Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1991. Show notes: - Check out Brian's podcast Input/Output - Wrapping up our look at the music of the years 1980-1999 - 1991 really kicked off the '90s musically - Brian was 9, Jay was 23 - Alt-rock took off in '91 - Big year for Metallica - Plenty of pop and one-hit wonders - Bryan Adams and Color Me Badd had strong years - Big efforts from A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, NWA and Public Enemy - Styx had a song land in the top 100 singles - Rock radio was still rooted in classic rock - Billboard switched to Soundscan charts - Freddie Mercury died on same day as Eric Carr of KISS - Van Halen's slide into irrelevancy - Since '91, VH has released three albums with three different singers - Red Hot Chili Peppers hit their peak - Albums Jay liked in '91: RHCP, Live, Spin Doctors - Quintessential '90s tunes - Talking Heads officially split - To be continued   Completel