Yahoo question for today "Why was disco so successful?"

[needlefingers]

Today's open question on yahoo today:

Why was disco so successful?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...1203415AAYu3nR

[eddie]

I think the number one reason for the masses is that people wanted to dance and this form of music was popular and used at social events. Keep in mind how popular Motown acts were in the 1960's across an extremely diverse population. This disco music sounded much like that Motown music like the Four Tops, Gladys Knight, ect.

The primary reason I would intially take interest to disco as opposed to rock or pop is that I don't not like squealing electric guitars. So this fit would seem most natural. I'm not into esoteric or political lyrics or fabricated vocal stylings like Rod Stewart. The African American vocal delivery is quite genuine and for somone who does not like a lot of loud, fast music its a natural progression of taste.

[Disco Funk]

I agree that people just wanted to have a good time by the late 70s. They had gotten through so many crises during the early 70s like the oil shortage and the end of the Vietnam war, it was just time to let loose and get down.

Disco Funk

[discotom73]

In my opinion disco was sucessful because...
1) The Beatles broke up!

[discotom73]

When The Beatles broke up at the start of 1970, the music world was going through major changes. While all four members had fine solo careers, it was the idea of the general public that nothing could top them as long as they were together. Once they split up, it left the music world wide open. Then disco came around in the early 70s. During this time frame, there were actually many "disco" records released and made the Billboard charts. However, at that time, nothing much was thought of how big disco would become. So, another reason disco was successful was the music came out at the right time.