Completely Conspicuous 558: Steppin' Out

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite albums of 1982. Show notes: - Recorded via Zoom - Phil's #5: Steely Dan singer goes solo - Jazzy feel is a logical extension from Gaucho - Jay's #5 and Phil's #3: R.E.M. makes its debut with iconic EP - Influential on many bands who followed - Different sounds coming out of the underground - Phil's #4: His image has been tarnished, but Michael Jackson released a monster album - Videos from this album broke a lot of ground - Being mistaken from MJ - Jay's #4: Peter Gabriel stays weird but starts breaking through in the U.S. - Dark subject matter and interesting sonics - Set himself up for huge commercial breakthrough in a few years - Jay's #3: Mission of Burma's first full-length album - Wasn't well-known, but very influential on alt-rock artists - Played with U2 in Boston - Jay's #2: Another influential debut release, this time from Bad Brains - Ferocious live performers - One of the great album covers of all time - Phil's #1: A jazz-influenced masterpiece from Joe Jackson - No guitar to be found - Very cosmopolitan feel - Phil's #2 and Jay's #1: Prince breaks through to the mainstream - Prince didn't care what anybody thought about him - In the middle of an incredible run of great albums - When mixtape songs are taken too literally - Favorite songs: "Breaking Us In Two" (Phil), "Delirious" (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.