T. Rex' The Slider (1972) is a great album. It features Marc Bolan at his best. His vocals (he sounds like John Keats would, were he a rock and roll singer), his rhythm guitar playing (which like the best of them, is more about what's implied than what's played) and his songwriting were all at their peak. Every song seems built around a beautiful rock melody. The lyrics could be categorized as post-Dylan surrealist, and they're a blast. "Telegram Sam", perhaps my favourite track, may contain a tribute to the great man:

Bobby's alright, Bobby's alright

He's a natural born poet, he's just outta sight

Automatic shoes, automatic shoes

Give me 3-D vision and the California blues

With lyrics like these, song titles like "Metal Guru", and "Rabbit Fighter", and maybe the greatest album cover photo in history, well you know the rest...