A Year in Review, "2001: An Epinions Odyssey" Write OffDec 16 '01 (Updated Jun 02 '02) Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line n/a This submission is part of thevoid99's writeoff, where a bunch of us hoity toity music writers talk about the music we loved and hated, and our colleagues on the site who made coming back here every day to read, rate, and write worth it. One last thing, this thing is LONG as hell. You've been warned. Let's get down to business. Artist of the Year 1)Tool 2)Radiohead 3)Staind 4)System of a Down 5)Ani DiFranco BOTTOM LINE: Tool released the magnum opus, Lateralus, an album so good even the King of Rock hasn't been able to come up with a review yet. Radiohead released the befuddling Amnesiac but made up for it with a sparkling live show. Staind and System of a Down both released albums that changed my entire perception of them as bands, which isn't easy. And Ani crashes through with her wonderful double CD that had plenty of nice little gems. Honorable mentions: U2, Springsteen, Black Crowes, Gorillaz, Dropkick Murphys, Blink 182 (very under-rated album) Album of the Year 1)Toxicity, System of a Down 2)Lateralus, Tool 3)Break the Cycle, Staind 4)The Green Album, Weezer 5)Sugar Ray, Sugar Ray BOTTOM LINE: Sugar Ray released a breezy pop album that was just about perfect. Weezer showed that pop music can rock AND be fun. The top 3 were all possibly career defining albums. Staind used honesty, Tool used brute force, and System of a Down used politics and hard hitting riffs. Single of the Year 1)Soul Singin', The Black Crowes 2)Let Me Blow Ya Mind, Eve feat. Gwen Stefani 3)Family Affair, Mary J. Blige 4)Clint Eastwood, Gorillaz 5)(tie)Don't Tell Me, Madonna and New York, New York, Ryan Adams BOTTOM LINE: Soul Singin' made your soul sing, period. The Eve and Mary J songs were the two most interesting songs in two genres that seem to get increasingly stale each year. Clint Eastwood was pure fun. Don't Tell Me showed a nice new side of Madonna, and Ryan Adams' song became a tribute to the greatest city in America, "we still love you New York." Best New Artist 1)Gorillaz 2)Michelle Branch 3)American Hi-Fi Best Video Of the Year 1)Alien Ant Farm, Movies 2)Sum 41, In Too Deep 3)Fatboy Slim, Weapon of Choice BOTTOM LINE: Alien Ant Farm and Sum 41 both paid tribute to classic movies, AAF doing Willy Wonka and the Karate Kid, while Sum 41 did the Rodney Dangerfield diving tribute from Back to School. And who can forget Christopher Walken dancing his a*s off through that hotel? Best Exit From a Group: Wes Borland This means Limp Bizkit has no one with any musical talent. Good job Wes! Best Live Show 1)Black Crowes 2)U2 3)Barenaked Ladies 5 Albums I Anxiously Await for 2002 1)A Perfect Circle 2)Chris Cornell and Rage Against the Machine 3)The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 4)Unwritten Law 5)Robert Plant and his new band The Worst of the Year Worst Albums 1)Weathered, Creed 2)New Old Songs, Limp Bizkit 3)Britney, Britney Spears 4)Glitter, Mariah Carey 5)Cocky, Kid Rock Artists Who Should Be Gagged/Punished 1)Scott Stapp: his punishment is thevoid99's wish...Jesus comes down and kicks his a*s for stealing his poses 2)Fred Durst: Fred has to give Christina Aguilera head while she looks like Dee Snyder 3)Michael Jackson: he loses custody of his kids...do I really need to explain why? 4)Slipknot: they must listen to HOURS of Hanson, perhaps then they'll be able to figure out what melody is 5)Aerosmith: Aerosmith will be tied up and have drugs shot into them until they can make an album that has as much balls to the wall rock and roll power as Toys in the Attic Worst Song (I think all of these are self explanatory) 1)Jaded, Aerosmith 2)Hero, Enrique Iglesias 3)Superman, Five for Fighting 4)Bodies, Drowning Pool 5)One Step Closer, Linkin Park (ok, this one needs an explanation: Lead singer=Beavis wannabe!) 5 Artists You'll See on Vh1's Where are They Now in 10 years 1)Linkin Park 2)Papa Roach 3)Kid Rock 4)Shakira 5)Shaggy 5 Artists Whose Up Coming Albums I Hope Are Permanently Delayed 1)Papa Roach 2)Limp Bizkit 3)Disturbed 4)Orgy 5)Bloodhound Gang Disappointing Album of the Year: V by Live Worst Video: You Rock My World, Michael Jackson...why Chris, WHY? The MattA75 "Be Thankful You Can Walk Today" Award Awarded to the son of a b*tch who dropkicked me at the Throwdown last night (see review) Musical Quote of the Year: "Suddenly, our name is not so cool"-Anthrax in a statement The Best of Epinions Music Writers Reviewer of the Year 1)daniel_rf-his musical knowledge scares me 2)thevoid99-his musical knowledge scares me as well 3)lambchops-I only discovered her about 6 weeks ago and have been loving all her reviews, I just wish she would use italics sometimes instead of all bold =) 4)kristinafh-Kris, I love ya. She's at her best when she extends her vitriol on bands like Eden's Crush. 5)Divine_Cheese-yeah, he's from England so he has cra*py taste in music, but he still writes good reviews ;) Best New Writer Lambchops wins again. Her reviews flow nicely, and let's face it, I think she's the female equivalent of me. Oh, and she's HOT too. ;) Best Columnist/column thevoid99 wins for his Nine Inch Nails columns. Packed with juicy tidbits about the band and what they're up to, even non Nine Inch Nails fans should be able to see why this wins. column 1:http://www.epinions.com/content_2329780356 column 2:http://www.epinions.com/content_2389352580 Writer I Want Most to Return Shilmafone dude, COME BACK PLEASE! And the biggie, REVIEWS OF THE YEAR in no particular order "Sounds of the Season"-Well, Um Record Companies are Scumbags, by kristinafh http://www.epinions.com/content_48369274500 "The Ruler's Back"...and He Damn Well Knows it -- Jay-Z's"The Blueprint" by ObiWanJabroni http://www.epinions.com/content_48188264068 LET THE CRUD BASHING BEGIN MOTHERF*CKERS! by thevoid99 http://www.epinions.com/content_47213481604 But wait a minute...a late entrant has arrived..."What Oasis Could Have Sounded Like...If They Were Good" by Divine_Cheese http://www.epinions.com/content_50715659908 And lastly, George Harrison, Aaliyah, John Phillips, Chet Atkins, Perry Como, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Tate, Isaac Stern, Leon Wilkeson, and last but furthest from the least, JOEY RAMONE, R.I.P. That's all folks! Also participating: Daniel_RF xiphoid kcfoxy kristinafh DivineCheese lambchops LessThanNick1 brothermansoul xtrmntr Jeff_Wilder78 winick MiDoyle Tallgent Given2FlyMike thevoid99  |
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