The Disco ThreadMusic

[L_Hamilton]

I looked and I couldn't believe there wasn't a Disco thread.



Well-known late 1970s disco performers included Bee Gees, Amanda Lear, Donna Summer and The Jacksons. Summer would become the first well-known and most popular female disco artist, and also played a part in pioneering the electronic sound that later became a part of disco. While performers and singers garnered the lion's share of public attention, the behind-the-scenes producers played an equal, if not more important role in disco, since they often wrote the songs and created the innovative sounds and production techniques that were part of the "disco sound".

The Hues Corporation's 1974 "Rock The Boat", a U.S. #1 single and million-seller, was one of the early disco songs to hit #1. Other chart-topping songs included "Walking in Rhythm" by The Blackbyrds, "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae and "Love's Theme" by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra. Also in 1975, Gloria Gaynor released the first side-long disco mix vinyl album, which included a remake of The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye" and two other songs, "Honey Bee" and "Reach Out (I'll Be There)". Also significant during this early disco period was Miami's KC and the Sunshine Band. Formed by Harry Wayne Casey ("KC") and Richard Finch, KC and the Sunshine Band had a string of disco-definitive top-five hits between 1975 and 1977, including "Get Down Tonight", "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man" and "Keep It Comin' Love".


Heatwave- Boogie Nights
Can't stop watching this and dancing to it.

 

[Aero-R]

I don't know why I like some disco sounds so much. Maybe it's just for the same reason I do love the old house sound from USA, and those are extremely linked genres since one born from the other on its 50% back in the days of Paradise Garage.

Maybe because of this, I've been always in love with the sound of the JohNick cuts and Henry Street Music.

I would love to see a house cut by them using the main part of this song, using drums only the know hot to set in the underground way:



An example of the sound of that duo, who always use disco songs to produce their brooklyn sound cutting them:



I bought that vinyl just for that cut, which samples Moment Of Truth's "Helplessly".

I also like to discover the disco songs sampled in today's songs =]

 

[Sniffs]

as most americans over forty well know, Disco recieved a good sized boot in the butt after 1978, and was deliberatly ignored thereafter. I don't know what really happened. the last Disco album to make money was, from all Companies, DISNEY! it even went platinum.

as I explained to a freind from Ireland, Disco is simply how people Raved in the 70's. think about it...

 

[Duke]

I'm not a big disco fan, but I do loves me some funk, and the border is mighty thin between them sometimes (as in that Heat Wave track above). I remember loving that song when I was a kid - the base and horn bit towards the end is good.

 

[arora]

Like Duke I'm not big on disco and also like funk, George Clinton anyone? As for disco itself, I'm a big Beastie Boy fan and many of there earlier tracks have lots of disco sampling on them.... Paul's boutique comes to mind 👍

 

[Solid Lifters]

Mrs. Lifters loves to dance so I have access to a lot of disco stuff. I never really listen to it, though. I do have some of the above. KC and the Sunshine Band is one of my favorites when I was kid (5-8). I remember my 6th birthday was huge and we danced like loons to them. Great times.

Some other tunes I have and actually like are...







Got to second base for the first time listening to this song...




And, if you think 'Disco' is for wusses, listen to this one...




Even The Rolling Stones like disco...



Some of the guitar playing on these songs are awesome. Also, I came up with some good guitar riffs from listening to disco music. So have a lot of other rock players who are strong enough to admit it.