T Rextasy

Get it on! Ooaawwwah! (Photo : Hilary Beale)

If you like T Rex, you'll love T Rextasy. I saw them at Tavistock Wharf last year and would have seen them there again earlier this year except that on that very night The Damned were playing

I'm not a great fan of tribute bands per se but T Rextasy cut the mustard. Actually, I don't like mustard. Custard's much more palatable.

Danielz is the jiving pixie reincarnated (Photo : Hilary Beale)

You're not going to see Bolan again in this life so Danielz makes a very worthy substitute. He looks and sounds just like Bolan and musically the whole band cannot be faulted.

But being good musically isn't enough. Do these guys rock?.

Yes they do!

All it takes is a few opening notes of each song and the crowd can't stay still. Most of us know all the words to the sings and T Rextasy respond favourably to requests.

And T Rextasy sound like T Rex, too (Photo : Hilary Beale)

I went with a big gang of friends and Tania loves Cosmic Dancer. T Rextasy weren't going to include this in the set but Danielz did an acoustic version for us. Brilliant!

The previous time at the Wharf, I'd been shouting out for them to do Raw Ramp, one of my favourites. Danielz said to the rest of the band "We haven't done that for a while - maybe next time."

Sure enough they played it next time.

I'm going to shout out for Rip Off next. Who's gonna join me?

How's this for attention to detail? That's what a glamrock star should wear on their feet. (Photo : Hilary Beale)