Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 1012 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 12:25 am: | |
Hullo Fellow Smooth Music Fans, I hope my correspondence finds you all in fine spirits. My Blue-Chip investments are just raging in this Bull Market Economy! I've just purchased 300 shares of a new electronics company called "Apple Computer". I expect to mint money later this month (HAHA). Life is good, isn't it. To celebrate our recent success (COME ON! How can you NOT make money in the Market these days) I would like to invite you all to my Yacht on the evening of Friday, March 9th. It's docked at 2040 Park Ave, Detroit. Come aboard when you like, but we'll "Steal Away" from the dock and go "Sailing" around 10:30pm. During our voyage we'll be enjoying the smooth sounds of Michael McDonald, Phil Collins, Steve Winwood, Bruce Hornsby and many other "smooth" Adult Contemporary Artists. In addition to the smooth tunes coming out of my new Compact Disc player, there will be an ample supply of nose-candy. I get so much done at work if I do a couple lines in the morning and another line during powerlunch. -Captain Sharmaal PS. Please wear your Boat Shoes, I just got the deck waxed and I don't want it scuffed up so early in the season. Sperry's and Ked's please! PPS. I sold the Horizon last season and I've upgraded to the Azimut. The Azimut is 100' long, so it's got room for many, invite anyone and everyone! PPPS. Please wear your finest Seersucker. I like the way it sounds in the wind, it's relaxing. |
Gannon Member Username: Gannon
Post Number: 8428 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 9:09 am: | |
You'd better have some Kenny G in that mix. Stay off the white, man, it will come back to nip your productive ass somethin' fierce soon! (heh) |
Long_in_the_tooth Member Username: Long_in_the_tooth
Post Number: 13 Registered: 01-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 8:48 pm: | |
Is this the same awesome duo that were doing Yacht Rock every Thursday on the patio at Slows Bar BQ over last summer. It's a bit early for them to launch their season no? |
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 1013 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 11:18 pm: | |
I had no clue anyone else was doing this in the city! My definition of "Yacht Rock" is a little more liberal. I really like to call it Adult Contempo, but Yacht Rock has a much better ring to it! Like I mentioned, I'll include a little Bruce Hornsby and Don Henley. Maybe even a little Luther and Peabo! |
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 1014 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 11:18 pm: | |
NO KENNY G! |
Soulsauce Member Username: Soulsauce
Post Number: 185 Registered: 05-2004
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 11:43 am: | |
quote:NO KENNY G! ::silently thanking the soprano saxophone gods:: Are you taking requests? |
Dds Member Username: Dds
Post Number: 154 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 12:09 pm: | |
quote:I had no clue anyone else was doing this in the city! Jumbo's has a huge YC following, and has been playing it on their internet jukebox since the videos came out. Time to take a step out of the microcosm. |
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 1015 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 12:28 pm: | |
Sure, I'll take requests. Please post them here so I have time to get any that I already don't have. |
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch
Post Number: 2113 Registered: 06-2004
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 12:28 pm: | |
What is YC? |
Dds Member Username: Dds
Post Number: 155 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 1:45 pm: | |
quote:What is YC? Good catch. YR is the correct spelling, isn't it? Anyways, point being, Yacht Rock get-togethers are nothing new in this city. |
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa
Post Number: 1404 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 2:26 pm: | |
I figured with the location being Jumbos that the C stood for a naughty word. |
Soulsauce Member Username: Soulsauce
Post Number: 187 Registered: 05-2004
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 3:39 pm: | |
Besides the obligatory Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins, It'll be great if some of the following showed up sometime during the night: Hall and Oates Boz Scaggs Steely Dan Sergio Mendes Michael Franks James Ingram Chicago Smokey Robinson Carly Simon Pointer Sisters Steve Miller Band Fleetwood Mac Lionel Richie Roberta Flack Journey |
Buddyinrichmond Member Username: Buddyinrichmond
Post Number: 129 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 4:16 pm: | |
quote:Yacht Rock get-togethers are nothing new in this city. ...maybe not new but maybe it's new to Sharmaal? In fact maybe he is new? Or maybe he wants everyone to think his idea is new? Maybe he want's everyone to think the idea was his? Maybe he just really wants to dress up like a sailor? Who knows? |
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch
Post Number: 2115 Registered: 06-2004
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 4:19 pm: | |
quote:I figured with the location being Jumbos that the C stood for a naughty word. Code violations? |
Yooper Member Username: Yooper
Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2006
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 4:24 pm: | |
This sounds like an awesome party! What a riot! I'm coming home that day for spring break, maybe me and a couple of my homies will come on down to rock the yacht. |
Soulsauce Member Username: Soulsauce
Post Number: 188 Registered: 05-2004
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 4:51 pm: | |
Don't forget "The Pina Colada Escape." |
Mudflap Member Username: Mudflap
Post Number: 208 Registered: 08-2005
| Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 9:38 pm: | |
When they told me Detroit was the greatest Yacht Rock crowd in the world I said "Shit, Ive known that for ten years!" |
Gannon Member Username: Gannon
Post Number: 8493 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 1:00 pm: | |
quote:Sure, I'll take requests. Bullshit. You shit on MINE. Can't wait to see you next...heh. |
Qweek Member Username: Qweek
Post Number: 155 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 1:36 pm: | |
Wings Dire Straits Joe Cocker Elvis Costello Loe Reed Rod Stewart Tom Jones |
Qweek Member Username: Qweek
Post Number: 156 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 1:38 pm: | |
Oh, and don't forget to play Free Bird! |
Boo Member Username: Boo
Post Number: 173 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 4:06 pm: | |
are these yacht rockers done regularly? i am not going to be anywhere near detroit that friday but would love to do some smooth music listening soon. wearing seersucker. |
Oldredfordette Member Username: Oldredfordette
Post Number: 1288 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 8:14 pm: | |
DO NOT clump poor Elvis Costello in with that roster of lame-o's. I've been reading in silence and horror, but I couldn't sit by any longer. |
Qweek Member Username: Qweek
Post Number: 163 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 8:20 pm: | |
Just thought the requests were supposed to be "enjoyable", sorry for horrifying you. |
Mudflap Member Username: Mudflap
Post Number: 210 Registered: 08-2005
| Posted on Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 1:29 am: | |
You don't get it OldRed, The appreciation for this genre of music is for it's 70's cheeziness, not for great songwriting. Yacht Rock is all about camp, not nostalgia for a bygone era. Check out episodes of the short films "Yacht Rock" on Google video |
Chuckles Member Username: Chuckles
Post Number: 38 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 11:05 am: | |
In the musical sense, yacht rock refers to the highly polished brand of soft rock that emanated from Southern California during the late 1970s and early 1980s. In part, the term relates to the stereotype of the yuppie yacht owner, enjoying champagne and smooth music while out for a sail. Additionally, since sailing was a popular leisure activity in Southern California, many "yacht rockers" made nautical references in their lyrics and album artwork, particularly the anthemic track "Sailing" by Christopher Cross. The foundation of the yacht rock scene was a local pool of versatile session musicians who frequently played on each other's records. This professionalism often gave yacht rock recordings a high level of sophistication in musical areas such as composition, arrangement, and instrumental skill. The most popular yacht rock artists enjoyed massive commercial success. During its peak years, yacht rock dominated the Grammy Awards, with Christopher Cross and Toto sweeping the major awards in 1981 and 1983 respectively, feats consistently derided by Grammy prognosticators. [1] However, yacht rock was not a hit with most rock critics, who dismissed it as generic and Middle of the road, favoring such acts as The Clash and Elvis Costello instead.[2] (See Rockism.) In developing the show Yacht Rock, creator J.D. Ryznar commented that the term was intended to describe the "more elite studio artists" of the period, such as Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins.[3] David B. Lyons, who co-produced the show and played Koko Goldstein, noted that a friend of his devised the term "marina rock" in college to describe a more "working-class" group of artists that didn't achieve the same high profile, such as Seals and Crofts, Rupert Holmes, and Looking Glass.[4] However, despite the show's intentions, music journalists have begun using the term yacht rock to describe all of the similar-sounding music of the period, including bands such as Ambrosia, 10cc, and Player.[5] While Ryznar and the show popularized the term yacht rock, it had existed previously. Its earliest-known Internet appearance came in a February 1994 Usenet posting, where a user explained that he had heard the term used to describe the music of Jimmy Buffett.[6] |
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 1016 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Monday, March 05, 2007 - 9:55 am: | |
Soulsauce... Hall and Oates -yes Boz Scaggs -yes Steely Dan -yes Sergio Mendes -no Michael Franks -no James Ingram -yes (good reminder) Chicago -yes Smokey Robinson -no Carly Simon -no Pointer Sisters -maybe Steve Miller Band -no Fleetwood Mac -no Lionel Richie -yes Roberta Flack -yes Journey -no Rupert Holmes (pinacolada) -YES! Qweek... Wings -maybe Dire Straits -YES! (good reminder) Joe Cocker -no Elvis Costello -maybe Loe Reed -no Rod Stewart -yes (later stuff) Tom Jones -no For those of you that haven't seen the Yacht Rock "TV" show... http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pnq Og6F9lak Keep the requests coming! Hope to see you all there in your Boat Shoes and Pearls.. |
Soulsauce Member Username: Soulsauce
Post Number: 189 Registered: 05-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 4:45 am: | |
No Smokey!??? ::Clutches pearls:: What says "Yacht Rock" more than "Crusin'?" |
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 1018 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 4:44 pm: | |
The request lines are closed folks. I'm ironing my Khaki shorts as we speak! Hope to see you all there! |