Best Albums of 1973
Listed below are the best albums of 1973 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"This album is bookended by two incredible songs: the band words overtime to deliver a bold instrumental opening in the first song, and Haslam's vocals in the last song are divine. Sandwiched between the two are some decent folk/symphonic tunes, including the shoulda-been-a-hit Carpet of the Sun." Reply
"This brilliant fairy-tale sketched concept album essentially evokes the inner-workings of the imaginatively fertile mind of its protaganist, Daevid Allen. The album combines surrealism, anarchist philosophy and expressionist theatre within a rich tapestry of jazz, rock and ambient music in a way ..." [+] Reply
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1973
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"Strong piano soft rock, although not as consistent as its follow-up. Piano Man is a classic and other tracks worth mentioning include Travelin' Prayer and Captain Jack. Unfortunately the mid-section does not quite hold up." Reply
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1973
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"My friend Janine was my college neighbor for three years IIRC, and for three years I did not have to keep track of Little Feat's release schedule, because I knew Janine would buy each album the instant it was available, and I'd be hearing it immediately through our shared wall. It was great." Reply
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1973
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"Incredible jazz fusion sounds like it was made yesterday, not 45 years ago." Reply
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1973
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536
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"Amazingly funky album. The cover of Que Sera, Sera, among others, is astonishing!" Reply
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1973
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"Three charts? How the most celebrated roots reggae album of all time could get such little love is kinda... lame?" Reply
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1973
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527
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"The first track is probably my favorite Kuti song." Reply
"I like this album very much. What I like the most is its "bluesy" sound and the lyrics of the songs. I find extremely interesting the voice of Ney Matogrosso, because he is actually a man, but I was convinced the first 10 times I heard the record that the singer was a woman. Very unusual voice in..." [+] Reply
"Nothing truly bad here, but just far too many generic slow ballads. Tight A$ and Meat City are good rockers off the album and they help with the pacing. Bring on the Lucie (Freda People) isn't quite as good as those for me, but it's alright. One Day (At a Time) is probably the best song off the a..." [+] Reply
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1973
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 6 of 100
Best Albums of 1973 composition
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| Karl Böhm / Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus | 5 | 1% | |
| Various Artists | 5 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 0% | |
| Status Quo | 4 | 0% | |
| Roy Ayers | 3 | 0% | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips | 3 | 0% | |
| Pharoah Sanders | 3 | 0% | |
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392 | 39% | |
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214 | 21% | |
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54 | 5% | |
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47 | 5% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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18 | 2% | |
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