Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1986. I've also got music from Fucked Up, Mudhoney and Two Inch Astronaut. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - Brian was 4 in '86; Jay was (cough) 18 and in college - Jay: Watched a lot of MTV that year - Brian: Paul Simon's Graceland was huge - Peter Gabriel became a megastar - Van Halen and David Lee Roth split up and released albums - Brian: Musically, 1986 was all over the place - Nine of the top 10 selling albums were released in '85 - Album sales were enormous back then - The Bangles hit big with "Walk Like an Egyptian" - Springsteen's Live 1975-85 was a big box set release - First year of Rock Hall of Fame - Rush and KISS were shocking admissions to Rock Hall in recent years - Hair metal was thriving; even Judas Priest poofed up their hair - Hip hop hit hard: Beasties and Run DMC made big impressions - Aerosmith's career was revived thanks to Run DMC - B