What are your favorite Disco "Classics"?

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The discussion centers around the evolution and impact of disco music, highlighting key tracks and artists from the genre. Notable mentions include Parliament Funkadelic, Donna Summer, ABBA, and the Bee Gees, with specific songs like "Give Up The Funk," "I Feel Love," and "Stayin' Alive" being celebrated for their musicality and cultural significance. The conversation touches on the production aspects of disco, noting that many tracks were crafted by producers who also performed male vocals, and emphasizes the importance of high-quality sound systems in disco venues, which enhanced the listening experience. Participants reflect on their personal experiences with disco, acknowledging its influence on dance culture and its enduring legacy. The thread also explores the crossover of disco with other genres such as funk and jazz, and the nostalgia associated with the music of the 1970s and 1980s. Overall, the dialogue reveals a deep appreciation for disco's rhythmic complexity and its role in shaping modern music.
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rcgldr said:
As for desert needs water, how about rain (multiple versions of this).
That was actually the song I thought about when I wrote the quote. :smile:
It's one of my favorite songs from the 1990s. A good live version is here.
 
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DennisN said:
It's one of my favorite songs from the 1990s. A good live version is here.
Some modern stuff being used there. She's wearing ear buds for voice monitor, and the drums are mostly controller pads (MIDI). Keyboard is standard, sounds coming from the keyboard as oppose to a keyboard controller hooked up to sound modules or later laptops with sampled sounds. This snippet video shows a high end keyboard controller (Arturia Keylab 88 MKII) using a laptop for sampled sounds and mixing. Each band member has wireless earbuds (drummer has wireless headphones), each with their own mix.

Brothers Igniting A Groove - 2 snippets
 
  • #54
My first record was Boney M. That kinda formed my initial taste. I've moved on since though. :)
 
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Triple (maybe double?) non-sequitur.

favorite+disco and disco+classics
 
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Italo disco
 
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DennisN said:
Summer Night City is one of my absolute ABBA favorites (besides Eagle, which is not disco but rather progressive rock/art rock according to Wikipedia, a bit unusual for the band).
Eagle is one of my favourite ABBA tracks, just so unusual. Sad and uplifting at the same time.
Use of the flute for the eagle's cry
Brilliant.
 
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Can we add the Club genre to this topic
 
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Sure, why not? Wow, what a scene that was in that video!
This jazz group has a funky beat in some of its songs on a new album. This is the first track on a really fine album, so can this genre go in disco topic?
 
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borderline disco? Heard this for first time ever yesterday. She sang lots of different styles. Made one disco album too.
 
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Honestly unsure of what constitutes disco music but my favorite: "Stay'in Alive" by the BeeGees.

I recently concluded several months of twice weekly physical therapy where they piped popular music through ceiling speakers over the therapy tables. At the conclusion of 90+ minutes of stretches and exercises, I would rest supine on frozen bags of 'blue ice', a captive audience to their preselected music channel. The BeeGees frequently performed with "Stay'in Alive" seeming to play each time I entered this cool down phase.

I grew to like the song, indeed, found it rather inspirational. Commit to staying alive and walking.
 
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Klystron said:
Honestly unsure of what constitutes disco music but my favorite: "Stay'in Alive" by the BeeGees.

I recently concluded several months of twice weekly physical therapy where they piped popular music through ceiling speakers over the therapy tables. At the conclusion of 90+ minutes of stretches and exercises, I would rest supine on frozen bags of 'blue ice', a captive audience to their preselected music channel. The BeeGees frequently performed with "Stay'in Alive" seeming to play each time I entered this cool down phase.

I grew to like the song, indeed, found it rather inspirational. Commit to staying alive and walking.
I have heard Stay'in Alive has the proper beat for doing chest compressions.
As does Another One Bites the Dust.
 
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Klystron said:
Honestly unsure of what constitutes disco music but my favorite: "Stay'in Alive" by the BeeGees.

Yes, a classic. It was posted by @DennisN in #22.
 
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BillTre said:
I have heard Stay'in Alive has the proper beat for doing chest compressions.
As does Another One Bites the Dust.
Right. Also medically related, surgeons train to wash and disinfect their hands to so many verses of "Stay'in Alive", though I forget how many. Certainly the sentiment seems appropriate for their patients.
 
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BillTre said:
I have heard Stay'in Alive has the proper beat for doing chest compressions.
As does Another One Bites the Dust.
Just heard a new song of the same beat. Must be that the disco beat is good for the heart. :smile:
Good to remember the disco beat for CPR, if ever needed, thanks.
 
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difalcojr said:
Must be that the disco beat is good for the heart.
I would guess that these relationships are stronger going the other way.
Music follows (imitates) body rhythms: heart beat, walking, etc. as well as movements involved in making the music of course.
 
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It's this thread that just keeps stayin' alive.
 
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Some of my favourite disco bands are:
  1. THP Orchestra
  2. Crown Heights Affair
  3. Million Dollar Orchestra
 
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Everyone was getting into the disco thing ... (fun fact: Pink Floyd's biggest single ever was 'Another Brick In The Wall' which featured a very disco rhythm guitar riff)

The greatest rock n roll band produced a classic disco song ...

The Rolling Stones 'Miss You'

 
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Dance included
 

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