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    Posted: July 11 2024 at 04:44
Similar to traditional prog-rock compositions, the late 1970s disco songs tend to have longer durations with multiple sections, allowing for musical exploration and development within the instrumental parts, often featuring lush orchestration with synths and horns. It should therefore not be surprising that disco music has sometimes served as an influence for several prog-rock acts.
Which songs do you think best blend the intricate musicality of progressive rock with the infectious rhythms of disco, creating a unique style that we can tag as disco-prog? Camel's "Summer Lightning" serves as an excellent example.
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How about a Disco Polo cover of Time to Turn by Eloy? 🤣🤣🤣
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The first Disco-Prog song that comes to mind is Giorgio Moroder's Knights in White Satin. Ooh, I Feel Love, I Feel Love, I Feel Love, I Feeeeel Love.... Heart



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the Belgian band Cos made a few (ill-advised) disco-beat prog tracks in their third album called Babel.
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Utopia - Disco Jets
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From outside the ranks of prog, but looking in, pretty much in the same vein that Moroder's Knights evoked by Paul

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Would 'Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots' count? Big smile

Disco Duck (Part 1 & 2) by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots (Single; RSO; 2090 204): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music
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Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds is quite disco-y.
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Hmmmm ... how about some later CAN ?
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What on Earth (and Fire) were they thinking!?? An Invitation to Tell Me Why one of Holland's best Symphonic Prog bands in the early 1970's became an overnight, glittery Euro-Disco sensation by the end of that same decade. Geek

Earth and Fire - Invitation (1971)


Earth and Fire - Tell Me Why (1981)
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Some of the songs on SFF's Ticket to Everwhere qualify imo.
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Pain of Salvation - Disco Queen
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"Aristoclub" from the new Aristocrats album has a dance club vibe.
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Can - I Want More:



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^ I love Can's I Want More and a more disco cover of it that exists (could not find it on youtube now).

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

the Belgian band Cos made a few (ill-advised) disco-beat prog tracks in their third album called Babel.


I disagree on the ill-advised front.  I thoroughly adore that album and the album feels like a breath of fresh air to me.  In fact, it's the Cos album that I return to the most.


Here is Magma's "Who's My Love".


Automat is a very cool one, but it's more of the Kraftwert and electronica variety than in the OP.



And for a more modern one, Chrome Hoof's "Tonyte".




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Originally posted by unclemeat69 unclemeat69 wrote:

Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds is quite disco-y.

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Michael Zager was a member of jazz rock band Ten Wheel Drive (although I've never heard of them). This has quite a classical inspired mid section. Love it!
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4 stars 1979: ELO - Disco Very - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSFqQ4XUA_Q1ovHY5XKFwZtR4_drD5O6S
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Utopia - Disco Jets


Also "set me free" from Utopia's Adventures in Utopia album. Maybe not pure disco but it at least comes pretty close with the drum beat.


Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - July 11 2024 at 10:51
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