Combing the Stacks

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/

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

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

12-06
01:27:46

S4 E81 - 1990s Decade Wrap-Up Extravaganza

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 11:05Top 20 New Discoveries starts at 2:09:05Final Superlatives starts at 2:50:01Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

11-20
03:02:53

S4 E80- Top Albums of the 1990s - Blackalicious/Meshell Ndegeocello/Santana 3/Pavement 4

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

11-14
02:14:59

S4 E79- Top Albums of the 1990s - Pharoahe Monch/Travis/Blur 3/The Flaming Lips

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

11-06
02:13:20

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

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 out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

10-23
02:13:00

S4 E77- Top Albums of the 1990s - Guster/Le Tigre/MF Doom/Nine Inch Nails 3

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

10-19
02:22:24

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

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

10-04
02:19:33

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

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.com/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

09-26
02:23:43

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

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

09-19
01:48:02

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

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

09-13
02:23:20

S4 B21: Combing The Stacks Bonus Episode - Green Day 3/Rakim/Spoon

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

09-04
01:36:20

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

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

08-28
02:36:08

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

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://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

08-22
02:12:12

S4 E71- Top Albums of the 1990s - Kid Rock/Patty Griffin/Big Pun/Eels

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

08-15
02:29:17

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

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://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

08-08
01:23:13

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

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 page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

07-25
02:12:45

S4 E69- Top Albums of the 1990s - Sparklehorse/Lauryn Hill/Manu Chao/Neutral Milk Hotel

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 (1:45:00).Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

07-10
02:26:11

S4 E68- Top Albums of the 1990s - Juvenile/Tortoise/Mercury Rev/Madonna 4

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.com/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

07-04
02:49:16

S4 E67- Top Albums of the 1990s - Shakira/Garbage 2/Outkast 2/Air

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/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

06-28
02:17:09

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

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 page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

06-19
02:21:41

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