Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Completely Conspicuous 423: Better Late Than Never

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss how our musical tastes have changed over the years. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").
 

Show notes:
- Artists we just stopped listening to
- Phil's #1
- Smashing Pumpkins had a strong run in the '90s
- Corgan's pretentiousness ran its course
- Jay's #1
- Went back and forth, but finally stopped listening to the Doors in early '90s
- Phil: Morrison became a drunken buffoon
- Artists we missed first time around but discovered later
- Phil's #3
- Drive-by Truckers bring together different styles and sounds
- Jay's #3
- Huge body of work, but didn't start listening to Nick Cave until a decade ago
- Phil's #2
- Blues-rock from Tedeschi Trucks Band
- Jay's #2
- Bad Brains was an electrifying punk act
- Phil's #1
- Parquet Courts can play short punk songs and longer, artier stuff
- Jay's #1
- Knew about Velvet Underground for years, but really got into them in last 15 years
- Artists we missed at first but now love
- Phil's #3
- Checked out My Morning Jacket at the end of the '00s
- Jay's #3
- Always liked the Replacements but didn't become fanatic until last decade
- 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.

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