Kramzer's Top 25 Albums of 1972

[@viscountpalmerston]

Thank you Kram for restoring my faith in this channel 🙏

[@TastesLikeMusic]

If Kram is the one restoring faith, we're all doomed.

[@johnmiller3689]

Love these segments!

[@LarsPop-Tartus]

Love the “Bare Trees” pic

[@andrewrobinson427]

Foxtrot is a real classic. Old genesis were so innovative. I love the variety you guys pic

[@jameshunter3177]

Guys. This a great new series idea, I like the critique from the team. You must continue this series, it is a winner.

[@pedrokropotkin9045]

My top 10 from 1972 albums (again): 1) Yes - Close to the Edge 2) Genesis - Foxtrot 3) Deep Purple - Machine Head 4) David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 5) Lou Reed - Transformer 6) Jethro Tull - Thick As a Brick 7) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards 8) Black Sabbath - Volume 4 9) Neil Young - Harvest 10) Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street Honorable mentions: - Elton John - Honky Chateau - Wishbone Ash - Argus - Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill - Nick Drake - Pink Moon - T. Rex - The Slider

[@Vanessa.P]

Happy to see my girl Linda on Kram's list, she didn't quite make my top 25 but a really solid album all the same. Definitely some surprises, but I also really wasn't totally sure what to expect in the first place (as always).

[@mbrownie22]

This is great series can’t wait for other years

[@briancox8518]

Some great albums there Nice to see bare trees and that particular era of the band is totally overlooked

[@bengthertzman9918]

Great choices on all of your lists, can´t argue against any of them- There are some more I like to mention because I think they would be on my list: Uriah Heep - Demons & Wizards, Wishbone Ash - Argus, Manassas - Manassas, Strawbs - Grave New World and Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult.

[@keithjones7390]

Trilogy, Foxtrot, Toulouse Street, Seventh Sojourn, Can't Buy a Thrill, Argus and Catch Bull at Four. Those still stand out for me as some of the best from that year.

[@ihavenoquarrelwithyou3249]

Another fun video. 9 overlaps with my own list and again a few close calls. Really enjoying this new series. Are there any other years you have already decided on expanding?

[@dtchinacat3973]

Joe you're wrong, Bear Trees is Fantastic and so is Future Games and Joni's For the Roses is Superb!

[@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

[@barrymoore4470]

Kramzer's tastes here more closely reflect my own for this particular year. 'Honky Château', 'Talking Book', and 'Eat a Peach' would all be essential for a 1972 top twenty-five list for me.

[@MrDooshchill]

Thanks for the lists, I know I'm late, the 82 overview prompted me to revist the 72s and drop mine too. Are you going to do 92, 02 and 12 as well? 1. Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street 2. Funkadelic - America Eats Its Young 3. Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach 4. Neil Young Harvest 5. Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 6. David Bowie- THe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust 7. Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds 8. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 9. Jimmy Cliff /Various- The Harder THey Come 10. Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka 11. Miles Davis- On the COrner 12. The Mothers- The Grand Wazoo 13. Lou Reed- Transformer - 14. Van Morrison - Saint Dominic’s Preview 15. Roy Buchanan - Roy Buchanan 16. Deep Purple - Machine Head 17. Jeff Beck Group - Jeff Beck Group 18. The Meters Cabbage Alley 19. Keith jarret - expectations 20. Leon Russel - Carney 21. Dr. John - Dr. John’s Gumbo 22. Jerry Garcia - Garcia 23. Bob Weir - Ace 24. Santana- CARAVANSERAI 25. Bill Withers - Still Bill And nine 4 star and up (imo) live albums 1. Grateful Dead - Europe 72 2. The Band - Rock of Ages 3. Deep Purple - Made in Japan 4. Zappa and the mothers- Just Another Band From LA 5. Jimmy Smith - Root Down Live 6. King Crimson - Earthbound 7. Charles Toliver - Impact:Recorded Live at the Domicile 8. Tomasz Stanko Quintet - Jazzmessage from Poland 9. Donny Hathaway - Live

[@julianmulloy3772]

, awesome list kramzer wished I owned the lot, must check out those two Steve wonder albums., and Linda r, and joni Mitchell one's, but how cool is the cover of that steely Dan album if I knew nothing about them I would buy it for the cover alone.

[@drdavid1963]

I had 12 of Kram and 11 of Jason's - both of you had all of my top 10 - my 11 Can Ege Bamyasi hasn't made an appearance yet.

[@roxannewalsh]

You Can be very sure that Ege Bamyasi will NOT appear on Joe's list, not even if it were a top 1000.

[@drdavid1963]

@@roxannewalsh Tago Mago was voted no 8 in Rolling Stone's Best Prog Rock Albums of All Time. Ege Bamyasi not as good but pretty hardcore. Guess Joe goes for the traditional Yes/Genesis prog

[@roxannewalsh]

​@@drdavid1963 I have Ege Bamyasi at #19 for 1972, Future Days #5 for 1973, Tago Mago #59 of 1971, Soon Over Babaluma #22 in 1974. These are very high ranks in years full of giant albums.

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

@@roxannewalsh Once again, I am filled with indignance and disgust at Jason’s 2-star rating for Ege Bamyasi. Love these guys, but they obviously can’t be trusted to evaluate anything Krautrock nor distinguish its greatness from their hind end or a hole in the ground.

[@drdavid1963]

@@scottanthonyweidner8692 Yes, they definitely have blind spots. Their almost blind loyalty to hair metal and prog and hard rock is perhaps very American-centric. After the 70s all of that music was irrelevant in the UK. Hair metal, hard rock and prog were all a joke in the face of new wave. Of course there were exceptions but only artists who could progress or evolve were of any interest, not churning out the same stuff for 10 years. For me, choosing the likes of Todd Rundgren, Black Sabbath, Genesis, REO Speedwagon, Kiss is ridiculous and a whole host of British/Australian and American indie bands or new bands from the 80s are completely overlooked. Still, they are endearing personalities and there is at least a fair range of opinion which makes for some interesting debates. There's also a lot of respect for the pop/rock canon which is admirable.

[@mattymac1399]

Another great list. Jason made a good point re Gillain. Steve Harris said he really wanted an IG style vocalist for Maiden, hence eventually getting Bruce for Beast and beyond...

[@michaelhauser3320]

Bare Trees is my favorite Fleetwood Mac album

[@johnmavroudis2054]

I'm going to have a little more classic prog albums"... / leaves off the best prog album of the year: GENESIS "Foxtrot"

[@UlyssesJonah]

Yes Kram!! And You And I is also my favourite on it

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

Man, that's a tough choice to make. All three are 6 stars (a category created JUST for this album!)

[@viscountpalmerston]

Paul McCartney is on a MILLION interviews recounting the 'Jimi playing Sgt Pepper' story! 😃

[@maximer.routhier3060]

1- TERRY CALLIER what color is love 2- STEVIE WONDER talking book 3- CAN ege bamyasi 3- BIG STAR 1 record 4- BLACK SABBATH vol 4. 5- NICK DRAKE pink moon 6- LOU REED transformer 7- FELA KUTI roforofo 8- MILES DAVIS on the corner 9- BILL WITHERS still bill 10- ARETHA FRANKLIN young gifted and black

[@ThePhysicalillusion]

My full list again: 1. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 2. Yes - Close to the Edge 3. Genesis - Foxtrot 4. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 5. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book 6. Elton John - Honky Chateau 7. Big Star - #1 Record 8. Neil Young - Harvest 9. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. 10. Steely Dan - Can’t Buy a Thrill 11. Deep Purple - Machine Head 12. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 13. Randy Newman - Sail Away 14. Gentle Giant - Octopus 15. T. Rex - The Slider 16. Deep Purple - Made In Japan 17. Stevie Wonder - Music of My Mind 18. Roxy Music - Roxy Music 19. Bill Withers - Still Bill 20. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach 21. Lou Reed - Transformer 22. Renaissance - Prologue 23. Nick Drake - Pink Moon 24. Wishbone Ash - Argus 25. Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult

[@stefano.b65stef77]

Well done Kram! great choice of albums, although some of them might not be in my top 20, I'll give a listen to those ones you chose, they might trigger something. I realized that sometimes I catch up on some albums I left behind or complety ignored and they blossom in a couple of days

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

here's my top 10 1972 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKi2aWd4osRqosU

[@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?

[@painless465]

Top 25 reposted; 1)Exile on Main Street-Rolling Stones( my all time favorite album) 2)Close to the Edge-Yes( my favorite Prog album) 3) Blue Öyster Cult(debut)-IMHO the best hard rock debut album 4)Sailin’ Shoes-Little Feat( my favorite thing coming out of SoCal at that time, sorry Eagles fans) 5)#1 Record-Big Star 6)All the Young Dudes-Mott the Hoople 7)Ege Bamyasi-Can 8)Ziggy Stardust-Bowie 9)Saint Dominick’s Preview-Van Morrison 10) Vol 4-Black Sabbath 11)Paul Simon( debut) 12) Something/Anything-Todd Rundgren 13) Talking Book-Stevie Wonder 14) Let’s Stay Together-Al Green 15)Eat a Peach-Allman Brothers 16)Roxy Music( debut) 17)Can’t Buy a Thrill-Steely Dan 18) The Slider-T Rex 19)Sail Away-Randy Newman 20)Foxtrot-Genesis 21)Thick as a Brick-Jethro Tull 22) Machine Head-Deep Purple 23)Smokin’-Humble Pie 24)Space Shanty-Khan 25)Argus-Wishbone Ash Honorables; Neil Young-Harvest, Doremi Fasol -Hawkwind, Never a dull moment-Rod Stewart , A nod is as good as a wink-Faces, Jackson Brown-Debut, Lou Reed -Transformer, on the Corner-Miles Davis, Academy in Peril-John Cale, Pink Moon-Nick Drake

[@179rich]

Supposedly Hendrix learned Sgt. Peppers the day it came out and played it on stage that night. I don't know if that's the performance you hear on In the West though.

[@josejones]

I’m calling Joe’s tops of ‘72 right now: Album - Talking Book; Song - I Believe. Ziggy Stardust and Moonage Daydream will be his #2s.

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

Ah, Thick as a Brick..I still have the parodic newspaper that was the album itself!

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

I have an older brother whose favorite album of all time is Thick as a Brick. Jethro Tull is his favorite band, behind The Beatles.

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 It certainly got a lot of play in my bedroom in 1972 (my mother was very worried about me when she heard what she called "that weird music" coming from the room...not sure why I didn't use headphones)

[@tylerhackner9731]

Exile on Main Street, Talking Book, Machine Head, Superfly, let’s stay together

[@chrisdelisle3954]

1) Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street 2) Joni Mitchell - For The Roses 3) Genesis - Foxtrot 4) Grateful Dead - Europe '72 5) Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds 6) Nick Drake - Pink Moon 7) Stevie Wonder - Talking Book 8) Van Morrison - St. Dominic's Preview 9) Deep Purple - Machine Head Honorable Mention: Neil Young - Harvest Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Allman Brothers - Eat A Peach Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill Black Sabbath - Volume 4

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

*1972* "You go back, Jack, do it again." MY TOP 25 STUDIO ALBUMS: 1. Exile on Main St. -The Rolling Stones 2. The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust... -David Bowie 3. Harvest -Neil Young 4. #1 Record -Big Star 5. Close to the Edge -Yes 6. Pink Moon -Nick Drake 7. Machine Head -Deep Purple 8. Honky Chateau -Elton John 9. For the Roses -Joni Mitchell 10. Superfly -Curtis Mayfield 11. Talking Book -Stevie Wonder 12. Can't Buy a Thrill -Steely Dan 13. Roxy Music -Roxy Music 14. Thick as a Brick -Jethro Tull 15. Sail Away -Randy Newman 16. Vol. 4 -Black Sabbath 17. Saint Dominic's Preview -Van Morrison 18. Let My Children Hear Music -Charles Mingus 19. Eat a Peach -The Allman Brothers Band 20. Young, Gifted & Black -Aretha Franklin 21. Foxtrot -Genesis 22. Transformer -Lou Reed 23. You Don't Mess Around with Jim -Jim Croce 24. Demons & Wizards -Uriah Heep 25. Something/Anything? -Todd Rundgren MY TOP 3 LIVE ALBUMS: 1. Made in Japan -Deep Purple 2. Europe '72 -The Grateful Dead 3. Rock of Ages -The Band MY SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Stevie Wonder MY BAND OF THE YEAR: Deep Purple I was forced to snub some artists I love- Santana, Paul Simon, Pink Floyd, Al Green, Can, Blue Oyster Cult, Fela Kuti, Jackson Browne, T. Rex, Frank Zappa, Little Feat, Fleetwood Mac, Mott the Hoople, Bill Withers, War, The O'Jays... among others... such a great year.

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

13 in common with you, counting Rock of Ages.

[@robertharvey2604]

Like that Close to the Edge made the list. My favorite Yes album. I'll leave my top 10 or so after Joe's video.

[@davidellis5141]

My Top 10 Albums Of 1972 - # 10 Something / Anything - Todd Rundgren # 9 Shakara - Fela Kuti # 8 Harvest - Neil Young # 7 Let's Stay Together - Al Green # 6 All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople # 5 Close To The Edge - Yes # 4 Still Bill - Bill Withers # 3 Roxy Music - S/T # 2 Transformer - Lou Reed & .. # 1 # 1 Record - Big Star 🌟 ✌️

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

my review of mott classic ep 2 All The Young Dudes + Prologue Renaissance kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJathqKwa5lke5Y

[@PhilBaird1]

These are all great lists guys with fantastic and interesting picks. Very well chosen and plenty of surprises. It was such a great year that it becomes more about what you leave out than what you include. Have to disagree with Sabbath though. This wasn't a great album by them and wouldn't make my list. Ozzy singing Changes was a real tea spitter !

[@johnw706]

I share 11 of your picks . I'm a big fan of Honky Chateau as well . ( it's my favourite Elton John album ) Here , again , is my 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 Roxy Music : Roxy Music The Grateful Dead : Europe '72 Cheers !

[@dannyschneider553]

Great list

[@johnw706]

@@dannyschneider553 Thanks !

[@roxannewalsh]

Since Kramzer has pointed out the significance of Live albums in 1972, this may be a good point to post my top 10 choices of that year: 10. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition 4,0 (The only ELP album except their debut that stood the test of time - maybe related to the fact that the band did not write it...) 9. Grateful Dead - Europe '72 4,0 8. Mtume Umoja Ensemble - Alkebu-Lan: Land of the Blacks - Live at the East 4,0 (This was Mtume fresh out of Miles Davis' band, not the silly disco/funk of later years.) 7. The Band - Rock of Ages 4,0 (I do not care for their tired drunken all-star album set, for me this is their live album to have.) 6. Weather Report - Live in Tokyo 4,5 (For many decades this was a Japan-only release but is now available on CD worldwide.) 5. Slade - Slade Alive! 4,5 (Raise your hands, stomp your feet - get down and get with it.) 4. Alan Stivell - À l'Olympia 4,5 (The cover art of the CD version is horrible - Rick Wakeman gets jealous. It is as misleading as world music or celtic rock or other labels attached to this music. Dan Ar Braz rivals Martin Barre in Jethro Tull and Pascal Stive's organ challenges Jon Lord. Asking someone in French Bretagne about Stivell or Braz is like asking about Willie Nelson in Texas. 1975's E Dulenn (At Dublin) is even better.) 3. J. Geils Band - Full House 4,5 (One of the shortest live albums of the time but all killer, no filler - packed fair and square.) 2. Deep Purple - Made in Japan 4,5 (My father brought me the Japan double LP from a trip to Tokyo in the week of release and I played it to death all through the 70s.) 1. Rory Gallagher - Live! in Europe 5,0 (I was messin' with the kid down at the laundromat until I had the bullfrog blues.)

[@painless465]

I gotta go with Rock of Ages or Europe '72 as my top live album, J Geils album really good too. Made in Japan has great highlights, but a lot of it I find bloated. The 20 + min Space Truckin' goes nowhere

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Pretty sure "Brain Salad Surgery" stood the test of time.

[@johnlefsky8731]

Love Slade Alive! I gave Mtume Umoja Ensemble a listen and OH MY GOD that was incredible. Now if only I can find a copy for less than a couple of hundred bucks. Luckily I have friends who are expert in "finding" hard to get recordings on line.

[@roxannewalsh]

@@johnmavroudis2054 It did not even stand the test of 1973 - the cover art was great and some 5 minutes of music. Carnival 9 was the indication that by the end of 1973 the whole symphonic prog thing had steered itself into a dead end (did it ever come out again?). It was the album the prog haters needed to trash the whole genre and you cannot even prove them wrong.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

@@roxannewalsh Nah... It's a pretty excellent album. Not very "symphonic, either. Elements of jazz piano that still sound good today. Everything ELP after that? Pretty meh-bad. There's an entire dumpload of prog that's horrific. 1973 featured "Selling England By the Pound" and that was a masterwork. A brilliant album by any standard. "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" was freaking brilliant. There were epic albums by Pink Floyd, Camel, Marillion... and a few others... but there was also absolute trash like Asia, as well. Lumping everything into one generalized statement doesn't cut it. There was great punk and shit punk. There's great and shit in every category of music.

[@johnjackson3735]

Interesting to see ya'll have so much variety in your selections My Top Dozen at the present time 1. Exile on Main Street The Rolling Stones Would be interesting to see a Rolling Stones discography show 2. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust David Bowie 3. For the Roses Joni Mitchell It took a long time, but I have finally connected with her music partially thanks to the video ya'll did of her discography. 4. Honkey Chateau Elton John Would be great to see of his discography as well. 5. FoxTrot Genesis 6. Close to the Edge Yes 7. Transformer Lou Reed 8. Something Anything Todd Rundgren 9. Can't Buy a Thrill Steely Dan 10. Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull 11. Talking Book Stevie Wonder 12. Made in Japan Deep Purple

[@dmk7700]

As for live albums you missed the most excellent "Procol Harum w/The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Here's (10) studios I don't see/hear mentioned: Can / Ege Bamyasi Faust / So Far Jane / Together Grobschnitt Pink Floyd / Obscured By Clouds Spirit / Feedback John Cale / The Academy In Peril Skin Alley / Two Quid Deal Savoy Brown / Lion's Share Foghat

[@BernardChelgren]

Exile on Main Street was phenomenal!

[@spoteach]

My 5 picks from each your lists. KRAMZER : Stevie Wonder / Lou Reed / Yes / Big Star / Rolling Stones JASON : Roxy Music / Neil Young / Randy Newman / Deep Purple / David Bowie

[@independenceltd.]

No edits to make. My list is flawless. 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

[@UlyssesJonah]

love seein BOC and Wishbone Ash there

[@roxannewalsh]

My favourite 1972 live album is there at #8...I am wondering about Free At Last which I think is by far their weakest release.

[@independenceltd.]

@@roxannewalsh It is, but I think all Free is good Free. Just like all Rory is good Rory.

[@frankpentangeli7945]

Cool! Here's my top 30 of 1972: 1. Deep Purple: Made In Japan 2. Deep Purple: Machine Head 3. Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 4. America: Homecoming 5. Elton John: Honky Chateau 6. The Guess Who: Live at the Paramount 7. Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick 8. Roy Buchanan: Roy Buchanan 9. Yes: Close to the Edge 10. David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust 11. Gordon Lightfoot: Don Quixote 12 Stevie Wonder: Talking Book 13. Steely Dan: Can't Buy a Thrill 14. Babe Ruth: First Base 15. Nick Drake: Pink Moon 16. Roxy Music: Roxy Music 17. Cat Stevens: Catch Bull at Four 18. The Moody Blues: Seventh Sojourn 19. Gordon Lightfoot: Old Dan's Records 20. Pink Floyd: Obscured by Clouds 21. Gentle Giant: Three Friends 22. ELP: Trilogy 23. Hawkwind: Doremi Fasol Latido 24. Gentle Giant: Octopus 25. Bread: Baby I'm-a Want You 26. April Wine: On Record 27. Alice Cooper: School's Out 28. Edgar Winter Group: They Only Come Out at Night 29. Genesis: Foxtrot 30. Uriah Heep: Demons and Wizards

[@willemmoller6736]

1972 is my personal favourite music year - it produced more classic albums than any other year IMHO

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

I AGREE 100%% (oh wait...maybe 1971??..nah..1972 by a hair)

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

@@GeneBolmarcichEsq Personally, I would go with either 1967 or 1970, but I think you can pick any year from 1965 to 1973 and justify it.

[@fernandoluzuriagaacosta5338]

For me it's 1969. Let it Bleed, Abbey Road, Zeppelin I and II, Willie and the Poor Boys, Everybody Knows this is Nowhere, The Band's self titled, amongst others.

[@roxannewalsh]

Hard to say...whatever criteria I apply, I get a different result. 1972 has 150 albums I rate 4 star or better. But then 1973 has 50 albums 4,5 or better with 17(!!!) 5 star albums on top. 1971 and 1969 have maybe the most groundbreaking albums...

[@adamrichman6105]

My Top 10: 10. Nick Drake- Pink Moon 9. Funkadelic- America Eats Its Young 8. Deep Purple- Machine Head 7. T. Rex- The Slider 6. Neil Young- Harvest 5. Lou Reed- Transformer 4. Big Star- #1 Record 3. Rolling Stones- Exile on Main Street 2. David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars 1. Soundtrack- The Harder They Come

[@richardjones4466]

As you like live albums, here's a few good uns you may or may not have heard; The Sensational Alex Harvey Band; Live, Roxy Music; Viva! Roxy Music. Be-Bop Deluxe; Live! In The Air Age. Van Der Graaf; Vital. The Stranglers; Live X Cert. Spacemen 3; Performance(do you like them at all?). Iggy Pop; TV Eye 1977 Live. Iggy And The Stooges; Metallic KO. The last one should be handled with caution, it's a fairly rough recording of their last ever gig in front of a clearly hostile crowd. You can hear glass shattering and Iggy's banter is awesome. A fascinating document if nothing else. You young folks are so lucky with so much stuff to delve into at the drop of a hat. Btw greetings from sunny Nottingham.

[@jeffreypeeling8341]

Kramzer, Max's Live at Kansas City was recorded by a Factory hanger on named Bridgid Polk. At the time of the recoding she was sitting at the table with Jim Carrol who you can hear at various times in the recording trying to score drugs.

[@davidellis5141]

It's to late .. to fall in love with Sharon Tate .

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

Kram...your list is even better FOR ME than Jason's, as good as Jason's was (I can't wait to see if Joe's list comes even closer to my taste). This is all a matter of taste (as your name says!), so I'm not trying to be critical of anyone ever when I comment. Good comment about Mountain Jam on an otherwise great album. Love me some Linda R, but I would only put Hasten Down The Wind on a top 25 year list. Loved your comments about my favorite album of all time (it's not even a tough call for me)..CTTE by Yes. Joe's already given away that there will be no Foxtrot on his list...maybe someday when you do a Top 50?

[@mikewest1542]

1972 was a fantastic year for music and features my all times favourite records , 1 David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust, 2 Emerson, Lake & Palmer- Trilogy , 3 , King Crimson - Larks Tongue in Aspic, 4, Status Quo - Piledriver , 5 , Roxy Music - Roxy Music !

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

Larks’ Tongues was a 1973 album

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

Yeah, Larks' is '73 or it would've been in my top 20 for sure.

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

Expecting some Yes and Genesis..we shall see!

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

Well I got my Yes at least

[@179rich]

Really surprised to see that Velvet Underground record. I believe this was recorded when the Velvets had a summerlong residency at Max's in 1970. It was recorded on a cassette recorder by Brigid Polk, not Andy Warhol.

[@phillipanderson7398]

the superior Live in 1969 came out just two years later.

[@spicoli4217]

In no particular order. Just couldnt do it for this year. Clube Da Esquina (top 10 all time) - Lo Borges and Milton Nascimento Ziggy Stardust - Bowie Exile on Main St - Rolling Stones Vol 4. - Black Sabbath Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan #1 Record - Big Star Something/Anything - Todd Rundgren Sail Away - Randy Newman You Dont Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce Ben - Jorge Ben Paul Simon - Self Titled For the Roses - Joni Mitchell School's Out - Alice Cooper Gilberto Gil - Expresso 2222 Amon Duul II - Wolf City Machine Head - Deep Purple Music of My Mind - Stevie Wonder Superfly - Curtis Mayfield Close to the Edge -Yes Ege Bamyasi - Can Discover America - Van Dyke Parks Pink Moon - Nick Drake Neil Young - Harvest Talking Book - Stevie Wonder The Grand Wazoo - Zappa

[@EmoBearRights]

Ronstadt covered Despardo by the Eagles (they talk in the documentary about how grateful to her they were for her championing it) and would go on to cover Alison by Elvis Costello.

[@Chadner]

I love the concept but I am shocked at the thought of watching three guys list 75 albums of 1972 and not hearing a single mention of Foxtrot. Please Joe save us!

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

It ain't happening. He already replied to a comment of mine about it

[@Chadner]

@@GeneBolmarcichEsq I want to believe!

[@davemallettster]

How good a year was 1972 - I was 14

[@markgatica12]

Good list. Better at the top than Jason, and makes more sense than your songs list. Well done.

[@ralfbartholomausmager9742]

Well done guys. But what about Saint Dominic's Preview Or Captain Beefhearts Clear Spot Or Dr: John's Gumbo

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

No Saint Dominic's Preview on either Jason's or Kram's list is a tad surprising.

[@stefano.b65stef77]

Saint Dominic preview is my number 2, I guess they are not into Van Morrison

[@billkeon880]

Nobody yet with Sailin’ Shoes by Little Feat. HUGE oversight unless Joe can rectify

[@TastesLikeMusic]

3.5 stars. -Jason

[@MemphianSounds]

Another interesting list but I thought Kram's list was where I'd see some krautrock as this was a great year for CAN, NEU! and Faust

[@ThePhysicalillusion]

17 in common on this one, so it’s easier to name the ones that didn’t make mine (The Band, Jimi Hendrix and Velvet Underground live albums, Bare Trees, Vol. 4, Linda Rondstadt, For the Roses and All the Young Dudes). The only one in my own top 10 that didn’t make Kramzer’s list at all was Foxtrot, so can’t complain too much about that.

[@fernandoluzuriagaacosta5338]

Nice to see some appreciation for Honkey Chateau, which typically gets overshadowed by Yellow Brick Road when it comes to Elton albums. Nice to also see Exile here, as well as Eat a Peach. I´ve noticed neither list has had Paul Simon´s self titled, which I think is a major musical highlight of 1972, but to each their own. I´ve come to the conclusion that I like his solo material better than Simon and Garfunkel.

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

my review of honky kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHW7pJKsfrRosNk Honky Chateau Elton John

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

It only barely missed my own top 25 (got squeezed out at the last minute.) It's just the misfortune of having released an album in such a stacked year.

[@richardjones4466]

Is Virginia Plain on the US version of Roxy Music? Not on the original. Maybe on the cd, I don't know.

[@t_albino]

Its not on the original track listing. I believe it was added to the American pressing of that record. I genuinely wish theyd put the singles Virginia Plain and Pyjamarama on it too.

[@painless465]

Certainly more in line with my taste than Jason's lists,but both are really good. FWIW,Jason's #1 is in my top 25 but Kramzers isnt. However,not having Exile on Jason's list at all puts me more in Kramzer's corner. Still no mention at all of Sailin' Shoes by Little Feat or Saint Dominick's Preview by Van Morrison,even in any of the comments,both in my top 10.

[@cecil1100]

Right on Kramer, guess I have to try to listen to Elton again never really seems to compare with most of others on list for me especially Bowie, yes & sabbath

[@AnotherBadSpeech]

Kramzer's list is much better than Jason's. I would subscribe to a lot in there.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Mines the best. Just wait. - Joe

[@roxannewalsh]

So far I share - 4 picks with Jason in the top 25, 6 more from his list are in my top 100, plus the live album is in my top 10 live 1972. - 7 picks with Kramzer in the top 25 (funny, the 4 Jason's are all among them), 6 more are in my top 100 (5 of them overlap with Jason), plus Rock of Ages and Made in Japan are in my top 10 live album list. Unexpected...my gut feeling was that I would share more with Jason.

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

@@TastesLikeMusic I'm holding you to that (and I think it will be the closest to mine...come on Beach Boys!)

[@AnotherBadSpeech]

@@TastesLikeMusic I don't know, Joe. I have 4/5 in common with Kramzer on the top 5.

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

@@TastesLikeMusic and that it was

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

1. Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones 2. Talking Book - Stevie Wonder 3. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie 4. Can’t Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan 5. All Directions - The Temptations 6. Music of my Mind - Stevie Wonder 7. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield 8. Honky Chateau - Elton John 9. Something/Anything - Todd Rundgren 10. I’m Still in Love with You - Al Green 11. Back Stabbers - The O’Jays 12. Paul Simon - Paul Simon 13. Sail Away - Randy Newman 14. Vol. 4 - Black Sabbath 15. Machine Head - Deep Purple 16. Young, Gifted and Black - Aretha Franklin 17. Saturate Before Using - Jackson Browne 18. Foxtrot - Genesis 19. Close to the Edge - Yes 20. The World is a Ghetto - War 21. Still Bill - Bill Withers 22. Never a Dull Moment - Rod Stewart 23. They Only Come Out at Night - Edgar Winter Group 24. School’s Out - Alice Cooper 25. Eagles - The Eagles

[@martinbishop2966]

There is only one, Close to the Edge, the greatest prog album ever!🙂

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

13 in common with Kramzer, two more than with Jason. A reminder of my top 25: 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 Joe, Bares Trees isn't a bad pick. It was my #26. Get lost.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

It’s a good album. For 1972? It’s in the middle somewhere. - Joe

[@vinylrichie007]

Five of your picks made my top ten.

[@roxannewalsh]

@@TastesLikeMusic I rated Bare Trees at 4 stars but it is very far from a top 25 album of the year...I have it at #98 in the neighbourhood of War's World is a Ghetto and Al Green's I'm Still in Love With You.

[@angelocaputo4660]

Ottima scelta...io avrei aggiunto Eat the pich e honky Chateau

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

This is probably a comment that has everything to do with my "discovered music during the early 1970s" goggles but I don't think there has ever been so much excitement on this channel than for 1972. 1971 next?? Gotta go with the ratings

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Next up will be 1982

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

I think they're doing 1982 next. They said they're not going in strict chronological order this time, they're going to jump around. But I'm not sure exactly when the next episode will be. Maybe a month or two from now, I'm guessing.

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

@@TastesLikeMusic My hair was very big which made it hard for me to listen to music that year

[@davidellis5141]

ABC - Lexicon Of Love ..

[@TimeToGetAlone]

Bolded = Kram Match Bolded and Italicized = Kram 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

[@EmoBearRights]

I think I'm going to agree with a lot on here than Jason's.

[@Yakaru1]

Anyone who doubts Linda Ronstadt's versatility as a vocalist, check out her performance of the great Mexican song La Cigara. Holy heck she can sing. Regarding the drums on Harvest- in an interview (Musicians Hall Fame) Neil credits Kenny Buttrey with having put in the hook that turned Heart of Gold from a nice song into a hit.

[@beetlebum7760]

1. THE ROLLING STONES - Exile On Main Street * * * * * The greatest album of all time. 2. RANDY NEWMAN - Sail Away * * * * * 3. SANDY DENNY - Sandy * * * * * 4. THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND - Will The Circle Be Unbroken * * * * * 5. BOBBY CHARLES - Bobby Charles * * * * * 6. NEIL YOUNG - Harvest * * * * 1/2 7. ROXY MUSIC - Roxy Music * * * * 1/2 8. BIG STAR - #1 Record * * * * 1/2 9. AL GREEN - Let's Stay Together * * * * 1/2 10. RICHARD THOMPSON - Henry The Human Fly * * * * 1/2

[@MIchaelMiii]

1975 next?

[@syater]

Considering all of the "best rock drummer" claims through the decades, like Kramzer, I'm chiming in for Mitch Mitchell, who didn't feel a need to toot his own horn, but always played with skill and imagination.

[@roxannewalsh]

I am not sure about Mitchell as a drummer because nothing he did without Hendrix is great BUT with Hendrix it was the perfect symbiosis. One could only guess how far (or not) the Experience would have come without Mitchell. He was the ideal foil for Hendrix and the only one able to follow him when the master went off into the stratosphere - especially live.

[@syater]

@@roxannewalsh Good point. I didn't follow Mitchell after Hendrix was gone, so you know better than I. Whether or not his drumming was essential to the Experience I can't really say, but I know focusing on the interplay between Mitchell and Hendrix is often very rewarding. He had a kind of loose precision, if that makes any sense, and I assume we can agree that the ability to play in perfect symbiosis with Hendrix wasn't a such bad thing to have in his quiver of skills.

[@nielshoogev1]

A couple of albums I haven't seen mentioned that I would consider for a top 25: Millie Jackson - Millie Jackson Return to Forever - Return to Forever Expectations - Keith Jarrett Feel Good - Ike & Tina Turner Keeper of the Castle - The Four Tops The Academy in Peril - John Cale All Directions - The Temptations The Grand Wazoo - Frank Zappa School's Out - Alice Cooper A Song for You - The Carpenters Carney - Leon Russell Sailin' Shoes - Little Feat Paul Simon - Paul Simon Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye Clear Spot - Captain Beefheart Matching Mole - Matching Mole Live in Europe - Rory Gallagher

[@roxannewalsh]

The Ike & Tina Turner and the Keith Jarrett ones are really good (4 star good), even if not top 25. (Just picking those two because they have certainly not been mentioned by anyone...25 is just not deep enough for such a year.)

[@TastesLikeMusic]

A lot of good albums. - Joe

[@roxannewalsh]

Just a remark...The 1972 Return to Forever was actually a Chick Corea album with the name that he later adopted by his fusion band with Al Di Meola etc. The 1972 album as well as 1973's Light As a Feather had a different band with Corea, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim and Joe Farrell - only Stanley Clarke was already there. Those albums are very good early fusion before all the funk/faster+faster notes took over.

[@nielshoogev1]

@@roxannewalsh I have a hard time actually comparing and ranking these albums. What makes Foxtrot by Genesis better or worse than the debut album of Millie Jackson? I love both and they are so different that I wouldn't be able to rank one above the other. Unlike most people in the comment section, I am not capable of giving out stars with a grain of half a star. It's easier when ranking the albums of one artist, but is four stars for Neil Young really the same as four stars for Earth, Wind and Fire? And what does that even mean? Suppose I would have to choose 25 albums from 1972 to take to the proverbial desert island, I wouldn't bring all the prog albums that I love from that year, because that would easily fill a quarter to a half of the capacity. I would want to have some jazz-fusion from that era, I would want some soul, some avant-garde, some mainstream pop, some hard rock, some R&B. That diversity would make life on the island much more bearable. No matter how good Ziggy Stardust, it's not something I would want to hear every day. Some days, I want to hear the voice of Karen Carpenter instead, or that of Robert Wyatt. In that sense, I tend to see these lists more as my favorite collection. That also makes more sense to me, given my difficulty to rank stuff.

[@sabe11a39]

"I'm just a junkie..." - Ryan Kramzer

[@josejones]

Love Kram’s picks. His shirt? Not so much.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

See, I like his shirt much more than his picks. -Jason

[@josejones]

@@TastesLikeMusic Well you certainly are the fashionista of the trio, Jason.

[@mnpv7812]

Made In Japan is in my top ten of all time.

[@johnnyborealis]

Kram's list is alive! and thank you Jason & Joe for the play by play commentary 25 Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything 24 Sandy Denny - Sandy 23 Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man 22 Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 21 Stevie Wonder - Talking Book 20 The Temptations - All Directions 19 The O'Jays - Back Stabbers 18 The Chi-Lites - A Lonely Man 17 Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 16 Can - Ege Bamyasi 15 Elton John - Honky Chateau 14 Slade - Slayed? 13 Roxy Music - Roxy Music 12 The Spinners - The Spinners 11 Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill 10 Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees 09 Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street 08 The Detroit Emeralds - You Want It, You Got It 07 The Isley Brothers - Brother, Brother, Brother 06 The Kinks - Everybody's In Show-Biz 05 Big Star - #1 Record 04 Lou Reed - Transformer 03 Yes - Close To The Edge 02 The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get 01 Eddie Kendricks - People...Hold On

[@vinylrichie007]

"Smarter than the normal Rock band" usually is not always a good thing.

[@mnpv7812]

C'mon Joe, Bare Trees is a great pick.

[@phillipanderson7398]

Great album, but not too sure about that last track though.

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

Joe, the listeners have spoken..no Foxtrot, and there will be rioting in the e-streets (as opposed to the Shuffle or the Band)

[@TastesLikeMusic]

A lot riding on me… - Joe

[@oppothumbs1]

Elton John's Honky Chateau is a slide for Elton John from which he will almost never recover as he dives into over-commercialism, over-indulgence and singing in a higher vocal range. I prefer the deeper voice Elton. Elton John, Tumbleweed (with 5 good songs) and Madman and Don't Shoot are better albums. 1- 10 ranking of an album I never heard but 3 songs from: Honky Cat - 4 Mellow - 3 I think I'm Going to Kill Myself - 2 Susie - 2 Rocket Man - 10 Salvation - 3 Amy - 4 Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters - 10 Hercules - 7 Rod Stewart's Never a Dull Moment. Was this mentioned in any TLM list so far? It seems like a top 15 and I like it better than Honky Chateau which sounds like a live album, so I understand Kramz liking it from that perspective. Never heard Rod's record but here is my ratings of 5 songs: True Blue - 9 Angel - written by Hendrix and a fantastic cover - 10 You Wear it Well - Rod wrote the great lyrics - great song - 10 I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James cover) It hits you hard - 7 Twisting the Night Away (Sam Cooke cover) - 9

[@TastesLikeMusic]

You’re way off on Elton. - Joe

[@pechondelgado]

Linda Rondstadt in the top 25, meanwhile Frank Zappa put out two phenomenal jazz fusion/prog albums in 72 and not even a mention. This seems like some sort of sick joke.

[@robertphoenixastroplus8182]

Like that's your opinion man.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

Waka/Jawaka is kinda 'meh' to me, but I think The Grand Wazoo is pretty good. Still, I understand why people leave it out of their top 25 in such a strong year.

[@billkeon880]

1 Big Star #1 Record, 2 Talking Book, 3 Music of my Mind, 4 Machine Head, 5 Sailin Shoes, 6 Can’t Buy a Thrill, 7 St. Dominic’s Preview 8 Grand Wazoo, 9 Ziggy, 10 Close to the Edge, 11 Chicago V, 12 Honkey Chateau, 13 Schools’s Out, 14 Exile, 15 Obscured by Clouds, 16 Sail Away, 17 Paul Simon, 18 Foxtrot, 19 Pink Moon, 20 Waka Jawaka, 21 Saturate Before, 22 Thick Brick, 23 For the Roses, 24 Let’s Stay Together, 25 Eat a Peach. Honourable mentions… Gumbo, All the World is a Ghetto, On the Corner by Miles Davis, Bare Trees, Harvest. But no T Rex, Roxy, Mott… just don’t jive with these three albums..just ok. Love some Mott and Roxy, not so much T Rex

[@donaldkennedy9573]

Kramzer, If it wasn't for Keith Richards Exile would have never been finished. Everyone else was always doing their own thing. Keith was shooting up heroin and working on the album almost non-stop.

[@blackpeter70]

Jeez, talk about spoiled for choice. Compare it with 2022's releases - stinkeroo! For me, it's Roxy, the Stones, T. rex (The Slider) and Bowie all the way. What a year. Pity I don't remember it. 😾

[@Vinylfromtheunderground]

All due respect but too many live lps and a Linda R covers album? You’re Killing me smalls

[@davidmcmaster2083]

I would have included Curtis Mayfield, Super Fly, Al Green, Let's Stay Together, Capt Beefheart, Clear Spot and any record put out by Fela that year. Yes, have to agree with Jello Biafra, worst band that has ever existed. Would rather stick needles in my eyes than listen to any Yes record.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Jello Biafra made like 2 good songs. Not sure he’s the best judge. - Joe

[@davidmcmaster2083]

How could I forget that Muddy Waters put out a record in 72, The London Muddy Waters Sessions. That belongs. Anything put out by Muddy any year belongs.

[@richardjones4466]

Transformer underrated? Wot you on abaht?

[@roxannewalsh]

Here is my second heap of deep selections from 1972, still mostly 4,5 star territory. Gaps are due to "usual suspects" that I skipped here. # 32 Out of Focus - Four Letter Monday Afternoon 4,5 (Krautrock at its very best, this is the third and last original album of the Munich band and their best, one of those double albums that really deserved the format - not that their other albums are very far behind. Their jams of guitar, organ, flute/sax interplay never get boring, their ideas have been copied since 50 years for good reasons.) # 33 Bob Weir - Ace 4,5 (No Grateful Dead Listography yet - but this solo album with all the GD on board may be the best of that band. Some songs made it into their repertoire for years.) # 34 Volker Kriegel - Inside:Missing Link 4,5 (European fusion of the early 70s has its very own language and is very different from the "Miles Davis school". The unique German guitarist - in a league with Jan Akkerman and John McLaughlin - assembled some of the best players of the scene for this album and unfolds the whole spectrum of possibilities outside of funk noodling.) # 35 Captain Beyond - ST 4,5 (I was reluctant to include this album as it is probably the best known "unknown album" of 1972, but here it is - it is simply too good to be skipped. Four "outcasts" from their original bands join forces to reach a creative peak they never achieved in their former bands.) # 36 Cluster - Cluster II 4,5 (Most people know this band and album primarily for its influence on many genres to follow. However, just like the early Tangerine Dream albums, Cluster II creates an atmosphere and universe of its own that no subsequent disciple could recreate - not even Moebius and Roedelius themselves.) # 38 Xhol (Caravan) - Motherfucker GMBH & Co KG 4,5 (One needs to consult the original cover art to get an idea of this music...a large handwritten note saying "2 Years Old" and the Caravan in the band name scratched out to avoid confusion with the Canterbury band. In fact, this was the late release studio LP that was planned as a double album of which the live part had been released in 1971 as Hau Ruck. By the time of release, the music contained here was already widely known from the band's many Festival appearances over the year - it was part of the nucleus of krautrock as such and had already made its impact as bootleg long before the official release. Aside from the historic aspect, this is krautrock as fresh and inspiring as it was 50 years ago.) # 39 John Surman - Westering Home 4,5 (I knew Surman from his 1969 appearance on the fantastic Extrapolation album by John McLaughlin. The saxophone genius and composer was never shy to venture into new territory. A true solo album with Surman on saxophones, keyboards and percussion in intense conversation with himself and nature. Those who liked 2021's Floating Point/Sanders collaboration will love this album and recognise where those later ideas come from.) # 41 Guru Guru - Kanguru 4,5 (Their third album and the last of the original psychedelic trio - the band itself would continue way into the 21st century. The German Jimi Hendrix Experience with a large dose of strange humour. Just like Mitch Mitchell, drummer Mani Neumeier - band leader and only constant member through the decades - came from jazz while bassist Uli Trepte was more Billy Cox than Noel Redding and Ax Genrich knew every trick of Hendrix and then some more.) # 42 Kraan - Kraan 4,0 (Another krautrock legend with a style all their own. Heavy funky bass guitar, a heavily amplified saxophone, a drummer who seemed to have as many arms as the whole Santana army, and a guitarist with as many melodies and riffs as you can imagine. Arabia in the Black Forest.) # 43 Birtha - Birtha 4,0 (Years before the Runaways there were all female rock bands. While Fanny went into a pop/rock direction, this L.A. band went into hard rock and nails it with their debut. They made a second album in 1973 that was very weak and then disbanded. Here is their one moment of glory.)

[@UlyssesJonah]

so many Krautrock lovin it! Cluster II and Kanguru are amazing, I'll check out Kraan and Xhol haven't heard of them before

[@roxannewalsh]

@@UlyssesJonah I left out the "obvious" ones, like Ege Bamyasi which is my #19, to have space for "deep" digs.

[@UlyssesJonah]

@@roxannewalsh yea that way I get to find out ones I don't know about 👍

[@malachipeglow6462]

I liked Jason's picks better

[@nightowl1851]

The best shows are character-driven. Kram's list is not Jason's and Joe's won't be Kram's. How boring if they were. ... I can't do a 25-album list, but I know Exile and Eat a Peach would be in my top five.

[@zacharypopp3549]

Worst album of 1972 would have to be Full Circle by the Doors, though Styx's debut makes a strong case as just a terribly cheesy prog sound.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I quite enjoyed the Styx debut. 3.5 but I considered going to 4. -Jason

[@ttmilbr]

Love the segments but here’s my 2 cents. Why all the respect for Linda Rodstadt? She’s just a cover band.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

She does have an amazing voice. I don't consider her one of the all-time greatest artists, though, because she wasn't a writer.

[@dannyschneider553]

Like three dog night

[@barrymoore4470]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 Great singers can be great artists on that basis alone. Think of some of the great opera singers for example...never wrote a lyric among them, but still celebrated as absolutely vital artists for the music they interpreted.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Why the respect for Elvis or Frank Sinatra or The Supremes etc. - Joe

[@ttmilbr]

@@TastesLikeMusic "Just a cover band" was your whole argument against Three Dog Night.

[@gamingninja6357]

4th

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

Very nice!

[@chrisdelisle3954]

Wait a second...Genesis fan...1972...I think you might have left something out, maybe? No?

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

I understand why some people aren't too high on that album. Imo, early Genesis is an acquired taste. Foxtrot only barely made my top 25. I was contemplating leaving it out, I just couldn't find anything that I thought was definitely better.

[@roxannewalsh]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 Today I have Foxtrot still as my #15. It is probably the one album that fell deepest from what might have been my top 5 back in the year itself. Even Close to the Edge (now my #7) was higher up in 1972. The only classic prog album that has maintained all its magic after 5 decades seems to be Octopus (I do NOT NEVER EVER consider Thick As a Brick - my #8 - as prog...).

[@chrisdelisle3954]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 And that's fair, but...it's got "Supper's Ready" on it! But I understand. By all accounts I should love Yes's "Close To The Edge," but I don't. So, I guess you either love the greatest prog rock music ever created or it doesn't do that much for you.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

@@chrisdelisle3954 All music is subjective, but prog's gotta be one of the most subjective of all just because of how weird it is.

[@GeneBolmarcichEsq]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 But it's so far above all other music in terms of the 'musicality' and musicianship of the bands (they actually understood music theory like no others ever did or will since the days of classical music (which are its roots after all). SO there is an objective aspect to it that cannot be denied