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

Show notes:

• Cold weather running tips
• What makes a great concert?
• Small shows vs. stadiums
• Hard to pare down the list
• Limited to one show per artist
• Good idea for a sequel involving a time machine
• Phil leaned toward larger shows
• Didn't include: R.E.M., the Cure, Sleater-Kinney, Drive-By Truckers, Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Jay: Prefer the intimacy of club shows
• We were at the same shows before we knew each other
• Phil: First concert was Van Halen in 1986
• Setlist.fm is a great resource
• MTV's Saturday Night concerts
• Jay's first show was a festival show in Kingston, NH with Cheap Trick, Ratt, Twisted Sister and Lita Ford in 1984
• Jay: Not a fan of festival shows anymore
• Adventures in seeing Rush
• Jay: Didn't see R.E.M. when they played my college
• Other favorites: PJ Harvey, Hot Snakes, Lollapalooza '92, Afghan Whigs, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Drive-By Truckers, Alice in Chains/Screaming Trees, Peter Gabriel, White Stripes, Hold Steady, Mission of Burma, Gord Downie
• 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.