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punk was an assault on disco

punk was an assault on disco and thankfully killed the beast =).

i grew up listening to and loving the stuff. as others have said...it wasn't about the "music". it was a culture thing. never really liked the sex pistols but bands like velvet underground, joy division, iggy pop and the romones are still some of my oldy favorites. these guys actually knew how to write and perform. i was very fortunate to see them all live. i'll never forget a joy division show i saw in the UK.....i remember it like it was yesterday. talk about atmosphere and passion!. incredible!

every time i think about this stuff, i gotta smile.
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martykl
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Disco had its moments, too.

Marty
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gawdbless
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Punk rock was a not so much a breath of fresh air to the music scene but a full blown hurricane.
My friends 'two bob' pub punk band 'The Anabolic Steroids' motto was 'ability stinks'....
Really fun times being in and around the late 70's with that to brief musical revolution in the mecca of music.
No more pogoing! and definitely no more swapping spit from across the room, ewwww...........
jaybo
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punk was the music too....an incredible time for sure. loved the whole pub rock thing too...the tyla gang, the motors, brinsley scwharz, and my fav doctor feelgood (Wilco Johnson rules)
bizango1
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I like punk and cherish my Ethel Merman Disco Album.
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almarg
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Disco had its moments, too.

I agree. Speaking from the perspective of someone whose listening is 95% classical music, it has always puzzled me why so many people are so negative about disco. The top hits of Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Van McCoy, and a lot of what the Bee Gees did in "Saturday Night Fever" leave me, and I would think most anyone, unable to sit still (and before anyone makes any wisecracks, I'll say that I mean that in a positive sense, not in the sense of being unable to stay in the room).

Perhaps what prompts all the negativism is the schlock which followed those mega-hits, as the record industry tried to capitalize on their popularity and over-saturated the market.

Regards,
-- Al
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