reduced to 10 shillings/50p to attract a younger audience. The eponymous first T. Rex album, also recorded that summer, was released in December and continued the move to electric guitars. In ea...
Transition, decline and resurgence
Tanx was a commercial success, reaching number 3 in the German Albums chart, number 4 in the UK, and number 5 in Norway. An eclectic album containing several melancholy ballads and rich production, Tanx showcased the T. Rex sound bolstered by extra instrumental embellishments such as Mellotron and saxophone. "The Street and Babe Shadow" was funkier while the last song "Left Hand Luke and the Beggar Boys" was seen by critics as a nod to gospel with several female backing singers. Released at t...
T. Rex vastly influenced several genres over several decades including glam rock, the punk movement, post-punk, indie pop, britpop and alternative rock. They were cited by acts such as New York Dolls, the Ramones, Kate Bush, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, R.E.M., the Smiths, the Pixies and Tricky. Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls sai...
As Tyrannosaurus Rex 1. My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows(1968) 2. Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages(1968) 3. Unicorn(1969) 4. A Beard of Stars(1970) As T. Rex 1. T. Rex(1970) 2. Electric Warrior(1971) 3. The Slider(1972) 4. Tanx(1973) 5. Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Rid...
Final line-up 1. Marc Bolan – lead/rhythm guitar, lead vocals (July 1967 – Sep 1977; his death), also keyboards (Jan 1969 – Sept 1970)[a] and bass (January 1969-September 1970, April 1976-August 1976)[b] 2. Dino Dines – keyboards (Jan 1974 – Sep 1977; died 2004) 3. Tony Newman – drums, percussion (Aug 1976 – Sep 1977) 4. Herbie Flowers – bass (Aug ...
Bolan, Marc (1969). The Warlock of Love. Lupus books.Bramley, John (2017). Marc Bolan: Beautiful Dreamer. John Blake Publishing Ltd.Du Noyer, Paul (1997). Marc Bolan (Virgin Modern Icons). Virgin books.Ewens, Carl (2007). Born to Boogie: The Songwriting of Marc Bolan. Aureus Publishing.Il Tyrannosaurus rex è stato uno dei dinosauri carnivori più grandi e uno dei più feroci. Questo tirannosauride è vissuto 68-66 milioni di anni fa, nel Cretaceo superiore, in Nordamerica.
I tirannosauridi sono una famiglia di dinosauri carnivori caratteristica del Cretaceo. Comprendono il famoso Tyrannosaurus rex, uno dei più grandi carnivori mai esistiti.
Tyrannosaurus, spesso abbreviato in T. rex o colloquialmente T-Rex, è un genere estinto di dinosauro teropode tyrannosauride vissuto nel Cretaceo superiore, in quello che oggi è il Nordamerica, che a quell'epoca era un continente isolato nominato Laramidia.
