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121.

Ne Me Quitte Pas 
Compilation

 Jacques Brel

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

154

Rank in 1972:

121

Rank in 1970s:

1,212

Overall Rank:

8,122

Average Rating:

 72 (11 votes)

Comments:

0

122.

Below The Salt 

 Steeleye Span

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""Below the Salt" was Steeleye Span's fourth album, but probably the first where the sound that gave the band their greatest successes is predominant. Producer of the first albums Sandy Robertson has been replaced by Jerry Boys, and the two founder-members Ashley Hutchings, Martin Carthy are repla..."""Below the Salt" was Steeleye Span's fourth album, but probably the first where the sound that gave the band their greatest successes is predominant. Producer of the first albums Sandy Robertson has been replaced by Jerry Boys, and the two founder-members Ashley Hutchings, Martin Carthy are replaced by Rick Kemp and Bob Johnson. Later also the drummer Nigel Pegrum was added to the band and it was this 6 man line-up which with the album and the single "All Around my Hat" achieved the greatest commercial successes.. On "Below the Salt", the group has found eight old songs and given them a new and different life. Most surprising is the fact that the group actually achieved a single hit with the old Roman church-song "Gaudete". Otherwise it is old English folk songs which in addition to the acoustic instruments mandolin, fiddle and banjo also have been added electric bass and electric guitar. Vocally it is obviously Maddy Prior who is fronting the band, but all members beautifully take a part in the vocals and a couple of numbers are purely a capella. It may now be difficult to understand that the group, along with Fairport Convention, actually were the leading force in folk-rock, and that this kind of music was attective to a vast audience. Today, this genre is probably only a niche, and this album may also seem somewhat dated. Besides the fine "Gaudete", I think still enjoy "Saucy Sailor" very much , the song oozes atmosphere. It not that the rest of the album is uninteresting, quite the contrary, it's probably more about that part of the magic of the folk-rock is gone. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

153

Rank in 1972:

122

Rank in 1970s:

1,216

Overall Rank:

8,143

Average Rating:

 74 (38 votes)

Comments:

5

123.

Il Mio Canto Libero 

 Lucio Battisti

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

152

Rank in 1972:

123

Rank in 1970s:

1,224

Overall Rank:

8,205

Average Rating:

 74 (30 votes)

Comments:

1

124.

Waka/Jawaka 

 Frank Zappa

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"Not too long after the concert captured on the Swiss Cheese/Fire boot, the Flo and Eddie version of the Mothers played a show in London that would turn out to be that line-up's last. An idiot in the audience thought Frank was "making eyes" at his girlfriend, so he climbed up onto the stage and pu...""Not too long after the concert captured on the Swiss Cheese/Fire boot, the Flo and Eddie version of the Mothers played a show in London that would turn out to be that line-up's last. An idiot in the audience thought Frank was "making eyes" at his girlfriend, so he climbed up onto the stage and pushed Zappa into the orchestra pit. Frank spent several months in a wheelchair, and the Mothers were effectively disbanded. The setback didn't stop Zappa from composing though. During this time he created two big-band jazz albums that are favorites of many fans. The first to be released was Waka/Jawaka, which features the usual rock band line-up enhanced by trumpet, piccolo, flute, clarinet, sax and other instruments. There weren't as many players on this album as there would be on The Grand Wazoo, but Zappa still managed to get a big band sound from them. The album begins with the massive piece "Big Swifty", a beautiful, flowing instrumental track of fusionish jazz. I have to admit that the first time I heard the song, having next to no exposure to fusion, I though it sounded like a high school marching band gone berserk. But it grew on me quickly. Next comes "Your Mouth", a sort of offbeat blues tune, with lyrics about a guy who wants to shoot his old lady down for cheating and lying. Some people find the lyrics offensive, but they just seem like typical blues lyrics taken to an extreme. "It Just Might Be a One Shot Deal" is another vocal track with lyrics about how you should have fun while you can, because you never know when your time is going to run out. I once described the music as bluegrass, and ended up getting an angry email from a guy who informed me that my comparison of the song to bluegrass was "a very poor analogy". At any rate, the song has a country flavor and even includes a pedal-steel guitar solo. Listen closely to see if you can figure out why Zappa is credited with playing "electric springs" on this track (they're the weird little "boing" noise you can hear at two spots during the song). The CD concludes with the title track, another beautiful, lengthy jazz instrumental. Both this track and "Big Swifty" are worth the price of admission."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

150

Rank in 1972:

124

Rank in 1970s:

1,238

Overall Rank:

8,271

Average Rating:

 76 (147 votes)

Comments:

4

125.

Hot August Night 
Live

 Neil Diamond

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"From the sumptuous strings of the intro, through to the chatting with the ‘tree people’ (who are hanging around the edge of the theatre to catch a free view of the concert) everything about this album is piping hot comfort. A steady stream of classic songs flow – Crunchy Granola Suite; Cherry, Ch...""From the sumptuous strings of the intro, through to the chatting with the ‘tree people’ (who are hanging around the edge of the theatre to catch a free view of the concert) everything about this album is piping hot comfort. A steady stream of classic songs flow – Crunchy Granola Suite; Cherry, Cherry; Sweet Caroline, interspersed with the eccentric Porcupine Pie and Soggy Pretzels. In short, its sheer easy-going pleasure...reassuring, like macaroni cheese. More at... http://no81bob.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/living-with-neil-diamond-for-a-week/"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

150

Rank in 1972:

125

Rank in 1970s:

1,241

Overall Rank:

8,289

Average Rating:

 74 (87 votes)

Comments:

6

126.

Wolf City 

 Amon Düül II

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"Definitely experimental. Surrounded by the Stars drags you in because it is awesome and the vocals are intense. It's their version of a straight forward album and it works great. I love it."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

148

Rank in 1972:

126

Rank in 1970s:

1,253

Overall Rank:

8,380

Average Rating:

 77 (68 votes)

Comments:

1

127.

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Hölderlins Traum 

 Hölderlin

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"Well-crafted folk music, there are some shorter "poppier" tracks and some longer ones, where there is some more interesting stuff going on. The fact that the lyrics are in German is secondary, the main attribute of the album is that it gets you relaxed, it lifts you to a heavenly grassland."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

148

Rank in 1972:

127

Rank in 1970s:

1,256

Overall Rank:

8,394

Average Rating:

 76 (41 votes)

Comments:

1

128.

Chicago V 

 Chicago

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"Amazing how they play sax and trumpets as it would be guitars. Listen to the final part of Now That You've Gone - it's arranged almost like Led Zeppelin. But there's trumpets instead of guitar :)"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

145

Rank in 1972:

128

Rank in 1970s:

1,270

Overall Rank:

8,483

Average Rating:

 71 (76 votes)

Comments:

2

129.

A Song For You 

 Carpenters

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"A great album & their best work, every track is good even the Richard Carpenter vocals on the track Piano Picker. Side 1 (tracks 1-6) is exceptional easy listening laid back music and the final 3 tracks are a brilliant way to close an album, Road Ode is a very underrated song. Karen Carpenter has...""A great album & their best work, every track is good even the Richard Carpenter vocals on the track Piano Picker. Side 1 (tracks 1-6) is exceptional easy listening laid back music and the final 3 tracks are a brilliant way to close an album, Road Ode is a very underrated song. Karen Carpenter has a quality in her voice that melts your soul."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

145

Rank in 1972:

129

Rank in 1970s:

1,274

Overall Rank:

8,511

Average Rating:

 72 (64 votes)

Comments:

3

130.

Back To Front 

 Gilbert O'Sullivan

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"One good banger, others are very nice poppy pop tracks for young girls."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

143

Rank in 1972:

130

Rank in 1970s:

1,284

Overall Rank:

8,588

Average Rating:

 66 (34 votes)

Comments:

1

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Best Albums of 1972 composition

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Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	11	1%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
Deep Purple	4	0%
Jimi Hendrix	4	0%
The Rolling Stones	4	0%
Georges Brassens	3	0%
Ray Barretto	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	423	42%
	203	20%
	69	7%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	29	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	57	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	951	95%
Yes	49	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%