〈年終回顧系列一〉
總算可以來回顧2002年的西洋音樂了！在這裡我們依舊根據往年的慣例，把今年重要媒體的年度名單做了整理，看看有沒有大家喜歡的作品也受到肯定囉！
【時代雜誌】
今年時代雜誌的年度音樂評選找來推出兩份名單，大致上都四平八穩，兩份名單不約而通都選擇了Beck的《Sea Change》，這也是唯一一張兩個十大名單都擠入的大碟，在介紹內文中，時代很直接地說，Bruce就是明年葛萊美獎年度專輯的不二人選了！而向來以「現象角度」選擇「最壞」的時代，今年最不屑的則是「天后的告解」，提醒眾天后，音樂才是最重要的，原文如下：「DIVA CONFESSIONS
Whitney, Mariah and Shania, looking to move units, took to the media to tell us all about their personal business. It would be far better for their fans if they focused on putting out good music instead of simply providing good copy」，當然說歸說，前陣子時代雜誌還破天荒以大篇幅介紹仙妮亞如何成功席捲市場，在Top10名單中也挑選《Up》專輯，這是眾多流行天后中唯一被選中的作品。
時代雜誌名單一(by Josh Tyrangiel)-
1.Sea Change, Beck (Interscope)
2.The Best Bootlegs In The World Ever..., Various
3.In Search Of..., N.E.R.D., (Virgin)
4.Up!, Shania Twain, (Mercury)
5.Under Construction, Missy Elliot, (Elektra/Asylum)
6.Songs For The Deaf, Queens Of The Stone Age, (Interscope)
7.The Eminem Show, Eminem, (Interscope)
8.Original Pirate Material, The Streets, (Vice)
9.The Rising, Bruce Springsteen, (Sony)
10.Cee-Lo Green & His Perfect Imperfections, Cee-Lo, (Arista)
時代雜誌名單二(by Christopher John Farley)-
1.Come Away With Me, Norah Jones, (Blue Note)
2.Mtv Unplugged 2.0, Lauryn Hill, (Sony)
3.Fantasia Cubana, Chucho Valdes, (Blue Note)
4.Sea Change, Beck, (Interscope)
5.Sean-Nos Nua, Sinead O'connor, (Vanguard)
6.Bramble Rose, Tift Merritt, (Lost Highway)
7.Red Hot + Riot, Various, (Mca)
8.Phrenology, The Roots, (Mca)
9.Wiretap Scars, Sparta, (Dreamworks)
10.Highly Evolved, The Vines, (Capitol)
時代雜誌年度音樂介紹網址：
http://www.time.com/time/bestandworst/2002/music.html
【People雜誌】
People的名單向來平易近人，較少有冷貨，Norah Jones連續在Time與People都得到好評，進軍葛萊美獎年度新人似乎不難，相反的，今年在排行榜上叱吒風雲的亞香緹在專業的評鑑上就弱勢許多，名單上的Bruce Springsteen、Wilco、N.E.R.D.都是今年年度名單的熱門。最糟糕的部分，小萊姆是唯一被點名的diva外，和小艾的搖滾曲風顯然都不被青睞，可是不知怎回事，十糟就有五張BMG集團的專輯，是不是People和他們有仇嗎？
People年度十大專輯名單-
Norah Jones, Come Away with Me
Justin Timberlake, Justified
Red Hot Chili Peppers, By the Way
Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Meshell Ndegeocello, Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
Dixie Chicks, Home
N.E.R.D., In Search of . . .
Bruce Springsteen, The Rising
George Harrison, Brainwashed
Musiq, Juslisen (Just Listen)
People雜誌年度十糟名單-
Jennifer Love Hewitt, barenaked
Kenny G, Paradise
Papa Roach, lovehatetragedy
O-Town, O2
Various Artists, American Idol Greatest Moments
Boyz II Men, Full Circle
Rod Stewart, It Had to Be You . . . The Great American Songbook
Boston, Corporate America
Leann Rimes, Twisted Angel
Keith Sweat, Rebirth
People 最佳：
http://people.aol.com/people/features/review/0,10950,400549,00.html
People 最糟：
http://people.aol.com/people/features/review/0,10950,400554,00.html
【洛杉磯時報】
LA Times 這次在Pop/Rock部分的評選，同樣有Eminem、Beck、Norah Jones、Bruce、Wilco等陣容，可見這些作品再所有年度名單上都有很一致和全面的表現，另外，英國的The Streets《Original Pirate Material》在美國市場同樣獲得一面倒的稱許，幾乎也囊括許多年度名單。
LA Times Pop/Rock年度名單
1.Eminem's "The Eminem Show"
2.Beck's "Sea Change"
3.Bright Eyes' "Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground" (Saddle Creek).
4.Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me"
5.The Roots' "Phrenology"
6.Ryan Adams' "Demolition"
7.Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising"
8.Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"
9.The Hives' "Your New Favourite Band"
10.The Streets' "Original Pirate Material"
LA Times Pop/Rock名單：
http://www.calendarlive.com/music/pop/cl-ca-bobessay22dec22.story
LA Times Latin名單
http://www.calendarlive.com/music/pop/cl-ca-gurza22dec22.story
