Top Picks 2002

Here are some of my favorite releases of the year. I too found this to be a dissappointing year as many of my favorite artists released subpar records(Tea Party, Del Amitri)so I had to look outside the box:

Bleu - Redhead (Aware Records)
Beck - Sea Change
Dishwalla - Opaline
QOTSA - Songs for the Deaf
Rhett Miller - Instigator
Silverchair - Diorama
Audioslave(Yes, the boot demos are better!!)
Our Lady Peace -Gravity

some bands I found out about but did not release cds this year:

Earth to Andy - Chronicle Kings
David Usher - Morning Orbit

Hope next year will be better.....can it be worse?

Please don't say yes!!!


Maz

Hi!

Nice lists. I'll try to come up with something as well. By the way:

Richie Kotzen - Slow
Humanimal - Humanimal

Those *are* Glenn Hughes related artists
aren't they?

cheers,

- Fedor

A fairly quiet year, no doubt. However, there were still some gems in the form of:

Bowes / Morley - Moving Swiftly Along (most of you non-UK guys will be totally ignorant of these two)
Paul Gilbert - Burning Organ
Eric Martin - I'm Goin' Sane (here's one album that did anything but disappoint)

That said, I got stacks of great albums this year, but they dated from all over the place. It wasn't until I actually looked what brand new stuff I bought I realised how little new stuff without Glenn I'd purchased!

JG

Hey James,

Been a Thunder fan for a while(not many of us in the USA) and bought that cd. I liked it but thought that Morley's solo cd last year was better. Looking forward to hearing new Thunder material though!!!

Maz

Hi there,

Here's a list of albums that I really enjoy(ed)
listening to in 2002, so perhaps it's my top list for 2002. (Of non GH music that is)

Coldplay - A Rush of Blood To The Head
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Anouk - Graduated Fool
Bad Company - Merchants of Cool
Timo Maas - Loud
Beth Gibbons & Rustin' Man - Out of Season

cheers!

- Fedor

Without Glenn's involvement,my list would be....

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...
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(none!)

I chose the icon 'cause it looks funny!!!!

Cheers...

Pete S.

Maz,

I'm blown away that somebody in the States has Bowes/Morley! It's all I can do to find somebody in the UK who has it! I didn't buy Luke's solo album because I think his voice is that of a backing singer....I'm not impressed with his lead work. Excellent songwriter however.
I thought Thunder were great though....I got to meet them when they played at my home town, got loads of stuff signed and saw them twice more after that. Rumour has it the new album will be a balls to the wall rocker...here's hoping!

JG

Morjens,
all of these are not new (year 2002)albums, but albums I bought this year, not in any particular order:
Peter Gabriel: UP
David Sylvian/Robert Fripp:The First Day
King Crimson:Heavy ConstruKction
Marillion:Anorak in the UK
Mr Big:Japandemonium Raw Like Sushi III (all 3 are great)
Tomahawk:Tomahawk
Audioslave: got demos today, so I can't say anything about them...:)
Blue Murder:Screaming Blue Murder live

i had kinda weird year - first half I collected Mr Big/Blue Murder kinda stuff and now I'm (almost) totally into progressive rock...:)


nice weekendto everyone,

T:)

Hi,
My 2002 picks, sans Glenn, are:

1. Johnny Cash: The Man Comes Around (American Recordings)
2. Sarah Jane Morris & Marc Ribot: August (Fallen Angel)
3. Ian Dury & The Blockheads: Ten More Turnips From The Tip (East Central One)
4. 21st Century Schizoid Band: Official Bootleg Volume 1 (Burning Shed, Mailorder only!)
5. Scars: same (Sanctuary)
6. Tony Levin: Pieces Of The Sun (Narada)
7. Phantom Planet: The Guest (Epic)
8. Doves: The Last Broadcast (EMI)
9. Audioslave: same (Interscope)
10. Beck: Sea Change (Geffen)

Chris (I haven't heard the Audioslave Demos !!)

"The Boy Can Sing The Blues"

Hi Chris,

I've heard about this album by Sarah Jane Morris
& Marc Ribot. So it is good... Thanks for
reminding me of the title/artist, I had forgotten about it!

cheers,

- Fedor

Hi Fedor,
some more appetizers for her new Album: Ribot is on Acoustic Guitar mostly, Phil Coulter (Morris' husband) occasionally helps out on world instruments & Keyboards. There are quite some covers, tastefully arranged and sung fabulously (as we can expect this from Glenn, we can from Sarah Jane...)
Need the tracklisting?
Talk to you soon, Chris

"The Boy Can Sing The Blues"

Thanks Chris. I will certainly try to find this album. You served me the right appetizers.

cheers,

- Fedor