Completely Conspicuous 594: Exile in Guyville

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1993. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

- Jay's non-top 5s: Urge Overkill, Living Colour, Matthew Sweet, The Pursuit of Happiness, Paw, Fugazi

- Some good comps and soundtracks: No Alternative, Sweet Relief, Judgment Night

- Phil's #5: Belly with a strong debut

- Jay's #5: Dinosaur Jr. straddles the line between alt- and classic rock

- Jay's #4 and Phil's #3: Smashing Pumpkins break through on sophomore effort

- Jay's #3: Electrifying, raw second album from PJ Harvey

- Phil's #2: U2 takes an interesting left turn with Zooropa

- Jay's #2 and Phil's #4: Nirvana's abrasive followup to Nevermind

- Phil's #1: Liz Phair with an audacious debut out of nowhere

- Jay's #1: A dark look at modern romance from the Afghan Whigs

- Favorite songs: "Mesmerize" (Phil), "Debonair" (Jay)

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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.

Completely Conspicuous 593: Cure For Pain

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1993. Listen to the episode or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

- In 1993, Jay turned 26, Phil turned 24

- Jay moved to Middleton, Mass.

- Phil saw the Breeders, Belly, Lenny Kravitz

- Jay saw Nirvana and the Breeders, Midnight Oil, Lollapalooza

- Big year for hip hop

- Hair metal was dead

- Phil's non-top 5s: Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz, Breeders, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Afghan Whigs, Uncle Tupelo, Frank Black, Juliana Hatfield, Morphine, Velvet Underground, Bjork, Cracker, Mazzy Star, Dinosaur Jr., Big Head Todd and the Monsters   

- 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.

Completely Conspicuous 366: Reeling in the Years, 1993 (Part 3)

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1993. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").
 
Show notes:
- Recorded via Skype
- Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape
- Brian's #3
- Frank Black's first solo effort was a sign of greatness to come
- Some songs were written for the Pixies
- Jay's #3
- PJ Harvey's blistering second album
- Brian's #2
- A "pretty perfect album" from the Lemonheads
- Reality Bites really does bite
- Jay's #2 and Brian's #1
- Nirvana followed up Nevermind with a raw, seething album
- Easy to read a lot into Cobain's state of mind at the time
- Jay's #1
- Jay's intro to the Afghan Whigs
- Already differentiating themselves from their peers
- Dulli's lyrics were really in your face
- Whither Rick McCollum?
- Next up: 1982

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Completely Conspicuous 365: Reeling in the Years, 1993 (Part 2)

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1993. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").
 

Show notes:
- Recorded via Skype
- Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape
- Brian saw his first concert in '93, Paul McCartney
- Sir Paul dropped f-bombs galore on "Big Boys Bickering"
- Billy Joel hasn't released a new album since '93
- Jay: Saw Dino Jr., Mudhoney, Nirvana, Tragically Hip, Living Colour, Urge Overkill
- Saw Lollapalooza '93 in Rhode Island with Primus, Alice in Chains, Fishbone
- Jay: Became aware that 8-year-olds liked the same music I did
- Brian helped out at a record store as an 11-year-old
- Flaming Lips showed up on Beverly Hills 90210
- Jay: Saw Buffalo Tom on MTV's 120 Minutes
- Matthew Sweet's Altered Beast was underrated and depressing
- Brian: Got into Tribe Called Quest years later
- Morphine had a completely different sound
- Cracker had a quintessential '90s song in "Low"
- Radiohead's big rock debut
- Brian's #5
- Primus hit #7 on the charts with Pork Soda
- Jay's #5
- Urge Overkill got a lot of listens
- Brian's #4
- The Breeders broke through in '93
- "Cannonball" was another classic '90s tune
- Jay's #4
- Siamese Dream is a massive-sounding album
- Billy Corgan went for broke with guitar army sound
- 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. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Completely Conspicuous 364: Reeling In the Years, 1993 (Part 1)

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1993. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").
 
Show notes:
- Recorded via Skype
- Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape
- In'93, Brian was 10, Jay was 25
- First year Brian was interested in pop culture
- Jay was into the first wave of grunge
- Brian's failsafe plan involving an Adam Sandler tape
- SNL40 was strange because of the live audience of celebs
- '93 was a big year for R&B and mainstream hip hop
- Pharrell's guest verse on "Rump Shaker"
- Not much rock on the year-end Hot 100
- Whoomp and Whoot There It Is
- Nary a trace of hair metal to be found anywhere
- Formed: At the Drive-In, Backstreet Boys, Wilco, Ben Folds Five, Spoon, Korn
- Broke up: Echo and the Bunnymen, New Order, Stryper, Television, Triumph, Venom
- Puzzling Rock Hall picks
- In '93, Prince changed his name to a symbol
- Bill Wyman's adventures in wedded bliss
- Michael Jackson's legal troubles
- Shaq Diesel and Coverdale-Page also made appearances
- To be continued

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.