Futuristic Dragon
by T. Rex

Futuristic Dragon by T. Rex
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 22,295th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 34 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (242nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (2,657th)
Award Best albums of all time (22,295th)

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T. Rex - Futuristic Dragon [Clear Vinyl] [New Vinyl LP] Clear Vinyl, UK - Import
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T Rex Futuristic Dragon 1987 Rerelease Marc On Wax Relativity Cassette Tape
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T. Rex bestography

Futuristic Dragon is ranked 10th best out of 31 albums by T. Rex on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by T. Rex is Electric Warrior which is ranked number 358 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,616.

T. Rex album bestography « Higher ranked (20,074th)
Unicorn
This album (22,295th)
Futuristic Dragon
Lower ranked (25,998th) »
Dandy In The Underworld

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 22,295th | 1970s rank: 2,657th | 1976 rank: 242nd

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Futuristic Dragon ratings

Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 34 votes)
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25/100
From 12/18/2020 15:44 | #262860
There is much of the feel of old school Bolan on the album, especially in the modest hit single "New York City", which could have come from Electric Warrior, and "Chrome Sitar" which has elements reminiscent of his transitional albums Beard of Stars and T. Rex. Makes for attractive, but not essential listening. The album does have the oddities of the pretentious opening electric tone poem "Futurist Dragon", which fails in whatever it was attempting, and ends up sounding like a reject off a Prince album, and "Theme For A Dragon" which sounds like a failed attempt at soundtrack music. The second half is less interesting, unsuccessfully incorporating some mild disco funk probably at the suggestion of his partner Gloria Jones.
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From 11/03/2017 21:04 | #200554
Best Tracks: Chrome Sitar, Calling All Destroyers
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From 03/11/2016 12:26 | #161729
Not the best from Marc Bolan this album & Zip Gun Boogie are very similar and are regarded as his 2 worst albums. There are though 4 good tracks here - New York City, Dawn Storm, Dreamy Lady & Sensation Boulevard. The 2 short "Dragon" instrumentals are unnecessary as is Calling All Destroyers. I have to say that this is IMO his worst outing.
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