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- S7.E17: You Don’t Know Richard Marx
Listener Jorn cashes in his chit as $upporter Jorn to rejoin the podcast, this time to make the case that one Richard Marx is anything BUT the pin-up balladeer with great hair that we came to know (and love?) in the 1980s. Is there really more to Richard Marx than meets the (teenage girl’s) eye?
You be the judge. Consider John and Tom convinced…to varying degrees. But one thing's for sure: If you wanted to follow the session cats after the yacht sank, this is most certainly one harbor in which to drop anchor and go fishing!
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Referenced and Related:
- Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
- John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
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- Find us at Sea on Substack: outofthemain.substack.com
- The Mainland: OutoftheMain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/outofthemain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain
- Support the Podcast: patreon.com/OutoftheMain
“Born at Sea. Raised on Radio.”
56 min - S7.E16: Rank + Review the Records: Steely Dan
We must’ve lost our marbles! Because this week we are apportioning precious rubies (baby)—100 each, from John and Tom—to the Steely Dan catalog, from Can’t Buy a Thrill up through Gaucho.
You should know the drill by now: take 100 marbles precious rubies (baby) and divide them among the discography as you find each album merits. But when you’re doing this with Steely Dan, you’re either poking the bear, kicking the hornet’s nest, touching the third rail, or just plain rage baiting.
Nonetheless! Let’s dive in…
N.B.: The “Live Dan” Spotify playlist Tom mentions in the Lightning Round. We know the blokes are studio wizards, but don’t sleep on the live show, friends!
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Referenced and Related:
- Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
- John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
Find and Follow:
- Find us at Sea on Substack: outofthemain.substack.com
- The Mainland: OutoftheMain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/outofthemain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain
- Support the Podcast: patreon.com/OutoftheMain
“Born at Sea. Raised on Radio.”
55 min - S7.E15: Dane Donohue, California Gold
Dane Donohue returns! The first member of the Four-Time Guest Club, Dane is back to talk another album with us—this time, his third full-length LP, “California Gold,” dropping any day now!
Dane still manages to regale us with even more untold stories from yesteryear, including his earliest recording sessions, his brush with Miles Davis, the one that got away in Woodstock, and many more! Listen as he and John break down from the inside the making of, and pending release for, “California Gold!” There’s gold in them here hills!
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Referenced and Related:
- Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
- John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
Find and Follow:
- Find us at Sea on Substack: outofthemain.substack.com
- The Mainland: OutoftheMain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/outofthemain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain
- Support the Podcast: patreon.com/OutoftheMain
“Born at Sea. Raised on Radio.”
55 min - S7.E14.b: The Joy of Sax (Vol. II)
Back for our second session of group sax! Let’s pick up right where we left off last week…
We’ve covered the session sax cats for 7 seasons. But what about the sax players from our era that were permanent fixtures in their respective bands—and in some cases, inextricably cemented in the band’s identity?!
…With one glaring and regrettable omission. Can you identify it? Lay it on us in the comments!
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Referenced and Related:
- Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
- John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
Find and Follow:
- Find us at Sea on Substack: outofthemain.substack.com
- The Mainland: OutoftheMain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/outofthemain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain
- Support the Podcast: patreon.com/OutoftheMain
“Born at Sea. Raised on Radio.”
47 min - S7.E14.a: The Joy of Sax (Vol. I)
Look who’s coming to dinner! Listener Mike is back, and this time he’s here to talk about the joy of group sax!
We’ve covered the session sax cats for 7 seasons. But what about the sax players from our era that were permanent fixtures in their respective bands—and in some cases, inextricably cemented in the band’s identity?!
…With one glaring and regrettable omission. Can you identify it? Lay it on us in the comments!
N.B.:
Here’s the video of Rahsaan Roland Kirk playing three saxophones at the same time!
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Referenced and Related:
- Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
- John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
Find and Follow:
- Find us at Sea on Substack: outofthemain.substack.com
- The Mainland: OutoftheMain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/outofthemain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain
- Support the Podcast: patreon.com/OutoftheMain
“Born at Sea. Raised on Radio.”
36 min - S7.E13: The Lore and Canon of Laurel Canyon
Tom and John return to a topic they’ve mentioned in passing scores of times over the course of our first seven seasons (assuming everyone was familiar with the lore and canon of one of the most historic eras in modern music history). Is Laurel Canyon a place—or a movement? A sound, or a slice of history? A definitive timeline, or a roster of defined artist names?
And what, pray tell, is its adjacency to yacht rock?
All of that and more, during our brief recap and basic overview of Laurel Canyon—from the 1960s through the 1980s (if you’ll allow it).
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Referenced and Related:
- Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
- John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
Find and Follow:
- Find us at Sea on Substack: outofthemain.substack.com
- The Mainland: OutoftheMain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/outofthemain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain
- Support the Podcast: patreon.com/OutoftheMain
“Born at Sea. Raised on Radio.”
48 min - S7.E12: Toto Under Cover
Let’s talk about "Toto Songs that Weren’t.” The Toto Multiverse examined, explored and explained through the prism of songs we grew up on that were actually some version of Toto themselves: The Boz Universe, the Quincy Universe, and the Foster Universe.
What percentage of songs did we listen to growing up, without band attribution, that were actually The Extended Toto Universe? But, specifically, John and Tom will focus on those songs that actually sounded like Toto…but weren’t, technically.
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Referenced and Related:
- Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
- John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
Find and Follow:
- Find us at Sea on Substack: outofthemain.substack.com
- The Mainland: OutoftheMain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/outofthemain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain
- Support the Podcast: patreon.com/OutoftheMain
“Born at Sea. Raised on Radio.”
1 hr - S7.E11: A Showcase of Mistaken Identities
The on-again off-again game show convention is on again! John hosts the show this week, challenging Tom to a full show of brain teasers and trivial trivia. First up: Name that tune’s artist: Genesis or Phil Collins. After the commercial break a double-jeapardy showdown where Tom has to guess the Best New Artist Grammy winner every year from 1980 to 1989.
Then, of course…THE LIGHTNING ROUND! ⚡️
N.B.: Play Tom’s version of the home game here!
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Referenced and Related:
- Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
- John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
Find and Follow:
- Find us at Sea on Substack: outofthemain.substack.com
- The Mainland: OutoftheMain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/outofthemain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain
- Support the Podcast: patreon.com/OutoftheMain
“Born at Sea. Raised on Radio.”
46 min - S7.E10: Stairways
“Dude, this is their Stairway.” Have you ever heard or considered such a statement? Well, John and Tom have…and continue to do so in great and detail in the latest episode of Out of the Main.
Pick an artist, and identify their “Stairway to Heaven.” What are the parameters? Well, it’s part feel but part logical. The guys talk through the markers and do their level best to debate and decide, “Which song is this artist’s Stairway?”
We’re sure you have opinions of your own. Well, share them all on Facebook, Twitter or our new Substack, which you should be subscribed to by now!
Oh, and you’ve never seen the live version of Celebrate Me Home, check it out here and tell me this doesn’t rise to the level of a Stairway. -Tom
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Referenced and Related:
- Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
- John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
Find and Follow:
- Find us at Sea on Substack: outofthemain.substack.com
- The Mainland: OutoftheMain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/outofthemain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain
- Support the Podcast: patreon.com/OutoftheMain
“Born at Sea. Raised on Radio.”
49 min - S7.E9: Flow State
The guys do a deep dive 🛎️ album-focus episode on Keith Urban’s new yacht-rock-inspired “Flow State” album. Curious what your thoughts are. Let us know “in the comments”…Facebook, Substack, Twitter, wherever you find your outlet!
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Referenced and Related:
- Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
- John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
- Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
Find and Follow:
- Find us at Sea on Substack: outofthemain.substack.com
- The Mainland: OutoftheMain.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/outofthemain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain
- Support the Podcast: patreon.com/OutoftheMain
“Born at Sea. Raised on Radio.”
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About Out of the Main
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“Out of the Main” is a podcast celebrating one of the most proficient and accomplished eras of musicianship and studio production, including yacht rock, west coast AOR, and related sophisticated music from the 1970s and 80s. “Out of the Main” was launched by two of the era's biggest fans—both musicians themselves—who, like a growing wave of aficionados all around the world, have been exploring the history, the enjoyment, and now the future potential of the West Coast sound, even as it continues to this day.
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