Completely Conspicuous 542: Raised on Robbery

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.