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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S4 B23 - Combing the Stacks Bonus Episode - SIMPLY RED/BLONDIE 2/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 4/PEARL JAM 5 06.12.2025 1:27:46

A bonus episode featuring albums from the 70s, 80s and 90s! Jon and Matt team up to cover the following albums: -Simply Red- "Picture Book" -Blondie "Eat to the Beat" -Red Hot Chili Peppers "One Hot Minute" -Pearl Jam "Yield" Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: h...

S4 E81 - 1990s Decade Wrap-Up Extravaganza 20.11.2025 3:02:53

We close out our two year music exploration of the 1990s with a wrap-up show. We go through our lists of the Top 20 Albums We Already Knew, Top 20 New Discoveries, and conclude with other superlatives such as MVP of the Decade! See you in 2026 for Season 5! Top 20 Albums We Already Knew starts at 11:05 Top 20 New Discoveries starts at 2:09:05 Final Superlatives starts at 2:50:01 Check out our YouT...

S4 E80- Top Albums of the 1990s - Blackalicious/Meshell Ndegeocello/Santana 3/Pavement 4 14.11.2025 2:14:59

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (4:03). This episode covers the following albums: Blackalicious - Nia (38:47), Meshell Ndegeocello - Bitter (56:51), Santana - Supernatural (1:20:14), and Pavement - Terror Twilight (1:46:07). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 C...

S4 E79- Top Albums of the 1990s - Pharoahe Monch/Travis/Blur 3/The Flaming Lips 06.11.2025 2:13:20

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (2:22). This episode covers the following albums: Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs (32:24), Travis - The Man Who (50:20), Blur - 13 (1:17:27), and The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1:42:46). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks147...

S4 E78- Top Albums of the 1990s - Destiny's Child/Rage Against the Machine 3/Dismemberment Plan/Sigur Ros 23.10.2025 2:13:00

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (5:27). This episode covers the following albums: Destiny's Child - The Writing's on the Wall (37:03), Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles (57:40), Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I (1:23:52), and Sigur Ros - Agaetis byrjun (1:46:16). Check o...

S4 E77- Top Albums of the 1990s - Guster/Le Tigre/MF Doom/Nine Inch Nails 3 19.10.2025 2:22:24

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (6:08). This episode covers the following albums: Guster - Lost and Gone Forever (41:36), Le Tigre - Le Tigre (1:12:14), MF Doom - Operation Doomsday (1:30:38), and Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (1:54:14). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingth...

S4 E76- Top Albums of the 1990s - Smog/The Roots 2/Eminem/Red Hot Chili Peppers 3 04.10.2025 2:19:33

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (5:33). This episode covers the following albums: Smog - Knock Knock (36:00), The Roots - Things Fall Apart (57:23), Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1:19:36), and Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1:51:53). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combi...

S4 E75- Top Albums of the 1990s - Limp Bizkit/Makaveli (aka Tupac)/R.E.M. 11/Blink-182 2 26.09.2025 2:23:43

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (4:26). This episode covers the following albums: Limp Bizkit - Significant Other (38:27), Makaveli - The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1:07:56), R.E.M - Up (1:29:09), and Blink-182 - Enema of the State (1:55:43). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.c...

S4 B22: Combing the Stacks Bonus Episode - Whiskeytown/Beastie Boys 5/Pixies 4 19.09.2025 1:48:02

On this week's episode, Jon and Matt cover three new albums from across the 90s. We start with "Strangers Almanac" by Whiskeytown, followed by "Hello Nasty" by the Beastie Boys, and finish up with "Trompe La Monde" by Pixies. Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https:/...

S4 E74- Top Albums of the 1990s - Britney Spears/Jim O'Rourke/Dr. Dre 2/Moby 13.09.2025 2:23:20

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (4:15). This episode covers the following albums: Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (36:49), Jim O'Rourke - Eureka (1:08:26), Dr. Dre - Chronic 2001 (1:31:04), and Moby - Play (1:54:56). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks147...

S4 B21: Combing The Stacks Bonus Episode - Green Day 3/Rakim/Spoon 04.09.2025 1:36:20

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Ten Singles segment starts at (3:46). This episode covers the following albums: Green Day - Nimrod (45:37), Rakim - The Master (1:02:03), and Spoon - A Series of Sneaks (1:16:03). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd...

S4 E73- Top Albums of the 1990s - Kelis/The Chicks/Dream Theater/Wilco 2 28.08.2025 2:36:08

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (5:03). This episode covers the following albums: Kelis - Kaleidoscope (34:50), The Chicks - Fly (54:15), Dream Theater - Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1:26:07), and Wilco - Summerteeth (2:00:55). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combing...

S4 E72- Top Albums of the 1990s - The White Stripes/Mos Def/American Football/Fiona Apple 2 22.08.2025 2:12:12

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (2:19). This episode covers the following albums: The White Stripes - The White Stripes (32:44), Mos Def - Black On Both Sides (1:02:46), American Football - American Football (1:21:48), and Fiona Apple - When The Pawn... (1:47:52). Check out our YouTube page here: http:/...

S4 E71- Top Albums of the 1990s - Kid Rock/Patty Griffin/Big Pun/Eels 15.08.2025 2:29:17

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (3:45). This episode covers the following albums: Kid Rock - Devil Without a Cause (41:00), Patty Griffin - Flaming Red (1:10:51), Big Pun - Capital Punishment (1:36:01), and Eels - Electro-Shock Blues (1:59:20). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@co...

S4 B20: Combing The Stacks Bonus Episode - Handsome Boy Modeling School/Hole 2/A Tribe Called Quest 3 08.08.2025 1:23:13

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:18). The Six Singles segment starts at (3:35). This episode covers the following albums: Handsome Boy Modeling School - So...How's Your Girl? (42:20), Hole - Celebrity Skin (57:40), and A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement (1:08:27). Check out our YouTube page here: http://ww...

S4 E70- Top Albums of the 1990s - The Beta Band/Cat Power/Elliott Smith 3/Boards Of Canada 25.07.2025 2:12:45

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:27). The Six Singles segment starts at (3:34). This episode covers the following albums: The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s (34:00), Cat Power - Moon Pix (56:33), Elliott Smith - XO (1:25:21), and Boards Of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children (1:46:41). Check out our YouTube p...

S4 B19: Combing the Stacks Bonus Episode-Sonic Youth 6/Slipknot/Beck 2 18.07.2025 1:42:57

On this week's episode, we cover the following albums: Segment 1: Sonic Youth: "A Thousand Leaves" Segment 2: Slipknot: "Slipknot" Segment 3: Beck: "Midnite Vultures" Plus 10 singles from 1998 and 1999 to start the show!

S4 E69- Top Albums of the 1990s - Sparklehorse/Lauryn Hill/Manu Chao/Neutral Milk Hotel 10.07.2025 2:26:11

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:40). The Six Singles segment starts at (5:46). This episode covers the following albums: Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider (40:44), Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (59:33), Manu Chao - Clandestino (1:27:26), and Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (1:45:...

S4 E68- Top Albums of the 1990s - Juvenile/Tortoise/Mercury Rev/Madonna 4 04.07.2025 2:49:16

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:54). The Six Singles segment starts at (5:01). This episode covers the following albums: Juvenile - 400 Degreez (39:45), Tortoise - TNT (1:20:17), Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs (1:40:28), and Madonna - Ray of Light (2:14:40). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.c...

S4 E67- Top Albums of the 1990s - Shakira/Garbage 2/Outkast 2/Air 28.06.2025 2:17:09

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:29). The Six Singles segment starts at (9:52). This episode covers the following albums: Shakira - Donde Estan Los Ladrones (44:18), Garbage - Version 2.0 (1:05:44), Outkast - Aquemini (1:29:15), and Air - Moon Safari (1:55:05). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com...

S4 E66- Top Albums of the 1990s - Jay-Z 3/Boredoms/Sleater-Kinney 2/Lucinda Williams 2 19.06.2025 2:21:41

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:33). The Six Singles segment starts at (10:07). This episode covers the following albums: Jay-Z - Vol.2...Hard Knock Life (49:23), Boredoms - Super ae (1:08:52), Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1:38:00), and Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (1:58:50). Check out our YouTube...

S4 E65 - Top Albums of the 1990s - DMX/New Radicals/Fatboy Slim/Massive Attack 2 14.06.2025 2:24:14

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:29). The Six Singles segment starts at (4:58). This episode covers the following albums: DMX - It's Dark And Hell Is Hot (42:40), New Radicals - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (1:12:33), Fatboy Slim - You've Come A Long Way Baby (1:36:35), and Massive Attack - Mezzanin...

S2 E33 - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s - Gang of Four/Talking Heads 3/Fleetwood Mac 08.06.2025 2:07:01

This week we talk about the following albums: Gang of 4 - Entertainment! Talking Heads - Fear of Music Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

S4 E64 - Top Albums of the 1990s - Jay-Z 2/Blink 182/Super Furry Animals 2/Gang Starr 2 08.06.2025 2:06:53

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:27). The Six Singles segment starts at (5:39). This episode covers the following albums: Jay-Z - In My Lifetime Vol. 1 (39:00), Blink 182 - Dude Ranch (58:09), Super Furry Animals - Radiator (1:23:47), and Gang Starr - Moment of Truth (1:43:24).

S4 B18: Combing The Stacks Bonus Episode - Catherine Wheel/Pearl Jam 4/Pulp 2 30.05.2025 1:38:26

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:10). The Ten Singles segment starts at (5:25). This episode covers the following albums: Catherine Wheel - Chrome (50:01), Pearl Jam - No Code (1:02:31), and Pulp - This Is Hardcore (1:18:19). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the...