Wednesday, May 08, 2024

Completely Conspicuous 636: Further Complications

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2009. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

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)

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.

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