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Disco...yep, I'm going there

We've all read the comments about disco music, most seem to heavily weigh on the side of "it sucks". I cannot say how many times I've read that two word remark......yet, without any explanation. One thing for sure, that era defined our consciousness and is an important part of our musical history.

Frankly, I love listening to several artists from that era ... Bee Gees, Donna Summer, KC & The Sunshine Band...………..

I really can't understand how anyone can listen to these artists and not be moved to get up and dance. That IS an emotional connection. The exact connection most of us long for. So, what's the problem?
slaw

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tyray
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I really did like groups like BT Express, Chic and the Bee Gee's especially because they were good writers of song and music.

But in the seventies I was mostly into some good ole funk like p-funk and George Duke and for the life of me, at the time couldn't figure out why funk wasn't dance music anymore!

tyray
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@millercarbon

The Bee Gees were far better lyricists or should I say song writers period than a whole lot of groups regardless of genre. They wrote songs like ’I started a joke’ (which I think you can relate to) and many others that were covered by quite a lot of artist back in the day.

What I learned about the music industry is that there are only 2 types of music. Good and bad. It took me years to appreciate the Bee Gees until I heard their covers on artist like Richie Havens albums. Remember one mans dog is another mans hit song.


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