The Buffet Rant and what it means. - Tiki Music

T Thomas Member Lake Mojave Joined: Mar 15, 2005 Posts: 372	T Thomas Posted posted on Fri, Apr 21, 2006 6:29 PM Well, "trop-rock" is a vague term -- the Beach Boys' "Kokomo" fits in there too. Heck, so do the Pina Colada song, and the Love Boat theme, for all I know. But it is strongly associated with Florida as well as something called "Gulf and Western" (country music associated with the gulf coast, thus the boating and fishing lifestyle of that region to a large extent). A lot of goofy mush has come out of this sub-genre, but also it's often interesting to see country music encounter, and mix with, Caribbean stuff like steel drums and the like. I repeat: a lot of goofy mush ... but also some pretty nice stuff has emerged from this encounter. Mainstream country music, broadly speaking, not having been known for being particularly "multicultural" or "integrated," encounters the Caribbean. I dunno, I find it a musical twist that merits a listen now and then, and I personally find that a lot of it "travels" well, that is, works in other tropical/coastal settings other than the one from which it emerged (a bit like how reggae is very popular in Hawaii, the Philippines, etc.). But that's just one man's opinion.

Well, "trop-rock" is a vague term -- the Beach Boys' "Kokomo" fits in there too. Heck, so do the Pina Colada song, and the Love Boat theme, for all I know. But it is strongly associated with Florida as well as something called "Gulf and Western" (country music associated with the gulf coast, thus the boating and fishing lifestyle of that region to a large extent).

A lot of goofy mush has come out of this sub-genre, but also it's often interesting to see country music encounter, and mix with, Caribbean stuff like steel drums and the like. I repeat: a lot of goofy mush ... but also some pretty nice stuff has emerged from this encounter. Mainstream country music, broadly speaking, not having been known for being particularly "multicultural" or "integrated," encounters the Caribbean. I dunno, I find it a musical twist that merits a listen now and then, and I personally find that a lot of it "travels" well, that is, works in other tropical/coastal settings other than the one from which it emerged (a bit like how reggae is very popular in Hawaii, the Philippines, etc.). But that's just one man's opinion.

Post #227948 by Thomas on Fri, Apr 21, 2006 6:29 PM