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"This is a fictitious genre. But even if you don't know what it is, if you hear it, you already understand it," said Philly Ocean (real name, Phillip Daniel), lead singer of Los Angeles yacht rock band Yachtley Crëw. A sold-out performance at the Little Italy Music Box on September 10.
"All these easy-to-listen, good-feeling tunes complement the piña colada on the yacht's deck in the distance on the horizon. There is a summer atmosphere in these songs."
It will never be recognized by the Grammy Awards, but yacht rock has become a category accepted in popular culture because of the half-sizzling, somewhat jazzy soft pop songs that dominated the charts in the late 70s and early 80s. Christopher Cross's "Ride Like the Wind", Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Leaves" and other songs, and every song from Steely Dan's "Aja" album.
But before it became a streaming broadcast format, brunch inspiration and tribute to the origin of the band, its names were like Yachty by Nature and Monsters of Yacht, and Yacht Rock was a web series.
Created by actors JD Ryznar and Hunter Stair in 2005, "Yacht Rock" is a deliberately tacky but fully appreciated "simulation" series that tells the fictional life and career of future yacht rock heroes such as Hall and Oates. Kenny The Dolby brothers in the era of Logins and Michael McDonald.
After the series was released on YouTube, it aroused the fantasies of industry insiders, who realized that renaming soft rock to yacht rock could bring a new, fashionable and recognized life to these old songs. Satellite and streaming radio stations started adding Yacht Rock channels, and by 2016, these smooth tunes had been spread to the musicians who formed Yachtley Crëw.
According to Yachtley’s legend, these two senior Los Angeles musicians named Sailor Hawkins (drums) and Baba Buoy (bass) wandered in the hot tub with their wives ("maybe drinking," Ocean guessed), when they Hearing a satellite radio yacht rock radio station, I had an epiphany.
A year later, they formed a band.
"They thought,'Isn't it great to have a band and only play this kind of music?'" Ocean said. "When we pitched around, the club owner looked at us sideways, like,'You play Christopher Cross? Who will listen to that on Friday night? We always say,'Give us a chance.'"
Four years later, after many Christopher Cross tunes, Yachtley Crëw was sold out in venues in California and elsewhere; Ocean was singing to an enthusiastic crowd, and they were very happy with Boz Scaggs’ "Lido Shuffle" and Jackson. Every word of Brown's "Somebody's Baby" is well understood; and the beginning of this type is just a fool, and it turns out to be a truly happy thing.
This is not a joke.
"I think these songs can last long because they are of the highest quality. Musical talents, melody, and lyrics are what gives them longevity and makes them come back," Ocean said. "In each of these songs, you can experience the passion for life. They only make you feel good."
Yachtley Crëw’s performance at Music Box on September 10 is sold out, but there are many other ways to get your yacht rock and roll restored. Turn on the mixer, turn up the pitch, and all summer will be smooth sailing.
Streaming and satellite radio: Whether it’s Spotify’s 11-hour playlist or a radio station curated by SiriusXM’s satellite radio and LiveXLive streaming services, Yacht Rock’s uninterrupted happy hour is just a click away. Because they have a lot of digital space to fill, programmers have expanded the yachting world to include crew members who have questions about the genre, such as Van Morrison, Tommy Tourton, and Eddie Moni, but after drinking a few umbrellas and taking a nap , Everything is fine, man.
Slate's "Hit Parade" Podcast: In his two-part "What fools believe" episode, chart analyst and "Hit Parade" host Chris Molanphy provides the yacht rock genre with the thorough and musically savvy it deserves Analysis. We heard how its shining roots can be traced back to the legendary Los Angeles studio musician group called Wrecking Crew; how the meetings of Boz Scaggs’ "Silk Degrees" album were responsible for Toto’s existence; how Toto shaped Michael Jackson’s " Thriller" (this is true!); and why the aforementioned "Aja" album set the schedule for the subsequent fashion radio adventure. Enlightenment, ha ha!
"Classic Album: Steely Dan's'Aja'": Without this landmark album in 1977, there would be no yacht rock today. We would not have known the control that Steely Dan’s planners Walter Becker and Donald Fagen paid to achieve such a dazzling, effortless perfection without this essential "classic album" series for VH1 in 1999. Fantasizing. Nor will we see guitarist Jay Graydon perform a classic casual "Peg" solo, or watch Michael McDonald play those sweet layered cake harmonies. You can play exciting, randomly placed commercials on IMDb TV, or you can buy DVDs and immerse yourself in the natural atmosphere of yacht rock. Don't forget your breathing tube.
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