Introducing the best albums of 1972. Featuring Yes, Genesis, Soft Machine, Premiata Forneria Marconi and more.
Review: Caravan – Waterloo Lily (1972)
Caravan's fourth studio album, Waterloo Lily, is reviewed as the band moves into a more jazz-inspired style.
Review: Il Balletto di Bronzo: Ys (1972)
Review of Il Balletto Bronzo's second studio album Ys.
Review: Pekka Pohjola – Pihkasilmä kaarnakorva (1972)
Review of Pekka Pohjola's first solo album Pihkasilmä kaarnakorva.
Review: Emerson Lake & Palmer – Trilogy (1972)
Review of Emerson Lake & Palmer's third studio album Trilogy, often considered the band's most consistent album in terms of quality.
Review: Matching Mole – Little Red Record (1972)
A review of the second studio album Little Red Record (1972) by Robert Wyatt's Matching Mole.
Review: Gentle Giant – Octopus (1972)
A review of Gentle Giant's fourth studio album Octopus, the band's last with founding member Phil Shulman.
Review: Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972)
Reviewing Jethro Tull's fifth studio album, the epic yet humorous Thick As A Brick which might well be the band's best album.
Review: Yes – Close To The Edge (1972)
A review of Yes' fifth studio album Close To The Edge, an undisputed masterpiece of symphonic prog.
Review: Genesis – Foxtrot (1972)
A review of Genesis' fourth and perhaps its finest studio album, Foxtrot.