Dear Readers,
Thanks to you we had a tremendous 2002. Award season is upon us, and every critic, their horses, and their mothers are doing it. So we will too. We are thus initiating
The First Annual Blogcritics Awards - The Critiquees ("Cri-tee-kees")
as voted upon by YOU, our readers. We are holding a separate critic's poll and we will announce the results of the reader's and the critic's poll at the same time.
We will break up our awards into Music, Video and Books (no Et Cetera)
First up will be the music awards, to be followed shortly by video, and books.
Here are the music categories:
-album of the year
-song of the year
-songwriter of the year
-rock album
-country/Americana album
-r&b album
-jazz album
-world/reggae album
-electronic album
-soundtrack album
-best re-issue or compilation [box sets, re-mastered, or bonuses]
-best new artist
-album that sucks most vigorously
We're looking for recordings released in 2002. Pick UP TO FIVE CHOICES in each category. Choices will be weighted five points for the first pick, down to one point for the fifth pick. Do not feel obliged to vote in categories where you have no opinion.
Deadline for returning ballots will be Monday, February 13, so results can be tabulated and announced on Thursday, February 16 (one week before the Grammys).
Voting will be by email to Eric Olsen: ericolsen@compuserve.com
Thanks and Happy Voting,
Eric Olsen
special thanks to Al Barger for the idea and grunt work - visit Al's site at http://www.morethings.com/log
special thanks to Cindy Chaffin for promotional support, visit Cindy at http://www.texasgigs.com/
Article comments
1 - andy
-album of the year-
Tom Petty-Last DJ
-song of the year
Electrical Storm-U2
-songwriter of the year
Tom Petty
-rock album
System of a Down-Steal This Album
-country/Americana album
Ralph Stanley-Ralph Stanley
-r&b album
-jazz album
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones-Live at the Quick
-world/reggae album
Chieftons-Nashville Sessions
-electronic album
Royskopp-Melody AM
-soundtrack album
-best re-issue or compilation [box sets, re-mastered, or bonuses]
Bob Dylan-Live 1975
U2-Best of 90-00
-best new artist
Nora Jones
-album that sucks most vigorously
The Hives
The White Stripes
The Vines
All Nu Metal albums(except System of a Down)
2 - Eric Olsen
I wasn't thinking about votes being placed in the comments section, but it's okay with me. Thanks.
3 - The Theory
i'll email mine... but a quick question, eric o... where is the folk option? dance/rave? metal? we seem to be neglecting a lot of the musical spectrum here...
peace.
4 - The Theory
oh yeah... classical? pop?
peace.
5 - Eric Olsen
For the first year, we kept it real simple. I am open to any additions.
6 - The Theory
hehe. sounds good.
peace.
7 - Al Barger
We didn't set up a blue million subcategories, but ANY album would be eligible for in most of the categories, ie album of the year, songwriter, etc.
8 - Rim Tiley
TIM RILEY's BEST OF 2002
1. SEA CHANGES, Beck (Dreamworks)
2. THE PRIVATE PRESS, DJ Shadow (MCA)
3. NO OTHER LOVE, Chuck Prophet (New West)
4. LOOSE SCREW, the Pretenders (Artemis)
5. ONE BEAT, Sleater Kinney (Kill Rock Stars)
6. LIVE IN BAHIA, Caetano Veloso (Nonesuch)
7. NOTHING'S IN VAIN, Youssou N'Dour (Nonesuch)
8. ARE YOU PASSIONATE, Neil Young (Warner Bros.)
9. SPEND THE NIGHT, The Donnas (Atlantic)
10. 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE soundtrack, Various Artists (Warners)
11. SILVER LINING, Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros.)
12. CONSONANT, Consonant (Fenway)
13. RED CITIES, Chris Brokaw (12XU)
14. STEREO/MONO, Paul Westerberg (Vagrant Records)
15. THE EMINEM SHOW, Enimem (Aftermath)
16. MISS FORTUNE, Alison Moorer (Universal)
17. OOOH! (Out of Our Heads), the Mekons (Quarterstick)
18. ESTOY COMO NUNCA, Eliades Ochoa (Higher Octave)
19. KISSIN' TIME, Marianne Faithfull (Virgin)
20. HIGHLY EVOLVED, The Vines (Capitol)
ASTERISKS:
YANKEE FOXTROT HOTEL, Wilco (Nonesuch)
LIVE AT TOWN HALL, Laurie Anderson (Nonesuch)
TRAIL OF MEMORIES: RANDY TRAVIS ANTHOLOGY (WB/Rhino)
GOOD MORNING AZTLAN, Los Lobos (Mammoth)
BEHIND THE MUSIC, The Soundtrack of our Lives (Telegram)
REISSUE/VAULT:
1. MY GENERATION, The Who (MCA)
2. THE VINTAGE YEARS LIVE, Fleetwood Mac (Eagle Records)
3. ELECTRIC SPANKING OF WAR BABIES [et al], Funkadelic (Priority)
4. BEFORE HOLLYWOOD [et al], Go-Betweens (Circus/Jetset)
5. THE BEST OF RIDE, Ride (The First Time)
6. CHARLIE CHRISTIAN box (Sony Legacy)
7. SOUL STIRRERS WITH SAM COOKE (Specialty)
8. LIVE AT THE FILLMORE EAST, Miles Davis (Sony Legacy)
9. IS THIS REAL, the Wipers (Zenorecords)
10. SLANTED AND ENCHANTED, Pavement (Matador)
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