Albums of the year?

weelieweelie
edited December 2014 in Root
Not Campy related, necessarily. So sorry for that.

But I'd like ask you for your fave albums of year 2014...

I like, among other things,
the Sturgill Simpson album. Sounds like outlaw country of days gone by!
Tom Petty's new one. Sounds earthier than most.
Jack White's latest.

...and new offerings from:
Les Claypool
She&Him
Secret Sisters
Craig Handy
Mac Demarco
Bahamas
Parquet courts
Naomi Shelton
Wooden wand
Gregory Porter
Tony Allen
Vaudou Game
Rudi Flores
Etana
Toure-Raichel Collective
Calle 13
Jaro Milko
Meridian Brothers
Sonido Gallo Negro
Hollie Cook
John Nemeth
Dex Romweber Duo
Neville Staple
Amsterdam Klezmer Band
Ozomatli
WIlko JOhnson
Ernest Troost
Benjamin Booker
Willie Watson
Willie Nelson
Levon Helm band
Black 47
Leo Welch
17 Hippies
The Orwells
Leon Redbone
Mariach El Bronx
Rodney Cowell
Ray Benson
Mike Farris

Comments

  • GG3GG3
    I was a fan of that Bahamas record.
  • JimCampilongoJimCampilongo
    edited December 2014
    Nice thread- Although most of these records were not released in 2014, these are the records I listened to the most during the year. For interested parties ... One can find most, if not all of these on Amazon, i-tunes or for out of print stuff- eBay.

    Julian Bream - John Williams "Together" 
    Jimi Hendrix Experience "Winterland" Box Set - if you think you've heard enough "bootleg" Hendrix- you haven't! Noel, Mitch and Jimi give amazing performances of great songs (not released to death like "Red House") with an outstanding sound quality
    Nels Cline & Julian Lage "Room" Cryptogramophone 2014 (my vote for my favorite release in 2014)
    Red Simpson "Truck Drivin Fool"
    Sergio Abreu Eduardo Abreu "The Guitars of Sergio and Eduardo Abreu" - The LP released on the "Ace of Diamonds" label, not to be confused with the totally different "Columbia" release of the same name
    Cream "Wheels of Fire" 
    Agustin Maruri "The Andres Segovia Album Original Compositions"
    Federico Mompou "Mompou- Complete Piano Works"
    Dick Nolan  "Truck Driving Man" (this is a rare bird)
    Miles Davis "On the Corner"
    Alexandre Lagoya "The Spanish Guitar"
    Ramones "Rocket to Russia"
    Charles Mingus "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady"
  • ruger9ruger9
    For me, the best album released in 2014 was Kenny Wayne Shepard's "Goin' Home".

    For new TO ME albums that I listened to alot (not released in 2014)

    Bill Frisell - Solos (he's from another planet lol)
    Guthrie Trapp - Pick Peace (really, SUPER HIGHLY recommended!)
    Charlie Christian- Live At Minton's (required listening)
    George Barnes - Country Jazz (required listening)
    Jimmy Bryant - Country Cabin Jazz (required listening)
    Samantha Fish - Black Wind Howlin' (I'm a blues guy too)
    Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (I used to be a rock guy, not much NEW rock left these days)
    Cousin Harley (Paul Pigat) - B'Hiki Bop (kind of a jazzy/chet-y/rockabilly instrumental album- fantastic!)

    and, most definitely JC... "Orange" is my all-time favorite, but this year I also listed to alot of Live at DuNord and both the 10 Gallon Cats albums.
  • JimCampilongoJimCampilongo
    edited December 2014
    ruger- Great list - George Barnes - Country Jazz (required listening) .... Love it!
  • BrianSSFBrianSSF
    If reissues qualify, then I vote for this year's Led Zeppelin remasters. Sound quality is beyond amazing, and hearing them is like listening to these albums for the first time all over again. Nice job, Jim! (Page, that is.)
  • JimCampilongoJimCampilongo
    Thanks Brian -Led Zep Two is kinda my fave. I'm tempted.
  • ruger9ruger9
    +1 on the Led Zep re-masters.

  • RogerioFerrazRogerioFerraz
    I love these threads! I will definitely check out a lot of the names I am not familiar with. Here goes my list of the records I listened to the most this year - in no particular order:

    Johnny Smith - The Man with the Blue Guitar
    Johnny Paycheck - The Real Mr. Heartache The Little Darlin' Years
    Garoto - Garoto Revive em Alta Fidelidade Ary Barroso
    Tom Jobim - Matita Perê
    Clifford Brown - Clifford Brown with Strings
    Milton Mascimento - Minas
    Lee Konitz - Motion
    Tony Scherr - Twist in the Wind
    Buddy Emmons - Emmons Guitar Inc. (The Black Album)
    Julie London - Julie is her Name
    Baden Powell - 27 Horas De Estúdio
    Complete Billie Holiday Lester Young 1937-1946
    Duke Levine - Beneath the Blue
    Jim Campilongo Trio - Dream Dictionary
    Paris Monster - It Once Had Been Kind
    Nélson cavaquinho - Nélson cavaquinho (1973)
  • ruger9ruger9
    edited December 2014
    Nice list, Rogerio! I will be checking out a few from it....

    And, Jim- I'm going to have to try to give Hendrix a "serious" listen... I can't explain it, but Hendrix has never really "spoken" to me, for some reason. I don't deny that what he did, when he did it, was revolutionary, but for some reason, I've only ever heard Jimi as "kinda' cool", and have never really experienced (no pun intended), his genius. But I feel that alot of times, we "discover" stuff when we are READY to discover it... when we can actually process it, or something.... perhaps I am finally "ready" for Jimi?
  • BrianSSFBrianSSF
    Another big reissue this year was the massive Beatles mono LP box set. I've heard nothing but rave reviews about it, from the pressing quality and the quietness of the vinyl, to the details of the packaging right down to the replicas of the original inner sleeves, and of course the music itself. Pretty dang expensive though, I'm happy with the mono CD box set from 2009.
  • BlueCajunBlueCajun
    So I'm always behind the eight ball with regard to "new" albums. But here's a list of my favorites from 2014. Warning: My list is very blues heavy!

    Released in 2014:
    Gary Clark Jr. - Live
    Selwyn Birchwood - Don't Call No Ambulance
    Jim Campilongo Trio - Dream Dictionary

    Not released in 2014, but I listened to these a lot during the past year:
    Mike Zito and the Wheel - Gone to Texas
    Otis Spann (and Fleetwood Mac) - Biggest Thing Since Colossus
    The Little Willies - For the Good Times
    Los Lobos - By the Light of the Moon
    Otis Redding - Best of
    John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers - Blues Breakers (the Beano album)
    Steve Earle - El Corazon
    Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - In the Beginning
    The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
    Bob Dylan - No Direction Home
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Box Set (the instrumental version of Bold As Love is incredible)
  • JimCampilongoJimCampilongo
    I love all this music on the threads above- and I want to check out the stuff I don't know. Thank you!
  • usmercuryusmercury
    Interesting Jim that you mentioned John Williams in your earlier post. 2014 has been a year of vinyl for me and this past Saturday I came across a nice pocket of well cared for spanish/flamenco type albums in the Salvation Army. Two of them were John Williams LP's. Spent Sunday with the TV off, and these 4 lp's on a continuous loop. That's a lot of entertainment for 99 cents an album!

    I don't buy much new music these days but the two albums I bought that were released in 2014 were Marc Ford's Holy Ghost, and Puss N Boots No Fools No Fun. The nice thing about discovering Jim's music is exploring the music and artists connected to him. I'm pretty impressed not only by the singing on this Puss N Boots album, but Norah deserves credit for her guitar playing. Definitely not the easiest thing to be out there as the sole guitarist in a small trio.

    And it may not count, but the youtube Honeyfingers clips were streamed many times this year onto my living room TV.
  • SzabiNagySzabiNagy
    For me 2014 was an "acoustic" year - I rediscovered Ton Van Bergeijk (Bergeyk)!
    Season's greetings, Szabi
  • DakotaRedTeleDakotaRedTele
    edited December 2014
    Guthrie Trapp / Pick Peace: not new for 2014 but still on my iPhone, which says a LOT

    Jim Soloway / Bare Handed: very nice solo guitar

    The Winery Dogs / self titled: killer playing from Kotzen and Sheehan. Get the 'Special Edition' with the live tracks...

    The Civil Wars / self titled: great tunes, great vocals, great instrumentation

    Nick Drake / Bryter Layter: great tunes from what, 1970 or so? Still holds up today.

    Pink Floyd / The Endless River: hey, it's Floyd...

    Eric Johnson & Mike Stern / Eclectic: EJ showing his jazz side, plus a nice intro to Stern for me.

    I've been digging into the original versions of various jazz standards lately too... Peggy Sue for Fly Me To the Moon, Ruth Etting for All of Me, etc. good stuff.

    And new to me: Almost Christmas by JC! Very cool album!
  • BlueCajunBlueCajun
    Two votes for "Pick Peace" by Guthrie Trapp means I have to check it out. It's been on my short list for a while anyway. This puts it over the top. Thanks, ruger9 and DakotaRedTele!
  • ruger9ruger9
    You WILL NOT be disappointed, BlueCajun... be sure to check out his YT videos as well, some are live, some are him demoing gear and giving playing tips.
  • BlueCajunBlueCajun
    edited January 2015
    Ruger, I finally bought a copy of "Pick Peace" and have listened to it several times over the past few days. You're right. This album is fantastic. I don't think there's a weak track on it. This cat really is super talented. I also found this cool video of him playing the title song on a Fender PV 64 Tele (which is my favorite model of the new PV line, especially in the lake placid blue finish, which I don't think Fender makes anymore):

  • ruger9ruger9
    edited January 2015
    ...on a 20th Anniversary Vibro-King no less.... I've wanted that amp for years, and videos like this just ignite the GAS all over again....

    While I only picked up "Pick Peace" a few weeks ago, I think it's going to be one of my most-listened to albums of 2015. Alot to hear, alot to absorb.

    Here's a short movie made by GregV (another unbelievable player; check out his "Tailgate Troubador" album... it's not exclusively tele, and it's quite "produced".... he calls his music "soundscapes", or "soundtracks without the movie"... alot of great playing).... it's Guthrie Trapp's bio:

  • ftutwilerftutwiler
    Hey, Guys. The Dick Nolan record that Jim mentioned has actually been reissued on CD. The full album also comes with one of his earlier albums. Just got it yesterday. Some killer guitar on it. The version of Wabash Cannonball is smoking.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XW4PQA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  • CathyCathy
    I don't like the Led Zeppe remasters ! They losed the original ambient !!!
  • clydeclyde
    Jim, ftutwiler...thanks for the heads up on Dick Nolan. Just checked him out on amazon and will definitely give it a go.

    From 2014 I liked the Vince Gill + Paul Franklin album "Bakersfield." Covers of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. I had never heard of Paul Franklin (pedal steel), but I sure know who he is now.
  • campinoutcampinout
    Thank you usmercury for mentioning Puss n Boots and Marc Ford, 2 of my all time favorites. Norah has mastered the art of playing her tremolo effect on both her amp and the guitar tail piece. The album is fantastic and seeing them live is quite a treat. At one show Norah thanked Jim for guitar lessons.

    Rich Robinson also put out a fantastic album last year.
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