Completely Conspicuous Episode 131: Double Live Gonzo

Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Jay Breitling (http://clickyclickymusic.com) about the power of live rock. 

Topics:

- Breitling thought we were going to talk about beer

- It was much easier to see bands before becoming a parent

- Chloe's trashing the place

- We saw The Feelies play six encores recently

- Remembering Dread Zeppelin

- Hammer of the Gods is a classic rock biography 

- Fond memories of cranking Triumph and Bad Co.

- Gotta love when bands open and close with the same song

- House of Pain had a wussy posse

- Breitling was inspired by seeing classmate's band in high school

- Breitling's first concert: Super '70s Fest with BTO, Guess Who, Dr. Hook, Grand Funk Railroad

- As a 12-year-old, Kumar hoped to see Led Zep...but then Bonham died

- Kumar's first concert: Cheap Trick, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Lita Ford 

- Twisted Sister had a great live show

- Cheap Trick was one of the first bands to play old albums in their entirety

- Now everyone's doing it

- Bands can alienate audience by playing entire new album

- Some bands you want to see while they're still around

- Seeing bands in smaller venues is preferable

- Breitling saw The Cure, The Grateful Dead and Nitzer Ebb in same week

- Bonehead of the Week

Music:

Iron Maiden - El Dorado

The Melvins - Evil New War God

The Black Angels - Bad Vibrations

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The Iron Maiden song is on the forthcoming album The Final Frontier on EMI Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.ironmaiden.com.

The Melvins song is on the album The Bride Screamed Murder on Ipecac Records. Find out more at http://www.themelvins.net and download the song for free at http://rcrdlbl.com.

The Black Angels song is on the forthcoming album Phosphene Dream on Blue Horizon Records. Find out more and download the song for free at http://www.theblackangels.com.

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.

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