GNMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 2002

[no country for old wainds]

probably gonna skip this one

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I wasn't gonna submit one since I'm not that familiar with this year, but apparently no one is, so:

1. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
   
2. Audioslave - Audioslave
3. DJ Shadow - The Private Press
4. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
5. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
   
6. Wovenhand - Wovenhand
   
7. RJD2 - Deadringer
8. Moby - 18
9. Lacuna Coil - Comalies
   
10. Arcana - Inner Pale Sun

 

[no country for old wainds]

i hope there are few enough participants that coldplay makes the top 10

we should probably stick to pre-21st century years for this tbh

 

[Talos of Atmora]

1. Echolyn - Mei
2. Thought Industry - Short Wave on a Cold Day
3. Otomo Yoshide's New Jazz Ensemble - Dreams
4. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
5. Medeski, Martin and Wood - Uninvisible
6. Hella - Hold Your Horse Is
7. Howard Shore - The Two Towers
8. Jonas Hellborg & Shawn Lane - Icon
9. Coheed and Cambria - The Second Stage Turbine Blade
10. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Going based on memory and haven't listened to a lot of these in years. May go back and re-arrange them, depending on how long this actually stays open.

1. Sigur Ros- ( )
2. Murder by Death- Like the Exorcist, but With More Breakdancing
3. Ulver- Lyckantropen Themes
4. Empyrium- Weiland
5. Tenhi- Vare
6. Doves- The Last Broadcast
7. Porcupine Tree- In Abstina
8. Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Yanqui U.X.O.
9. Xiu Xiu- Knife Play
10. Tori Amos- Scarlet's Walk

 

[Talos of Atmora]

@Serjeant Grumbles When are we finishing this one?

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

@Serjeant Grumbles When are we finishing this one?

When I pull myself out of my current funk.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

When I pull myself out of my current funk.

OK.

 

[Bloopy]

 

[HamburgerBoy]

 

[Burkhard]

6. Egschiglen - Zazal

I wouldn't have expected this to show up on someone else's list. How did you discover this album/band?

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

I kinda pulled this outta my ass, and I'm not bothering to order it, but I still wanna make it look sexy.

Top Ten

• Daemonia Nymphe - Daemonia Nymphe
• Hagalaz' Runedance - Frigga's Web
• Jay Munly - Jimmy Carter Syndrome
• Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
• Tom Waits - Alice
• Empyrium - Weiland
• Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Cinema Strange - The Astonished Eyes of Evening
• Paralysed Age - Into the Ice
• Gåte - Jygri

Honorable Mention

• Arcana - Inner Pale Sun
• Tenhi - Väre
• Tom Waits - Blood Money

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I wouldn't have expected this to show up on someone else's list. How did you discover this album/band?

From you a few years ago. Not exactly regular listening for me (not much from this year is), but I definitely like it.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

I'm not bothering to find quotes for these. But what I will do is post the genre tags for each album according to rym.

#10 DJ Shadow - The Private Press

Genre(s):
Instrumental Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Plunderphonics
Turntablism, Trip Hop​

Those who voted:
@Satanstoenail #6
@zabu of nΩd #3

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#9 Gåte - Jygri

Genre(s):
Nordic Folk Rock, Folk Rock​

Those who voted:
@Burkhard #3
@Serjeant Grumbles N/A

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#8 Echolyn - Mei

Genre(s):
Progressive Rock
Symphonic Prog​

Those who voted:
@HamburgerBoy #7
@Talos of Atmora #1

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#7 Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Ensemble - Dreams

Genre(s):
Avant-Garde Jazz
Vocal Jazz, Jazz Pop, Free Jazz, Experimental Rock​

Those who voted:
@Talos of Atmora #3
@HamburgerBoy #5

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#6 Woven Hand - Woven Hand

Genre(s):
Alt-Country, Folk Rock
Gothic Country, Avant-Folk​

Those who voted:
@dwellerINTHEdark #2
@zabu of nΩd #6

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#5 Murder by Death - Like the Exorcist, but More Breakdancing

Genre(s):
Post-Rock, Indie Rock
​

Those who voted:
@dwellerINTHEdark #5
@crimsonfloyd #2

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#4 Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

Genre(s):
Progressive Rock
Progressive Metal, Art Rock, Alternative Rock​

Those who voted:
@zabu of nΩd #5
@crimsonfloyd #7
@Talos of Atmora #4