Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite instrumentals.

Show notes:

• We're feeling goooood.
• What makes a good instrumental?
• Jay: I like the musicians in Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Not as many instrumentals made now as there used to be
• No jazz instrumentals included in our lists
• Phil's bubbling under picks: Booker T and the MGs, Bar-Kays, Meters, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, U2, Rush, Dick Dale, Beatles, Boston, TSOP, Bowie, Pink Floyd
• Jay's non-top 10 picks: Rush, Van Halen, Focus, ELO, Pink Floyd, the Who, Iron Maiden, Commodores, Fugazi, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
• Alex VH's new book ignores Sammy Hagar
• Some great instrumentals are TV themes like Barney Miller
• Jay's #10: The Police with a mysterious guitar exercise
• Phil's #9: Majestic song from the Who's first rock opera
• Fans in the '60s didn't know what to expect when bands were melting their faces
• Jay's #9: Beastie Boys break out the funk
• To be continued

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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.