Zinc Alloy & The Hidden Riders of Tomorrow

VINYL FORMAT. "Released after Tanx, Zinc Alloy & The Hidden Riders of Tomorrow flails desperately as Marc Bolan tries to incorporate his new fascination with American funk into the T. Rex sound. Unfortunately, these elements only make the songs sound as leaden as their titles suggest. On "Galaxy" and "Sound Pit" he alludes to past hits "Bang a Gong (Get It On)", "Metal Guru", and "Telegram Sam", but here his self-mythologizing sounds jaded, as if he needs to remind listeners of past glories to justify his current excesses. "Carsmile Smith and the Old One", "Painless Persuasion v. the Meathawk Immaculate", and "The Leopards Featuring Gardenia and the Mighty Slug" all sink under the weight of bulky concepts and awkward grooves, and the prominent backing vocals by Bolan's American girlfriend, soul singer Gloria Jones, ratchet up the theatrical bombast to gaudy heights." --Pitchfork

We still think it's pretty killer.