Completely Conspicuous

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1980. I've also got music from Shy Boys, Dog Day and PUP. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Jay's #3 - Bowie's last great album? - Jay: Tin Machine was an interesting experiment - Brian's #2 - Sandinista! is a bloated, but great, album - The Clash went to great lengths to keep price down - A little better than Extreme's triple album - A case study of success going to a band's 'head' - TV theme producer Mike Post produced VH III - Jay's #2 pick is Brian's #1 - Brian: "Once in a Lifetime" is one of the stranger smash hits of all time - Great albums created after a serious case of writer's block - Jay's #1 - Pretenders debut is flawless - Band only formed two years earlier - Half the band was dead within three years - Crappy recording techniques hadn't started yet in 1980 - Next up: 1998   Music: Shy Boys - Is This Who You Are Dog Day - Wasted PUP - Reservoir   Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes