Bentley understands the appeal of yacht rock – and what sticks in Fagen’s craw about the term. The intricate, jazz-influenced arrangements, sardonic lyrics and non-conformity set Steely Dan and some ...

As with most irritants in life, I blame Lionel Richie. Of course, I am talking about the soft-rock genre of music labeled as Yacht Rock. The rhyming phrase started as a joke made by comedians on a web ...

Ask any two music fans what qualifies as yacht rock, and an argument is sure to ensue. Does Steely Dan count? (Absolutely.) What about Hall & Oates? (No, too East Coast.) In the late 1970s and early ...

Yacht rock isn’t about flaunting a fancy boat. With shades and smooth tunes, yacht rock is about owning an attitude. “It’s more about the vibe than it is owning a yacht,” said Phillip Daniel, frontman ...

Need a break? Here’s an idea: Relax on the couch and enjoy the smooth sounds of a wrongly mocked music genre: yacht rock. The late-’70s songs of Steely Dan, Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross take ...

Language is a living and breathing organism. It ebbs and flows as generations come and go — holding up certain linguistic rules while discarding others as fresh slang and world events reshape our ...

The emails started arriving sometime early Saturday of Labor Day Weekend: Was I listening to KLOS (95.5 FM)? Have I heard the “yacht rock” they were playing? So I tuned in; yes, indeed, they were ...

May 30, 2025 May 30, 2025 Updated May 30, 2025 0 Yacht rock music — smooth soft rock primarily from the mid-to-late 1970s and early 1980s — is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. For verification ...

Toto enjoyed the big career blastoff in 1979 with a Top-10 self-titled debut album and a Top-5 lead single (“Hold the Line”). Then there was the massive Toto IV in 1982, which churned out big hits and ...