Part 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we look at the career of an obscure 1970s Canadian band that had a huge hit and then disappeared. I've also got music from Protomartyr, The Collected Fictions and Cloud Nothings.

Show notes:

• Recorded in late January at More Lost Time world HQ

• What the hell is Edward Bear?

• Named after character in Winnie the Pooh

• Their one big hit, "Last Song," is instantly recognizable

• Sounds like a studio act

• No high or low end in '70s AM pop hits

• Manilow had great timing

• Second single from that album hit top 40

• Singer Larry Evoy was the one constant member of the band

• Opened for Led Zeppelin in '69

• First album had a psychedelic "acid rock" sound

• Geddy Lee's mellower uncle

• Going for a Canned Heat/Steve Miller Band/Doors vibe

• Endless jamming

• Early Edward Bear ain't half bad

• Opportunistic band, like The Police

• Riding whatever music wave was trending

• To be continued

Music:

Protomartyr - Come & See

The Collected Fictions - It Don't Matter Much

Cloud Nothings - Didn't You

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The Protomartyr song is on the album Under Color of Official Right on Hardly Art. Download the song for free at Stereogum.

The song by The Collected Fictions is on the band's self-titled EP. Download the EP for free (in exchange for your email address) at Bandcamp.

The Cloud Nothings song was released as a single in 2010. Download it for free at Epitonic.

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.