Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Completely Conspicuous 636: Further Complications

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2009. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

  • Jay's non-top 5s: Arctic Monkeys, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Patterson Hood, Alice in Chains, Obits, Eels, Tragically Hip, Brendan Benson, Neko Case, Heaven and Hell
  • Phil's #5: Yeah Yeah Yeahs make foray into dance rock
  • Judas Priest makes good pump-up music
  • Jay's #5: Trippy prog-metal from Mastodon
  • Phil's #4: Neko Case is a force of nature
  • Jay's #4: Art Brut with an entertaining collection of ripping artsy punk  
  • Phil's #3: Slow-burning solo excursion from Patterson Hood
  • Jay's #3: Anthemic punk/classic rock mix from Japandroids
  • Phil's #2: Phish returns after a 5-year break
  • Jay's #2: Jarvis Cocker with the kickass Albini-recorded solo ripper 
  • Phil's and Jay's #1:  Monster supergroup debut from Them Crooked Vultures
  • Jay saw TCV in Boston on their only tour
  • Always cool to see someone from Zeppelin play live
  • Favorite songs: "Angela" (Jay), "Elephants" (Phil)

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Completely Conspicuous 635: Get Guilty

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2009. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

  • In 2009, Phil had a newborn and was expecting another
  • We had a global pandemic in '09 (H1N1 swine flu)
  • Biggest selling album in the world was by Susan Boyle
  • Black Eyed Peas had a big year
  • U2 had an album out, but didn't make much of an impression on us
  • Phil's non-top 5s: The Dead Weather, Son Volt, Wilco, Jason Isbell, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, A.C. Newman, Titus Andronicus, Deer Tick 
  • To smarm or not to smarm
  • To be continued

Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and write a review!

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.