Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1985. Show notes: - Check out Brian's podcast Input/Output - 1985: Jay graduated from high school, started college in the fall - Jay was 17 going on 18, Brian turned 3 - Jay: Listened to a lot of AOR, hard rock, metal - Started getting into U2 - The year of rock charity - Undercurrent of college rock - MTV was growing - Style over substance - Strange collection of songs on the Hot 100 - A lot of songs released in '84 carried over to '85 charts - Hard rock and metal albums were selling well: Ratt, Dokken, Twisted Sister - Indie rock's influence wouldn't be felt for a few more years - The launch of VH1 - PMRC hearings put spotlight on explicit lyrics - Warning labels had the opposite of intended effect - DLR left Van Halen in '85: Did he jump or was he pushed? - DLR's book is fascinating and insane - Rock bios are a mixed bag - To be continued    Completely Conspicuous is