| 词条 | Yacht Rock (web series) |
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| show_name = Yacht Rock | image = Yachtrockep1.jpg | caption = Title screen of first episode of Yacht Rock. | genre = Mockumentary | creator = J. D. Ryznar, Hunter D. Stair, Lane Farnham | developer = | presenter = Steve Huey | starring = J. D. Ryznar, Hunter D. Stair David B. Lyons | voices = | narrated = | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = "Sweet Freedom" by Michael McDonald | endtheme = | composer = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 12 | list_episodes = | producer = JD Ryznar, Hunter D. Stair, David B. Lyons | executive_producer = | location = Los Angeles, California | camera = | runtime = | network = Channel 101 | picture_format = | audio_format = | first_run = | first_aired = June 26, 2005 | last_aired = April 14, 2010 | preceded_by = | followed_by = | related = | website = http://channel101.com/show/171 }} Yacht Rock is an online video series following the fictionalized lives and careers of American soft rock stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The series debuted on Channel 101 at the June 26, 2005 screening. It placed in the top five at subsequent screenings until the June 25, 2006 screening, where it placed seventh and was canceled. The show remained a popular download on Channel 101, convincing the creators to make two additional episodes independently. The 11th episode, featuring Jason Lee as Kevin Bacon, debuted during a screening at the Knitting Factory in New York City on December 27, 2007 and was later included with the other episodes on Channel 101.[1] On May 5, 2010, the 12th and final episode of Yacht Rock was released onto YouTube and Channel 101. The series inspired the term "yacht rock" as a musical descriptor for the songs and artists it features. Creation and inspirationThe series was written, directed, and produced by J. D. Ryznar, co-produced by David Lyons and Hunter D. Stair, and edited by Lane Farnham. The production has a "bad-on-purpose aesthetic".[2] Ryznar and Stair devised the series after noticing the converging recording careers of such bands as Steely Dan, Toto, and The Doobie Brothers and the singer-songwriters Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald. For example, McDonald co-wrote Loggins' "This Is It" and Loggins co-wrote McDonald's hit, "What a Fool Believes," for his band The Doobie Brothers. McDonald also performed backing vocals for several other 'yacht rock' artists, including Steely Dan, Toto and Christopher Cross. Ryznar admits to having a fascination with the music of the period. As he explained, "Getting into Steely Dan really started this for me. As did the ability to buy dollar records at Amoeba and put them on tapes for my car. Kenny Loggins has made his way into all the pilots I've been involved with except [one]."[3] As Ryznar told Reuters contributor Andy Sullivan, "I'm making fun of the songwriting process, but the music is generally treated pretty lovingly."[4] SynopsisYacht Rocks episodes are "hosted" by "Hollywood" Steve Huey, a music critic for AllMusic. The term "Yacht Rock" is never used throughout the series by any characters except for by Huey during his introductions; instead, it is always referred to as "smooth music".The series depicts some realistic aspects of the music, but builds exaggerated storylines around them. For example, main protagonists Loggins and McDonald receive inspiration from a fictional impresario named Koko Goldstein, whose death in Episode 2 ultimately leads them to go their separate ways musically. Another example is the series' depiction of several real-life characters. McDonald is an idealistic and earnest singer/songwriter, but takes both smooth music and himself far too seriously. Loggins is his easygoing friend and frequent collaborator who eventually abandons smooth music in favor of commercial rock and roll in the 80s, which strains their friendship. The portrayal of John Oates as the abusive, foulmouthed leader of Hall & Oates, exerting sometimes violent control over the milquetoast Daryl Hall, is clearly different from reality, in which Hall is the main lead vocalist and songwriter with no hint of a rivalry. Christopher Cross, played by Justin Roiland, is depicted as a wide-eyed, timid hayseed whose song "Sailing" is lauded as the "smoothest song ever." Loggins' former partner Jim Messina is a bitter wino who hates Loggins for his success and perceived betrayal. Michael Jackson is depicted as a hard-rock enthusiast who believes his partnership with guitarist Eddie Van Halen will lead to an endless parade of female sexual conquests. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, the Doobie Brothers' lead guitarist, is seen threatening to kick McDonald "out of the Doobies" if he doesn't write them another hit. (The real Baxter did bring fellow Steely Dan alumnus McDonald into the band but, as they achieved their greatest commercial success, Baxter left the Doobie Brothers because of his displeasure with their new commercial sound and attitude.) The Eagles (portrayed here as jock-like meatheads) and Steely Dan (portrayed as snarky nerds, with Donald Fagen speaking in an incoherent babble of scat that only the truly smooth can understand) really did insert lyrical references to each other in their music as depicted in the show, but these were actually friendly in nature, not part of a longtime grudge involving baseball bats and lunch-money shakedowns.[5] ReceptionJohn Oates credited Yacht Rock in 2007 with rekindling interest in Hall & Oates and lowering the demographic age of the group's fans saying: {{quote|I think Yacht Rock was the beginning of this whole Hall & Oates resurrection...They were the first ones to start to parody us and put us out there again, and a lot of things have happened because of Yacht Rock.[6]}}Michael McDonald commented on Yacht Rock in a 2008 interview: {{quote|Have you ever owned a yacht?No, but I thought Yacht Rock was hilarious. And uncannily, you know, those things always have a little bit of truth to them. It’s kind of like when you get a letter from a stalker who’s never met you. They somehow hit on something, and you have to admit they’re pretty intuitive.[7]}} Canadian-based band The New Pornographers promoted their 2007 album Challengers with a fan contest to cover the band's songs in the yacht rock style.[8] In 2015 SiriusXM broadcast a limited-time "Yacht Rock Radio" channel from August 21 - September 22. It returned on June 20, 2016, and again on June 21, 2017, while also maintaining a year-round dedicated Yacht Rock channel for the ever-increasing fan base.[9] Beyond Yacht RockIn 2016, Ryznar, Huey, Stair, and Lyons began a podcast called Beyond Yacht Rock. This series revolves around top-ten countdowns of genres they have newly invented, as well as episodes built around analyses of the work of musicians such as Steve Perry and Van Halen.[10] The series also includes more commentary on the yacht rock style, such as evaluating songs according to whether or not they fit the Yacht Rock creators' description of the style (which they call "Yacht or Nyacht").[11] Episode list
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References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.spinner.com/2008/05/28/yacht-rock-docks-in-sea-of-musical-spoofs/|title='Yacht Rock' Docks in Sea of Musical Spoofs|last=Chiu|first=David |date=2008-05-28|work=Spinner|accessdate=2008-06-22|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728035525/http://www.spinner.com/2008/05/28/yacht-rock-docks-in-sea-of-musical-spoofs/|archivedate=2012-07-28}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/02/AR2007020200358_pf.html |first=Ann |last=Hornaday |title=Rules for YouTube: Make Art, Not Bore |date=2007-02-04|publisher=Washington Post |accessdate=2008-07-29 }} 3. ^{{cite web|url= http://channel101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=54719#54719 |title= Yacht Rock, Ep. 2 |accessdate = 2006-10-09 |last= Ryznar |first= J.D. |authorlink= J.D. Ryznar |date= 2005-07-27 |work= Channel 101 Public Forum |publisher= Channel 101|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204172539/http://channel101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=54719#54719|archivedate=2012-02-04}} 4. ^{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Andy|title=Web TV Helps Comedy Writers Find Audience|work=Reuters|publisher=Fox News|date=2005-12-13|accessdate=2008-10-07|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178467,00.html}} 5. ^{{Cite news| last = Powers | first = Ann | title = Hall & Oates redeem their cool cred | work = Chicago Tribune | accessdate = 2008-06-22 | date = 2008-05-27 | url = http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-hall-oates-0527may27,0,6549277.story |deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819184253/http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-hall-oates-0527may27,0,6549277.story|archivedate=2008-08-19}} 6. ^{{cite web | author=Maerz, Jennifer |author2=Ben Westhoff | date=2007-08-21 | title=Seattle Music - Hall & Oates Are Living, Harmonizing Proof That There's No Such Thing as Ironic Hipster Kryptonite | publisher=Village Voice Media | url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-08-22/music/hall-oats-are-living-harmonizing-proof-that-there-s-no-such-thing-as-ironic-hipster-kryptonite.php | accessdate=2009-03-07|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202201813/http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-08-22/music/hall-oats-are-living-harmonizing-proof-that-there-s-no-such-thing-as-ironic-hipster-kryptonite.php/|archivedate=2013-02-02}} 7. ^{{cite web | author=Sellers, John | date=2008-02-27 | title=Michael McDonald | publisher=Time Out New York | url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/hot-seat/26823/michael-mcdonald | accessdate=2009-03-07}} 8. ^{{cite news|last=Perpetua|first=Matthew |title=The New Pornographers Get a Yacht-Rock Tribute|url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/11/the_new_pornographers_get.html|newspaper=New York Magazine|date=2007-11-21}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=How Yacht Rock Ended Up on Sirius XM|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/10/12/how-yacht-rock-ended-up-on-sirius-xm/}} 10. ^When the Guys Behind ‘Yacht Rock’ Took Aim at the Humiliating Practice of White Musicians’ ‘Try-N-Raps’. Vulture, February 29, 2016. 11. ^[https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2017/03/15/520254333/that-70s-week-yacht-rock That '70s Week: Yacht Rock]. NPR, March 15, 2017. External links{{wikiquote}}
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