Critics love concocting lists, encapsulating a year with a simple Top 10. Though it's hard to sum up all the great things that happened in music, both on and off local stages this year, here are 10 ...

So perhaps it’s no surprise that 2002 was also a good year for quality CDs that didn’t receive nearly the attention they deserved. Here, then, is my list of 2002 CDs that may have eluded your music ...