Soft-rock hits in the '70s were overrun with one-hit wonders, but few have had the impact of New Jersey's Looking Glass and their 1972 No. 1 "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)." ...

The world of 1990s alternative rock wasn’t exactly “soft” for the most part. It was the heyday of grunge, after all. Jagged Little Pill was an elegant little island in a sea of otherwise ...

Black Sabbath was looking for a new vocalist post-Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio, and among the audition tapes, a very unlikely name poked its head.

The HBO doc “Yacht Rock” examines the genre of soft rock that topped the charts between 1976 and 1984. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 71°F. Wednesday, June 25th 2025 ...

The word yacht rock has become a little synonymous with just soft rock, and that's not really the case. And I think we really try to make a differentiation of that.

Yacht rock, soft rock – call it what you will. Here are five brilliant albums that define the genre in all its bearded, Hawaiian-shirted glory ...

Don't call it soft-rock: These are 20 pop gems from the 1970s. So today, we conclude with somewhat of a generic category ...

The gentle rise, fall, and revival of Seventies soft rock rolls along like a boat amongst the waves in the new trailer Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary, arriving Nov. 29 on HBO.. Directed by Garret ...

As with most irritants in life, I blame Lionel Richie. Of course, I am talking about the soft-rock genre of music labeled as Yacht Rock. The rhyming phrase started as a joke made by comedians on a ...