The Ultimate Guide to Major Grammy Nominees

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  • Album of the Year:

  • Beck - Midnite Vultures: ****
  • Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP: **** 1/2
  • Radiohead - Kid A: ****
  • Paul Simon - You're the One: ****
  • Steely Dan - Two Against Nature: *** 1/2

  • Best Pop Vocal Album:

  • Don Henley - Inside Job: ***
  • Madonna - Music: ****
  • 'N Sync - No Strings Attached: ***
  • Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again: *** 1/2
  • Steely Dan - Two Against Nature: *** 1/2

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

  • Bryan Ferry - As Time Goes By: *** 1/2
  • Rickie Lee Jones - It's Like This: *** 1/2
  • George Michael - Songs from the Last Century: ***
  • Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now: ***
  • Barbra Streisand - Timeless: Live in Concert: **

  • Best Rock Album:

  • Bon Jovi - Crush: *** 1/2
  • Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left to Lose: **** 1/2
  • Matchbox Twenty - Mad Season: *** 1/2
  • No Doubt - Return of Saturn: ****
  • Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles: ****

  • Best Alternative Music Album:

  • Fiona Apple - When the Pawn...: **** 1/2
  • Beck - Midnite Vultures: ****
  • The Cure - Bloodflowers: *** 1/2
  • Paul McCartney - Liverpool Sound Collage: ???
  • Radiohead - Kid A: ****

  • Best R&B Album

  • Boyz II Men - Nathan / Michael / Shawn / Wanya: ***
  • Toni Braxton - The Heat: ****
  • D'Angelo - Voodoo: **** 1/2
  • Joe - My Name Is Joe: ***
  • Jill Scott - Who Is Jill Scott?: ****
  • Sisqo - Unleash the Dragon: ***

  • Best Rap Album

  • DMX - And Then There Was X: *** 1/2
  • Dr. Dre - 2001: ****
  • Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP: **** 1/2
  • Jay-Z - Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter: **

  • Best Contemporary Folk Album:

  • Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue, Vol 2: *** 1/2
  • Johnny Cash - Solitary Man: *** 1/2
  • Steve Earle - Transcendental Blues: **** 1/2
  • Emmylou Harris - Red Dirt Girl: **** 1/2
  • John Hiatt - Crossing Muddy Waters: ****
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The Critical Underground's selection for who deserves to win are bolded.

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