Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we pick our favorite underrated albums. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").
Show notes:
- Jay's #6: The Spinanes with a decidedly not-grunge album on Sub Pop
- Female singer-songwriter teamed with kickass drummer
- Phil's #5: Power pop that never hit big from Boston's Gigolo Aunts
- Got a song on the Dumb and Dumber soundtrack
- Jay's #5: Another power pop gem from the Velvet Crush
- Saw them play in Austin in '94
- Phil's #4: B-52s avoid the sophomore slump and getting labeled as a novelty act
- Didn't hit as hard as the debut, but strong nonetheless
- Jay's #4: Late '80s/early '90s anthemic indie rock from O-Positive
- Influenced by R.E.M. and briefly on CBS
- Phil's #3: More Boston-area indie rock with Belly
- Tanya Donelly had a great rock pedigree, first playing with Throwing Muses and Breeders
- Jay's #3: Ex-Dumptruck guitarist Kevin Salem with Replacements/Tom Petty sound
- Released a couple of strong albums in the mid-90s before moving into production
- Phil's #2: U2's electronic departure that turned off a lot of their fans
- They were ahead of the game with the techno sounds
- Bad choice for lead single
- Jay's #2: Again with the power pop, this time from the Posies
- Band fell out of favor, Geffen refused to promote it
- Angry album that nobody heard
- Phil's #1: The Neil Young album where he was backed by Pearl Jam but couldn't publicize it
- "Godfather of grunge" with the biggest band at the time
- Did a brief tour of Europe, couldn't play here because of PJ's Ticketmaster litigation
- Jay's #1: Another major label flameout courtesy of Jawbreaker
- Punk act that faced sellout cries from fanbase, but label didn't like finished product and dropped them
- Great album that was a big influence on emo acts to come
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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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