I'm Black and I grew up loving Michael Mcdonald, Kenny Loggins, Toto,and Christopher Cross. Those white musicians had soul and still do. I miss the 80s😊.
It’s not important what colour your skin is. If you can excel in your instrument at the most top level then that’s all that matters. Odd that you would bring skin colour into it.
I'm a Black guy and so-called "Yacht Rock" was my coming-of-age music in the late 70's and early 80's. And Steve Lukather _should_ have a yacht -- there was a time when he was everywhere on the radio! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to listen to Toto's "Georgy Porgy"!
Lot of people don't know that Toto were the backing band for a bunch of the tracks on Thriller. Steve plays the rhythm part backing up EVH on "Beat It". That's basically the biggest rock/pop/soul crossover album of all time, so yeah, basically anyone involved should have at least had a sailboat.
@@thevoid99 Session musicians are paid hourly union scale (or probably several times scale for an elite one like Lukather), not a percentage. The people who get significant royalties are the producers (Q in the case of Thriller) and folks with writing credits (MJ, Rod Temperton, Steve Porcaro, John Bettis, James Ingram, and Q for Thriller). Lukather didn't have an awful lot of songwriting credits even on Toto's classic albums, so that may have limited his earnings.
@@samjames2552 I mean the creators of the webseries who coined the term Yacht Rock, then continued to define the term scientifically using the Yachtski Scale originated by Gene Yachtski over many years. They continue to keep the fire.
If you hate, and I mean hate, ANY of these jams then just stop listening to music in general. I'm a student of music. This is a genre that literally defined itself. It truly is a soundtrack to life to a Gen Xer like myself and anyone that appreciates excellent arrangements that will not be replicated.
I prefer to call it an 'era' rather than a genre. An era of diversity - Steely Dan doesn't sound like Kenny loggins, Ambrosia doesn't sound like Hall & Oates, "After the Love has Gone" doesn't sound like "Life Beyond L.A." doesn't sound like "Thunder Island" etc. Yes, the era was marked by extremely skilled musicianship and a lot of the same people played on those records, but they were so skilled that they made each record sound unique and many of them are timeless as far as I'm concerned. Yacht Rock as a so-called genre is really just an inside joke, but the music remains, and I never stopped listening to it.
@@garmisra7841yeah it’s an era but they share a lot of the same tones and electronics of the time . Similarly in the 80s, the Michael Jackson synthesizer is the same one used by Phil Collins . Sometimes going for the same tone and using the same state of the art synth that was available
Stop calling it Yacht Rock, bro. It's insulting. It's just popular music of the 1970s, is all. Or just call it American pop music. New artists are making good music today that sound as good or better than the stuff they were doing back then. It's just pop music.
So pumped for this. I remember watching Yacht Rock when it premiered on Channel 101, back in 2005! Fantastic series. Big shout out to JD Ryznar, Hunter D Stair, Lane Farnham and, of course, Hollywood Steve. Also, Lukather is the man. Really looking forward to his work being highlighted!
A few years ago, McDonald, Donald Fagen, and Boz Scaggs toured as The Dukes of September. At one venue, they all walked out in blue blazers, ascots, and admirals caps.
It was the other end of the musical spectrum from punk, which was also a major "scene" in that time. While punk emphasized bare bones, DIY rawness, "yacht rock" emphasized extreme attention to detail, very high production quality, and complex arrangements. For my part, I love them both.
@@jaycareaga9929 Deadlock Holliday and I’m Not in Love are Yacht Rock staples. It is their soft rock production style that puts those songs in the Yacht Rock category.
Dreadlock Holiday is a reggae song and I’m Not in Love is art poppy soft rock with ambient production techniques. Yacht rock is primarily influenced by jazz and R&B
@@dukeofcurls3183 Sirius XM and iHeartRadio Yacht Rock channels play both. What I listened to in the 70’s and 80’s called soft rock is now yacht rock. High quality production value has a large part of what is defined as yacht rock.
@@dukeofcurls3183 Sirius XM and iHeartRadio Yacht Rock channels play both. What is defined as Yacht Rock today was called soft rock in the 70’s and 80’s. I listened to soft rock on WNIC in Detroit. Even though 10CC are English, their high quality production values and layered vocals are part of what defines Yacht Rock. They were soft rock icons back then.
I am a 40 yr/old professional musician and this is my favorite music - I play and teach it regularly. Thrilled that it’s getting a proper (non-ironic) spotlight in this manner. Can’t wait for the 29th!
I resumed drumming during the pandemic lockdown--after almost 40 years. I decided that I would learn the whole Steely Dan catalog and play along with it. I figured that matching my skills against those of Gadd, Purdie, Porcaro, Keltner, et al., would be a good barometer of my improvement.
Without the "ironic" spotlight of the Channel 101 series this wouldn't be happening. That was really the only way the music could be brought back to the degree it has.
The term "Yacht Rock" was used to mock certain artists and was seen (back in the 80's) as lame and middle of the road. Music that lacked bite and edge. Commercially successful but critically ridiculed as too soft. However, with the passage of time a deeper appreciation has emerged, and these artists are now seen in a different light. Their music shows their skills as songwriters, as musicians and as singers. Their talents are so obvious and what's more, the music has aged well unlike some other genres that haven't.
I'll be honest the first time I'd even heard the term when a friend of mine was over and told me about some new playlist he found called "Yacht Rock" and that he... absolutely loved it. Anybody getting their feelings hurt might do well to remember, while we can be a little tongue in cheek about it like we were "Hair Metal" when that term was new, the term is also signaling a resurgence in relevancy.
Members of Toto were all over every one of Chicago's 80s releases. It's why their 80s sound was so distinctive and different from their earlier work. It was David Foster's idea to bring them (Toto)in the studio. That whole era was a double edge sword for Chicago. They enjoyed the success. But Peter got a big head. Quit or got fired. Depending on who you side with. During the 90s, they may have harkened for the old days. But in 2024, it's all good. They are legends still you can't take that away from them.
"Yacht Rock" (the comedy series) is my favorite thing I've ever seen on the Internet. Ever. And I legitimately love the music. The chances I watch this are somewhere between 100 and 100 percent.
@@TomGarrett73 It's a tribute episode for JD's late wife. That show wrapped up in 2019, but they're back now with Billion Dollar Record Club and a dedicated Yacht Rock show that ranks the yachtiness of listener suggestions.
Grew up on this music with many of these artists also catorgized within the Blue Eyed Soul genre on radio, and they're still on rotation in my digital playlists today ❤🎼🎵
From the opening drum fill, Steve Price is in the pocket. Bud Cockrell laying down the low-end groove, as well as great vocals. David Jenkins on co-lead vocals, and playing a very underrated guitar solo. Cory Lerios accenting every section perfectly on the keys, and completing the three part harmonies. It's all there. The perfect yacht rock song. All aboard the Pablo Cruise!
I watched it Friday night and loved it. It's so funny that they referenced the Doobie Brothers on the episode of "What's Happening". I remember that episode like it's yesterday and I haven't seen it since I was a kid.
I'm a pro musician who played in metal bands in the 80's. Most of my metal musician friends were also into yacht rock, which we called soft rock. I'm a huge fan. I play some at my gigs to this day. And I do a mean Michael McDonald.
A lot of people don't know (including myself until last year) that he plays the muted guitar part in "Keep Forgettin'" by Michael McDonald. I helped engineer one of Michael's albums. He's as nice as you can possibly imagine.
I went into this wanting to hate it because the the tongue in cheek nature that it seemed to be coming from. But it was a GREAT doc, very entertaining. Very well done, and well paced. And Lukather was his hilarious sarcastic self as always.
I always knew these were some of the best songs, and production ever produced in United States. I should know, Im a singer writer and musician. Nothing compares, accept a few really good rock artists.
I feel so lucky to have lived through my teens and twenties with THE BEST music ever (60s-70s), and Michael McDonald was at the center of alot of it and his voice is iconic in the soundtrack of my life. And then my musician son actually worked for him for years - just icing on my cake. He's such a humble and nice person. Love all these musicians and this sound. 1977 Kenny Loggins album they play was what my son heard with his first late night feedings. Steely Dan is one of a kind and musically innovative (and that phone call at the end with Donald Fagen - perfect!)
This was really good, enjoyed all of it. Really great, untold stories and wow, how connected this whole scene was in working with each other. It really begs for a VH1 style, story tellers series or Behind the Music but on pivotal music periods.
I just discovered yacht rock this year and I've been obsessed. It's had me in a chokehold.😂 This doc is right on time. I did notice that there were no women in the trailer...... Still can't wait.
I always thought it was called Yacht Rock because usually rock would be rebelling or despairing about something, raging against something. While this rock was optimistic and satisfied. Rock for people who already made it in life. Rich, sailing on a yacht, this is the rock that would be playing on their yachts.
That's actually not a bad way to look at it. But there's also the element that the "yacht" part is the musicians themselves. You've got really top shelf studio guys who aren't cheap to have on your record, so they signal that even though it's a pop record, it's got elite talent.
As a late boomer this genre was omnipresent in my high school and college years. Back then it was sneered at by Deadheads and punks alike (with the partial exception of Steely Dan) and it's fascinating to see the level of appreciation at this stage of the game.
I love the music. Never had a yacht. never will. But I turn it up anytime I hear it. I don't care what you call it. Just don't poopoo it. Want to hear a great lesser known. Toto's "The Turning Point" Come on just listen to it!! Yea. Yea. Yea. Yea. ................ Yea. Yea. Yea.
I was introduced to Yacht Rock just 2 years ago and Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross are 2 of my favorite artists and I'm a millennial! 😍 This genre of music is waaaayyyy better than anything today and less Satanic. Looking forward to seeing this documentary!
Meh, they play Brandy, Baker Street, and Jimmy Buffet. Too much "nyacht" in their sets. Seriously, they did an amazing cover of Kenny Loggins' "Heart to Heart" during Covid.
Often mocked, but this is well crafted music, even if you don't like the genre. It seems that 90 percent of Yaht Rock has Michael McDonald doing vocals at some point. And "Ride Like the Wind" Is one of my all time Fav songs.
Main ingredients to Make Music Great Again : 1 use only REAL Musicians and REAL instruments 2 Return to play only soulful genres that have proven to be timeless and immortal : Yacht Rock Disco-Funk Soul Classic Rock 3 Return to use PHYSICAL formats like Vinyl Cd's Tapes and close streaming platforms
Literally I was just watching that old concert footage of Michael McDonald with the Doobie Brothers in front of the crowd (in the beginning of this trailer). If you get a chance, check it out, he sounds better than he does on the record during that concert, true musicianship and talent. Glad to see those guys from that era are getting more recognized now.
Steely Dan is one of the most sampled bands by hip hop. Interesting for a so-called yacht rock band. First time I’ve ever heard them put in the same universe as Christopher Cross.
On Pandora their is a Station called "Yacht Rock Radio" and I listen to it when i'm working out before going to bed and it has the Creme de la Creme of Artists on that station from Hall/Oates to Ambrosia to Kenny Loggins(before he was the King of Movie Soundtracks).
Yacht Rock Radio is one of my presets on SiriusXM, so I’ll definitely be checking this out. While Time Life never put out a music collection under the Yacht Rock name, I loved watching the infomercials for the similar Best of Soft Rock and Summer Breeze sets.
![Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald - Ride Like The Wind (Live) [Remastered HD]](/img/n.gif)
This is my Super Bowl
THIS
This is my Rushmore.
HANDS DOWN!! 💯💯
I know that's right!!!
I been saying that
I'm Black and I grew up loving Michael Mcdonald, Kenny Loggins, Toto,and Christopher Cross. Those white musicians had soul and still do. I miss the 80s😊.
It’s not important what colour your skin is. If you can excel in your instrument at the most top level then that’s all that matters.
Odd that you would bring skin colour into it.
I’m white and I feel exactly the same bro … 👍
Americans love to bring race into as much topics as possible.
@@brandon1351Hall & Oates survived the MTV wave. They were coming up in the 70s too
Phil Collins too
I'm a Black guy and so-called "Yacht Rock" was my coming-of-age music in the late 70's and early 80's. And Steve Lukather _should_ have a yacht -- there was a time when he was everywhere on the radio! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to listen to Toto's "Georgy Porgy"!
Lot of people don't know that Toto were the backing band for a bunch of the tracks on Thriller. Steve plays the rhythm part backing up EVH on "Beat It". That's basically the biggest rock/pop/soul crossover album of all time, so yeah, basically anyone involved should have at least had a sailboat.
@@roebuckmckinney If I remember correctly, Steve even played bass on "Beat It".
so he really doesn't have a yacht? he played on "thriller"! how does he not have a yacht? the man should have 20 yachts!!!!!
Georgy Porgy is one of the best.
@@thevoid99 Session musicians are paid hourly union scale (or probably several times scale for an elite one like Lukather), not a percentage. The people who get significant royalties are the producers (Q in the case of Thriller) and folks with writing credits (MJ, Rod Temperton, Steve Porcaro, John Bettis, James Ingram, and Q for Thriller).
Lukather didn't have an awful lot of songwriting credits even on Toto's classic albums, so that may have limited his earnings.
The music basically said “ Hang in there baby the weekend is coming”
Good comment!
absolutely !!!!
Toto and Steely Dan are definitely part of the soundtrack of my life. God bless all those wonderful musicians.
Glad to see the Yacht Rock guys are involved in this. Keep the Fire.
🤣
@@TheHareedo “yacht rock “guys? Yeah, you mean the producers who tried to make money off this film and have no credibility and actual pop music!
@@samjames2552 I mean the creators of the webseries who coined the term Yacht Rock, then continued to define the term scientifically using the Yachtski Scale originated by Gene Yachtski over many years. They continue to keep the fire.
@ ha! I appreciate your humor amid the discussion!
If you hate, and I mean hate, ANY of these jams then just stop listening to music in general. I'm a student of music. This is a genre that literally defined itself. It truly is a soundtrack to life to a Gen Xer like myself and anyone that appreciates excellent arrangements that will not be replicated.
It's not necessary to use "literally." The word is excessively and improperly used by a Gen Xer such as yourself. Use it wisely.
Safe music
I prefer to call it an 'era' rather than a genre. An era of diversity - Steely Dan doesn't sound like Kenny loggins, Ambrosia doesn't sound like Hall & Oates, "After the Love has Gone" doesn't sound like "Life Beyond L.A." doesn't sound like "Thunder Island" etc. Yes, the era was marked by extremely skilled musicianship and a lot of the same people played on those records, but they were so skilled that they made each record sound unique and many of them are timeless as far as I'm concerned. Yacht Rock as a so-called genre is really just an inside joke, but the music remains, and I never stopped listening to it.
@@garmisra7841yeah it’s an era but they share a lot of the same tones and electronics of the time . Similarly in the 80s, the Michael Jackson synthesizer is the same one used by Phil Collins . Sometimes going for the same tone and using the same state of the art synth that was available
@@BellaFirenze Not just Gen Xers. The culture, ahem, at large, misuses it and also doesn't use lesser and fewer correctly.
I’m 20 and Yacht rock is my favorite genre of music.
You have great taste young man.
That’s awesome mate! I love this music too!
Check State Cows...Thundercat....Vulfpeck then
Stop calling it Yacht Rock, bro. It's insulting. It's just popular music of the 1970s, is all. Or just call it American pop music. New artists are making good music today that sound as good or better than the stuff they were doing back then. It's just pop music.
@@J3unG u wrong drudda
Quote of the dockumentary: "where's my f**king yacht? I played on all those records!" -Steve Lukather.
So pumped for this.
I remember watching Yacht Rock when it premiered on Channel 101, back in 2005! Fantastic series. Big shout out to JD Ryznar, Hunter D Stair, Lane Farnham and, of course, Hollywood Steve.
Also, Lukather is the man. Really looking forward to his work being highlighted!
That's right! They should be included in the doc.
dude. SAME. Cinespace! Yacht Rock laughter brought down the roof
You forgot David Lyons (KoKo). Also Lane Farnham wasn't part of the core crew.
Yaht Rock was my go to Sirius station when i did Uber/ Lyft, everyone seemed pretty cool with that as traveling music in Florida.
bro same...but my customers call it elevator music 😭
Oh hi, you seem to have caught me getting excited watching a movie trailer about yacht rock.
So! Rock history IS real history!
Hollywood Steve!
Squaddle deedle dee!
Your secret is safe with me and the other 8 billion people on the Internet
It's what this country needs right now!
agreed. no more of this toxic political garbage. no more of this need to cater to this and that. just good tunes.
@@thevoid99 eat the rich and take their yachts
@@thevoid99unfortunately the g-ment funded media will never allow for that.
@@sooperheepFrom my cold, dead hands…
I live in Ireland, this music brought me up, I still listen to it years later🎉
I am so down for this it's not even funny.
Me too!
You got that right, sister.
Same.
It is pretty funny, actually.
I recall watching all 11 (?) episodes of Yacht Rock in 2012!! (1:21). I'm glad they're not forgotten.
I fricken love that series
I still watch from time to time. RIP Koko Goldstein!
Right?
We've already got all the documentary we need from that series.
Friend calls me ‘whatever you’re doing, stop. Go to your computer NOW. Right now.’ Ep 4 just been uploaded
A few years ago, McDonald, Donald Fagen, and Boz Scaggs toured as The Dukes of September. At one venue, they all walked out in blue blazers, ascots, and admirals caps.
Boz Scaggs that's a blast from the past. I think we have his album ✌️
Classic Fagen humour
bro just exposed he's address....a nursing home
Too bad Donald, according to reports, was not a big fan of this doc and in classic Fagen style, declined to particiapte.
Love or hate it Yacht Rock by its very definition is quality musicianship.
It was the other end of the musical spectrum from punk, which was also a major "scene" in that time. While punk emphasized bare bones, DIY rawness, "yacht rock" emphasized extreme attention to detail, very high production quality, and complex arrangements. For my part, I love them both.
absolutely !!!!
“Yacht Rock” is not a real definition of music. It’s a recently made up invented term that has no validity.
@@samjames2552If you say yacht rock, people know who you’re talking about. Therefore, it’s a completely real and valid term.
@ it’s been totally invented 50 years after the music was produced… That hardly makes it a valid term
I was skeptical until I saw Hollywood Steve
I love how the music from my childhood is now even cooler than ever...cant wait to see this documentary!
Ambrosia - Player - 10CC - Pablo Cruise . . . . so much good stuff
10cc isn’t Yacht Rock.
They don’t fit the profile as they are English.
Yacht Rock is really a California thing.
@@jaycareaga9929 Deadlock Holliday and I’m Not in Love are Yacht Rock staples. It is their soft rock production style that puts those songs in the Yacht Rock category.
Dreadlock Holiday is a reggae song and I’m Not in Love is art poppy soft rock with ambient production techniques. Yacht rock is primarily influenced by jazz and R&B
@@dukeofcurls3183 Sirius XM and iHeartRadio Yacht Rock channels play both. What I listened to in the 70’s and 80’s called soft rock is now yacht rock. High quality production value has a large part of what is defined as yacht rock.
@@dukeofcurls3183 Sirius XM and iHeartRadio Yacht Rock channels play both. What is defined as Yacht Rock today was called soft rock in the 70’s and 80’s. I listened to soft rock on WNIC in Detroit. Even though 10CC are English, their high quality production values and layered vocals are part of what defines Yacht Rock. They were soft rock icons back then.
I am a 40 yr/old professional musician and this is my favorite music - I play and teach it regularly. Thrilled that it’s getting a proper (non-ironic) spotlight in this manner. Can’t wait for the 29th!
I resumed drumming during the pandemic lockdown--after almost 40 years. I decided that I would learn the whole Steely Dan catalog and play along with it. I figured that matching my skills against those of Gadd, Purdie, Porcaro, Keltner, et al., would be a good barometer of my improvement.
Without the "ironic" spotlight of the Channel 101 series this wouldn't be happening. That was really the only way the music could be brought back to the degree it has.
HAH! Seriously? I was already in before, but when Steve Lukather yells out where’s my freaking Yacht! Is when I was totally in!🤔😖😆👍
The term "Yacht Rock" was used to mock certain artists and was seen (back in the 80's) as lame and middle of the road. Music that lacked bite and edge. Commercially successful but critically ridiculed as too soft.
However, with the passage of time a deeper appreciation has emerged, and these artists are now seen in a different light.
Their music shows their skills as songwriters, as musicians and as singers. Their talents are so obvious and what's more, the music has aged well unlike some other genres that haven't.
Perfectly said Woohooboy.
I'll be honest the first time I'd even heard the term when a friend of mine was over and told me about some new playlist he found called "Yacht Rock" and that he... absolutely loved it. Anybody getting their feelings hurt might do well to remember, while we can be a little tongue in cheek about it like we were "Hair Metal" when that term was new, the term is also signaling a resurgence in relevancy.
Members of Toto were all over every one of Chicago's 80s releases. It's why their 80s sound was so distinctive and different from their earlier work. It was David Foster's idea to bring them (Toto)in the studio. That whole era was a double edge sword for Chicago. They enjoyed the success. But Peter got a big head. Quit or got fired. Depending on who you side with. During the 90s, they may have harkened for the old days. But in 2024, it's all good. They are legends still you can't take that away from them.
"Yacht Rock" (the comedy series) is my favorite thing I've ever seen on the Internet. Ever. And I legitimately love the music. The chances I watch this are somewhere between 100 and 100 percent.
They're still doing great podcasts. Beyond Yacht Rock is 100 solid episodes of pure joy. And one episode of sadness.
@@roebuckmckinney I'll have to check it out! And that raises the obvious question: what was the sad episode?!?
@@TomGarrett73 It's a tribute episode for JD's late wife. That show wrapped up in 2019, but they're back now with Billion Dollar Record Club and a dedicated Yacht Rock show that ranks the yachtiness of listener suggestions.
@@roebuckmckinney Thanks for this info - I will definitely check both of them out.
Grew up on this music with many of these artists also catorgized within the Blue Eyed Soul genre on radio, and they're still on rotation in my digital playlists today ❤🎼🎵
I hope Pablo Cruise gets a nod in this documentary. They were the embodiment of yacht rock, and Whatcha Gonna Do is pure AM Gold.
Great bass fills in that song.
@@TonysMusic1974yes, the great bud cockrell on bass who also had a soulful voice.
Super agree
Love that song!
From the opening drum fill, Steve Price is in the pocket. Bud Cockrell laying down the low-end groove, as well as great vocals. David Jenkins on co-lead vocals, and playing a very underrated guitar solo. Cory Lerios accenting every section perfectly on the keys, and completing the three part harmonies. It's all there. The perfect yacht rock song. All aboard the Pablo Cruise!
This film is great! We watched it last night...
I watched it Friday night and loved it. It's so funny that they referenced the Doobie Brothers on the episode of "What's Happening". I remember that episode like it's yesterday and I haven't seen it since I was a kid.
I'm a pro musician who played in metal bands in the 80's. Most of my metal musician friends were also into yacht rock, which we called soft rock. I'm a huge fan. I play some at my gigs to this day. And I do a mean Michael McDonald.
Several prog metal guitar players cite Steve Lukather from ToTo has their favourite player!
This lite Rock blue eyed soul is still my favorite listening.I miss the 70s 80s❤❤❤❤
Bring real music back!
Could’ve done without Armisen in yet another documentary but other than that it looks like the feel good moment we all need.
Lukather steals the show again. lol
He's not wrong...but I've never seen/heard him interviewed where he didn't point it out.
@@tawgmanand yet he’s still underrated.
A lot of people don't know (including myself until last year) that he plays the muted guitar part in "Keep Forgettin'" by Michael McDonald. I helped engineer one of Michael's albums. He's as nice as you can possibly imagine.
@@ericrudd He also played a muted guitar on Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" on the "Thriller "album
Sweet Jesus That's Smooth!
I went into this wanting to hate it because the the tongue in cheek nature that it seemed to be coming from. But it was a GREAT doc, very entertaining. Very well done, and well paced. And Lukather was his hilarious sarcastic self as always.
Yacht Rock, my guilty pleasure. So many cool bass lines.
I always knew these were some of the best songs, and production ever produced in United States. I should know, Im a singer writer and musician. Nothing compares, accept a few really good rock artists.
I feel so lucky to have lived through my teens and twenties with THE BEST music ever (60s-70s), and Michael McDonald was at the center of alot of it and his voice is iconic in the soundtrack of my life. And then my musician son actually worked for him for years - just icing on my cake. He's such a humble and nice person. Love all these musicians and this sound. 1977 Kenny Loggins album they play was what my son heard with his first late night feedings. Steely Dan is one of a kind and musically innovative (and that phone call at the end with Donald Fagen - perfect!)
This is amazing! WOW! I can't believe this is getting a documentary. Thank you HBO!
I can't wait to see this! Michael McDonald is a king!!! That man has a voice so smooth and soulful and he can STILL SING today!!!
Hollywood Steve! JD! Hunter! Dave!
Black folks love Yacht rock ❤❤❤
Beyond ready for this.
You and me buddy. All the way! (Not too hard mind you, just moderately)
Iam so happy to sea my band Yächtley Crëw featured in this trailer! November 29th here we come!
I didn't even realize yacht rock tribute bands were a thing! 🤣😂
You even have a Wiki page!! 💀💀
@@roccoz2231 I went to hear Kenny Loggins in Nashville last year and a Yacht Rock tribute band OPENED for him. Fun stuff.
That's a great band name well played
Yacht rock is amazing! Timeless
This was really good, enjoyed all of it. Really great, untold stories and wow, how connected this whole scene was in working with each other. It really begs for a VH1 style, story tellers series or Behind the Music but on pivotal music periods.
70’s were cool. Knew all these bands & songs from all the NYC radio stations & even saw some come summer but you didn’t play their tunes at parties.
YES....yacht rock plays in my car more than 50% of the time, I would estimate.
this doc was so good. I thought I knew a lot of this history but didn't realize how much the genre had so many tentacles in everything else
I just discovered yacht rock this year and I've been obsessed. It's had me in a chokehold.😂 This doc is right on time. I did notice that there were no women in the trailer......
Still can't wait.
REGULATORS! MOUNT UP!
That’s still among my favorite type of music to listen to even today
This was an amazing documentary...
It even brought me to tears a few times...
I'm looking forward to this
I love how they call a day
"DOCKUMENTARY"
I WONDER HOW MANY MISS THAT LITTLE HUMOR
It was like a time travel machine!!!! Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wish to be back then....
Absolutely down for any music documentary and this one looks great!
They left off one very important major artist, GINO VANNELLI!!! he was amazing, and still is at 71.
I always thought it was called Yacht Rock because usually rock would be rebelling or despairing about something, raging against something.
While this rock was optimistic and satisfied.
Rock for people who already made it in life.
Rich, sailing on a yacht, this is the rock that would be playing on their yachts.
That's actually not a bad way to look at it. But there's also the element that the "yacht" part is the musicians themselves. You've got really top shelf studio guys who aren't cheap to have on your record, so they signal that even though it's a pop record, it's got elite talent.
As a late boomer this genre was omnipresent in my high school and college years. Back then it was sneered at by Deadheads and punks alike (with the partial exception of Steely Dan) and it's fascinating to see the level of appreciation at this stage of the game.
We listen to yacht rock around the house pretty much non-stop. I’m pumped!
Best music documentary since forever ❤
So glad Music Box is back. Their first slate of docs was excellent.
Nobody Rocks Softer than I do!
I'm going to be rocking so soft tomorrow while I'm watching this... I can't wait!
Yacht rock is beautiful. I've always loved it.
Ya Mo Be There for this for sure! 👏🏽👏🏽
Today I learned that I’m into Yacht Rock.
The realization that Thundercat is basically Michael Macdonald
People laugh at me but when ANYONE comes to my house, they have to listen to my Yacht Rock playlist. The music of my youth AND middle age!
I never thought i'd see the day where Yacht Rock series from Channel 101 would end up in a doc! Looking forward to checking this out.
My playlist on Spotify: "Yacht Rock Complete". Over 50 Hour of Magic. Save it...
Call it what you want...its great timeless music
I was listening to yacht rock before it was called yacht rock. Love this stuff.
I love the music. Never had a yacht. never will. But I turn it up anytime I hear it. I don't care what you call it. Just don't poopoo it. Want to hear a great lesser known. Toto's "The Turning Point" Come on just listen to it!! Yea. Yea. Yea. Yea. ................ Yea. Yea. Yea.
I was introduced to Yacht Rock just 2 years ago and Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross are 2 of my favorite artists and I'm a millennial! 😍 This genre of music is waaaayyyy better than anything today and less Satanic. Looking forward to seeing this documentary!
Thundercat Vulfpeck and State Cows are new young artists ...check them
I was not going to renew my Max subscription but darn it this got me
Very Nice!! I loved listening to the Yacht Rock station on Sirius when I lived in the states, and when it was available :)
Yacht Rock Radio is my favorite seasonal channel on SiriusXM!
Looked for it on my sat radio - What chan # ?
Yachtley Crew leading the way to bring this genre back to us!
Meh, they play Brandy, Baker Street, and Jimmy Buffet. Too much "nyacht" in their sets.
Seriously, they did an amazing cover of Kenny Loggins' "Heart to Heart" during Covid.
This better have that Rick Moranis SCTV 'Ride like the wind' skit in it at some point.
I also love Dave Thomas's Richard Harris MacArthur Park on Me's Rock Pile.
@Costume_CO can somebody throw me a bloody towel?!?
Often mocked, but this is well crafted music, even if you don't like the genre. It seems that 90 percent of Yaht Rock has Michael McDonald doing vocals at some point. And "Ride Like the Wind" Is one of my all time Fav songs.
Loved all these songs! Loving these music documentaries.
Main ingredients to Make Music Great Again :
1 use only REAL Musicians and REAL instruments
2 Return to play only soulful genres that have proven to be timeless and immortal : Yacht Rock Disco-Funk Soul Classic Rock
3 Return to use PHYSICAL formats like Vinyl Cd's Tapes and close streaming platforms
Literally I was just watching that old concert footage of Michael McDonald with the Doobie Brothers in front of the crowd (in the beginning of this trailer). If you get a chance, check it out, he sounds better than he does on the record during that concert, true musicianship and talent. Glad to see those guys from that era are getting more recognized now.
Steely Dan is one of the most sampled bands by hip hop. Interesting for a so-called yacht rock band. First time I’ve ever heard them put in the same universe as Christopher Cross.
I loved this music growing up in rhe late 70s -80s even though it wasn't fashionable in the UK
I didn’t know that was Michael McDonald’s middle name. Thanks, Thundercat. LOL!
Steve Lukather is funny, 'Where's my yacht'
On Pandora their is a Station called "Yacht Rock Radio" and I listen to it when i'm working out before going to bed and it has the Creme de la Creme of Artists on that station from Hall/Oates to Ambrosia to Kenny Loggins(before he was the King of Movie Soundtracks).
Sirius XM yacht Rock mixes , over the summer man!!! I love this ISH!!!
Bro, the 0.5 second clip where a woman says 'steely dan' is everything considering bro's response
Yacht Rock Radio is one of my presets on SiriusXM, so I’ll definitely be checking this out. While Time Life never put out a music collection under the Yacht Rock name, I loved watching the infomercials for the similar Best of Soft Rock and Summer Breeze sets.
When I hear these tunes as a kid . I think of Time Life informercials . My fav is when warren g samples McDonald and turn it into Regulatte
the wold needs a documentary about steely dan
I am so old that even though this music is the soundtrack of my life, I had no idea it was called “yacht rock.” 🤣 I call it “real music.”
Your name is a good one.
Can’t wait for this doc to drop!
One of the many music genres that helped make the 80s so epic for us Gen Xers
This is a must watch. I'm hyped they have Thundercat in it, he loves Yacht rock and has a song with Michael Mcdonald and Christopher Cross.
OMG- ive watched the yacht rock jd ryznar show so many times it made me actually become a fan/enthusiast
Lazy-Boy-Recliner Fuel . It'll sell like the chicken sandwiches they love so much . The storyline works every single time .