As with most irritants in life, I blame Lionel Richie. Of course, I am talking about the soft-rock genre of music labeled as Yacht Rock. The rhyming phrase started as a joke made by comedians on a web ...

What is yacht rock? In the new HBO movie, Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary, no one can agree on a definition. For the comedian Fred Armisen, yacht rock is "a very relaxing feeling." But for the writer Rob ...

If you've ever plumbed the placid seas of yacht rock - that distinct style of jazz-influenced soft pop and rock that surfaced in Southern California in the late Seventies - you know it's filled with ...

Bentley understands the appeal of yacht rock – and what sticks in Fagen’s craw about the term. The intricate, jazz-influenced arrangements, sardonic lyrics and non-conformity set Steely Dan and some ...

Gain a deeper appreciation of music from Michael McDonald, Toto and Christopher Cross. By Lindsay Zoladz Over the weekend, I watched an entertaining new documentary — or, as it’s billed, a ...

In the fall of 2007, the Atlanta power pop trio Y-O-U was on life support. They never got their big break despite building a decent local following. The lead singer had entered law school. The bassist ...

Animus ruled the monoculture recently when lionine Daryl Hall, shorn last year of mustachioed appendage John Oates, balked at the “yacht rock” phenomenon, despite its official statisticians’ ...

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Yacht rock isn’t about flaunting a fancy boat. With shades and smooth tunes, yacht rock is about owning an attitude. “It’s more about the vibe than it is owning a yacht,” said Phillip Daniel, frontman ...

Louis Armstrong said, “If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” Duke Ellington said, “There are simply two kinds of music: good music and the other kind.” Christopher Cross said, “If you ...