Completely Conspicuous 679: Yankee Rose

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite American artists. Show notes: Recorded in the CompCon HQ backyard studio America's 250th birthday  Looking at our favorite American singers and bands, pre-2000 and post-2000 Starting off with our top 10 of bands who debuted pre-millennium Sticking to rock artists for the most part Phil's honorable mentions include: B-52s (toughest omission from top 10), Beach Boys, Beasties, Beck, JB, Cars, early Chicago, Doors, early Foos, Little Feat, Nirvana, Pixies, Linda Ronstadt, Seger, Sleater-Kinney, SRV, Stevie Wonder, VU, VH, Wilco Jay's HMs: Living Colour, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Run DMC, Beasties, Public Enemy, Dino Jr., the Cars, JB, Fugazi  "Love Shack" overstayed its welcome  "Good Vibrations" could be a perfect pop song Seger was obsessed with a certain topic Billy Joel's metal roots with Attila Mutt Lange's production methods were tedious Fugazi refused all offers to reunite Phil's # 9: Pearl Jam formed almost by accident after another band broke up Still doing their thing all these years later Jay's #9: Were only together for about 8 years, but Husker Du amassed a legendary catalog Sound evolved from speedy hardcore punk to more melodic sounds Phil's #8: Tom Petty was a late bloomer who was hard to categorize at first Took advantage of the advent of MTV with plenty of iconic videos Jay's #8: The Afghan Whigs were the first non-Seattle band signed by Sub Pop Quickly distinguished themselves from their peers by combining soul and R&B influences with indie rock Jay's #7: Nirvana was only around for a short time, but they had a seismic impact Nirvana merch is now a lifestyle brand Saw them a week before they taped MTV Unplugged in NYC Packed a lot into a brief period To be continued 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.