Yacht Rock Essentials: “We Just Disagree,” Rock Journeyman Dave Mason’s Biggest Hit

American Songwriter ^ | September 1, 2024 | Jim Beviglia

[deks]

Do they explain the factors they use judge the songs?

[NetAddicted]

I listen to Music Choice on cable (during long commercials). They have a Yacht Rock channel. I still don’t know what it is.

[The Fop]

I think this one qualifies as a lost Yacht Rock classic.

https://youtu.be/6mR-cjU9keo?si=aV8e1R6PhFcoHTBb

[The Fop]

Smooooooth music 🛥️

I was a teenager in South Florida in the late 70’s. My whole day to day life was one never ending Yacht Rock song.

I hated it!!

My fantasy was to be a teenager in London in the mid 60’s!

Now it cracks me up knowing that people from the Midwest who loved this stuff were fantasizing about living my life.

[Beowulf9]

I preferred Mystic Traveler.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=odk8yO9MRAM&pp=ygUPTXlzdGljIHRyYXZlbGVy

[Keyhopper]

I grew up in Hialeah, graduated 1980, drove. Motorcycle everywhere

[ABN 505]

Best album of the 70s “Alone together” love every song on it. Mason has the perfect rock voice.

[Magic Fingers]

Amen, night and day.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Fair point. If the originators of the term itself say it ain't...then it ain't.

But it is still smooth dreck.

[The Fop]

I’m class of ‘79. North Miami Beach HS...Home of the Chargers!

LOL, Jewish kids didn’t ride motorcycles!

I had a ‘71 Sedan DeVille. It was my dad’s, then my mom’s, and then mine. Amazing pickup.

I glued incense burners to the top of the dashboard and used a sharpee to draw a keyboard, so that I could pretend I was playing Keith Emerson solos. The cops automatically searched my car whenever I got pulled over. Good times!

[Fledermaus]

The good old days when Midnight Special was live and they actually played and sang.

Years later they went to lip syncing.

[4yearlurker]

First time I heard Mason's "Baby Please" on WMMR radio In,I think 1973 I said that's what I like and that's what I want to play! I've been playing guitar ever since. I met Dave Mason about 10 years ago when he was doing a small gig at a Casino in West Virginia. He was a bit smart ass at first and I said "Oh sorry I bothered you I get it now." He looked up at me and said "don't go anywhere." After the crowd filtered out he called me over and I got some swell pics and we talked a bit.

[Keyhopper]

We use to hang at Haulover beach. About halfway between the pier and the jetties there was an offset in the wall. We always hung there to keep an eye on the bikes, the was about 8 of us. I use to work for nmb water department. Spent lots of time in north Miami and nmb

[FoxInSocks]

Sure. They discuss a handful of songs every week, and talk about why they think it is or isn’t yacht rock. The criteria are very consistent. There’s been a few iterations of a podcast — the active one is Yacht or Nyacht Podcast. I like the genre, so I usually keep up with it.