OFF: 2001's Top 100

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

Re-Tool - surely the King Crimson support slot will have made a large
diference (and if I've got the erong band, then I know they toured recently
with someone major). Still think the live album beats the heck out of
'Lateralus' though - now THAT truly is hot stuff!
Andy G.
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From: "K Henderson" <henderson.120 at OSU.EDU>
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Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 10:35 PM
Subject: OFF: 2001's Top 100


> Hi Folks...
>
> Well, the end-of-year lists are out, and I was right!  I did actually
> purchase one CD from this year's Top 100 (unlike last year, when I struck
> out), according to Billbored, which I'm sure is Ameri-centric, but don't
> imagine that I could have had significantly more in any UK or Euro list.
>
> Well, I thought maybe I'd see Spiritualized appear, but nope.  Maybe
they'd
> have made a UK list?  Sigur Ros is probably the third most (currently)
> popular group I've purchased.  After that, not even sure.
>
> Anyway, the one I got (of course) was Tool - Lateralus, which finished 47
in
> the final tally.  Seems so weird that this one album made such a big hit
all
> by itself.  I guess it must be that it somehow received great
> behind-the-scenes promotion.  But why would the label have even tried with
> this band, given the complete lack of any other similar type of music
> selling anything in the general pop market these days?
>