Best Albums Of 2002

GOLD

1. Queens of the Stone AgeSongs for the Deaf (Interscope)
2. Bill HicksFlying Saucer Tour Vol. 1 – Pittsburgh ’91 and Love, Laughter & Truth reissues (Rykodisc)
3. David CrossShut Up You Fucking Baby! (Sub Pop)
• Bad Penny article: “David Cross’ ‘I Drink For A Reason’: Loaded With Laughs – And Typos
4. IsisOceanic (Ipecac)
• Bad Penny interview: “Isis’ Aaron Turner In ’02: Oceanic Is ‘The Best Material We’ve Ever Written’
• Bad Penny essay: “Isis’ Oceanic: Mystery Revealed?
5. The Reigning SoundTime Bomb High School (In the Red)

SILVER

6. The Icarus LineMono (Crank!)
7. InterpolTurn on the Bright Lights (Matador)
8. PentagramFirst Daze Here reissue (Relapse)
9. The Flaming LipsYoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warner Bros.)
10. System of a DownSteal This Album! (American/Columbia)

BRONZE:

11. SpartaWiretap Scars (Geffen)
12. LiarsThey Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top (Gern Blandsten)
13. FugaziThe Argument (Dischord)
14. MelvinsHostile Ambient Takeover (Ipecac)
15. Mushroom River BandBimsalabim (Meteor City)

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One Response to “Best Albums Of 2002”

  1. Some of my favorite records from the last 10 years are on this list, especially the Top 4. Awesome blog!

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