Completely Conspicuous

Guest Ric Dube and I dig deep and analyze two '70s rock classics. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Redd Kross, Chelsea Light Moving and Cat Power. Show notes: - Recorded in Shrewsbury, Mass. - Check out Ric's podcast More Lost Time - Digging into Meat Loaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" - Irony-free, over-the-top theatrics - Song is in three parts - Jay: Remember as a kid thinking it was risque - Paradise turns out to be hell - Jim Steinman was known for ridiculously long song titles - Song goes from rockabilly to disco in the middle, with Phil Rizzuto mixed in - The debate over third base - Ellen Foley's odd career - Third section tries to emulate punk - The strange allure of Robby Benson - Meat Loaf's acting career - Part 2: "Brother Louie" by Stories - A classic '70s one-hit wonder - Stories actually had well-known musicians in band - Louie was whiter than white - Super catchy chorus - Ric: This was a "Neapolitan relationship" - The lesson was about equal opportun