Three-part documentary on Paramount+. It's great, anybody else watching?

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by Anonymous

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January 7, 2023 5:17 AM

I liked it. I thought it might include people like Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon, Jackson Browne, but all there was was one still photo of Linda. Oh, and they explained "yacht rock."

by Anonymous

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January 4, 2023 12:52 AM

I just started watching it because I saw this thread

by Anonymous

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January 4, 2023 12:58 AM

It's a pretty good synopsis of the music industry in the 70s, and how MTV changed everything in the 80s.

by Anonymous

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January 4, 2023 1:42 AM

Just finished it. OP neglected to mention that DL fave CHARLENE is featured briefly!

I was surprised at how intelligent and eloquent Susanna Hoffs seems. She had a lot of interesting comments.

by Anonymous

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January 7, 2023 2:18 AM

I believe I'm a "yacht rock" aficionado and make no apologies. I appreciate the harder rock of the era now more than I did then, also.

by Anonymous

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January 7, 2023 2:23 AM

I think Yacht Rock has gotten better with age. It's soothing to listen to.

by Anonymous

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January 7, 2023 3:58 AM

@R4 That music was dying before MTV existed. Stations like KROQ (106.7) in LA were surging playing punk, some rock and new wave. Rock stations moved away from softer music and pop stations were going more dance oriented and R&B.

by Anonymous

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January 7, 2023 4:10 AM

MTV really put the nail in the coffin, though. All of a sudden if you were in the music business, you had to be photogenic and have a distinctive look to get airplay. MTV totally flipped the music business around. Lots of popular pre-MTV artists (like Christopher Cross) couldn't hack it in the new medium.

by Anonymous

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January 7, 2023 5:17 AM