Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Completely Conspicuous 646: Don't Speak

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

Show notes:

  • Phil's #8: A jazz-funk classic out of Scotland?
  • Jay's #8: Powerful surf rock from the Pixies
  • Phil's #7: The Commodores with an early funk workout
  • Jay's #7:  Dick Dale hit that was revived decades later in Pulp Fiction
  • Song originated in the 1920s
  • Phil's #6: Instrumental from Phish that evolved in the live setting
  • Jay's #6: A sweeping song from Bowie's Berlin period
  • Bowie switched genres and sounds with ease
  • Phil's #5 and Jay's #3: A revolutionary moment for guitar heroics
  • Edward Van Halen changed the game for rock guitar and hard rock
  • Jay's #5: Hendrix blowing minds in the early morning hours at Woodstock
  • Turning the national anthem into a protest song
  • Phil's #4: Music mogul with a horn-driven dance song
  • Sampled by Notorious B.I.G.
  • Another horn-based song by Chuck Mangione went to #1 in '79
  • Jay's #4:  Iconic full-band instrumental off Zep II
  • Killer riff combined with Bonham's monstrous drumming
  • Phil's #3: Elton John with the first part of a two-part suite 
  • Metallica did a great cover earlier this year
  • Phil's #2: Tedeschi-Trunks Band with extended instrumental from experimental project
  • Jay's #2: Concise, virtuosic classic from Rush's best album
  • Phil's #1: Iconic song released by the Allman Brothers Band after the death of their ace guitarist
  • Dickey Betts played song with two fingers as a tribute to Django Reinhardt
  • Jay's #1 and Phil's #10: Epic, emotional guitar piece by Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
  • J Mascis did a great cover on Mike Watt's 1995 solo album

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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.

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