Yacht Rock

Post by **Shirley** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:53 pm

Christopher Cross shreds a guitar solo?

(love this guy's videos)

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:21 pm

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.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:42 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:54 am
rass wrote:but again does Jay Ferguson have another hit?
Fun fact: Jay Ferguson did the theme to The Office.

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.

Post by **brian** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:20 pm

rass wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:42 pm
sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:54 am
rass wrote:but again does Jay Ferguson have another hit?
Fun fact: Jay Ferguson did the theme to The Office.
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.

Thunder Island is definitely a masterpiece.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Mar 04, 2022 8:07 am

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.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:21 pm

I didn’t know that about his name!

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:58 pm

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:21 pm I didn’t know that about his name!

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.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jun 10, 2022 5:33 am

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:58 pm ...He is a singer/songwriter as Christopher Cross....

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...

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jul 29, 2022 8:55 pm

While we’re near Epcot…

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mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:22 pm

Tell the family you’re having an affair so they don’t think less of you for being gone each night.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:37 pm

Shit turd I missed that post! Go see Christopher Cross!

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:38 pm

Listening to a little SXM Yacht Rock Deep Cuts and this needs to be played more often on the big boy channel.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:48 am

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Aug 21, 2022 8:58 pm

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:31 am

rass wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:37 pm Shit turd I missed that post! Go see Christopher Cross!

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...

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Aug 24, 2022 10:32 am

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:57 am

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 12:11 pm

Hard to believe that a random person who was 17 months old at that time is now 43.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:42 am

Has this been posted here yet?

yachtornyacht.com

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Oct 29, 2022 11:35 am

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:42 am Has this been posted here yet?

yachtornyacht.com

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.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:05 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 11:35 am 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.

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."

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:30 am

rass 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'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 comedy

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:11 am

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.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:15 am

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:30 am
rass 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'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 comedy

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 · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:15 am

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:15 am
A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:30 am
rass 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'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 comedy
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).

This ruins my day.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:01 am

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:15 am
A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:30 am
rass 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'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 comedy
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).

They took both channels from me!

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:18 am

What is “y’allternative?”

Like just Americana?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:21 am

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:18 am What is “y’allternative?”

Like just Americana?

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.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:39 am

I think Billy Joel is gone gone but it looks like Y'allternative might still be on the app (and available via streaming devices).

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:42 am

rass wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:39 am I think Billy Joel is gone gone but it looks like Y'allternative might still be on the app (and available via streaming devices).

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.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:51 am

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).

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:54 am

rass wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:51 am 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).

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.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:07 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:21 am
EnochRoot wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:18 am What is “y’allternative?”

Like just Americana?
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.

I was enjoying Y’allternative on my car radio, but it went away on Tuesday.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:09 pm

I didn't even know it was there dammit.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:11 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:09 pm I didn't even know it was there dammit.

You can still stream it on your computer or television.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:07 pm

Hey you guys know that you can just tell your phone to play yacht rock, right?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:20 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:07 pm Hey you guys know that you can just tell your phone to play yacht rock, right?

I can't tell if you're being serious (Sirius?).

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:42 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:20 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:07 pm Hey you guys know that you can just tell your phone to play yacht rock, right?
I can't tell if you're being serious (Sirius?).

Hey you know that you can just use your phone to search the Swamp and tell he's a prick, right?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:43 pm

rass wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:42 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:20 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:07 pm Hey you guys know that you can just tell your phone to play yacht rock, right?
I can't tell if you're being serious (Sirius?).
Hey you know that you can just use your phone to search the Swamp and tell he's a prick, right?

I tried but got too many results.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:03 pm

Nightmares