govmentchedda wrote:Hornsby's cover of Black Muddy River on Day of the Dead is fantastic as well.
I saw Hornsby sit in with the Dead after Brent Mydland died. He was a pretty good fit.
I was going to post the same thing. His songs definitely were not Yacht Rock that night.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:43 pm
by Nonlinear FC
I wasn't aware Yacht Rock was a thing until one of my favorite podcasts brought it up. He actually convinced Sonny Ledford (he of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach Goddammotherfucking Myrtle Beach fame) to do a full show in his Yacht Rock alter ego persona.
Anyways, I apologize for possible diverting attention away from the Great Pruitting of twentyaughtsixteen, but.. A question:
Warren Zevon?
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:49 pm
by howard
DaveInSeattle wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:Hornsby's cover of Black Muddy River on Day of the Dead is fantastic as well.
I saw Hornsby sit in with the Dead after Brent Mydland died. He was a pretty good fit.
Nonlinear FC wrote:I wasn't aware Yacht Rock was a thing until one of my favorite podcasts brought it up. He actually convinced Sonny Ledford (he of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach Goddammotherfucking Myrtle Beach fame) to do a full show in his Yacht Rock alter ego persona.
Anyways, I apologize for possible diverting attention away from the Great Pruitting of twentyaughtsixteen, but.. A question:
Warren Zevon?
Not in this adipose semite's opinion. He has some pissed off lyrics that are anything but fun and breezy (Exciteable Boy). If you want to put Werewolves in there, fine. But it does mention ripping someone's lungs out.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 8:04 pm
by bfj
howard wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:Hornsby's cover of Black Muddy River on Day of the Dead is fantastic as well.
I saw Hornsby sit in with the Dead after Brent Mydland died. He was a pretty good fit.
Nonlinear FC wrote:I wasn't aware Yacht Rock was a thing until one of my favorite podcasts brought it up. He actually convinced Sonny Ledford (he of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach Goddammotherfucking Myrtle Beach fame) to do a full show in his Yacht Rock alter ego persona.
Anyways, I apologize for possible diverting attention away from the Great Pruitting of twentyaughtsixteen, but.. A question:
Warren Zevon?
Not in this adipose semite's opinion. He has some pissed off lyrics that are anything but fun and breezy (Exciteable Boy). If you want to put Werewolves in there, fine. But it does mention ripping someone's lungs out.
Yea but then comes back with that punchy line about him being sharply dressed. It's a wash.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:23 pm
by sancarlos
Now way is Warren Zevon Yacht Rock. ffs.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:45 am
by rass
FFS indeed!
A more interesting case would be Jimmy Buffett. Right era, generally the right subject matter, generally the right mood. Not that they're the ultimate arbiter, but I'm pretty sure Sirius/XM rarely (if ever?) includes him on their Yacht Rock channel. For no easily explainable reason, I say no. Though if something like Come Monday was someone else's song it would almost certainly work...
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:52 am
by Nonlinear FC
In my defense... I clearly stated I'm not quite sure what the genre really entails AND the link to the Steve Forberg stuff sure has a lot of Warren Zevon influence.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:52 am
by Nonlinear FC
rass wrote:FFS indeed!
A more interesting case would be Jimmy Buffett. Right era, generally the right subject matter, generally the right mood. Not that they're the ultimate arbiter, but I'm pretty sure Sirius/XM rarely (if ever?) includes him on their Yacht Rock channel. For no easily explainable reason, I say no. Though if something like Come Monday was someone else's song it would almost certainly work...
Mother Ocean?
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:59 am
by rass
I wouldn't complain, but like I said...
I guess he's just his own genre at this point?
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:02 am
by Gunpowder
If Warren Zevon is Yacht Rock, I'm destroying the Swamp again.
A more interesting case would be Jimmy Buffett. Right era, generally the right subject matter, generally the right mood. Not that they're the ultimate arbiter, but I'm pretty sure Sirius/XM rarely (if ever?) includes him on their Yacht Rock channel. For no easily explainable reason, I say no. Though if something like Come Monday was someone else's song it would almost certainly work...
Buffett has his own channel. Otherwise, he's Yacht Rock.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:46 am
by Nonlinear FC
Doobie Brothers?
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:49 am
by rass
Nonlinear FC wrote:Doobie Brothers?
Michael McDonald era only, but definitely.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:02 am
by Gunpowder
rass wrote:
Nonlinear FC wrote:Doobie Brothers?
Michael McDonald era only, but definitely.
Yeah, anything that sounds like What a Fool Believes is YR as fuck. Michael McDonald is on the Mount Rushmore of Yacht Rock.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:11 am
by Giff
Hall & Oates?
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:11 am
by rass
FFS yes.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:12 am
by Gunpowder
It was weird that Hall and Oates were the antagonists in the series.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:18 am
by Shirley
Yeah, I think of Yacht Rock as anything from that mid-late 70s to early 80s period of pussified (redundant?), blue-eyed soul. Almost always sung in a falsetto or naturally high voice.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:19 am
by Giff
So, not Teddy Pendegrass?
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:32 am
by Rush2112
Joe Jackson's "Steppin Out" is included on my before mentioned Yacht Rock box set.
Always thought of him as more New Wave. I guess it could be listened to on a yacht, you know as you do lines with some hottie with huge hair those weird high hipped bikinis.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 7:28 pm
by MaxWebster
to quote Yacht Rock maybe episode 10 or 11 wrt Buffett:
"it's mellow, but not smooth. mostly shitty."
i concur.
bfj wrote:
rass wrote:FFS indeed!
A more interesting case would be Jimmy Buffett. Right era, generally the right subject matter, generally the right mood. Not that they're the ultimate arbiter, but I'm pretty sure Sirius/XM rarely (if ever?) includes him on their Yacht Rock channel. For no easily explainable reason, I say no. Though if something like Come Monday was someone else's song it would almost certainly work...
Buffett has his own channel. Otherwise, he's Yacht Rock.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:51 pm
by DaveInSeattle
I will venture to say that I am the Swamper who has spent the most time on yachts, and I can state without a doubt that I've never heard any of these musicians while on a yacht.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:57 pm
by brian
Which merely proves the completely likely theory that people who own yachts really suck.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:38 pm
by Pruitt
Giff wrote:So, not Teddy Pendegrass?
Okay, now I understand how a Bruce Hornsby fan would get upset when an artist he likes gets dumped in with shlock like Kenny Loggins.
Teddy Pendergrass is soul.
Hootie and the Blowfish are Yacht Rock.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 10:38 pm
by sancarlos
Pruitt wrote:
Giff wrote:So, not Teddy Pendegrass?
Okay, now I understand how a Bruce Hornsby fan would get upset when an artist he likes gets dumped in with shlock like Kenny Loggins.
Teddy Pendergrass is soul.
Hootie and the Blowfish are Yacht Rock.
I'm no Hootie fan, but theirs is/was a completely different sound than yacht rock.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:26 am
by rass
Summer ends on Tuesday...
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:11 pm
by brian
So I've been thinking a lot for some reason about the Mount Rushmore of yacht rock.
Here's my opinion.
Michael McDonald(obvs)
Kenny Loggins
Christopher Cross
Rupert Holmes (who I hate but I gotta be realistic)
I'll more or less not argue the first three guys.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:28 pm
by sancarlos
#4 is a tough call, but nobody should argue with those top three.
Is Air Supply/Reo/Boston, or at least the soft 80s version of them, not Yacht Rock? I'd give the 4th spot as some combined tribute to that stuff (but the face is still Toto).
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:51 pm
by EnochRoot
Yacht Rock on S/XM is touting a new Barbara Streisand channel. Is this the end of Yacht Rock radio?
Ryan wrote:Is Air Supply/Reo/Boston, or at least the soft 80s version of them, not Yacht Rock? I'd give the 4th spot as some combined tribute to that stuff (but the face is still Toto).
I don't think Boston can be considered 'Yacht Rock', as bad as the song Amanda was. Songs like More than a Feeling are just too accomplished to wear the boat captain's hat.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:00 pm
by brian
EnochRoot wrote:Yacht Rock on S/XM is touting a new Barbara Streisand channel. Is this the end of Yacht Rock radio?.
They had said all along it was going to be off on Labor Day. Though supposedly they reserved one of the Internet channels for it. Just can't get it through your car radio any longer I don't think.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:03 pm
by EnochRoot
brian wrote:
EnochRoot wrote:Yacht Rock on S/XM is touting a new Barbara Streisand channel. Is this the end of Yacht Rock radio?.
They had said all along it was going to be off on Labor Day. Though supposedly they reserved one of the Internet channels for it. Just can't get it through your car radio any longer I don't think.
Come to think of it, I remember you saying this earlier in the summer.
Re: Yacht Rock
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:12 pm
by brian
It's on Channel 714 now. Some newer cars/radios might get that. I don't unfortunately. But should be available for internet radio enjoyment year-round.
