Yacht Rock
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pretty sure i've noted this before but he's a good trivia (VERY trivial) answer to "who was the guitar player who subbed in for an ill Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple's heyday" - would never in a million years have guessed him.
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Just heard this fact on the radio (missed it here/forgot about it, sorry SC).
And he was in Scrantonicity!
Anyway Thunder Island is the best.
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Thunder Island is definitely a masterpiece.
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Sorry for another bump, but AS A YACHT ROCKER this shitty ass cold weather has me missing summer.
I knew the guy from Player was on a soap opera but didn’t know his character’s name.
He was with the band the one time I saw them on a revue-style YR show. Must have been in his mid-60s then, still looked like a rock/soap opera star.
I knew the guy from Player was on a soap opera but didn’t know his character’s name.
He was with the band the one time I saw them on a revue-style YR show. Must have been in his mid-60s then, still looked like a rock/soap opera star.
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Well, we've all seen him with the double neck Fender Strat, while wearing an Earl Campbell jersey...He is a singer/songwriter as Christopher Cross. He has a backing band, but they're not in the band "Christopher Cross." The writer messed up, IMO.
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Well, he is now!
The article says he changed his name shortly after the first album blew up, which I didn't know, and wiki seems to back up that he was born "Chris Geppart". Assuming you aren't disputing all of that, then I think I agree that maybe the tense of the twitter synopsis was off and could have been something like:
"In a very personal way for front man Chris Geppert, the song WAS about escaping tumult, like the trauma of his childhood."
Otherwise, I think the actual article handled it appropriately. And the twitter blurb did get me to click, so...
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While we’re near Epcot…
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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Shit turd I missed that post! Go see Christopher Cross!
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Listening to a little SXM Yacht Rock Deep Cuts and this needs to be played more often on the big boy channel.
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Until everything is less insane, I'm mixing weed with wine.
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As Rass knows, I did in fact walk right by C² as he was singing Arthur's Theme. I believe I was sipping on a wine from the Greece booth and had just finished a chicken kebab from Morocco. Pretty magical! Then...
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
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Hard to believe that a random person who was 17 months old at that time is now 43.
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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I think so yeah. They’ve obviously put in the work to be YR gatekeepers even if I don’t always agree with all of their takes.
And if anything is going to distract you from finishing SwampVenture I hope it’s you getting super into Yacht Rock and taking up that life style. You should at least treat yourself to some smoooooth on your birthday. Have a good one.
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Thanks!
And you're right, that did send me into a (semi-)deep dive on yacht rock:
- I'm going through Spotify's official playlist list and making my own curated copy that excludes the songs I don't consider YR (or don't like).
- I know I've taken a few shots at Michael McDonald here in the past, but I've come around. My main objections were 1) I liked the early Doobie Brothers and didn't like how they force-fit their sound to him when he came aboard and 2) He had this run in the 90s/00s where he was seemingly doing a bunch of covers of other people's songs. But accepting him when he's in his YR wheelhouse, I am pro-Mike McD.
- Bobby Caldwell just broke Rick Astley's record for "White Guy I Most Assumed Was Black When I First Heard Him."
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I'm digging hte Billy Joel channel. Got an offer for $5/month for sirius in the truck, so had to do that. Almost all billy joel, y'allternative and comedyrass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:26 am Yacht Rock is gone from channels available in the car. Welcome October by listening to the Billy Joel channel?
A couple of quick notes now that the season is over:
Most unfortunate/inappropriate additions to the rotation this summer:
2. Fleetwood Mac (they've played Dreams in past years but really went all-in this summer)
1. Pre-Michael McDonald Doobies
Song that I felt like I heard every time I turned on the channel:
Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
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There's a documentary on Paramount Plus called "Sometimes When We Touch" about the soft rock/yacht rock revival. Pretty decent way to kill 2.5 hours.
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Enjoy it for another two days because it usually goes away at the end of the month (and will come back in a few months).A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:30 amI'm digging hte Billy Joel channel. Got an offer for $5/month for sirius in the truck, so had to do that. Almost all billy joel, y'allternative and comedyrass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:26 am Yacht Rock is gone from channels available in the car. Welcome October by listening to the Billy Joel channel?
A couple of quick notes now that the season is over:
Most unfortunate/inappropriate additions to the rotation this summer:
2. Fleetwood Mac (they've played Dreams in past years but really went all-in this summer)
1. Pre-Michael McDonald Doobies
Song that I felt like I heard every time I turned on the channel:
Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
I would like expensive whiskey.
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
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This ruins my day.GoodKarma wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:15 amEnjoy it for another two days because it usually goes away at the end of the month (and will come back in a few months).A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:30 amI'm digging hte Billy Joel channel. Got an offer for $5/month for sirius in the truck, so had to do that. Almost all billy joel, y'allternative and comedyrass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:26 am Yacht Rock is gone from channels available in the car. Welcome October by listening to the Billy Joel channel?
A couple of quick notes now that the season is over:
Most unfortunate/inappropriate additions to the rotation this summer:
2. Fleetwood Mac (they've played Dreams in past years but really went all-in this summer)
1. Pre-Michael McDonald Doobies
Song that I felt like I heard every time I turned on the channel:
Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
My gall is sufficiently mitigated. Thank you for your concern.
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They took both channels from me!GoodKarma wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:15 amEnjoy it for another two days because it usually goes away at the end of the month (and will come back in a few months).A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:30 amI'm digging hte Billy Joel channel. Got an offer for $5/month for sirius in the truck, so had to do that. Almost all billy joel, y'allternative and comedyrass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:26 am Yacht Rock is gone from channels available in the car. Welcome October by listening to the Billy Joel channel?
A couple of quick notes now that the season is over:
Most unfortunate/inappropriate additions to the rotation this summer:
2. Fleetwood Mac (they've played Dreams in past years but really went all-in this summer)
1. Pre-Michael McDonald Doobies
Song that I felt like I heard every time I turned on the channel:
Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
My gall is sufficiently mitigated. Thank you for your concern.
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A little more rock than that generally, but a lot of the same roots. Played a lot of Isbell, drive by truckers, kacy musgraves, lainey wilson (whom I've developed a crush on due to yellowstone) as well as Robert Earl Keen, Billy strings, American Aquarium, Vandoliers (right up giff's alley!) with some other stuff I hadn't heard much of. Alt Country/Americana a decent description.
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I think Billy Joel is gone gone but it looks like Y'allternative might still be on the app (and available via streaming devices).
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Hmm. So not on 55? that's showing up as Red White and Booze, which is middling and has a lot of songs I just change the channel for. A man can only take so much Toby Keith that isn't early stuff.
I'll look around the streaming app to see what's what.
EDIT: Yeah, it's there. Tyler Childers playing now, who is another great one on that channel.
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The couple of times I've listened, No Shoes Radio seems to be a similar mix, crossed a bit with Margaritaville (so heavier on the good-time drinking songs).
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I just hate how much Kenny Chesney shows up. I'm pretty sure it's his station, but still. It is a good chill out mix usually.
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I was enjoying Y’allternative on my car radio, but it went away on Tuesday.A_B wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:21 amA little more rock than that generally, but a lot of the same roots. Played a lot of Isbell, drive by truckers, kacy musgraves, lainey wilson (whom I've developed a crush on due to yellowstone) as well as Robert Earl Keen, Billy strings, American Aquarium, Vandoliers (right up giff's alley!) with some other stuff I hadn't heard much of. Alt Country/Americana a decent description.
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I didn't even know it was there dammit.
well this is gonna be someone's new signature - bronto
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Hey you guys know that you can just tell your phone to play yacht rock, right?
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I can't tell if you're being serious (Sirius?).
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Hey you know that you can just use your phone to search the Swamp and tell he's a prick, right?
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I tried but got too many results.
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