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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-giXO6jhtw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GN4XRFHL8FLl4PgbomIYb Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshua_g/list/combing-the-stacks-movie-list/

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S5 E11- Top Albums of the 2000s - Mike Ladd/NSYNC/Goldfrapp/Grandaddy

2026/04/17

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (4:50). This episode covers the following albums: Mike Ladd - Welcome to the Afterfuture (38:02), NSYNC - No Strings Attached (57:44), Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain (1:20:22), and Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump (1:38:35). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 E10- Top Albums of the 2000s - Capdown/The Delgados/Erykah Badu 2/Queens of the Stone Age

2026/04/10

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (3:32). This episode covers the following albums: Capdown - Civil Disobedients (30:58), The Delgados - The Great Eastern (48:02), Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun (1:10:01), and Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (1:33:39). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 E9- Top Albums of the 2000s - Red Snapper/Jurassic 5/PJ Harvey 4/Radiohead 4

2026/04/03

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (4:38). This episode covers the following albums: Red Snapper - Our Aim Is To Satisfy (37:25), Jurassic 5 - Quality Control (1:00:14), PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (1:19:08), and Radiohead - Kid A (1:41:53). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 E8- Top Albums of the 2000s - Harvey Danger/Botch/Primal Scream 2/Eminem 2

2026/03/27

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (5:26). This episode covers the following albums: Harvey Danger - King James Version (34:19), Botch - We Are The Romans (54:31), Primal Scream - XTRMNTR (1:16:18), and Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (1:35:46). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 E7- Top Albums of the 2000s - Ute Lemper/Wu-Tang Clan 2/Jill Scott/Pearl Jam 6

2026/03/13

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (7:07). This episode covers the following albums: Ute Lemper - Punishing Kiss (34:20), Wu-Tang Clan - The W (55:32), Jill Scott - Who is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1 (1:23:23), and Pearl Jam - Binaural (1:45:00). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 E6- Top Albums of the 2000s - Clinic/Belle and Sebastian 3/Ghostface Killah 2/Yo La Tengo 2

2026/02/27

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (4:46). This episode covers the following albums: Clinic - Internal Wrangler (38:26), Belle and Sebastian - Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant (56:25), Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele (1:20:52), and Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (1:40:50). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 B2- Top Albums of the 2000s - Manu Chao 2/Alicia Keys/Fugazi 4

2026/02/20

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Ten Singles segment starts at (6:15). This episode covers the following albums: Manu Chao - Proxima Estacion: Esperanza (51:43), Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor (1:02:17), Fugazi - The Argument (1:15:24). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 E5- Top Albums of the 2000s - Nelly/The Hives/Boredoms 2/Elliott Smith 4

2026/02/13

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (5:54). This episode covers the following albums: Nelly - Country Grammar (42:24), The Hives - Veni, Vidi, Vicious (1:03:47), Boredoms - Vision Creation Newsun (1:24:41), and Elliott Smith - Figure 8 (1:48:32). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 E4- Top Albums of the 2000s - Bebel Gilberto/U2 6/Linkin Park/D'Angelo 2

2026/02/05

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (5:43). This episode covers the following albums: Bebel Gilberto - Tanto Tempo (41:07), U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (1:00:10), Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (1:32:15), and D'Angelo - Voodoo (1:59:31). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 E3- Top Albums of the 2000s - Common 2/The New Pornographers/Lambchop/Badly Drawn Boy

2026/01/30

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (11:26). This episode covers the following albums: Common - Like Water For Chocolate (43:42), The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (1:10:20), Lambchop - Nixon (1:34:21), and Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour of Bewilderbeast (2:00:37).

S5 B1- Top Albums of the 2000s - Ryan Adams/GAS/Modest Mouse 2

2026/01/22

It's our first bonus episode of the season with 3 additional albums and 10 singles! The Ten Singles segment starts at (2:49). This episode covers the following albums: Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker (35:02), GAS - Pop (47:23), Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica (1:05:07). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 E2- Top Albums of the 2000s - No Doubt 3/Madonna 5/Doves/At The Drive-In

2026/01/16

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (3:46). This episode covers the following albums: No Doubt - Return of Saturn (35:56), Madonna - Music (56:51), Doves - Lost Souls (1:18:44), and At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command (1:41:07). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S5 E1- Top Albums of the 2000s - Emmylou Harris/Limp Bizkit 2/Aimee Mann 2/Coldplay

2026/01/09

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (6:14). This episode covers the following albums: Emmylou Harris - Red Dirt Girl (41:18), Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water (1:01:53), Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo (1:26:05), and Coldplay - Parachutes (1:46:14). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

S4 B25 - Combing the Stacks Bonus Episode - Marah/Fountains of Wayne/Isaac Hayes 2/Television 2

2025/12/23

Our final bonus episode of Season 4 covers a variety of albums spanning from the 70s to the 90s. 1) Marah: Let's Cut the Crap & Hook Up Later Tonight 2) Fountains of Wayne: Utopia Parkway 3) Isaac Hayes: ...To Be Continued 4) Television: Adventure

S4 B24 - Combing the Stacks Bonus Episode - Michael Penn/Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels/The Specials 2/Van Halen 3

2025/12/14

Another bonus episode with Jon and Matt! This week we cover the following albums: 1) Michael Penn: Resigned (1997) 2) Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels: Take a Ride (1965) 3) The Specials: More Specials (1980) 4) Van Halen: Fair Warning (1981)

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★★★★★

bigchance2000 2022/01/03

Amazing podcast!

These guys rule! They really know their music!

★★★★★

SE1701 2020/07/27

Fun music dialogue

The conversations are thoughtful about the music and offer new takes toward these music lists by the decades.

★★★★★

kmac77!! 2020/07/03

This is a great idea

I love this idea so much! Three guys who are obviously into music delving into some of the best albums of all time. I can’t wait for the upcoming deca...

★★★★★

bikingemily 2020/07/01

Journey through music

What a fun concept for a podcast! It’s entertaining to hear about the different albums plus the podcasters’ different perspectives on the music. I loo...

★★★★★

jonnnyhhbygy 2020/06/30

Initial thought

These guys know there music. Can only get better moving forward into the 70s 80s and 90s. Definitely will keep giving a listen to this podcast.

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