tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post9056881913139730920..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Face-Off: The Disco Super-GroupsDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-34581169124337414422011-03-28T08:24:02.999-05:002011-03-28T08:24:02.999-05:00I love Doug's one hit wonder idea and, expandi...I love Doug's one hit wonder idea and, expanding on it a bit, I think it could be a series. You could do various one hit wonders for various eras/genres.dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-1749338291617367582011-03-28T01:44:25.376-05:002011-03-28T01:44:25.376-05:00I s'pose, Doug, that you liked that scene in B...I s'pose, Doug, that you liked that scene in Buck Rogers where Buck attends the ball and shows those starched 25th century stiffs how to get down and funky...?<br /><br /><br />There's a couple of disco tracks I like, but most of it leaves me cold. Why exactly could be summed by Dee Lite's Kier Kirby when she explained (in a TV doco about the subject) that disco meant looking beautiful and dancing all night. Is it any wonder punk got such a look-in?<br /><br /><br />cheers<br />B SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-53855560093158214442011-03-26T22:09:11.470-05:002011-03-26T22:09:11.470-05:00I have plenty of love for Chic -- I recall in 8th ...I have plenty of love for Chic -- I recall in 8th grade PE we had a dance unit and Le Freak was one of the tunes our middle-aged instructor taught us some moves for. Believe me, it was worth the price of admission. Any love for Tony Thompson on the drums with Power Station?<br /><br />Don't really consider E,W, & F to be disco, although Boogie Wonderland is a standard of the era.<br /><br />Tell you what -- in the future we could do a "5 to Love" post with some of the one-hit wonders of the disco era.<br /><br />Thanks, all, for the comments! Karen has another music post for you tomorrow, then it's back to the comics in the first half of next week.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-40403736621981436482011-03-26T18:52:35.245-05:002011-03-26T18:52:35.245-05:00Disco dominated Top-40 radio during most of my tee...Disco dominated Top-40 radio during most of my teen-age years, and while I liked some of it I never got into it in a big way, maybe because it was explicitly dance music and I was far too much of an introvert to get out on a dance floor (yep, I didn't date at all while I was in high school). For me, the Bee Gees and K.C. and the Sunshine Band are essentially a draw, but I'd give the edge to the Bee Gees as they had a broader range of style and didn't entirely disappear into the ether after the disco era.Fred W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07602124919964053532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-3944659019374763832011-03-26T12:32:01.611-05:002011-03-26T12:32:01.611-05:00Great topic! Even though Chic is great, with Le F...Great topic! Even though Chic is great, with Le Freak; Good Times; Dance, Dance, Dance, I Want Your Love, and Everybody Dance, I have to give my vote to Earth, Wind and Fire. Of course, there's September, Let's Groove, Shining Star, and Fantasy, but my favorite by them is, I think, and all time underrated disco classics - Boogie Wonderland. Plus, you just have to love those costumes! That, plus the huge membership, makes them the Legion of Super-Heroes of musicians.dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-10338117525083008842011-03-26T12:05:27.819-05:002011-03-26T12:05:27.819-05:00I'll admit that in my first few years of eleme...I'll admit that in my first few years of elementary school I liked disco, but became a bona fide hater soon after.<br />As for your face-off question, I'd definitely go with KC & the Sunshine Band. There's still a few of their songs that I really like listening to occasionally, while I can barely tolerate the Bee Gees.<br />And HannibalCat, agreed about Chic. Besides KC, they're probably among the few disco-hit machines of that time whose songs I still like.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-38013905429789680412011-03-26T09:31:48.947-05:002011-03-26T09:31:48.947-05:00I've got a longer reply in re whether disco su...I've got a longer reply in re whether disco sucked or not, but I love this video of 'Demolition Night'. Dig Jimmy Pearsall's take on the event as it happened!:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o98PcPvS-54J.A. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800901321134394272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-70362678065343591572011-03-26T07:50:43.084-05:002011-03-26T07:50:43.084-05:00Doug: GREAT topic for a Saturday.. I highly respe...Doug: GREAT topic for a Saturday.. I highly respect (and typically enjoy..) any musical style when done really well, and Disco was superb on several levels:<br /><br />1) It brought a new influx of recording styles, instruments, etc into the industry primarily relying on the accepted heavy-weights like the Stones, Heart, etc;<br />2) Like most musical trends, it's scope was pretty broad, nudging artists to get on board (or compete if they want..), like the Stones ("Black and Blue"), McCartney ("Silly Love Songs", "Goodnight Tonight", etc), you name it.<br />3) It brings new producers to the forefront, like Quincey Jones (one of the BEST), Barry Gibb, etc..<br /><br />You may not like the style, but it's influence was undeniable. I mean, punk and garage band stuff had it's influence for years after, but it wasn't as far-reaching as Disco.., nor blatant enough to illicite such a fore-mentioned nationally-televised publicity backlash. <br /><br />I love very clean productions, and really good acts like ABBA and the BeeGees, around for a few years prior, really strike a chord and become the mainstays (like they've always done that style..).<br /><br />There was an ENORMOUS amount of talent that went into those productions, and LPs that have been discussed earlier ("Off the Wall" to name one..). The best productions were a lot of hard work, but the quality (especially with the likes of Gibb and Jones..) continue to really resonnate. <br /><br />Obviously the after-shocks of huge trends (Studio 54, Chic jeans (still see Gilda Radner prancing in those Jewish jeans commercials on SNL..) were nauseating at the time (but great fun to watch now..), it's much like the Swingin' 60s in terms of goofiness, yet fondness for days gone by.<br /><br />Still will never understand comics like the 'Dazzler' with her glitter ball appeal, but having just read her 'Wikipedia' entry to confirm my facts, her concept and execution was pretty lame, and didn't get much traction. <br /><br />Like 'New Universe'.. you can't blame Marvel for trying..david_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218727673816200051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-14288112007437553562011-03-26T06:17:54.982-05:002011-03-26T06:17:54.982-05:00Ca-mon! Who else but the mighty Chic?! Edwards and...Ca-mon! Who else but the mighty Chic?! Edwards and Rodgers were everywhere, producing everyone and made some of the best disco sounds of the time. Dance Dance Dance!HannibalCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970584876708307571noreply@blogger.com