Completely Conspicuous

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we discuss musical blindspots: I dig into George Harrison's Brainwashed and Brian checks out Living Colour's Stain. Show notes: - Jay: George Harrison's posthumous release - Never heard anything from this on the radio - Took repeated listens for it to click - Ends with George and his son chanting together - Harrison's solo work after first album is noticeably flawed - Harrison worked on this album for 14 years - Jeff Lynne production doesn't overwhelm Brainwashed - Jay: All three solo Beatles albums I listened to were good - Brian: The third Living Colour record is more aggressive - Very angry, dark album - Timely lyrical themes that would work today - Doug Wimbish brings a different sound to Living Colour - Industrial sounding, lots of sampling - Band split up in '95 - Album was out of print for years after a lawsuit over its name - Watching rock stars age is strange - Robert Plant's staye