2002 - Choose your album

[auslander]

20 years ago (as of this year 2022) and hard rock was still going strong-ish. Pick your one disc from the image below.

 

[Geoff]

Had to check my ratings for this one because in my mind it was a three way dead heat. And I rated these three albums from 80-82%, so it was justified cause for concern. So, although Def Leppard and Jaded Heart dropped two excellent albums, my pick for the year was-

Harem Scarem.

For the songs it was a three way tie (again) with 'Killing me,' 'This ain't over' and 'End of time.' 

LA Guns and The Donnas worth a mention too. 

Special note is my favourite song of the year is actually on one of these CDs too... and that is actually track 13, 'Forever,' on the Breaking Benjamin album. 

[Glen]

Harem.

But I didn't buy that til 2006. 😕 

in actual 2002 I was listening to chilli's & Papa roach from the graphic, plus stuff like Coldplay, Foos etc (still had no Internet! seems crazy now 20 yrs later) 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

42 minutes ago, Glen said:

in actual 2002 I was listening to chilli's & Papa roach from the graphic, plus stuff like Coldplay, Foos etc (still had no Internet! seems crazy now 20 yrs later) 

I have never been so disappointed in you. 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Harem Scarem

Killing Me

 

https://heavyharmonies.ipbhost.com/topic/35346-2002-best-albums/

[Ponen]

Harem scarem

Killing me

[Mr.AOR]

Some awesome albums released this year...

Adriangale - Reprogram

Mecca - Mecca 

Def Leppard - X

Harem Scarem - WOTW

Westworld - Cyber Dreams

Vital Signs - Vital Signs

But for me the best album of 2002 goes to Frontline - Against The World. KILLER!!! album from start to finish.

 

[auslander]

I know people will bag me out but I really enjoyed Audioslave. I thought they had a classic hard rock sound. I liked many songs, but maybe Like a Stone is my favourite.

[Geoff]

1 hour ago, Mr.AOR said:

Some awesome albums released this year...

Adriangale - Reprogram

Mecca - Mecca 

Def Leppard - X

Harem Scarem - WOTW

Westworld - Cyber Dreams

Vital Signs - Vital Signs

But for me the best album of 2002 goes to Frontline - Against The World. KILLER!!! album from start to finish.

 

Frontline were a magnificent band. 

[lettard]

Jaded Heart

also enjoyed Leppard,Harem Scarem,Hardline..and that Dio was pretty good with Doug on axe work.

[lettard]

4 hours ago, Mr.AOR said:

Some awesome albums released this year...

Adriangale - Reprogram

Mecca - Mecca 

Def Leppard - X

Harem Scarem - WOTW

Westworld - Cyber Dreams

Vital Signs - Vital Signs

But for me the best album of 2002 goes to Frontline - Against The World. KILLER!!! album from start to finish.

 

Yeah some really good albums right there...Frontline are killer,don't think they ever released a bad disc at all.

Edited February 13, 2022 by lettard

[Crazysam]

tough call as I really enjoyed those albums from Harem Scarem and Jaded Heart, but my pick from the 2002 montage would be L.A. Guns

[tts42572]

Unsurprising, but Def Leppard for me.

Have to say again that this album is one that's grown on me over the years as I didn't care much for it when it dropped.  But as I look back now, it basically blows away the albums that came after it IMO (Sparkle and S/T).  At least this album still had a big Def Leppard sound to it even if it was a bit too commercial. 

[Dead Planet]

Jaded Heart...although LA Guns, Dark Sky, Lordi are very good....

[Metal T]

 

[whiplash1972]

Def Leppard by a smidge over HS and Jaded Heart

[Doggy]

Harem Scarem

[CureTheSane]

Harem Scarem, then Def Lep

[Darkstone]

Gotta be "Nightwish" for me.

"Ever Dream" is Epic.

[Doug]

Gonna go with Def Leppard's "X." But a fun album is The Donna's, "Spend the Night." Silly lyrics here and there, but the guitar riffs are super catchy. 

[nyoilers]

QOTSA but I will add Audioslave is also a classic

[Jez]

Def Leppard followed by Threshold...The debut Lordi is great too

[headbanger4life]

Def Leppard