# Better Late - Best CDs of 2002 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-best-cds-of-2002/156633 "2003-02-21T21:13:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-best-cds-of-2002/156633/21 "2003-02-22T19:01:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lisa-go-Blind \* > \*\* > 2. Luna - Romantica > \*\* I cant believe Im saying this, but Luna has been on of my favorite bands since 1992 and this album is so pathetically bad. I bought it the day it came out ( same day YHF came out) and barely made it through one listen. I tried again recently but it didnt get any better. After Penthouse they really took a turn for the worse. I am curious, are you familiar with their other albums and how do you think this one compares? My list in no particular order: 1. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips 2. High Society - Enon 3. Slanted and enchanted (luxe and reduxe) - Pavement 4. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco 5. Kill The Moonlight - Spoon 6. Alice and Blood Money - Tom Waits ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-best-cds-of-2002/156633/22 "2003-02-22T19:11:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fizgig \* > \*\*Am I the only one who thinks **Summerteeth** is way better than **Yankee Hotel Foxtrot**? > \*\* I like Summerteeth a lot. It’s so poppy that I can only listen to it in spurts. It is a great great album but only in doses. I actually like Being there better than summerteeth but less than YHF. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-best-cds-of-2002/156633/23 "2003-02-22T19:17:41Z")
I second the soundtrack for _About a Boy_, with songs by Badly Drawn Boy. Very good stuff. I further submit the soundtrack for _I Am Sam_, a collection of Beatles songs re-interpreted by modern musicians. Included on the CD are The Vines’ performing “I’m Only Sleeping,” Heather Nova with “We Can Work It Out,” The Wallflowers’ rendition of “I’m Looking Through You,” and Nick Cave doing a surprising take on “Let It Be.” Great stuff, and one of the most solid albums of last year. Speaking of Heather Nova, her album _South_ was one of the highlights of last year for me. And I’ll also second the soundtrack for _The Two Towers_. Howard Shore, a great composer already, is doing the best work of his career on _The Lord of the Rings_. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-best-cds-of-2002/156633/24 "2003-02-22T20:23:10Z")
Watcher… If you have yet to listen to any Wilco… you’ll also want to check out **Uncle Tupelo** (Jeff Tweedy’s previous band) and **Son Volt** the band formed by Jay Farrar, the other songwriter from Uncle Tupelo. I actually prefer Son Volt to Wilco… check out their album Trace ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-best-cds-of-2002/156633/25 "2003-02-22T22:07:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pezpunk \* > **I cant believe Im saying this, but Luna has been on of my favorite bands since 1992 and this album is so pathetically bad. I bought it the day it came out ( same day YHF came out) and barely made it through one listen. I tried again recently but it didnt get any better. After Penthouse they really took a turn for the worse. I am curious, are you familiar with their other albums and how do you think this one compares?** Actually, I only have _Bewitched_ in terms of other Luna albums, but I think _Romantica_ is only a shade below it. “Lovedust” in particular stands out as a favorite, although admittedly not on the same level as “Tiger Lily”. I listen to a lot of indie/undie and it’s rare to find a band as relentlessly catchy as Luna [except for the Apples (in Stereo)]. What Luna album should I get next? I was thinking _The Days of Our Nights_ because “Superfreaky Memories” is my second-favorite Luna song, but you say they took a downturn post-_Penthouse_. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-best-cds-of-2002/156633/26 "2003-02-22T22:12:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Scrivener \* > **David Byrne** – Into the Eyeball (1991). For fans of his solo stuff – pretty good. \*\* 😕 David Byrne’s **Look Into the Eyeball** was released in 2001, not 1991 or 2002. It is pretty good, although it loses its flavor after a few months. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-best-cds-of-2002/156633/27 "2003-02-22T22:36:30Z")
Hatebreed - Perseverence Mudvayne- The end of all things to come Weezer- Malidroit ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-best-cds-of-2002/156633/28 "2003-02-23T00:44:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lisa-go-Blind \* > \*\* > What Luna album should I get next? I was thinking _The Days of Our Nights_ because “Superfreaky Memories” is my second-favorite Luna song, but you say they took a downturn post-_Penthouse_. \*\* Days of our night is actually pretty good but Penthouse is by far their greatest album. I HIGHLY recommend it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-best-cds-of-2002/156633.md?page=1)