Members pbognar Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Funk OTOH, which some people confuse with disco, is fair game. Maybe Brickhouse by the Commodores? How about some EWF - maybe Shining Star or Fantasy? AbsoFu**ingLutley It don't mean a thing if it ain't got the FUNK! The ONLY good disco IMHO is the Funk crossover stuff!!! The "pea soup" hi hats, strings, and the straight four on the kick is for the lowest of the birds. ps - every band seems to think they know how to play Brickhouse - WRONG!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted September 21, 2007 Moderators Share Posted September 21, 2007 It's funny how the anti-disco sentiment remains. Less so in Europe. I grew up a white suburban 70's teen rockin' disco hater. But I've since changed my tune on it. It sounds cosmopolitan to me now. Not sophisticated, but something that wants to be. I like it's slickness and it's kitschiness. Fueled by coke, sex, money, and greed. It's funny in it's baseness. Maybe it's just me. And there were some great, great players laying down the slick back then too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 It's funny how the anti-disco sentiment remains. And most likely if someone lived through it here in the U.S., perhaps for the excessive glitzy coke-addled lifestyle that it implied. Younger people and people from out of the country seem to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Botch Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I don't have any songs to add, but I started college/got away from home in 1978 and became of legal drinking age (in Iowa) the same year; looking through all these old song titles really brought back the memories, that's cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 You might consider adding the O'jays "Love Train" to your list. It works as a great dance tune for us (strangely enough it seems to consistently spawn a "conga line" at one joint we play..). The spate of Coors "Silver Bullet" commercials that were out last year revived the tune's familiarity. Ride it while you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members offramp Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 "Groove Line" and "Disco Inferno" will always be my two favorites; although, upon further consideration, I think "Groove Line" might fall more closely into the 'funk' category...dunno, it's a close call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Frantag Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 The horn line in Groove Line is one of my favorite 'bits' of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoseC. Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 Kool and the Gang - "Get Down On It" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiveMusic Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 I thought this thread was about, literally, our fave disco songs. Which, I agree, is an oxymoron. But anyway, about the only song that came to mind that I actually liked... was this disco?... Irene Cara's Flashdance. If I never again hear Brickhouse or Shake Your Booty White Boy, it's too soon. Every band here still plays these songs every night. It's sick, I tell ya. It's so bad, I rarely stop to hear a cover band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super 8 Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 was this disco?... Irene Cara's Flashdance. Some would say yes, but I'd argue no. To me, disco died in 1979. Once you hit the 80's Electro funk and New Wave take over. Both were danceable, but neither felt like disco to me. If I never again hear Brickhouse or Shake Your Booty White Boy, it's too soon. Every band here still plays these songs every night. It's sick, I tell ya. It's so bad, I rarely stop to hear a cover band. True, but both of those are very overplayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oscarzacosta Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 much as I hated disco at the time, some it held up OK. best live disco act - KC and some rock act ought to cover Donna Summers She Works Hard For the Money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blsmn Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 I gotta throw in one nobody has mentioned - Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way. Great song, great beat - always packed the floor:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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