Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1987.

Show notes:

• Recorded in the backyard of CompCon HQ

• Jay's non-top 5 albums: Terence Trent D'Arby, Pixies, The Cure, Prince (The Black Album), Sonic Youth, Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses

• It's easier to listen to bro-country or classic rock than look for new music these days

• Phil's #5: GNR's debut took a few years to really take off

• Jay's #5: The Cult goes for a hard rock sound

• Jay's #4 and Phil's #1: U2 with a massive mainstream breakthrough

• Phil's #3: The Cure with a killer double album

• Jay's #3: R.E.M.'s last album on IRS, embracing a big rock sound

• Phil's #2: The Grateful Dead go mainstream

• Jay's #2: The Replacements' last great album

• Jay's #1 and Phil's #4: Prince tries out many styles, makes social commentary

• Favorite songs: "One Tree Hill" (Phil), "Sign O' the Times" (Jay)

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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.