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Disco. So corny and kitsch, that it becomes enjoyable... Oh and I really like Donna SummerEmbarrassed

And I fully agree with Lucas remark regarding music in general. There is bad music in all shapes and sizes. Remember Torman Maxt?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote lucas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2011 at 08:02
Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

Excuse me, but why the hell are you categorizing Earth, Wind & Fire or Chic as "disco" bands? I'm not an expert - and I don't want to sound like one - but I think you're seriously mistaking funk for disco.

because, similarly to Kool & the Gang, they turned to disco. And disco owes a lot to funk actually.
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Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

Excuse me, but why the hell are you categorizing Earth, Wind & Fire or Chic as "disco" bands? I'm not an expert - and I don't want to sound like one - but I think you're seriously mistaking funk for disco.

because, similarly to Kool & the Gang, they turned to disco. And disco owes a lot to funk actually.


I wonder if disco ever paid his dues to funk.

Anyway, I think I would rather enjoy the early stuff of EWF than their disco period. The "boom-boom-boom-boom" rhythm of disco always annoyed me since the childhood.
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Disco by a mile, although some of it is absolutely terrible, it does what it intends well, and is unabashedly fun.

Also, it gave birth to italo disco, and house. The latter of which when crossed with actual funk and progressive electronic gave rise to Detroit Techno.

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Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by Eärendil Eärendil wrote:

 Ermm ... the genre of disco might contain some of the worst music ever recorded ever.
each genre can contain the worst music ever recorded, that includes prog.


Of course it can. Disco just has a lot more than others.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Logan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2011 at 13:11
Originally posted by Eärendil Eärendil wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by Eärendil Eärendil wrote:

 Ermm ... the genre of disco might contain some of the worst music ever recorded ever.
each genre can contain the worst music ever recorded, that includes prog.


Of course it can. Disco just has a lot more than others.


Does it have a lot more percentage-wise than hair metal in your opinion?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Earendil Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2011 at 13:44
Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by Eärendil Eärendil wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by Eärendil Eärendil wrote:

 Ermm ... the genre of disco might contain some of the worst music ever recorded ever.
each genre can contain the worst music ever recorded, that includes prog.


Of course it can. Disco just has a lot more than others.


Does it have a lot more percentage-wise than hair metal in your opinion?


They're probably pretty equal.  There's more hair metal that I like on occasion though.
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Disco by a long shot.......Probably the only female led genre I listen to.... The Emotions, Chaka Kahn, Cheryl Lynn, Donna Summer (The Queen), A Taste of Honey.

Thank goodness for prog in the 80's as it kept my hair straight and no eye liner or blush........LOL
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are there any prog bands that dared infuse Disco in their style,

their are many prog (metal) bands with hair metal influence


Edited by aginor - June 26 2011 at 14:13
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^ Merci by Magma. Not a great attempt at that thoughDead
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Rossana of Toto have a short disco segment

but they are not prog though

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote lucas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2011 at 14:26
Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

are there any prog bands that dared infuse Disco in their style,
- swedish band A.C.T., ABBA is one of their influences.
 
- the band Games, with their lone album 'stargazer', sort of proggish ABBA


Edited by lucas - June 26 2011 at 14:48
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Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

- the band Games, with their lone album 'stargazer', sort of proggish ABBA
This is excellent, thank you.
Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

are there any prog bands that dared infuse Disco in their style,

their are many prog (metal) bands with hair metal influence
Aside from Magma's Merci, which I think is pretty interesting attempt, my current favourite band from Italy:
It's fun as it is, and it's even more fun if you take into account that the rest of the album is extremely complex avant-prog. Some of the best avant-prog ever made in my opinion.

For the topic, disco by far for me. There is some pretty interesting disco stuff that I enjoy.
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Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

are there any prog bands that dared infuse Disco in their style,

their are many prog (metal) bands with hair metal influence


I've heard quite a few, but check out CHROME HOOF




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^Oh yeah, I plan to see them in september in Paris. It should be funny, especially if they come with Alailalman... Alaalailaman Vas... Well, the Finnish RIO band.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Sean Trane Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2011 at 17:04
Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

Excuse me, but why the hell are you categorizing Earth, Wind & Fire or Chic as "disco" bands? I'm not an expert - and I don't want to sound like one - but I think you're seriously mistaking funk for disco.

because, similarly to Kool & the Gang, they turned to disco. And disco owes a lot to funk actually.


I wonder if disco ever paid his dues to funk.

Anyway, I think I would rather enjoy the early stuff of EWF than their disco period. The "boom-boom-boom-boom" rhythm of disco always annoyed me since the childhood.
 
 
sometimes the frontier between funk & disco were tenuous...
 
Sure they were ultra-binary rhythms, but....
 
Just listen to Chic's Le Freak and find out how much of a killer funk tune that is
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Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

Excuse me, but why the hell are you categorizing Earth, Wind & Fire or Chic as "disco" bands? I'm not an expert - and I don't want to sound like one - but I think you're seriously mistaking funk for disco.

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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I don't see disco as a b*****dization of something I love, so that.
so i assume you don't like funk then Wink
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is this disco


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