Completely Conspicuous 122: Rock of Ages

More rock talk on the podcast this week with special guest Jay Breitling as we trace our rock roots. Listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly (right click and "save as").

The show notes...

Topics:

- Breitling: John Lennon's death led to Beatles albums in house

- Older bro joined Columbia House Record Club: AC/DC, Rush, VH, Kinks

- Breitling's mom dug Sinatra, ELO, Winwood

- Sinatra made a concept album, Watertown

- Papa Breitling picked up Skynyrd hits comp

- Kumar: Dug War and Eric Burdon's "Spill the Wine" as a toddler

- Parents dug Sinatra, Neil Diamond, mid-70s easy listening

- Parents got into disco and so did I

- Eventually started listening to hard rock

- Traded hockey cards for Zep II and Rush's Fly By Night

- Breitling got into metal: VH, Leppard, Priest

- Breitling: Live video of VH's "Unchained" was the pinnacle, featuring flaming gong

- Kumar laments late arrival of MTV to his NH town (1985)

- Watched USA's "Night Flights" and NBC's "Friday Night Videos"

- Breitling moved on to alternative: Cure, Smiths

- Also started listening to Grateful Dead

- Breitling got into hardcore through high school band called Lost

- Listened to Fugazi, Helmet, Orange 9mm; then got into indie rock

- Kumar was high school metalhead: Maiden, Priest, Metallica

- In college, got into alternative: REM, Husker Du, Cure

- Post-college, turned onto Seattle scene: Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Nirvana

- Regrets, I've had a few: Spin Doctors

- Bonehead of the Week

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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 blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at his blog.

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