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I'm one of those rare gems who likes Rock and Disco equally!!!

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Ditto!  ;)

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I liked a few songs but overall I'll keep wearing my "Death Before Disco" T-shirt 8)
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Agreed - although in retrospect it wasn't ALL bad (just most of it)

The "Death Before Disco" T-shirt mentioned above made a famous appearance in the movie "Stripes" - I remember a few cheers went up in the movie theatre went that scene came on !

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"I Love Rock-n-Roll"

Lets just say I am glad that disco is dead.  Just my opinion. :)
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Well Disco did finally die, then Punk rock, hair bands and I think grunge has vanished as well.  I am waiting for the demise of RAP.  

Sorry folks, I never enjoyed Rap except "Can Touch This" by MC Hammer and some of The Fresh Prince's humor.

Maybe this should be in the nineties forum. ;)

Peace,
A'isha

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I am waiting for the demise of RAP.  

I never enjoyed Rap except "Can Touch This" by MC Hammer

Peace,
A'isha
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Well said.  As for "Hammer" all he did was delete the lyrics from Rick James' "Superfreak" :-X  and dub in his voice saying "Can't Touch This" for which he was justifiably sued.  I took his advice on that record and never touched it! As for all rap...I wouldn't listen to it with anybodys  ears....just my opinion ;)

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Your secret's safe with me, Jonman!  ;)

Now...

For the record:

Disco Never Died!

Disco marked the dawn of dance-based popular music. Growing out of the increasingly groove-oriented sound of early '70s and funk, disco emphasized the beat above anything else, even the singer and the song. Disco was named after discotheques, clubs that played nothing but music for dancing. Most of the discotheques were gay clubs in New York, and the DJs in these clubs specifically picked soul and funk records that had a strong, heavy groove. After being played in the disco, the records began receiving radio play and respectable sales. Soon, record companies and producers were cutting records created specifically for discos. Naturally, these records also had strong pop hooks, so they could have crossover success. Disco albums frequently didn't have many tracks -- they had a handful of long songs that kept the beat going. Similarly, the singles were issued on 12-inch records, which allowed for extended remixes. DJs could mix these tracks together, matching the beats on each song since they were marked with how fast they were in terms of Beats Per Minute. In no time, the insistent, pounding disco beat dominated the pop chart and everyone from rockers like the Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart, to pop acts like the Bee Gees and new wave artists like Blondie. There were disco artists that became stars -- Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summer, Chic, Village People, and KC & the Sunshine Band were brand-names -- but the music was primarily a producer's medium, since they created the tracks and wrote the songs.

Disco lost momentum as the '70s became the '80s, but it didn't die -- it mutated into a variety of different dance-based genres, ranging from dance-pop and hip-hop to acid house and techno.

Info provided by: The All Music Guide


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IMHO, it never lived so it couldn't have died.....

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IMHO, it never lived so it couldn't have died.....
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If you had hung-out with me in "Studio 54" at the height of its popularity, you'd feel differently. Trust me.  ;)

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If you had been with me in "Studio 54" at the height of its popularity, you'd feel differently. Trust me.  ;)
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I Stand corrected ;)

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Disagree......Without Disco, I wonder if there would have been any New Romantic music. Just listen to ABC's "Poison Arrow" - sounds like this could have also been a hit back when Disco ruled. All that synth work isn't just Punk influenced as it is oft termed ("Post-Punk/New Wave"), the dancey-type of stuff has to come from Disco.

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Of course disco does not suck.  I couldn't agree with you more, TB.  I've always felt the same way about "Poison Arrow,"  and the Night Version of Duran Duran's "Hungry Like The Wolf" (of course when you have Nile Rodgers of Chic producing, it's kind of hard not to have an infectious dance groove).  Disco lived on into the 90's also, with hybrids in house music (Check out "The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)" by The Bucketheads - sampling "Street Player" by Chicago).

In the 90's every major city I travelled to had a disco night at one of the nightclubs, and they were surprisingly popular.  

I was at Exit in NYC a few months ago dancing in the wee hours of the morning waiting for Junior Vasquez to come on - DJ Anthony Nero preceded him - the first song I heard upon entering the main room?  "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer, and the dancefloor was packed.  

I don't think disco is entirely dead.  If it could only make it's way to the forefront and put hip hop & rap in the back seat, no, make that the trunk...for a little while...