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Awesoreno ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 07 2019 Location: Culver City, CA Status: Online Points: 3107 |
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In that case I will repost what I had, since it's still relevant:
Fair enough. But I'm going to keep it loose in classifying the "prog world." And I'm going to go ahead and answer my own question anyway at the risk of being ignored. I can still keep myself entertained. I say Supertramp is the prog equivalent to yacht rock, particularly with albums like Crisis?... through Famous Last Words. The production is sleak, there's an art rock focus on arrangements, and there's an element of jazziness, but it's very accessible music and occasionally somewhat cheesy (which isn't a bad thing, doesn't always have to be). To be clear, Supertramp is NOT Yacht Rock. But I think Supertramp is to prog as Christopher Cross is to mainstream/classic rock. |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 44878 |
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That explains why the chocolate-themed thread disappeared without warning recently, as I believe that was posted by Jazzsucher too, although I'm not sure who Svetty is or what he did to get banned in the first place.
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Floydoid ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 02 2007 Location: Planet Prog Status: Offline Points: 2055 |
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If you think about it all genres are 'manufactured' by the fans, critics and collectors. Just saying... |
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Is it any wonder that the monkey's confused?
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Hi,
I'm not sure you will ever find me on one of those floating tombstones ... something about them scares me ... and it ain't the music! ![]() |
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 46312 |
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Edited by Cristi - 12 hours 37 minutes ago at 10:41 |
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^ Probably because the post & member you replied to was suspended for some reason, so your post was out of context and therefore hidden.
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Awesoreno ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 07 2019 Location: Culver City, CA Status: Online Points: 3107 |
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Why is my response to Jazzsucher from March 24th still "pending approval"? Did I do something wrong?
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19180 |
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Oh wait, I guess me too. WTH.
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19180 |
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That was you!
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richardh ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 29982 |
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Loving all the additional visible code when you use quotes
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richardh ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 29982 |
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don't forget the most 'bullsh*tty' one of all ''Eclectic''. Weird bands with no direction, yep they must be eclectic.
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I play The Residents "Eskimo" when I want to get people off of my damn yacht!!
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I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!!
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19180 |
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Have Toto been mentioned yet? I was recently listening to their first album and while it's not pure prog I still think it qualifies.
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I find yacht rock to be a manufactured genre. It was never used at the time by any of the usually cited protagonists. Just the media trying to invent a new genre retrospectively…
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first of all, to manage to become a yacht rock band, one must one sell-out totally to be able to afford to buy the yacht.... unless stealing the label owner's own ship.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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Awesoreno ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 07 2019 Location: Culver City, CA Status: Online Points: 3107 |
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Again I will posit the question: what is the equivalent of "yacht rock" in the prog world? What kind of music combines high production value and a sophisticated and jazzy approach to harmony with accessibility and some cheese in the realm of prog?
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Grumpyprogfan ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 09 2019 Location: Kansas City Status: Offline Points: 12715 |
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The only yacht rock band mentioned that meets the "progressive" definition is Steely Dan.
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19180 |
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You're absolutely right about the Doobies. I was thinking of the later McDonald era for yacht rock. P.C. is a band I usually forget about but I'm sure they qualify too for those who even remeber them. It does seem like yacht rock is primarily a California thing and also mostly a 70s thing.
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