Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1997. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - 1997 was first year Brian was aware of popular and cool music - Brian was 15, Jay was 29-30 - Both of us had our first dates with our future wives in '97 - Some quintessential '90s hits: Mmm Bop, Wannabe, I Believe I Can Fly - Jay: Saw a lot of great shows that year - Big year for chick rock - Brian: Spawn soundtrack combined hard rock with trip hop - Industrial/electronic music became prominent - Bowie's 50th birthday concert - Tail end of swing music era - Ska-rock was hot - Rap rock was taking root - Adult alternative radio format was big - Green Day's "Good Riddance" blew up - Brian defends Third Eye Blind - Big deaths: Hutchence, Jeff Buckley, Tim Taylor of Brainiac, Notorious B.I.G., John Denver - Chris Farley died - Rainbow broke up in '97 - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and