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Daryl Hall Rejects 'Yacht Rock' Label, Calls It a 'F****** Joke'

The Hall & Oates frontman dismisses the term as misrepresentative of his R&B-rooted music and rules out any reunion with John Oates amid ongoing legal disputes.

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Daryl Hall does not want to be associated with the yacht rock genre, and discussed his distaste for the classification during a recent interview on the “Broken Record” podcast. 
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Overview

  • Daryl Hall criticized the 'yacht rock' label on the Broken Record podcast, calling it a 'f****** joke' created by two Californians in a 2005 comedy series.
  • Hall described Hall & Oates' music as R&B with some jazz influences, rejecting the genre classification as inaccurate and nonsensical.
  • He expressed frustration that Hall & Oates were often labeled 'soft rock' or 'yacht rock' due to their perceived difficulty to categorize.
  • Hall confirmed there will be no reunion with John Oates, citing their legal dispute over publishing rights as an irreparable 'betrayal.'
  • The HBO documentary released in late 2024 reignited interest in 'yacht rock,' with some artists embracing the label while others, like Hall and Steely Dan's Donald Fagen, have rejected it.