Yacht rock. Whenever I’m listening to this musical style, I feel as if there’s some sort of reassurance that everything’s gonna be okay. The melodies, and the vocal harmonies all seem to be blending, perfecting with each other. And given by the term “yacht,” well, I could be wrong, but I’m assuming that it’s music you should be listening to whenever you’re on a boat, enjoying that sweet summer sun. And if we’re talking on  a personal level here, during my high school all the way probably now I’m still listening to yacht rock even without realizing that it was yacht rock all this time! If you would’ve asked me about this style, I would’ve most likely looked at you somewhat confused and perplexed at the same time. Maybe associating it perfectly to 1970’s music, but who knows! And to be fair, I couldn’t care less on what people judge, because I’d still be listening to Christopher Cross, The Doobie Brothers, Orleans, Boz Scaggs, and many more. That’s just me. I’ve recently watched HBO’s latest documentary “Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary,” and it’s just amazing to learn how this musical style revolved around one particular band…..Steely Dan. Yeah, I’m sure you know them with songs like “Dirty Work,” “Reelin’ in the Years,” or even “Do it Again.” And to know that they were sort of the “membrane” of this style where musicians would join other musicians, but as session players, just like Mike Macdonald from The Doobie Brothers, who branched out with Christopher Cross when backing him up during the recording of “Ride like the wind.” And it plays a big part, because this is how connections get established! And to think of the progress that these bands within a period of time transformed themselves towards. If we just look at The Doobie Brothers. From their music being almost labeled as “biker music, ” slowly progressively transforming themselves into yacht rock, where you’ve even got some sort of jazz influences going off in the background. And to kinda think that it’s a good thing, since staying stuck with the same repetitive musical genre can be good, but not much room for improvisation. Think about it, if you’re staying stuck in, oh I don’t know, let’s say rock and roll, you’ve got all the chord progressions, and the backbeats. Sure new melodies can rise, but you’re constantly revolving yourself around this beat that almost stays the same. Whereas, if you’re branching into something new, then this is where it starts to become more interesting, not only for the musicians, but the listeners too.