Marc Bolan And T Rex - Born To Boogie [DVD] [1972] | ![Marc Bolan And T Rex - Born To Boogie [DVD] [1972]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31XlI82DmdL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Ringo Starr
Studio: Sanctuary Visual Entertainment
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 25134
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, DVD-Video, PAL
Languages: German (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Exempt
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 325 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 602517682658
EAN: 0602517682658
ASIN: B001732LH4
Theatrical Release Date: May 17, 2005
Release Date: May 12, 2008
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Absolutely Brilliant July 7, 2010
G. S. Fazakas (South Africa)
This is Marc and T.Rex at their peak. Absolutely brilliant. What more can I say. All the hits are here and extra material from Rolan Bolan interviewing past members etc. This is a must for T.Rex fans.
George " Ellemental Child" Fazakas
What a gem! June 11, 2010
Mellow Guru (UK)
The bonus DVD of the concert footage is superb! I remember reading the music paper write ups at the time and wishing I'd been there. So to watch both the shows all these years later was the best.
'Born To Boogie', the DVD of the movie, is a must for all fans as it's fun, nonsense, embarrassing and wonderful, all rolled into one! I reckon it's also an accurate marker of the beginning of Bolan's decline. But that's another story.
A big HI! to all the 50 something guys like me who were proud to be counted at the time for being as in awe of him as the girls were. History has proved us right fellas!
That gig I was too young to go to... April 14, 2007
Stephen Rogers (Totnes, Devon, England)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Now approaching my 50th birthday I treated myself to this double DVD set. What a pleasure it is to finally see my teenage hero live, through the magic of digital restoration! The original 16-track tapes and 5-camera 16mm negatives have been used to recreate not only the Born To Boogie movie itself - lying somewhere between The Song Remains The Same and Magical Mystery Tour, it alternates gig footage with odd fantasy sequences - but better yet, both the 5:30 and 8:30 performances at Wembley Empire Pool (now Wembley Arena) in Spring 1972. In front of 10,000 happy and devoted fans, here are T. Rex at their peak.
It's a great show. Now I finally realise where Marc Bolan's great talent lay, as a singer looking back to the 50's (especially Eddie Cochran, whose Summertime Blues is the encore) and as a songwriter redefining pop as an opportunity to unleash an intimate sexuality to a mass market. As a rhythm guitarist he is hot and driving, as a lead guitarist merely exciting without really trying to play anything in particular! I can't imagine he ever put much practice into his lead guitar work. But who cares, these are seriously strong rock'n'roll songs and really don't need instrumental flash as I'm sure most of you already know. But his guitar nonsense is no worse than most of what Jimmy Page does on the Zeppelin DVDs and oh, how much less of my life he wastes spouting it :-)
The big revelation when seeing T. Rex live for the first time is the punch and tightness of the band. Bill Legend is extraordinarily powerful and tireless, pushing the band headlong through the set without putting a foot wrong, and never missing a cue from Marc. These two work as one. Steve Currie and Mickey Finn are just as committed but look slightly less fulfilled than the other two, each displaying a bit of "temperament" from time to time. But as a long-time Currie fan it's great to hear the man play - tough, tight, steady, trying to put as much melodic interest into his lines as he can, a bit like a punk John Paul Jones - or a punk Chris Squire in the longish jam section of Get It On, the set's closing number.
Marc's performance displays sensual sensitivity to his own music, strong musical control of the band, a huge sense of fun (that's what T. Rex is about) and an amazingly aristocratic manner for a Hackney boy. He really knows what he's doing here... entertaining purely through music, any posing is just from feeling the funk. No theatrics (unless you count the frantic tambourine/guitar shagging session in the Get It On jam) a static lighting rig, no smoke, no backdrop, no lasers of course - just men in colourful satin grooving on their own sexy beat. and one of the most involved audiences I've seen - a LOT of them are dancing and bouncing, not just a few.
If you like T. Rex, click that "Add to Shopping Basket" button right now and prepare to smile that great big all-over-the-face Marc smile when it hits your doomat.
Just brilliant !! March 10, 2007
DavyA (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
OK, the film itself has some very strange moments ,which are pretty nonsensical but these are easily forgiveable in terms of the performances delivered by Marc & the rest of the band.
The film has been very well restored & the clarity is much improved on the old VHS version. The "bonus" DVD of live footage is truly excellent & is a top quality addition to a fantastic package.
Well put together, well presented , an absolute essential for all Bolan fans - both this & the CD soundtrack are excellent - worth every single penny, Marc was at the top of his game when this was recorded, absolutely superb.
so worth the long wait! February 11, 2007
Stephen Lloyd (Bradford, West Yorkshire)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Words cannot really do this DVD justice. It must be seen to be believed!
As a longstanding Bolan fan with an old worn copy of the vhs movie i was excitedly awaiting this release. I was particularly interested in the reported reels of unseen footage promised when the project first took off. What you actualy get is 5 plus hours of T.Rex at their majestic peak. The movie 'Born to Boogie' itself is ok, though i was never a fan of the 'surealist' sketches which interupted the flow of the live experience. Instead Go straight to the matinee and evening concerts, here in their glorious entirety, and be prepared to be blown away by the T.rex live experience. The picture quality is breathtakingly gorgeous. Every bead of sweat on Bolan's brow and every crease in his satin loons are crystal clear in widescreen. He looks fantastic (and he clearly knows it!)
The band sound raw and powerful and it's all mixed to complete audio perfection by Tony Visconti. It really is stunning both visualy and in the quality of the sound.
If that wern't enough there's plenty previously unseen footage of the Bolan fans both inside and outside of the arena. Feather cuts, Bolan ringlets, satins and flares aplenty and more than the odd girl (and boy)with a touch of glitter to their cheeks. Superb.
I cannot rate this movie highly enough. It easily outranks the Pennbaker ziggy stardust movie in terms of sound and picture quality (and as a screamage document of the glitter era). Buy it now and dust off that satin jacket for the full on glam experience!!
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