Comments on: Why disco won

By: jasonallanlapp

jasonallanlapp — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 01:42:05 +0000

Speaking of disco, have any of you listened to the most recent Daft Punk album? Talk about being inspired by a genre. We actually posted a review of the album on our blog. If you like disco, but loathe new music in general, it might be worth checking out.

By: pearlsitc

pearlsitc — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:08:45 +0000

Reblogged this on Get films info & news..

By: spincyclediaries

spincyclediaries — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:32:39 +0000

I love disco – to me it symbolizes tube tops, glitter, big hair and dancing! My comment may be a little less “academic” but I think it’s reminiscent of the subject matter at hand…disco was fun! And those disco backbeats that make their way into music today have a way of making you want to shake and groove!

By: wildstar84

wildstar84 — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:53:49 +0000

In reply to 113yearslater.Except the Beatles, Elvis, and Classic Rock! lol

By: Midwestern Plant Girl

Midwestern Plant Girl — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:16:44 +0000

Being from the suburbs of Chicago & old enough to have ‘shook my bootie’, I remember the night of Disco Demo. We were on our way down to Comiskey Park (making a late entrance) and listening to the radio that the event had gotten way out of control. We never made it there, but had a big laugh at the situation.
I think every generation has it’s ‘outlandish’ music & disco landed in the 70’s. Even KISS did a disco song, “I was made for loving you baby”. Now we have Kid Rock who mixes rap, country, blues and heavy metal.
Thanks for the flashback!!

By: andrewhooks1

andrewhooks1 — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:42:36 +0000

THIS ERA IN MUSIC GAVE THE PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO GET RIGHT WITH THEMSELF. PEOPLE PARTY THE NIGHT TO MORNING. LOT OF MONEY MADE AND SPENT. DISCO ERA GAVE CLOTHS A BUY POWER,FOOD CHANGE,THE WAY PEOPLE ACT CHANGE, AND THE WAY WE DANCE WAS SEXY AND FUNN.

By: maggie

maggie — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:26:35 +0000

great post! Good music is good music, period. I don’t understand the anger, at all. I don’t care for Country music, but I can’t imagine getting enraged over it. I am loving the Alt. Disco trend.

By: thelearnedkat

thelearnedkat — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:16:15 +0000

Reblogged this on thelearnedkat and commented: I’m reblogging this post because I enjoyed listening to Disco music back in the day and this post was compelled me to respond. It comes at a time when there are a number of disco themed television programmes and there appears to be a resurgence in a new wave of “disco sounds” or “disco with a modern twist”.

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By: thelearnedkat

thelearnedkat — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:08:20 +0000

I enjoyed reading this post and feel I have to add :
“Disco brought several of these strands together, but marked them in a different way: it was optimistic music for dark times, but it was a music that could find itself a constituency only in the wake of the civil rights movement and the Stonewall riots” Disco came about BECAUSE of the black and gay movement. It definitely was the voice for minority groups to be heard at a time when music was populated by the “White” voices of pop, punk, heavy metal etc. Initially, it was “underground” and somehow came to surface and became mainstream thanks to Donna Summer and bands such as Chic, Sister Sledge. It then developed a more “popular” face with singers such as Gloria Gaynor and adopted by mainstream culture. Meanwhile, whilst all that was happening, the “underground” were swiftly moving onto a new sound called “Funk”. The black voice and antithesis to “Punk”. The sound of Disco also came to a very sorry demise when Donna Summer, dubbed “Queen of Disco” by her gay followers, ‘found’ Christianity. She denounced the same group of followers, saying that all gay men were to “burn in hell”. This led to a massive furore amongst her fans who in turn, dumped and burnt thousands of disco records in stadiums and around the world, which practically ruined Ms Summers career/reputation and the sound of disco overnight. That is one of the reasons why a lot of stars ( such as Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyonce) in the pop world say they are forever indebted to their gay fans or advocates of the lgbt community. They know it can make or break their careers. I enjoyed “disco” as created by the black minority as opposed to commercialised “disco”. That terrible song “More, more, more!” comes to mind.