I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock

The read

The series ran 1 season across 2 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Katie PuckrikWriter
• Benjamin WhalleyDirector

Cast

• Katie PuckrikSelf - Presenter
• Steve PorcaroSelf
• Steve LukatherSelf
• J.D. RyznarSelf
• John OatesSelf
• Mark RonsonSelf

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