Completely Conspicuous

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1990. Show notes: - Check out Brian's podcast Input/Output - Jay's #3 album of 1990 - Public Enemy was controversial - Homophobia was pervasive back then, especially in hip hop - PE scared white America - Brian's #3 - They Might Be Giants was in the middle of a classic run of albums - Song-a-Day Hotline - Jay's #2 - After a decade of weirdness, Neil Young re-established himself as a rock icon - Took Sonic Youth and Social D on the road - Brian's #1 and Jay's #5 - Kim Deal and Tanya Donelly teamed up - Deal stepped out of Black Francis' shadow - Brian's #2 - Pixies release their surfiest album - When 3/4 of Pixies crossed paths with some interesting neighbors - Jay's #1 - Jane's Addiction's tour de force - Scored an accidental video and radio hit with "Been Caught Stealing" - Starts out fast and punchy, ends with side 2 of long, epic songs - Perry Farrell's transitio