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Originally Posted by bartender_man
Reason for why you think it's one their best years? Just out of curiosity
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Not him, but I can relate to his feelings. 2002 is a favorite year of mine as well.
'02 had a nice vibe to it for me, I wasn't around so I only know from tapes and the one release we have but the band seems to have found a new energy and the sound kinda shifted some. I also find the pace of the music to be a happy medium between the slow and groovy '99-2000 stretch and the more fast pace that the band would take on in 05.
Another thing for me is Busted Stuff, and while it may not be as good as the LWS or even all that great of an album anyway, the songs from that album represent a good chunk of my favorites (Bartender, Grey St, Grace, YNK, Captain, etc.) and I enjoy hearing the polished versions of those tunes intermingle with classics and the (somewhat more than) occasional everyday song.
There are other things but over all I'd say 2002 ranks behind only 1998 and 2000 for me. 4.7,7.16, 9.7, 8.26, and 7.28 rank among my favorite shows from the band.