i have the nachos,who has the cheese

[DJ Jimmy M]

K-Bee!!!!!!!!!! My partner in remixing and fellow Taylor George fan..how can you say Giorgio sucked????? I will agree that some of his Donna Summer stuff was absolutly horrable! But stuff like "From Here To Eternity" (the entire suite) and some others was the begining of the electronic house music sound. Give it another listen my friend. As for shit to look out for..one thing I found was this label called Panarama or some shit (not the black Front Page "Love Insurance" label), but some brownish/blue label I came across while being able to test out records before I buy at this one store in Phoenix. These things came out from 1978 - 1980 and every single artist's 12" I took a listen to was absolulty horable shit! Cant explain..it was just..ummm..scary & bad LOL..so look out for those!

DJ Jimmy M

[QUINNY]

Giorgio was black music's anti-christ. It was he who mechanised drums and rhythms and aimed his music at the Disco dance floors. If you feel that Disco was all about strings, real musicians and real music etc (which I have the strong impression you do), how could you like Mr. Moroder (or any of the Euro thump thump thump stuff)?
I see a definite problem with his stuff and liking black music, and Disco was first and foremost a continuation of various black music forms originally.

[DJ Jimmy M]

Well..LOL, I dont call disco "Black" music. There are many forms of disco. Yes by all means disco began as a more funky offspring of R&B/Soul. However, the stuff I think you prefer as disco is more soul music. I call it disco roots. As 1977 came in, it evolved into (in the non mainstream) what is still alive and running today in some underground dance music. Theres nothing wrong with electronics. But hey, you like your disco roots and soulful disco and I like it all.."To Each His Own" as the great Faith Hope & Charity track said. It's really all the same if you really listen in on it, just done with different styles..example, You can easily mix into "I Always Love My Mama" from "Utopia" by Giorgio..i've done it :lol:

DJ Jimmy M

PS Alec Costandinos was a genius

[originalbigm]

In The Roquefort class I'd list:

Disco Duck - Rick Dees
Get Dancin- Disco Tex and The Sex-O-Lettes
Shame,Shame Shame - Shirley and Co.

[DJ Jimmy M]

Im soooo glad someone else other than myself sees that Disco Tex piece o' shit as exactly that ! :D That's probably my most hated disco track of all time! (minus some of the pop stuff).

DJ Jimmy m

[efunk_adelic]

Just think Jimmy.... if you just discovered cocaine... anything sounds good. :D :lol:

[NickNack]

Originally Posted by DJ Jimmy M

Im soooo glad someone else other than myself sees that Disco Tex piece o' shit as exactly that ! :D That's probably my most hated disco track of all time! (minus some of the pop stuff).

DJ Jimmy m

May I ask, DJ Jimmy M and originalbigm:

Were either of you around when it came out or do you just hate what you're hearing? I'm asking because I normally don't care for songs like this either, but being around when it hit makes a big difference. The memories are fun. People laughing, queens imitating Ms. Tex when he says, "No one cares how you wear you hair, daahling." ( :roll: and snap fingers here! :D ) It was just a piece of stupid fun on the dancefloor... and somewhat danceable.

[DJ Jimmy M]

No I was not around when it came out..however I experienced everything as if I was with the 8th Floor disco in Philly (all the old heads there back when told me that I was lucky as hell cause its exactly how it was and no other club literaly was a true time machine..damn i was lucky wasnt I :lol: ). So I basicly lived the disco era but just at a later point in time (early 90s). Yea I remember that being played alot on the dancefloor..it was a fun song in the club, I agree! But talking musical aspects..its just the one disco track I hate most since im not dancing in the club no more LOL. It does have its fun memories..but do does Rick Dees "Dr. Disco" but that aint a good track either other than fun memories..think ya know what I mean now with my responce :D

DJ Jimmy M

[efunk_adelic]

Disco Tex/Sex-o-lettes - Get Dancin' although IS considered cheese now... wasn't back in the day....


hitting #10 on the pop charts... most of this thread is basing your opinion on 2003... am I correct? I mean the song is "alright" until Monty opens his mouth??? :lol:

I guess for me... the song was a {novelty} hit. And I'm not going out of my way to play it....

[DJ Jimmy M]

Well..good old Monty was acting like a major jack off in that LOL (but he kinda was anyhow in my opinion)..but fun track for the memories sake but still..the worst of all time in my book aside from "Boogie Oogie Oogie" and "Ring My Bell"

[originalbigm]

Originally Posted by NickNack

May I ask, DJ Jimmy M and originalbigm:

Were either of you around when it came out or do you just hate what you're hearing? I'm asking because I normally don't care for songs like this either, but being around when it hit makes a big difference. The memories are fun. People laughing, queens imitating Ms. Tex when he says, "No one cares how you wear you hair, daahling." ( :roll: and snap fingers here! :D ) It was just a piece of stupid fun on the dancefloor... and somewhat danceable.

Yes I was around when that song came out.The thread concerned cheesy songs and that one was cheesy IMHO.Likewise Disco Duck was a stupid song and I do recall people dancing to it but it didn't change the fact that it was still a bad disco song.I'm sure there are many cheesy tunes that DJ's played because it was the flavour of the moment.Remember DA!DA!DA! by Trio.

[markydefad]

I have a certain fondness for the Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes era....

I remember Monti Rock III (later Disco Tex) from his appearances on Johnny Carson's old Tonight Show. He was a freak (flamboyant NY/Puerto Rican hairdresser) then and Johnny used to get laughs from his appearances. Then "Disco Tex" evolved.

"Hullo Shuurley"

"Nobody cares how you wear your hair daaarling"

"My chiffon is wet"

These were some of my fave lines from "Get Dancin"--it was CAMP evolving from the GAY community unto the AM radio waves. It was fun--not great music--just fun. They did the "line dances" (think "Hairspray") to this at Buzzby's in SF.

Disco Tex later appeared as the DJ in the club Travolta danced in "Saturday Night Fever".

Haven't heard anymore about him in years.

[Rab]

You can throw anything in from Prince....or should I say the artist "formerly" known as Prince...pure Lindburger cheese

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by Rab

You can throw anything in from Prince....or should I say the artist "formerly" known as Prince...pure Lindburg cheese

Uh Rab...

There was a Lindburgh baby...but the cheese is Limburger!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[QUINNY]

Duh!!!!! Prince cheesey?????? His guitars were cheesey, his clothes were maybe, but all his music?
O.K by 1984 when he sold out yes, but before NNNNOOOOO!!!!!!