Can soft rock also rock hard? These classics by Gerry Rafferty, Fleetwood Mac, and others offer a definitive and rocking ...

When the 1970s rolled around, music fans craved something smoother than the hard-hitting rock dominating the airwaves. Soft rock bands delivered the perfect remedy with their mellow melodies, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. (L-R) Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross from 'Yacht Rock: A ...

The thing about soft rock is that it was never an exclusive genre. Cross-pollinating among pop, rock, country rock and, especially, adult contemporary music of the day, the best soft rock records ...

Soft rock songs can’t rock hard, can they? I mean, the name says they can’t. But if soft rock has taught us anything, it’s that you don’t always need volume to be impactful. Rock’s lighter side often ...

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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 Price, ...

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Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Bejar has interesting ideas about what constitutes aggressive lyrics and what makes for a compelling vocal performance in the studio. That’s probably because everything ...

“The Doobie Brothers were a kickass rock and roll band, then Michael McDonald rolled in with his easy listening voice and ruined everything.” That comment appears on a community page for guitar ...