Acetate [Level 1]
Hey everyone, I was just curious as to how many young disco fans there are out there. When I say young, I mean born after the wonderous disco craze of the late 70s.
I`m 18, and I`ve never heard of anyone my age being as crazy as I am over disco music. I think there is an added mysticism to disco for those who werent alive to experience it. Disco to me is magical in a sense, in that I can truly feel the vibe of an era before mine. I can only imagine how fun it must have been!
This time its party time, its party time tonight...
Triple Platinum Record [Level 10]
Welcome!!!
Well, I would guess you're one of the youngest we've got around here. Funky Dude & DJ Jimmy M are in their 20's. Maybe some of the Europeans are also.
It's always nice to hear of younger kids getting into Disco in this era of Gangsta Rap & Hip-Hop. :D
"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
Indie Release [Level 4]
Yes, welcome to you,
I'm forty-something and was going to roller-skating rinks when they had live organ music and disco was in. It brings back memories thinking of skating around to music like CHIC, DONNA SUMMER, etc. etc. As a matter of fact, Today, {the 4th} I add another year to my "FORTY SOMETHING" :cry: :D Ah yes, those were the days. I'm glad you're into disco. It is music that's simply....FUN, LIVELY....and DOWN RIGHT SUPER!!!!Ya got good taste.
\"Dancing the night away\", forever!!!
Don\'t give up the dance.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Hi DJTN
I'm 33 yrs old and I sometimes wonder how life would have been if I was old enough to go to the discotheques, I know that I would've had a ball :P . The only stories that I have are the ones my mother, aunts and friends tell when they go down memory lane. I was old enough to go to all of those fabulous wedding receptions, anniversaries, reunions and get togethers. People can't believe that I remember the years 1975 and later. Some of my friends and family say that I was born too late and that I have an old soul.
*DISCO DELIGHT*
Underground Hit [Level 5]
So I'm not the younger round here ....
I'm 20 and if listening to disco during whole days is beeing crazy about it, I think I am ....
You will see this forum is an amazing place for young people like you and me, because there are some fantastic grand fathers :) who are alive encyclopaedias and I discover new tracks everyday ....
I\'m a Victim ( of th very Song I sing )
Gold Record [Level 7]
Welcome to the forums DJTN.
Guess I'm one of the younger guys here too...30 next month. Well, suppose I was an early bloomer when it comes collecting records. I bought my first Earth, Wind And Fire LP when I was 10 & never looked back since :D :lol:.
I did never experience the real disco excitement of the 70's (for obvious reasons, I'm sad to admit) but that haven't stopped me from buying the stuff all my life :)
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And even at my advanced age, I was born too late to experience the great jazz of the '50s first hand. We're all born at the wrong time I guess.
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
hehe i'm 19 and I claim that I'm [at least] =) as crazy over disco as you are :pOriginally Written by DjTN84
Why don't you go to some retro disco parties?I can only imagine how fun it must have been
Chart Hit [Level 6]
[quote="Spacer"]The only place that I know of in NYC that has continuous 70's dances is the Roseland Ballroom which I frequent. One day, maybe this year I will like to throw a 70's party. Actually, I wanted to have one two years ago but it was circumstances that caused me to put it off. First it was money and then it was school so I didn't have the time or energy. I would prefer to have the first one in my house with a selective crowd who would appreciate the music.
*DELIGHTFUL*
Underground Hit [Level 5]
Does 42 going on 23 also count as being young ? :lol:
The best things in life are free :-)
Peter.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Most definitely - it certainly does!! :lol:
And that has nothing to do with the fact that I am 42 (ouch!) as well!!
If it moves - funk it!!
Acetate [Level 1]
Hi Guys,
I am 40 something (ouch) also!!!!
You are never too young or to old to appreciate the magic of 70's disco. I am glad to see that some of our younger friends have minds of their own.
I love to boogie.
Love Juicy J xxx
Swing your pants !
Underground Hit [Level 5]
I hate to say this to you DjTN84, and to everyone else that was too young to remember. Truthfully, without any exageration you will never have an idea just what you missed! The time period between 1977-1980 were among the most incredible years to be alive....period! I can remember waiting in long lines just to get in the door and actually feeling the hair on the back of my neck stand up just listening to some of the incredible mixing techniques by the DJ just inside the door. There really is no way to describe the energy. Disco music gave people a "great to be alive" feeling, today the music is depressing. The fashions were great, and people were so much more upbeat. The guys didn't wear all this baggy "grunge" ****, the clothes used to "fit". Back in the late 1970's too, the cars were BIG. To see these elegant Caddy's and Lincoln's, and all the limos. The gay clubs were in their hayday, a time period that will unfortunately never be replicated. And to think, all you had to do back then was walk down to the record store and for $2.99 you could buy any 12" single you wanted! More sensational disco music came out in 1979 than in 1977 and 1978 combined! We had no idea how good we had it!
Today, many young people have no idea what talent even is? They think this rap, hip hop **** is cool? And the only reason why, is because that is all they know. It is really sad to think someone can listen to Eminem and think all this depraved verbiage...unless you want to call it singing is good "music". The biggest insult of course is when these rappers...hip hoppers steal a rif of an old disco song. Like this song that was out a few months ago stealing Sheila B Devotion's "Spacer" or this other song that was out that takes the first half of Andrea True Connection's music as well. See, the truth of the matter is, is that these artists don't have talent, they are only trying to make the $$$. Anybody with a few bucks can get a synthesizer and rhyme a few words.
I can remember turing on the radio station back in 1979 (the best year in the history of this planet!!!) and hearing sensational disco music beautifully mixed. Back then, we had no idea it was going to end...sadly. We thought it was only the beginning and the 80's were going to get even better. We had no idead it would not only decline, but continue to decline...
Today, the world has changed so much for the worse. Our country seems so much more crowded...blame relaxed immigration quotas. So much more competition for jobs. the cost of housing is so high! Now, instead of an elegant Lincoln Mark V, or Cadillac Eldorado the boys want to drive an SUV, often because they think it looks "rugged" and everyone else has one.
Of course, you also have to consider that there was a "conspiracy" in this country to "kill" disco. It was considered "gay" music, and the radio stations I think started to ban it, regardless of how talented the artists were. It wasn't because society didn't want to hear it, it was because many in the "rock and roll" community didn't want to franchise it. :cry:
Indie Release [Level 4]
Rab....you hit the nail on the head. Those were the best of days. There was no "exageration" to what you said. I lived those days also. There WAS an energy when you walked into a club and heard the music and saw everyone on the dance floor dancing without a care in the world. It was truly a magic time. I can't add anymore to what you said....except...I wish I could go back. Reading your comments brung back memories...lots of great ones. Amen to you.
\"Dancing the night away\", forever!!!
Don\'t give up the dance.
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Rab & Bobbchap: You're sounding like my old man! :lol: What about all the Mercs and Beamers that are driven by young upwardly mobile people today, who then dance the night away in a club? 8) Aren't they living the glamorous life?
Some of us actually think those Lincolns and Eldorados were kinda tacky with their 'square' lines and huge proportions.
O.K. the lates '70s were the best days FOR US OLDIES 'cos WE WERE YOUNG THEN. Isn't it the same for each generation?
Underground Hit [Level 5]
Rab, you know I'm 20 and I think there has never been better music than disco music .... but there are still wonderful parties and wonderful Djs now .... You're absolutely wrong when you say there's no more excitement, energy or electricity ... They are not everywhere, but in the best clubs all those ingredients are here, and people are also wearing clothes that fit :) ...
Maybe you're too nostalgic too judge things objectively ...
Man I love disco more than every other music, but you can't imagine how I'm happy to be 20 today ( as I would probably have been 20 years ago ....)[/quote]
I\'m a Victim ( of th very Song I sing )
Chart Hit [Level 6]
YOU GOT THE POINT!!!!!
I am 40 too and I have to say that those years were my top years for music.
But even today people in their 20s enjoy their lifes!!! Today's music (amd I mean spiritual house) is SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Underground Hit [Level 5]
Ahh, the arrogance of youth. When you "young stuff" are 40's something you will all realize how much more you know, and how little you knew then... Nobody said young people aren't enjoying their lives now? The topic is, born too late for the "disco" era.
Music of a particular time period is an integral part of what is going on in the culture at the time.
For older people that were around during World War II the big band era with Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, etc. and other jaz giants has a very commemorative sound. The songs reflected the romanticism of World War II. The 1950's was when Rock n' Roll was born, it was a time of rebellion, (Rebel Without A Cause), the cars had fins and were made faster, the American sportscars were born and people gradually dressed less conservatively. The 1960's saw an evolving Rock'n Roll era with the Beatles, The Doors, the Greatfull Dead. Of course, today people who like the music can still enjoy it, but to say you understand what the people were experiencing that lived during that time period, that might even have gone to Woodstock is ridiculous, and naive.
The 1970's saw an enhancement of elegant styles. We saw it in fashion, in hairstyles, the cars, even the TV shows. The women that went to clubs seemed to enjoy accentuating their femininity (a real plus for straight boys at the time). Men were breaking out of the rigid masculine stereotypes, and more men started dancing and taking better care of their appearance. The late 1970's had an ambiance of elegance and glamour and it was emphazised in the music of the time. The cars were big and luxurious and you didn't have to be wealthy to afford one. Of course, anybody with wealth can buy an $80,000 Mercedes today, but it is not the same, and they don't ride as nice.
The big Lincoln's and Cadillac's of the time would completely isolate you from the outside world, while listening to Voyage, Chic, Cheryl Lynn, Donna Summer etc. on the stereo. The cars would glide down the boulevard in silence; you could put your champaigne glass on the dashboard while floating down the road and it would'nt spill. Today, a Lincoln Town Car or a Cadillac DeVille is about $45,000 and they don't ride as nice, there not as elegant and they are not as quiet. And even if they were, they no longer have any cache. Nobody cares if you drive one of these new models. Truthfully, if you are young, the cars back then are going to look too big, and out of style. Why? Because they are, they belong to the 1970's when gasoline costs were much cheaper. The cheap cost of gasoline was something else we don't have today.
Arguably, I think even the TV shows in many cases back then were a lot better as well. Today, everything has to be "POLITICALLY CORRECT". Shows are unrealistic, the hero's are all women and minorities. For example, if your watching a movie about "firefighters" don't be surprised if the main hero is a 130 lb woman knocking down a solid oak door single handedly. The "villains" of today are all white males, preferably blondes. Sorry, if the truth hurts.
If you are European you have no idea what went on in this country anyway, especially if your 20 or 30 something. It is interesting to see all the old disco music going for big dollars on ebay, and most of the buyers are European. As little disco music that is left in this country, much of it being bid on, and is going overseas. :-?
Indie Release [Level 4]
To all you "young whiper snapers"..... :D You got great taste cause ya like disco. And yes I'm sure there are great parties and dance clubs out there. I still go to a few, but as I walk in and the music has changed the faces have changed, friends have either moved away or worse yet have passed away, it hits home....the good old days "for me" are gone. Yes.. I still have a good time when I go out.....but nothing...nothing can match those days when I was on the dance floor and songs like "Menergy" first played, etc. etc. I don't need to go on, some of you know what I'm talking about. Rab...reading your post paints some great images.
geeeee.....those were the days...ANYYYWAYYY-
So to all the young people here....go for it, enjoy your youth, for you too some day will remember it as the best times ever....and miss them. Peace. You're all way too cool.
\"Dancing the night away\", forever!!!
Don\'t give up the dance.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
I am thirtysometing and I know enough about this country to see that everything such as music, morals, culture is going straight to hell. It is one of the main reasons why I don't purchase today's music, watch too much tv or party in present day nightclubs. Over the years things started to deteriorate before my eyes and when I try to inform younger folks (especially family members) they can't or won't relate. Why? because they feel that its all about their generation and nothing could possibly top the toliet tunes that they dance to. I don't come across too many people my age that greatly appreciate the past cultures and what it added to our lives. I might have been a child during the disco days but I miss and cherish that era just as much as you do. Life was more easier and less hazardous for children back in the 70's and I'm so happy that I grew up in that era instead of these dangerous times. Maybe my mother and her friends were right when they said that I have an "old soul"
Your statement about all of the heroes being minority is false. Black folks came a loooooonnnngggggg way but we haven't totally overcame. There are many shows on network tv as well as movies that still remain "lily white" but that is another topic and a political one at that....and I don't want to go there.
Lastly, Rab your past few post moved me and I'm feeling you 100% :P ! I'm also glad to see the younger folks expressing their love for the music and culture. Their participation in this website proves that they are open-minded, mature and have great taste in music. :D :P :D
This young whipper snapper said enough
*DISCO DELIGHT*
Test Pressing [Level 2]
Well I'm 15 years old and I love disco music for a variety of reasons.
Originally I didn't listen to any radio and the only music I listened to was 50's rock'n'roll and classical from my mum's influence. A few years ago I decided to tune into a radio station and found I liked Classic Hits best and every Saturday evening they have 'Jukebox Saturday Night' which goes from 6pm to 2am non-stop with no ads and I found it made me really happy.
I really like it because no matter how depressed or lowsy I am feeling it can put me in a good mood. Even if I come home from a day of hell at school with my teachers and friends bitching at me and getting on my nervies I can just start up some Chic or KC & The Sunshine Band and forget about it all and just groove out and be happy.
I also love the extravagance, colour and upbeat attitude of the 70's. Sometimes I feel sad because everywhere I look around my school today people have black clothes with metal chains draped around them and shrapnel sticking through their noses and ears and I wish I could jump back in time. Because now it is cool to be depressed and satanic and on the verge of suicide and I wish everyone would just smile and me happy!
Underground Hit [Level 5]
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Indie Release [Level 4]
Hey Peacefroggy, The way you talk makes you sound a lot older than 15. Sounds like you got what it takes to make it in this world. Hang in there, things will get better for ya. And when you figure out how to jump back in time share it with us, I know I'll be right there. :D This world is getting too scary for me. Until then, Let the music take you away. Great name "PEACEFROGGY"..... :D
\"Dancing the night away\", forever!!!
Don\'t give up the dance.
Test Pressing [Level 2]
Thanks bobbchap :), I really wish I could go back in time and experience the 60's and 70's as a teenager but I guess the only thing I can do is help shape the future.
Rab, I know it's easy to label us young people arrogant because of our blind impressions of the 70's. But I know the 70's wasn't just about huge bell-bottoms, platform shoes, afro's bobbing around and boogieing down to flashing lights all night long.
I think I would fit into the late 60's much better anyway and I often wish I was born back then, even though it was a tough, uphill battle at least I would have people to share it with. But always I know deep down that even though the free love and the music and the communes are all gone, if you strip away the frills, the bare bones for the continuation of a social and political movement still exist and I think it is my job to help push it into the 21st century because afterall, the youth of today will create the peace of tommorow.
So I don't pretend to know what it was like to live in the 60's or 70's, and I'm sure that when I am 40 I will look back and realise how little I knew right now, but we can only live in the present and take one day at a time, right?.
Acetate [Level 1]
I lived in the disco era.
I was born in the mid 50's, and
I remember the 70's disco music very well.
I will never forget it.
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