What makes a song "disco"?

**Leanmean** · October 22nd, 2001, 10:28 AM

PSYCHE!!!! Just stirrin' up trouble! No need to reply!

**Masdefi** · October 22nd, 2001, 02:12 PM

On 2001-10-22 11:28, Leanmean wrote:

PSYCHE!!!! Just stirrin' up trouble! No need to reply!

Why not? Disco to me is:

1. Rhythm

2. Imagination

3. Remembering

4. Relaxing

Oh, did I take the wrong understanding?

**Anonymous** · October 22nd, 2001, 08:03 PM

On 2001-10-22 11:28, Leanmean wrote:

PSYCHE!!!! Just stirrin' up trouble! No need to reply!

Lean, you crack me up! I thought we all agreed that disco sucks! Hard rock rules!

**HustleBaby** · October 27th, 2001, 09:34 AM

Whatever the HELL your name is, the members

of this board could care less about your

opinion! If you don't like disco then get the

HELL off of this website and log into HARD

ROCK NEVER ROCKS.COM!

**Boodikka** · October 27th, 2001, 11:41 AM

Hustle, I think that Anonymous'comment was meant to be facetious.

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**Bernie** · October 27th, 2001, 11:50 AM

On 2001-10-27 12:41, Boodikka wrote:

Hustle, I think that Anonymous was meant to be facetious.

I agree with Boodikka; it was meant to be facetious and not vicious or mean spirited. Best to all.

**Funky Dude** · October 27th, 2001, 09:30 PM

I can't believe we're now getting bloody anonymous Steve Dahl wannabes typing these anti-disco messages on the board. I'm suprised Bernie hasn't deleted that bastard's post yet. I can only suggest that Bernie disables the anonymous posts so we don't have to put up with such crap like that on the board.

This is the first time I've seen such unfriendly posts on this board slandering disco. And I hope it's the last.

**Funky Dude** · October 27th, 2001, 10:06 PM

Forgot to add, what makes a song disco to me is a song with the following

1 - has percussion (in most cases)

2 - has a dancable rhythm

3 - has some funk or a lot of funk

4 - can be soulful

5 - it can have a lot of electronic instruments eg (From Here To Eternity by Giorgio)

6 - can have driving bass and guitar rhtyhm (optional)

7 - usually has drums

8 - does not sound like rock or hard rock or heavy metal (with a few exceptions like "I Was Made For Loving You" by KISS, "Slow Down" by John Miles and a few others)

9 - in a lot of cases involves a lot of horns and strings

A lot of the points I mentioned are optional but basically that's what makes disco to me, but there is also soul disco, disco funk and even disco rock in some cases. It depends on the person for what they think is disco or not disco. I personally call a lot of early 70's funk disco music like:

Bar-Kays - Son Of Shaft 1972

Curtis Mayfield - Get Down 1971

Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 1969

Little Royal - Soul Train 1972

Ohio Players - Ecstasy 1973

etc...

**Outsider** · October 27th, 2001, 11:48 PM

On 2001-10-27 12:50, Bernie wrote:

I agree with Boodikka; it was meant to be facetious and not vicious or mean spirited. Best to all.

I agree. I can tell that comment was meant to be a joke. Then there's me, who likes both hard rock and disco. Of course, everyone here already knows that.

**Funky Dude** · October 28th, 2001, 04:46 AM

On 2001-10-27 12:41, Boodikka wrote:

Hustle, I think that Anonymous was meant to be facetious.

I was so raged that I forgot to read your opinion regarding Mr Anonymous and posted my anger regarding this bloke. I still only half believe that Anonymous is joking around because these boards do get the odd trouble makers comin' in and writing terrible messages and Mr Anonymous might be one of those blokes who want to start trouble. If Anonymous is joking around PLEASE reply and let us know so we don't get the wrong impression. Otherwise if you are a Steve Dahl wannabe and want to cause trouble then STAY AWAY FROM THIS BOARD!!!

**Giovanni** · October 28th, 2001, 01:31 PM

Most of all a DISCO song comes in a generic sleeve labelled "DISCO SINGLE 12" !!!!

**Giovanni** · October 28th, 2001, 01:32 PM

Most of all a DISCO song comes in a generic sleeve labelled "DISCO SINGLE 12" !!!!

**Leanmean** · October 29th, 2001, 07:20 AM

Well, I thought anonymous' comment was FUNNY!!! Come on people, lighten UP!

I actually thought it was Outsider who made the comment and I just chuckled to myself because we both like rock and disco. I thought it was a good natured ribbing, because my post could have started some ****, too. We all know we're sick to death of the topic "What is and what isn't disco."

So I was having a little fun and I think anonymous was too.

Please note that as we get new people on this board, the topics will no doubt recycle so we shouldn't be too quick to jump down someone's throat if that happens. Let's just be gracious and share the wealth of knowledge that everyone contributes! And have FUN!! Even at our own expense!

**Bernie** · October 29th, 2001, 10:02 AM

On 2001-10-29 08:20, Leanmean wrote:

Please note that as we get new people on this board, the topics will no doubt recycle so we shouldn't be too quick to jump down someone's throat if that happens. Let's just be gracious and share the wealth of knowledge that everyone contributes! And have FUN!! Even at our own expense!

I couldn't agree more. All it does is scare off potential new friends from posting. Besides, had it really been a negative post, the last thing one would want to do is show that one's buttons can be easily pressed.

**Outsider** · October 29th, 2001, 10:58 AM

On 2001-10-29 08:20, Leanmean wrote:

Well, I thought anonymous' comment was FUNNY!!! Come on people, lighten UP!

I totally agree with you. That comment is nothing to get worked up over, especially after what happened on September 11.

I actually thought it was Outsider who made the comment and I just chuckled to myself because we both like rock and disco. I thought it was a good natured ribbing, because my post could have started some ****, too. We all know we're sick to death of the topic "What is and what isn't disco."

So I was having a little fun and I think anonymous was too.

No, that wasn't me. And while I'm sick of the "what is and isn't disco" topic as much as everyone else here, I knew that you weren't serious with your comment. The same goes for anonymous.

Please note that as we get new people on this board, the topics will no doubt recycle so we shouldn't be too quick to jump down someone's throat if that happens. Let's just be gracious and share the wealth of knowledge that everyone contributes! And have FUN!! Even at our own expense!

Exactly. I couldn't have said it better myself.

**HustleBaby** · October 29th, 2001, 01:52 PM

I thought that we had a disco hater on board

so I got somewhat defensive about "Anonymous"

message. I didn't know that he/she was joking.

**Funky Dude** · October 29th, 2001, 11:04 PM

Okay I will go with the flow since most people think it's a joke. I read Anonymous post and read HustleBaby's angry response and I took it as an insult as well and virtually bypassed Boodika's and Bernie's reply and wrote an angry response. Still that post does seem light hearted so I will give Anonymous the benefit of the doubt since it doesn't seem vicious. I just hope it is only a joke though because you do get people who come on message boards and start trouble. I'm a fan of the computer game "The Sims" and on one of the message boards there has been teenagers getting on the board and writing vulgar messages and I got the impression someone decided to do the same on your Disco message board. I do have a question for Bernie, has anyone ever come on this board and bagged out disco music in the past?

**JussiK** · October 30th, 2001, 01:32 AM

One could argue that on occasion record companies did put out stuff on a disco label and on a 12" that just did not cut it as disco. One such is PARADISE GARAGE by TIM CURRY, the flamboyant actor who starred in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW and opposite Mr. Cruise in Ridley Scott's LEGEND. Tim's 1979 track has the actor delivering sleazy pick-up lines and there is a kind of thumping disco beat vaguely audible beneath masses of horribly screeching upfront rock guitars. PARADISE GARAGE is not disco but rock dance music for people who could not manage a syncopated move to save their lives.

**JussiK** · October 30th, 2001, 04:23 AM

Ehm..hopefully it was okay to slag off rock like that...

?

**maarten** · October 30th, 2001, 05:57 AM

OK, it's time I let the cat out of the bag. I initially thought this thing would die but this topic has now taken on a life of it's own. So... its time I confess that "anonymous" was me.

And I didn't mean for the message to be "anonymous", but I was just getting used to the new board and forgot to register and thus... it appeared "anonymous".

Obviously this was a JOKE!!! Perhaps its my warped sense of Dutch humour. But it really was meant as a JOKE!!! Please, people, lighten up. The world is not as much fun as it used to be anyway.

By the way, what really surprised me that I posted my JOKE (out of safety I will just keep on saying this, hoping that I can be forgiven and/or understood correctly), anyway, that I posted my joke on the 22nd, a good two weeks after Leanmean posted her JOKE!!! And that it took another whole week before another reponse came. Strange timeline, huh?

Anyway - can we agree a few things:

- it was a JOKE!!!

- Leanmean's comment was a JOKE too (and obviously much funnier than my reply, which I hasten to ad was a JOKE!!!!).

- Bernie can probably verify that I am the poster as he will no doubt have access to IP addresses and I use two (office and home).

- It really was a JOKE!!!

- Let's close the subject... please?

PS What DOES make a record a disco record anyway? Could be an interesting thread...

**Leanmean** · October 30th, 2001, 07:10 AM

Maarten,

I laughed my ASS off over your message! You must have the biggest balls to admit that was YOU amongst all this hoo haw! You da man!!! Keep the comedy coming. You're SO right. This world is NOT that much fun after Sept. 11 and we really need a little gag once in awhile to help us keep our sanity.

Too damn funny!!! Much mirth to you all!

**Funky Dude** · October 30th, 2001, 07:43 AM

Thanks for letting us know Maarten. I'll take it as a joke, and I apologise for lashing out at you in my earlier replies. Like I said I thought it was one of those disco haters who likes coming on disco boards and give people a hard time. Thank god this board isn't getting poisoned by people who want to bag out disco music. Anyhow I'm happy you let us know and I do apologise for being nasty with my replies.

**Masdefi** · October 30th, 2001, 02:55 PM

Hi Maarten, let's put a stone over.. as we say in Italy.

I just want to thank you for having told us the truth, so that we are now more sure no one has ever poisoned the board.

Excuse me if I started the hard discussion but I love this board and I can't accept a disco hater...

**HustleBaby** · October 30th, 2001, 05:10 PM

SORRY MAARTEN, I ONLY POSTED THAT HARSH

REPLY BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT "ANONYMOUS" WAS

SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T BELONG HERE. I HAD NO IDEA

THAT IT WAS YOU JOKING AROUND.