Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Completely Conspicuous 630: Goin' Against Your Mind

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 2006. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").

Show notes:

  • Jay's non-top 5s: The Black Angels, Mission of Burma, Twilight Singers, The Tragically Hip, Girl Talk, Iron Maiden, Lemonheads
  • Phil's #5: Beck's last really good album, especially the first half
  • Jay's #5: First solo release from Pulp's Jarvis Cocker
  • Phil's #4: Last Drive-By Truckers album with Jason Isbell expands their world view
  • Jay's #4: Expansive and excellent outing from TV On the Radio
  • Phil's #3: Droney, psychedelic fuzz from the Black Angels
  • Jay's #3: Yet another great one from the Hold Steady
  • Phil's #2: Sharp debut from Jack White-led Raconteurs
  • Jay's #2: Sweeping double album from Sloan, chock full o' power pop goodness
  • Phil's #1: Guitar greatness from Doug Martsch and Built to Spill
  • Jay's #1: Audacious debut from Arctic Monkeys
  • Arctic Monkeys caught on with a whole new audience
  • Favorite songs: "I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor" (Jay), "Goin' Against Your Mind" (Phil)

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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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