17 minute disco mix of Love Unlimited Orch. "Love's The

Marcio** · June 4th, 2005, 02:35 PM

http://www.sfweekly.com/Issues/2000-...c/music2.print

"Around 1974, DJs on the East Coast began favoring urban records with the key elements that would coalesce into disco's signature sound: a 4/4 kick drum accentuated with shakers and other hand percussion, lush string sections, and energetic R&B vocals. New York jock Nicky Siano, one of the pioneers of the continuously mixed set, started giving heavy rotation to the sweaty, 17-minute "Love's Theme" by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra"

Too much for me :o

**Videoskooter** · June 4th, 2005, 05:51 PM

I have the feeling that Quinny won't like this version :lol:

I haven't heard it yet. Maybe it is good! Any members who have this extra large one?

**NickNack** · June 4th, 2005, 06:22 PM

Marcio,

This is a perfect example of the adage, "Believe half of what you see (or read) and none of what you hear". The article obviously does not have all it's facts in order. In all my years of working for Nicky Siano, or just hanging out hearing him play, I never heard a 17-minute version of "Love's Theme". I truly doubt such a version exists. Anybody have a copy? :D

Originally Written by Marcio

Around 1974, DJs on the East Coast began favoring urban records with the key elements that would coalesce into disco's signature sound: a 4/4 kick drum accentuated with shakers and other hand percussion, lush string sections, and energetic R&B vocals.

The '4-on-the-floor' sound may well have started creeping into the conciousness of jocks way back then. However, that sound does not describe "Love's Theme". And, "...energetic R&B vocals"? It's an instrumental. Hello?? :-?

New York jock Nicky Siano, one of the pioneers of the continuously mixed set, started giving heavy rotation to the sweaty, 17-minute "Love's Theme" by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra.

"Love's Theme" as 'sweaty'? Pleeeze. :roll: If anything it's the epitome of light-and-airy, float-across-the-dancefloor, disco.

Now can you guess what song they're probably talking about? Well, the only 17-minute thang available that early on ('74; '75) would of course be Ms. Donna Summer's, "Love to Love You Baby". Sixteen minutes and fifty seconds of everything described in that article and given heavy rotation by countless jocks everhwhere.

Marcio** · June 4th, 2005, 11:50 PM

The name of the writer who wrote this crazy text about Nicky Siano and Barry White iis Darren Keast. Try this link :)

http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2000-...ic/music2.html

**DonaldCleveland** · June 5th, 2005, 02:52 AM

Originally Written by Marcio

The name of the writer who wrote this crazy text about Nicky Siano and Barry White iis Darren Keast. Try this link :)

http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2000-...ic/music2.html

Boogie Down by Eddie KNOWLES??
Black kids in goofy outfits? that is his description of The Love Unlimited ORCHESTRA?

What the hell is this LOSER writing about?

DARREN KEAST is hackalicious, there i said it......oh yeah (In my best Little Rascals voice) he stupid too~!!

**usagi-san** · June 5th, 2005, 11:03 PM

He mixed his facts about "Love's Theme and 'Love To Love You Baby." The latter was certainly the only disco hit with a version that long. But it reached only #2 pop. "Love's Theme" did reach #1 pop. It was not the year Kiss debuted; they debuted in 1973, not 1974. Sylvester's album with "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" was "Step II", not "Mighty Real." Flippin' hack.