Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 1996.

Show notes:

• In '96, Jay turned 29, Phil turned 27

• Days of little to no responsibility other than work

• Adventures in sports gambling

• Tougher year to come up with top 5

• The Macarena was all the rage

• Phil's non-top 5s: Rage Against the Machine, Fiona Apple, Sleater-Kinney, Tragically Hip, Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Moe, Tracy Bonham, Luscious Jackson, Sublime, Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, Tom Petty, Tori Amos, Cake, Silver Jews

• Rolling Stone lists are sheer clickbait

• Jay's non-top 5s: Soundgarden, Superdrag, Posies, D Generation, Weezer, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

• To be continued

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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.