I'm joined by guest Phil Stacey as we discuss our favorite albums of 1978. Show notes: - Recorded via Zoom - Jay turned 11, Phil turned 9 in '78 - Big festivals, including Texxas Jam - Lots of disco on the singles chart - Phil's favorite non-top 5 albums: Ramones, Blondie, The Who, The Clash, Elvis Costello, Jerry Garcia Band, Bob Marley, Rolling Stones, The Jam, Devo, Bob Seger, AC/DC, Tom Petty, Little Feat, Big Star, Marvin Gaye, Springsteen, Warren Zevon, Cheap Trick - WKRP in Cincinnati on DVD and music licensing (UPDATE: Turns out a bunch of the music was restored on a recent DVD set) - Cheap Trick At Budokan is one of the greatest live albums ever - Jay's favorite bubbling under albums: The Police, Rush, Dire Straits, The Who, Peter Gabriel - Phil's #5: Neil Young revisits the laid-back sound of Harvest - Phil's #4 and Jay's #4: Talking Heads explore a more danceable sound - Phil's #3: Debut from The Police made a big splash - The long journey of Andy Summers - Jay's #3: Contrasting opinions on Some Girls, but has some great Stones songs - Jay's #2: Elvis Costello and the Attractions with an angry classic - Phil's #1 and Jay's #5: Debut from The Cars has no bad songs - Phil's #2 and Jay's #1: A revolutionary debut from Van Halen - Favorite songs: "You're All I've Got Tonight" (Phil), "Running With the Devil" (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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