Completely Conspicuous 270: A Small Victory

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we continue handing out the CompCon Awards. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Wire, Mikal Cronin, Parquet Courts and Ten Kens. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Best Concept Album - Brian: Not a fan of concept albums - Jay: Afghan Whigs' Black Love is an underrated classic - Townshend's book is a good read - Best Album That Deviates From Band's Sound - Brian: Prefers later Pavement to earlier stuff - Tin Machine was welcome change after substandard Bowie albums - Praising (or not hating) R.E.M.'s Monster - Paul's Boutique was a masterpiece of sampling - Best Song by Band Member Who Wasn't Main Songwriter - Brian: George Harrison rules - Best Rhythm Guitarist - Post classic rock era, line between rhythm and lead has blurred - Lee Ving and Dave Mustaine teamed up - Bill Ward: Sabbath should give the drummer some - Best Album Packaging - Vinyl was the heyday of great packaging - Zep's In Through the Out Door had several covers - Music listening experience is less immersive now - To be continued - Bonehead of the Week Music: Wire - Love Bends Mikal Cronin - Shout It Out Parquet Courts - Stoned and Starving Ten Kens - When a Door Opens Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Wire song is on the album Change Becomes Us on Pink Flag Records. Download it for free at Stereogum. The Mikal Cronin song is on the album MCII on Merge Records. Download the song for free at NPR. The Parquet Courts song is on the album Light Up Gold on Dull Tools/What's Your Rupture. Download the song for free at NPR. The Ten Kens song is on the album Namesake on Fat Cat Records. Download the song for free at NPR. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor by Text-Enhance">Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.