Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1991.

Show notes:

• Phil's #5: The debut of an unknown band called Pearl Jam

• Album had a slow build, didn't really get big until spring '92

• Jay's #5: Smashing Pumpkins' debut is a guitar feast

• Phil's #4: Prince's last great album, according to Phil

• Jay's #4: Under-the-radar power pop genius from Scotland

• Gene Simmons sued over the album cover

• That time Simmons covered "Firestarter"

• Phil's #3: Lenny Kravitz peaks on this second album

• Phil's #2: U2 changes their image and sound

• Shifted from Americana to German electronic sounds

• Jay's #2: Soundgarden blasts into the stratosphere

• Pissing off old people

• Jay's #1: Matthew Sweet breaks through with a power pop classic

• Great guitarists guesting, including Robert Quine and Richard Lloyd

• Phil's #1 and Jay's #3: Nirvana's revolutionary sophomore effort

• Suffers from overexposure on classic rock stations now

• Favorite songs: "Divine Intervention" (Jay), "Breed" (Phil)

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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.