My God! This show is brilliant and quality. Funny and informative, and while it might sound like a pen of wacky fool-beasts, it’s actually four articulate and educated music/culture fans with strong opinions with which they are quite ready to slap one another in the face. Some of the genres are beautiful, others challenging, but each is given a fair shake. And if you’re not intrigued enough yet, they dissect the famous “More Cowbell” bit from Saturday Night Live to reveal the SHOCKING TRUTH. Subscribe, listen, and ENJOY.

Absolutely love it

Miss them!

And still working my way through the back catalogue. Every listen is rewarded!

I love these guys! I’m on board the yacht with anything they do!

Unforgivably recent convert to this podcast, and it has given me my own Camaro Pandemic (reference). The banter, trivia and, above all, jams give me the power to leap ravines on my daily jogs. Thanks yachts! Genuinely unmissable.

My favorite podcast - just a couple of Midwestern fellas talking music & liner notes. If you’re not into the yacht rock schtick just skip to ~5/6 minutes in.

When I saw the episode appear in my library, my heart nearly burst with amazement and excitement! It’s so great to have the band back together—unfortunately minus Hunter. We all wish Hunter well on his journey. I surely would enjoy seeing more episodes show up on my feed. You make an excellent podcast.

Between Steve getting all “America First!” saying Fela shouldn’t get in because American bands are better and JD’s dad joke about LL Cool J’s name, I thought I was listening to Tucker Carlson. But you also get to hear multiple Maiden songs so it’s worth it.

Rolo Tony brown town

New episode celebration 2021, pure bonanza

This podcast has the character(s) needed to -hopefully- get one through this government-mandated craziness of 2020. JD, Hunter, Steve, David are national treasures and the best medicine, along with long walks and of course plenty of smooth, yachty music. Thankful for your creativity, humor and spirit, a fellow Spartan in Michigan. Go Green!

Thinking about listening, but if there isn’t an episode in Birdie Higgins, this podcast isn’t smooth enough for me.

I didn’t realize these guys coined the term “yacht rock”. My brain loves music classification and categorizing into genres, so this is up my alley. Their humor can get coarse, but I dig their commentary otherwise - I laugh a lot. (PS I feel ya on the Eagles and Buffett 100%.)

Went back and listened to these episodes a second time and it made me get a good tingle down in my jean meat.

Pat Benatar was not included on your list? Ridiculous she should have been inducted 15 years ago

Douche

I'm in complete denial that BYR is over, but I'm about a year behind, so it won't fully hit me for a while. Still, I had to come here and express my love for this podcast, which is equal parts smooth music and dong jokes, and is, overall, an absolute delight. I live in a big, anxiety-causing city, and listening to JD, Hunter, Steve, and David debate the Yachtski scale or rate top-ten songs by wrestlers or Canadians or Canadian wrestlers always mellows me out and makes me laugh on the subway. What started as a series of funny web videos has become a truly in-depth, labor-of-love podcast that has led me to so much great, smooth music. While the new genre episodes are always entertaining, it's thanks to the Yacht or Nyachts and the bone-throws that I'm now a legit fan of people like Dane Donohue, Bill LaBounty, Ned Doheny, Airplay, and Pages. And I've found a new appreciation for bands and artists I already knew, like Ambrosia, George Benson, and Ray Parker Jr. I find myself reading liner notes and getting excited to see people like Jerry Hey, Paulinho de Costa, and Victor Feldman in the ranks. I also find myself with Ocean City Defender's excellent "Yacht or Nyacht" theme song stuck in my head all the time. This podcast is in me like Peter Frampton, and I love it. Thank you, gentlemen, for your years of dedication to the smooth tunes, for keeping the fire, and for sharing your love of this sublime music with all of us who long to climb aboard the boat.

If you worked in a college radio station and/or you’re a recovering rock snob, this is the show for you. Hard to listen during a workout due to the jokes that land at weird moments.

Just awesome.

I mildly disliked Yacht Rock Revue before this podcast. Now I can’t even stomach the thought of walking by one of their concerts. Thanks guys!!!

Good yachty ‘cast for anyone who likes four straight white males making jokes about their private parts into a microphone

Great podcast gentlemen. Way to keep the fire! I know Bad Sneakers from the Katy Lied album made the boat despite being outside the era, but I’m curious what Gene Yachtski thinks of the good doctor. Yacht or Nyacht?

As a long time fan of the YouTube series and yacht rock music, this show is the definitive source for all things yacht rock. The made up genres are fantastic for anyone who is a music nerd and likes to hear four funny guys break down music in ways thought unimaginable.

Episode 50 (our favorite yacht rock) is a GREAT show. Time after time, they sound great. Sultry hits is also good. It is raw and let’s you remember how far they have come. Divircecore is also a particular favorite. I also like each of the presenter’s episodes for different reasons. They reveal the unique points of view each hold. George Orwave Giallo Shots Backdoor suggestions and gentleman lessons. Just set the app on auto play and let it wash over you.

I look forward to every new podcast from these guys - love when they call each other dumb dicks

I’ll miss the countdown eps but I’ll listen to anything these guys do because of their great chemistry.

A bunch of music obsessives discussing whether some of the blandest, most soulless music ever put on vinyl qualifies as a “format” they defined. While the top 10 lists are entertaining and fun on a High Fidelity” level the “Yacht or....” podcasts have become tedious, interchangeable episodes mining a bit that got stale long after they exhausted their rants about how SiriusXM/Spotify define yacht rock

Hilarious with a surprising amount of info mixed in. Like Bill Cosby used to say each week in Fat Albert: coming at you with music and fun and if you’re not careful you might learn something before it’s done.

Sometimes, in surprising ways.

These guys have great chemistry and are a wealth of trivia about music, among other things. I love top ten lists, regardless of how arbitrary the genre. Highly informative and highly responsible for turning me on to tons of new music. Would have been five stars but I subtracted one from my algorithm due to the occasional lapse into political commentary.

'Beyond Yacht Rock' is perhaps the most important podcast of all time. Exploring arbitrary musical genres and counting them down has empowered and changed the way I think about music entirely. The cameraderie between JD, Hollywood Steve, Dave, and Hunter is like having a conversation with your best buds about music - arguing and sharing fun facts all along the way. If I could live in a podcast, this would be the podcast I would love to research and report for. 5 stars aren't enough, it's surely 100 stars on the Yachtski scale.

This is my favourite podcast. The chemistry and humor between JD, Hunter, Steve and Dave is a joy to listen to. They’ve introduced me to so many great artists eg Al Jarreau, Maxus, Bill LaBounty, Brenda Russell. Thank you so much x

I hate that this show is ending. I will miss it dearly. I have discovered so much smooth music over the years. My family hates me now. All I do is put on Gaucho at gatherings. My wife hates when I put on Al Jareau. She wouldn’t let me play it at our wedding. I don’t care. I love you guys I will miss you. I will revisit this entire series over and over again.

Love this show. Each one is unique and you can jump in any time. I’ve listened in progression. Lots of great facts, jokes, and insight into obscure music. But most of all, lots of great yacht rock.

Fun show; thanks for bringing back the memories...

This show is dumb and pointless but enlightened and surprisingly emotional. It’s like I’m sitting in the backseat of my Mom’s car listening to her cassette tape collection doing my best to sing along with my brothers like a big dumb beautiful family band. Love the show. Keep doing it you dorks.

Great stuff. Informative and risqué. Sexy, but not too sexy. Laugh out loud funny.

The only trusted source for what is Yacht since 2016.

Beyond Yacht Rock is approaching its third year and while the podcast's days are numbered, the show is better than ever. The podcast's premise is creating new musical genres and determining whether songs are Yacht or Nyacht (the only definitive guide to the wildly misunderstood genre), but the show's real charm is the chemistry and genuine friendship between JD, Hunter, Steve and Dave. The show rewards regular listening as the hosts trade barbs and personal stories over an eclectic mix of music that is connected in some way. It's consistently funny, interesting and wholly unique. The show will end after episode 100 (with an unnamed project to come) and I'm already mourning its loss. BYR has really hit its stride in the last year. There is a warmth between the four guys and the exchanges between them feel more natural than ever. The most recent episode at the time of this review is "Leah Songs," a sincerely beautiful tribute to JD's late wife. It carries even more emotional weight after listening to the show for years and hearing tidbits about Leah and the life she and JD made together. The episode was something of an aberration on a podcast that often prefers silliness to sincerity, but it captures the kind of deep bond shared by the hosts. It's the kind of connection we all want for ourselves. Yacht Rock, the original web series, remains one of the Internet's funniest and unintentionally insightful creations. It created a musical genre that others have profited from and misunderstood, but these four guys are the genuine article. I get excited every time I see a new episode. The show has managed to make me laugh and cry. I am currently making my second run through the show and I know I'm not alone in missing the show before it's gone. Beyond Yacht Rock is well worth your time, whether you're seeing this during its run or after it has concluded. Here's to hoping it doesn't leave us before exploring Hunter's oft-cited Yachtsco genre. Either way, thank you for the hours of laughs, vulnerability in sharing some deeply personal stories and bringing Bill LaBounty into my life. I'll be there for whatever is next. BYR forever.

It helps if you’re a music obsessive, but this show not only brings you more of the foul-mouthed irreverent reverence of the original Yacht Rock webseries, but adds a lot of surprising moments of earnest appreciation (especially on the lovely recent tribute to JD’s departed wife, “Leah Songs”) that nevertheless feel intrinsic to that original fire. Besides being hilariously fussy task masters of genre minutia, their cozily combative, authentic rapport should keep you on this boat as long as she may sail.

Always smooth.

And it's true! But I was one of the first Patreon adopters and I never got a nickname.

Remember sitting around with your buddies and listening to music and feverishly debating artists , albums , songs ? ...this podcast would get a 6 out of 5 if that were possible ...JD , Dave , Steve , and that other guy will leave you laughing and digging back into music maybe you had forgotten , I find myself laughing out loud listening to this podcast ...all the time ...it’s everything you ever wanted in a podcast ...obscure music and humor ...and uncompromising devotion to keep the high standards of yatch rock above water ... simply the best podcast anywhere

Two years in and these guys still manage to entertain every week with Yacht or Nyacht and an incredibly growing number of niche sub genres. My only complaint is the amount I’ve learned about Michigan!

These dudes have an uncanny talent for sniffing out the genres that have been lurking right under our noses for decades. Even when they have no idea what they’re talking about, they say it with such fervor that it feels legit. My nomination for Best Visuals in an Audio Podcast.

The only podcast in the history of mankind responsible for infecting my brain with “Oh Sherry” and “Sussudio” for days. Neither of those songs are Yacht Rock, for the record. 5/5. Would listen again.

Without doubt, or argument, or pants on, this is the best show on the net. Ammiright?! Dig it!

This is the only podcast I can handle listening to. LITERALLY, the only one. For that, I give it five stars all day long, and all night strong.

I'd take away a pound of JD's pain but if only a pinch is available. Long sail the Yacht!!