ExiledInIllinois Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) "You don't need feathery hair and thick beards to create sumptuous soft rock... BUT it helps!" Sirius-XM for the summmer (again) is airing: Channel 17 as the Yacht Rock station. "The station of summer" Is anybody else totally annoying their signif other and/or family by playing it 24/7. LoL... The playlist repeats repeats... Like walking past the dunes of the cape over and over again. It's like sauna competition in Finland, last one staying in and listening, wins! But the winners are dead! Losers alive. Not sure how much more Ambrosia "How much I feel" I can take any longer, but "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" & "Black Cow" should be coming around again. Station chocked full of "penance songs" while waiting for a progressive soft rock gem to enter your auditory orbit! So reach for your keys & remedies, one of these surely will screen out the sorrow, but where are you tomorrow? Is this what Marina del Rey felt like in the late 1970s...??? Don't worry Levi, you didn't miss much. Just the smell of Bain de Soleil & sex. So do you like Yacht Rock? Edited July 25, 2017 by ExiledInIllinois
mead107 Posted July 26, 2017 Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) What Chanel? I see 17 now. The Blend and fox. News most days. Will put it on later and see what it is about. Edited July 26, 2017 by mead107
LI_Bills Posted July 26, 2017 Posted July 26, 2017 I resisted the temptation to start a thread with that title.
theesir Posted July 26, 2017 Posted July 26, 2017 I look forward to driving around listening to Yacht Rock each summer on Sirius XM, but this year it seems to be made up of about 25 songs that play on a loop. I hoped the playlist would change after a week or so, but no such luck. sad
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 26, 2017 Author Posted July 26, 2017 I look forward to driving around listening to Yacht Rock each summer on Sirius XM, but this year it seems to be made up of about 25 songs that play on a loop. I hoped the playlist would change after a week or so, but no such luck. sad I noticed that too! It is a small, niche genre. I guess if they expand the playlist, it would just be "The Bridge." ??
BUFFALOKIE Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) Yeah, so I never heard the term "yacht rock" before, so I googled it. If if Hall and Oates (Balls and Throats) Are included, then I hate it. TOTO is alright, I guess, but otherwise, keep that crap off my wave. Edited July 27, 2017 by BUFFALOKIE
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 27, 2017 Author Posted July 27, 2017 Yeah, so I never heard the term "yacht rock" before, so I googled it. If if Hall and Oates (Balls and Throats) Are included, then I hate it. TOTO is alright, I guess, but otherwise, keep that crap off my wave. It was also an online video series,2005-2010: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_Rock "Ryznar and Stair devised the series after noticing the incestuous recording careers of such bands as Steely Dan, Toto, and The Doobie Brothers and the singer-songwriters Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald. For example, McDonald co-wrote Loggins' "This Is It" and Loggins co-wrote McDonald's hit, "What a Fool Believes," for his band The Doobie Brothers. McDonald also performed backing vocals for several other 'yacht rock' artists, including Steely Dan, Toto and Christopher Cross. Ryznar admits to having a fascination with the music of the period. As he explained, "Getting into Steely Dan really started this for me. As did the ability to buy dollar records at Amoeba and put them on tapes for my car. Kenny Loggins has made his way into all the pilots I've been involved with except [one]."[3] As Ryznar told Reuters contributor Andy Sullivan, "I'm making fun of the songwriting process, but the music is generally treated pretty lovingly."
Buffalo86 Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 LOVE it. Here's the greatest yacht rock song ever, imo: I challenge you all to find a better xylophone solo.
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 28, 2017 Author Posted July 28, 2017 LOVE it. Here's the greatest yacht rock song ever, imo: I challenge you all to find a better xylophone solo. None of the videos are embedding anymore... I have to reply so I can cut and paste the url. Is it just my phone?
BUNCH OF MULARKEY Posted July 28, 2017 Posted July 28, 2017 None of the videos are embedding anymore... I have to reply so I can cut and paste the url. Is it just my phone? Mine is doing the same thing
boyst Posted July 28, 2017 Posted July 28, 2017 I look forward to driving around listening to Yacht Rock each summer on Sirius XM, but this year it seems to be made up of about 25 songs that play on a loop. I hoped the playlist would change after a week or so, but no such luck. sad loving carolina shag tho
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) Mine is doing the same thingI think it may be board upgrade thingy? SDS did warn us to remember our Loggins. And no, that's not Kenny... ;-) Edited July 29, 2017 by ExiledInIllinois
apuszczalowski Posted July 30, 2017 Posted July 30, 2017 I found most of the playlists on Satellite radio seemed to just be a loop, although maybe that is just when they do the free promotional weeks around some of the big holidays
Marv's Neighbor Posted July 30, 2017 Posted July 30, 2017 It was great on Rodney's yacht in Caddyshack.
Nanker Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 I think it may be board upgrade thingy? SDS did warn us to remember our Loggins. And no, that's not Kenny... ;-) Was certain you smug PC guys were doing something to keep Mac users from seeing the videos. I even downloaded Chrome - to no avail. I guess we're all Messina out.
dpberr Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 It's better than the "Carolina Shag" station they have on presently. Although Yacht Rock and Carolina Shag aren't my favorites, I do like that Sirius XM puts together oddball stations like this to expand horizons.
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