T. Rex (band) move to electric guitars coincided with Bolan's more overtly sexual lyrical style and image. The group's new image and sound outraged some of Bolan's older hippie fans, who branded him a "sell-out". Some of the lyrical content of Tyrannosaurus Rex remained, but the poetic, surrealistic lyrics were now interspersed with sensuous grooves, orgiastic moans and innuendo. In September 1971, T. Rex released their second album "Electric Warrior", which featured Currie and Legend. Often considered to be their best album, the chart-topping "Electric Warrior" brought much commercial success to the group; publicist BP Fallon coined the term "T. Rextasy" as a
T. Rex (band) a popularity in the UK comparable to that of the Beatles, with a run of eleven singles in the UK top ten. One of the most prominent acts in British popular culture, they scored four UK number one hits, "Hot Love", "Get It On", "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru". The band's 1971 album "Electric Warrior" received critical acclaim as a pioneering glam rock album. It reached number 1 in the UK. The 1972 follow-up, "The Slider", entered the top 20 in the US. Following the release of "20th Century Boy" in 1973, which reached number three in the UK, T.