Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss the music of 1983.

Show notes:

• Recorded via Zoom

• Jay was 15, Phil was 13 in '83

• Jay: Moved to NH from WA halfway through the year

• Was pleasantly surprised by the variety of radio stations in Boston area

• First year CDs went on sale in the U.S.

• The U.S. Festival made a splash that summer

• KISS took off their makeup

• The Police had the #1 song of the year

• Some good pop songs among the top 100 singles

• Phil's non-top 5 albums: Quiet Riot, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Billy Idol, Dio, Bowie, Huey Lewis, Yes, Neil Young, Madonna, the Fixx, the Police, ZZ Top, Rolling Stones, B-52s, Genesis

• Jay's extremely brief time in a band

• Jay's non-top 5s: Robert Plant, Metallica, Kinks, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ozzy Osbourne

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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.