This week, Brian Salvatore and I discuss more musical blindspots. Brian will learn about Iron Maiden while I dig into Frank Zappa.

Show notes:

• Brian listened to Number of the Beast, Jay listened to Apostrophe

• Brian: No surprises on Number of the Beast

• Familiar with half the album

• Liked the fast and heavy stuff, not the slower songs

• Jay: This was my introduction to Maiden

• The transition to more epic material

• Ozzy transcended the metal downturn of the '90s

• The power of album covers, good and bad

• The beginning of Maiden's prime

• Jay: Apostrophe was Zappa's 18th album

• "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" was a hit

• More straightahead rock than jazz fusion

• Memorable songs: Cosmik Debris, Uncle Remus, St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast

• Zappa live albums are different experiences

• High-level playing countered by sometimes dumb lyrics

• Zappa pioneered sampling and recording techniques

• Next up: Sheik Yerbouti for Jay, Somewhere in Time for Brian

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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.