Discussing 100 albums of the 1980s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:50). Josh's Movie Corner segment starts at (13:35). This Day in Music History segment starts at (20:35). This episode covers the following albums: Black Flag - Damaged (33:00), ELO - Time (1:11:18), and Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1:40:37).

Discussing 100 albums of the 1980s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:20). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (12:39). This Day in Music History segment starts at (14:43). Matt and Jon sing the Hits (18:44). This episode covers the following albums: Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (28:14), The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (1:00:52), and Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1:31:07).

We cover six albums selected from the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums list (the 2020 version), besteveralbums.com list for the 80s, 1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die or even Jon's choice! The episode begins at (3:44). This episode covers the following albums: Prince - Dirty Mind (13:16), REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (28:49), Rush - Permanent Waves (49:16), Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (1:11:12), Simple Minds - Empires and Dance (1:30:08), and Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel III (1:48:13).

Discussing 100 albums of the 1980s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:21). This Day in Music History segment starts at (6:21). Internet Killed the Video Star segment starts at (13:03). This episode covers the following albums: Pylon - Gyrate (32:28), Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz (57:03), and X - Los Angeles (1:28:25).

Discussing 100 albums of the 1980s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (2:32). Cleaning the Stacks segment starts at (9:08). This Day in Music History segment starts at (12:00). The Essential Question segment starts at (20:32). This episode covers the following albums: Pat Benatar - Crimes of Passion (34:54), Motorhead - Ace of Spades (59:09), and The Pretenders - Self-Titled (1:29:49).

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 Can't Stop It (40:57), Bob Seger - Against the Wind (57:58), Bruce Springsteen - The River (1:12:39) and Dire Straits - Making Movies (1:35:43).

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 Rotting Vegetables (1:34:17).

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 Field (1:24:30).