Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
I think I heard that the first ever disco was in Bedrock. The DJs were David Mancuso & Quinny. :-?
...ya gotta beat the street......
Triple Platinum Record [Level 10]
Yeah I heard the Birds of Bedrock got awful pissed cause Quinny was whipping their beaks off the vinyl every 3 minutes or so.
A veteran Bird told me "Christ, the the vocals hadn't begun and he was slamming my beak unto the next record!!!!!""
Ouch!!!! Crimey!!!! :oops: :oops: :oops:
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"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
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Yeah, those 4 minute intros soon became outros for moi. Was I on speed or something?
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Some things never change :lol: :lol: ,
well, since I had some time to waste, I read all the answers on this topic. This discussion "obscure is cool - obscure is ****" is kinda sticky, isn' it? I remember seeing this topic being discussed here when I was a regular (40 year ago, :lol: ). Anyway, the topic GREAT OBSCURE TRACKS TO MENTION... began with a list of songs and it seems nobody cared for the list. For me, some of the songs on the list are well known, other are really obscure, but hey, I'm a music digga too :lol: . And for my money, BURNING SPEAR by S.O.U.L. is great. WATERBED was well known in Brasil in the 70's because it was included on the soundtrack of a very popular TV soap opera (CORRIDA DO OURO, anyone here remembers SANDRA BRÉA? :lol: :lol: )
When it comes to pop music, I don't give a damn if the song is rare or not. I need to hear it to believe it (or like it). That's enough for me. 8)
Peace, Love and Togetherness (hey, there's a band...),
zeca azevedo, a very obscure fella
Gold Record [Level 7]
Quinny... just think about this: maybe people of other generations (i.e. 90s youngmen) look for different things in disco or any other thing, than people of your age or my age. So to quote Billy Paul, "one man's trash is another man's treasure".
About supposed wisdom by the great labels... come ooooonnnnnn! Most big music trends started in small, independent labels. Rock and roll is a good example, as was punk or house, and of course disco. What the biggies do is to copy in blow-up proportions the work of the indies that make money, buying their artists (or the entire labels) or making imitations.
Even The Beatles were rejected by Decca before signing to EMI! Then Decca hurried to sign Mick & Keith. :)
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Nano: Thought provoking as always. However, I'd still say that those that lived through a period are more likely to have a more relevant handle on things. Anyone can reinvent history to suit their own tastes. Does that make it right?
I'd still say that most of the true class was released by the bigger labels. Now, if a small indie was able to make a record up to their standards is one of the very precise reasons why product was picked up by the majors and scored. The A&R men were there to keep up standards as well as looking for the next big thing. That's why so many demos were rejected and so many bands not signed. If you're going to invest heavily in a band, they had better be damned good! However, as we all know, music and its appeal is not a precise science.
Gold Record [Level 7]
Don't worry Q... Now that you confessed being a Rosko fan, it seems any thing can be settled.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
where'd this sudden fascination with funk come from? I've always loved it but never have seen such intense interest here (this wouldn't be related to James Brown's recent passing, would it?). Anyway, rare, stanky funk is often as hard to find as much of the out of print disco so many of us love.
Last edited by Bernie; July 26th, 2007 at 09:43 PM.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Graham: you want to talk about bad covers of silly songs? Would you believe Paul McCartney actually covered "Mary Had a Little Lamb"?Originally Written by Graham_Start
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