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MICHAEL: I remember,
with Steely Dan, thinking, "It's amazing, these guys were
the darlings of pop radio, and these songs
are so atypical." And the audience never hesitated
to love this music, you know, from the first time
they heard it
with Steely Dan, thinking, "It's amazing, these guys were
the darlings of pop radio, and these songs
are so atypical." And the audience never hesitated
to love this music, you know, from the first time
they heard it
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MICHAEL: I remember,
with Steely Dan,
00:00:02.046 --> 00:00:03.042
thinking, "It's amazing,
00:00:03.461 --> 00:00:06.089
these guys were
the darlings of pop radio,
00:00:06.172 --> 00:00:08.055
and these songs
are so atypical."
00:00:08.633 --> 00:00:12.887
And the audience never hesitated
to love this music, you know,
00:00:12.971 --> 00:00:14.389
from the first time
they heard it.
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Movie Summary
This documentary chronicles the rise, fall, and rise again of the soft rock epitomized by artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Retroactively dubbed "Yacht Rock," the easy-listening genre came to be gently mocked and even dismissed by rock lovers and critics. However, it has since reclaimed its place in music history and is celebrated in this groove-infused film.
