Beautiful 1973 Original. “Returning To Independent Status, Bob Seger Recorded Back In '72, Not Only The Finest Of His Early-'70s Albums But One Of The Great Lost Hard Rock Albums Of Its Era. Seger Didn't Limit Himself To Self-Penned Songs On This Excursion; Borrowing An Idea From Smokin' O.P.'S, He Covers Quite A Few Tunes, Providing A Balance To His Own Tunes. He Makes "Midnight Rider" Sound As If It Were A Motor City Raver Instead Of A Sultry, Late-Afternoon Southern Rocker, While Casually Tossing Off "Rosalie," An Irresistible Ode To A Local DJ That Turned Into A Hard Rock Anthem When Thin Lizzy Decided To Record It Later In The Decade. That's The Brilliance Of Back In '72 — There's No Separation Between The Original And Cover, It's All United In A Celebration Of Rock & Roll. That's Why "Turn The Page," Perhaps The Weariest Travelogue Ever Written, Never Feels Self-Pitying — That's Just The Facts, According To A First-Rate Midwestern Band That Never Got A Break. All The Same, Back In '72 Is A Testament To Great Rock & Roll, Thanks To Seger's Phenomenal Songwriting And Impassioned Playing.” Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG.