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Out of the Main

Tom Nixon and John Nixon

“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

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00:54:44

Episode 21.8: Book Club - Steve Lukather’s “The...

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2021/02/25

John provides an overview and encapsulation of his second reading of “The Gospel According to Luke,” authored by Toto’s Steve Lukather. The memoir tells the tale of how a group of high school friends formed the band in 1977 and went on to sell more than 40 million records worldwide. “Luke” also lifts the lid on what really went on behind the closed studio doors and shows the unique creative processes of some of the most legendary names in music. Things Discussed: What was Lukather’s and Toto’s

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Episode 21.7: Pick Three

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2021/02/18

You know the convention: "You're on a desert island, and you can only pick three..." Well, if you spend enough time on a yacht, this just may become a reality! So to prepare you for the inevitable, John and Tom stump each other on this week's yacht rock podcast with a series of challenges to pick three, and only three, of the complete set. Such as: Pick only three Steely Dan songs to listen to the rest of your life in isolation. Pick Jeff Porcaro's three best drum tracks of all time. Pick three

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Episode 21.6: Yacht Rock's Best Guitar Solos of All Time

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2021/02/11

John and Tom scour the sea charts to find yacht rock's best guitar solos of all time. Who made the cut? Who are the true guitar heroes? How many times does Steve Lukather appear on the list? And does Tom really sing "O Sole Mio?" Listen to 22 of the rockin'-est guitar leads of all time. Have a favorite yacht rock guitar solo? Give us your rips on our Facebook page! facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast The Lightning Round: Does It Float Your Boat? Buried Treasures Off the Map References and Related:

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Episode 21.5: The Mt. Rushmore of Yacht Rock Albums

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2021/02/04

It’s back! We’re going back to the mountain, for an all-new yacht rock podcast debating the Mt. Rushmore of albums, sliced three ways: The most significant yacht rock albums of all time The “yachtiest” albums of all time Our favorite yacht rock albums of all time What’s your Mt. Rushmore of yacht rock albums? Give us your mounts on our Facebook page: facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast But first! A quick look at what we’ve learned since launching “Out of the Main” last summer… The Lightning

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Episode 21.4: Album Focus, Toto IV

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2021/01/28

John and Tom are back with another album focus, this time devoting an entire episode of the yacht rock podcast to perhaps Toto’s signature release, Toto IV. From historical significance to track-by-track analysis, listen in as our co-captains take a deep dive into one of the most iconic records from the era. But…is it yacht, or is it not? Where do you put Toto IV in the pantheon of Yacht Rock lore? Give us your reviews on our Facebook page! facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast Things Discussed:

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Episode 21.3: How Swede It Is, with State Cows

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2021/01/21

Stefan Olofsson and Daniel Anderson from modern yacht group State Cows, out of Sweden, join Tom and John to discuss's yacht rock's inordinate appeal in the Nordic region, especially in Sweden itself. Why is a sound/genre that is some-40 years old, borne a half o' globe away, so popular today in Sweden and the surrounding region? Things Discussed: State Cows' origin story Why this genre, why now? Why is yacht rock so popular in Sweden today, both in terms of fan support as well as modern artists

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Episode 21.2: That is NYACHT!

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2021/01/14

Yacht or Nyacht? Isn’t that everyone’s favorite game to play? How do you objectively determine what’s in a genre that is largely “made up” and only retroactively applied? Well, people have their ways, and there are some certain rules to play by. While we’re not certifiers ourselves, John and Tom do their best to identify the defining boundary beyond which yacht rock becomes nyacht rock. There’s even a website! yachtornyacht.com How do you decide what’s yacht or nyacht? Share your rules on our

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00:44:25

Episode 21.1: Mt. Rushmore, Vol. 2 - Bands!

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2021/01/07

First we did our Yacht Rock Mt. Rushmore, no holds barred. Then we cleared the board and said, “No repeats! Only one front man, guitarist, etc., allowed.” Now, John and Tom kick off Season 2 of the Yacht Rock Podcast by erecting their Mt. Rushmores of yacht rock bands…not artists, not duos…bands! Who’s on your Mt. Rushmore of yacht rock bands? Share them on our Facebook page! facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast The Lightning Round: Is it Yacht, or Is It Not? Buried Treasures Off the Map References

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Episode 20.17: The Christmas Special!

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2020/12/17

Our favorite convention from the late 70s and early 80s: Everything had a Christmas Special! Our yacht rock podcast should be no different! John and Tom scour musicdom for the yachtiest yuletide merriment to bring your season glad “tide”-ings, including songs from the era and modern buried treasures from classic yacht rock artists. Who’s on your yachty list? Tell us tunes, albums and compilations we missed on our Facebook page! facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast Also, you thought Tom was kidding about

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Episode 20.16: Buried Treasures, Vol. 2 - “Uncharted...

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2020/12/10

On this episode of the yacht rock podcast, John and Tom go deep-sea diving once again, this time in search of buried treasures that are lost in depths of the Yacht Rock blue bounding main. These are songs that perhaps never made it into the top 10 in their heydays, some by artists you might not recognize—and some of them never even charted in the top 40! But there is no questioning their yachty bona fides, and they belong on the boat! What uncharted masterpieces have we missed? Share them on our

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00:33:55

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2020/12/03

John and Tom hop in the boat and go exploring…deep-sea diving for deep cuts. “Hidden in Plain Sight” are buried treasures that are performed by acts with deep Yacht Rock catalogues, but songs that, for some reason, are off the map for most yacht rock radio programmers. They won’t be hard to find, as they’re among the artists you already enjoy! Most of them are instantly recognizable but not widely played. We aim to correct these omissions by bringing these buried treasures to the surface on this

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Episode 20.14: With Michael Atilano of Yacht Rock and...

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2020/11/24

Michael Atilano, the founder of the Yacht Rock Facebook group, joins the show to discuss the avid community of yacht rockers who make up a special tribe of aficionados looking to explore the bounding main of yacht rock! Things Discussed: One of the most interesting “origin stories” we’ve ever heard How and why the group is growing so quickly on Facebook What is Yachtical, another of Michael’s Facebook creations? The culture of yacht rock, including tribute bands, live shows and more How do

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Episode 20.13: Special Guests, Firefall

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2020/11/19

Jock Bartley (lead guitar, lead vocal) and Mark Andes (bass, vocals), two of the original members of Firefall, join the yacht rock podcast to talk about their first new album in 25 years: "Comet," released December 11, 2020. Listen in as John and Tom discuss the band's origin story, their prolific career and critical/commercial success, and the genesis behind their new album. Famous for popular hits "You Are the Woman," "Just Remember I Love You," "Strange Way" and many more, Firefall recall a

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Episode 20.12: One-Bar Wonders

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2020/11/12

You’ve heard of “one-hit wonders,” now let’s revel in “one-BAR wonders” of the Yacht Rock genre! Co-captains Tom and John each share their top 10 lists of their favorite one-bar wonders. What are one-bar wonders, you ask? Those are the songs that, even within the first 5-10 seconds, the moment you hear them, you are instantly transported to the yacht, sipping a boat drink, and relaxing to the chillest rock genre in the world. (Think: the intro to Christopher Cross’s “Sailing,” for example.) What are

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Episode 20.11: How It’s Made

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2020/11/05

Riffing off the popular Discovery Network show, “How It’s Made,” John and Tom take an “Inside Baseball” — er, Inside YACHT ROCK! — look at the tricks of the trade during the golden age of music production…ya know, before the computers made everything easy on us! All sorts of fun little secrets, as revealed in Steve Lukather's book, “The Gospel According to Luke,” such as: How did they create the “drum loop” for Africa? Reeling hundreds of feet of analogue tape around mic stands all over the

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Episode 20.10: The Women of Yacht Rock, with John...

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2020/10/29

If Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald are the captains of the boat, who are the “maidens of the voyage?” John O’Grady, founder of Milwaukee Yacht Rock and creator of the Hot SchYachts, joins the yacht rock podcast to educate fans on the women of yacht rock: who are the stars, who have we missed, and who should we put on our radars that might be off the map? First, the origin stories of Milwaukee Yacht Rock and John O’Grady Why are women underrepresented in the yacht rock genre? Who are the

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Episode 20.9: Confess Your Guilty Pleasures!

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2020/10/22

It's time to confess your guilty pleasures! While some may say an admission of an adoration for the Yacht Rock genre could, itself, be a confession of guilty pleasure, John and Tom go where no man has intentionally gone before! Barry Manilow? Olivia Newton John? Neil Sedaka?!!?! Could it be so? Listen in as they each count down their top 10 list of sugary-sweet classics that must be bad for you, but you just can't resist! See which song each co-captain confessed as their #1, with the highest

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00:44:14

Episode 20.8: Album Focus: Aja, Steely Dan

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2020/10/15

John and Tom take a deep dive into one of the most icon rock records of all time, and certainly one of the most classic of the Yacht Rock genre, Steely Dan’s Aja, released in 1977. Some background and historical reference Personnel: Nearly 40 musicians in total, and a veritable who’s-who of the Yacht Rock session musicians of the era The making-of stories, both from YouTube and the VH-1 "Classic Albums" documentary Track-by-track analysis and adulation What's your take on Aja? Let us know on

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Episode 20.7: Special Guests, Yacht Rock Miami

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2020/10/08

The boat gets a couple extra co-captains on this episode of “Out of the Main,” as Captain Juan Luv and Captain G, co-founders of Internet streaming radio station Yacht Rock Miami, join John and Tom on the yacht rock podcast for a fun discussion about what makes yacht rock so great and how it led to the creation of a radio station. Captain’s logs: What’s the Yacht Rock Miami “origin story?” What are the mechanics, challenges and triumphs of running a streaming radio station? What criteria do

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00:36:39

Episode 20.6: Yacht Rock’s Mount Rushmore

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2020/10/01

John and Tom each take their shot at erecting the Mount Rushmore of Yacht Rock, once with no rules nor holds barred, but also a second time with a limiting factor that just might make things interesting. Check out the making of the Steely Dan song, “Peg” - https://youtu.be/CUhKcbYIjMg Is this the most iconic Yacht Rock album cover of all time? What is this E Rhodes keyboard we keep hearing about? Who “ruined” Chicago and The Doobie Brothers? Who you got on your Yacht Rock Mount Rushmore? Let

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