Completely Conspicuous

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  1. -13 ч

    Quick and to the Pointless

    Part 3 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite American artists. Show notes: Our favorite American artists since 2000 Phil's honorable mentions: Black Keys, Dead & Co., Gary Clark Jr., Jack White, Kurt Vile, MJ Lenderman, My Morning Jacket, Parquet Courts, Raconteurs, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, St. Vincent, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Waxahatchee, Yeah Yeah Yeahs Jay's honorable mentions: Walkmen, Neko Case, LCD Soundsystem, At the Drive-In, Stephen Malkmus, Speedy Ortiz, Jeff Rosenstock, Protomartyr, Outkast, the Strokes, Interpol, Titus Andronicus, Run the Jewels, Jason Isbell, Ty Segall, The Hold Steady Phil's #5: Billy Strings is bringing bluegrass to the mainstream Mixes in some rock touches Jay's #5: Indie rock stalwart Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Has also worked with Aimee Mann and Gang of Four Phil's #4: Young guitar hero turned Americana icon Jason Isbell Started with Drive-By Truckers and now is playing big theaters Jay's #4: The indie rock greatness of TV on the Radio Big emphasis on falsetto harmonies Phil's #3 and Jay's #2: The prolific and epic catalog of Drive-By Truckers Provided a different voice for Southern rock fans Jay's #3: The White Stripes provided a jolt for the rock scene in the early '00s Jack White has continued on after the Stripes split up "Seven Nation Army" might be the biggest song of the 2000s Phil's #2:  The bluesy versatility of the Tedeschi Trucks Band Led by a married couple Phil's #1: Goose is the premier jam band going right now They incorporate a lot of diverse covers Jay's #1: The sinister hard rock excellence of Queens of the Stone Age The Josh Homme-led band has had many incarnations over the years 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.

  2. 21 июл.

    Welcome to the Occupation

    Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite American artists. Show notes: Jay's take after seeing Goose Took us a while to get into the show Phil's #6: Phish took over the jam band crown from the Dead Jay briefly met Trey Anastasio at UNH before they got famous Goose hasn't been accepted by the entire jam band audience Jay's #6: Originally had Van Halen ranked higher, but dropped them because of the Hagar years Combined Eddie VH's revolutionary guitar work with DLR's showmanship Eddie inspired a generation of guitarists and Dave inspired a generation of hard rock singers Phil's #5: Steely Dan spits in the face of being called "yacht rock" Went from a live act to a studio perfectionist act to a live act again Fagen and Becker were demanding taskmasters Jay's #5: The imperfect perfection of the Replacements They self-sabotaged whenever things were about to break for them Never got to see them live Phil's #4 and Jay's #3: The singular genius of Jimi Hendrix Hugely influential guitarist and performer Must have blown a lot of minds when he was around Jay's #4: Pixies were a major influence on the alternative rock sound that shaped the '90s The band's first stint (1986-93) was epic Introduced weirdness into indie rock Still touring behind their classic material but making new music as well Phil's #3 and Jay's #10: Talking Heads were art school kids who became big Part of the CBGB scene of the '70s that went in a lot of different directions Explored a lot of sounds and influences Phil's #2: The Allman Brothers Band invented and transcended Southern rock Persevered through deaths and changing trends Jay's #2: No arguing with the greatness of Prince Hundreds of hours of unreleased music Was super talented at multiple instruments Was Prince the best all-around musician of the 20th century? Phil's #1: Duh, it's the Dead Inspired an entire subculture There are literally hundreds of Dead cover bands Jay's #1: The pride of Athens, GA, R.E.M. Helped create the "college rock" scene that grew into alternative rock Blew up in the early '90s Distinct career phases Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy have been covering R.E.M. albums in their entirety the last three years To be continued 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.

  3. 13 июл.

    Yankee Rose

    Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite American artists. Show notes: Recorded in the CompCon HQ backyard studio America's 250th birthday  Looking at our favorite American singers and bands, pre-2000 and post-2000 Starting off with our top 10 of bands who debuted pre-millennium Sticking to rock artists for the most part Phil's honorable mentions include: B-52s (toughest omission from top 10), Beach Boys, Beasties, Beck, JB, Cars, early Chicago, Doors, early Foos, Little Feat, Nirvana, Pixies, Linda Ronstadt, Seger, Sleater-Kinney, SRV, Stevie Wonder, VU, VH, Wilco Jay's HMs: Living Colour, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Run DMC, Beasties, Public Enemy, Dino Jr., the Cars, JB, Fugazi  "Love Shack" overstayed its welcome  "Good Vibrations" could be a perfect pop song Seger was obsessed with a certain topic Billy Joel's metal roots with Attila Mutt Lange's production methods were tedious Fugazi refused all offers to reunite Phil's # 9: Pearl Jam formed almost by accident after another band broke up Still doing their thing all these years later Jay's #9: Were only together for about 8 years, but Husker Du amassed a legendary catalog Sound evolved from speedy hardcore punk to more melodic sounds Phil's #8: Tom Petty was a late bloomer who was hard to categorize at first Took advantage of the advent of MTV with plenty of iconic videos Jay's #8: The Afghan Whigs were the first non-Seattle band signed by Sub Pop Quickly distinguished themselves from their peers by combining soul and R&B influences with indie rock Jay's #7: Nirvana was only around for a short time, but they had a seismic impact Nirvana merch is now a lifestyle brand Saw them a week before they taped MTV Unplugged in NYC Packed a lot into a brief period To be continued 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.

  4. 20 июн.

    Knee Deep in the Hoopla

    Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we count down our favorite music of 2026 so far. Show notes: Breitling's #6: Kurt Vile's love letter to Philly KV writes songs about nothing and they're great Kumar's #6: Great album from Chicago's Ratboys Leading the wave of bands with sweet female vocals and rocking instrumentation Breitling's #5: 17-track compilation from the Laughing Chimes It's like a typewriter, retro and satisfying Kumar's #5: Hot indie rock from Philly's Gladie Led by former singer of Cayetana Breitling's #4: First new LP from Broken Social Scene in a decade Reembracing the combustible Freakin' Fanelli Bootlegs became readily available in the early '00s Kumar's #4: Montreal post-punk trio with an excellent release Political lyrics Breitling's #3: The Notwist returns with a sound that combines their different phases Back to basics Documentary captures their weirdness Kumar's #3: Austin synth-punk weirdos Drakulas return with gloriously fun release Featuring members of the Riverboat Gamblers and Rise Against Breitling's and Kumar's #2: We did it! Courtney Barnett with a triumphant album recorded in California Sings about everyday issues in her life Breitling's and Kumar's #1: We did it again! Alex Edkins of METZ with his second Weird Nightmare album Not as dark and heavy as METZ, but exciting and exhilarating Very hooky and uplifting Looking forward to new stuff from Kiwi Jr., Strange Pains, Johnny Foreigner, Afghan Whigs, The Cramps (archival release), The Fall, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Evil Island   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.

  5. 9 июн.

    Completely Conspicuous 677: Time for a Slacker Revolution

    Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about the best music of 2026 so far. Show notes: AI music is apparently a thing on streaming services Saxophone Colossus, mfer (RIP) Blue dot syndrome: Tours getting canceled because of poor ticket sales Who woulda thunk Kiefer Sutherland couldn't sell out concerts? Many artists are trying to fill venues that are too big We're going to a lot of concerts Why is beer so expensive at music venues? What is a walking class? The Osbourne family has licensed an Ozzy hologram for use in ads ABBA does a hologram show of them in their prime Maybe older bands should be replaced by holograms Car Seat Headrest remade their 2016 album, removed swear words and drug references Books are being updated with current references AI is used a lot to make pop and R&B music Young H-Dawg is into grunge now Breitling's honorable mentions: Crooked Fingers, Sleaford Mods, Stomptalk Modstone, Softjaw, Reds Pinks and Purples, Mclusky, Fugazi, Hedge Kumar's HMs: King Tuff, Bevis Frond, New Pornographers, Gord Downie and the Sadies, Damaged Bug, Sub*T, Ecca Vandal, Broken Social Scene Breitling's #10: Philly's Nothing with a different sound Influenced by the singer's neurological disorder Kumar's #10: Mclusky returns with a killer mini-album Recent spate of touring has made the band even better Breitling's #9: Lofi Legs may or may not have released an album this year The time is right for a slacker revolution Kumar's #9: Joyce Manor sings about getting older LA trio makes with the emo pop-punk Breitling's #8: Reunited original lineup of the Grownup Noise Band deserves more props Kumar's #8: Pure pop magic from the Lemon Twigs Reminiscent of Sharp Pins and Redd Kross Breitling's #7: Pittsburgh's Feeble Little Horse persevere without Ryan All killer, no filler Kumar's #7: Canadian artist Daniel Romano continues to bring the heat Split up songwriting duties for this album To be continued    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.

  6. 1 июн.

    Completely Conspicuous 676: Out There

    Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite guitar solos. Show notes: Continuing our top 10 Phil's #9: Trey Anastasio of Phish stretches out No studio version of the song Jay's #9: The concise awesomeness of Alex Lifeson A virtuoso in a band of virtuosos Phil's #8: Back to the jam with RIck Mitarotonda of Goose Another band that saves their best for the live setting Jay's #8: Another Matthew Sweet song, this time featuring Richard Lloyd on lead guitar Features a fake ending with even more soloing Phil's #7: Square dancing in gym class led Phil to this Beatles song George Harrison with a beautiful, heartfeld solo Great video, too Jay's #7: A ripping solo from J. Mascis from '93 Video wasn't directed by Matt Dillon; he did the "Get Me" video Mascis has recorded a ton of great solos over the years Phil's #6: Eddie VH's magnum opus The instrumental that changed the face of hard rock Wasn't meant to be recorded at first Jay's #6: Less overplayed solo from Jimmy Page A lesser-known album from Zeppelin Phil's #5: Mick Taylor shines for the Stones The band started jamming at the end of the song and they kept recording Jay's #5: Robert Fripp with a ripper of a solo for Brian Eno Eno's first solo album after Roxy Music Phil's #4: The Allman Brothers' tribute to Django Reinhardt Three different solos Jay's #4: More Richard Lloyd along with Tom Verlaine on a 10-minute art-rock classic Kind of jam band adjacent Phil's #3: Neil Young with an epic love song Recording starts in the middle of a jam Jay's #3: Monster instrumental featuring Eddie Hazel's psychedelic playing Mike Watt does a cover with J. Mascis handling the guitar The interesting career of Prakash John Phil's #2 and Jay's #1: Hendrix blows minds with acid blues rock SRV does an incredible cover Jay's #2: Nasty riff and solo from Eddie VH One of Van Halen's darker songs Phil's #1: A Grateful Dead classic that highlights Jerry Garcia Cover of a Bonnie Dobson folk song Builds to a roaring crescendo Completely Conspicuous is available wherever you get 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.

  7. 26 мая

    Solo Flights

    Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite guitar solos. Show notes: Occasional chiming in from CC intern Lily Rolling Stone recently released a top 100 solos list Phil likes the long jammy solos Solos can go along with a riff or go off on crazy tangents Steely Dan used many guitarists Jay used to be into '80s speed guitar Vinnie Vincent went way over the top Charlie Sexton was a guitar prodigy who went on to play in Dylan's band The greatness of early Dire Straits Tough to narrow down our lists Appreciating Billy Idol Eagles bad, Joe Walsh good Terry Kath could rip So many great Jimmy Page solos The vast and weird catalog of Frank Zappa Billy Corgan has many excellent solos Kim Thayil was an unconventional soloist Bowie worked with many great guitarists: Mick Ronson, SRV, Belew, Earl Slick, Reeves Gabrels Townshend's solo on "I Can See for Miles" is simple but intense Fun weirdness from Focus on "Hocus Pocus" Phil's #10 is a tie Roger Hodgson of Supertramp was better known for playing keyboards Many hidden gems in the Who catalog Jay's #10: Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age Phil's not a fan of mosh pits To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through wherever you get 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.

  8. 14 апр.

    You Can Leave Your Hat On

    Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we celebrate the return of the MLB season by counting down our favorite baseball hats.  Show notes: On to our top 10 Phil's #10: Reaching back to the '50s with the Phillies Jay's #10: Mid-90s Mariners  Good use of seafoam green '90s uniforms had a lot of bold colors: Teal, purple Phil's #9: The simplicity of the SF Giants hat Hat designs got pretty weird over the years Corduroy hats were a thing for a while Jay's #9: Classic A's green and yellow look Phil's #8: Dodgers' classic blue and white is another look that hasn't changed Bandwagon jumpers are inevitable Jay's #8: St. Louis Cardinals navy blue with red logo Had one that got ruined at Lollapallooza '93 Phil's #7: The mid-70s Angels hat with the halo Lots of different looks for the Angels over the years Jay's #7: Phillies' hat from late '70s/early '80s Phil's #6: Sticking with Philly with the A's from the '30s Some hats are instant conversation pieces for middle-aged guys Jay's #6 and Phil's #4: Another classic look with the Tigers Ruining hats by working out in them Phil's #5: Kansas City A's with the kelly green Jay's #5: Brooklyn Dodgers with the classic B Jackie Robinson era Jay's #4: Can't go wrong with the Cubs "C" hat Some cool Cubs hats over the years Phil's #3: Iconic Red Sox blue hat Jay's #3: White Orioles hat with the cartoon bird Tried a more realistic bird in the '90s Phil's #2: The Braves' 70s hat with the lower case A Jay's #2: The Blue Jays' all-blue hat introduced in the late '80s Are middle-aged guys more likely to wear hats? Phil's #1: Orioles' mid-60s to mid-70s black hat with orange bill Jay's #1: Original Expos hat In Canada, Toronto fans hate the Canadiens but love the Expos Defunct but beloved team Completely Conspicuous is available through wherever you get 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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