Nada SurfNow here's where things get interesting. Some of my choices for '00 and '01 were kind of weak, I'll admit, but it seems like 2002 things seem to solidify a bit better, even though this was the year that my favorite band from my teenage years (and I'll admit, they still are today in most regards) released the weakest album of their career. Total number of albums here only reached to twelve, but the overall quality increased exponentionally over the previous two years. Even while some of these weren't discovered until later, the ones that would remain are pretty good. I think 2002 was really the year when I started to shake off my old tastes and try something new. 2002 was when I started listening to Queens of the Stone Age, and they were a band I never would've given a chance before. And thanks to Weezer, I was giving poppier acts like Ash (who I discovered in 2002) and Nada Surf (I didn't discover them until 2004 though) and OK Go more of a try, too. Wait, how can anything be poppier than Jimmy Eat World in 2001? I guess Weezer's to thank for that, too.
1. Silverchair- Diorama
2. Nada Surf - Let Go
3. Doves - The Last Broadcast
4. Beck - Sea Change
5. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
6. dredg- El Cielo
7. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf
8. OK Go - OK Go
9. Foo Fighters - One by One
10. Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
1. Silverchair- Diorama
2. Nada Surf - Let Go
3. Doves - The Last Broadcast
4. Beck - Sea Change
5. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
6. dredg- El Cielo
7. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf
8. OK Go - OK Go
9. Foo Fighters - One by One
10. Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
