Combing the Stacks

On Cold Listen Hot Takes bonus episodes we cover six albums chosen from The Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version), the Pitchfork 200 Best Albums of the 1980s or elsewhere but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 80s. The episode begins at (3:39). This episode covers the following albums: Diana Ross - Diana (8:52), Bruce Cockburn - Humans (25:54), English Beat - I Just...

Discussing 100 albums of the 1980s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:32). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (7:22). This Day in Music History segment starts at (18:16). Josh's Movie Corner segment starts at (16:49). ] This episode covers the following albums: Joy Division - Closer (36:48), Judas Priest - British Steel (1:03:35), and Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for...

Jon is out sick this week so Matt and Josh team up to tackle two artists they haven't talked about since last season - Black Sabbath and Steely Dan.  This episode covers the following albums: Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (5:53) and Steely Dan - Gaucho (24:56).

This week we cover four albums that are on the Pitchfork 200 Best Albums of the 1980s. This episode covers the following albums: The Raincoats - Odyshape (8:45), Elvis Costello - Get Happy!! (34:12), Gang of Four - Solid Gold (51:30), and The B-52s - Wild Planet (1:06:31).

Discussing 100 albums of the 1980s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:11). This Day in Music History segment starts at (8:49). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (18:02). Matt and Jon sing the Hits (19:21).  This episode covers the following albums: David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (29:01), ACDC - Back in Black (56:49), and Bauhaus - In the Flat...

This is it, our 70's end of decade show! Superlatives, the Brian Eno Award, and Top 10s, this show has it all. The show starts at (0:44). Superlatives start at (8:35). Top 10s of Cold Listen Hot Takes episodes start at (30:21), and Top 10s of main episodes starts at (56:58). Next week, we begin our journey into the 1980s!

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:49). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (8:27). This Day in Music History segment starts at (11:53) This episode covers the following albums: Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps (29:41) and Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1:00:33). Next week, the decade wrap-up show with our superlatives and Top 10 li...

We cover six albums that are on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version) or elsewhere but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 70s. The episode begins at (3:32). This episode covers the following albums: Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (12:26), The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette (32:38), This Heat - self-titled (45:04), Chic - Risque (1:01:02), Public Image Lt...

We cover six albums that are on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version) or elsewhere but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 70s. The episode begins at (3:35). This episode covers the following albums: The Residents - Eskimo (12:26), The Undertones - Self-titled (34:08), The Pop Group - Y (49:48), The Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady (1:08:21), The Specials - Self-t...

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:04). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (5:45). This Day in Music History segment starts at (9:49). This episode covers the following albums: Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (16:03), Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (58:42), and Television - Marquee Moon (1:36:10).

We cover six albums that are on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version) or elsewhere but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 70s. The episode begins at (3:00). This episode covers the following albums: Nick Lowe - Labour of Lust (7:12), The Raincoats - Self-titled (19:12), Donna Summer - Bad Girls (34:38), Madness - One Step Beyond (51:33), The Slits - Cut (1:11:39)...

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:13). This Day in Music History segment starts at (15:15). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (21:25). This episode covers the following albums: ACDC - Highway to Hell (32:01), The Cars - Self-titled (58:20), and Bob Marley and the Wailers - Exodus (1:33:19).

We cover six albums that are on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version) or elsewhere but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 70s. The episode begins at (3:44). This episode covers the following albums: Pere Ubu - Dub Housing (10:28), Marvin Gaye - Here My Dear (24:02), Magazine - Real Life (41:46), Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers (54:28), Funkadelic - One Nation Unde...

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:07). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (6:26). This Day in Music History segment starts at (12:33) Josh's Movie Corner segment starts at (16:49). This episode covers the following albums: Elvis Costello - This Year's Model (22:35), Blondie - Parallel Lines (51:38), and Ramones - self-titled (1:31:...

We cover six albums that are on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version) or elsewhere but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 70s. The episode begins at (3:34). This episode covers the following albums: Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food (9:45), Ultravox - Ha! Ha! Ha! (26:12), Foreigner - Double Vision (43:42), X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents (59:...

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:20). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (7:24). This Day in Music History segment starts at (13:59). This episode covers the following albums: Eagles - Hotel California (20:13), Van Halen - Van Halen I (56:18), and Pink Floyd - Animals (1:35:41).

We cover six albums that are on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version) or elsewhere but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 70s. The episode begins at (3:23). This episode covers the following albums: Saturday Night Fever OST - Various Artists (7:23), The Clash - Give Em Enough Rope (36:50), Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ask Rufus (55:20), Talking Heads - Talking Heads '7...

This week on a special bonus episode we discuss our thoughts on the recent Beatles: Get Back documentary. The episode begins at 1:03. See you next week for another Cold Listen Hot Take bonus episode.

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:11). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (9:19). This Day in Music History segment starts at (13:59). 1001 Albums Rundown segment starts at (20:15). This episode covers the following albums: Kraftwerk - The Man Machine (43:09), Rush - 2112 (1:09:43), and Steely Dan - Aja (1:47:29).

We cover six albums that are on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version) or elsewhere but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 70s. The episode begins at (2:51). This episode covers the following albums: Shoes - Black Vinyl Shoes (8:54), Runaways - self-titled (26:58), Dennis Wilson -  Pacific Blue Ocean (46:49), Ramones - Rocket to Russia (1:05:09), Suicide - se...

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:12). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (8:59). This Day in Music History segment starts at (16:08). This episode covers the following albums: Billy Joel - The Stranger (23:45), David Bowie - Heroes (1:08:10), and Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1:37:25).

We cover six albums that are on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version) or elsewhere but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 70s. The episode begins at (4:00). This episode covers the following albums: Elvis - The Sun Sessions (11:46), Kansas - Leftoverture (30:41), ABBA - Arrival (49:13), ELO - A New World Record (1:09:40), Joni Mitchell - Hejira (1:23:32), Bob Dyl...

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:10). This Day in Music History segment starts at (07:24). This episode covers the following albums: The Modern Lovers - Self-Titled (16:43), Patti Smith - Horses (45:35), and Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1:19:01).

We cover six albums that are on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version) or elsewhere but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 70s. The episode begins at (4:00). This episode covers the following albums: Joni Mitchell - Hissing of Summer Lawns (08:25), Aerosmith - Rocks (28:30), Bee Gees - Main Course (49:58), Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune (1:07:42), Earth, Win...

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:21). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (6:54) This Day in Music History segment starts at (11:14). This episode covers the following albums: The Clash - Self-titled (17:48), King Crimson - Red (1:00:21), and Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1:30:08).