Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2009.
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.