Yacht Rock

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Yacht Rock is an online video series following the fictionalized lives and careers of American soft rock stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The series debuted on Channel 101 at the June 26, 2005, screening. It placed in the top five at subsequent screenings until the June 25, 2006, screening, where it placed seventh and was canceled. The show remained a popular download on Channel 101, convincing the creators to make two additional episodes independently. The 11th episode, featuring Jason Lee as Kevin Bacon, debuted during a screening at the Knitting Factory in New York City on December 27, 2007, and was later included with the other episodes on Channel 101.[1] On May 5, 2010, the 12th and final episode of Yacht Rock was released onto YouTube and Channel 101. The series inspired the term "yacht rock" as a musical descriptor for the songs and artists it features.

 

[HAR125LEM]

I hate the term "Yacht Rock".
Shit sounds so stupid.
But I understand the marketing aspect of it.
And like a few here,
I do have much of those Artists on rotation on the various Streaming services.

It's music that's has stood the test of time.
Especially in regards to musicianship, songwriting and production.
ALL of high quality.

 

[HAR125LEM]

so when a group like the Isely brothers or The Brothers Johnsons perform it's not just plain ole Soul music?

Not these days.
Because folks who grew up on much of this music were listening to everything that was considered "Soft/Lite" music from Artists, Black, White, etc.
Some Radio stations caught on with this format during the mid-80s when people didn't want to listen to just "high energy" stuff all the time.
And that cut across all genres of music.

 

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[XXXplosive]

Yacht rock is my shit. Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, etc. I listen to it every night while sleeping.

 

[ballscout1]

WTF

 

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[snark9]

'Yacht rock' i guess is honky-ese for blue-eyed soul.

 

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[Kaotix]

'Yacht rock' i guess is honky-ese for blue-eyed soul.

Even worse than that...Cot damn yacht rock...Ever since the 1619 project explained that's something else CACs stole from us, I've tried not to call it that but can't come up with anything catchier.

And the 1619 project podcast is still up if ya'll ain't heard it all yet (link to simplecast). They explain this shit in episode 3.

Get it before FL's current gov tries to outlaw it...

 

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[Mrfreddygoodbud]

Yacht rock is Lowkey saying..this is the music.

A certain demographic considers acceptable

And allowed in their lil shallow close knit world..

They really want to call it civilized music we enjoy. In our space...

But that's too long

 

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Pretty much all you need here...

 

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[SamSneed]

HBO did has documentary on it

Some good road trip music

 

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