I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
TV ShowTitle | I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jun 14, 2019 |
Release date of last episode | Jun 21, 2019 |
Genre | Documentary |
Production country | United Kingdom |
Production companies | IWC Media |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 2 |
Run time | 59 min. |
Offers a reappraisal of "yacht rock", a critically neglected era of music popularized by a boom in FM radio stations and its smooth sound. The gleaming yacht sound was, in part, always defined by a group of LA-based session players and composers who worked across a range of yacht bands, informing their specific tone and level of musicianship. Some of these artists talk about the yacht phenomenon and being part of the scene back in the day. The series explores how the music adapted from the the bearded sensitivity of the '70s to the bombast of the MTV '80s, and how a satirical online drama contributed to a revival of interest and enthusiasm for these sounds in the digital era.