2001 ALBUM OF THE YEAR

This Is TOO Eazy! The Album of the year is DEF. Backstreet Boys : Hits-Chapter One OR Britney Spears- Britney. Duh! But seriously i think toxicity is good. i also liked the oysterhead cd.

 

Pearl Jam Bootlegs
Black Crowes - Lions
Incubus - Morning View

 

I just baught it today: Radiohead - I Might Be Wrong-Live Recordings

or maybe Amnesiac... hmm I dunno

or even... well... I don't like most music as recent as this year (infact the last couple...)

 

Devin Townsend - Terria

 

the wierdest album goes to both of les claypool's works on oysterhead and both of the frog brigade cd's.

 

Thats out?! I dont have it yet!

But to the list:

Incubus: Morning View
Radiohead: Amnesiac
Tool: Lateralus

 

TOXICITY!!!!! lateralus is good,too.

 

Yep.

 

I'd say "The Philadelphia Experiment" with Christian McBride, Uri Caine, and Ahmir Thompson.

 

Bob Dylan - Love And Theft
Radiohead - Amnesiac
Pearl Jam - Bootleg series

 

2001 aint over yet boys

 

But seriously it's gotta be Afroman's new CD don't it?

 

Alright, i'll probably get blasted for this,

I think Staind's Break the Cycle is the best album I've heard this year so far

My opinion, nothing more

 

I'd have to say:

Pearl Jam bootlegs
Matthew Good Band-The Audio Of Being
Radiohead-Amnesiac

 

The album that I waited for the most, went gaga over the most when it came out, and listen to the most, would be: TOOL

 

i second that!



joke

 

2001 really sucked, there were very few worthwhile albums under the stream of crap, though I must admit that the albums that are mentioned were very nicely done (some bordering on phenomenal) But here's my two cents

Radiohead-Amnesiac
Atom and his Package-Redefining Music
Welt's new album is going to rock as well.

 

IMHO, for an album to rate the honor of Album of the Year, it should stand out in that it is a seminal work, such as Nirvanna's album which set the "grunge" movement on fire in 1992 and sparked hundreds of imitations or it should cause an entire genre of movement to become popular or return to popularity or it should inspire listeners such as a patriotic album or religious album.

An Album of the Year has to be MORE than just an album. It has to achieve something exceptional, like the first bop album or an album that launches the career of a band, composer or artist, such as the Beatles first hit album or The Eagles most successful album.

This year the album "O, Brother Where Art Thou?" brought back blue grass to popularity, it was far more popular than the movie of which it was the soundtrack, and it sold many records inspite of being rejected by radio for airplay. There just isn't enough that can be said about that monster album. Plus it has spawned several more bluegrass albums and some blue grass concerts as many failrly unknown artists are at least getting much-deserved recognition.

Another album Garth Brooks' new "Scarecrow" MAY, I say MAY sell so many units that it will lift country music out of its financial doldrums which it has experienced sevral years. It is hope his album could lift country music sales ten percent! If it does, the album would certainly be a candidate for A of the Y, and I say that even though I am not a fan of either Brooks or his music, but that is what I feel deserves such an award.

Another one that may deserve the title is Diana Krall's newest album "The Look of Love" which may introduce many people to jazz (standards) that would never have ventured there without her CD. The album even enjoyed a spell on the Billboard top ten best sellers, highly unusual for jazz.

In metal, I know that Tool's album has received high praise here and elsewhere. But, I don't see it as a breakthrough album, however, in that it was not a seminal work or that it created a rebirth of interest in metal or started a new style.

This is in no way to say that the album isn't an excellent album, but to be Album of the Year it would have to meet more stringent criteria. Nonetheless, it could deserve Metal Album of the Year (if Creed's new CD "Weathered" doesn't get it instead. Just kidding.)

I guess I'd go with "O, Brother Where Art Thou" for the reasons I stated. I'm sure there are other exceptional albums I don't know about because they may be in a style I don't listen to.

 

The best album that I heard that has come out this year is probably Ben Folds- Rockin' the Suburbs, it is an awesome album. All of the songs are great on it.