the universal cave series led me to these two compilations called "americana: rock your soul", which is a weird name but man this is some primo soft rock shit. soft rock lovers should make a beeline for it.
― Cyborg Kickboxer (rushomancy), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 23:06 (six years ago) link
Yes, Yes, Yes...No, No, No
― groovypanda, Friday, 19 May 2017 13:07 (six years ago) link
Numero Group have also created a Yacht Rock playlist on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/numerogroup/playlist/1SOw4LySLMLAFTcXx4qTLW
― Jeff W, Friday, 19 May 2017 13:18 (six years ago) link
man i wish there was a way to see a spotify playlist without creating an account. i don't want to listen to it, just see what's on it!
― Cyborg Kickboxer (rushomancy), Friday, 19 May 2017 15:01 (six years ago) link
The BYR guys are policing the borders of yacht rock pretty hardcore these days - no smooth jazz/jazz fusion, nothing proggy or sophisto-pop sounding, nothing too disco or AM gold. They focus a lot on a stable of session musicians - Jay Gradon, David Foster, Paulinho da Costa, Michael Boddicker, Victor Feldman - which paints an interesting picture but also disencourages finding interesting things in the same vein/spirit coming from elswhere.
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 20 May 2017 08:52 (six years ago) link
that's a shame. the second UK record has some pretty swell yachty vibes at times (like on "rendezvous 6:02"). genre purism does nobody any favours.
― Cyborg Kickboxer (rushomancy), Saturday, 20 May 2017 12:57 (six years ago) link
'policing the borders of yacht rock' XD
― flopson, Saturday, 20 May 2017 13:13 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I mean it's half-joking (as I guess was their coinage of the term in the first place), but kinda limiting.
That being said, they do spread out sometimes:Yacht Soul - http://www.yachtrock.com/podcast/2016/10/20/yacht-soulSouthern yacht - http://www.feralaudio.com/60-southern-yacht/
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 20 May 2017 13:14 (six years ago) link
If you want a picture of what they've deemed Yacht, you can look at their Yachtski Scale, where anything scoring 50 or above is deemed as "Yacht":http://www.yachtrock.com/yacht-or-nyacht-jay-gradient/
― MarkoP, Saturday, 20 May 2017 15:31 (six years ago) link
Nah it's cool, I see what they're getting at. Honing in on specific sessioneers makes it way more interesting and meaningful. You can still listen to sophistipop etc, they're not taking that music away from you. Make your own damn reality
― brimstead, Saturday, 20 May 2017 16:17 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/XCz4ufL.jpg
― calstars, Sunday, 31 December 2017 13:10 (six years ago) link
once you get that taste...it's like you're a pilot...you're in trouble...you gotta fly..you gotta keep flying...
― calstars, Sunday, 31 December 2017 13:18 (six years ago) link
and you can tell your little friends in TOTO
― Newb Sybok (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 31 December 2017 13:25 (six years ago) link
I'm glad I've never used this term in any context.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 31 December 2017 13:30 (six years ago) link
^cake hunt
― Daniel_Rf, Sunday, 31 December 2017 15:39 (six years ago) link
Just found the 2 part episode from the show Documentary Now! called "Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee" and loved it.
Could not find any place to discus this show/episode and really kinda think it is a sequel/tip of the hat to Yacht Rock and things like the Eagles documentary.
I thought it was really good. It all looked great and the Blue Jean Committee music is quite well done.
― earlnash, Monday, 23 April 2018 22:11 (six years ago) link
soft is not smooth, and the blue jean committee is more like bread or seals and crofts than Toto or Loggins
― calstars, Monday, 23 April 2018 23:43 (six years ago) link
You have Loggins, Hall and McDonald with parts in the BJC, which I thought was a fun coincidence. Daryl Hall gets one of the best lines in the movie.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
I've seen a listing for a cover band locally that does yacht rock called Yachtly Crew.
― nickn, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
little feat is yacht rock i am not accepting questions at this time
― mark s, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 11:43 (five years ago) link
yachts (on the bayou) rock
― . (Michael B), Wednesday, 8 August 2018 11:56 (five years ago) link
I wonder which song in particular Mark is thinking of
― calstars, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 13:47 (five years ago) link
little feet is not yacht rock get a grip
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 August 2018 13:48 (five years ago) link
"dixie chicken" could segue nicely into "the pina colada song"
― . (Michael B), Wednesday, 8 August 2018 13:49 (five years ago) link
pina colada song is not yacht rock
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 8 August 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
The NY-based yacht rock band A.M. Gold just played my little Jersey town square last night.
The rather front-loaded set list:
Takin' It to the StreetsRide Like the WindReelin' in the YearsBrandyBaby Come BackWhat a Fool BelievesSteal AwayI Can't Go For That (No Can Do)PegEscape (The Pina Colada Song)Baker StreetManeaterWho Can It Be NowRosannaCareless WhisperFootlooseLittle Red CorvettePrivate EyesWake Me Up Before You Go-GoAll Night LongThe Power of LoveYou Make My Dreams
OK, which song was more out of place, "Little Red Corvette" or "Wake Me Up"?
"What a Fool Believes" into "Steal Away" make it obvious just how much "Steal" is a pale rewrite of "Fool."
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 24 August 2018 03:57 (five years ago) link
Local amateur musicians playing live through shitty PA systems aping professional musicians in million dollar studios is one of the hardest things for me to listen to. Ymmv
― calstars, Friday, 24 August 2018 06:13 (five years ago) link
captain beefheart: yacht rock
― mark s, Monday, 24 December 2018 14:01 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfX5Ymxf4Rg
― errang (rushomancy), Monday, 24 December 2018 14:40 (five years ago) link
I rewatched all of Yacht Rock a couple months back. Justin Roiland's voice really jumps out now, after Rick and Morty. This is one of my favorite bits I completely forgot about: https://youtu.be/jGwJPqgA3N4
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 25 December 2018 04:01 (five years ago) link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p079rws8?fbclid=IwAR0yN5ALfYSp0hLnSKQeZHQInSwvfMLbEQGWjiun-RnD8mdMK4hYXMZHLr4
No info on when it's gonna air tho
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 27 May 2019 13:14 (four years ago) link
That looks sexy
― calstars, Monday, 27 May 2019 13:18 (four years ago) link
Starts this Friday on BBC4
― groovypanda, Monday, 10 June 2019 11:50 (four years ago) link
― calstars, Monday, 10 June 2019 13:03 (four years ago) link
There are plenty of gigantic Yacht Rock playlists out there, but mine is - I believe - the first one curated to present a (roughly) chronological history of the genre. Please enjoy YACHT ROCK: A PURIST'S HISTORY and let it soothe your troubled soulhttps://t.co/tZOWyTamHB— Hollywood Steve (@hollywoodsteveh) April 3, 2020
― jaymc, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 01:12 (four years ago) link
these guys have a discord now and JD will be spinning an hour of yacht at 10 PM EST
― calstars, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 13:17 (four years ago) link
pablo cruise hits mini poll: "love will find a way," "whatcha gonna do" or "find your place in the sun." I'm going with whatcha gonna do.
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 15 April 2020 05:18 (four years ago) link
that Hollywood Steve playlist is great, I listen to it a lot
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 05:26 (four years ago) link
Many things, Richard. 1) I coined the term yacht rock. https://t.co/lDhhay3TQ8— JD Ryznar (@JDRyznar) August 3, 2020
― chonky floof (groovypanda), Thursday, 6 August 2020 13:05 (three years ago) link
These guys have been touring the country (but mainly gigged heavily in Atlanta) since 2006.
https://www.yachtrockrevue.com
― Ira Einhorn (dandydonweiner), Thursday, 6 August 2020 17:29 (three years ago) link
That JD Ryzar thread just posted specifically calls Yacht Rock Revue out as a "shitty cover band" that "dragged the term through the mud".
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 6 August 2020 17:37 (three years ago) link
lol JD seems angry because...people aren't defining Yacht Rock the way he imagined. Yacht Rock Revue has been incredibly successful, which is probably another reason JD is mad. So really, he's mad that most people don't agree with him.
― Ira Einhorn (dandydonweiner), Thursday, 6 August 2020 17:56 (three years ago) link
i'm wondering if the guy who coined the term "zolo" gets this mad about people he doesn't like being characterized as "zolo"
i can totally see it, some impassioned rant about how for god's sake "dog police" are not zolo and it is a total perversion of what the true spirit of zolo is supposed to stand for
or maybe he's just down for whatever, who knows
― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 6 August 2020 18:01 (three years ago) link
― Ira Einhorn (dandydonweiner), Thursday, August 6, 2020 10:56 AM (fifteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
he created the term! then people took the term and expanded it to be meaningless (what yacht rock revue or the Sirius station term yacht rock is just any 70s or early 80s soft rock of any and all varieties, which is meaningless).
he also has had personal tragedy in his life (his wife died of cancer) and probably spends more time being defensive on twitter about a term he created than he might if things were going better for him in his life
― Temporary Erogenous Zone (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 6 August 2020 18:14 (three years ago) link
On a happier note, Chris Molanphy's latest episode of Hit Parade is about yacht rock (and very much comes down on JD's side) -- subscription only but it's worth it, 35 bucks for the entire year of Slate's general collection of things.
https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2020/07/yacht-rock-was-smooth-music-played-by-70s-80s-studio-pros
And inspired by that, I wrote this:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-coping-40130176
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 August 2020 18:28 (three years ago) link
He has also a subtle sense of humor about it which can be missed at first glance if you’re not really tuned into his groove
― calstars, Thursday, 6 August 2020 18:28 (three years ago) link
he also has had personal tragedy in his life (his wife died of cancer)
― Temporary Erogenous Zone (jim in vancouver)
has he adopted a meat-only diet
― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 6 August 2020 18:43 (three years ago) link
I didn't see that JD thread as angry - he was just correcting Richard Marx on his assumption that it was a derogatory term and also pointing out that it's not just a catch all for soft rock in general
― chonky floof (groovypanda), Thursday, 6 August 2020 19:53 (three years ago) link
I didn't know I wanted this to happen.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 6 August 2020 19:56 (three years ago) link
He created the term, I get it. Calling some band he's probably never listed to "a shitty cover band" because they don't play his ordained playlist is just petty.
I don't think Twitter or the Internet in general is very forgiving for being a dick based on personal tragedies.
― Ira Einhorn (dandydonweiner), Friday, 7 August 2020 00:50 (three years ago) link