Retroverse Year

1972

Al Green and Curtis Mayfield turn devotion and struggle into silk — every groove feels tailor-made for late-night listening and Sunday morning reckoning. Glam rock glitters through London while America argues over what's real and what's costume, and the answer is usually both. The charts reward artists who treat melody like a luxury good. The charts reward artists who treat melody like a luxury good and groove like a birthright.