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Oh wait, I guess me too. WTH. Tongue
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Originally posted by pauldunhill pauldunhill wrote:

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…
Just like Krautrock and Crossover Prog. ;)
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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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Originally posted by pauldunhill pauldunhill wrote:

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…
Just like Krautrock and Crossover Prog. ;)
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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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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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The only yacht rock band mentioned that meets the "progressive" definition is Steely Dan.
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Doobie Brothers

Possibly a few others too.


the Doobies were from  the Grander Frisco area (San José if memory serves) and were certainly not Yachtey  until they were colonized by ex-Steelies (Skunk & MMcD) and moved to LA.


Frisco again: Quicksilver (ex-QMS) were a bit yatchey as well with Solid Silver, and even the alum sleeve showed it.

I'd add to that list  yet another Frisco band called Pablo Cruise (who had a couple of proggy songs in their first couple of albums) 


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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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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Doobie Brothers

Possibly a few others too.


the Doobies were from  the Grander Frisco area (San José if memory serves) and were certainly not Yachtey  until they were colonized by ex-Steelies (Skunk & MMcD) and moved to LA.


Frisco again: Quicksilver (ex-QMS) were a bit yatchey as well with Solid Silver, and even the alum sleeve showed it.

I'd add to that list  yet another Frisco band called Pablo Cruise (who had a couple of proggy songs in their first couple of albums) 


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Ok, according to google Fleetwood Mac aren't typically considered yacht rock (apart from a few ballads) but Toto are considered yacht rock.
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Good. I like to think that the stuff I like doesn't qualify (most of it anyway). What about Fleetwood Mac? They might qualify too but I won't add them.

Also I just added Batdorf & Rodney who were a bit of a CSN clone. I only know about them because of Sirius XM's Deep Tracks. 


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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I guess if you take the most progressive songs by bands and artists typically considered yacht rock (and I agree that it's mostly an American thing) you would have prog yacht rock. So those artists would be (imo):


Ambrosia (later)
America
Bread
Christopher Cross
Crosby, Stills and Nash (maybe but since I like them I'm hoping they don't qualify :P)
Eagles
Seals & Crofts
Dan Fogelberg
Jackson Browne
Poco (maybe - not that familiar with them)
Doobie Brothers
Steely Dan
Toto (maybe -same reason as CSN)
Loggins & Messina (and also Kenny Loggins solo)


Possibly a few others too.


Toto?! They don't fit under yacht rock, even with their occasional ballads. They could really rock at times. 
To me, they're a melodic hard rock band. 
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I guess if you take the most progressive songs by bands and artists typically considered yacht rock (and I agree that it's mostly an American thing) you would have prog yacht rock. So those artists would be (imo):


Ambrosia (later)
America
Batdorf & Rodney
Bread
Christopher Cross
Crosby, Stills and Nash (maybe but since I like them I'm hoping they don't qualify :P)
Eagles
Seals & Crofts
Dan Fogelberg
Jackson Browne
Poco (maybe - not that familiar with them)
Doobie Brothers
Steely Dan
Toto (maybe -same reason as CSN)
Loggins & Messina (and also Kenny Loggins solo)


Possibly a few others too.



Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - March 13 2025 at 08:12
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Originally posted by Prog-jester Prog-jester wrote:

Quote Progressive Yacht Rock?
just call it "KScope catalogue", no need for a new tag




And most on Inside Out's catalogue Evil Smile
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