OT: Men get in here and post your favorite Yacht Rock Songs
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It's hilarious to hear the, "There's no good music since I was a teenager!"
Branch out a bit, guys. It's a big world out there. Of music, too.
Branch out a bit, guys. It's a big world out there. Of music, too.
You know, my dad always says why don't they make good music anymore as he listens to WCBS-FM playing doo wop and 60's music. When I started listening to music, my parents absolutely hated my choice of heavy metal. Now, I really don't like listening to what my kids enjoy but I understand it's what they like. There's always new styles of music that come out that the previous generations absolutely hate. I've found that when you start complaining about the new music that's out there it probably means that you are old.
this is 1000000% true. own up to your oldness, people! or you can fight being decrepit, fist waving at sky cranks.
are you talking about what's on the radio and what's popular though? because there's a lot of edgy and quality in all genres that's not on radio now. radio as a medium is dead.
What's edgy about 70's soft rock that has been reclassified as Yacht Rock? I enjoy the rap/hip hop and of course metal/thrash of the 80's. That music was edgy. Just like a lot of music is edgy nowadays and rocks.
My kids will look back at their music 30 years from now and tell their kids how great their music was and why no one makes good music anymore.
Actually your dates should be 1954-1970 (and a lot of old blues and country before 1954 was pretty good too)
It’s interesting, i would say most young people (not all) do rebel against their parent’s type of music. In my case, I really didn’t in many ways. My dad had a bit of a unique taste in music. Although he was born in the early 30s, he did not listen to a lot of the Big Band and Crooner stuff. He loved early Rock and Roll, R&B- Soul and some Country music. I heard all that growing up and liked it. Later, in my teens I gravitated toward a lot of the Rock , R&B that came out during the mid 60s - early 70s. Now, my oldest son listens exclusively to Rap and Hip Hop…just a little bit of Rock. My youngest son listens mainly to whats now considered Classic Rock. Music is very subjective. I wouldn’t say I hate any type of music, I just don’t listen to some stuff.
Some artists just dip their toe in Yacht Rock
For example Marty Balins top 10 hit "Hearts" from 1981 is yacht rock but Jefferson Starships hit "With Your Love" isnt
Southern Cross by CSN is yacht rock but the top 10 hit WastedOn Their Way isnt, nor any of the rest of their catalog
Elton John's "Island Girl" is yacht rock IMO though some may say nyacht. I think the lyrics put it over the edge but none of his other songs
Dude, you just can't handle how Michael McDonald twists a note, admit it!
no, it means that you favored making a style choice.. what the kids would call "branding" today.. over what could be defined as "music" for centuries.. harmony and rhythm and melody, etc. And your kids doing the same thing just validates the choice you made.
but so much of the stuff out there is barely "music" at all... it is more like "noise".
(half-kidding with all that.. but there is something to it)
I think music videos in all forms began this thing... I wonder when what musical artists looked like superseded how they sounded.
Music is constantly changing and generations have a tendency to enjoy the musical style they grew up on and not like the different style of music the new generation listens to. Is that not true?
Not sure what type of music you listen to but I'm sure many would say your style of music stinks, even though I have no idea or care what you listen to.
the lyrics of todays music are wretched, there is no melody, no harmony, little recognizable chorus
you don't know what noise is? (just kidding)
In the realm of music.. discordant sound.. harsh, abrasive sound.. sometimes music can tolerate a certain amount of that... but when it dominates... that's noise.
depends on what you're listening to. also, having a chorus isn't necessarily required in a song. i've been listening to a bunch of progressive rock/metal bands that don't necessarily have a chorus in their songs. however, they're taking the listener on a journey that doesn't lend itself to bringing the listener back to a chorus to resolve the song.
think about this...one of the most revered songs in rock history...stairway to heaven has no chorus. the riff comes back and resolves itself, but there is never a lyrical chorus.
bohemian rhapsody also doesn't have a chorus at all.
This is just an overly broad statement with, in my opinion, just no basis in reality. There are plenty of very talented lyricists. Gregory Alan Isakov, Jeffery Martin, Stu Larsen, Bon Iver, Angus Stone, Angelo De Augustine, Dustin Tebbutt, Parker Millsap, Rhye, etc. all come to mind when it comes to artists putting out very good lyrical content here in the 21st century. Might not hear them on the radio, but they’re out there putting out compelling music with all the stuff you say is no longer in existence.
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thats what I am talking about...i know ONE of the artists you mentioned, thats the difference in music, none of any quality stuff is reaching the masses which further confirms how horrid the state of music is in.
the reality is yes we have more artists than we ever had or ever could have imagined
people are missing something...music in the 50s through 90s had some cultural relevance in the mainstream. Not so much anymore
None of todays artists are candidates for the rock and roll hall of fame, if you have one name one
thats what I am talking about...i know ONE of the artists you mentioned, thats the difference in music, none of any quality stuff is reaching the masses which further confirms how horrid the state of music is in.
the reality is yes we have more artists than we ever had or ever could have imagined
people are missing something...music in the 50s through 90s had some cultural relevance in the mainstream. Not so much anymore
None of todays artists are candidates for the rock and roll hall of fame, if you have one name one
thats not what I am talking about and you know it...the structure of pop music has been fully changed since 2013 or so
a couple of artists I like that came out post 2000...Florence and the Machine...and alas she has faded into the background
ditto for Yeah Yeah Yeahs who I hated on the first album because it was a lot of noise with horrible sound but each album simply got better and more enjoyable to listen to
ditto for Yeah Yeah Yeahs who I hated on the first album because it was a lot of noise with horrible sound but each album simply got better and more enjoyable to listen to
Was the post you responded to serious? I don't get how people think there are rules on how music has to sound like.
in the past 5 years pop songs have been changed to be less than 3 min and digestible and consumable by snapchat/IG/tiktok clips and to be able to take advantage of the various streaming service and YT algorithms to push for more spins.
also, the hard lines that used to segregate genres have now been erased. it's all a mish mash of everything now.
In the pop genre, the latest Halsey album is lyrically very strong, imo.
i also won't get into the various hip hop artists who are putting out some high level lyrical content...
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This makes absolutely no sense. You've never heard of the artists he listed so that somehow supports your point that there's no good music? GO LOOK UP ANY OF THE ARTISTS YOU DON'T KNOW AND SEE IF YOU LIKE THEM. Who gives af if they're not on the terrestrial radio no one under 50 listens to.
Half the songs mischaracterized itt as yacht rock are folk rock. There was a crazy amount of excellent folk rock throughout the late 00s and 10s. I'm sure you didn't here it on Yacht Rock 104.5 or Sirius 70s, but it was and is there.
lol...i pretty much hated most of that folk rock from the 2010s that I heard...thats why i stopped paying attention and no that 70s stuff isnt really folk rock at all..it actually had melody and harmony back then..see America
A few years ago my first love of 40 years ago reached out via Facebook ( of course ) and told me everytime she hears dance with me or Time passes on she still thinks of me.
The power of music. ( and young love lol)