yacht rock for beginners: your top 5 yacht rock albums

toots · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:54 pm

frosted Wrote:

tentoze Wrote:

Man, I've never even HEARD of yacht rock. Anybody got a list of all these sub-genres?

Yacht rock is recreational upper crust soft rock, mid 70s-mid 80's mostly, with a rich-hippie bent In other words, if you're sitting on your ass on a boat, beach or cabana listen to puss music, what's the best kind?

I gotta go with any number of Seals & Crofts albums. Maybe Dr. Hook.

Though, on the high end, the end that's actually worthwhile, you could tack on Steely Dan and Cat Stevens.

lets not forget the loafers with no socks

no guru · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:58 pm

I think yacht rock was once used to lump together a bunch of musically sophisticated soft rockers who played on one anothers' albums.

The common thread appeared to be Michael McDonald, who has always been throughout time and space, unchanging, omnipresent, diffident and hairy.

Kit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:47 pm **Posts:** 3052

tentoze Wrote:

Man, I've never even HEARD of yacht rock.

What tentoze said, but I must admit....when I saw the term yacht rock, the first thing that came into my head was Don Johnson.

tentoze · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:16 am

So, does Lionel Ritchie fit in there somewhere, or is he too THEM?

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:23 am

I would say The Commodores, Lionel, Billy Ocean and Ray Parker, Jr. are all acceptable to the yacht pack, though not necessarily a part of the original sect.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:34 am

palerecorddivision Wrote:

Lump to thread. Paging Dr. Lump.

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:13 am

What about Sade?

frosted Wrote:

I would say The Commodores, Lionel, Billy Ocean and Ray Parker, Jr. are all acceptable to the yacht pack, though not necessarily a part of the original sect.

Lionel Richie and Billy Ocean, perhaps, but Ray Parker Jr. -- no -- and Commodores -- L no.

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:29 am

Commodores get honorable mention for:

1. Their name.

2. "Still"

3. "Sail On"

4. "Sweet Love"

5. "Easy"

6. "Oh No"

Ray Parker, Jr gets honorable mention for:

1. "Jack & Jill"

2. "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"

3. being the black Perry Como

babe · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:24 pm **Posts:** 314

REO Speedwagon and Foreigner

And before you set sail, the consummate yacht club toast:

It's easy to grin, when your ship has come in,
and you have the stock market beat.
But the man worthwhile
is the man who can smile
when his pants are too tight in the seat!

--- Judge Elihu Smails, christening his new dingy

Sketch · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:46 am

Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:

No let's please never forget about jimmy motherfucking buffett.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:52 am

frosted Wrote:

3. "Sail On"

This song is incredible for two reasons in particular:
1. Lionel really lets the Tuskeegee come through.
2. The line: "You know it ain't so hard to say / Would you please just go away"

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