Combing the Stacks

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Three guys, three unique viewpoints on music. Each week, CTS covers four albums and five singles with a recap of all angles at the end of the season. Season 1 covers the 60s, Season 2 the 70s, Season 3 the 80s and Season 4 (our current season) covers the 90s. Start from the beginning or dive into an episode that covers an album you love (or hate)!New episodes every Friday afternoon. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7-DWaPDG1AGY-giXO6jhtwSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GN4XRFHL8FLl4PgbomIYbLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshua_g/list/combing-the-stacks-movie-list/

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S2 E17 - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - Paul McCartney and Wings/Brian Eno/Neil Young 3 19.08.2021 2:12:35

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. Josh's Movie Corner segment on Woodstock 99 starts at (09:55). This episode covers the following albums: Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run (41:04), Brian Eno - Another Green World (1:12:25), and Neil Young - Harvest (1:47:29).

S2 E16 - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - Deep Purple/Lou Reed/Stevie Wonder 3 12.08.2021 2:19:45

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (10:58).Josh's Movie Corner segment starts at (14:21). This episode covers the following albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head (34:30), Lou Reed - Transformer (1:01:38), and Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1:41:28).

S2 E15 - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - CAN 2/Genesis/The Who 6 06.08.2021 2:05:51

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (08:44). This episode covers the following albums: Genesis - Foxtrot (28:36), CAN - Ege Bamyasi (1:04:25), and The Who - Quadrophenia (1:23:54).

S2 B7: Bonus Episode With Guests: Bob Seger/Flamin' Groovies/Steve Miller Band/Warren Zevon 30.07.2021 1:57:28

Jon and Matt joined by Matt's brother Mike for segments 1 and 2 before going out on their own for segments 3 and 4. The following albums are covered on this episode: The Flamin' Groovies: Shake Some Action (1976) Warren Zevon: Excitable Boy (1978) Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band: Night Moves (1976) Steve Miller Band: Fly Like an Eagle (1976)

S2 B6: Bonus Episode with Guests - Neu!/Blue Ash/UFO/Carly Simon 22.07.2021 1:50:22

We cover four albums that are not on any of the normal lists we cover because we do what we want! Not only that you get 3 different special guests. This episode covers the following albums: Neu! - Neu! (3:39), Blue Ash - No More, No Less  (28:53), UFO - Lights Out (57:44), Carly Simon - No Secrets (1:19:12).

S2 B5: Cold Listen Hot Take 5: Aretha Franklin 4/Elton John/Peter Frampton/Stevie Wonder 2/Various Artists 17.07.2021 1:45:06

We cover five 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. This episode covers the following albums: Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace (12:07), Various Artists - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968  (27:44), Stevie Wonder - Music of My Mind (46:59), Elton Joh...

S2 E14-Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - Iggy and the Stooges 3/Jethro Tull 2/Led Zeppelin 4 08.07.2021 2:03:20

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (09:00).Josh's Movie Corner segment starts at (17:12). This episode covers the following albums: Iggy and the Stooges - Raw Power (21:16), Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (1:00:55), and Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1:33:39).

S2 E13 - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - David Bowie 4/CAN/Marvin Gaye 03.07.2021 2:14:16

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (09:23). This episode covers the following albums: David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (20:22), CAN - Tago Mago (56:07), and Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1:28:38).

S2 B4: Cold Listen Hot Take 4: Curtis Mayfield 2/Steely Dan/Aretha Franklin 3/Jimmy Cliff/Bill Withers 2/The Eagles/Stevie Wonder 24.06.2021 2:23:34

We cover seven 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. This episode covers the following albums: Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (07:34), Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (25:18), Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted and Black (47:03), Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (1:00:44), Bill Withers - Still...

S2 E12- Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - David Bowie 3/Joni Mitchell/Nick Drake 2 17.06.2021 2:08:21

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (06:40). The Essential Question segment starts at (22:47). This episode covers the following albums: Nick Drake - Bryter Layter (31:18), Joni Mitchell - Blue (58:28), and David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1:33:21).

S2 E11- Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - Black Sabbath 3/Pink Floyd 3/The Rolling Stones 5 10.06.2021 2:03:56

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (07:10). The Essential Question segment starts at (18:00). This episode covers the following albums: Black Sabbath - Master of Reality (30:35), Pink Floyd - Meddle (51:22), and The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street (1:25:24).

S2 E10 - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - Allman Brothers Band/Carole King/Yes 2 03.06.2021 1:57:13

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (08:30). This episode covers the following albums: The Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East (18:58), Carole King - Tapestry (48:57), and Yes - Close to the Edge (1:22:17).

S2 B3: Cold Listen Hot Take 3: Bill Withers/John Prine/Rod Stewart/Al Green/Randy Newman/Paul Simon/Alice Coltrane 28.05.2021 2:11:08

We cover seven 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. This episode covers the following albums: Bill Withers - Just As I Am (10:41), John Prine - Self Titled (25:54), Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story (42:48), Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You (59:53), Randy Newman - Sail Away...

S2 E9-Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - Black Sabbath 2/John Lennon 2/The Who 4 (with special guest!) 21.05.2021 1:55:46

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. We have Bob from the Bend and Scoop podcast as a special guest this week! Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (09:05). This episode covers the following albums: John Lennon - Imagine (15:18), Black Sabbath - Paranoid (44:44), and The Who - Who's Next (1:08:30).

S2 E8-Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - David Bowie 2/Jethro Tull/Neil Young 2 13.05.2021 2:05:05

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The Essential Question segment starts at (5:37). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (15:47). This episode covers the following albums: Jethro Tull - Aqualung (32:37), Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1:00:52), and David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1:24:38).

S2 B2: Cold Listen Hot Take 2: Dolly Parton/Faust/Harry Nilsson/James Brown 2/Janis Joplin/Loretta Lynn/Serge Gainsbourg 29.04.2021 2:10:11

We cover seven albums that were 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. This episode covers the following albums: Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (8:22), Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (26:04), James Brown - Sex Machine (44:26), Janis Joplin - Pearl (58:40), Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter (1:1...

S2 E6 - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - The Doors 4/Simon and Garfunkel 4/Van Morrison 2 23.04.2021 2:05:50

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. Josh's Movie Corner segment starts at (4:48). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (11:56). This episode covers the following albums: The Doors - LA Woman (20:29), Van Morrison - Moondance (53:30), and Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1:16:21).

S2 E5: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - John Lennon/Led Zeppelin 3/Yes 15.04.2021 2:01:27

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (13:47). The Essential Question segment starts at (20:54). This episode covers the following albums: Yes - Fragile (34:50), Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III (1:06:49), and John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1:32:34).

S2 E4: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - CCR 3/Miles Davis 3/T Rex 08.04.2021 1:56:10

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The Essential Question segment starts at (05:57). This episode covers the following albums: T. Rex - Electric Warrior (16:43), Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (47:45), and Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1:16:48).

S2 B1: Cold Listen Hot Take 1: Cat Stevens/Curtis Mayfield/Grateful Dead 2/James Taylor/Santana 2/The Who 4 01.04.2021 1:49:49

We cover six albums that were on the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version) but not on the besteveralbums.com Top 100 list for the 70s: This episode covers the following albums:   Santana "Abraxas" (8:45),  Cat Stevens "Tea for the Tillerman" (25:46), Grateful Dead "Workingman's Dead" (42:22), James Taylor "Sweet Baby James" (54:50)   Curtis Mayfield "Curtis"...

S2 E3: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - Derek and the Dominos/Sly and the Family Stone 2/Velvet Underground 4 25.03.2021 1:51:15

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The Essential Question segment starts at (09:14). This episode covers the following albums: Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On (27:24), Velvet Underground - Loaded (1:00:33), and Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1:20:42).

S2 E2: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s -The Beatles 12/Black Sabbath/Funkadelic 19.03.2021 1:58:01

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The Essential Question segment starts at (06:57). This episode covers the following albums: Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (21:32), Black Sabbath - self-titled (53:27), and the Beatles - Let it Be (1:24:55).

S2 E1: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young/The Grateful Dead/The Stooges 2 12.03.2021 1:44:02

Discussing the top 100 albums of the 1970s from https://besteveralbums.com. The Essential Question segment starts at (07:26). This episode covers the following albums: The Stooges - Fun House (16:57), The Grateful Dead - American Beauty (44:51), and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Deja Vu (1:13:23).

S1 B6: Cold Listen, Hot Take 60s Albums: The Byrds 4/The Flying Burrito Brothers/Ike and Tina Turner/Roberta Flack/The Ronettes 05.03.2021 1:40:49

Discussing another batch of 1960s albums pulled from the newest Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. This episode covers the following albums: The Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes (05:02), The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin (23:12), Roberta Flack - First Take (40:49), Ike and Tina Turner - Proud Mary: The Best of Ike and Tina Turner (1:03:09), The Byrds - M...

S1 B5: Cold Listen, Hot Take 60s Albums: Brian Wilson/Elvis Presley/The Four Tops/Isaac Hayes/Laura Nyro/Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 04.03.2021 1:51:53

Discussing another batch of 1960s albums pulled from the newest Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. This episode covers the following albums: Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul (06:13), Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis (23:03), The Four Tops - Reach Out (41:23), Laura Nyro - Eli and the 13th Confession (58:33), Brian Wilson - Smile (1:14:56), and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Goi...