Disco...yep, I'm going there

For some reason, people often say "disco sucks" instead of saying "I dislike disco".

And the reason is usually imo, the bitterness left from disco having such a impact on rock music at a time when it had become imho incredibly pretentious, borish, and frankly quite silly.
"Rock is dead" many said at the time.
Of course it did survive in the end - but only because of the back to basics underground music scenes of New York and London.

At the end of the day, popular music is democratic in that consumers of it vote with their wallets. The pompous dinosaur bands of the seventies had their run. But the only constant is that there is no constant. It’s time to get over it.

I have to disagree with the post that disco was all about electronica. That happened with the rise of freestyle and the late disco era of 1980 forward.

The Disco era was a fusion of electronica and real instruments. It was displayed masterfully on the alec r. Costandionos and his band love and kisses. Anyone remember those long 15 minute songs like Romeo and juliete, I’ve found love and accidental lover? I love the disco era although I came late into that era, but thankfully I did. Had it not been for disco, I would not be into music, not have a record collection to speak of, or be the audiophile that I am today.

I am not just an audiophile, I am a Disco-phile as well. What is a disco-phile? Someone who knows disco better than anyone else. Yes, I am that good folks!!! And yes, I have great gems that most have not heard of before.

If anyone has a disco question about a song artist or group, chances are I know it.

My friends are impressed.

Isn’t there a like button somewhere in this forum? There are people here making excellent comments about their memories of disco and what it was all about.

Late to the party... Well in this era anyway.

I have to admit discos were very popular in England back in the 70,s and I attended many.

Some good tunes out from my sketchy hazed memory banks.

Probably the most famous tune played at every disco ever in England.

Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum.

Tell me that song does not move you!

Now I am going to bring the level down to my level... Lol.

Why did we all attend the disco on Sat night's
( Elton John, Saturday Nights alright for fighting).

Nope not for fighting although it did happen for sure.

Well let's face it, you did not go to see Black Sabbath in the hopes of scoring a hot girl for the night now did you!

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The night the Chicago White Sox decided to hold a disco sucks night in 1979 was a shameful time in America.
For all you disco challenged people who never got why disco became so popular is because of the political era of the 60s an 70s. Yes, I am talking about the Vietnam and johnson-nixon era. A very dark and bitter time in us history. People were rightfully angry at the political climate that came about in that era. If you can understand the times of that era, then you can understand why Disco was such a popular movement in the late 70s.

Disco was the perfect music that came at the perfect time. It gave people a chance to be free, or at least a chance to relax and listen to music that makes you feel good.  I don't think rock could ever give that kind of feeling that disco brings.

One person explained it to me long ago what disco music was all about.   Beautiful music.

That is what the anti-disco and the disco-sucks movement never understood. I hope this helps them out.