Metal Guru
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"Metal Guru" is a glam rock song by the British band T. Rex, known for its catchy hooks and Marc Bolan's distinctive vocal style.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Slider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | T. Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Thunderwing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermanSinglesChart | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIrishSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresDistinctiveVocalStyle | Marc Bolan GENERATED ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | glam rock ⓘ |
| hasCatchyHooks | true ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later glam rock artists ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ saxophone ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| hasMusicalEra | early 1970s ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dense Phil Spector–style production
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no traditional guitar solo ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | verse-chorus ⓘ |
| hasTempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| hasTheme | mystical figure ⓘ |
| includedInCompilation |
20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Hits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf |
Marc Bolan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T. Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
EMI
NERFINISHED
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T. Rex Wax Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:29 ⓘ |
| openingTrackOf | The Slider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfArtistDiscography | T. Rex discography ⓘ |
| performer | T. Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Tony Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1972 ⓘ |
| releasedAfter | Jeepster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-05-05 ⓘ |
| releasedBefore | Children of the Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toppedChart |
Irish Singles Chart
NERFINISHED
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UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackOnAlbum | The Slider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weeksAtNumberOneUK | 4 ⓘ |
| writer | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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