Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1991.

Show notes:

• In '91, Phil graduated from college; Jay worked at the Peabody Times newspaper

• A big year for rock, although a lot of the impact wasn't felt until the following year

• Seeds for alt-rock explosion had been sown in the previous few years

• Still a lot of classic rock, hair metal and pop on the charts

• Freddie Mercury died, Lollapallooza tour started

• Bryan Adams was in full balladeer mode

• The evolution of Marky Mark

• Clapton still sucks

• Neither of us was a fan of the Use Your Illusion albums

• Albums were way too long in the CD era

• Phil's non-top 5 albums: Temple of the Dog, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Mudhoney, Dinosaur Jr., Pixies, A Tribe Called Quest, My Bloody Valentine, Tragically Hip, Neil Young, Massive Attack, Primal Scream, R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers

• Jay's non-top 5s: Elvis Costello, Nation of Ulysses, Fishbone

• Rockit Records, R.I.P.

• To be continued

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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.