Posted on 04/02/2021 4:29:40 PM PDT by SamAdams76
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s I worked in the music industry, doing marketing for record labels including Sony, Universal and Interscope Geffen A&M. My love for all things smooth, granted as a birthright to all born within the Santa Cruz county lines, never waned. I was often teased for being an aficionado of the soft-rock genre by colleagues at the office and bands I toured with. It was completely uncool to admit to being a fan of glossily produced songs in the era of indie rock, grunge and riot grrrls.
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Guilty pleasure. You can stream it 24/7 on the XM app.
It's an ex post facto category.
Why did they take it off the satellite channel. That one was pretty good.
Hell is yacht rock on endless loop....<p
No passion, no edge, no dynamic range, no appeal to heart or head. Just...lukewarm Tab soda.
I like that Doobie brothers Michael McDonald song “What a fool believes” especially the lyrics..
“Adda tye mah lon for battdoh
whedda beyan do soly entyag
beejadd foh og poh...etc etc..
wadda fooo beleeeee....eeee a yeeee
da why man have a powah”
So, what are we talking here... Duran Duran, Beastie Boys, Brian Ferry and Roxy Music, Jimmy Buffet?
I’m sure you love his other hit “Ya Mo Be There” too.
It's Channel 311.
I preferred symphonic rock, best represented by Yes.
The Ship of Love--The Nutmegs
Louie, Louie--Richard Berry & the Pharaohs
Island of Love--The Sheppards
Dude I just spat out a good sip of Spotted Cow beer laughing at that. That was freaking hilarious.
Throw in a cooler of White Claws and it's as close to heaven as I'll get this coming summer.
I like that Doobie brothers Michael McDonald song “What a fool believes” especially the lyrics..
“Adda tye mah lon for battdoh
whedda beyan do soly entyag
beejadd foh og poh...etc etc..
wadda fooo beleeeee....eeee a yeeee
da why man have a powah” “
And all these years I thought it was my bad hearing that made it sound like that. Thanks for clearing that up made my day.
Yes, I confess I was a huge Little River Band fan back in the day.
That and prog rock both need their own satellite channels.
The sounds of Mr. Starbuck (”Moonlight Feels Right”) himself, Bruce Blackman:
Is That Your Yacht album https://bruceblackman.hearnow.com/is-that-your-yacht
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