Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Completely Conspicuous 645: Wordless Chorus

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

Show notes:

  • We're feeling goooood.
  • What makes a good instrumental?
  • Jay: I like the musicians in Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Not as many instrumentals made now as there used to be 
  • No jazz instrumentals included in our lists
  • Phil's bubbling under picks: Booker T and the MGs, Bar-Kays, Meters, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, U2, Rush, Dick Dale, Beatles, Boston, TSOP, Bowie, Pink Floyd 
  • Jay's non-top 10 picks: Rush, Van Halen, Focus, ELO, Pink Floyd, the Who, Iron Maiden, Commodores, Fugazi, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
  • Alex VH's new book ignores Sammy Hagar
  • Some great instrumentals are TV themes like Barney Miller
  • Jay's #10: The Police with a mysterious guitar exercise
  • Phil's #9: Majestic song from the Who's first rock opera
  • Fans in the '60s didn't know what to expect when bands were melting their faces
  • Jay's #9: Beastie Boys break out the funk
  • To be continued

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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.

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