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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?
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lilchris9
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If you love disco, check out The Disco Biscuits!
tlong1958
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I always thought disco was a joke, and it wasn’t very funny.
And the Talking Heads were not even close to being disco. Not sure how anyone could make that connection.
Saturday Night Fever was an extremely crappy movie. Except for the part where the one guy jumped off the bridge into the river. That was kinda funny. I remember wishing that the rest of them would jump off the bridge also, so that the movie would be over sooner. IMO of course


magnaryder1
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I own 'Saturday Night Fever' as part of my collection, you really can't talk about the '70s and not include that particular piece of music. Its as definitive a work as DSOTM. It defines the era. I play it for my kids who are in their mid 20s. They get a big kick out of it. Now, back then I wouldn't have owned it, but today its a relic of an era and still stands up.  

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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!

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lowrider57
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I lived thru the disco years. Being a rock ’n roller and a drummer, I hated the music. My friends would drag me to discos which were formerly live rock venues. What bothered me more than the thumping formula music was the disco lifestyle; platform shoes, silk shirts exposing mounds of chest hair, coke spoon necklaces.

So in 1977 I welcomed the punk invasion and the British new wave. In England it was a political movement and a revolt against the establishment and "dinosaur rock." For the US, it was a great movement against disco. Many punk clubs sprung up in NYC and it was a welcome relief to a stagnant time in music and culture.
If you’d like to understand that period of time, watch the film "Summer of Sam." It is accurate and hits close to home since I lived in the Bronx. In addition to the Son of Sam murders, there was a divide between friends over the disco movement.

Regarding the music, there were a couple of standout acts, Nile Roger’s and Chic being one.


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