Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we pick our favorite songs by randomly selected artists. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as"). [NOTE: Something weird is going on with the Libsyn player but the episode definitely exists. You can still download it and it's in all the podcast catchers of choice.]
Show notes:
- More of our favorites from artists picked out of a hat
- Phil: Pretenders
- Overcoming the deaths of half the band
- Jay: James Brown
- Love the '70s funk era
- Prince was able to replicate JB's dance moves in concert
- Phil: Parquet Courts
- Built a great catalog over the last 13 years or so
- Influenced by the late '70s NYC CBGB sound
- Jay: Beatles
- How do you pick a single Beatles song?
- Phil: Sleater-Kinney
- Powerful band
- Janet Weiss is a powerhouse drummer
- Jay: Led Zeppelin
- Favorite song depends on the day
- Phil: Prince
- He could play any style
- Jay: Hoodoo Gurus
- Saw them for the first time last year
- Caught the mid-80s college rock wave
- Phil: The Police
- Ghost in the Machine was one of the first albums Phil ever bought
- Early Police is untouchable
- Jay: The Clash
- Political rock that still holds true today
- Covered a lot of musical ground
- Phil: R.E.M.
- Was introduced to the band by his uncle
- People who jumped off the bandwagon after they went to a major are missing out
- Jay: Elvis Costello
- EC has been all over the map musically, but his lyrics are always on point
- Phil: Squeeze
- Difford and Tilbrook were great songwriters
- Amazing string of classic songs
- Jay: Joe Jackson
- Easy choice
- The first few albums were outstanding
- Musical chameleon
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