Completely Conspicuous 606: Brighten the Corners

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 1997.

Show notes:

• In '97, Jay hit the big 3-0, Phil turned 28
• Big year for partying
  
• Alt-rock one-hit wonders abounded: Marcy Playground, Third Eye Blind, Smash Mouth
  
• Boy bands, hip hop, female singer-songwriters
• Phil's "bubbling under" albums: U2, Led Zeppelin, Bjork, Bowie, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, Guided By Voices, Whiskeytown, Steve Earle, Prodigy, Radiohead, David Byrne
  
• U2 lost the plot with "Pop"
• The interesting career of David Byrne
• To be continued

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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.