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Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite concerts. 

Show notes:

  • Cold weather running tips
  • What makes a great concert?
  • Small shows vs. stadiums
  • Hard to pare down the list
  • Limited to one show per artist
  • Good idea for a sequel involving a time machine
  • Phil leaned toward larger shows
  • Didn't include: R.E.M., the Cure, Sleater-Kinney, Drive-By Truckers, Tedeschi Trucks Band 
  • Jay: Prefer the intimacy of club shows
  • We were at the same shows before we knew each other
  • Phil: First concert was Van Halen in 1986
  • Setlist.fm is a great resource
  • MTV's Saturday Night concerts
  • Jay's first show was a festival show in Kingston, NH with Cheap Trick, Ratt, Twisted Sister and Lita Ford in 1984
  • Jay: Not a fan of festival shows anymore
  • Adventures in seeing Rush
  • Jay: Didn't see R.E.M. when they played my college 
  • Other favorites: PJ Harvey, Hot Snakes, Lollapalooza '92, Afghan Whigs, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Drive-By Truckers, Alice in Chains/Screaming Trees, Peter Gabriel, White Stripes, Hold Steady, Mission of Burma, Gord Downie
  • To be continued

Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and write a review!

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.

Direct download: CompCon_649_123124.mp3
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Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2024.

Show notes:

  • Our top 10 albums of the year
  • Shout out to Rock P's top 20 out of 10 countdown
  • JB's #10: Triple album tribute album for Jesse Malin, an underrated songwriter
  • JK's #10: J Mascis incorporates hot guitar solos into a mostly acoustic album
  • JB's #9: Hot collection of bangers from Cloud Nothings
  • JK's #9: Farewell set from Toronto noise rockers METZ 
  • JK's #8: Angry breakup album from Fake Fruit
  • Coming up on the 5th birthday of Parcheesi Redux radio, SITG hit 11 this fall
  • JB's #7: Retro '60s sounds from Sharp Pins
  • JK's #7:  Philly indie rockers return with in-your-face collection
  • JB's #6: More great SF indie bubblegum pop from Lunchbox
  • JK's #6: Power pop scorchers courtesy of Daniel Romano's Outfit
  • Reminiscing about ER and One Tree Hill
  • JB's #5: Peel Dream Magazine delivers peaceful indie pop
  • JK's #5: Dublin indie rock act Fontaines D.C. with commercial breakthrough
  • JB's #4: Dog Day with economical set of bangers
  • JK's #4: Slacker alt-country with hott lead guitar by MJ Lenderman
  • JB's #3: Another Slumberland slacker indie pop success with Neutrals
  • JK's #3: Indie supergroup the Hard Quartet with Malkmus and Matt Sweeney
  • JB's #2: The rare Johnny Foreigner album that isn't #1, but it's still pretty great 
  • JK's #2 and JB's #8: Triumphant return from the Cure after 16 years
  • JB's #1: Chime School with the peak summer hang soundtrack
  • JK's #1: A November release from Kim Deal is a terrific reflection on loss
  • First solo album after 37 years in the music biz
  • Looking forward to 2025 releases from Hallelujah the Hills, maybe more Johnny Foreigner, Horsegirl, Mogwai

Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and write a review!

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.

Direct download: CompCon_648_122424.mp3
Category:Completely Conspicuous -- posted at: 1:43pm EST

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2024.

Show notes:

  • The 16th annual year in review 
  • First one was in 2009
  • Cybertrucks are dumb
  • Self-driving cars are also dumb
  • Taylor Swift just ended a monster tour
  • Music is a dead-end business for most
  • Spotify sucks
  • Country music is huge
  • Breitling: There are some good underground country artists
  • A good year for Tracy Chapman
  • Social media landscape is shifting
  • Lots of big music deaths: Quincy Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Steve Albini, Paul Di'Anno, Greg Kihn, Karl Wallinger
  • Getting out to some rock shows: Hallelujah the Hills, Nuggets tour, Gang of Four, Hoodoo Gurus, Sloan in Toronto
  • Breitling's honorable mentions: The TV show The Bear, Bug Club's song "Quality Pints," Fontaines D.C.'s "Favourite," Tsunami box set, Spectres, Kal Marks
  • Kumar's honorable mentions: Dale Crover, Buffalo Tom, Ekko Astral, Jack White, Ducks Ltd., Mary Timony, Los Campesinos 
  • To be continued 

Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and write a review!

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.

Direct download: CompCon_647_121724.mp3
Category:Completely Conspicuous -- posted at: 7:48pm EST

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