Stripped Down
Artists strip their music style and image to avoid repeating themselves. |
| 1 |  | Christina Aguilera
Stripped
Christina went from a girl to a woman with the voice to pull it off; no frills, no gimmicks, just a
personal, inspirational album unlike anything else in Pop music. |
| 2 |  | Staind
14 Shades of Grey
More post-grunge than nu metal, Staind lower the terror and crank up the emotion on their best album;
Aaron Lewis really sings from the heart, not many rock stars do that. |
| 3 | | Mary J. Blige
My Life
Combing old soul with 90's hip-hop while still bring more musically intense; Mary's pain shines brighter
into a ray of hope for anyone dealing with heartbreak or self-hate. |
| 4 |  | Nine Inch Nails
The Fragile
More piano-driven and melodic than "Downward Spiral," but also more introspective; it's clear
Trent Reznor has lost his soul, but not his spirit. |
| 5 |  | Mariah Carey
Music Box
Mariah proves that less is more; not as many high notes as her previous work, but her first album to be
consistently impressive all the way through. |
| 6 |  | Linkin Park
Minutes to Midnight
Nu metal is dead, and Linkin Park know that; with virtually no raps or turntables, Linkin Park take a
huge risk, but is more refreshing than anything in Rock music the last five years. |
| 7 |  | Janet Jackson
Janet.
Janet may have seemed quieter, but she had gotten a whole lot sexier; Janet went from uniting one world to bringing two people together...
To the bedroom. |
| 8 |  | Nirvana
In Utero
More raw and uncompromising than "nevermind," or anything in 1993; Nirvana prove they can win over
both Pop and Rock N Roll fans. |
| 9 | | P!NK
M!zundastood
P!NK's first album to mix Pop and Rock, as opposed to Pop and R&B; laid the groundwork for P!NK's trademark tough, loud, vulnerable,
emotional style. |
| 10 |  | Nickelback
The Long Road
The album that changed Nickelback frombrooding post-grunge to dirty, meat-and-potatoes
hard rock; this was just the beginning of the band's balance of party anthems and power ballads. |
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