Marc Bolan
TV Review: Alphas (SyFy) by RUSTY
2/5 stars
This American fantasy drama series has a lot of kinks that the writers are not in tune with and keeps the audience at arm’s length instead of drawing them in. The writer(s) are slow to develop the characters before diving into the first story. The show does so little establishing the characters that extensive investigation on-line was necessary to pass along pertinent information about the personas.
Dr. Lee Rosen (David Strathairn) is the man in charge but still has to answer to powers overhead. Psychiatry and neurology are the specialty he brings to the table as he oversees ordinary people with extraordinary abilities called Alphas. Not in the same league as his subjects, Dr. Rosen is the monitor that guides them with his wisdom and knowledge that bridges the gaps between normal and Alpha.
Bill Harken (Malik Yoba) is a no-holds-barred former FBI agent who is a strict follower of the rules and regulations. His alpha skill is the ability to become superhuman and bring about power and indestructibility which lasts for short periods of time.
Nina Theroux (Laura Mennell) with her sophistication and intelligence is the centerpiece that draws the eyes, and when that happens, her alpha specialty kicks in and she can manipulate anyone into doing as she wishes with no questions asked.
Gary Bell (Ryan Cartwright) in his early twenties but often childlike with no ability to set personal boundaries. His alpha ability awards him natural antennas to see TV, radio and cell phone signals which give him the power to intercept encrypted correspondence communication.
Rachel Pizrad (Azita Ghanizada) is withdrawn and has been sheltered by her parents so her social skills are less matured. Her alpha qualifications lay in her senses. She can stimulate one sense while reducing the remaining captured sights or sounds necessary for the team. When this takes place she is in effect defenseless.
Cameron Hicks (Warren Christie) is the focus of the series debut as he finds himself a target of one side while being recruited as an Alpha. He is a distrusting man whose life has been used as a punching bag from his military days to his baseball pitcher days. His alpha stems from a condition called hyperkinesis, which causes an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action and for Hicks his aim is flawless with motor skills and balance that few human beings have in this combination.
I loved the Marc Bolan “Children of the Revolution” album getting air time as well as David Bowie’s “The Jean Genie” playing in the background of another scene. The production music was a little less friendly as it often came in so hard and loud that a rewind was critical to hear the dialogue. The script was layered with dialogue obscured of more dialogue leaving the viewer with less understanding of the story. At times it seems to be a collage of film that ended up on the cutting room floor. They jump into a story without letting the characters build a relationship with the audience. It is sci-fi but we should not expect less from the genre than the cheesy, over-the-top attempt to be extraordinary but instead just becomes a cinematic nightmare.
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Marc Bolan – Mug – Standard Size $16.99 This mug is created using the finest dye sublimation techniques and creates a stunning dishwasher safe finish. Great as a gift, or for promotional items. Each of our mugs come individually boxed for protection in transit…. |
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Marc Bolan – Mug – Standard Size $16.99 This mug is created using the finest dye sublimation techniques and creates a stunning dishwasher safe finish. Great as a gift, or for promotional items. Each of our mugs come individually boxed for protection in transit…. |
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Marc Bolan – Mug – Standard Size $16.99 This mug is created using the finest dye sublimation techniques and creates a stunning dishwasher safe finish. Great as a gift, or for promotional items. Each of our mugs come individually boxed for protection in transit…. |
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Electric Warrior $11.30 Electric Warrior, T. Rex’s best album, distills elements of Marc Bolan’s earlier acoustic period with a dynamic rock rhythm section–drummer Bill Legend and bassist Steve Currie–and lush arrangements by producer Tony Visconti. Featuring the classics “Bang a Gong (Get It On),” “Jeepster,” and “Mambo Sun,” Warrior ranges from the space blues of “Lean Woman Blues” to the punk jazz of “Rip Off,” with… |
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20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection $9.92 Despite scoring only one sizable American hit (“Bang a Gong”) during its lifespan, Marc Bolan’s T. Rex was one of the most influential rock acts of the ’70s. This 23-track, digitally remastered anthology moves from the band’s original, late-’60s roots as Tyrannosaurus Rex to the acoustic neo-folk duo of Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took to its more familiar electrified early-’70s incarnation. While ma… |
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1972-77-Best Of Marc Bolan & T $12.07 1972-77-Best Of Marc Bolan & T |
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25 OLDIES BEST VOL. 10 Various Artists (1995) (SELECTED SOUND CARRIER AG) (25 TRACKS) MP3 $13.95 Various Artists (1995) (SELECTED SOUND CARRIER AG) (25 TRACKS)25 Oldies Best Vol. 10Album Description:25 OLDIES BEST VOL. 10 is Selected Sound Carrier AG’s 1995 compilation of world’s renowned artists performing their biggest hits. Album includes tracks by Donovan, Bee GeeS, Ike & Tina Turner, Marc Bolan (T.REX), Mamas & Papas and much, much more!Track Listing:1. Hurdy Gurdy Man (Live) (DONOVAN) 5:56 2. Skokiaan (Live) (BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS) 2:16 3. La Bamba (Live) (TRINI LOPEZ) 4:18 4. Hard To Love You (DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TICH) 2:38 5. Ferry Across The Mersey (GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS) 2:24 6. Devil Doll (ROY ORBISON) 2:12 7. Come Together (IKE & TINA TURNER) 3:37 8. Number One Protection (TOM ROBINSON) 3:59 9. Let’s Go Rock’n Roll (K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND) 3:34 10. You Got Me Hummin’ (SAM & DAVE) 2:47 11. Oh Well Part 1 (Fleetwood Mac) (LONDON ROCK ORCHESTRA) 2:23 12. Black Is Black (EDDY GRANT & EQUALS) 2:50 13. When Your Heart Speaks (FORTUNES) 4:10 14. If Loving You Is Wrong (PERCY SLEDGE) 3:52 15. Fell In Love With A Poet (KIM CARNES) 4:22 16. I Am The World (BEE GEES) 2:36 17. Go Where You Wanna Go (Live) (MAMAS & PAPAS) 2:29 18. Get On The Line (ARCHIES) 2:32 19. Candy Man (TREMELOES) 3:22 20. Block Buster/F.B.I. (Live) (SWEET) 4:54 21. Justine (Live) (BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS) 1:56 22. Only Sixteen (MUD) 2:23 23. Crazy Little Teddy Girl (CRAZY CAVAN & THE RHYTHM ROCKERS) 2:1124. Jigsaw Puzzle Blues (Fleetwood Mac) (LONDON ROCK ORCHESTRA) 1:34 25. Cat Black (MARC BOLAN) 1:20 |
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Bolan: The Rise and Fall of the 20th Century Superstar $72.71 This highly acclaimed and authoritative biography, now fully updated and with new material, explores the making–and undoing–of the self-styled 20th-Century Boy, Marc Bolan. Packed with interviews–including friend and DJ John Peel, brother Harry, and band members. |
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DANDY IN THE UNDERWORLD (RMST) (DLX) $7.99 Originally released in 1977, this audacious and dark punk precursor was Marc Bolan’s last album before his death and includes the favorites Jason B. Sad, Teen Riot Structure, and the title track. This remastered deluxe edition includes a second disc, titled Prince Of Players, with outtakes, demos, and live versions; plus new liner notes and rare photos.With Marc Bolan’s T. Rex, the blues got its first pair of platforms since Little Richard. Uniting lust, fantasy, and the 12-bar shuffle within the slickest of production packages, T. Rex’s first plugged-in masterpiece, 1971’s Electric Warrior, forged a teen-friendly sound that would long prosper as glam. Seeing U.S. chart action courtesy of the timeless Get It On (Bang A Gong), the album would serve more as an oracle from which rockers far and wide would glean chops and style. Bowie would make use of the sonic sheen; punk rockers would employ its musical primitivism; and ’80s hair bands would take Bolan’s glitzy persona as a model for performance excess. |
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David Vandervelde concert at Daytrotter Studio on 24 Dec 06 $0 A shag haircut doesn’t have to be a precursor to anything. It doesn’t have to indicate any predisposed personality traits or suggestive behaviorisms of the spotted wearer. There certainly could be some hot-blooded, devil may care individual operating beneath it, but it would be awfully speculative on the part of the accuser. Worry about your own business instead of judging others based on their preferred hair styling. Mind your p’s and q’s and stop thinking that shaggy hair means rock and roll to the tilt. It is usually right on though. You can try it and see that, 90-percent of the time, if you go up to that teenaged/20-something lad with drooping locks that swish when they nod or brush their teeth, and ask what they thought of the newest Gossip record, you’d see that aloof demeanor joggle and that new, rarely seen intangible wash of freak out spill into their facial features just like that. They’d gush and stammer. It might be stereotypical, but it’s a sign. David Vandervelde’s haircut doesn’t affect him personally. It’s got so little to do with his music, really, but it is at least a surface indication of his hedonism, by way of the temple, the chapel, the alter of rock ‘n fucking roll. He is devout. He’s a 22-year-old man swallowed whole by the powers that be – in this case Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood – and as they’re whispering into his ears, there’s no mistaking that they’re telling him to eat, drink and be the late 1960s and all of the 1970s. Then they tell him, “But kid, do it your way.” And so it is. Vandervelde is a child born of the 80s, but there’s none of that ducktailing of hair or wearing of acid-washed jeans to him. He’s a vintage throwback to those years when the most experimental music being made could actually be heard coming out of transistor radios. Vandervelde is a feral creature, who seems to identify more closely with inner urges and instinct than he ever would theory or stra |
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