I'm joined by guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite albums of 1971.

Show notes:

• Recorded via Zoom

• The disappointing ZZ Top Sixpack box set

• Early Bob Seger is good

• Started seeing more solo albums

• The rollercoaster ride of Doors fandom

• Jay's faves (not #1): Rolling Stones, McCartney, Marvin Gaye, Funkadelic, Sabbath, Lennon, Bowie, the Who

• When you've heard songs you love too many times

• Jay's #1

• Zeppelin's pinnacle

• Don't need to listen to it anymore

• Licensing songs to death

• Don't understand people who listen to the same music they did 30 years ago

• Country music is the new pop

• Phil's faves: Allman Brothers, Sly Stone, John Prine, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Joplin, CSNY, Elton, Traffic, Nick Drake

• Phil's been listening to a new album every day during quarantine

• Phil's #1

• The Stones were in the middle of a killer run

• A band that was greater than the sum of its parts

• A few more from Jay: T. Rex, Kinks, Yes

• Yes really stretched out in concert

• Genres are too restrictive

• You like what you like

• Duran Duran's great

• Discovering music through videogames

• Favorite song from favorite album: "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" (Phil) and "When the Levee Breaks" (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.