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Episode Synopsis
I'm joined by guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite albums of 1970. Show notes: - Recorded via Zoom - Phil's got some quality hockey hair going - Going to go through our favorite albums of each year from 1970-2020, starting with '70 - We were both under the age of 3 - Pretty varied list of favorites from that year - Popular music was splintering into many different genres - FM radio was pretty freeform - Radio was the main way to discover music back then - Some interesting tour pairings - Altamont was an abrupt end to the hippie era - Big deaths in 1970: Hendrix and Joplin - Phil's favorites (except #1): The Who, CSNY, Neil Young, Led Zep, Van Morrison, Derek & the Dominoes - Jay: Not a Clapton fan - Phil: Kinks, Beatles, George Harrison, McCartney, Miles Davis, Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Chicago, James Taylor, Elton, Stones - Phil's #1 - The Dead's best studio album - Jay: Deep Purple, Hendrix, Funkadelic, Black Sabbath, Stooges - Some bands were releasing two studio albums a year - Jay's #1 - The best live album ever - The Who at their best - In the midst of a great string of albums - Favorite song from favorite album: "Candyman" (Phil) and "Young Man's Blues" (Jay) Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
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