Completely Conspicuous 364: Reeling In the Years, 1993 (Part 1)

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1993. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's radio show Unsolicited Mixtape - In'93, Brian was 10, Jay was 25 - First year Brian was interested in pop culture - Jay was into the first wave of grunge - Brian's failsafe plan involving an Adam Sandler tape - SNL40 was strange because of the live audience of celebs - '93 was a big year for R&B and mainstream hip hop - Pharrell's guest verse on "Rump Shaker" - Not much rock on the year-end Hot 100 - Whoomp and Whoot There It Is - Nary a trace of hair metal to be found anywhere - Formed: At the Drive-In, Backstreet Boys, Wilco, Ben Folds Five, Spoon, Korn - Broke up: Echo and the Bunnymen, New Order, Stryper, Television, Triumph, Venom - Puzzling Rock Hall picks - In '93, Prince changed his name to a symbol - Bill Wyman's adventures in wedded bliss - Michael Jackson's legal troubles - Shaq Diesel and Coverdale-Page made appearances - To be continued   Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!   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" href="http://compcon.libsyn.com/">Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.