The Movies, Books, Theater, Concerts, CDs Etc. I Saw/Read In 2014

Updated December 31, 2014

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1. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) **
2. 20 Feet From Stardom **
3. The Wolf Of Wall Street ** 1/2
4. In The House (Ozon) ***
5. Laurence Anyways *** 1/2
6. The Angels' Share ***
7. Philomena **
8. Mad Love (1935 w Peter Lorre) *
9. Women In The Wind (1939 w Kay Francis) **
10. The Hunt *** 1/2
11. Happy People: A Year In The Taiga ***
12. The Painting ** 1/2
13. The Spectacular Now *** 1/2
14. Dallas Buyers Club * 1/2
15. Blue Jasmine ** 1/2
16. The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemum (1939) ***
17. The Harvey Girls (1946) * 1/2
18. Cairo Station (1958) *** 1/2
19. Hannah Arendt * 1/2
20. The Act Of Killing *** 1/2
21. To The Wonder ***/
22. No ***
23. American Hustle **
24. Stories We Tell ***
25. Only God Forgives ***
26. Computer Chess ** 1/2
27. The Past ***
28. Captain America: The Winter Soldier ***
29. Blue Ruin ***
30. X-Men: Days Of Future Past **
31. Snowpiercer ***
32. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes *** /
33. Vicious (UK TV series) **
34. Endeavour Series Two ** 1/2
35. The Fault In Our Stars * 1/2
36. Escape In The Fog, dir Budd Boetticher (1945) **
37. Guardians of the Galaxy ** 1/2
38. Magic In The Moonlight **
39. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) *
40. '71 (at NYFF) ***
41. The Look Of Silence (at NYFF) *** 1/2
42. Seymour: An Introduction (at NYFF) ***
43. Eden (at NYFF) ** 1/2
44. Two Days, One Night (at NYFF) ** 1/2
45. Once Upon A Time In America (1984, new restoration at NYFF) *** 1/2
46. Inspector George Gently Series 1 ***
47. Inspector George Gently Series 2 ***
48. Red Army *** 1/2
49. Mr. Turner *** 1/2
50. Inherent Vice ** 1/2
51. Foxcatcher ***/
52. Citizenfour *** 1/2
53. Inspector Gently Series 3 *** 1/2
54. Panama Lady (1939) * 1/2
55. The Theory Of Everything **
56. Inspector George Gently Series 4 *** 1/2
57. John Wick ** 1/2 (but really **** for awesomeness)
58. Inspector George Gently Series 5 *** 1/2
59. The Imitation Game **
60. Big Hero 6 ** 1/2
61. Dear White People ***
62. Unbroken **



BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS

1. Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman ***
2. A King's Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman *** 1/2
3. Cinnamon Kiss by Walter Mosley ***
4. The Voyages Of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting **
5. Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley *** 1/2
6. God's Country by Percival Everett ***
7. The Queen's Man by Sharon Kay Penman ***
8. Cruel As The Grave by Sharon Kay Penman ***
9. Dragon's Lair by Sharon Kay Penman ***
10. Prince Of Darkness by Sharon Kay Penman ***
11. This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz ****
12. Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick ***
13. Floors by Patrick Carman **
14. The Book Without Words by Avi ** 1/2
15. The Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing Volume I: The Pox Party ****
16. The Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing Volume 2: The Kingdom On The Waters ****
17. A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving ***
18. Love, Nina by Nina Stibbe ***/
19. The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead ***
20. Six Amendments by John Paul Stevens **
21. The Devil's Workshop by Alex Grecian ** 1/2
22. Three Brothers by Peter Ackroyd ***
23. I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
24. Half Magic by Edward Eager ***
25. Napoleon's Pyramids by William Dietrich **
26. The Three Emperors by William Dietrich ** 1/2
27. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon ** 1/2
28. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith aka JK Rowling ***
29. The Path To Power: The Years Of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro ****
30. The Land Of Steady Habits by Ted Thompson ***
31. Jack Of Spies by David Downing **
32. The Quick by Lauren Owen **
33. Enduring Courage:Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker... by John F. Ross ** 1/2
34. Playing By The Book by S. Chris Shirley * 1/2
35. Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Carey ***/
36. Southern League: A True Story Of Baseball, Civil Rights.... by Larry Carlton ***
37. The Secret History by Donna Tartt *** 1/2
38. Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb ***/
39. The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm **
40. Cop Town by Karin Slaughter ***
41. The Spark and the Drive by Wayne Harrison *** 1/2
42. All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr *** 1/2
43. Lucky Us by Amy Bloom ***
44. The Late Scholar (A Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane mystery) by Jill Paton Walsh ***
45. Neverhome by Laird Hunt ***/
46. A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre *** 1/2
47. The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman ***/
48. The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman ***/
49. Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson ** 1/2
50. The House Of The Four Winds by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory ** 1/2
51. In The Kingdom Of Ice by Hampton Sides ***/
52. The Young World by Chris Weitz ***
53. Lincoln's Gamble by Todd Brewster ** 1/2
54. Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas by Stephanie Barron ** 1/2
55. Fup by Jim Dodge *** 1/2
56. The Teacher Wars by Dana Goldstein ** 1/2
57. Skink -- No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen ***/
58. Juliet's Nurse by Lois Leveen ***
59. The Children Act by Ian McEwan *** 1/2
60. The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry ***
61. The Maze Runner by James Dashner * 1/2
62. The Case Against The Supreme Court by Erwin Chemerinsky ***
63. The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb by Nicholas Rinaldi ** /
64. Cosby: His Life and Times by Mark Whitaker ***
65. Bishop's Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison **
66. Nest by Esther Erlich *** 1/2
67. The Ploughmen by Kim Zupan ***/
68. Young Houdini: The Magician's Fire by Simon Nicholson ** 1/2
69. Dog Beach by John Fusco *
70. Murder At The Brightwell by Ashley Weaver ** 1/2
71. Some Luck by Jane Smiley ****
72. Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon ***
73. All The Truth Is Out by Matt Bai ** 1/2
74. A New York Christmas by Anne Perry *
75. Hope by Richard Zoglin ** 1/2
76. Of Bone and Thunder by Chris Evans ***
77. Losing Our Way by Bob Herbert ***
78. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From The Making Of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes ***
79. The Skeleton Road by Val McDermid ***
80. The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg **
81. Bed Knob and Broomstick by Mary Norton ***
82. Sound Man by Glyn Johns **
83. Empire Of Sin by Gary Krist *** 1/2
84. Joan Of Arc: A Life Transfigured by Kathryn Harrison ***
85. Suspended Sentences by Patrick Modiano ***
86. Animas: Legacy Of The Claw by C.R. Grey **
87. Dream Of Spires by Laurie R. King ***
88. Sidney Chambers and the Shadow Of Death by James Runcie **
89. Tamburlaine Parts 1 and 2 by Christopher Marlowe ***
90. Becoming Richard Pryor by Scott Saul ** 1/2
91. As Chimney Sweepers Come To Dust by Alan Bradley ***
92. Kisscut by Karin Slaughter ***/
93. A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter ***/
94. Indelible by Karin Slaughter *** 1/2
95. Faithless by Karin Slaughter ***/
96. War Of The World Records (The Family Whipple) by Matthew Ward ***
97. The Remarkable Education Of John Quincy Adams by Phyllis Lee Levin ***
98. Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm *** 1/2
99. Only Time Will Tell (Clifton Chronicles 1) by Jeffrey Archer ***
100. The Sins Of The Father (Clifton Chronicles 2) by Jeffrey Archer ***
101. Best Kept Secret (Clifton Chronicles 3) by Jeffrey Archer ** 1/2
102. Be Careful What You Wish For (Clifton Chronicles 4) by Jeffrey Archer ** 1/2

 

THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS

1. Rodney King at Public Under The Radar (January 9, 2014) ***
2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (January 9, 2014) **
3. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (January 10, 2014)***
4. Hard Times (January 11, 2014) ** 1/2
5. I Could Say More (January 13, 2014) no stars
6. The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (Jan 17, 2014) **
7. Machinal (w Rebecca Hall; Jan 21, 2014) ***
8. Outside Mullingar (w Debra Messing; Jan 24, 2014) ***
9. A Man's A Man (at CSC w music by Duncan Sheik) **
10. The Tribute Artist (Charles Busch) ** 1/2
11. Love and Information ** 1/2
12. Transport (at Irish Rep) **
13. Prince Igor (at the Met) **
14. The Bridges Of Madison County ** 1/2
15. Kung Fu (at Signature) **
16. Stage Kiss ***
17. Satchmo At The Waldorf ***
18. Antony And Cleopatra (at Public w Jonathan Cake) **
19. All The Way (w Bryan Cranston) ** 1/2
20. The Open House (Will Eno at Signature) ** 1/2
21. Wozzeck (at Met w Deborah Voigt, Thomas Hampson, Simon O'Neill) **
22. Hand To God ***
23. Tales From Red Vienna (w Nina Arianda) **
24. Appropriate (at Signature) *
25. Rocky * 1/2
26. Aladdin ***
27. Mothers and Sons **
28. Les Miserables *** 1/2
29. Breathing Time * 1/2
30. Cirque Du Soleil's Amaluna * 1/2
31. Heathers The Musical * 1/2
32. Red Velvet at St. Ann's Warehouse ***
33. Broadway By The Year 1940-1964 *** 1/2
34. A Second Chance **
35. Guys And Dolls (one night only at Carnegie Hall w Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Patrick Wilson) *** 1/2
36. If/Then * 1/2
37. The Threepenny Opera (w F. Murray Abraham) * 1/2
38. A Raisin In The Sun (w Denzel Washington) *** 1/2
39. The Heir Apparent (David Ives at Classic Stage Company) *** 1/2
40. The Realistic Joneses ***
41. Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill (w Audra McDonald) ***
42. The Library **
43. South Pacific at Papermill Playhouse ** 1/2
44. Violet ***
45. Bullets Over Broadway **
46. Of Mice and Men **
47. The World Is Round (at BAM) ***
48. Your Mother's Copy Of The Kama Sutra **
49. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (w Neil Patrick Harris) ***
50. The Cripple Of Inishmaan (w Daniel Radcliffe) ***
51. The Great Immensity * 1/2
52. Casa Valentina ** 1/2
53. Act One **
54. Inventing Mary Martin **
55. Cabaret (w Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams) ***
56. An Octoroon *** 1/2
57. Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging ***
58. Here Lies Love *** 1/2
59. Sixth Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition ***
60. Sea Marks * 1/2
61. A Time-Traveler's Trip To Niagara * 1/2
62. Selected Shorts: Neil Gaiman ***
63. Broadway By The Year: 1965-1989 ***
64. In The Park (Edgar Oliver) **
65. Daniel Kitson comedy extravaganza ** 1/2
66. Too Much Sun (Nicky Silver w Linda Lavin) * 1/2
67. The Essential Straight And Narrow ** 1/2
68. When We Were Young And Unafraid **
69. Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare in the Park w Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater) ***
70. Savion Glover's Om **
71. Broadway By The Year 1990-2014 ***
72. The Lion (one-man show Benjamin Scheuer) ***/
73. Holler If Ya Hear Me (Tupac Shakur musical) * 1/2
74. Cole Porter's The Ambassador Revue at Town Hall ** 1/2
75. Dubliners: A Quartet (the Greene Space of WNYC/WQXR) ***
76. The National High School Musical Theater Awards 2014 *** 1/2
77. Between Riverside and Crazy (w Stephen McKinley Henderson) ***
78. Strictly Dishonorable (1929 Preston Sturges play) *** 1/2
79. The Qualification Of Douglas Evans (The Amoralists at Soho Rep) *
80. Wayra -- Fuerza Bruta * 1/2
81. The Wayside Motor Inn ***
82. Bootycandy ***
83. Mighty Real ***
84. This Is Our Youth (Bway, Michael Cera) ***
85. Rock Bottom (Bridget Everett at Joe's Pub) * 1/2
86. Almost Home * 1/2
87. Rococo Rouge **
88. Love Letters (w Brian Dennehy, Mia Farrow) ** 1/2
89. The Money Shot (Neil LaBute w Fred Weller) ** 1/2
90. The Old Man and the Old Moon (PigPen) *** 1/2
91. Ocean Carolina (at Mercury Lounge) ** 1/2
92. You Can't Take It With You (w James Earl Jones) * 1/2
93. Can-Can (at Papermill) ** 1/2
94. The Country House ** 1/2
95. Cinderella (w Keke Palmer) ** 1/2
96. Shakespeare's Sonnets at BAM (w Rufus Wainwright and Robert Wilson) ***
97. When January Feels Like Summer ** 1/2
98. It's Only A Play (w Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick) ***
99. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (on Broadway) *** 1/2
100. Found (musical at Atlantic) **
101. Generations (at Soho Rep) ** 1/2
102. The Belle Of Amherst (w Joely Richardson) **
103. The Fortress Of Solitude (musical at Public) *** 1/2
104. On The Town (Broadway revival w Tony Yazbeck) **
105. When Father Comes Home From The Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3 *** 1/2
106. Disgraced **
107. The Real Thing (w Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal) ** 1/2
108. The Last Ship (Sting musical) ***
109. Ghost Quartet *** 1/2
110. Show Boat ***
111. Sticks and Bones **
112. The Seagull by Bedlam ***
113. Sense and Sensibility by Bedlam *** 1/2
114. Saturday Night/Musicals In Mufti ***
115. Lost Lake **
116. Grand Concourse **
117. Side Show (Bway revival) **
118. Tamburlaine Parts 1 and 2 (w John Douglas Thompson) ** 1/2
119. Straight White Men **
120. The Erlkings * 1/2
121. A Delicate Balance **
122. Allegro (revival at CSC) *** 1/2
123. Our Lady Of Kibeho ***
124. Tristan and Yseult (Kneehigh company) **
125. Lypsinka! The Boxed Set ****
126. The Invisible Hand **
127. The Illusionists **
128. Swamp Juice ** 1/2
129. Pocatello ** 1/2
130. The Elephant Man **
131. John Waters at City Winery ***




CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS (Only the CDs I've listened to thoroughly and with a strong emphasis on the ones I like, so don't think I love everything I listen to -- I just don't bother really listening to the ones I don't like more than once and don't think it's fair to rate on a cursory listen)

1. Bruce Springsteen -- High Hopes ** 1/2 /
2. Jimmer Podrasky -- The Would-Be Plans ***/
3. Suzanne Vega -- Tales From the Realm Of The Queen Of Pentacles ***
4. Sharon Jones -- Give The People What They Want *** 1/2
5. Van Dyke Parks -- Song Cycled *** 1/2
6. Ronnie Milsap -- Summer Number Seventeen **
7. Drake Bell -- Ready Steady Go ***/
8. 5 Seconds Of Summer -- She's So Perfect EP **
9. Robert Cray -- In My Soul ***
10. Asia -- Gravitas **
11. Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison -- Our Year ***/
12. Michael Jackson -- Xscape **
13. The Grass Roots -- The Complete Dunhill and ABC Hit Singles ***
14. Beck -- Morning Phase *** 1/2
15. Daniella Cotton -- Woodstock EP ***/
16. Lone Justice -- This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes ***
17. The Feeling -- Boy Cried Wolf *** 1/2
18. Coner Oberst -- Upside Down Mountain ***
19. Ben Watt -- Hendra ***
20. Coldplay -- Ghost Stories ** 1/2
21. Dolly Parton -- Blue Smoke ***
22. David Crosby -- Croz * 1/2
23. Neil Young -- A Letter Home ***
24. The Black Keys -- Turn Blue ** 1/2
25. The Roots -- ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin ***
26. The Singers Unlimited -- (Almost) Complete **
27. Bettye Swann -- The Complete Atlantic Recordings *** 1/2
28. Hank Williams -- The Garden Spot Program ***
29. Kaiser Chiefs -- Education, Education, Education...War *** 1/2
30. Michele Stodardt -- Wide-Eyed Crossing ** 1/2
31. Sonny Rollins -- Road Show Vol. 3 ***
32. Withered Hands -- New Gods ** 1/2
33. R.E.M. -- Unplugged 1991-2001 The Complete Collection ***/
34. Afghan Whigs -- Do To The Beast **
35. Brian Eno and Karl Hyde -- Someday World *** 1/2
36. Damon Albarn -- Everyday Robots *** 1/2
37. Doc Watson -- The Definitive Doc Watson ***
38. Don Williams -- Reflections ** 1/2
39. Echo and the Bunnymen -- Meteorites **
40. Keith Jarrett -- Somewhere *** 1/2
41. Mary Love -- The Complete Modern and the Best of the Co Love Sides **
42. Lucky Peterson -- I'm Back Again **
43. Michael Bloomfield -- From His Head To His Heart To His Hands ***
44. Rodney Crowell -- Tarpaper Sky ** 1/2
45. St. Vincent -- St. Vincent ** 1/2
46. Bob Mould -- Beauty and Ruin ***/
47. Hamilton Leithauser -- Dark Hours *** 1/2
48. Henry Thomas -- Bull Doze Blues (1927-1929) *** 1/2
49. The Belle Brigade -- Just Because ***/
50. Meaghan Smith -- Have A Heart ***
51. Nick Waterhouse -- Holly ** 1/2
52. Steve Moakler -- Wide Open **
53. Chris Robinson Brothers -- Phosphorescent Harvest **
54. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah -- Only Run **
55. Blondie -- Ghosts Of Download ** 1/2 (single "Sugar on the Side" is great)
56. The Brian Jonestown Massacre -- Revelation ** 1/2
57. Amy LaVere -- Runaway's Diary *** 1/2
58. Broken Records -- Weights and Pulleys **
59. Catie Curtis -- Flying Dream **
60. Craft Spells -- Nausea **
61. Curtis Stigers -- Hooray For Love ***
62. Everlife -- The End Of Everything ** (but song "Three Little Girls" pretty great)
63. Greg Ashley -- Another Generation Of Slaves *** 1/2
64. Blackbird Blackbird -- Tangerine Sky **
65. Sam Smith -- In The Lonely Hour ** 1/2
66. The Wild Child -- The Runaround ** 1/2
67. Natalie Merchant -- Natalie Merchant **
68. Neil Young -- Live at the Cellar Door ***
69. The Old 97s -- Most Messed Up ** 1/2
70. Skaters -- Manhattan *** 1/2
71. Jill Sobule -- Dottie's Charms *** (esp "Lonely Eighty Eights")
72. Kishi Bashi -- Lighght -- ***
73. Keb Mo -- BluesAmericana ** 1/2
74. Kenny Wayne Shepherd -- Goin' Home ** 1/2
75. Ray LaMontagne -- Supernova ** 1/2
76. Sharon Van Etten -- Are We There ***
77. Tony Trischka -- Great Big World **
78. Wouter Hamel -- Pompadour **
79. Eliot Murphy -- InTime * 1/2
80. Hunter Hayes -- Storyline **
81. The Hold Steady -- Teeth Dreams ** 1/2
82. Santana -- Corazon **
83. The Whigs -- Modern Creation ***
84. tUnE yArDs -- Nikki Nack ***/
85. Richard Thompson -- 1000 Years Of Popular Music *** 1/2
86. Johnny Cash -- Out Among The Stars **
87. Luka Bloom -- Head and Heart **
88. Paul Bley -- Play Blue: The Oslo Concert ***
89. Chromeo -- White Women ***/
90. The Complete Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald *** 1/2
91. Sinead O'Connor -- I'm Not Bossy, I'm The Boss ***/
92. Anberlin -- Lowborn **
93. The Allman Brothers Band -- 1971 Filmore East ****
94. John Hiatt -- Terms Of My Surrender ***/
95. The Magic Numbers -- Alias ***\
96. Miranda Lambert -- Platinum ***
97. Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars -- Libation ***
98. Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mixtape Vol. 1 *** 1/2
99. Tom Petty -- Hypnotic Eye *** 1/2
100. Nick Drake -- A Day Gone By *** (for fans only)
101. Bones -- Skinny *** 1/2 (esp production)
102. U2 -- Songs Of Innocence ***
103. Max Richter -- The Blue Notebooks (2004) *** 1/2
104. Leonard Cohen -- Popular Problems ***/
105. Max Richter -- Songs From Before (2006) *** 1/2
106. Robert Plant - lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar ** 1/2
107. Prince -- Art Official Age ***
108. John Mellencamp -- Plain Spoken ***/
109. Bones and Chris Travis -- seabed ***
110. The Vines -- Wicked Nature *** 1/2
111. Jack White -- Lazaretto ***
112. Brad Paisley -- Moonshine In The Trunk ***/
113. Jackson Browne -- Standing In The Breach ** 1/2
114. Annie Lennox -- Nostalgia ** 1/2
115. The Andrews Sisters -- The Original Hits *** 1/2
116. You + Me -- Rose Ave. **
117. Young Fathers -- Dead ***/
118. Willie Nelson -- Band Of Brothers ***
119. Casper Babypants -- Rise and Shine ** 1/2
120. Karen O -- Crush Songs ** 1/2
121. Bonnie Prince Billy -- Singers Grave; A Sea Of Tongues ** 1/2
122. Living Sisters -- Harmony Is Real: Songs For A Happy Holiday *** 1/2
123. Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam -- Tell 'Em I'm Gone ** 1/2
124. Keely Smith -- Misty And Other Classics ***
125. Neil Diamond -- Melody Road *** 1/2
126. Vance Joy -- Dream Your Life Away ** 1/2
127. Sunparlour Players -- The Living Proof ** 1/2
128. Neil Young -- Storytone (solo) ***
129. Ryan Adams -- Ryan Adams ** 1/2
130. King Creosote -- From Scotland With Love ***
131. Stu Larsen -- Vagabond ** 1/2
132. Paul McCartney -- Wings At The Speed Of Sound **
133. Perfume Genius -- Too Bright ***
134. The Blind Boys of Alabama and Taj Mahal -- Talkin' Christmas **
135. Thompson -- Family (Teddy Thompson group project) ***
136. FKA Twigs -- LP1 ** 1/2
137. David Gray -- Mutineers ** 1/2
138. Rumer -- Into Colour ***/
139. Jesse Winchester -- A Reasonable Amount of Trouble ***
140. Ben L'Oncle Soul -- A Coup De Reves *** 1/2
141. Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin -- Common Ground ***
142. Alex Clare -- Three Hearts **
143. Frank Turner -- The Third Three Years ***
144. Alice Russell -- To Dust (2013) *** 1/2
145. Allo Darlin' -- We Come From The Same Place **
146. Andrew Lahiff -- Intangible Imbrications ***
147. Andy Bull -- Sea Of Approval **
148. Aloe Blacc -- Lift Your Spirit ** 1/2
149. Amelia Curran -- They Promised You Mercy **
150. Damien Rice -- My Favorite Faded Fantasy ** 1/2
151. Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer -- Bass and Mandolin ** 1/2
152. A.R. Rahman -- Rauhaq **
153. AC/DC -- Rock Or Bust ***
154. AJR -- I'm Ready EP **
155. Anthony Hamilton -- Home For The Holidays **
156. Ariana Grande -- My Everything *** 1/2
157. Gerard Way -- Hesitant Alien ***
158. Azealia Banks -- Broke With Expensive Tastes ** 1/2
159. Andy Grammer -- Magazines Or Novels ***
160. Avi Buffalo -- At Best Cuckold **
161. Ashanti -- A Wonderful Christmas With Ashanti * 1/2
162. Bahamas -- Bahamas Is Afie ** 1/2
163. Ben Howard -- I Forget Where We Were ***/
164. Benjamin Booker -- Benjamin Booker *** 1/2
165. Sturgill Simpson -- Metamodern Sounds In Country Music *** 1/2
166. Tigers On Trains -- Antarctica In Color ***/
167. Tinawiren -- Emmar *** 1/2
168. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga -- Cheek To Cheek ** 1/2
169. Various Artists -- An Americana Christmas **
170. The Veronicas -- The Veronicas ***/
171. Over The Rhine -- Blood Oranges In The Snow **
172. Darius Rucker -- Home For The Holidays * 1/2
173. Chris August -- The Christmas EP **
174. Bryan Ferry -- Avonmore ** 1/2
175. Earth Wind & Fire -- Holiday * 1/2
176. Jerry Lee Lewis -- Rock and Roll Time **
177. 3JS -- Acoustic Christmas * 1/2
178. St. Paul and the Broken Bones -- Half The City ** 1/2
179. One Direction -- Four **
180. Taylor Swift -- 1989 **
181. Gene Watson -- My Heroes Have Always Been Country ** 1/2
182. Eric Church -- The Outsiders ***
183. Foo Fighters -- Sonic Highway ** 1/2
184. Midge Ure -- Fragile ** 1/2
185. Stevie Nicks -- 24 Karat Gold ** 1/2
186. Neil Finn -- Dizzy Heights ***
187. Robert Ellis -- The Lights From The Chemical Plant ** 1/2
188. Robbie Williams -- Under The Radar Vol. 1 ***/
189. The Gaslight Anthem -- Get Hurt ** 1/2
190. Sam Hunt -- Montevallo ***
191. Tim McGraw -- Sundown Heaven Town *** 1/2
192. Lewis Watson -- The Morning ***
193. Elliot Brood -- Work and Love ***
194. J. Cole -- 2014 Forest Hills Drive *** 1/2
195. The Ghost Of A Sabre-Tooth Tiger -- Midnight Sun *** 1/2
196. Mary J Blige -- London Sessions *** 1/2
197. Luke Sital-Singh -- The Fire Inside ***
198. Maroon 5 -- V ***
199. Martin Carthy And Eliza carthy -- The Moral Of The Elephant ** 1/2
200. Marty Stuart -- Saturday Night and Sunday Morning ** 1/2
201. Weezer -- Everything Will Be Alright In The End  ***
202. Wouter Hamel -- Pompadour ** 1/2
203. Parquet Courts -- Content Nausea **
204. Barry Manilow -- Night Songs *** 1/2
205. Bernhoft -- Islander **
206. Beta Radio -- Colony Of Bees *** 1/2
207. Betty Who -- Take Me When You Go **
208. Beverly - Careers ** 1/2
209. Billy Joe Shaver -- Long In The Tooth ** 1/2
210. Black 47 -- Last Call **
211. Black Prairie -- Fortune **
212. Blake Shelton -- Bringing Back the Sunshine ** 1/2
213. Blue Rodeo -- A Merrie Christmas To You **
214. Panda Bear -- Crosswords **
215. Drake -- The Gift Without The Curse ** 1/2
216. Will Stratton -- Gray Lodge Wisdom **
217. Chris Travis and Bones -- Seabeds ***/
218. CW Stoneking -- Gon' Boogaloo ** 1/2
219. Dr. John -- Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit Of Satchmo ** 1/2
220. Dylan Gardner -- Adventures In Real Time *** 1/2
221. Pete Molinari -- Theosophy '14 *** 1/2
222. NRBQ -- Brass Tacks ***/
223. Mali Music -- Mali Is... ***
224. Lana Del Rey -- Ultraviolence ** 1/2
225. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib -- Pinata ** 1/2
226. Bob Dylan -- Basement Tapes CD 3 ***
227. Old Crow Medicine Show -- Remedy *** 1/2
228. Hiss Golden Messenger -- Lateness Of Dancers ** 1/2
229. Common -- Nobody's Smiling *** 1/2
230. Jason Aldean -- Old Boots, New Dirt ** 1/2
231. Ed Sheeran -- X (multiply) ** 1/2
232. Ella Henderson -- Chapter One ** 1/2
233. Jenny Lewis -- The Voyager ** 1/2
234. Jesse Marchant -- Jesse Marchant ** 1/2
235. Joan As Police Woman -- The Classic ** 1/2
236. John Fullbright -- Songs ***
237. Sarah Jane Morris -- Bloody Rain ** 1/2



Updated December 31 2014