TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2014 (MMJ FORUM MEMBERS COMPENDIUM)

[ironmike]

Twod-10
Mac Demarco - 10
Strand of oaks-10
Hiss golden messenger - 10
Steve Gunn - 10

[EverythingChanges]

I've edited my top 5 at the top.  I will edit the points when I get a free moment.

[Angelo]

Water Liars - 15
Conor Oberst - 15
Tweedy - 15
Steve Gunn - 3
Felice Brothers - 2


The last two in were tough. I easily could have swapped them out for WOD or Justin Townes Earle. For some reason I still haven't picked up Sturgill Simpson yet but if I had, it would have been a last two in contender.


These scores include both ironmike's and mine.


The War on Drugs - Lost in a Dream - 84
Strand of Oaks - Heal - 69
Tweedy - Sukierae - 50
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain - 49
Sturgill Simpson - MSICM - 41
Water Liars - S/T - 27
Reigning Sound - Shattered 26
Real Estate - Atlas - 22
Spoon - They Want My Soul - 22
Mac Demarco  - Salad Days - 32
Future Islands - Singles - 20
Ryan Adams - s/t 18
Beck - Morning Phase - 14
Temples - Sun Structures - 14
Damien Jerudo - 13
Steve Gunn - 13
First Aid Kit - Stay Gold - 10
Howell Dawdy - The Howell Dawdy Mixtape - 10
Blues Pills - 10
Black Keys - Turn Blue - 10
Drive By Truckers - English Oceans - 10
Craft Spells - Nausea - 10
Hiss golden messenger - 10
Jesse Marchant - S/T - 9
Sun Kil Moon - Benji - 8
Jesse Merchant - 8
The Horrors - Luminous - 8
Weezer - EWBA - 8
Prince - Art Official Age - 8
Barr Brothers - 7
Floating Action - Body Questions - 5
Sylvan Esso - S/T - 5
Felice Brothers - 2

[EverythingChanges]

I'm happy to see some more Water Liars love.  Everyone should really listen to that record if they haven't already.  The first three tracks are sick, not even including the solid tunes on the rest of the album as well.

[Murph]

War on Drugs - 15
Spoon -15
St. Vincent - 10
Water Liars - 5
Chad VanGaalen - 5

...that was hard

[Crispy]

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 15
Wax Fang - The Astronaut: 14
Orenda Fink - Blue Dream: 10
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son: 7
Wussy - Attica: 4


Updated totals (including Murph's):

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 114
Strand of Oaks - Heal: 69
Tweedy - Sukierae: 50
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain: 49
Sturgill Simpson - MSICM: 41
Water Liars - S/T: 32
Reigning Sound - Shattered: 26
Real Estate - Atlas: 22
Spoon - They Want My Soul: 37
Mac Demarco  - Salad Days: 32
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son: 20
Future Islands - Singles: 20
Ryan Adams - s/t: 18
Wax Fang - The Astronaut: 14
Beck - Morning Phase: 14
Temples - Sun Structures: 14
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather: 13
First Aid Kit - Stay Gold: 10
Howell Dawdy - The Howell Dawdy Mixtape: 10
Blues Pills - s/t: 10
Black Keys - Turn Blue: 10
Drive By Truckers - English Oceans: 10
Craft Spells - Nausea: 10
Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers: 10
St. Vincent - s/t: 10
Jesse Marchant - S/T: 9
Sun Kil Moon - Benji: 8
Jesse Merchant - s/t: 8
The Horrors - Luminous: 8
Weezer - EWBA: 8
Prince - Art Official Age: 8
Barr Brothers - Sleeping Operator: 7
Floating Action - Body Questions: 5
Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust: 5
Sylvan Esso - S/T: 5
Wussy - Attica: 4
Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress: 2

[APR]

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 14
Strand of Oaks - Heal: 9
Real Estate - Atlas: 9
Spanish Gold: 9
New Basement Tapes: 9  (the non JJ songs are growing on me)

[ralph]

The Delines - Colfax: 15
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 10
Ray LaMontagne - Supernova: 10
Drive By Truckers - English Oceans: 10
the church - Further/Deeper: 5

Updated totals (including APR's):

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 138
Strand of Oaks - Heal: 78
Tweedy - Sukierae: 50
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain: 49
Sturgill Simpson - MSICM: 41
Spoon - They Want My Soul: 37
Water Liars - S/T: 32
Mac Demarco  - Salad Days: 32
Real Estate - Atlas: 31
Reigning Sound - Shattered: 26
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son: 20
Future Islands - Singles: 20
Drive By Truckers - English Oceans: 20
Ryan Adams - s/t: 18
The Delines - Colfax: 15
Wax Fang - The Astronaut: 14
Beck - Morning Phase: 14
Temples - Sun Structures: 14
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather: 13
First Aid Kit - Stay Gold: 10
Howell Dawdy - The Howell Dawdy Mixtape: 10
Blues Pills - s/t: 10
Black Keys - Turn Blue: 10
Craft Spells - Nausea: 10
Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers: 10
St. Vincent - s/t: 10
Ray LaMontagne - Supernova: 10
Jesse Marchant - S/T: 9
Spanish Gold - South of Nowhere: 9
New Basement Tapes - Lost in the River: 9
Sun Kil Moon - Benji: 8
Jesse Merchant - s/t: 8
The Horrors - Luminous: 8
Weezer - EWBA: 8
Prince - Art Official Age: 8
Barr Brothers - Sleeping Operator: 7
Floating Action - Body Questions: 5
Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust: 5
Sylvan Esso - S/T: 5
the church - Further/Deeper: 5
Wussy - Attica: 4
Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress: 2

[pjthom30]

The War on Drugs - Lost In The Dream  15
Tweedy - Sukierae 13
Trampled By Turtles - Wild Animals 10
Water Liars - S/T 6
Ryan Adams - S/T 6

[bartel]

war on drugs- 20
strand of oaks - 10
tweedy- 10
ryan adams- 5
the hold steady-5

difficult....

[ironmike]

The more I  think about it Steve gunn-50

[pjthom30]

I haven't given enough listens to many of these albums. Some my not grow on me until down the road. It is difficult.

[Murph]

I'm surprised St. Vincent hasn't gotten some more love. I think that album is incredible... To each their own I suppose

[bartel]

st vincent and beck were unlucky.. been a solid year.

[e_wind]

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 168
Strand of Oaks - Heal: 90
Tweedy - Sukierae: 74
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain: 49
Sturgill Simpson - MSICM: 41
Spoon - They Want My Soul: 37
Water Liars - S/T: 38
Mac Demarco  - Salad Days: 32
Real Estate - Atlas: 31
Reigning Sound - Shattered: 26
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son: 20
Future Islands - Singles: 20
Drive By Truckers - English Oceans: 20
Ryan Adams - s/t: 30
The Delines - Colfax: 15
Wax Fang - The Astronaut: 14
Beck - Morning Phase: 14
Temples - Sun Structures: 14
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather: 13
First Aid Kit - Stay Gold: 10
Howell Dawdy - The Howell Dawdy Mixtape: 10
Blues Pills - s/t: 10
Black Keys - Turn Blue: 10
Craft Spells - Nausea: 10
Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers: 10
St. Vincent - s/t: 10
Ray LaMontagne - Supernova: 10
Trampled By Turtles - Wild Animals:10
Jesse Marchant - S/T: 9
Spanish Gold - South of Nowhere: 9
New Basement Tapes - Lost in the River: 9
Sun Kil Moon - Benji: 8
Jesse Merchant - s/t: 8
The Horrors - Luminous: 8
Weezer - EWBA: 8
Prince - Art Official Age: 8
Barr Brothers - Sleeping Operator: 7
Floating Action - Body Questions: 5
Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust: 5
Sylvan Esso - S/T: 5
the church - Further/Deeper: 5
The Hold Steady - 5
Wussy - Attica: 4
Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress: 2

[ellisintransit]

Well, I suppose I'll break the Jack White seal.

Jack White- Lazaretto:  15
Ryan Adams- s/t:  15
St. Vincent- s/t: 10
Spoon- They Want My Soul:  9
Cymbals Eat Guitars- LOSE:  1


The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 168
Strand of Oaks - Heal: 90
Tweedy - Sukierae: 74
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain: 49
Spoon - They Want My Soul: 46
Ryan Adams - s/t: 45
Sturgill Simpson - MSICM: 41
Water Liars - S/T: 38
Mac Demarco  - Salad Days: 32
Real Estate - Atlas: 31
Reigning Sound - Shattered: 26
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son: 20
Future Islands - Singles: 20
Drive By Truckers - English Oceans: 20
St. Vincent - s/t: 20
The Delines - Colfax: 15
Jack White- Lazaretto: 15
Wax Fang - The Astronaut: 14
Beck - Morning Phase: 14
Temples - Sun Structures: 14
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather: 13
First Aid Kit - Stay Gold: 10
Howell Dawdy - The Howell Dawdy Mixtape: 10
Blues Pills - s/t: 10
Black Keys - Turn Blue: 10
Craft Spells - Nausea: 10
Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers: 10
Ray LaMontagne - Supernova: 10
Trampled By Turtles - Wild Animals:10
Jesse Marchant - S/T: 9
Spanish Gold - South of Nowhere: 9
New Basement Tapes - Lost in the River: 9
Sun Kil Moon - Benji: 8
Jesse Merchant - s/t: 8
The Horrors - Luminous: 8
Weezer - EWBA: 8
Prince - Art Official Age: 8
Barr Brothers - Sleeping Operator: 7
Floating Action - Body Questions: 5
Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust: 5
Sylvan Esso - S/T: 5
the church - Further/Deeper: 5
The Hold Steady - 5
Wussy - Attica: 4
Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress: 2
Cymbals Eat Guitars- LOSE: 1

[EverythingChanges]

Edit from my edited vote.

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 168
Strand of Oaks - Heal: 90
Tweedy - Sukierae: 74
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain: 49
Spoon - They Want My Soul: 46
Ryan Adams - s/t: 45
Sturgill Simpson - MSICM: 41
Water Liars - S/T: 38
Mac Demarco  - Salad Days: 32
Real Estate - Atlas: 31
Reigning Sound - Shattered: 26
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son: 20
Future Islands - Singles: 20
Drive By Truckers - English Oceans: 20
St. Vincent - s/t: 20
The Delines - Colfax: 15
Jack White- Lazaretto: 15
Wax Fang - The Astronaut: 14
Beck - Morning Phase: 24
Temples - Sun Structures: 14
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather: 13
First Aid Kit - Stay Gold: 10
Howell Dawdy - The Howell Dawdy Mixtape: 10
Blues Pills - s/t: 10
Black Keys - Turn Blue: 10
Craft Spells - Nausea: 10
Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers: 10
Ray LaMontagne - Supernova: 10
Trampled By Turtles - Wild Animals:10
Jesse Marchant - S/T: 9
Spanish Gold - South of Nowhere: 9
New Basement Tapes - Lost in the River: 9
Sun Kil Moon - Benji: 8
Jesse Merchant - s/t: 9
The Horrors - Luminous: 8
Weezer - EWBA: 8
Prince - Art Official Age: 8
Barr Brothers - Sleeping Operator: 7
Floating Action - Body Questions: 5
Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust: 5
the church - Further/Deeper: 5
The Hold Steady - 5
Wussy - Attica: 4
Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress: 2
Cymbals Eat Guitars- LOSE: 1

[BH]

Wow that was not easy, so many good albums this year.  I can't believe there were not more votes for Body Questions.  Love that action.

Strand of Oaks - Heal: 15
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 12
Floating Action - Body Questions: 10
Wax Fang - The Astronaut: 8
Sturgill Simpson - MSICM: 5

Ryan Adams and First Aid Kit barely missed the cut.

New Rankings:

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 180
Strand of Oaks - Heal: 105
Tweedy - Sukierae: 74
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain: 49
Spoon - They Want My Soul: 46
Sturgill Simpson - MSICM: 46
Ryan Adams - s/t: 45
Water Liars - S/T: 38
Mac Demarco  - Salad Days: 32
Real Estate - Atlas: 31
Reigning Sound - Shattered: 26
Beck - Morning Phase: 24
Wax Fang - The Astronaut: 22
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son: 20
Future Islands - Singles: 20
Drive By Truckers - English Oceans: 20
St. Vincent - s/t: 20
The Delines - Colfax: 15
Jack White- Lazaretto: 15
Floating Action - Body Questions: 15
Temples - Sun Structures: 14
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather: 13
First Aid Kit - Stay Gold: 10
Howell Dawdy - The Howell Dawdy Mixtape: 10
Blues Pills - s/t: 10
Black Keys - Turn Blue: 10
Craft Spells - Nausea: 10
Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers: 10
Ray LaMontagne - Supernova: 10
Trampled By Turtles - Wild Animals:10
Jesse Marchant - S/T: 9
Spanish Gold - South of Nowhere: 9
New Basement Tapes - Lost in the River: 9
Sun Kil Moon - Benji: 8
Jesse Merchant - s/t: 9
The Horrors - Luminous: 8
Weezer - EWBA: 8
Prince - Art Official Age: 8
Barr Brothers - Sleeping Operator: 7
Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust: 5
the church - Further/Deeper: 5
The Hold Steady - 5
Wussy - Attica: 4
Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress: 2
Cymbals Eat Guitars- LOSE: 1

[LBSUNFLWR]

*edit just realized I broke the rules by giving more than 15 points to one album, so I will re-do my original post: done and correct now

Real Estate - Atlas: 15
Counting Crows - Somewhere Under Wonderland: 10
Jenny Lewis - The Voyager: 10
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather: 10
War on Drugs - Lost In The Dream: 5

I would have liked to have done my top 10 so I could add a few more to this list:
Greensky Bluegrass, and the Black Crowes fan's triple shot of Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Rich Robinson and Marc Ford's new albums: all good!!

New Rankings:

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 185
Strand of Oaks - Heal: 105
Tweedy - Sukierae: 74
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain: 49
Real Estate - Atlas: 46
Spoon - They Want My Soul: 46
Sturgill Simpson - MSICM: 46
Ryan Adams - s/t: 45
Water Liars - S/T: 38
Mac Demarco  - Salad Days: 32
Reigning Sound - Shattered: 26
Beck - Morning Phase: 24
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather: 23
Wax Fang - The Astronaut: 22
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son: 20
Future Islands - Singles: 20
Drive By Truckers - English Oceans: 20
St. Vincent - s/t: 20
The Delines - Colfax: 15
Jack White- Lazaretto: 15
Floating Action - Body Questions: 15
Temples - Sun Structures: 14
First Aid Kit - Stay Gold: 10
Howell Dawdy - The Howell Dawdy Mixtape: 10
Blues Pills - s/t: 10
Black Keys - Turn Blue: 10
Counting Crows - Somewhere Under Wonderland: 10
Craft Spells - Nausea: 10
Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers: 10
Jenny Lewis - The Voyager: 10
Ray LaMontagne - Supernova: 10
Trampled By Turtles - Wild Animals:10
Jesse Marchant - S/T: 9
Spanish Gold - South of Nowhere: 9
New Basement Tapes - Lost in the River: 9
Sun Kil Moon - Benji: 8
Jesse Merchant - s/t: 9
The Horrors - Luminous: 8
Weezer - EWBA: 8
Prince - Art Official Age: 8
Barr Brothers - Sleeping Operator: 7
Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust: 5
the church - Further/Deeper: 5
The Hold Steady - 5
Wussy - Attica: 4
Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress: 2
Cymbals Eat Guitars- LOSE: 1

[Horace Hucker]

Jack White-Lazaretto: 15
Robert Ellis-Lights from the Chemical Plant: 15
Sturgill Simpson-MSICM: 15
Tweedy-Sukierae: 4
St. Vincent-S/T: 1

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream: 185
Strand of Oaks - Heal: 105
Tweedy - Sukierae: 80
Sturgill Simpson - MSICM: 61
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain: 49
Real Estate - Atlas: 46
Spoon - They Want My Soul: 46
Ryan Adams - s/t: 45
Water Liars - S/T: 38
Mac Demarco  - Salad Days: 32
Jack White - Lazaretto: 30
Reigning Sound - Shattered: 26
Beck - Morning Phase: 24
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather: 23
Wax Fang - The Astronaut: 22
St. Vincent - s/t: 21
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son: 20
Future Islands - Singles: 20
Drive By Truckers - English Oceans: 20
The Delines - Colfax: 15
Floating Action - Body Questions: 15
Robert Ellis - TLftCP: 15
Temples - Sun Structures: 14
First Aid Kit - Stay Gold: 10
Howell Dawdy - The Howell Dawdy Mixtape: 10
Blues Pills - s/t: 10
Black Keys - Turn Blue: 10
Counting Crows - Somewhere Under Wonderland: 10
Craft Spells - Nausea: 10
Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers: 10
Jenny Lewis - The Voyager: 10
Ray LaMontagne - Supernova: 10
Trampled By Turtles - Wild Animals:10
Jesse Marchant - S/T: 9
Spanish Gold - South of Nowhere: 9
New Basement Tapes - Lost in the River: 9
Sun Kil Moon - Benji: 8
Jesse Merchant - s/t: 9
The Horrors - Luminous: 8
Weezer - EWBA: 8
Prince - Art Official Age: 8
Barr Brothers - Sleeping Operator: 7
Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust: 5
the church - Further/Deeper: 5
The Hold Steady - 5
Wussy - Attica: 4
Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress: 2
Cymbals Eat Guitars- LOSE: 1