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The Doobie Brothers, a classic rock band from America, have been captivating audiences since the early 1970s. Founded in San Jose, California, by Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, Dave Shogren, and drummer John Hartman, The Doobie Brothers have left an indelible mark on the rock music scene.

Progressive rock, often referred to as Progressive Rock, emerged in the late 1960s as a revolutionary and adventurous genre of music. With its complex compositions, virtuosic musicianship, and thought-provoking lyrics, Progressive Rock pushed the boundaries of what was considered conventional rock music. In this blog, we embark on a captivating journey through the captivating history and remarkable bands that have shaped the Progressive Rock landscape.

Def Leppard is a legendary band that has been dominating the rock music scene since the late 1970s. They have a plethora of hit songs under their belt, and as a fan, it can be tough to pick just ten of their best songs. However, after careful consideration, I present to you the top ten Def Leppard songs of all time.

The White Album is the ninth studio album of the famous British rock band, The Beatles. It was released on November 22, 1968, and it stands out as one of the most unique and fascinating albums in the band's oeuvre.

Who is Christopher Cross?

Christopher Cross is an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s with his pop-rock hits like "Sailing," "Ride Like the Wind," and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)."

What is Yacht Rock?

Throughout the history of popular music, certain genres are associated with particular time periods that have somehow been deemed as iconic eras. In the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, a musical genre emerged that seemed to encapsulate an attitude and sound that was unique in its own right; this genre has come to be known as “yacht rock”.

Who is Kenny Loggins?

Kenny Loggins is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Everett, Washington. He is best known for writing and performing many top hits throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. His style ranges from lush pop, folk and rock-pop to more introspective singer-songwriter work

Welcome to Nauti Radio’s Album Spins. In the age of the online streaming and the ability to download or even stream individual songs, The Captain and Krewe would like to reintroduce the pleasures and sometimes pain of listening to the Artists' entire album. Here at Nauti Radio, we are all about exploring the diverse depths of music and learning about the artists who bring sonic pleasure to our ears. 

Thank you for coming aboard as we shove off on our next adventure and continue to highlight Rock’s most influential albums. We will again share what we have learned about the album, the artist, and how it influenced both music in general and the Krewe here at Nauti Radio! We have compiled this list from sources such as Billboard, Rolling Stone Magazine, and many other articles and lists along the way. We will form our own opinion once we get through this list! 

Welcome back Nauti Krewe to another adventure on the Nauti Kruise Line. We are so glad that you can join us again as we celebrate the anniversary of Bon Jovi’s “Slippery When Wet” album as it sailed its way to the number 1 spot on the US Albums Chart. So, please get ready to rock, come aboard, grab yourself a glass of your favorite drink, sit back and relax as we shove off on a “Slippery When Wet” tour. 

Welcome to Nauti Radio’s Album Spins. In the age of the online streaming and the ability to download or even stream individual songs, The Captain and Krewe would like to reintroduce the pleasures and sometimes pain of listening to the Artists' entire album. Here at Nauti Radio, we are all about exploring the diverse depths of music and learning about the artists who bring sonic pleasure to our ears. 

Thank you for coming aboard as we shove off on our next adventure and continue to highlight Rock’s most influential albums. We will again share what we have learned about the album, the artist, and how it influenced both music in general and the Krewe here at Nauti Radio! We have compiled this list from sources such as Billboard, Rolling Stone Magazine, and many other articles and lists along the way. We will form our own opinion once we get through this list! 

Welcome to Nauti Radio’s Album Spins. In the age of online streaming and the ability to download or stream individual songs, The Captain and Krewe want to reintroduce the pleasure (and sometimes pain) of listening to the Artists' entire album. Here at Nauti Radio, we are all about exploring the diverse depths of music and learning about the artists who bring sonic pleasure to our ears. 

Welcome back Nauti Krewe to another spooky adventure on our boo or booze cruise through the scariest classic horror films of all time. Our next port of call is in the world of mad scientists and Frankenstein. Thank you for joining us as we have sailed through the likes of Haddonfield, Transylvania, and now on to the minds of those that created one of the scariest creatures of all time. So, please come aboard dressed as your favorite character, grab a glass of your favorite drink, sit back, and relax as we set sail into the life and story of Frankenstein. 

Welcome back Nauti Krewe. We hope that you have been enjoying our cruise down the haunted path of the scariest classic horror films of all time. We began our journey in Haddonfield, IL and have since sailed through a night at the Bates Motel, our next stop is onto the 1976’s The Omen. So, please don your favorite horror costume, come aboard, grab yourself a glass of your favorite drink, sit back and relax as we sail on to the dark side of the series of books written by David Seltzer. 

Hello once again and once again today we will continue with our string of classic horror movie blogs and stories. I hope everyone has been enjoying the blogs recently as much as I have enjoyed writing them and I hope everyone is getting into a right and proper spooky mood as Halloween is rapidly approaching and I cannot wait. Let’s not dilly dally now, so now let us set a course for our destination, we will stay the night at a very particular motel on our journey and I hope you enjoy our stay and do be careful not to spill chocolate syrup in the shower.

Ahoy there Nauti Krewe. I hope that you are enjoying our behind the story, stories as we have been diving into some of the scariest classic horror movies of all time. We have been counting down the top classic horror stories from 1978’s Halloween to the Master of Horror’s The Shining. I hope you continue to join us as we celebrate the spookiest month of the year and my favorite holiday, Halloween. So, please don your favorite costume, come aboard, grab a glass of your favorite drink, sit back, and relax while we shove off on our to our next port call and learn more about the story behind the movie “The Thing.” 

Welcome back Nauti Patrons, I hope you are ready to move on to our next scary adventure as we dive into the story behind the “Master of Horror” Stephen King’s very own “The Shining.”  If you are a lover of not only the month of October, horror movies, but also horror books then you have come to the right place as we set sail on a spooky tour of the best classic horror movies of all time. So, please dress as your favorite character, come aboard, grab yourself a glass of your favorite drink, sit back and relax as we shove off to our next destination of the Stanley Hotel or as it is also known the “Overlook Hotel” in Colorado. 

How’s it going Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s that time of the year and so in accordance with it being the month of October we are going to be putting out blogs about various horror movies from the 1930’s all the way to today and as you can see, we already have a blog out about John Carpenters Halloween (1978) so please if you are interested, please check it out. But today however we will be delving into The Amityville Horror and the real-life event that inspired it. So, sit back and relax and be ready as we sail into 112 Ocean Avenue. 

Hey there Nauti Krewe, welcome to October and the month of spooky goblins and ghost stories. This month we will be diving into some of the best classic horror movies. As we are fast approaching the spookiest holiday, we will take you on adventure after adventure of the story behind some of our favorites. I am here as your First Mate, so put on your scariest costumes, come aboard, grab a glass of your favorite drink, sit back, and relax while we hit our first port stop of the man behind the mask and learn more about the story behind the classic movie that is Halloween. 

Its time again Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s time for us to once again venture into the realm of Iron Maiden. Today we delve into Iron Maidens sixth studio album, Somewhere in Time, and we will investigate what inspired this album, what the creation and production looked like, and of course artwork and how well it did. So, please sit back and relax and let’s spend all these wasted years sailing till we are caught somewhere in time!

Welcome back all Nauti Krewe to another adventure. This time we are taking a spooky approach to our travels as we enter the month of October, Fall, and celebrate Halloween. This is my favorite time of year. The weather begins to cool, the leaves begin to change color, except for in Florida, and it is the month of not only my birthday but also my favorite holiday. It is only on this day that we can dress up as spooky characters, unless you Cosplay, take to the streets, and ask strangers for candy. Ever since I can remember, I have loved this time of year. Decorating in all things spooky from carving pumpkins to the corn mazes and haunted houses. Not to mention the horror movies. So, come aboard, grab yourself a glass of your favorite spooky drink, sit back and relax as we shove off on our next spooky adventure of all things Halloween. 

Welcome back all of you Nauti Patrons to another great adventure as we set sail on the Maden Voyage and learn the story behind the music that makes up the album Impera by Ghost. We have already done a back story on the band now we will get to know the albums that make them so great. Here is another one, which we carry on our site. So, come aboard, grab yourself a glass of your favorite drink, sit back and relax while we embark on “Call Me Little Sunshine” and bask in the “Hunter’s Moon.”   

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome back to Nauti Radios Ships Log and today we are voyaging through the seas and learning about the Swedish rock band Ghosts fourth studio album, Prequelle, and we are going to delve into what the album is all about, the songs, how it was put together, the artwork and of course how well it did. So, sit back and relax on this voyage as we explore past plague infested Rats and Dance at a satanic party in LA or is it Transylvania?

Hey there all you Nauti people! Today we are going on another voyage where we can really sink our teeth into our favorite bands and hopefully, we can all learn a lot together so please sit back and enjoy the voyage as we sail onward in search of Ghost and how they came to be.

The word senjutsu loosely translates as “tactics and strategy” this is the name of Iron Maidens seventeenth studio album. Released on September 3, 2021, this is Iron Maidens newest album, and had been in recording since early 2019. I do not know too much about this album so this we will be learning about this together as we sail on and rock out to some good ol’ Iron Maiden.

How’s it going folks? Today on Nauti Radios Ship log we are going to discuss exactly who and what is Iron Maiden and exactly how they came to be, what is their history and where did they get the idea to get together and rock the world with their mascot Eddie the Head. Now before we begin, I must go on record and say that Iron Maiden is one of my favorite bands of all time and many of their songs are on my favorite songs list as well. 

Welcome back to our next adventure. I hope all our Nauti Crew is having a fantastic voyage so far. We are going to be celebrating the life, legacy, and the road paved by legendary rocker Buddy Holly. So, please come aboard, grab a glass of your favorite drink, sit back, and relax as we shove off on our next adventure and learn more about Buddy Holly and why he was and still is so important in the music world.  

Released on November 21, 1975, A night at the opera was Queens fourth studio album, it was published by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and Elektra Records in the United States. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen herself, this album costed a total of £40,000, which in todays economy equals to about £357,000 or 403,723 USD, and at the time this was the biggest and most expensive album to have ever been released. It took around 4 months to record and was recorded at many different studios including the now famous Ridge Farm Studios. Let’s delve deeper into the making of this amazing album as we continue our journey to celebrate Freddie Mercury’s birthday this coming September 5th. Enjoy the ride!

Hey there to all of you Nauti Crew. I hope that you are enjoying our series on Queen. As we are prepping for Freddie Mercury’s birthday, we will be not only playing all things Queen, but we are also breaking things down by album. So, please come aboard, grab a glass of your favorite drink, sit back, and relax while we shove off on our next adventure into the behind the scenes on Queens album Jazz.

Hey there Nauti Crew. I am so glad that you decided to join us on another musical adventure as we dive into what made Queen’s Freddie Mercury a Star. As we are approaching the musical pioneer’s birthday, we are glad to have you join us on our journey to celebrating the life, legacy and, musical genius of that is Freddie Mercury. So, please come aboard, grab your favorite drink, sit back, and relax as we navigate behind the scenes on what made the front man of one of the best bands of all time such a star.  

Michael Jackson revolutionized the music industry with every album, shaping what would eventually lead to today’s music industry. One of those albums that revolutionized both the time it came out in and all time after that, was Bad by Michael Jackson and released by Epic Records, Bad was a huge hit and sold over 2.25 million copies in its first week. Now if that’s not enough of a reason to prove that it’s a great album, then join me as we explore the creation and impact of Michael Jackson's Bad. 

Hey there,  Nauti Crew! We continue to celebrate the life and legacy of Michael Jackson ahead of his 64th birthday we will delve into what made him such a unique soul and a musical pioneer.  So, come aboard, grab your favorite drink, sit back and relax as we celebrate Michael Jackson.  We will answer the major question of what makes him so unique and why he became such a musical pioneer.  

In honor of Michaels upcoming birthday along with this being his first number one album we are going to go behind the scenes of his Thriller album.  From the lyrics, the making of, and why it became his first number selling album.  So, join us as we set sail on the music that is Thriller, come aboard, grab a drink, sit back, relax, and enjoy the music as we shove off into the deep unknown. 

Hey there all of you Nauti people, as we approach the birthdate of The King of Pop, we wanted to share some absolutely amazing facts about the one and only Michael Jackson.  So, please come aboard, grab yourself a drink, sit back and relax while we take you on a Thriller Ride of Michael Jackson. 

The pioneer of Rock and Roll Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, MS on January 8, 1953, in his families two room house.  Elvis was not born into money as his father worked odd jobs to put food on the table.  As we delve into who the Kind was and how he became the King of Rock and Roll we will talk about some interesting facts that many may not know about him.   

After forming in 1970 Queen has become one of the best-known rock bands of all time. From their earlier days of being influenced by different genres of rock such as progressive, hard rock, and even heavy metal, Queen soon became what we know them to be today- arena rock and even pop rock. Queen has written and recorded some of the best and most iconic songs of all time that has spanned generations but what is it about this band and their songs that makes them so unique? Well let’s dive into the story and the amazing songs behind the band Queen. 

If you love hard rock or heavy metal then one of my favorite bands is none other than the Australian band of AC/DC, or Acca Dacca. After forming in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by the Young Brothers it was their high energy and theatrical shows that shot them to popularity. However, for me it was all about the songs. As a child of the 80’s I had come to love ❤️ their Back in Black album.  

If you love rock and especially classic rock or bluesy rock, then you already know the band that I am talking about. This band originated in the UK and after several members and years later they have become a staple in music but tranquility as well. The band originally named for two of their members Mick Fleetwood and John McVie back in 1967. So, this band has a long history as well has seen members come and go. It is more than the history and the band members that makes this band so special. It is their music.  

Billy Joel is one of the best singers, songwriters, and pianist of all time and he is also one of our favorite artists. This is especially true of our 18-year-old son. He is a huge Billy Joel fan. Has been since he was a young boy. As our kiddo is leaving to fulfill his dream of serving our country by joining the US Navy, I have been reminiscing about not only my youth but his.  

Hey all of you rock fans I just wanted to take the time to share a little bit about one of my favorite rock bands of all time.  As a child born in the 70’s and growing up in the 80’s, I have a long list of bands and music genres that are my favorite however, it is this band that is at the top of my list of favorite bands of all time.   

Embark on an unforgettable journey beyond the bustling streets of New Orleans to discover the heart and soul of Mardi Gras in the charming small towns of Cajun Country. Indulge in an authentic Cajun experience, surrounded by locals, savoring traditional cuisine, and immersing yourself in the true essence of this vibrant celebration, away from the overwhelming crowds and traffic. Delight in the stories passed down by seasoned veterans, sharing their first-hand encounters and deep-rooted connections to Mardi Gras—a way of life ingrained in their bayou upbringing.

In these quaint bayou towns, a rich tapestry of history unfolds, revealing the true significance of Mardi Gras. Lose yourself in the rhythmic cadence of the locals' unique Cajun accent, a stark departure from the caricatured "Farmer Fran" of The Waterboy. These encounters will introduce you to a captivating world, filled with unfamiliar yet intriguing words that resonate with the spirit of another country—the enchanting realm of true Cajun Country.