r/Yachtrock

We organize. Each of us get gets his own turf. That way you can cool all those freelance bitches. And when the heat comes down... all you do is cool it for a while. Meanwhile, business is going on elsewhere, dig?

Friends on the 10s is back as pro wrestling star MVP joins the hosts to present a genre that once cost him his ice cream money.

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COMING SOON: MEXICAN DRACULA

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski Scale, with songs by Katz and the Jammers, Deniece Williams, and Barbara Dickson.

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I don't think its Yacht by the strictest definition but its got a bounce and Gener is definitely doing his best Micheal McDonald impression. Too bad its got organ instead of e-piany.

RIP, Dennis Locorriere.

Irish times article on Cross for his Irish tour coming later this month.

One thing that struck me here is the comment from the frontman of Yacht Rock Revue who considers yacht rock to be more of a feeling then any strict definition which is of course just wrong, but is unfortunately what the general public seems to believe.

I do like hearing that Cross declined a million dollar offer to play at Mar-a-Lago... he's a man of my own heart. The article also reminded me that we almost lost him to Guillan-Barre syndrome caused by Covid. The fact that he made it through that to now tour the world and see his music finally get the recognition it deserves almost brings tears to my eyes.

Next week, a bike repair shop.

Dave works another damn punk genre into the show with very little premise, or promise of a concise genre.

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I almost feel dumb posting an Alice Cooper song in r/yachtrock, but this album is produced by David Foster, and this song has Steve Lukather, David Hungate, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin, Steve Porcaro, it goes on.

This album is bonanza personnel. It's kind of weird for the boat, and hops around styles a little, but it's clearly an intoxicated Alice deciding to get into the west coast yacht sound. The main riff IS a Doobie bounce. Also, I mean, he hired THE crew. Haven't kept up with the podcast as much as I should, so I don't know if this has come up, yet.

What y'all think?

QUICK EDIT: The songwriting here is elevated by the presence of Bernie Taupin. Pretty rad. Not one of Cooper's better albums, but I kinda like the yacht influence.

Just posting this for the lols... it's just basically the original song with Urban's vocals and a few countrified guitar riffs. I guess it's technically yachtier then that other song he did with MM, but why bother with a cover that does nothing much new when you can just listen to the superior original song?

No notes, this song is something special

I keep double-checking the yachtornynacht list and am amazed this one has slipped through the cracks: Amy Grant's 'Don't Run Away'. I know she very much wanted to take Jesus to the mall, and her voice tends to pull in that direction, but damn... the production is spot on, you got a faux McDonald in the chorus, a spicy guitar solo.
Also on her 'Age to Age' album is the track 'Got to Let it Go' which is very close as well. It's a bit closer to Joe Jackson than Steely Dan but, yeah, I think it's there.
She really skirted the yacht with all the dull, easy listening sub-genres she explored on her first four albums, but the stars might have aligned on these two tracks.
I already have a recent submission in the podcast queue, so, I've got about three months before I can submit again, but if anyone else on the patreon wants to give it a go, have at it.