yacht rock

...is apparently a term someone coined for all the music of the late '70s/early '80s that made me want to commit ritual suicide: christopher cross, michael mcdonald-era doobie bros., hall & oates, loggins & messina, steely dan, toto. i got a big dose of it in the van with nathan brown and dave karnes back in '04. now apparently those two are making a band to play said music with bill pohl and matt hembree. talk about yr approach-avoidant conflicts.