Reply With QuoteI don't think there's any agenda at work here. The nostalgic element of this type of gig is probably lost on the black generation who were around at such times. Having records and memories will suffice.
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
Apologies for the sweeping statement I know it's not 100% true.
The reason I ask is that I went to a concert recently to see groups like,Chic,The Real Thing,Rose Royce etc and 99% of the audience were white. I know peoples musical taste change throughout our lives but it seems that Black people have given up with this type of music.
Are they ashamed of it???
What do you think??
Gold Record [Level 7]
I don't think there's any agenda at work here. The nostalgic element of this type of gig is probably lost on the black generation who were around at such times. Having records and memories will suffice.
What would you do without your muesli...where would you be without a bowl?
Gold Record [Level 7]
This could lead to the question: was disco music a whitewashed version of funk and Philly Soul?
No Longer Charting
Great question!
Anything is possible.
I like to think not - especially since most of the Disco acts were black.
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
:oops: I'm not sure if all blacks dislike Disco but I agree that it is overlooked by the black community. I think the younger generation has been raised on electronic beats and samples as opposed to real musicianship that was used in actual productions during the disco era and before. You also can't deny the influence of Hip-Hop on black music which came along and made everything that came before it almost seem old fashioned. Suddenly the music was catered to this younger crowd and the folks who remembered things like real musicians and singers just had to make do! :cry:
This raises another question. Do you guys feel that the stripped down beat machine sound and sampling has been and continues to be encouraged by greedy record companies because of the cheaper production costs? I myself am sick of the cheap, mechanic, soulless electro sound and want real muscianship and productions returned to music!:evil: And some real singers as opposed to all these horrible male and female Stevie Wonder impersonators would be nice too!
Rod Mann
Gold Record [Level 7]
Don't worry, Rodmann2. Popular music was always about waves, and just when we are beginning to feel tired of the actual wave, then another one comes. Remember 1991, when the Seattle grungey wave stopped the house/hip-hop wave on the radio. Same thing can happen anytime.
About today's beats, I like to remember a story by French house DJ Laurent Garnier: this very talented guy has a Lime record in his vinyl briefcase and uses to put it in between any other house/techno beats. He likes to say people never realized they were dancing to a song 20 years old.
It don't mean a thing (if ain't got that swing)
Chart Hit [Level 6]
This was a question that stopped me dead in my tracks! Delboy I think you should have rephrased the question especially when it comes to the age groups (the younger generation "under 30" hate disco) :evil: . For starters I don't know the black population in England or their mindsets but in the USA there are thousands maybe millions of us that love disco/funk music and nothing else. Most of the people that I hang out with prefer to listen to music pre 1983. We try to attend every 70's party, concert and revue possible. I'm 34 and I don't listen to hiphop at all and there are many others who do just the same. It's not that we gave up on it, unfortunately the powers that be are in control of the recording industry and what we hear on the radio. Since disco is old and bad news to them, they decided to gag us with hip-hop and Britney Spears music. Last summer 2002, Chic was at Lincoln Center in NYC and black folks including me and my peeps turned out big time so maybe in England there is a smaller population or something else that may explain why you didn't see us in larger numbers. For the record, Black people did not give up on disco and we never will. A trip to the states especially to NYC, LA, Chicago, Philly, D.C etc...will prove my point.
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
I've always found that many black folks in the UK are into reggae/dancehall/ragga type music; I assume its 'cos many are originally from Jamaica, but this is a generalisation as I also know many who are not from Jamaica.
...ya gotta beat the street......
Gold Record [Level 7]
The UK's older black generation are, to a certain extent, used to making their own entertainment. This is one of the reasons why particular types of parties featured high on the social calendar. This particular generation don't have much time for ragga, in general.
What would you do without your muesli...where would you be without a bowl?
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