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Yacht Rock Playlist

BostonDave

BostonDave

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I don't know if there is much that is more controversial in terms of rock music genre discussions than Yacht Rock. Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross and many others who are considered rock yacht royalty seem fine with the label... but go ask Donald Fagen what he thinks.

I have two main reasons for starting this thread. First off I can't seems to find a soft rock or AM radio playlist thread adn I love a lot of that stuff. There used to be a thread called "Todays Intimate Soft Rock & Light Jazz Playlist" which covered that (and probably the whole of Yacht Rock as well) but it seems to have disappeared after my decade long haitus from AK. Also I still see a lot of people asking just what Yacht Rock is. I don't know if there is any official reference for what constitutes almost any music genre especially when you start getting into rock music sub genres. There are a lot of great articles out there on the topic as well as a couple of recent documentaries to help define it... or you can look here.

Don't be afraid to post if you aren't sure if a particular release is Yacht Rock or not. If it's 70's soft pop rock or what some call AM radio rock it's quite possibly yacht rock as well.

Please enjoy the contributions.
 
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This one 's name includes "Yacht". I left it up north when I moved back down south 40 years ago.
A yacht is any vessel large enough to hold the Captain, his Lady and a bottle of wine.
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According to wikipedia's list of yacht rock artists, this qualifies:

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Avalon
Roxy Music
1982
 
BostonDave said:
I don't know if there is much that is more controversial in terms of rock music genre discussions than Yacht Rock. Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross and many others who are considered rock yacht royalty seem fine with the label... but go ask Donald Fagen what he thinks.

I have two main reasons for starting this thread. First off I can't seems to find a soft rock or AM radio playlist thread adn I love a lot of that stuff. There used to be a thread called "Todays Intimate Soft Rock & Light Jazz Playlist" which covered that (and probably the whole of Yacht Rock as well) but it seems to have disappeared after my decade long haitus from AK. Also I still see a lot of people asking just what Yacht Rock is. I don't know if there is any official reference for what constitutes almost any music genre especially when you start getting into rock music sub genres. There are a lot of great articles out there on the topic as well as a couple of recent documentaries to help define it... or you can look here.

Don't be afraid to post if you aren't sure if a particular release is Yacht Rock or not. If it's 70's soft pop rock or what some call AM radio rock it's quite possibly yacht rock as well.

Please enjoy the contributions.
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So, YR is, basically, Elevator Muzak ... on a big boat.
 
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