# Best Pazz & Jop Crtics Poll Album 2002 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 6, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158 "2015-01-06T20:36:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158/1 "2015-01-06T20:36:35Z")
Once again, I’m going with Sleater-Kinney for this one, though there was competition from Wilco, The Flaming Lips, The Roots and Elvis Costello (with his last great album, IMO). ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158/2 "2015-01-06T20:45:28Z")
The only albums from 2002 that I recall buying are “Hard Candy” by Counting Crows and “Blue Country Heart” by Jorma Kaukonen. And since neither of them are on this list, I respectfully abstain. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158/3 "2015-01-06T20:54:44Z")
While this is past the point where I’m familiar with albums (with occasional exceptions), I love the _song_ “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots,” so I’m voting for the album just because. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158/4 "2015-01-07T04:51:33Z")
Cold Play! ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158/5 "2015-01-07T05:49:21Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > Elvis Costello (with his last great album, IMO). Agreed - it’s a really strong throwback to his early work. This is a pretty tough year for me, I’m going to have cogitate some more. Probably either Costello, Wilco or Sleater-Kinney. On the other hand I tried to get into _Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots_, but for some reason I never quite could. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158/6 "2015-01-07T07:48:43Z")
Voted for _Turn On The Bright Lights_ - it’s not the _best_ Joy Division album, but even though it was so long since their last effort, it was worth it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158/7 "2015-01-07T08:14:47Z")
Original Pirate Material is going to stand up as one of the greatest albums of all time. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158/8 "2015-01-07T20:40:38Z")
There are some real gems here, but I still love love love YHF. Had to go with Wilco. Other near-winners: 1. The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 2. Sleater-Kinney: One Beat 3. Queens of the Stone Age: Songs for the Deaf 4. Spoon: Kill the Moonlight ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158/9 "2015-01-07T21:00:37Z")
So many great, enjoyable albums here. I went with Wilco–that’s one of _the_ defining albums of the 2000s for me. But, damn, is that a competitive field. I don’t even mind the Coldplay album. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-crtics-poll-album-2002/709158/10 "2015-01-07T21:01:45Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Original Pirate Material is going to stand up as one of the greatest albums of all time. Heh. I was listening to this album just yesterday with my 8-month old daughter after not hearing it for about three or four years and, damn, do I enjoy that album.