Aftermath
Tele-Holic
I liked Chic/Sister Sledge as a kid and forgot about them, then I read in an old interview with Johnny Marr that he was a fan of Nile Rodgers, and I have been a big fan ever since. What are some cool disco songs that you enjoy?
Anyone else like Disco?
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I liked Chic/Sister Sledge as a kid and forgot about them, then I read in an old interview with Johnny Marr that he was a fan of Nile Rodgers, and I have been a big fan ever since. What are some cool disco songs that you enjoy?
smartsoul72
Tele-Holic
Maybe not what you’re looking for, but I’ll use this opportunity to share this current band “Say She She” who have a great disco vibe
I hope I don't offend anybody, but... Disco Star Wars!
Meco Monardo's finest hour. The story of how that record came to be is completely bonkers:
An Oral History of the Legendary 'Star Wars' Disco
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100, holds a Guinness World Record and is wholly responsible for launching Jon Bon Jovi’s cousin
melmagazine.com It seems to me that disco was the last gasp of... something. Of having a big orchestra backing up a pop song as a matter of fact, of featuring a trombone solo (Monardo's solo in Diana Ross' "I'm Coming Out") or a clarinet solo ("Salsation" on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack) on a pop hit. After disco, the synthesizers and computers take over, and it's curtains for all the session jazzbos.
oldunc
Poster Extraordinaire
I kinda don't think so, but it can be done well
bowman
Poster Extraordinaire
There were a lot of great bass lines in those disco tunes, and a great bass line is always a good thing. In a crowded club with a packed dance floor, the bass was all you could hear.
Dostradamas
Poster Extraordinaire
As a bass player disco is GREAT!
Extensive research into the grooves of KC & the Sunshine band helped this young 4 stringer a ton!
HORNS BABY HORNS!!!!
I love the whole era. Let’s dance.
OldTelePlayer
Tele-Afflicted
Disco?
Take a look and tell me what's not to like. Seriously. Go ahead... look.
Because...
If you are thinkin' you're too cool to boogie
Boy oh boy have I got news for you....
Take a look and tell me what's not to like. Seriously. Go ahead... look.
Because...
If you are thinkin' you're too cool to boogie
Boy oh boy have I got news for you....
There was so much baaaaad disco it got some stink on the good stuff.
But there was certainly some good stuff.
Watch OUT, ladies!
But there was certainly some good stuff.
Watch OUT, ladies!
OldTelePlayer
Tele-Afflicted
And oh yeah, before I forget...
Hot Stuff, need some Hot Stuff, gotta have some Hot Stuff Tooooo NITE
Even got a really cool git-tar part... don't miss that!!
Hot Stuff, need some Hot Stuff, gotta have some Hot Stuff Tooooo NITE
Even got a really cool git-tar part... don't miss that!!
The best musical education I ever received….wait for it….was playing on the road for several years with a ten-piece “Disco” band.
Before that I was just a barroom player doing the whole Southern Rock thing….and I was starving…literally.
A friend of mine told me about this group that needed a guitar player immediately because they were leaving on a four month road trip in four days…it was a disco band with four singers and a six-piece band…and it paid $275.00 per week! Rooms, transportation and most meals were also included!
I’ll skip all the details but I got the gig…basically because they couldn’t get anyone else….and I really wasn’t ready for it…I didn’t know the tunes and I certainly didn’t know all the chord changes…but the keyboard player and I crammed 10 hours a day for three days and he got me somewhat prepared.
I was easily the worst one in the band…everyone else was a seasoned veteran and really knew their stuff…I had to learn on the fly….but I pulled it off with a lot of help from them….so thanks to Mike, Stanley, Billy, Scott, etc.
You have to remember that a lot of big-time arrangers were involved in the disco era….stone cold multi gold and platinum record producers….and those guy weren’t into writing 1-4-5 songs…a lot of the arrangements were complicated.
I had to learn so much and at first I was really intimidated….but I stuck with….just took it night-by-night….week-by-week…and I eventually got pretty good at it…. by the time I had left I was acting now not only as the guitarist…but also as the musical director….and I taught the guys that were like I used to be.
And oh man….the road stories I could tell you….geesh.
Before that I was just a barroom player doing the whole Southern Rock thing….and I was starving…literally.
A friend of mine told me about this group that needed a guitar player immediately because they were leaving on a four month road trip in four days…it was a disco band with four singers and a six-piece band…and it paid $275.00 per week! Rooms, transportation and most meals were also included!
I’ll skip all the details but I got the gig…basically because they couldn’t get anyone else….and I really wasn’t ready for it…I didn’t know the tunes and I certainly didn’t know all the chord changes…but the keyboard player and I crammed 10 hours a day for three days and he got me somewhat prepared.
I was easily the worst one in the band…everyone else was a seasoned veteran and really knew their stuff…I had to learn on the fly….but I pulled it off with a lot of help from them….so thanks to Mike, Stanley, Billy, Scott, etc.
You have to remember that a lot of big-time arrangers were involved in the disco era….stone cold multi gold and platinum record producers….and those guy weren’t into writing 1-4-5 songs…a lot of the arrangements were complicated.
I had to learn so much and at first I was really intimidated….but I stuck with….just took it night-by-night….week-by-week…and I eventually got pretty good at it…. by the time I had left I was acting now not only as the guitarist…but also as the musical director….and I taught the guys that were like I used to be.
And oh man….the road stories I could tell you….geesh.
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Recce
Poster Extraordinaire
I love the Nightlife. There was good disco and really bad disco.
Dick, it’s got a good beat and you can really dance to it. I give it a nine. LOL
I am sure I danced to this at Deja VU, the VU, at Columbia, MO while in college.
Mister_Baddabing
TDPRI Member
These always get played on 'trash disco night' at my house
radiocaster
Doctor of Teleocity
I didn't much care for it when it was popular, I like some of it now though.
I don't like most rock with disco influences though.
I don't like most rock with disco influences though.
When I was in college I worked as a bartender at night in a huge disco in NY. Mostly during the summers. The Deep End Lounge, "Take the plunge" .....opening act....Donna Summer. I wore leisure suits, Huckapoo shirts, platform shoes and had poofy hair. Yes, I admit it.
