Favorite Albums from 2014

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  • badbrainsbadbrains Posts: 10,255
    Album that seems stuck in my trucks CD player, gaslight anthem get hurt. Been blasting since august. Songs haven't gotten old.
  • I don't know what albums came out when, but Opeth's Pale Communion is my favorite from this year. Railroad Earth's Last Of The Outlaws is also great.
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  • KH71368 wrote: »
    Overall, I think it was one of the worst years in new music. The only standout album is Jack White's Lazaretto.....
    i completely disagree with this

  • KH71368 wrote: »
    Overall, I think it was one of the worst years in new music. The only standout album is Jack White's Lazaretto.....
    i completely disagree with this

    me too. I hated that album. Blunderbuss had a couple tracks I liked. Lazaretto is terrible IMO.

    Royal Blood
    Headstones
    Pink Mountaintops
    Pack A.D.
    The Watchmen

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  • samjamsamjam Posts: 9,283
    KH71368 wrote: »
    Overall, I think it was one of the worst years in new music. The only standout album is Jack White's Lazaretto.....
    i completely disagree with this
    Agreed. I thought it was a terrific year in music. Found a ton of new, awesome artists.
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    1. St Vincent- St Vincent
    2. Strand of Oaks- Heal
    3. War on Drugs- Lost in a Dream
    4. Cloud Nothings- Here and Nowhere
    5. Pallbearer- Foundations of Burden
    6. Wand-Ganglion Reef
    7. Sturgill Simpson- Metamodern Sounds of Country Music

    I am glad to see some love for Strand Of Oaks around here.
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,050
    After seeing War on Drugs on so many people's lists here, I decided to check them out. Not a fan.
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  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    edited December 2014
    Ready to post my top 40 of 2014

    1 Beck - Morning Phase
    2 The Afghan Whigs - Do To The Beast
    3 The Raveonettes - Pe'ahi
    4 Spoon - They Want My Soul
    5 Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
    6 Black Lips - Underneath The Rainbow
    7 Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
    8 The War On Drugs - Under The Pressure
    9 J Masic - Tied To A Star
    10 The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
    11 Ty Segall - Manipulator
    12 Lamb - Backspace Unwind
    13 Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy
    14 The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
    15 Bob Mould - Beauty & Rain
    16 Aphex Twin - Syro
    17 Broken Bells - After The Disco
    18 Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Phosphorescent Harvest
    19 Tom Petty & The Heatbreakers - Hypnotic Eye
    20 Thurston Moore - The Best Day
    21 Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots
    22 St. Vincent - St. Vincent
    23 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Give The People What They Want
    24 The Roots - And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
    25 Liam Finn - The Nihilist
    26 Johnny Marr - Playland
    27 Temples - Sun Structures
    28 Interpol - El Pintor
    29 Mark Lanegan Band - Phantom Radio
    30 Jack White - Lazaredo
    31 Mogwai - Rave Tapes
    32 Plastikman - EX
    33 Sun Kill Moon - Benji
    34 Stephen Malkmus & The Jigs - Wig Out At Jagbags
    35 Alt-J - This Is All Yours
    36 Pixies - Indie Cindy
    37 Nothing - Guilty Of Everything
    38 Warpaint - Warpaint
    39 Pink Floyd - The Endless River
    40 Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways
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  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    KH71368 wrote: »
    Overall, I think it was one of the worst years in new music. The only standout album is Jack White's Lazaretto.....
    i completely disagree with this

    I think I am bored of his sound at the moment, wasn't really into that album either
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    samjam wrote: »
    KH71368 wrote: »
    Overall, I think it was one of the worst years in new music. The only standout album is Jack White's Lazaretto.....
    i completely disagree with this
    Agreed. I thought it was a terrific year in music. Found a ton of new, awesome artists.

    definitely a great year for music
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,066
    smarchee wrote: »
    Ready to post my top 40 of 2014

    1 Beck - Morning Phase
    2 The Afghan Whigs - Do To The Beast
    3 The Raveonettes - Pe'ahi
    4 Spoon - They Want My Soul
    5 Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
    6 Black Lips - Underneath The Rainbow
    7 Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
    8 The War On Drugs - Under The Pressure
    9 J Masic - Tied To A Star
    10 The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
    11 Ty Segall - Manipulator
    12 Lamb - Backspace Unwind
    13 Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy
    14 The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
    15 Bob Mould - Beauty & Rain
    16 Aphex Twin - Syro
    17 Broken Bells - After The Disco
    18 Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Phosphorescent Harvest
    19 Tom Petty & The Heatbreakers - Hypnotic Eye
    20 Thurston Moore - The Best Day
    21 Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots
    22 St. Vincent - St. Vincent
    23 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Give The People What They Want
    24 The Roots - And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
    25 Liam Finn - The Nihilist
    26 Johnny Marr - Playland
    27 Temples - Sun Structures
    28 Interpol - El Pintor
    29 Mark Lanegan Band - Phantom Radio
    30 Jack White - Lazaredo
    31 Mogwai - Rave Tapes
    32 Plastikman - EX
    33 Sun Kill Moon - Benji
    34 Stephen Malkmus & The Jigs - Wig Out At Jagbags
    35 Alt-J - This Is All Yours
    36 Pixies - Indie Cindy
    37 Nothing - Guilty Of Everything
    38 Warpaint - Warpaint
    39 Pink Floyd - The Endless River
    40 Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways

    nice list :-bd
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  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,543
    smarchee wrote: »
    Ready to post my top 40 of 2014

    1 Beck - Morning Phase
    2 The Afghan Whigs - Do To The Beast
    3 The Raveonettes - Pe'ahi
    4 Spoon - They Want My Soul
    5 Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
    6 Black Lips - Underneath The Rainbow
    7 Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
    8 The War On Drugs - Under The Pressure
    9 J Masic - Tied To A Star
    10 The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
    11 Ty Segall - Manipulator
    12 Lamb - Backspace Unwind
    13 Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy
    14 The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
    15 Bob Mould - Beauty & Rain
    16 Aphex Twin - Syro
    17 Broken Bells - After The Disco
    18 Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Phosphorescent Harvest
    19 Tom Petty & The Heatbreakers - Hypnotic Eye
    20 Thurston Moore - The Best Day
    21 Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots
    22 St. Vincent - St. Vincent
    23 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Give The People What They Want
    24 The Roots - And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
    25 Liam Finn - The Nihilist
    26 Johnny Marr - Playland
    27 Temples - Sun Structures
    28 Interpol - El Pintor
    29 Mark Lanegan Band - Phantom Radio
    30 Jack White - Lazaredo
    31 Mogwai - Rave Tapes
    32 Plastikman - EX
    33 Sun Kill Moon - Benji
    34 Stephen Malkmus & The Jigs - Wig Out At Jagbags
    35 Alt-J - This Is All Yours
    36 Pixies - Indie Cindy
    37 Nothing - Guilty Of Everything
    38 Warpaint - Warpaint
    39 Pink Floyd - The Endless River
    40 Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways

    Nice. I always look forward to your lists man, you have a great habit of including ones that I should not have missed (this year it's The Hold Steady and Stephen Malkmus, can't believe I missed these!)
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  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,079
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    1. Ty Segall - Manipulator
    2. Aphex Twin - SYRO
    3. St. vincent - s/t
    4. Thee Oh Sees - The Drop
    5. Flying Lotus - You're Dead
    6. Taylor Swift - 1989
    7. FKA Twigs - LP1
    8. Real Estate - Atlas
    9. Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots
    10. Actress - Ghettoville

    Thee Oh Sees and Taylor Swift? You sir, have a wide range in musical tastes!


    You gotta in this day and age. That TSwift album is fantastic. Best pop album since Teenage Dream. Real fun.


    As for a hip hop album you gotta check out Run The Jewels.
  • LukinFan wrote: »
    After seeing War on Drugs on so many people's lists here, I decided to check them out. Not a fan.

    I did this too and couldn't get into them either.
  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,957
    1. Sturgill Simpson -- MMSICM. Similar to QOTSA's '...LC' album last year, this one jumped into my rotation and for months never left. It's always exciting year-to-year to see which album will become a new, good friend and for 2014 this was the one.
    2. Top Petty -- Hypnotic Eye. Multiple decades into their HoF careers, TP and they fellas prove once again they can still bring it.
    3. John Luther Adams -- Become Ocean. A captivating 42 minute symphonic meditation about being subsumed by the ocean.
    4. The War on Drugs -- Lost in the Dream
    5. Ryan Adams -- S/T
    6. Run The Jewels -- RTJ2
    7. Beck -- Morning Phase
    8. D'Angelo -- Black Messiah
    9. De La Soul -- Smell the DA.I.S.Y.
    10. Alt-J -- This Is Yours

    The lists above are good reminders I gotta check out St. Vincent and Strand of Oaks' albums!
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