Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1994. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Rooting for a Jays-Mets World Series - Brian: 1994 was a big year for me - Rock radio was all about the alternative - Big year for Ace of Base with three songs in top 10 of '94 - Lots of pop and hip hop on singles chart - Aerosmith's foray into downloadable music - Took hours to download, no way to share it - Pearl Jam vs. Ticketmaster didn't end well - Corporate-owned venues are everywhere now - Woodstock '94 was full of mud - Sheryl Crow and Jackyl played on the same stage - Cobain's unsurprising fate - Brian: Was obsessed with music in '94 - Soundtracks were a big deal: Pulp Fiction, The Crow, Reality Bites - Older alternative acts turned up the guitars: R.E.M., Meat Puppets - Bands formed in '94 that loomed large a few years later: Creed, Limp Bizkit, Hoobastank, Maroon 5 - Eagles returned with Hell Freezes Over tour and introduced $100 tickets