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“Best Of The H.M.D.” 2002 list
This is the actual finished list and was emailed worldwide to various destinations on Jan 6th, 2003. Sonny Thomas
Well, at long last, here are the Nominations for the “Best Of The H.M.D.” for 2002! This is the first time I’ve really covered this much detail! Whew!! 2002 will have some great memories for me. That’s for sure! I’ve seen well over 35 different bands this year alone. And what a journey it has been. I went to several cities this year on my on little “new music tour”, so to speak. I went to cities I’ve never seen before for the sole purpose of searching for new music. Like Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and even Richmond, KY to name a few. I was looking forward to a NYC gig but it never came to pass. But may come to fruition in the future!
Now down to the real deal. I have seen so much talent this year; I had to break it down to as many categories as possible to give as many people credit as I could. This was one of the hardest decisions I had to make in my life! So much talent and musicianship that was hard not to notice. I had to keep most of the categories down to a minimum as possible. I’m sure I’ll get some “hate mail” for some of these, especially those who may not have been included, but I’m trying to be as fair as possible. What would you do in my shoes? Eh? So here’s my feeble attempt to best give these wonderful and talented individuals their props.
* Winner
** UPDATE! : This is the complete list that didn’t make it to the presses of Impact Weekly (Dayton, OH) in time. The “Single” track listing is the full 25 instead of only 17, and Eric Gales is now based in Seattle, WA.
Album Of The Year:
1. ERIC JERARDI BAND – Virtual Virtue *
2. LENNON - 5:30 Saturday Morning
3. ERIC GALES – That’s What I Am
4. ANIMAL GRACE – Act Of God
5. BROADZILLA – Lady Luck
6. DR. X - Struggle
Best New Artist/Band:
1. MOTORPSYCHOS – Pittsburgh, PA *
2. TUULI - Oakville, Ontario (Canada)
3. TRACY CONOVER – Austin, TX
4. GRAND NATIONAL HUSTLER – Greensburgh, PA
5. MERCY WOODS – Dayton, OH
Best Female Artist/Band
1. BITCHCAT – New York City, NY *
2. BROADZILLA – Detroit, MI
3. GIRLUSH FIGURE – Richmond, VA
4. LENNON – Memphis, TN
5. KELLY RICHEY – Cincinnati, OH
Best Blues/Rock/Jazz Artist/Band:
1. ERIC JERARDI BAND – Dayton, OH *
2. KELLY RICHEY – Cincinnati, OH
3. ERIC GALES – Seattle, WA
4. TRACY CONOVER – Austin, TX
5. BETH GARNER – Dallas, TX
Best Front Woman:
1. Rachel Cassady – MOTORPSYCHOS - Pittsburgh, PA *
2. Rachel May – BROADZILLA - Detroit, MI
3. Squeaky – GIRLUSH FIGURE - Richmond, VA
4. Laurie – BITCHCAT – New York City, NY
5. Lennon Murphy – LENNON – Memphis, TN
Best Front Man:
1. Robert West – RED EARTH – Dayton, OH *
2. Ken Coggeshall – DR. X – Dayton, OH
3. Mike Compton – SHOVELHEAD – Dayton, OH
4. Billy Carri – CHERRY BANG – Cincinnati, OH
5. Clark Cranfill – LUCID GREY – Lexington, KY
Best Guitarist:
1. Tony Powell – ANIMAL GRACE – Springfield, OH *
2. Eric Jerardi – EJB – Dayton, OH
3. Kelly Richey – KELLY RICHEY BAND – Cincinnati, OH
4. Tom Reade – DR. X – Dayton, OH
5. RC – BITCHCAT – New York City, NY
Best Bassist:
1. Bill Staudt – DR. X – Dayton, OH *
2. Jon Arnold - EJB – Dayton, OH
3. Dave Kimmel – REAL MOTHER – Dayton, OH
4. Greg Huff – LUCID GREY – Lexington, KY
5. Amy Bianco – MOTORPSYCHOS – Pittsburgh, PA
Best Drummer:
1. Phil Kring – LENNON – Memphis, TN *
2. Steve Weller – HOTBOX – Springfield, OH
3. Dennis Brown – MOTORPSYCHOS – Pittsburgh, PA
4. Angie Manly – BROADZILLA – Detroit, MI
5. Curtis Sanford – EJB – Dayton, OH
Biggest Disappointments of the Year:
1. KING DIAMOND – “Abigail II: The Return”
2. POISON – “Hollywierd”
Best 25 “Single” Tracks:
(Together, would make one hell of a killer comp!)
1. “Rejected” – DR. X – Dayton, OH
2. “Act Of God” - ANIMAL GRACE – Springfield, OH
3. “T N’ A” – BITCHCAT – New York City, NY
4. “Ecstasy” - BROADZILLA – Detroit, MI
5. “That’s What I Am” – ERIC GALES – Seattle, WA
6. “My Beautiful” – LENNON – Memphis, TN
7. “Virtual Virtue” – ERIC JERARDI BAND – Dayton, OH
8. “Mr. Obvious” – REAL MOTHER – Dayton, OH
9. “Spy Eyes” – GIRLUSH FIGURE – Richmond, VA
10. “The Rising” – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
11. “Insane” – MOTORPSYCHOS – Pittsburgh, PA
12. “Scary Kitty” – THE MISSING – Brooklyn, NY
13. “Imitation” – CRINGE – Columbus, OH
14. “Lethargy” – HOTBOX – Springfield, OH
15. “Drunken Lullabies” – FLOGGING MOLLY
16. “The People" – THE MUSIC - Australia
17. “Lonely Road” – PAUL McCARTNEY
18. “River Of My Blood” – RED EARTH – Dayton, OH
19. “Beautiful Mistake” – CHERRY BANG – Cincinnati, OH
20. “Vampire” – LEGACY – Dayton, OH
21. “Good Buzz” – GRAND NATIONAL HUSTLER – Greensburg, PA
22. “Bye, Bye Baby” - TRACY CONOVER – Austin, TX
23. “Flem” – TO FAR GONE – Dayton, OH
24. “Nothin’ To Do With Love” – KELLY RICHEY BAND – Cincinnati, OH
25. “Platinum” – BLUE FLAME COMBO – St. Petersburg, FL
Best Album Cover Art and Layout: (Cover Credit)
1. BROADZILLA – Lady Luck (Rick Nease) *
2. DR. X – Struggle (Tom Reade/Lennart Nillson)
3. MOTORPSYCHOS – s/t (Adam Geyer/Peter Salvati)
4. CRINGE – Animation (Rich Jones/Leanne McCament)
5. ANIMAL GRACE – Act Of God (Kenny Barnett)
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