After Vietnam and Watergate, the musical question of a generation morphs from "Are You Experienced?" to "Have You Ever Been Mellow?" As America gets in touch with itself, major artists of the era and today relive the 70's tsunami of soft rock
Trashed by the music press, ridiculed in pop culture, left as roadkill by MTV, soft hits rock bottom in the 80's. Air Supply and Rupert "Pina Coloda" Holmes deal with milquetoast accusations as careers plummet and soft rock descends into irrelevance
The most fantastic resurrection in music begins when Warren G samples Michael McDonald then Yacht Rock sets sail. Now a staple of hip hop, movies, TV and social media, soft rockers are finally getting the respect they've always deserved