Completely Conspicuous

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1987. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Sebadoh, The Men and The Besnard Lakes. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Jay's #2 album of '87: The Cult's Electric - Used to crank it while working supermarket night shifts - Brian's #2: R.E.M.'s Document - Mike Mills is the band's secret weapon - R.E.M. was burdened by U2 comparisons - Stipe and Mills formed Automatic Baby with U2's Clayton and Mullen - Jay's #1: GNR's Appetite for Destruction - Paved the way for rawer hard rock - Brian's #1: Pixies' Come On Pilgrim EP - New Pixies is okay but nowhere near the old one - Teenage metalhead Jay also dug Joe Satriani's Surfing With the Alien - Enjoying That Metal Show - Terrible moments in '87 music - Jay: Bruce Willis releases an album - Brian: Pink Floyd's post-Waters output - "That's What Friends Are For" - Jay: Terrible movie soundtrack music, like Bob Seger's "Shakedown" - "Shakedown" was nominated for a