Rock & Roll Music To The World
by Ten Years After

Rock & Roll Music To The World by Ten Years After
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 7,855th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 35 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1972 (118th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,182nd)
Award Best albums of all time (7,855th)

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Ten Years After bestography

Rock & Roll Music To The World is ranked 4th best out of 23 albums by Ten Years After on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ten Years After is Cricklewood Green which is ranked number 4973 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 277.

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,855th | 1970s rank: 1,182nd | 1972 rank: 118th
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2026JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of 197248/1003
2026Steppenwolf666Top 100 Greatest Music Albums10/10091
2026steve397Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s84/1003
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 65 Music Albums of 197224/653
2025 neilgeeTop 100 Music Albums of 197263/1002
2025 MetalMan67Top 100 Music Albums of 197268/1002
2025JohnnyoTop albums of the 70’s (301 - 400)25/100 -
2025steve397Top 14 Music Albums of 19728/143
2024 VaggelisTop 99 Music Albums of 197288/991
2024caseygowTop 99 Music Albums of 197290/991
2023Steppenwolf666Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s27/10015
2023 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 197236/1003
2023 Jboy56Top 100 Music Albums of 1972100/1000
2023Steppenwolf666Top 100 Music Albums of 19726/1005
2022 rockbluesfolkjazTop 100 Music Albums of 197257/1002
2021NHGRANITETop 50 Music Albums of 197237/501
2021vruslovTop 68 Music Albums of 19723/685
2021 mrblondTop 30 Music Albums of 197211/303
2020 StefanR10Top 100 Music Albums of 197288/1001
2020Steppenwolf666Albums containing the best tracks ever2/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 24
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 159
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 35 votes)
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03/30/2025 13:36 Sandrof1969  Ratings distribution  2,70068/100
 
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From 05/06/2023 17:03 | #296691
One of main main bands TYA and Alvin.
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From 12/19/2020 04:54 | #262921
After the well-executed A Space In Time release, this quick follow-up resembles the early TYE style of rock and roll blues, with a few gems that stand out from the blues-rock-boogie fill. The song Religion on the B-side, track 2 is one of those aforementioned gems.

Really, if you like Alvin Lee's fretwork, you still get your fill of hectic solos over jamming blues progressions. It just doesn't stand out relative to TYE's earlier, more definitive albums. Almost feels like the production took a step back with this one, too...

Get this LP if you live for bluesy boogie rock n' roll. Or, don't - and instead check out their prior releases. This release is their eighth, so you've got options.
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From 06/23/2015 13:00 | #144432
Some great tracks - Religion, You give me loving and the incredible Standing at the station - which is guitar playing at it's fastest and greatest. Everyone should have this album for this track alone.
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From 05/25/2013 07:56 | #77107
Ten Years After's eighth studio album "Rock & Roll Music To The World" from 1972 is possibly one of the group's least interesting. Eight albums in just five years probably was than Alvin Lee and his band were able to deliver inspired new material for. This does not mean that the album is without highlights or memorable songs.

The opening track "You Give Me Loving" is a solid blues-rocker in the best Ten Years After style. The "Convention Prevention" follows up on the the slightly softer style that characterized its predecessor. "A Space in Time".

A bunch of fairly traditional blues rockers like "You Can not Win Them All," "Choo Choo Mama" and "Tomorrow I'll Be Out Of Town" are each solid enough, but sound on the other hand also very much like things heard before from the group. "Turned Off TV Blues" is pure blues at best Peter Green style.

The title track gained quite some radio play and it is actually a nice and catchy rocker.

The highlight for me is clearly "Religion," which shows the group from its strongest side. Fine structure with increasing intensity and with classic rock supplemented with more modern elements. Here Alvin Lee is given space and time to showcase his the lead guitarskills tastefully og never boring.
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