Thursday, August 18, 2011

August 17, 2011: Smooth Sailing


The Iconic Yacht Rock Album
What do hard rockers Van Halen and McDonald-era Doobie Brothers have in common? Yacht Rock Producer Ted Templeman!
Kenny Loggins swims a life vest over to Michael McDonald , in the shape of "What a Fool Believes"... within barf-scent range of castaway Jimmy Messina.
You MUST check out the Channel 101 series to truly understand the proliferation of flawless smiuothe miusique that dominated the airwaves from 1976 to 1984, and its distinction from rock and pop and soft rocking. It is none of those things, it is Yacht Rock!

Yacht Rock progenitors,  JD Ryznar, (Michael McDonald)  , David B. Lyons (Koko Goldstein), "Hollywood" Steve Huey and Hunter Stair (Kenny Loggins), at the launch of Yacht Rock 12 in NYC, 2010
Here is an incredibly simplified Venn diagram: 

Note, no yachts required.
Played List 
Artist - Track - Album

Rush - The Weapon - Signals

Bass Communion & Pig - Sucedio Antes - Imprec300
Iron Maiden - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Live After Death
Van Halen - Light Up the Sky - Van Halen II
Van Halen - Spanish Fly - Van Halen II


Steely Dan - The Fez - The Royal Scam
The Doobie Brothers - It Keeps You Runnin' - Takin it to the Streets
Kenny Loggins - What a Fool Believes - Kenny Loggins Live

Toots and the Maytalls - Sailin' On - Funky Kingston

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