Joe's Top 25 Albums of 1972

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

Whenever I hope someone appreciates R&B and Soul music, Joe never disappoints.

[@thomassesterhenn7017]

Joe's List for me is the very best of all your 3 Lists.

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

great list joe - luv the closing image of the 25 album covers - thanks

[@aortavalve]

I'm a bit late to the party here, but am listening to a whole bunch of records from '82, so hopefully have my list ready around the time you guys do 1982 week. As always, keep up the great work! 1. Artist: The Rolling Stones Album: Exile on Main Street Score:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary:This Rolling Stones album is eminently listenable and probably their best. Much of it has the laid back vibe of what a drugged out recording in a dingy chateau in the Riviera might sound like. Oh wait- that’s what it is! The fact that this doesn’t include as many Greatest Hits type of Stones songs keeps the good vibe going all the way through. Key Track(s): “Loving Cup,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Happy” “Rocks Off,” “Shake Your Hips,” “Sweet Virginia,” “Sweet Black Angel,” “Shine a Light” 2. Artist:Neu! Album:Neu! Score:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary:This album truly takes music in a new direction and coupled with their second album, represents the finest in krautrock (in my opinion). The songs dare you to take your own twisted dark adventure and never come back. This is the type of music which will make you change the way you think about music. Key Track(s): “Negativland, ”“Hallogallo,” “I’m Glück” 3. Artist: Lou Reed Album: Transformer Score:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: Probably Lou’s best effort outside of The Velvet Underground. Songs gel well and lyrics are thought provoking. Key Track(s): “Vicious,” “Perfect Day,” “Walk on the Wild Side,” “Satellite of Love” 4. Artist: Can Album: Ege Bamyasi Score:⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Summary: Everyone who had tried to turn me on to Can tried with Tago Mago, and until recently, I just couldn’t get into that album. Years later, I gave Can another try and listened to Ege Bamyasi and it all clicked. They bring the unique weird side of psychedelia to the forefront and melt your brain with this one. Key Track(s): “One More Night,” “Vitamin C,” “Sing Swan Song” 5. Artist: David Bowie Album: Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Summary: I think Bowie got way better in the Eno era and I also like the two before this more than this one. But it’s still brilliant and a classic for a reason. You can’t deny the fun factor on this album. Key Track(s): “Suffragette City,” “Moonage Daydream,” “Ziggy Stardust” 6. Artist: Fela Kuti Album: Roforofo Fight Score:⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Summary: Though I had heard some Fela here and there and enjoyed it, it never got me excited in the same way as some of the other music from Nigeria. This was the case of checking out a record completely for this ranking. And I’m glad I did! Now I get all the fuss about Fela Kuti. Not only will it make you dance, the recording quality is just pristine. Key Track(s): “Go Slow,” “Roforofo Fight” 7. Artist:Deep Purple Album: Machine Head Score:⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Summary: This is one of those foundational albums for the hard rock genre and beyond that, it’s a belter in its own right. Each of the players really shines and it’s unlikely you’ve never heard any of these songs out in the wild. Key Track(s): “Highway Star,” “Space Truckin’,” “Smoke on the Water” 8. Artist: Captain Beefheart Album: Clear Spot Score:⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Summary: For some reason, Trout Mask Replica gets all the Beefheart attention. While patience is awarded in spades on that one, it’s really not a good place to start when listening to Beefheart. Listen to this one! Fantastic songwriting which still delivers the syncopated backwards blues you want. Key Track(s): “Big Eyed Beans From Venus,” “Clear Spot,” “Sun Zoom Spark,” “Low Yo Yo Stuff” 9. Artist: Curtis Mayfield Album: Superfly Score:⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Summary:This has got to be the best soundtrack for a movie I’ve never seen! Curtis just brings a lot of funky r&b with some cool ass high pitched vocals. Every song seems to have its own little short story about the mean streets. Okay, I should actually watch this movie. Key Track(s): “SuperFly,” “Pusherman,” “Freddie’s Dead” 10. Artist: Steely Dan Album:Can’t Buy a Thrill Score:⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Summary: Compared to other Steely Dan, this one skews more classic rock and less jazz. Great songwriting and production. Must have! Key Track(s): “Kings,” “Dirty Work,” “Reelin’ in the Years,” “Do It Again” 11. Artist: The O’Jays Album: Back Stabbers Score:⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Summary: The O’Jays bring the sound of Philadelphia in the best possible way. This album has most of their best songs and with “Love Train” they’re even getting an early start on disco. I saw these guys just a few years ago and they still bring it! Key Track(s): “Back Stabbers,” “992 Arguments,” “Love Train” 12. Artist: The Carpenters Album: A Song For You Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: This one gives you a nice warm recording with love-tinged lyrics in something of a concept album package. This is how pop music should be! Key Track(s): “Road Ode,” “A Song For You” 13. Artist: Cluster Album: Cluster II Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: 1972 was a great year for krautrock. Cluster explores soundscapes of the mind and invites us to bend our minds. This might be the most challenging listen of the top 25, but will eventually make you want to dance. Krautrock beginners need not apply. I hope you are ready for repetition and ambient music. You’re not ready. Key Track(s): “Im Süden,” “Plas” 14. Artist: Scorpions Album: Lonesome Crow Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: The Scorpions debut with a 16-year old Michael Schenker is more what I’m looking for than the europop “Wind of Change” that earned them millions of fans decades later. Key Track(s): “Goin’ Mad,” “Action” 15. Artist: Blue Oyster Cult Album: Blue Oyster Cult Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: While BOC would improve on the formula in the next two albums, there’s a lot to like here. They’re laying down the tracks for what hard rock will become and they’re already dabbling in wonderful surrealistic lyrics. Key Track(s): “Transmaniacon MC,” “Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll,” “Before the Kiss, A Redcap,” “Stairway to the Stars” 16. Artist: Roxy Music Album: Roxy Music Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: Roxy Music arrives fully formed on their debut with Brian Eno in the band. Art sophisti-pop. Key Track(s): “Virginia Plain,” “Re-Make/Re-Model,” “Ladytron” 17. Artist: Charles Mingus Album: Let My Children Hear Music Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: Another of my discoveries while exploring 1972. Super interesting blend of jazz and classical. This seems like a combustible combo, but it truly works here. Key Track(s): “Adagio Ma Non Troppo,” “Don’t Be Afraid, The Clown’s Afraid Too,” “The Shoes Of The Fisherman’s Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers” 18. Artist: Stevie Wonder Album: Talking Book Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: The hits are really the hits! Stevie actually had another solid album this year (The Music of My Mind), but whereas that one had a foot in the past, this one has a foot in the future. Key Track(s): “Superstition,” “Maybe Your Baby,” “You are the Sunshine of my Life” 19. Artist: T. Rex Album: The Slider Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: T. Rex’s second best album. Very glittery sounding. Some think it’s better than Electric Warrior (I do not). Key Track(s): “The Slider,” “Metal Guru” 20. Artist: Joni Mitchell Album: For the Roses Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: One of the albums I hadn’t heard before this deep dive. Perhaps people sleep on it a bit because it’s very back loaded and follows her most famous album. Joni is in her classic era here with a warm recording and stellar lyrics. Key Track(s): “You Turn Me On I’m a Radio,” “Blonde in the Bleachers” 21. Artist: Nick Drake Album: Pink Moon Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: Somehow I always wrote this album off as something I wouldn’t like, and I was thankfully wrong. I’m Not wild about his voice, but I’m warming up to it. Strong lyrics throughout. Also, the shorter runtime makes this an easily digestible folk album. Key Track(s): “Things Behind the Sun,” “Pink Moon,” “Free Ride” 22. Artist: Faust Album: So Far Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: Get ready for a healthy amount of krautrock on this list! Not quite as out there as Faust’s first album, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Key Track(s): “Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl,” “Picnic on a Frozen River,” (sequel on IV is better, though) “No Harm,” “So Far” 23. Artist: Neil Young Album: Harvest Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: Nothing really challenging about this record, just some wonderful songwriting and easy to enjoy tracks. This is not Neil in his godfather of grunge phase. It’s not my favorite, but I can’t deny how great it is. Key Track(s): “Heart of Gold,” “The Needle and the Damage Done,” “Old Man” 24. Artist: Funkadelic Album: America Eats its Youth Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: Somehow I only really knew Maggot Brain and then some of the Parliament-Funkadelic greatest hits stuff, so I never got around to this one. I was missing out. This is funky, but still carries some of the great psych on Maggot Brain. Definitely a transitional record and one to put on for a party. It’s a double record and by the end it lags a bit. Key Track(s): “You Hit the Nail on the Head,” “Loose Booty,” “If You Don’t Like The Effects, Don’t Produce The Cause” 25. Artist: Black Sabbath Album: IV Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary: Compared to the three earlier albums, this one dips a bit more for me, but hey it’s still Sabbath in their classic era Key Track(s): “Supernaut,” “Snowblind”

[@PhilBaird1]

Great list Joe and once again throwing in some surprises. You guys have done another great job here with a nice balance of the familiar and the less mainstream. Such a strong year that there are at least another fifty albums that could make the cut. One of mine that didn't make it here is Chick Corea's band Return to Forever with their beautiful debut album. Thanks fellas.

[@xyloxia]

Thoroughly enjoyable week! A very memorable year for me personally. The three picked a number of my favorites, but a greater number that escaped my attention at the time of their release, partly due to my meager discretionary budget in those days. There's enough material here to occupy me for the rest of the year.

[@nightowl1851]

Really appreciate the "Goodbye To Love" shout-out. It's my favorite song of '72. Will list my 25 on Joe's song video.

[@bbchronicles736]

Great topic choice and nice changeup for the channel. Really enjoying the discussion of this wider selection of albums. What an Amazing year 1972 was (best ever, perhaps?). There are around 60 albums that year that I consider genuinely great albums. I don't know of any other year that can match that. Thus, even with the top 25 list, many great albums are left off. I waited to hear Joe's list before posting mine, because I figured he would be the only one to show much love for Prog, and yes, he delivered. Anyway, Here's my favorite 25 (at least for right now). 25. The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn 24. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees 23. The Kinks - Everybody's in Show Biz 22. The Guess Who - Rockin' 21. Nick Drake - Pink Moon 20. Renaissance - Prologue 19. Van Morrison - St. Dominic's Preview 18. Chicago - V 17. Wishbone Ash - Argus 16. Nektar - A Tab in the Ocean 15. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars 14. Paul Simon - Paul Simon 13. Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything 12. Gentle Giant - Octopus 11. America - Homecoming 10. Neil Young - Harvest 9. Randy Newman - Sail Away 8. Elton John - Honky Chateau 7. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Trilogy 6. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill 5. Big Star - #1 Record 4. Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne 3. Yes - Close to the Edge 2. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 1. Genesis - Foxtrot Yes, that's right, no Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, T.Rex, Stevie Wonder, Mott the Hoople, etc. here, who all made great albums, but they were just not among my personal favorites for the year. Two major (and contrasting) themes here: #1 - Progressive rock rules (I have 8 Prog albums in top 25, including the top 3, which are 3 of the greatest prog albums and rock albums of all-time); #2 - So many great singer-songwriters emerging and thriving at this time (I also have 8 singer-songwriter-type albums in top 25), including debut albums from Jackson Browne and Paul Simon, and early career gems from Randy Newman, Elton John, Todd Rundgren, Neil Young, Van Morrison, etc. Note: I did not consider Live albums for my list (there were a few that may have made it, including The Band-Rock of Ages, The Guess Who-Live at the Paramount, and Procol Harum-Live in Concert), as there were just too many great studio albums to have to consider live albums as well.

[@lfbl7166]

This is such a great new concept, really enjoy it. And 1972 is a fantastic year for music. When I first heard Jason’s list I thought it was great (and still do) even though I missed the prog. I especially appreciated the inclusion of the Colin Blunstone album. It’s fantastic, and his first is even better. Then Kramzer’s list included a could of great prog albums like Thick as a Brick and Close to the Edge, and Made in Japan which may be the best live album ever. And then Joe comes along and gives som love to Sandy Denny and includes Foxtrot and Octopus which are among my favourite prog records ( but Supper’s Ready actually is the best prog epic ever, Joe). It all goes to show how incredibly stacked the early 70s are. Lolling forward to more deep dives like these

[@squid4104]

Hi Joe. Thanks for the Pure Prairie League rec. Melodic and mellow country rock with sweet pedal/steel guitars.

[@reginaldcampos5762]

I'm very happy with the Close to the Edge pick for Joe. Feels like one-and-a-half albums in 39 minutes. Close to the Edge is my favorite prog song ever and feels like its own album. And You and I is absolutely beautiful, and Siberian Khatru is absolutely euphoric. Crazy playing that only Yes could match later on with Relayer.

[@mnpv7812]

Great series fella's, looking forward to more.

[@alexconway4950]

Cheers for reminding me of the Carpenters Joe. Really enjoying your pick. Karen's voice sounds crystal!

[@terrybnad2959]

Proud of you Joe for the Sandy Denny pick, she was #1 in my alternative 25 posted on Jason's thread 😎

[@brianjackson5541]

Love this series guys!! Some nice discoveries ! Keep it going !

[@tomgarb6302]

Great pics, although I'd probably have the following in my list: Beefheart - clear spot Curtis Mayfield - superfly Dr. John - Gumbo Faust - So far Zappa - Grand Wazoo Joe Walsh - Barnstorm Little feat - Sailin Shoes Miles Davis - on the corner Paul Simon - Paul Simon Roy Buchanan - Roy Buchanan Manassas Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's preview Uriah heep - magicians birthday

[@zacharypopp3549]

Now that all three of you have posted, time for me to share my top 25 of 1972, noting that there have been quite a few albums selected that I have yet to listen to, so could always change! (5 stars) 1. Todd Rundgren- Something/Anything? 2. Deep Purple- Machine Head 3. Novos Baianos- Acabou Chorare 4. Big Star- #1 Record 5. Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick 6. Jackson Browne- Jackson Browne 7. Genesis- Foxtrot 8. Stevie Wonder- Talking Book 9. T Rex- The Slider 10. Nick Drake- Pink Moon 11. The Rolling Stones- Exile on Main St. (4.5 stars) 12. Black Sabbath- Volume 4 13. Steely Dan- Can’t Buy a Thrill 14. Lou Reed- Transformer 15. Yes- Close to the Edge 16. Roxy Music- Roxy Music 17. Joni Mitchell- For the Roses 18. David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 19. War- The World is a Ghetto 20. Stevie Wonder- Music of My Mind 21. Foghat- Foghat 22. Caetano Veloso- Transa 23. Mott the Hoople- All the Young Dudes 24. Elton John- Honky Chateau 25. Fleetwood Mac- Bare Trees # in common... Jason: 13 Kram: 18 Joe: 15 Congrats, Kramzer! You win the Zach-1 prize.

[@Chadner]

Awesome picks from everyone, I really enjoyed this new concept. Hey Joe, give Supper's Ready another few chances, it'll click when you least expect it. And then it will hit sooo good. If you already enjoyed the rest of the album then you are really close. And awesome placement of Close to the Edge, it is an absolutely perfect album imo aswell.

[@mattfreitas5]

Great lists this week gentlemen! My wife and I's wedding song was 'I Believe' from Talking Book. You all have given me some obscure titles to check out and old favs to revisit When o when are you guys going to get hip to Blue Oyster Cult? A vastly underrated band with a fascinating discography? Their debut was in 72

[@TastesLikeMusic]

4 stars for BOC debut. - Joe

[@williamsschmilliams7812]

What a great week. Great list Joe, I'm gonna need to check out that Sandy Denny, feel a bit of an English folk kick coming. I was kinda holding out hope you'd be the sole representation for my beloved Curtis Mayfield but I can forgive that ;) awesome job on the videos guys. Here's my list - 25. Milton Nascimento - Clube da Esquina 24. Carole King - Rhymes & Reasons 23. Neil Young - Harvest 22. Focus - Focus 3 21. Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? 20. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book 19. Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street 18. Colin Blunstone - Ennismore 17. Genesis - Foxtrot 16. Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra 15. Jim Croce - You Don't Mess Around with Jim 14. Stevie Wonder - Music of my Mind 13. Big Star - #1 Record 12. Raspberries - Fresh 11. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill 10. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 9. Keith Cross & Peter Ross - Bored Civilians 8. Lou Reed - Transformer 7. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 6. T. Rex - The Slider 5. Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 4. Harry Nilsson - Son of Schmilsson 3. Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview 2. Yes - Close to the Edge 1. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

[@robertharvey2604]

I loved this format. If the plan is to focus on other years, then I'm all in. Here's my Top Ten list: 1. Exile on Main Street 2. Foxtrot 3. Close to the Edge 4. Chicago V 5. Machine Head 6. Thick as a Brick 7. Can't Buy a Thrill 8. Made in Japan 9. Seventh Sojourn 10. Rio Grande Mud

[@TastesLikeMusic]

We’ll be hitting the nice, round-numbered anniversary years every couple of months. Planning to get 82 in by the end of this year. Next year will be 63, 73, 83, 93 and maybe 03 and 13 depending how quick we decide to do them.

[@robertharvey2604]

@@TastesLikeMusic Yeah listening to 150, 117 (I think Joe said) and 71 albums takes time. Looking forward to whenever they are posted.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

Listening by year/decade is my favorite way to listen to music. I'm glad they're breaking up the repetition of the weekly artist listography with something else.

[@barrymoore4470]

@@TastesLikeMusic Excited to see pre-1965 albums getting reviewed and ranked by year.

[@echosmyron1278]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 Think of all the genres that didn’t exist back in 1972 (punk; black metal; grindcore; hip hop; electronic; shoegaze). Deep dive videos would be considerably harder to do once you get into the late 80s/early 90s.

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

KILLER LIST Joe!!! So much more of the musical spectrum than the other two. The Carpenters and three 'best of the best' prog albums (thank you for Foxtrot but I wish you mentioned Can Utility and the Coastliners..best song on the album right before Time Table) in the same list...now THAT's a man of the people! Plus some great R&B/Soul and even country (I forgot about PPL..sorry Amy)..nice!

[@marilynquinsaat315]

Seeing Ziggy Stardust album cover come up a couple of times reminds me of the conspiracy theories from 15 years ago on the prophesizing of a Kanye West connection. Crazy. But I gotta go with Joe for an excellent list. Several albums I am now motivated to re-listen. And a couple of “new” ones (for me) to check out. I like this format, guys.

[@ihavenoquarrelwithyou3249]

The solo format and deep diving into a single year have given all three of you a chance to shine. And the most surprise from Joe who away from the Top 5 format shows some unexpected opinions. The Band - Rock Of Ages Truly one of the great live albums. Full credit to Allan Toussaint's horns and arrangement and Garth Hudson's keyboards. They both carry a lot of the weight. Big Star - Number 1 Record The finest release from Big Star and Jason is correct. The loss of Chris Bell hurt the subsequent albums. Can - Ege Bamyasi Following up on the impeccable Tago Mago was always going to be challenging. And while this doesn't reach those heights it is a worthy successor. The longest track is barely over 10 minutes! Are they even trying? Captain Beefheart - The Spotlight Kid Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot One of four acts to make two great albums in 1972. Unsurprisingly neither of these make a showing on anybody's video lists. Yet neither of these albums demands as much from the listener as their earlier releases. Clear Spot suffers from john French's absence but is still nowhere near the failure of the following two albums. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come One of three soundtracks to make my 1972 list. 5 songs by Jimmy Cliff as the star of the movie he gets the whole album credited to him. But he is ably supported by The Melodians, The Maytals, Desmond Dekker, etc. Nick Drake - Pink Moon After the addition of accompanists on Bryter Layter, Pink Moon is a stripped-back affair and it makes sit all the more powerful. Aretha Franklin - Young Gifted & Black Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace The studio album made all three lists I believe, but I am very surprised at the lack of Amazing Grace. A tour de force that has been made even more transcendent with the film of the two shows finally seeing the light of day. Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man Squeezed between What's Going On and Let's Get it On, the Trouble Man soundtrack can be overlooked, which is a mistake. Al Green - Let’s Stay Together Al Green - I’m Still in Love With You Aided by Willie Mitchell and his Hi Studios, Al Green released not one but two classic albums in 1972. Both are full of some of Green's best-loved songs. His version of The Bee Gees, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart is a definitive version. Elton John - Honky Chateau Quality albums were flowing out from Elton John/Bernie Taupin, in fact so many that this is an often overlooked gem. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly Known for its two massive hits, this soundtrack, is funk with a true social conscience. Joni Mitchell - For The Roses The second in Joni's four album run of classics. A transitional collection that points the way to the more pop-oriented Court & Spark. Van Morrison - St Dominic’s Preview Second only to Astral Weeks in The lengthy Van Morrison discography. Listen To The Lion may be Van's best song. Randy Newman - Sail Away Pointed social commentary where Randy inhabits and almost sympathizes with his often damaged protagonists. That approach would be taken to its extreme on Good Old Boys, but it's never better than on Sail Away. Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St It is hard to dispute Kram & Joe's love for this album. But it feels sold short to be taken as just "a rock and roll record that sounds like rock and roll" Did rock and roll ever sound quite like this before Exile? Roxy Music - Roxy Music An impeccable debut that sounds both of its time and from some yet-to-be-charted future. Paul Simon - Paul Simon The follow-up There Goes Rhymn' Simon is better, but this is a great step away from the mawkish offerings of his previous duo. Steely Dan - Can’t Buy A Thrill l can't say anything that the great commentators on TLM have said. An amazing debut. Bobby Womack - Understanding The early 70s were so full of male and female soul funk legends that it is easy to forget just how good they were. There are a couple of ridiculous songs here (Harry Hippy, Sweet Caroline) but Womack's genius transcends the material. Stevie Wonder - Music Of My Mind Stevie Wonder - Talking Book One two-punch from all-grown-up Stevie Wonder. Gaye's What's Going On kicked the door in allowing Wonder to be appreciated and start his amazing adult journey. Townes Van Zandt - The Late Great Townes Van Zandt No room for Townes in all your country picks? A huge talent that never could get out of his own way.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Lots of good stuff there. Most 4 stars and above. Didn’t get a chance to listen to TVZ. - Joe

[@beetlebum7760]

@@TastesLikeMusic I think it was Steve Earle who called Townes the greatest songwriter of all time, and I couldn’t really argue with that. You should definitely consider him for an album ranking.

[@wallbangerreactions]

Looking at my top 30 I did for myself in August 2021, and eliminating anthologies, I have these ten albums that did not make any of your lists (no particular order). Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (O.S.T.) Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (O.S.T.) The Staple Singers - Be Altitude: Respect Yourself ) Procul Harum - Live in Concert With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Clear Spot CAN - Ege Bamyasi The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken Big Youth - Screaming Target NEU! - NEU! My "controversial" choices? No Steely Dan or Nick Drake for '72. A lot of Steely Dan on subsequent lists.

[@Vanessa.P]

Another great and diverse list. I don't know why but I had a funny feeling Lou Reed might make it lol. I will definitely have to check out the Sandy Denny and Pure Prairie League albums since I missed those in my deep dive and they sound cool.

[@roxannewalsh]

Even though I only rate the Pure Prairie League at 3,5 stars myself, I highly recommend it to anyone who likes the genre more than I do - it is surely one of the best in that soft country rock pop yacht category. Sandy is her best solo album...the sad truth is that for many reasons (in her biography) she never achieved the masterwork that so many had hoped for. This album is as close as she came which is still more than the majority of artists ever reach. For everyone interested in her, I would recommend the compilation No More Sad Refrains that also includes the highlights of her work with Fairport Convention, Fotheringay and The Bunch apart from her best solo tunes.

[@Vanessa.P]

@@roxannewalsh Thanks for the recommendations!

[@curtdiggler5619]

The year I was born and an excellent year for music.

[@bobsmith3217]

Very good list-my favorite of the three. Thick as a Brick is an amazing experience, and you don't even have to understand the lyrics. All those great little pop riffs, expertly played. Next year when you do 1973, I hope the similarly structured Passion Play ranks equally high. Never a Dull Moment is a very good album that had the bad luck to follow one of the all-time great albums (Every Picture Tells a Story). But it stands up very well today, especially the killer guitar chords on Angel. I have very pleasant memories of the heavy radio airplay of "Isn't Life Strange" from Seventh Sojourn in 1972.

[@briancox8518]

Foxtrot is a masterpiece in progressive rock and suppers ready one of the classic prog rock tracks ever but not everyone cup of tea

[@julianmulloy3772]

Hi Joe awesome 25 I got 3 carpenters albums, I don't have a song for you but I'm going to get it. Must get that o jas and Aretha albums, some good soul on your list, that moody blues album looks good I'll give that a listen, cheers joe

[@SomeSong2]

Love the bristling and varied opinions on Gentle Giant, always a hoot when they come up in discussion.

[@roxannewalsh]

When the day comes for the 1974 deep dive, Joe will surprise us all by nominating Here Come the Warm Jets...just wait and see.

[@gaznathemoon1128]

[No order, loved equally] 1. Bowie-Ziggy 2. Browne, J-S/T 3. Caravan-Waterloo Lily 4. Deep Purple-Made in Japan 5. Doobie Bro's-Toulouse Street 6. Jane-Together 7. Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick 8. Kinks-Everybody's in Show-biz... 9. Moody Blues-7th Sojourn 10. O'Jays-Back Stabbers 11. & 12. PFM-Storia di un minuto & Per un Amico 13. Reed, L-Transformer 14. Rolling Stones-Exile 15. Rundgren, T-Something/Anything 16.Russell, Leon-Carney 17. Steely Dan-Can't buy a Thrill 18.Thin Lizzy-Shades of a Blue Orphanage 19.Townsend, P-Who came First 20.T-Rex-The Slider 21. Triumvirat-Mediterranean Tales 22.Walsh, Joe-Barnstorm 23. War-World is a Ghetto 24. Yes-Close to the Edge 25. Young, N-Harvest

[@sabe11a39]

I like this list the most.

[@johnlefsky8731]

I had Sandy and Back Stabbers in my top 30. Most people just know the O'Jays hits, but the great deeper tracks, like Listen To The Clock On The Wall, tend to get overlooked.

[@MrJohnBurger-JB]

And "Time to Get Down"...and "Who Am I?"...and...

[@palacerevolution2000]

Great choices Joe! I wanted to wait until all three of you had posted. And I was already thinking yesterday "Okay, I;m going with Kramzer". There is actually quite an overlap between Joe and Kram. And a few albums that made all 3 lists. I do think '72 was iconic in the releases it put forth. '68 to '75 actually. And the way I would understand "Top Album" is to also include longevity, influence, power in my rating. You guys covered the great ones. I would have most of same names. probably would have "Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield, "Trouble Man" by Marvin Gaye, and "Neu" by Neu in there. But 'Exile" all the way.

[@jeffreycoy]

Great new look!

[@mattymac1399]

Cool. Backstabbers is 🔥, as is Sandy. Shout out to some LPs that didn't get mentioned this week: Naturally - JJ Cale People...Hold On - Eddie Kendricks Ronnie McNeir - Ronnie McNeir Still Bill - Bill Withers Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond Sailing Shoes - Little Feat

[@LarsPop-Tartus]

Nice list

[@barrymoore4470]

Most surprised to see 'Transformer' on Joe's list, most curious to see 'Sandy', an obscure title to me from an artist I know best from her one-track collaboration with Led Zeppelin. 'Honky Château' and 'Talking Book' are two of my 1972 essentials, and I liked the nods here to the Carpenters and Pure Prairie League, exemplary of the softer, gentler sounds that were just as vital for this period as the harder rock now-classic numbers.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Sandy was in Fairport Convention for a while. Seminal English folk band. - Joe

[@barrymoore4470]

@@TastesLikeMusic Thanks, and on the subject of English folk bands, I wonder if any of you guys enjoy Steeleye Span. They were going strong at this time, releasing an LP in 1972 called 'Below the Salt'.

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

Catch my review of Elton's Honky Chateau kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHW7pJKsfrRosNk Honky Chateau Elton John

[@rockingbirdey]

Joe, the man of the people. He out of the three TLM members is the one I tend to gravitate more in terms of musical taste. My top 10 would be (too lazy to do 25 and I'm not an expert on this year compared to the year before and after) 1. Exile on Main St (Rolling Stones) 2. Machine Head (Deep Purple) 3. Harvest (Neil Young) 4. Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie) 5. The Slider (T. Rex) 6. #1 Record (Big Star) 7. Vol 4 (Black Sabbath) 8. Paul Simon (Paul Simon) 9. You Don't Mess Around With Jim (Jim Croce) 10. Talking Book (Stevie Wonder)

[@Dittomist]

Nice job Joe! I think The Moody Blues' Seventh Sojourn is my favorite of 1972, followed closely by Yes' Close to the Edge

[@stefano.b65stef77]

Hi Joe, I completely forgot about Sandy Denny was a 1972 album, I would have put it in my list, back stabbers is another great album, I like foxtrot too although I'm not a die hard prog fan. Thanks again to all you to let me know some good albums I forgot or didn't know about

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

12 in common with Joe, so I guess Kram (13) is the winner. I had Sandy in my honorable mentions (see Jason's video's comments). My bone to pick with Joe is no Pink Moon. To reiterate, my list: 25. Four stars - Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace 24. Four and a half stars - Stevie Wonder - Music of My Mind 23. T. Rex - The Slider 22. The Band - Rock of Ages 21. Neil Young - Harvest 20. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia di un Minuto 19. Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra 18. Paul Simon - Paul Simon 17. Elton John - Honky Chateau 16. Neu! - Neu! 15. The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn 14. Roxy Music - Roxy Music 13. Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 12. Big Star - #1 Record 11. Randy Newman - Sail Away 10. Five stars - Can - Ege Bamyasi 9. Genesis - Foxtrot 8. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per un Amico 7. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers (I do this with albums released long after they were recorded, like The Beach Boys Smile and Big Star Third) 6. Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? 5. Five + stars (top 100 all-time) - Stevie Wonder - Talking Book 4. Nick Drake - Pink Moon 3. Yes - Close to the Edge 2. Five ++ stars (top 15 all-time) - David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 1. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Pink Moon was 35 or so. 4 stars. - Joe

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

@@TastesLikeMusic I clearly disagree with you three in that I firmly believe Big Star get better as they go. They probably would have been even better had Chris Bell stuck around, though - it wasn't an addition by subtraction thing necessarily. In any event, #1 Record was a 4.5 stars beginning. Three excellent albums. Of course, for me, Nick Drake's three are even better. The Band That Shall Not Be Named in Front of Joe is still my greatest pound-for-pound artist due to having just two studio albums, but Nick comes right after that for me.

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

@@TastesLikeMusic I'm also the opposite of you in that, for me, Foxtrot is made by "Watcher" and "Supper's Ready" and I find the other four tracks quite a bit weaker. Still glad it made your list in any event. Also, I'm not on board with the "they get better" thing in that I would rank Nursery Cryme higher than Foxtrot, although still just below the next two albums. The first two Phil-leds are five and six for me.

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

Finally, I redid my best albums yearly database a few years ago from scratch, and somehow the Gentle Giant albums got left out. Octopus is a quite high four star honorable mention - which means that '72 is now tied with 1970 for me as the deepest four-star-plus year for me ever, and will surely surpass it assuming that I give Bored Civilians and Ennismore four stars or more on repeated listenings.

[@bengalgangster]

here we go 19 - 1 19 why dontcha / west bruce and laing 18 blue oyster cult/ blue oyster cult 17 live in europe/ rory gallagher 16 captain beyond/captain betond [a must listen] 15 volume 4/ black sabbath [not my fav sabbath] 14 demons and wizards / uriah heep 13 europe 72/ grateful dead [ their early career its prolly here] THOSE ALBUMS 4.5 stars NOW ALL 5 stars 12 bare trees/ fleetwood mac [ cant even get in top 10 11 schools out/ alice cooper 10 the slider /t rex 9 full house/ j geils [ unbelievable 1 live album here ,if you dont know this it serves your right to suffer! 8 smokin / humble pie another must listen , nobody did it better than steve marriot 7 exile on main street[ rock and roll and drugs , who did it better?] 6 argus/ wishbone ash[ took awhile but worth the wait 5 never a dull moment / rod stewart [ a great rocker here 4 foxtrot / genesis [ a prog peak] 3 ziggy stardust/ david bowie [ what can you say and no surprise for people who know me 💜💜💜💜 2 made in japan/ deep purple [ a child in time , are you serious?] 1 machine head / deep purple [ the album that changed it all for me] great great year for me , the best year? maybe!! Who dey and up the 'ammers!🐯🐯🐯🐯

[@gregdale1066]

Excellent series of 72 ‘ . The only faux pas that Kram didn’t light you up on was your opinion on Mountain jam from EAP . Then Genesis making your list and you not liking the song that takes up half the album :) im in agreement on both fronts btw. A few thing to check out on all your lists for me . Thanks .

[@johnhermes4112]

Good going, shouting out Pure Prarie League! Their first two albums are basically untouchable for early 70’s country rock.

[@roxannewalsh]

I had to look up my notes about that album...yes, it is their best in my book (3,5 stars) saying "Side A would make this a classic but sadly side B gets pretty weak after the first two tracks. Still, they reached a peak that Poco or Eagles never even saw from a distance." (For a soft country rock album this is pretty good given that I have little love for what later was called yacht rock...)

[@JohannesYtterstrom]

I thought about doing my own Top 25 but since there are quite many albums you already mentioned that would figure on my. I decided to rank 17 albums that wasn't on either Jasons, Kramzers nor Joes list. I rank them in "Decent", "Albums I really like" and "Albums I would put on my Top 25 no matter what". "Decent": 17. Got to Be There - Michael Jackson Yes, he was young and there are quite many covers on it. Though still a fun listen. I wouldn't rank young Michael Jackson nor The Jacksons/Jackson 5 amongst Motowns most important work.. But it is cheerful and puts me in a good mood. 16. I'm Still in Love with You - Al Green Just a very pleasant album. Far from all the more gritty early 70's soul albums. Great production and a warm sound. 15. School's Out - Alice Cooper Perhaps the most iconic Alice Cooper song as the title-track but a rather strange album. Not an easy album to get into but quite interesting nonetheless. 14. Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye Perhaps the most anti-Marvin Gaye album he ever did. Doesn't sound like anything else in his catalog. Quite dark and surprisingly little vocals. Should be experienced in a certain darker mood. 13. Lonesome Crow - Scorpions Their first album and it's so far from ALL the big hits. This is something else and has a cult-following. I saw someone rank this as their best as late as today. 12. Shades of a Blue Orphanage - Thin Lizzy Often ranked as one the bands weaker moments. I wasn't thrilled with it on the first, second or even third listen either. With time it has grown on me though. I would say it's more misunderstood than anything else. "Albums I really like": 11. Squawk - Budgie Like many bands. These guys' first handful are considered their classics. I get the impression that this is the least ranked amongst the classic bunch. Maybe so. Still an entertaining and rocking album. 10. The Magician's Birthday - Uriah Heep Some of the band's best tracks and some rather forgettable. 9. Trilogy - Emerson, Lake and Powell Perhaps their most accessible album? You don't need to be a prognerd to enjoy it! 8. Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond A classic debuts in some circles. Many hold it as one of the best albums of the 1970's. I like it but haven't heard it enough to rate it on such a high level. Maybe in time! 7. Saint Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison All the shorter songs would fit fine on a Greatest Hits record. The trouble is the longer songs. I don't really get those. I don't hate them, I don't like them and I don't love them. They are just sort of there and drags the album down. 6. Jeff Beck Group - Jeff Beck Group Unpopular opinion: My favorite album of the four from Jeff Beck Group. "Albums I would put on my Top 25 no matter what": 5. Paul Simon - Paul Simon How do you go on after Simon & Garfunkel at their peak? Change direction enough and make a fun and light album. 4. Demon and Wizards - Uriah Heep Often hailed as their best album and I think it is.. Very cohesive. Not my favorite by them but a classic! 3. Super Fly - Curtis Mayfield He spent the 60's with The Impressions and like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and others made a very fruitful career later on. To have a soundtrack as his perhaps greatest album is a bit strange... But what a soundtrack! 2. Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult Spooky, different, odd and just a personal favorite. The band would get better in several ways but like a few debuts this caught something specific and I really like it. 1. Argus - Wishbone Ash At this point (year 2022) the band has released 25 albums and yet. This is basically the only one which seemed to reach a bigger audience. Listen to it and hopefully you'll understand why. I love it.

[@roxannewalsh]

Here is my 3rd package, now in 4 star territory but still pretty high/solid 4 stars given the year...maybe in some other year some of them may have gone to 4,5 stars but my rating for the 70s is very strict. # 44 Flash - Flash 4,0 (Peter Banks and Tony Kaye were essential for the sound of Yes and here is the proof for it. Their second album of the year, In the Can is my #145) # 45 Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight 4,0 (There is still some James Brown influence on this early album and he would get even more radical in later years, anyway, his 1972 album put afrobeat on the musical map.) # 46 Birth Control - Hoodoo Man 4,0 (I gave Gamma Ray already some mention in the SOTY series but anyone into Deep Purple MK II will feel at home with this band. Again a German band not playing krautrock.) # 51 Soft Machine - Fifth 4,0 (With Robert Wyatt out and Mike Radledge the only founding member remaining after five albums, the band has evolved - progressed - far from their roots but still were unmistakably Canterbury's main representative. The album was their weakest so far but at their high level this still is excellent.) # 52 Ian Carr - Belladonna 4,0 (His suberb band Nucleus had just lost some key members to Soft Machine - see #51 above - so this was released under his own name and the trumpeter is joined by some musicians that would again move to Soft Machine in a while...) # 55 Amon Düül II - Wolf City 4,0 (This is the fifth and last of the great classic albums from the krautrock pioneers but still very good. The LP side long jams make way for shorter tunes, harder rocking than before - this may be their most accessible album that still captures the original spirit of the band.) # 56 Brinsley Schwarz - Nervous on the Road 4,0 (Their forth album and by now they moved from British country rock to what would be labelled pub rock in a while. The album establishes Nick Lowe as a substantial writer and the band as a powerhouse ready to back up Graham Parker under the Rumour name.) # 58 Bo Hansson - Lord of the Rings 4,0 (Originally released locally with a Swedish title and Swedish track names, the album appeared on the Charisma label in 1972 and found the right audience there. The progressive, folk-inspired, organ/moog led tunes were paving the way for bands like Camel. Great melodic stuff and never pretentious. Remember that the whole Lord of the Rings hype was still decades in the future back then.) # 61 Randy California - Kapt Kopter and the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds 4,0 (After four fabulous albums, west coast legend Spirit broke up when Jay Ferguson and Mark Andes started Jo Jo Gunne. Hendrix friend guitarist Randy California teamed with Noel Redding - under a moniker - for this unique solo album. Psychedelic fuzz-drenched hard rock that includes Paul Simon and Beatles covers - Hendrix did that as well - but also originals like the unforgettable Downer. The Black Keys paid close attention.) # 65 Allen Toussaint - Life, Love and Faith 4,0 (New Orleans legend as a songwriter and producer but it is still hard to find a really good album of him as performer. Victims of the Darkness or On Your Way Down alone are worth to have this album.)

[@bengalgangster]

hi roxanne ! Birth control , dont know it but with the deep purple referance my interest is peaked!!

[@mbrownie22]

Great pick on Bustin Out, very underrated album.

[@marcuskunter1318]

Hi guys, thanks a lot for the new media of "deep diving" one year. That's great. I tried to think about my Top25 in 1972 and - to my surprise - found out, that pop/rock is obviously not my preferred kind of music anymore. Here is my Top25. Try some of those records, they are great, but it's mostly prog, folk and jazz. 1. Genesis - Foxtrot 2. Miles Davis - In Concert: Live At The Philharmonic Hall 3. Can - Ege Bamyasi 4. Yes - Close To The Edge 5. Return To Forever - s.t. 6. Zappa/Mothers - The Grand Wazoo 7. Neil Young - Harvest 8. Robin Williamson - Myrrh 9. Caravan - Waterloo Lily 10. Popul Vuh - Hosianna Mantra 11. Dom - Edge Of Time 12. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat A Peach 13. Mellow Candle - Swaddling Songs 14. Randy Newman - Sail Away 15. Weather Report - I Sing The Body Electric 16. Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka 17. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - The Spotlight Kid 18. Herbie Hancock - Crossings 19. Embryo - Father, Son & Holy Ghosts 20. Miles Davis - On The Corner 21. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick 22. Moving Gelatine Plates - The World Of Genius Hans 23. Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds 24. Santana - Caravanserai 25. Deep Purple - Made In Japan

[@TimeToGetAlone]

Bolded = Joe Match Bolded and Italicized = Joe Top 10 Match My Top 10 of 1972 *_1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie_* *2. Exile on Main St. - The Rolling Stones* *_3. Harvest - Neil Young_* *4. #1 Record - Big Star* *5. Something / Anything? - Todd Rundgren* *6. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull* *_7. Talking Book - Stevie Wonder_* *_8. Machine Head - Deep Purple_* *_9. Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan_* *10. Foxtrot - Genesis*

[@TimeToGetAlone]

Final Top 25 Album Stats Joe: 4/10 Top Ten, 10/10 Overall Kram: 4/10 Top Ten, 8/10 Overall Jason: 3/10 Top Ten, 6/10 Overall

[@SOALNightLive]

Joe, you're the list I liked best of the three. CTTE at #2 clinched it.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 - Joe

[@pedrokropotkin9045]

My top 10 from 1972 albums: 1) Yes - Close to the Edge 2) Genesis - Foxtrot 3) Deep Purple - Machine Head 4) David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 5) Lou Reed - Transformer 6) Black Sabbath - Volume 4 7) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards 8) Jethro Tull - Thick As a Brick 9) Neil Young - Harvest 10) Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street

[@stevemcgill355]

I agree with a previous comment mentioning Little Feat's Salin' Shoes (underrated LP & band). I've also got warm, fuzzy memories of Uriah Heep's Demons & Wizards. Awesome Roger Dean album cover and hands down the Heeps best record.

[@Ianmackable]

Anyone looking for the cream of '72 country rock is advised to hear the eponymous debut of New Riders of the Purple Sage. Very much in the vein of the Dead's two 1970 classics, but--ahem--I think it's even better.

[@Ianmackable]

Hmm, now I see that technically it came out in '71. But it was very much a '72 album in my life.

[@MrJohnBurger-JB]

My favorite of the 3 lists - both Backstabbers and Sandy are big faves of mine - yay! But you guys ought to check out Barnstorm, Joe Walsh's first post-James Gang album. It was originally named after the band, but is now listed with Walsh's solo output. Heartland rock, keyboard and acoustic textures, guitar heroics, touching lyrics, and a first side that flows like a suite - it even has a touch of the "p" word (prog).

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

i love barnstorm - easy to see why he gravitated to the eagles later

[@brentjackson6839]

1. Can't Buy A Thrill-Steely Dan 2. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars -David Bowie 3. Seventh Sojourn-Moody Blues 4. Jackson Browne (ST) 5. Music of My Mind-Stevie Wonder 6. Never A Dull Moment-Rod Stewart 7. All The Young Dudes-Mott The Hoople 8. The Slider-T. Rex 9. To Whom It May Concern-Bee Gees 10. They Only Come Out At Night- Edgar Winter Group 11. Homecoming-America 12. Rocky Mountain High-John Denver 13. A Song For You-Carpenters 14. Eagles (ST) 15. Back To Front-Gilbert O'Sullivan

[@barrymoore4470]

'They Only Come Out at Night' is a great catch. "Free Ride" and "Frankenstein" are such wonderful classic tracks from that.

[@brentjackson6839]

@@barrymoore4470 Thanks Barry. Actually, I was surprised to learn it was released in '72, not '73. Regardless, pretty solid LP.

[@davidgagen9856]

1. Transformer - Lou Reed 2. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie 3. Exile On Main Street - The Rolling Stones 4. Harvest - Neil Young 5. #1 Record - Big Star 6. Pink Moon - Nick Drake 7. Greetings From LA - Tim Buckley 8. Sandy - Sandy Denny 9. Rock Of Ages - The Band 10. For The Roses - Joni Mitchell 11. Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan 12. Close To The Edge - Yes 13. Saint Dominics Review - Van Morrison 14. The Slider - T 15. Foxtrot - Genesis 16. Talking Book - Stevie Wonder 17. Eat A Peach - The Allman Brothers Band 18. The Late Great Townes Van Zant - TVZ 19. Roxy Music - Roxy Music 20. Henry The Human Fly - Richard Thompson 21. Caravanserai - Santana 22. Long John Silver - Jefferson Airplane 23. Return To Forever - RTF 24. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull 25. Paul Simon - Paul Simon

[@daniellebowitz2752]

Moody Blues pick is sick!

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Good list... As a die-hard Genesis (Gabriel / Hackett version), I'm totally fine with somebody not being into "Supper's Ready." I can see that. I love it, but I get others not getting into it. "Watcher Of The Skies," "Can Utility and the Coastliners" are both epic songs.

[@Sir_Eyeball]

21:25 Joe, have you heard Sneaky Pete's Solo on Frank Zappa's Song 'It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal'? Imo one of the Best Solos of All time

[@TastesLikeMusic]

No, but now I have to. - Joe

[@Sir_Eyeball]

@@TastesLikeMusic You'll probably dislike the Rest of the Song though haha

[@MrJohnBurger-JB]

Joe is 100% right about that lead on "It'll Take a Long Time" - if you haven't heard, settle in, get a nice drink, and listen to the whole song - when Pete comes in, it's great. (He also has a terrific solo on Fleetwood Mac's "Come a Little Closer.")

[@pauladams9287]

I was a freshman in high school, always more of a rocker than a singer, songwriter guy. Long haired concert going guitar player already at age 14. Heres a few not mentioned i would have had: Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards Alice Cooper - Schools Out Hunble Pie - Smokin Wishbone Ash - Argus ZZ Top - Rio Grande Mud Doobies - Toulouse Street Elp - Trilogy

[@t_albino]

Yes yes YES, so glad to see the Moodies make it with Seventh Sojourn! I'm a young(er) MB fan (born in the late 80s), but love digging back into the decade before. Got a love/hate relationship with them as a band - their blend of folk, psychedelic rock and soul prog rock and electronic music can sometimes seem a bit too "grey', muddy and wayward - but when they get it right, they really get it right. And they nail it on Seventh Sojourn. The track Kramzer is after is 'New Horizons' - Justin Hayward is a superb singer songwriter and the track is so beautifully evocative. You're right that there's no a single dud on the record. Ps. I think Paul Simon s/t should have crept in there somewhere. Other than that, love this list!

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

Totally agree w/your assessment of "Alabama." It was in my top 10 Neil Young songs. You can say the same thing about "Out On the Weekend" or "Words." Then again, you can say it about virtually every song on the album. Not a ton of people seem to agree with me, but I'll go to my grave thinking that, on balance, the best songs on Harvest are slightly better than the best songs on After the Gold Rush.

[@oppothumbs1]

I see your point .. both are great records. I will go to my grave thinking Gold Rush is slightly better though. And Neil's first eponymous album is really underrated. And Words is just slightly better than Alabama but both are overlooked.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

@@oppothumbs1 The difference between Gold Rush and Harvest has to be measured in Planck Lengths (the smallest unit of measurement known to man.)

[@johnw706]

Great picks . Nice shout out on Neil's song , Alabama . Here , again , is my album list in order of preference : Jethro Tull : Living in the Past David Bowie : Ziggy Stardust Genesis : Foxtrot Elton John : Honky Chateau Yes : Close to the Edge Steely Dan : Can't Buy a Thrill Neil Young : Harvest Cat Stevens : Catch Bull at Four Leon Russell : Carney Jethro Tull : Thick as a Brick Todd Rundgren : Something / Anything Edgar Winter : They Only Come Out at Night Pink Floyd : Obscured By Clouds Stevie Wonder : Music of my Mind Emerson , Lake & Palmer : Trilogy J.J. Cale : Naturally Wishbone Ash : Argus Fleetwood Mac : Bare Trees The Band : Rock of Ages The Doobie Brothers : Toulouse Street America : Homecoming Uriah Heep : Demons & Wizards Rolling Stones : Exile on Main Street The Moody. Blues : Seventh Sojourn Roxy Music : Roxy Music Cheers !

[@mrlalalaelmo7454]

A huge omission on everyone’s list is Wishbone Ash’s Argus. One of the greatest rock albums of the 70s

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I thought it was a little disappointing myself. - Joe

[@Dave-mb7kb]

Argus is fantastic, definitely a strong contender for the #1 spot

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

Here's my review of Argus + Stevie Wonder classic ep 1 argus, pete townsend, stevie kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaXdgJahg7Wsqbc

[@spoteach]

Damn. Pretty difficult to pick five more albums from Joe's list because of the many overlaps ofcourse. I had to replace Big Star on Kramzer's list by T Rex (don't know the entire album but I really love the singles). Below I will add five picks of my own that weren't mentioned by the three protagonists. I have to admit that I don't have many albums of 1972 in my collection. It's a bit of a "lesser" year. JOE: Gentle Giant / Big Star / Jethro Tull / Elton John / Steely Dan KRAMZER : Stevie Wonder / Lou Reed / Yes / T Rex / Rolling Stones JASON : Roxy Music / Neil Young / Randy Newman / Deep Purple / David Bowie * The J. Geils Band - Full House One of the most underrated American bands in America. They were use in the Boston and Detroit era but they never crossed over to the rest of America. They did cross over to Europe (where I live in little Belgium) with their 1981 album Freeze Frame. The title track was the first song I ever recorded on cassette. I dived into their whole back catalogue and they became one of my all time favourite bands. Their firs two albums consist half of covers and half of original material. They were good players but still looking for their sound. Their third album was the live album Full House that compiled the best tracks of their first two albums in blowing live perfomances. One of the most energetic live albums I know. * Focus - Focus 3 Staying true to a band from neighbour country The Netherlands. With guitarist Jan Akkerman and flutist Thijs van Leer. And with Sylvia and House Of The King as local prog "hits". * Paul Simon - Paul Simon His first solo album with classic tunes like Mother and Child Reunion, Duncan and Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard. Can't believe nobody picked or mentioned it. * Townes Van Zandt - The Late Great Townes Van Zandt This is an artist I would definitely hear your opinions about in a ranking show. The lonesome cowboy with his heartfelt lyrics about mourning and grief. Personal favourites include Snow Don't Fall, Pancho And Lefty and the gorgeous If You Needed Me. I almost start crying by writing the titels down. So much beauty and consolation in his work. Give him a chance. * Jacques Brel - Jacques Brel Let's do the most famous Belgian artist with. On this album he covers some of his best known songs with more stripped bare piano arrangements: Ne Me Quitte Pas (his most famour composition), Marieke, Le Moribond (that became Seasons In The Sun when Terry Jacks covered it) and La Valse A Mille Temps.

[@lawrencejhutchinson]

Seven great albums in 1972: 1.Ziggy Stardust 2.Never A Dull Moment 3.St.Domimic's Preview 4.Close To The Edge 5.Foxtrot 6.Greetings From L.A. 7.Music Of My Mind

[@tylerthecreation998]

i was thinking about my list for days now and i have a top 20 as opposed to top 25 20. Big Star - #1 Record 19. Neil Young - Harvest 18. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick 17. Lou Reed - Transformer 16. Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music 15. Miles Davis - On The Corner 14. Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka 13. Stevie Wonder - Music Of My Mind 12. The Ojay's - Back Stabbers 11. Can - Ege Bamyasi 10. Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges - Clube Da Esquina 9. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. 8. Genesis - Foxtrot 7. Yes - Close To The Edge 6. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book 5. Frank Zappa & The Mothers - The Grand Wazoo 4. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 3. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 2. Donny Hathaway - Live 1. Nick Drake - Pink Moon the top 5 are all 5 stars btw (with Pink Moon being in my top 5 albums ever) i also wanna shoutout Captain Beefheart who im a huge fan of but the albums he released this year werent my favorites not one of my favorite years in music but this was fun

[@stefano.b65stef77]

Great choice Donny Hathaway live!

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

You are the only other person I have seen with Charles Mingus on their list. Mingus has said that Let My Children Hear Music is his favorite of his own albums, and I can see why. The whole thing is great.

[@willemmoller6736]

my 1972 list, in no particular order: Roxy Music, Can't Buy a Thrill, Talking Book, Machine Head, Made in Japan, Demons & Wizards (Uriah Heep), Harvest, Ziggy Stardust, Honky Chateau, Close the Edge, Trilogy (ELP), Never a Dull Moment, Exile on Main Street, Thick as a Brick, Let's Stay Together (Al Green), All the Young Dudes, Superfly (Curtis Mayfield), Eat a Peach, Transformer, Sailin' Shoes (Little Feat), On the Corner (Miles Davis), School's Out (Alice Cooper) . . . not a bad year

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

check out my list 1972 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKi2aWd4osRqosU top 10 only

[@kylez8010]

Bonnie Raitt's second album, Give it Up, Paul Simon's self-titled sort-of debut, and one of my fave live albums, Live Full House by J. Geils Band would all make mine.

[@reeceandrewconway9074]

After listening to Babe Ruth would you include 'First Base'? Love the Gentle Giant inclusion.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

First Base was pretty cool. I need another listen but definitely 4 stars. Wouldn’t jump in the top 25 but maybe in the future. - Joe

[@MrUnclesean]

the spee-eye-ders from marge

[@porkins74]

10. Mardi Gras - CCR 9. Carl & the Passions - Beach Boys 8. Barnstorm - Joe Walsh 7. Moods - Neil Diamond 6. S/T - Paul Simon 5. Vol 4 - Black Sabbath 4. Honky Chateau - Elton John 3. Hot August Night (Live) - Neil Diamond 2. Rocky Mountain High - John Denver 1. S/T - Eagles

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Mardi Gras was my 2nd bottom. - Joe

[@porkins74]

@@TastesLikeMusic it’s a sentimental thing for me

[@barrymoore4470]

@@TastesLikeMusic "Canadian Studmuffin", who also muses on music on KZbin, doesn't like it either.

[@bengalgangster]

@@porkins74 love turn to stone off barnstorm

[@roxannewalsh]

Astonishing results when comparing my own ranking with the Listographers: (matches in top 25) + (in my top 100) + (in my top 10 live albums) Joe : 9 + 2 + 0 Kramzer: 7 + 6 + 2 Jason: 4 + 6 + 1 Surprise bonus for Joe's Gentle Giant pic.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Once in a while I stumble into a good opinion. - Joe

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I’m quite happy to be your least matched. -Jason

[@SomeSong2]

I'm just here to leave another comment about Gentle Giant existing.

[@bartholomeusjgunspy]

Love to see Gentle Giant on your list

[@oppothumbs1]

My top 5 of Joe's 25 1 Harvest - Neil Young. All songs are good great. Maybe I hardly listened to "there's a world" but it's pretty good too. Goldrush too has all good to great songs. The best on Goldrush is 1 "When You Dance I can really love / 2 Birds / 3 After the Goldrush / 4 And Don't Let it bring you Down. Also love the endings of side 1 & 2 with "When the Morning Comes and "Cripple Creek Ferry 2 Ziggy Stardust - Bowie. I am not into glam rock much but this great record overcomes the limitations it has for me. There is not a bad song but I don't get the love that "Rock and Roll Suicide" receives. On glam rock: Other than the songs themselves, which is mostly the case, it's often image over substance; visual impact over music with mawkish, trite lyrics for teenagers. 3. #1 Record - Big Star 4 Something/Anything - Todd Rundgren Very uneven as Joe said. 5 Never a Dull Moment - Rod Stewart You Wear it Well and Hendrix's Angel - great songs. HM: Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan. Sandy - Sandy Dennis and Yes - Close to the Edge

[@rupertx_x1613]

Top 10 for 72 1. Clube Da Esquina - Milton Nascimento/ Lo Borges 2. Ziggy Stardust - Bowie 3. Something/Anything? - Todd Rundgren 4. A Song For You - Carpenters 5. Close To The Edge - Yes 6. Pink Moon - Nick Drake 7. #1 Record - Big Star 8. Transformer - Lou Reed 9. Return To Forever - Chick Corea 10. Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones

[@Ianmackable]

I nearly stood up and cheered when you named Sandy. Well done.

[@drdavid1963]

Great to see Joe get his say - this will be interesting - I will be reacting in real time to this viewing. 25 With The Raspberries pick, is Joe mirroring Jason here? 24 One that Jason hates !!! Octopus by Gentle Giant - the first prog pick - never heard it 23 Lou Reed's Transformer - glad you liked it but it's a bit low to me - MY NUMBER 2 22 Carpenters A Song For You - interesting pick! Goodbye to Love - my song of the year! - hope to see it make an appearance in Joe's songs of the year 21 Ojays Backstabbers - liked the single - never saw them as an album band really Like Jason's comment of picking the Carpenters over Lou Reed but, to me, song-wise, Goodbye To Love nails it like nothing from Transformer but Lou's album is better for sure 20 Bustin Out Pure Prairie League - never heard it 19 Young Gifted and Black Aretha Franklin - well argued Joe with all those killer contributors 18 Big Star - a unique sounding album - indeed, like a pre-punk record. MY NUMBER 4 17 Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything - too weird? It's in my top 5 - I know what you mean about Song of The Viking but I think it just adds to the colour and makes the souldful ballads stand out - MY NUMBER 3 16 Thick As A Brick - predictable prog pick Interesting comment from Kram about Joe trying to please everybody rather than picking his favourites but I agree, Joe, there is a lot of diversity in this era and you're right - it's all so good! 15 Moody Blues Seventh Sojourn - interesting take on what I would consider a totally irrelevant out dated prog record (even for 1972) 14 Rod Stewart Never A Dull Moment - good to see. It may not be perfect but like you say with Ronnie Wood and Rod's personality, it's ramshackle and charming 13 Genesis Foxtrot - a renowned album but so much for me is verging on inaccessible even for a musician like me - you feel like you're listening to a jam and saying hello, I'm a listener, do you care about us at all? 12 Exile on Main Street - a band strutting at the top of their game but surprised to see it so low for you 11 Honky Chateau - again surprisingly low for you - MY NUMBER 9 10 For The Roses - good to see it here, as Kram said, often forgotten, MY NUMBER 15 9 Machine Head - Highway Star is so good it gets MY NUMBER 13 comfortably 8 Music of My Mind - not a surprise Joe, no - MY NUMBER 20 7 Volume 4 Black Sabbath - I didn't considered it and maybe due a re-listen as you all picked it 6 Sandy from Sandy Denny - what a curveball and worth a re-listen 5 Can't Buy A Thrill - agree agree agree! MY NUMBER 5 TOO. 4 Harvest - a solid album but certainly underwhelming compared to After The Goldrush - it's my NUMBER 10. I Like your observation about country influencing the rock - spot-on. 3 Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - Bowie's peak but why number 3? MY NUMBER 1 comfortably 2 Close To The Edge ???? Above Bowie??? The musicianship is undeniable but the relevance? Not for me. 1 Talking Book - good pick. Innervisions is better for me but this is his peak period. MY NUMBER 7 The score for me is 12 on Jason's list, 13 on Kram's list and 10 of Joe's. It's the prog which brings Joe's list down for me. The musicianship in this era generally is a revelation to modern ears but as a child of the punk/new-wave era, I struggle to see the relevance of a lot of 70s prog. Even at the time, the likes of ELP were legendary in their self-indulgence. Rush and Pink Floyd and later Genesis stands out from this era. The rest are a mixed bag. Look forward to the songs - Jason has 4 of my 25, Kram 6

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Well 72 was the best year for prog ever, so definitely had to include a bunch. Prog > punk, just for the record. - Joe

[@drdavid1963]

@@TastesLikeMusic They have both have their moments

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

@@drdavid1963 For depth, I would probably take punk over prog. But for peak highs I would probably take prog over punk. It's close, though.

[@independenceltd.]

stickin' with the list. I guess an argument could be made for dropping my last two for the kinks or david bowie, but I'll just leave it as is... 1. Exile on Main St. - The Rolling Stones 2. Machine Head - Deep Purple 3. Vol 4 - Black Sabbath 4. Blue Oyster Cult 5. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull 6. Rio Grande Mud - ZZ Top 7. Sailin' Shoes - Little Feat 8. Live in Europe - Rory Gallagher 9. Eat a Peach - The Allman Brothers Band 10. Sloppy Seconds - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show 11. Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan 12. Demons and Wizards - Uriah Heep 13. Made in Japan - Deep Purple 14. Squawk - Budgie 15. 'Ot 'n' Sweaty - Cactus 16. Argus - Wishbone Ash 17. Smokin' - Humble Pie 18. Free at Last - Free 19. Why Dontcha - West, Bruce & Laing 20. They Only Come Out at Night - The Edgar Winter Group 21. School's Out - Alice Cooper 22. The Magician's Birthday - Uriah Heep 23. You are the Music...We're Just the Band - Trapeze 24. Lonesome Crow - Scorpions 25. Shades of a Blue Orphanage - Thin Lizzy

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

my review of thin lizzy + the debut from Doobie Brothers Classic Rock Thin Lizzy and Doobie Brothers kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnfIZKJ3bqeHj80

[@wendellwiggins3776]

I LIKE THE FACT YOU ADDED BLACK ARTIST which mainstream non-POC usually overlook . I was 16 and consider it the PEAK OUTPUT of GROUNDBREAKING albums between 68-76 and an impossible year to rate when considering ALL GENRES in a unimaginable creative year! Thanks for your Stevie Wonder's who I saw perform a year earlier in 71 before his global success but URIAH HEEP had two GREAT releases as well plus WAR's World is a Ghetto and SANTANA's Caravanserai can not be understated!!! Here are MANY MORE Close to the Edge - YES Foxtrot - Genesis Octopus - Gentle Giant Islands - King Crimson Frank Zappa & The Mothers - The Grand Wazoo Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka Obscured by Clouds - Pink Floyd Premiata Forneria Marconi • Storia di un minute Le Orme - Uomo di Pezza Focus - Focus 3 Prologue - Renaissance Phantasmagoria - Curved Air The Silence of a Candle - Oregon Waterloo Lily - Caravan A Winter's Tale • Jade Warrior Theme One - Van der Graaf Generator Darwin - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso A Tab in the Ocean - Nektar Focus III - Focus Pudding en Gisteren - Supersister Space Shanty - Khan 666 - Aphrodite's Child Trilogy - Emerson, Lake & Palmer ______________________________________________ Caravanserai - Santana Music of Another Present Era - Oregon Chick Corea - Return to Forever Crossings - Herbie Hancock Birds of Fire - Mahavishnu Orchestra On the Corner - Miles Davis 5th - Soft Machine I Sing the Body Electric - Weather Report ___________________________________________ Tell Me This Is A Dream - The Delfonics America - America Chicago 5 - Chicago America Eats It’s Young - Funkadelic For the Roses - Joni Mitchell Music of My Mind - Stevie Wonder Talking Book - Stevie Wonder Mandrill - Mandrill Seventh Sojourn - The Moody Blues Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond Jade Warrior - Last Autumn's Dream Flash - Flash Back Stabbers - The O'Jays Roxy Music - Roxy Music Last Days & Time - Earth Wind Fire Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull The World Is a Ghetto - War

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

Caravanserai 1t side is a wonderful segue of Santana at thir most drug induced - great with headphones on

[@jimmickg]

Smokin' - Humble Pie

[@pete3105]

I made a list when you released the videos, but since then I've heard quite a few "new" great albums so might as well revisit it. Honourable mentions: Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted and Black ★★★★ Eagles - Eagles ★★★★ Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne ★★★★ The Kinks - Everybody's in Show-Biz ★★★★ O'Jays - Back Stabbers ★★★★ 25. Rod Stewart - Never a Dull Moment ★★★★½ 24. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach ★★★★½ 23. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees ★★★★½ 22. Carpenters - A Song for You ★★★★½ 21. Joni Mitchell - For the Roses ★★★★½ 20. Roxy Music - Roxy Music ★★★★½ 19. Elton John - Honky Château ★★★★½ 18. Lou Reed - Transformer ★★★★½ 17. The Band - Rock of Ages ★★★★★ 16. Deep Purple - Made in Japan ★★★★★ 15. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book ★★★★★ 14. ZZ Top - Rio Grande Mud ★★★★★ 13. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill ★★★★★ 12. Nick Drake - Pink Moon ★★★★★ 11. Stevie Wonder - Music of My Mind ★★★★★ 10. Todd Rundgren - Something / Anything? ★★★★★ 9. Deep Purple - Machine Head ★★★★★ 8. Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 ★★★★★ 7. Big Star - #1 Record ★★★★★ 6. Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes ★★★★★ 5. T. Rex - The Slider ★★★★★ 4. Neil Young - Harvest ★★★★★ 3. Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview ★★★★★ 2. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars ★★★★★ 1. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. ★★★★★ ★★★★★ - Masterpiece ★★★★½ - Really great ★★★★ - Great ★★★½ - Really good ★★★ - Good ★★½ - OK ★★ - Bad ★½ - Really bad ★ - Awful ½ - The worst Shared albums: Jason: 15 albums Joe: 15 albums Kramzer: 20 albums

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

Do it Joe! I'm counting on you..I won't be back today so no more comments from me (at least not today)

[@Chadner]

I told you to believe dude!!! We got Foxtrot and CttE on a very respectable number 2!!

[@seanfoudy8829]

Love the show and many of your picks. Any love for Curtis Mayfield - Superfly, Al Green - I’m Still In Love With You, Miles Davis - On The Corner, Jimmy Cliff and Various Artists - The Harder They Come, Can - Ege Bamyasi, Neu! - Neu!, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Neil Diamond - Hot August Night, J.J. Cale - Naturally, Cluster - Cluster II, Chicago - Chicago V, Townes Van Zandt - The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street?

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Yes. Many are good. Too much quality in 72. Had 70 4-stars and above. - Joe

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

Love Naturally - here's my review kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHPPk5aOqrd_gpo Naturally J J Cale

[@brendanrickard3846]

Are you guys going to do a deep dive on 1973 at the end of this year?

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Yes

[@tomthornton4672]

Not bad lists, but disappointed Curtis Mayfield's Superfly didn’t make it. It may have slipped through the grooves, but it is for me the best soundtrack album and Mayfield’s best.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

4 stars from me. -Jason

[@SomeSong2]

Curtis Mayfield would be a killer week for TLM to do.

[@mirasolbalaga5616]

Hey, do you guys have jobs lol. Well, I am impressed how much time and dedication you all put into listening to so many albums every week.

[@briancox8518]

Agree with most of your choices great year for music Some bands you haven't covered yet Slade Sweet Uria heep Barclay James harvest/ manfred Mann earth band Hawkwind Japan Ultravox Brand X Magazine Gang of four Duran Duran Doobie brothers Sparks Abc All about eve Sisters of mercy John cale The dammed Free Funkadelic / tool / Chicago/America Glad you mentioned gentle giant while we are on prog have you listened to eloy

[@davidmcmaster2083]

I would have included Capt Beefheart, Clear Spot Al Green, Let's Stay Together Curtis Mayfield, Super Fly The Harder They Come, various On The Corner, Miles Davis Dereck Bailey and Han Bennink Any record put out by Fela that year, 6 in total And, of course, the Majestically God Awful Liebe Mutter, Heino. Heino has been putting out massively entertaining, god awful records since the 60s, and Praise Bob for that. Who would I ditch to make room, all of it, except Lou Reed, The Ojays, Aretha, The Stones, Stevie, Steely Dan and Bowie. Ditch the rest and fill it up with Fela.

[@fourseasons4105]

1. Genesis- Foxtrot 2. Yes- Close to the edge 3. David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust 4. Todd Rundgren- Something/Anything? 5. Uriah heep- The magician's birthday 6. Deep purple- Machine head 7. Jethro Tull- Thick as a brick 8. Gentle giant- Octopus 9. Frank Zappa- The grand wazoo 10. Elton John- Honky Cheatu 11. Black Sabbath- Vol. 4 12. Stevie Wonder- Talking book 13. Allman brothers band- Eat a peach 14. ELP- Trilogy 15. The rolling stones- Exile on main street

[@AnotherBadSpeech]

Good list. Joe gets brownie points for picking Sandy at #6. You guys should definitely pay a little more attention to this amazing singer and songwriter.

[@dtchinacat3973]

Yeah Joe, that Carpenters album is their best and great pick with Moody Blues Seventh Sojourn!

[@rupertx_x1613]

Top 10 albums to not make my top 50. 51. Crosby And Nash - Crosby and Nash 52. Waka/Jawaka - Frank Zappa 53. St Dominic’s Preview - Van Morrison 54. What Is Love - Terry Callier 55. So Tough - Beach Boys 56. Neu! - Neu! 57. Rhymes And Reasons - Carole King 58. Backstabbers - The O’Jays 59. Octopus - Gentle Giant 60. Let’s Stay Together - Al Green

[@TastesLikeMusic]

But which albums didn’t make your top 60?!?!?

[@SomeSong2]

Al Green below an album where Gentle Giant sing about their dog and carnival jesters. Kinda just blew my mind.

[@rupertx_x1613]

61. The Grand Wazoo - Frank Zappa 62. Bare Trees - Fleetwood Mac 63. Eagles - Eagles 64. Caravanserai - Santana 65. Shades Of A Blue Orphanage - Thin Lizzy 66. Toulouse Street - Doobie Brothers 67. I’m Still In Love With You - Al Green 68. Ege Bayamasi - Can 69. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople 70. For The Roses - Joni Mitchell

[@barrymoore4470]

@@rupertx_x1613 Good to be reminded of 'Toulouse Street' from the Doobie Brothers, definitely one of the iconic groups of this era.

[@painless465]

Two albums I'm surprised didn't make any lists are "Saint Dominick's Preview" by Van Morrison and "Sailin' Shoes" by Little Feat. Any comments by Tastes Like Music about these two albums,both in my top 10? I was also shocked Little Feats "Willin" didn't make Jason's list,I figured that sound .with the lap steel was right up his alley, I hope its on Joe's! Im sorry,it's just too good a song not to be in anyones top 25!,although I heard Kramzer mention in another video that he liked Linda Ronstadt's version,but the Little Feat version on Sailin ' Shoes is definitive

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I’ve got Van at 4 stars and Little Feat at 3.5

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

@@TastesLikeMusic yeh van's album is great - here's my review of it with ry cooder Boomers Story - Link 1972 van morrison and ry cooder kzbin.info/www/bejne/bne9ZGNsdrJ3fK8

[@echosmyron1278]

To reiterate, I don’t know or care much about music in ‘72, but here are some notable albums from this year that failed to make any of the 3 lists: Can - Ege Bamyasi (19th on Pitchfork’s 70s list and top 5 on RYM) NEU! - NEU! (25th according to PF) Miles Davis - On the Corner (not really surprising in this case) Milton Nascimento & Los Burgos - Clube da Esquina (probably the most acclaimed foreign album of 1972 online) Novod Baianos - Acabou Chorare Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music Wishbone Ash - Argus (apparently this is regarded as proto-Iron Maiden, so I thought Joe might sneak it on his list) Glad that Big Star and Black Sabbath made it onto all 3 lists. Never cared much for Bowie or Elton John except in a “greatest hits”-type of format.

[@TheEldestBoyTV]

How many albums (roughly) did you guys each listen to in total from 1972?

[@TastesLikeMusic]

115 for me, 71 for Kram, Jason 150-ish.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I ranked 147. I left the link to my 1972 scores in my albums video description if you want to see everything I listened to and how I scored it. -Jason

[@TheEldestBoyTV]

@@TastesLikeMusic Thanks for the replies, fellas!

[@benderrodriguez5934]

My Top 25 albums (1972) 1. DAVID BOWIE "Ziggy Stardust" 2. DEEP PURPLE "Machine Head'' 3. YES "Close to The Edge" 4. EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER "Trilogy" 5.JETHRO TULL "Thick As a Brick" 6. STEVIE WONDER "Taking Book" 7. APHRODITE'S CHILD "666" 8. NEIL YOUNG " Harvest" 9. PREMIATA FORNEIRA MARCONI "Per Un Amico' 10. RENAISSANCE "Prologue " 11. GENESIS "Foxtrot" 12. NEKTAR "A Tab In The Ocean'" 13. BLACK SABBATH" Vol 4" 14. THE MOODY BLUES "Seventh Sojourn" 15. FRANCO BATTIATO "Fetus" 16. GENTLE GIANT "Octopus" 17. ELTON JOHN " Honky Chateau' 18. BUDGIE "Squawk" 19. LOU REED "Transformer" 20. BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCORSSO "Darwin" 21. FOCUS "3" 22. PINK FLOYD "Obscured By Clouds" 23. SANTANA "Caravanserei" 24. PREMIATA FORNEIRA MARCONI "Storia de un Minuto" 25. JEAN CLAUDE VANNIER "L' enfant Assassin des Mouches" Greetings from Canary Islands.

[@SomeSong2]

Great to see Nektar on here.

[@RostyslavLogachov]

25. Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult [4.5/5] 24. Demons And Wizards - Uriah Heep 23. Trilogy - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 22. Grave New World - Strawbs 21. Rio Grande Mud - ZZ Top 20. #1 Record - Big Star 19. Seventh Sojourn - The Moody Blues 18. Rock & Roll Music To The World - Ten Years After [5/5] 17. Argus - Wishbone Ash 16. Machine Head - Deep Purple 15. School's Out - Alice Cooper 14. Talking Book - Stevie Wonder 13. Transformer - Lou Reed 12. The Magican's Birthday - Uriah Heep 11. The Slider - T. Rex 10. Harvest - Neil Young 9. Something/Anything? - Todd Rundgren 8. Vol. 4 - Black Sabbath 7. Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan 6. Close To The Edge - Yes 5. Foxtrot - Genesis 4. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull 3. Octopus - Gentle Giant 2. Exile On Main St. - The Rolling Stones 1. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie