Completely Conspicuous 443: Reeling in the Years, 1985 (Part 1)

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1985. Show notes: - Check out Brian's podcast Input/Output - 1985: Jay graduated from high school, started college in the fall - Jay was 17 going on 18, Brian turned 3 - Jay: Listened to a lot of AOR, hard rock, metal - Started getting into U2 - The year of rock charity - Undercurrent of college rock - MTV was growing - Style over substance - Strange collection of songs on the Hot 100 - A lot of songs released in '84 carried over to '85 charts - Hard rock and metal albums were selling well: Ratt, Dokken, Twisted Sister - Indie rock's influence wouldn't be felt for a few more years - The launch of VH1 - PMRC hearings put spotlight on explicit lyrics - Warning labels had the opposite of intended effect - DLR left Van Halen in '85: Did he jump or was he pushed? - DLR's book is fascinating and insane - Rock bios are a mixed bag - 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 Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.