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GP6971

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10. Probably not.

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Sun May 11, 2025, 09:23 PM

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So Daryl Hall went off on a rant about Yacht Rock. Hates the term, don't call Hall & Oates Yacht Rock, etc etc etc [View all] Miles Archer May 11 OP

It's kind of a douchey term some millennials came up with to irritate their elders Blues Heron May 11 #1

No it isn't and neither is H&O. What they are is the prototypical blue-eyed soul ms liberty May 11 #2

So the weakest pop songs in the genre define the genre... Miles Archer May 11 #3

Why slam those two songs as the weakest? ms liberty May 11 #5

You're incorrect about what constitutes yacht rock Wiz Imp May 11 #8

If I was speaking about something I had to look up on Wiki or Spotify, I might agree with you ms liberty May 12 #17

Well, I'm A Boomer RobinA May 15 #35

Yea, I'm a boomer too. I see it as a retroactive category name created for a satellite radio station ms liberty May 15 #37

++++yes Diamond_Dog May 12 #28

I'm viewing this thread True Dough May 11 #4

A DU'zy for you! ms liberty May 11 #6

I think it's safe to say Donald Fagen of Steely Dan is also not fond of the genre Blue Owl May 11 #7

Steely Dan RobinA May 15 #36

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Probably not. GP6971 May 11 #10

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You're so funny!!! GP6971 May 11 #13

The moniker is silly but I like a lot of the music... hlthe2b May 11 #11

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I have no idea what the hell "yacht rock" even means. ShazzieB May 11 #15

From Wikipedia Wiz Imp May 12 #16

Kind Of Sketchy Definition ProfessorGAC May 12 #20

"Sounds like those 4 guys were looking for a justification for a pseudo-genre they thought up" Wiz Imp May 12 #24

And, Your Last Bit... ProfessorGAC May 12 #27

Interesting, thanks. ShazzieB May 12 #21

never heard of it untill today AllaN01Bear May 12 #19

bah humbug ! anything other than jazzz. AllaN01Bear May 12 #18

It's better than "Easy Listening." So shut up, Daryl. Iggo May 12 #22

You beat me to it... Paladin May 12 #25

Music pretty much stays the same, the labels we give it however, are legion Torchlight May 12 #23

One that came to my mind... Mike Nelson May 12 #26

Daryl Hall is an immensely talented musician MichMan May 12 #29

Did you see the rpisode with Darius Rucker a few years ago? ms liberty May 12 #31

He has had so many great guests MichMan May 12 #32

His show is a real treasure. ms liberty May 12 #33

Yeah, but I step back and look at the entire vibe of "Daryl's House"... Iggo May 13 #34

Back (way back) when I was in radio the genre was officially called Adult Contemporary rsdsharp May 12 #30