Who were the 4 most popular disco artists?

[Jeff H]

Well, I was going to add my two (or three or four) cents on the debate over the Bee Gees (ugh) and ABBA and sexual orientation as it relates to disco music, but Marky has--once again--pretty much taken the words out of my mouth! (Do you ever get any WORK done on the office computer, buddy?! )

[The Lord of Flatbush]

On 2002-01-08 12:47, Leanmean wrote:

Ugh! Outsider, my friend. The Bee Gees and KC?! Well, you may be right although you know the Bee Gees aren't really disco, they just had a disco-like song or two as did some other bandwagon jumpers.



KC I'll grant you although I am loathe to, just because his music was so bubble gum.



But, if you consider that most of America is straight and they think the Bee Gees are disco, then the few of us in the 10% who aren't and don't, just have to sit here and grit our teeth. After all, popularity is usually drawn from the majority of the population.



In my opinion, it would be:

Donna Summer

Chic

Gloria Gaynor

Sylvester







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Cerrone, Chic, Donna Summer and Gloria Gaynor were the top four disco acts.



If there was a fifth entry, it would be Sylvester.

[Fantomas]

The Bee Gees and Abba never made any significant contribution to Disco music. If you think that playing a song is a contribution, then yes, they did----and so did every other artists that had a night club hit. The Bee Gees were shoved down people's throat by Bob Stigwood. The Bee Gees became more famous after the Disco era had passed. I remember that at the night clubs I went to (La Elegante, Soap Factory, Brother's III, the Funhouse, etc.), the DJ hardly ever played the Bee Gees and when he did, he was booed or most people would leave the dance floor.

I dislike it when people make Disco into a racial or sexual things. Disco was for all races and sexual orientations. I'm straight and White and I think ther Bee Gees sucked.

I also know that Disco didn't start as a Gay thing----as much as gay like to claim Disco their own---it isn't. Disco was for everybody and most Disco acts were not Gay. That Gays adopted Disco as their favorite sound, it's a total different subject.

There seems to be a backlash in this forum against people who are straight and White. The greatest sound in Disco were Black AND White. Don't forget Cerrone, Moroder, Lalo, AWB, and others.

As for my top 4---Gaynor, Summer, B. White, and the Trammps. I can't see anybody that was here into Disco (as they claim) placing the Bee Gees over the Trammps.

So much for Bubble Gum Disco.

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[Robbie]

Abba and the Bee Gees are "whitebread"?? Hmm, I can see where his prejudices are coming from...

[Fantomas]

Yes, Whitebread is not a very nice word. I wonder what the "politically correct" would say if I start using "racial" slangs for people of the Non-White race. Once again, keep your racial comments and sexual preferences to yourself if you don't want to hear what other people might have on their minds. It would be so much nice if we didn't have to deal on the basis of skin color or sexual preference. I don't like the Bee Gees, not because they're White, but because they're bubble gum Disco. I don't like this new Rap shit, not because they're Black, but because its mostly worthless and untalented.

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[The Lord of Flatbush]

On 2002-04-08 16:02, Fantomas wrote:

Yes, Whitebread is not a very nice word. I wonder what the "politically correct" would say if I start using "racial" slangs for people of the Non-White race. Once again, keep your racial comments and sexual preferences to yourself if you don't want to hear what other people might have on their minds. It would be so much nice if we didn't have to deal on the basis of skin color or sexual preference. I don't like the Bee Gees, not because they're White, but because they're bubble gum Disco. I don't like this new Rap shit, not because they're Black, but because its mostly worthless and untalented.



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Fantomas:



Check you out! First of all, you come off with the nonsense about The Bee Gees being bubblegum Disco. What's that all about? Jive Talkin' was out in 1975 before the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack was ever released. Didn't you know that the Bee Gees wrote "You stepped into my life" by Melba Moore? Would you consider that song as "Bubblegum Disco"?



As for Hip/Hop and Rap, are you trying to say that Nas, Jay-Z, Biggie, KRS-ONE, Tupac and Chuck D from Public Enemy weren't talented MC's? I'm calling you out bro! Are you black or white? What's up? I'm a brother who happens to like all types of music. You were originally from Elizabeth, NJ and now you reside in Miami, Fl. In case you didn't check the tourist guide, some New Yorkers moved down to Miami, but most are going to Atlanta and other places.



Probably, you don't understand that "Ebonics" is now a language that's being taught in schools. It might not be proper English, but learning about the word "Son" might keep you from catching a bad one.

[DJ P]

Ummm... seems like a lil rif going on amongst some posters here. This I will definitly stay out of! The top five DISCO artists? If they were 'Rock', 'Soul', 'R+B' or any other 'gender' of a 'music styles' and had a DISCO hit they might make my list (and in no particular order!!). 1). The Boystown Gang-(for a disco anthem 'Disco Kicks' and the campy 'Crusing The Streets', 2). Donna Summer-(as 99% of her releases made any club or club patron DANCE!!), 3). Santa Esmerald-(classic disco as with Donna Summer and alot of other artists that created and preformed songs that told a story), 4). Michal Zagar Band (basically a 'One Hit Wonder', but what a hit that has been left us with!), 5). Gloria Gaynor (Yes we did and the music also 'Survived!!). Music is a part of life. You might love a song you hear, but upon learning the singer/band for some reason a 'dislike' might happen. Forget the names, ENJOY the MUSIC!!!!

[NickNack]

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[Funky Dude]

From what I've heard on mainstream retro radio the most popular bands in Australia doing disco during the 1970's were:

KC & The Sunshine Band

Bee Gees

Village People

Donna Summer

They had more hits in Australia than any other disco group had. And of course Australia was swamped by ABBA fever during the mid 1970's especially around 1976. I've heard a story that on our old pop show "Countdown", they played ABBA's "Fernando" or "Dancing Queen" clip so many times on Countdown that after a while it got monotonous and Countdown barred that clip to be shown even though it was still at No. 1.



Anyhow here's my personal top disco songs at the moment:

Ace Spectrum - If You Were There 1974

Jackson 5 - Hum Along & Dance 1973

Curtis Mayfield - Junkie Chase 1972

Gary Criss - The Girl From Ipanema & Brazilian Nights 1978

Commodores - Superman 1974

George McCrae - Love In Motion 1976

Crown Heights Affair - Dancin' 1976



And here are some songs I play quite a lot:

Olympic Runners - Get It While You Can 1978

Undisputed Truth - You + Me = Love 1976

Softones - That Old Black Magic 1975 (7 minute version)

Dennis Coffey - Scorpio 1971

Ultrafunk - Kung Fu Man 1974

Ultra High Frequency - We're On The Right Track 1973

Eastside Connection - You're So Right For Me 1977

Brass Construction - Movin' 1975

Isaac Hayes - Chocolate Chip 1975

Deodato - Skyscrapers 1973

[jim]

The top disco artist from 1984 to present can be summed up in one word.







Madonna





Now if only she could do a duet wuiith Donna Summer as opposed to Britney

[paul]

Nicky, Nicky, Nicky

Anyway, I thought white bread was an old expression with no racial overtones. I was under the impression it meant basic or generic.

Anyway, my guilty pleasure is Dancing Queen from Abba. I love that song. As an African-American, I get a lot of grief from the brothas when they here me play it. Oh well, I think the song is gradually getting into their system.

[Fantomas]

Flatbush:

I'm White, but I try to leave race out of all of this. Sometimes other people put in their little dime, and then, I'll throw in my nickel. I respect your taste in music. Just because the Bee Gees had a couple of Disco oriented songs that were worth listening to doesn't mean that they made any worth while contributions to Disco---THEY DIDN'T. Disco could have done fine and well without the "contributions" of the Bee Gees.

As for "Ebonics"---it's uneducated, bad grammar, but it seems now a day you can justify anything. As for it being taught in the Public School system----haha---The whole freaking system is a failure. Our kids can't add or read, but they can jive talk their way to a drug deal anyday. As for Rap---worse than Saturday Night Fever. Gimme the old sound back anytime.

[The Lord of Flatbush]

On 2002-04-09 07:00, Fantomas wrote:

Flatbush:

I'm White, but I try to leave race out of all of this. Sometimes other people put in their little dime, and then, I'll throw in my nickel. I respect your taste in music. Just because the Bee Gees had a couple of Disco oriented songs that were worth listening to doesn't mean that they made any worth while contributions to Disco---THEY DIDN'T. Disco could have done fine and well without the "contributions" of the Bee Gees.

As for "Ebonics"---it's uneducated, bad grammar, but it seems now a day you can justify anything. As for it being taught in the Public School system----haha---The whole freaking system is a failure. Our kids can't add or read, but they can jive talk their way to a drug deal anyday. As for Rap---worse than Saturday Night Fever. Gimme the old sound back anytime.

Fantomas:



I'll leave this one for you; I can't vouch for other members who are parents in this forum, but I can say that I'm certain the majority of parents have children and brought them up to be model citizens. My son is about to graduate high school in June. He never drank, smoked, did drugs or participated in a buy or sale of drugs.



He's getting ready to go to law school. As a parent, we can only teach our daughters or sons not to go down the path that we went through.



The final decision that our kids make are up to themselves!



As for the contribution of the Bee Gees to Disco, the term "Bubble Gum Disco" is a category that labels them as quoted by you.



Just like what we have in the category of House Music today, such as: Deep, Vocal, Afro, Minimal, Samba, Hard, Chicago, Tribal, Progressive, Disco, French, Other, Breaks, Trip Hop, Electro, Progressive, Deep Trance, Techno, Drum 'N' Bass, Jungle, UK Garage and Hardcore.



The classics and disco are being preserved through many genres of music today. Producers have run out of ideas that are creative and original. This is the reason why songs from back in the days are being covered or sampled more than ever.



If an artist or group is labeled as one that was a "One hit wonder", does that mean that they made a contribution to that genre of music?



What's your opinion? We like to know!



_________________

The Lord of Flatbush

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[Jeff H]

In two previous posts, Fantomas wrote:



"I don't like this new Rap shit, not because they're Black, but because its mostly worthless and untalented."



and



"As for "Ebonics"---it's uneducated, bad grammar"



Well, I guess Armageddon has arrived, because on these two topics I AGREE WITH FANTOMAS!



As a professional journalist, the whole concept of Ebonics just makes my skin crawl, and I can't help but believe that if a child is going to succeed in the world, he or she had better speak proper, traditional English as it is spoken by the majority of the country. This has nothing to do with race.



As for rap, I don't hate it because of race--after all, I don't like it when WHITE guys (try to) rap either. I just think that it takes NO musical talent to rap, the popularity of rap is killing "real" music (remember "melodies" and such?!) and the attitude of most rap records (you can't call them "songs") is negative and depressing.



As for the original topic: There's no question that Donna Summer is far and away the most significant disco artist ever. Period.



And based solely on the number of records, tapes and CDs in my collection, I'd have to say I also got a lot of enjoyment from Peter Brown, Linda Clifford, France Joli, Grace Jones, Boris Midney, Giorgio Moroder, Diana Ross, Sister Sledge and the Village People, as well as Bananarama, Cher, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, the Pointer Sisters and Sinitta, although some of these performers aren't technically "disco."



Next...?

[markydefad]

Hey Nicky,



What happened to your message that I read last night??? Second thoughts? No regrets, my man. You said what the rest of us, white and black, have been thinking.



Sorry to see it gone, but I do understand. Sometimes, it's just not worth it to stir that pot, right???