Progressive Yacht Rock?
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Topic: Progressive Yacht Rock?
Posted By: Nergdnur Ddot
Subject: Progressive Yacht Rock?
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 12:54
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Of course, Steely Dan or Supertramp comes to mind. But one of the best examples would be Daryl Hall & John Oates' War Babies, which is actually more of a Todd Rundren album. If you have other examples, please share.
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 13:27
No such thing.  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Valdez
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 13:38
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I usually think of ASIA and Wettons Ballads. ------------- https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/new-2025-broken-hearts-troubled-minds |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 13:51
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I thought it was cruise ship rock. Yachts are too small to fit the keyboards and drum sets. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 13:57
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progaardvark wrote:Posted By: Valdez
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 14:02
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Speaking of Todd Rundgren, this one floats near the harbor... ------------- https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/new-2025-broken-hearts-troubled-minds |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 14:09
| 80s Moody Blues and 80s Roxy Music are YRR, (yacht rock related). Possibly "From the Beginning" by ELP is YRR also. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 21:08
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Chicago - VII Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid 10CC - How Dare You! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_yacht_rock_artists" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_yacht_rock_artists |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 21:28
 ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Big Sky
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 21:30
Carl Palmer's drum set would have sank a yacht. |
Posted By: Big Sky
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 21:34
| Ambrosia first 3 releases would possibly fit the Prog Yacht Rock bill. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 21:44
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Genesis solo albums including Collin's debut "Face Value," both of Gabriel's first releases (Car and Scratch), and Rutherford's "Mike & the Mechanics." ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: meAsoi
Date Posted: March 04 2025 at 22:55
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Anastasia Winter's debut: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134567" rel="nofollow - https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134567 |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: March 05 2025 at 00:35
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"Gino Vannelli - Brother to Brother" to me perfectly fits that label ------------- 
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: March 05 2025 at 09:52
No. Just no. That's not remotely "yacht rock," prog or otherwise.  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: March 05 2025 at 13:14
You've obviously not been introduced to our oligarchs. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 05 2025 at 14:06
Actually it fits the general description of yacht rock rather well. The OP asked for Progressive Yacht rock--- that ain't Gordon Lightfoot or Christopher Cross. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Criswell
Date Posted: March 05 2025 at 14:27
| Although he isn't in the Jazz Rock/Fusion group here (but probably should be), I'd be inclined to put Jeff Lorber Fusion in this group (Prog Y R)... |
Posted By: Hosydi
Date Posted: March 09 2025 at 00:02
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The Sweet's Level Headed comes to mind. |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: March 10 2025 at 13:29
While I never would have thought of describing Level Headed as "Progressive Yacht Rock", I must admit I absolutely LOVE this album! I can "sort of" see why it might be labelled that way as they experiment with almost every genre possible to brilliant effect (or is it affect?). There's not one dull moment, it exquisitely captures its era, and it's by far the best thing the band ever did. All that being said, I emphatically prefer the USA Capitol Records cover artwork and track sequencing that I (sort of) grew up with!
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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: March 10 2025 at 14:39
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Supertramp started as prog-rock then became art-rock.. Even "Breakfast in America" (album) is prog-pop, but they don't connect songs, because a 20 minute song would usually get some to think "its prog" ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 10 2025 at 19:21
For me they made at least 4 better albums although this sees them move away from the hard rock style more typical of the band on Give Us A Wink and Desolation Boulevard. Love Is Like Oxygen is okay but that is literally the only thing that sticks out that I can remember.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 10 2025 at 21:22
| I would say The Alan Parsons Project, Ambrosia (late 70s) and maybe also late 70s and early 80s Genesis. |
Posted By: meAsoi
Date Posted: March 11 2025 at 02:36
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For the progressive yacht rock thread, it is important to remember Starbuck's second album. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: March 11 2025 at 04:35
Despite bassist Dougie Thompson's love for sailing, linking Supertramp to Yacht Rock (prog or not) is preposterous. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: meAsoi
Date Posted: March 11 2025 at 08:58
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If you're ready to set sail with music that makes your heart race faster than a yacht in a regatta, check out Babe Ruth's 'Kid's Stuff'! This refreshing cocktail of cheerful riffs, synth-driven pop-rock, and a sprinkle of early disco will have you grooving on the waves. |