Bessieboo Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Disco... Love it or Hate it?Is there a middle ground?What do feel about it now,After the records have been burned or thrown out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr E Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Love it or hate it? Neither.... and both! Zen master Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Love good disco...hate bad disco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HT from Mo Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Ditto for me too.HT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordharris Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I like a little Disco, I especially like the disco, Saturday Night Fever, with John Travolta and the songs from The Bee GeesI like K.C.& The Sunshine Band- Give a little Love, Shake your Bootie-LolWas Leo Sayer, he disco- 'make Me feel like dancin" ?Frankie Valli -The Four Seasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 In my opinion, disco got a bad rap (how's that for knocking two genres with one phrase?) because it was the REALLY BAD tunes that seemed to have stronger chart life and find a place in your head (i.e. "Disco Duck", "Kung Fu Fighting"). Within the 'disco period' of the 1970's, there were some songs that were musically intelligent and had some thought put into them. There were those on this Message Board like myself, who were in their teens during the disco period. So some of us obviouly liked the music enough to give it the success that it had. Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris hess Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 disco was the beginning of the end for live bands..clubs started hiring dj's,after that(nowadays)..they did karaoke..therfore,i think disco sucked..PERIOD!! and the music was NOT THAT GOOD!! u could have a drum machine(like rap now!)..and have 1 hook,and u have a selling record..i hated that era in music....it was not personable at all..just a selling machine for the record companies..and it still lives on w/ "crap music",but now they're segging parts from older songs and claiming it's "original" music!!..it all started then.....lol,chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 There are no drum machines on 'Rock Your Baby' by George McCrae or 'Mighty Real' by Sylvester or 'Instant Replay' by Dan Hartman and those are 3 great songs. There may or may not be one on 'I Feel Love' by Donna Summer but who cares... that's a great song.I go see live bands just about every other weekend....live music seems as prevalent here in Cleveland as DJs. I know there were plenty of crappy disco songs ..but there were plenty of bad rock and pop songs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianed Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I hated it when I first heard it. But when I learned how to "hustle" and dance all those other funky dances, I absolutely loved it and still do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr E Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I've always felt that it's not the form but the content that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kiwi Connection Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I remember going to Disco's here in NZ and hearing "She Did It". I didn't know whether to be thrilled that they were playing Eric Carmen or horrified that they thought "She Did It" was considered Disco!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmichel Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Disco got to be so popular that I feared that it would pollute other musical genres with it's overbearing influence...And for awhile it did...There were even disco version of country songs...Look up Bill Anderson's "I Can't Wait Any Longer" and you'll see what the disco influence did to one of the more traditional country artists...I soon became fed up with disco for taking over everything...I forgiven yesterday's disco...and I can even listen to an old disco song and smile and remember when...But I'm still mad at today's dance music for being a souless bore...Calling Donna Summer...We need some "Bad Girls" fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Unfortunately, I can't say I was a teen when disco came in, but I liked (and loved) some of it and detested some of it. I loved the BeeGees songs and the good disco songs, but Disco Duck and some of the others were an embarrassment. It rather grew like a weed for awhile and got a bit out of hand, but some of it was catchy and fun. I guess I just feel younger when I hear the better disco songs and it makes me smile also. --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Early Wynn Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Hated it then - hate it now. IMO, the best thing about it was it was partially responsible for the rise of the great "new wave" music from the late 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretender Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Never could stand it-I survived the 2nd half of the 70's listening to BORN TO RUN about a million times.(I also wore out copies of ERIC CARMEN & BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Michael Page Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I for one never liked disco (though at least "Haven't we come a long way", the closest Eric ever came to disco, IMO, had some meat).I even have less appreciation for rap, considered by friends of mine as "disco's bastard child".BMP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris hess Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 in reponse to hollies64,i think the only "decent" disco was done by the bee gees,hooks melodies,harmonies,yet put to the thump,thump,thump of disco..the bee gees i respect..their catalogue of songs is phenominal to say the least!!! but,ask any musician from that era,i guarantee they would agree w/ me..it still happens today..karaoke,d.j.'s..they rule the club scenes now..in that era before disco,there were so many places for live music compared to now!! that was my point..oh,i just noticed i messed your name up!!hollies 65 it should have been..sorry,i'm just still not that good on the computer!! anyway,food for thought..lol,chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bessieboo Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 Dicsco was over before I was old enough to get into the clubs,I still love to dance to disco.I do feel it was murderd by Disco duck, Kungfoo fighting and other insipid tunes pumped out as fast as they could be recorded.We all knew Disco was over when every local High school marching band was playing "That's the way I like it"(they still do).KC and the Sunshine Band is from a few miles from here. So, we supported our local groups even after their popularity softend.I would have loved to be old enough to have experenced that colorful time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 There is good disco and bad disco. I have a couple of old vinyl compilations and tracks like "Nice 'n Naasty" (or some such title, by Salsoul Orchestra, I think), are simply painful to listen to. One track I liked was the cover version of "Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart. Maybe because it actually was a "song" rather than just a "beat". But there were also some good original disco compositions. While it has been overplayed, "Copacabana" is a good song and it is quite obviously disco. It even tells a story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Pierre I actually heard Amii Stewart's version of "Knock On Wood" before the original by Eddie Floyd, and liked Amii's version a lot. However, once I heard Eddie's original, I wanted nothing to do with Amii's version.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Eddie Floyd's greatest song....'Big Bird'. What a song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 In the day I was anti-disco...though I loved certain songs (Disco Inferno, Love Machine, You Should Be Dancing etc).But now I kind of consider disco an old goofy friend...something that when it crosses my path it puts a smile on my face...though I don't want to get heavily involved with it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungryeyes Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I love DISCO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr E Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I was just listening to "One of these nights" and.... well, maybe it isn't technically disco... but it isn't a million miles away either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Mr E a few years ago this exact subject was brought up, and I also mentioned that "One Of these Nights" was pretty close to being a disco song. Don Felder's rip-snorting lead guitar makes you forget somewhat that in the background there's that unmistakable groove. Most people disagreed with my statement, but there's no doubt what Frey/Henley had in mind when they wrote that song. I've got a Henley interview somewhere where he mentions that his falsetto vocal was a tribute to Smokey Robinson. Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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