Smartphones were nearly a decade after they're talking about.
OT: Men get in here and post your favorite Yacht Rock Songs
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Smartphones were nearly a decade after they're talking about.
Sir Yacht? Wasn't there some obnoxious guy posting about sports from some other school calling himself sir yacht or something? iirc, it was a weird case of fans of 2 different teams using this board to have a little flame war.. anyone remember?
Yep, I recall that. And I think we banned their sorry arses after a short period of time.
You're now well on your way to getting up in the morning and figuring out what shade of coverall's you'd like to wear for the day. I wear'em so much for my business and ranch, when my wife asks me to go to the store I just throw on coverall's.
Tall Ts were pure 00s. The rest I consider 90s.
Trucker hats and big obnoxious sunglasses = 00s. Low rise jeans for women.
Too late now, skipper. Also, the term wasn't invented until 2005 in a podcast series that often made fun of the genre (although lovingly so).Ironically, I never heard the term Yacht Rock in my life (grew-up in the 80s). However, since this was a thread making fun of Taylor Swift and old men that like her, I eagerly joined in.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_Rock_(web_series)
By the way, grabbed lunch in P-ton and walked by PRE. I peeked in and no sections were labeled "Yacht Rock". Had to check. LOL!
I literally assumed Yacht Rock meant songs normally listened to on a boat (which is why I linked to Jimmy Buffet). Still, this music is WAY better that TS.
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I was just on a cruise (not a yacht lol), the ROCK BOAT. There were 30+ artists on it, some names like Switchfoot who I don't care for and Sister Hazel, who hosts it. I would say I'd agree with your statement, but after that cruise, I can attest music is alive and well. I guess it just takes a little more digging (which sucks imo).
The Rock Boat
Saw the Doobies in Phoenix last month with Michael McDonald. 2.5 hr show and played everything the crowd wanted.
50 years in concert.
50 years in concert.
Switchfoot is up there on the top of my favorites. The spirituality isn't for everyone. John Foreman is awesome. San Diego based.
Sister Hazel from close by in Eastern Pa. Allentown? Been listening to them for years as well.
What a trip this would have been for me. Gotta check out your link.
Love live music in non-traditional venues.
I saw Sister Hazel at an apres ski concert at the base of Steamboat gondola years ago. Great time.
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They weren't bad live, they are just a bit too "soft" for me I guess.....the ROCK BOAT is freaking the most amazing cruise/music fest!! It was my first but holy crap was last week awesome. I thought SH was from Gainsville?
Not sure what they played but when the guy comes off the keyboard and he, John, and the lead guy all play guitar s it gets pretty heavy.
I just signed up for the Jan 2023 trip from Miami presale but didn't see anything on costs. Would you share what it costs? This sounds like an amazing trip.
Btw..SH is from fla. I am not sure who I had them confused with. I know LIVE is eastern Pa but not confusing the two.
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Great post. I've been saying this for many years, as there's no doubt in my mind that most people tend to love the music they fell in love with during their adolescent years most strongly and many get "stuck" listening to music from their teen years and maybe into their college years. Not everyone, of course, but this is, on average, what that research shows. The graphic from the 2nd link you provided shows this pretty well.
I have a ton of friends, like the oldsters in this thread, who all say most music after maybe 1990 or 2000 sucks. On average, I'd also say more of my favorite music is from about 1972-1984 (10-22) and earlier than 1972, since I heard a lot of that music when I was 10-22, but there is still a ton of music that I like that came out after 2000. I think what happens is some people are willing to work hard to look for music they like that's newer and some aren't. It's why we have such big disagreements over music in threads like this.
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Yup. This thread has kind of jumped the shark at this point.
Lol...This "oldster" thinks finding new music you love helps keep you young. My kids know my musical background and that I always have music part of every party and event I host. We enjoy sharing classic stuff I share and them the stuff they listen to They think I would like.Great post. I've been saying this for many years, as there's no doubt in my mind that most people tend to love the music they fell in love with during their adolescent years most strongly and many get "stuck" listening to music from their teen years and maybe into their college years. Not everyone, of course, but this is, on average, what that research shows. The graphic from the 2nd link you provided shows this pretty well.
I have a ton of friends, like the oldsters in this thread, who all say most music after maybe 1990 or 2000 sucks. On average, I'd also say more of my favorite music is from about 1972-1984 (10-22) and earlier than 1972, since I heard a lot of that music when I was 10-22, but there is still a ton of music that I like that came out after 2000. I think what happens is some people are willing to work hard to look for music they like that's newer and some aren't. It's why we have such big disagreements over music in threads like this.
My library goes from the 50's to last month.
More reading comprehension failure. I never said you lost your edge because you don't like TS - one artist would never be that important for something like that (and while I like her music, it's not particularly edgy). You lost your edge because you've given up completely on music from the last 15-20 years and dwell in the past, including quite a bit on soft rock, it appears, which nobody would ever confuse with edgy. And it's perfectly fine to stay in the past if that's what you like - my only big beef with your posts on this is you appear to think that Yacht Rock is manly in comparison to Taylor Swift, which is just silly.
Yeah, you like a lot of classic rock, alternative, and grunge that all have an edge to it, but edgy is, almost by definition, about something relatively new that challenges societal norms. And Pan Benatar, Duran Duran, and Garbage, all of whom might have been edgy in their day, are now oldies and no longer edgy - and going to see bands from 20-40 years ago playing their hits from back then isn't edgy either.
Is there any band from the last 15-20 years that most folks would consider edgy that you like and have seen in concert? I've seen tons of bands that would fit that bill over the last 5-10 years, although to be fair there's almost nothing that can make someone over 50 (or even 40) "edgy" in the eyes of the young - believe me, I've had that conversation with my son and his friends - while they think it's kind of cool that I still like new/edgy music, they're not calling me up to go to basement shows in NB. Many of us have posted music from newer bands in many genres that would be considered edgy - maybe give a few of them a try - who knows, you might like them.
Lastly, I'm a bit surprised you're boppin' to Megan Trainor and Beiber...
We agree on this - I'd say less than half of the songs posted qualify as Yacht Rock...
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Oh WOW that is so awesome!! hopefully you get a shot at going! Everyone on this year's boat gets first crack at going, then it's past rock boaters in order of number of years, then the list you signed up for. Then it's opened up. My fiance has been on 4 boats, that was my first and I don't think I'd miss another.
We had a mid level club suite with a balcony, was $4400, which included all fees and $200 gratuity for the drink package which they gave us for free this year (covid cancelled), which is $500 pp. There are cheaper options. She said as low as $1000 a person.
Oh man, Lit. They were great.
Looks similar to Ship Rocked.
Only way I'd take a cruise is either a rock cruise like this or Warped Tour cruise.
This was a pre-COVID thought too.
Thanks for the info. The financials are more reasonable than I expected. The pecking order not so much lol.
I tell ya, this thing looks like something made for me. Well, we'll see. Cheers!
Great post. I've been saying this for many years, as there's no doubt in my mind that most people tend to love the music they fell in love with during their adolescent years most strongly and many get "stuck" listening to music from their teen years and maybe into their college years. Not everyone, of course, but this is, on average, what that research shows. The graphic from the 2nd link you provided shows this pretty well.
I have a ton of friends, like the oldsters in this thread, who all say most music after maybe 1990 or 2000 sucks. On average, I'd also say more of my favorite music is from about 1972-1984 (10-22) and earlier than 1972, since I heard a lot of that music when I was 10-22, but there is still a ton of music that I like that came out after 2000. I think what happens is some people are willing to work hard to look for music they like that's newer and some aren't. It's why we have such big disagreements over music in threads like this.
in my case this is false, I love the soft rock, classic rock, and disco i listened to at 7 and 8 just as much as the new wave at 14 and then the grunge from when I was 24
stuff like America im not sure is yacht rock...a song like Horse With No Name isnt yacht rack but You Could Do Magic from the early 80s might be
Jefferson Starship had a string of soft rock hits in the mid 70s....is Miracles a yacht rock song...I would say Nay.
Fleetwood Mac yacht rock....almost 99% nay but I will say You Make Lovin Fun is their only one.
again what traditionalists point to is the SMOOTHNESS, with some jazz elements and R&B tossed in, thats why Doobies and Steely Dan are shoe ins. Ditto for Boz Scaggs, groups like Ambrosia have a smooth r&b vibe so their stuff qualifies.
Here is a very late period yacht rock song..perhaps the latest ever true yacht rock song
Captain of Her Heart from Double back in 1985
Not sure if you saw the "Yacht or Nyacht" spreadsheet I linked the other day, but it's kind of fun for insight on what the four "inventors" of YR (from the original podcast) think about whether about 500 different songs qualify as YR or not (not sure if they're the final word either, but surely have some say). None of the America songs quite make it to an overall score of 50, which is their threshold for qualifying as true YR - same for Fleetwood Mac. Miracles comes close and no other JS tunes scored high enough to be YR. And yes Doobies and Steely Dan are YR stalwarts and Boz Scaggs/Ambrosia have a bunch of songs over 50. So, you know your Yacht Rock, lol.
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It's not "false" as it's not all or nothing, i.e., the basic premise is music is best loved when one is young, but that ranges from about 6 to 25, with a peak influencearound 14 for males, which encompasses the ages you listed.
So much in this thread DOES fall under the Yacht Rock origin I found here:
..JD Ryznar, the Los Angeles based writer, actor and director who portrays the man with the beard in his series of short films called “Yacht Rock.”
The shorts, which have garnered a cult following thanks to their success as part of the Web site Channel 101’s monthly film contests (and subsequent downloads and blog shout-outs), take a look behind the scenes at the creation of the ultra-creamy hits that made folks like McDonald, Loggins and Toto pop stars in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Ryznar coined the term “Yacht Rock” after he noticed a series of connections and similarities between Steely Dan and groups like the Doobie Brothers and Toto. Such as:
All of them seemed to share members and collaborate frequently with each other and people like Kenny Loggins.
A lot of the music of the era featured albums with guys on boats on the cover and songs about sailing.
This music sounds really good on boats because it’s good for relaxing, sitting back and drinking.
And so “Yacht Rock” was born.