Thanks for the joy that youve given me I want you to know I believe in your song.

What defines yacht rock. It was one of the commercially successful genres of its era existing between the mid-1970s and early 1980s. Yacht Rock is simply the art form of pop-rock arranged produced and played at the highest possible human level. For those that dont know what Yacht Rock is Wikipedia defines it as Yacht rock originally known as the West Coast sound or adult-oriented rock is a broad music style and aesthetic commonly associated with soft rock one of the most commercially successful genres from the mid-1970s to early 1980s.

Yacht Rock actually has an extensive but thin on actual content Wikipedia page which defines it as. You had musicians like Doobie Brothers Christopher Cross Michael McDonald Kenny Loggins and. That musical passion is best explained in the lyrics of the song Drift Away.

Is Michael McDonald a yacht rock. In part the term relates to the stereotype of the yuppie yacht owner. Rhythm and rhyme and harmony you help.

Eventually Yacht Rock caught on with the proletariat and even spawned a cover band the Yacht Rock Revue made up of seven members who do it as a full-time job. It became the paragon of Yacht Rock a term used to define a form of easy listening music favored by the rich. Yacht Rock otherwise known as West Coast Sound is a pinnacle of summertime vibes.

So we get the usual controversial ie. Yacht rock originally known as the West Coast sound or adult-oriented rock is a broad music style and aesthetic commonly associated with soft rock one of the most commercially successful genres from the mid-1970s to early 1980s. Doctor Casino Doctor Casino Sunday 2 July 2006 0245 fourteen years ago link.

I caught Michael McDonald and his band last year in a small venue. And when Im feelin blue the guitars comin through to soothe me. Paul Davis Cool Night is a great Yacht Rock track in my opinion fits the sound to a T but it was recorded in Atlanta I believe and Davis is from the South.