Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 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 - Things are getting weird - The Decline of Western Civilization docs are fascinating - In 1990, Jay was 22-23 and Brian was 8 - The '90s were still kicking off - Pivotal events were still yet to happen - Stevie Ray Vaughan died young - 2 Live Crew came to prominence - Oh, Milli Vanilli - Disposable pop seemed to fade for a while - Hammer and Vanilla Ice - Madonna: Publicity generator - Metal was tailing off after a strong decade - Hip hop was getting stronger - New Jack Swing was the thing - Alternative rock was paving the way for Nirvana's breakthrough - Pop charts were topped by the likes of Wilson Phillips and Roxette - Sinead O' Connor's wild year - Bands formed: Bikini Kill, Cracker, Body Count, Spin Doctors - What about Tool? - Broke up: Death of Samantha, Game Theory, Starship - To be continued Complet