1 hr 12 min

Raised on Robbery Completely Conspicuous

    • Society & Culture

I'm joined by guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite albums of 1974.

Show notes:
- Recorded via Zoom

- Phil finally got a haircut
- In '74, Phil turned 5, I turned 7
- Capt. and Tennille got married, Sonny and Cher got divorced
- "The Streak" was a big hit
- Phil: Looking back, liked more songs than albums in '74
- Not a long list of albums we liked
- Radio was the main source of how people discovered music at that time
- Phil's likes: Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Bob Marley, Lou Reed, Gram Parsons, Big Star, Van Morrison, Clapton
- Jay's likes: Rush's debut album, Genesis, The Who, Queen, Steely Dan, Aerosmith, Zappa
- The various, very different, phases of Genesis' sound
- Queen is more popular than ever
- Jay's #5: Supertramp's breakthrough
- Phil's #5: Another great Stevie Wonder album
- Jay's and Phil's #4: Neil Young with a mellow classic, powered by "honey slides"
- Jay's #3: Big Star with an underrated power pop gem
- Phil's #3 and Jay's #1: Bowie closing out his glam period with a bang
- Phil's #2: Steely Dan featured a ton of guest musicians
- Jay's #2: Lou Reed releases a killer live show
- Phil's #1: Joni Mitchell hits it big with a jazzier sound, with help from Cheech & Chong
- Backed by Tom Scott, who later was bandleader on both the Pat Sajak and Chevy Chase late night shows
- Favorite songs: "Raised on Robbery" (Phil), "Diamond Dogs" (Jay)
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.

I'm joined by guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite albums of 1974.

Show notes:
- Recorded via Zoom

- Phil finally got a haircut
- In '74, Phil turned 5, I turned 7
- Capt. and Tennille got married, Sonny and Cher got divorced
- "The Streak" was a big hit
- Phil: Looking back, liked more songs than albums in '74
- Not a long list of albums we liked
- Radio was the main source of how people discovered music at that time
- Phil's likes: Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Bob Marley, Lou Reed, Gram Parsons, Big Star, Van Morrison, Clapton
- Jay's likes: Rush's debut album, Genesis, The Who, Queen, Steely Dan, Aerosmith, Zappa
- The various, very different, phases of Genesis' sound
- Queen is more popular than ever
- Jay's #5: Supertramp's breakthrough
- Phil's #5: Another great Stevie Wonder album
- Jay's and Phil's #4: Neil Young with a mellow classic, powered by "honey slides"
- Jay's #3: Big Star with an underrated power pop gem
- Phil's #3 and Jay's #1: Bowie closing out his glam period with a bang
- Phil's #2: Steely Dan featured a ton of guest musicians
- Jay's #2: Lou Reed releases a killer live show
- Phil's #1: Joni Mitchell hits it big with a jazzier sound, with help from Cheech & Chong
- Backed by Tom Scott, who later was bandleader on both the Pat Sajak and Chevy Chase late night shows
- Favorite songs: "Raised on Robbery" (Phil), "Diamond Dogs" (Jay)
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.

1 hr 12 min

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