The votes were tabulated and the results confirmed. For 2002 you chose one of the abiding legends of the Australian music scene, Midnight Oil as the makers of your album of the year. The band was also streets ahead in the Best Tour category, indicating that even if it was the ‘final’ tour its influences remains undiminished. The rest of the Album of The Year category is a mix of the old and new. Read on……
AUSTRALIAN ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
1. Resist, Midnight Oil
2. The Real World, Freya Josephine Hollick
3. Now and The Evermore, Colin Hay
4. The Dreams of Jack Chrome, Russell Morris
5. Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas, Vika & Linda
6. Back In The Day, Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission
7. Searching For The Heart of It All, Rob Snarski & His So Called Friends
8. You Reap What You Sow, Weeping Willows
9. Sun Sessions, Checkerboard Lounge
10. = Chariot of The Gods, Hoodoo Gurus
10. = Dreamland, Tanya Lee Davies
INTERNATIONAL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
1. Get On Board, Ry Cooder & Taj Mahal
2. Just Like That, Bonnie Raitt
3. Jerry Jeff, Steve Earle
4. Carry Me Home, Mavis Staples & Levon Helm
5. I Am The Moon I-IV, Tedeschi Trucks Band
6. The Boy Named If, Elvis Costello
7. The Blues Don’t Lie, Buddy Guy
8. Dropout Boogie, The Black Keys
9. Palamino, First Aid Kit
10. Bloodline Maintenance, Ben Harper
BOX SETS/RE-RELEASES
INTERNATIONAL
1.Revolver, The Beatles
2. Harvest 50th Anniversary, Neil Young
AUSTRALIAN
1. Spirit of Place: 40th Anniversary, Goanna
2. Car Tape, Lisa Miller
BEST FESTIVAL/EVENT
- Bluesfest
- Womadelaide / Port Fairy Folk Festival
BEST TOUR
- Midnight Oil, Resist Tour
- Goanna, Spirit of Place 40th Anniversary Tour
BEST MUSIC BOOK
1. The Philosophy of Modern Song, Bob Dylan
2. Bill Frisell: Beautiful Dreamer, Phillip Watson
3. Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues – 30 Years, 1990-2020, Adrian Jackson & Andra Jackson
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
1. Love In Bright Landscapes: The Story of David McComb of The Triffids
2. Moonage Daydream
3. Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival At Royal Albert Hall