GUITARS DO SPEAK, WHEN IN THE RIGHT HANDS!... I was 13 in the fall of '72... Thanks for memories!

Incredible history. Those back stories are awsome. Thank you. Month by month. Excellent.

Ohh Man! Here we go again! I’ve got tears running down my face!

I dont think it matters what year you pick. The '70's was the definitive decade for rock music. I personally dont think there will ever be another ten year collective where we will see such diversity and instant classic albums being released. Great video!

@4thamendment237

2 жыл бұрын

The ten year period from 1963 - 1973, particularly the middle years of that span. Peak year arguably 1969.

@justaguy2365

2 жыл бұрын

Not just rock either. Every genre that existed kicked ass from the early 60s to the early-mid 70s

@sweptinblack

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. The 60s is mostly looked at for the end. The early mid was mostly garbage. The 70s however is beginning to end amazing rock music.

@kenperkins7921

Жыл бұрын

And techno and punk, and disco, and rap and country and all the other genres!!

@leftconfection3037

6 ай бұрын

1963-1986

The golden era of album art as well. Great channel, geat series!

This is excellent. Thanks for all the history here. Freshman in high school, I well remember these years. I completely wore out Neil Young’s Harvest and the Eagles first two albums. What a time it was! And then we had to grow up😅

i was 19 in 72. thanx for the memories...

69'-75 were packed with amazing music.

Thick as a Brick and Close to the Edge are still two of my favourites, and we’re awesome live.

1972 was the latter half of my freshman year and the first half of my sophomore year in college. You brought it all back!

Good Lord, we were swamped in awesome artists back then! I just discovered Chicago again!

I can't believe how many albums I had out of your albums shown, Great year!

The 70`s were the golden years, for kids that were not born you will never know.

@barrymoore4470

Жыл бұрын

Check out the 'Tastes Like Music' channel on KZread, hosted by three young men from Pittsburgh, all born after 1980, who agree that the 1970s were the greatest decade in rock history.

God I am 70 this year. Remember loads of these as if it were yesterday. Happy days. Reggae had kicked in a bit earlier in the UK.

I graduated from High School in 1972. My middle school through college years were 1966 to 1976. Find me a greater decade of music. I was spoiled and didn’t know it.

I turned sixteen in 72. I remember almost all those music releases! Great choices!

The 70s were the pinnacle of all popular genres.

40 years ago I had a roommate who would grab any 1967 album he could find. They were all great. No fails.

Just turned 12 in 1972 .Music was becoming so real to me at the time. .ALL these songs and artists were new, fantastic discoveries. Every top monthly pick, brings back memories of times gone by. Peace !

Just mentioning Mick Ronson gets a like from me. Awesome talent & sadly missed.

Big thing for me in 72' was Graduating from High School and meeting my future wife. August 1972

I was 16 with a 65 Ford Mustang and an 8 track . On top of the world !

Thank you so much for remember clemente

I remember New Years day 1972. I was 6yrs 10wks old (b. 10/13/65). My sister decorated a cake that day with her friend from across the street. I remember my 16yr old brother being dropped off to see The Godfather that year. When my Dad and I picked them up my brother mentioned the horse head scene. Except he made me plug my ears. lol My brother slept in the top bunk. He'd stack a few mellower albums on his stereo at bed time... America, Neil Young, Carol King, He'd turn on a round red flicker bulb. I loved laying there listening to the music and drifting off to that bulb. He had it plugged in parallel to the auto-power-off plug on the record changer. Ahh memories. To this day I crash out to music. I made the KZread playlist Night time headphone zzz... with lots of old mellow 1930's music to 70's stuff long before the 'sleep playlists' started showing up. Check it out. :-)

The early 70s was the pinnacle of rock music and filmmaking. And human nature itself seemed to peak by the mid 70s.

Appreciate the shout out to Jim Croce. Even though I love hard rock and electric guitar, I’ve always loved Jim Croce for his songwriting and soulful vocals. Such a talented guy and such a tragic loss to folk/pop music.

@jamesmack3314

2 жыл бұрын

You don’t mess around with time in a bottle 😁

Merci I remember almost every one of these.

Awesome! Thank you! 👍😎❤️

Thanks TGH. 1972 was a great year for rock music. One key release you overlooked is Todd Rundgren's "Something / Anything?" An ambitious double album he made almost entirely by himself. The following copied and pasted via Wikipedia: - "A single taken from the album, "Hello It's Me", was a top-five hit in the US in late 1973, and it contained a further hit, "I Saw the Light". Something/Anything? later attracted critical acclaim as one of the most significant records of the 1970s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 173 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[1] maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list"

@redredrubyred9

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Yes!

@slaphead8835

Жыл бұрын

You brought up some terrific points. That WAS a damn good album. Excellent comment.

First time watching. Good. Nice voice. Easy to listen to.

My first ever album bought was Jim Croce. My mom had one of those huge players and she let me crank it up on Saturdays while I did my chores. Looking back, she was pretty cool. Rip mom.

I was ten years old in 1972, and came from a family of 11… I was one of the youngest. So I grew up with a bunch of hippies. The music of the 60s and 70s simply the best.

Brought back a lot of memories. Great music, so diverse! Beats the hell out of the crap that's been coming out for so many years.

Rock on 🤘 great show...

1956, 1964, and 1971 were my main years for me.

Dude your mention of Clemente puts you in the Hall of Fame in my book!

GREAT GREAT GREAT VIDEO IDEA !

God I must be old. I still have, on the original vinyl, 27 of these masterpieces.

I luckily stumbled onto this and I am so glad I did! I was 11 in 72, so music really started to a big part of my life! Tull, Yes, REO Speedwagon, ELP, Genesis, and many more still flood my memories. Thanks and keep it up!

What a year. I was 23. Can't remember much. Youth

1972 my family moved back to San Francisco area. I was 10 and raised on show tunes and jazz, my dad being from NYC. My older brother was late teens and I got hold of his tape machine and his under the living room table and listened to first rock music I had heard... Exile on Main Street, and I was hooked. My favorite albums were Uriah Heep, Demons and Wizards, and After The Harvest. I listened to, in my mostly absent brothers, room, most of the records listed. 50 years later the parents and my brother are dead and I still listen to those albums.

Really nice...thanks so much...I was 14 then..

70's certainly were the best

67 to 75 the best years for music.

Nicely done and very thorough. It was great that you added Superfly, certainly an R&B masterpiece. I'd add They Only Come Out At Night by the Edgar Winter group. For those of you who weren't around in the era, many of the songs that were big hits on the albums of '72 were hits in 1973.

Wanted to add that along with enjoying the video very much, I loved reading all the wonderful comments from people with their own memories of all the incredible music from that time. I do like a fair amount of new music, and always keep an open mind to new things. But you will NEVER convince me that the music from the early 1970s wasn't the greatest music in rock history.

I love this,i was born in 1973.! I own wishbone ash argus,deep purple machine head,captain beyond self titled album,uriah heep demons & wizards & ziggy stardust album.Lovin your work.from shaz in the uk.

fantastic production thank you!

Thank you sir!

YES .! 1972 , We all got close to the edge of perfection , revelled in it's diversity , and lamented it's passing ever since , thankfully the legacy of brilliance captured sonically and replayed on Vinyl , CD , CASSETTE 8 TRACK Streaming et al , however you take your infusion of aural magic it's one hell of a trip back to a special place .

Really nice and hard for me that you bring up Jim Croce. Only three albums but what a singer-songwriter

1972 was the greatest year for rock music no doubt Ziggy was a game changer a masterpiece

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

True.

@skinovtheperineum1208

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, you have to include the song 'Soul Love', which knocks the album down about 5 notches. If he could just have.....replaced that with, say, 'Lady Grinning Soul', then it would truly be Album Of The Year. Soul Love sucks so bad, it just drags the whole album down. Inspiration(s) have I none - just to touch the flaming dove? All I have is my love of love, and love is not loving. lololololololololol

You're right about Ziggy stardust - being young, I only listened to it after Bowie passed away - but WOW what an album. I can only imagine how special that album was to someone born in the 60s

I turned 18 in 1972, graduated from high school, fell in love. One of the greatest albums of the year (of the era) was American Gothic by David Ackles. Released in July. Now, sadly, mostly forgotten.

@oppothumbs1

8 ай бұрын

Talented but I don't like his style. Sometimes too much of showbiz sound for me. Reminds me of Billy Joel (I don't like) and Elvis Costello who I really liked. I like Costello's first new wave records and even his B sides but then he went more crooner though usually kept pop.

@Argonaut121

8 ай бұрын

His "showbiz" as you call it was his way of paying tribute to the Great American Songbook tradition. It was out of pace with the other singer-songwriters of his era. I agree with you about both Billy Joel for the most part New York State of Mind is a great son though) and Elvis Costello. @@oppothumbs1

Thanks for putting together the 72 over view. Some great classics in there. Like wine, not every year is a total stand out.

Wow! Just seeing the Album covers I’m like I bought that when it came out! Cheers Thanks

Man. I bought most of these when they came out. Still have a bunch too.

Born i 72, thank you for this video, it's great work

So glad you Mentioned Hot Tuna and Burgers. I love that record !

Deep Purple and Steely Dan stood out to me in '72...instant love. Ziggy Stardust was mind blowing at the time for my 19 year old brain and so good.

Great ,thanks

1972. A BEHEMOTH YEAR for music we that were alive had no idea of course that this year would be rather special in the history of contemporary music , how could we being so young and still on the road to find out , it's only looking back with hindsight that the legacy of its magnificence can be truly apprecated

In '72, the year I graduated high school, two of my favorite albums couldn't be more different. The Eagles and David Bowie. I couldn't get enough of Ziggy Stardust, and played that album incessently throughout that year; I still listen to it to this day. This vid was a nice retrospective. Thanks.

@lowersaxon

2 жыл бұрын

Ziggy is a fantastic album. 👏

Good job... You mentioned Rory. I think he was voted #1 by some magazine in Europe that year. Thanks A Million

@TheGuitarHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

I have a couple of videos about Rory on my channel if you’re a fan! Episode 4 of Forgotten Fretmasters and an episode about his guitar as well.

super, thank you

ARGUS by Wishbone Ash should be mentioned as it was their best album and a much beloved guitar masterpiece.

@irvingr.fatback886

2 жыл бұрын

Did you fart?

@tonyseago3063

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for mentioning that album. I've been listening to it since it came out and I still do.

@slw59

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyseago3063 Me too! It's a classic, and very influential to guitarists.

@tonyseago3063

2 жыл бұрын

@@slw59 Do you play Guitar? The reason I ask is because I've been a Guitar music Teacher in Nashville I received my first guitar when I was 8 yrs. old. I was thinking maybe we can get together and play Guitar. What do you say???

@daffyduk77

2 жыл бұрын

Argus is one of my top-5 non-Beatles LPs. I no longer listen to it a lot; when I do, I am reminded just how & why it blew me away all those yesr ago. A great work IMO

1972 was my year. The year I graduated High School, with Alice Cooper's "Schools Out" as being the unofficial theme song of our class. Thick as Brick, Ziggy Stardust, Can't Find a Thrill, Trilogy, Demons and Wizards, Everyone's in Show Biz, Close to the Edge & Vol. 4 all had a big influence on me. A incredible year for music. IE: I saw Mick Ronson play with Ian Hunter, great concert!

LOVE the amount of facts you serve us ! regards from austria, stay fine and healthy. ☮

Tull was a brilliant band - hands down

@jamesmack3314

2 жыл бұрын

Cornick,Barre,Bunker,evans yes...and Ian is a great acoustic player

@cheopys

2 жыл бұрын

The got better and better, then came War Child.

@jamesmack3314

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheopys Minstrel in Gallery from 75 is excellent

@cheopys

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmack3314 Minstrel was the last Tull I bought, I decided that if I kept listening I would like their earlier stuff less. I bought their albums to play along on flute and guitar. Only thing I got out of Minstrel was playing "Cold Wind to Valhalla" on guitar. It was better than War Child but I think everything after Brick was downhill.

@jamesmack3314

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheopys Personally I am content with just stand up ,benefit and Aqualung that’s really all I need and I don’t know much about war child except for the song itself but I think minstrel was probably one of their last classic albums there were sporadic decent releases afterwards but there’s nothing quite like classic Tull.. I remember when Too old to rock ‘n’ roll came out and it kind of sucked luckily I saw him 3×1st in the 70s,then 80”s and 90’s Always a good concert

Uriah Heep Demons and Wizards, A Masterpiece, as well as Deep Purple Machine Head, Roxy Musics debut is great, Gentle Giant Octopus is really good also

Each to their own I turned 18 at bath pop festival 1970. I shall now go outside have a smoke and cry for a little while ✌

I was six years old when the Beatles broke up in 69. So when you talk about all the world of that that occurred before we even get to the music I take my hat off it's really well done

@barrymoore4470

Жыл бұрын

The Beatles made the announcement of dissolution official in 1970.

Pro and con nice history lesson

I’m enjoying your channel. Well done 👍. Class of ‘72

Very nice documentation ,.compliments!

I'm proud to say I was born in that year

I was born in 1972. Many of my favorite albums of all time came out that year. YES - Fragile, YES - Close to the Edge, Genesis - Foxtrot, Stevie Wonder - Talking Book, David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust, Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?, Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick, and TONS of singles. To many to list. 🤘

By 1972 FM Rock stations were the new sensation. New stations were starting up in smaller big cities all across the US and they certainly had plenty of new music to play that year.

Nicely done!

WISHBONE ASH released ARGUS in 1972. Twin solo guitars as good never heard thereafter !

My Junior year in HS. The phenomenal music did not escape us. Quite the contrary, it defined us and our lives. It wasn’t just the background, it was everything.

Was cryin watching this > now compare what's goin on today...or even the last few Decades... take me back .... please 😉

72 I was 12 I wanted to play guitar Ziggy was my hero. Thanks

@TheGuitarHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Check out my doc on Mick Ronson; he’s the one who made that album go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5tkysermbCce6w.html

1972 My Birth Year!🎉

My body is old but my mind is stuck in the 70`s and I mean for real .I can`t relate to people my same age.

Brilliantly presented piece of history, thanks for that, much appreciated

My favourite albums that year was from Bowie, Purple and Alice Cooper. I turned 12 that year. Thanks for a great video!!

How could you forget Chicago V? Those early Chicago albums are all fire!

All The Young Dudes!!!

71 is definitely the greatest just based on the iconic albums released that year but 72 is a close second.....Blue oyster cult was such a great group

Hell Bound Train, Savoy Brown. 1972. Great album to this day.

Everytime I watch your videos it always makes my day. Here's a forgotten fretmaster you may want to consider. Freddie Green. Count Basie's long time rhythm guitarist.

Wow, hard to believe that many years have gone by. I was 12 years old then.

@jamesmack3314

2 жыл бұрын

Me to...ugh..going too fast

Born in March of 1972. So cool to see what albums were released. Went to yt music to listen to them. Thanks for the throwback memories!

71 HANDS DOWN THE BEST.

My first Stone show @ JFK stadium in Washington DC. 🤘🏼

Yes, '72 was the best year for rock.

Saw my first rock concert in 1972 - Jethro Tull. This led me to buy "Thick As A Brick" and I become a lifelong Tull fan.

Great video, I was only 6 but have bought a lot since. Quite a few inspirations to check out...

1 of my favourite years ….but being a Slade fan ….the album Slade alive….just brilliant…👍

@strikercat1222

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed Ian. Although America missed out, 1972 belonged to Slade - first with the great Slade Alive! album (which was in the UK charts the entire year) and then the hard rocking Slayed? studio album that went number one in the UK And a couple of number one singles, too. Oh, and the best live band ever. The only thing bigger than Slade in 1972 was Slade in 1973!

@iantitchard5099

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely….saw them in 74….still recovering….they where so loud my ears are still ringing 😵‍💫