best albums of 2002

[singingcirclesaway]

Send in your vote for the BEST ALBUMS OF 2002.
Richard will be counting down the Top 10 Albums Of 2002 as voted by you in the final show of 2002 on December 22 from 5:00pm. (Triple J you plebians)
Remember, you can only vote for a maximum of 5 albums.
www.abc.net.au/triplej/2002/albums/vote.htm

argh! 5! too hard! and quick, you've only got a few hours left. someone was meant to remind me. damnit.
anyway, what are yours, even if you didn't get to vote? (i didn't realise there were so many good albums this year. )

i went with:
coldplay - a rush of blood to the head
doves - the last broadcast
foo fighters - one by one
david gray - a new day at midnight
speedstar* - bruises you can touch

honourable mentions:
augie march - strange bird
ben lee - hey you, yes you
bluebottle kiss - revenge is slow
machine gun fellatio - paging mr. strike
badly drawn boy - have you fed the fish?

[larry emdur is my hero!]

i could of easily picked 15, rather than 5, but in the end went with:

Augie March - Strange Bird
Badly Drawn Boy - About A Boy
Morcheeba - Charango ;D
Sonic Youth - Murray Street ;D
The Vines - Highly Evolved

they were the five i felt were the best throughout the year, although they weren't necessarily the five i listened to the most..

the ones that a listened to a hell of alot and i'm not sure why...

Betchadupa - Supa Day
Waikiki - I'm Already Home
The Drugs - Music's In Trouble
Jebediah - Jebediah
Rocket Science - Contact High

heh go Aus music!

much apologies to: Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow, Beck - Sea Change, Doves -The Last Broadcast & Pearl Jam - Riot Act

[TheAstronaut]

I must agree that my favourite album this year has been Strange Bird - it was embracingly brilliant.

[Glen]

Was tough as hell this year

I went with these though

Doves - The Last Broadcast
Idlewild - The Remote Part
motor ace - Shoot This
Seafood - When Do We Start Fighting
Speedstar - Bruises You Can Touch

[left]

I went for-

Augie March- Strange Bird ;D
Bluebottle Kiss- Revenge Is Slow ;D
Motor Ace- Shoot This ;D
Pacifier- Pacifer
The Whitlams- Torch The Moon


"Go Augie!" ;D

[Jerry]

(In no particular order)

[glow=purple,2,300]<3[/glow]Motor Ace - Shoot This
[glow=blue,2,300]<3[/glow]Foo Fighters - One By One
[glow=red,2,300]<3[/glow]The Vines - Highly Evolved
[glow=yellow,2,300]<3[/glow]Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
[glow=green,2,300]<3[/glow]Oasis - Heathen Chemistry

[Jerry]

OOhh I didn't look at the list, I forgot [glow=red,2,300]<3[/glow]Sparta - Wiretrap Scars (extremely worthy)

[MARK!]

too many good ones this year... i won't bother voting on jjj though....

cog - just visiting
audioslave
down - 2
dredg - el cielo
earthtone 9 - omega


honourable mentions

sinch
jerry cantrell
ochre - horizon
gomez - in our gun
headshot - rooms within rooms
QOTSA - songs for the deaf
liberty 37 - god machine
fony - routine irregular
vacant stare - vindication
zero cipher - 45 rpm
truth corroded - begin

can't think of any more right now

[indecision]

This is how I voted (in case you're interested):

Tea Party - Interzone Mantras
Silverchair - Diorama
The (International) Noise Conspiracy - A New Morning, Changing Weather
Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk
Tigers - Christmas Album

silverchair got #1. i was quite happy. i can't believe they got twice as many votes as the vines (at #2).

[singingcirclesaway]

and i forgot to listen. boo.

10. Audioslave - Audioslave
9. Machine Gun Fellatio - Paging Mr. Strike
8. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
6. Grinspoon - New Detention
5. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf
4. George - Polyserena
3. Foo Fighters - One By One
2. The Vines - Highly Evolved
1. Silverchair - Diorama

hmm. boobooboo. i didn't like diorama much at all. screw that.

[larry emdur is my hero!]

i'm feelin happy feelin highly evolved....my world's a riddle that aint never been solved... or something like that anyway.... glad the vines got number two for a damn good album... their producers deserved it anyways...

[MARK!]

once again its not the best albums at all (a couple are good though)

[TheAstronaut]

heartspark said:

and i forgot to listen. boo.

10. Audioslave - Audioslave
9. Machine Gun Fellatio - Paging Mr. Strike
8. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
6. Grinspoon - New Detention
5. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf
4. George - Polyserena
3. Foo Fighters - One By One
2. The Vines - Highly Evolved
1. Silverchair - Diorama

hmm. boobooboo. i didn't like diorama much at all. screw that.

how could I forget Coldplay! That album is beyond brilliance.

[Tiberius]

It's interesting. I must be quite conservative with my music purchases compared to some of you people. I bought a total of 8 music CDs this year. They were:

Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes.
Tori Amos: Under the Pink.
Tori Amos: Boys for Peal.
Blueline Medic: A Working Title in Greeen.
Blueline Medic: The Apology Wars.
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man: Out of Season.
Alanis Morissette: Under Rug Swept.
Something For Kate: Say Something (single)

Beth Gibbons, Alanis, and SFK I bought on the strength of their previous albums that I have, Tori I bought because I heard about 5 mp3s of her songs which I liked, and finally Blueline Medic I bought because I saw them play live and also heard them on the radio and liked what I heard.

If I had regular money again then I probably would have bought more CDs, but I'd still find it hard spending $30 on something I knew little to nothing about. Does anyone here just buy an album you know nothing about and hope that you'll like it?

[left]

sometimes.

you get a good surprise, when you don't know what to expect.