May be my worst Disco experience ever 2005

[Super D]

This may be my worst Disco experience ever. :-? I was at a local spot checking out a popular local DJ this weekend. The music was splendid(early 80'ish Disco), euphonic sound system, everyone vib'in....all of a sudden my mood became Melancholy.....here is the scenario.....As the DJ appeared work'in the 12's, suddenly a female voice pierced out, " New Years mix 84' 102.7 FM" (remind you it's June 2005)...Yes! the D'J' was fak'in the entire set :o :o :o :o. The DJ even went as far as to quickly attempt to turn down the volume when the call letters blurted out!... Proves that he was try'in to fool everyone...talk'in bout' mmmbarasing. :cry: :cry:

What do you think and what is your worst disco experience?

Thanx
super d(motordetroit).

[QUINNY]

Saturday night came close. A 40th birthday party that proved the 'art' of mobile DJing in the UK hasn't progressed in 30 years. Why or how people dance to some of the stuff he played is totally beyond me. I was NOT amused.

[Videoskooter]

Q, are you talking about The Goombay Dance Band and stuff like that??? :o

If that's the case, I feel your pain!

[billywho]

Q, are you talking about The Goombay Dance Band and stuff like that??? :o

If that's the case, I feel your pain!

I expect he's talking about the "dreaded three", that are now considered essential songs to be played at any mobile disco.

The Commitments - Mustang Sally
Van Morisson - Brown Eyed Girl
B52s - Love Shack

Absolutely dire, and guaranteed to bring all plebians to the dancefloor to ostentatiously and flamboyantly show everyone what a great time they're supposedly having. You often find all three of these played in sequence. Dreadful.

[QUINNY]

Yep, Brown Eyed Girl was one of 'em.

The others:
Lulu - Shout (always a rabble rouser from the year dot)
Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing

and then a little later he managed to top that with:

I Am The Music Man

Fecking Hell!!!

It was after that came on that my wife and I made a hasty exit. We didn't have the strength to stay any longer as our heads were hurting.

To be fair, many people were lapping it up, whereas earlier in the evening we arrived with Players Association - Turn The Music Up playing and zilch people on the floor.

[RetroRuss]

Saturday night came close. A 40th birthday party that proved the 'art' of mobile DJing in the UK hasn't progressed in 30 years. Why or how people dance to some of the stuff he played is totally beyond me. I was NOT amused.

A few months ago I went to a 'charity' ball in Hemel Hemstead (a fairly ubiquitous & very boring small town outside of London). The DJ only used CD's and played 'Disco' - of the cheesy sort. I suppose it was right for that sort of Hicksville crowd but not for me. What was embarrassing though was that the event organiser (who I knew) told the DJ I was there and he proceeded to show me his collections of CD's, Tascam mixer and Gemini double CD player. His partner was doing a gig in another part of the hotel (an 18th birthday party) and the music was pop. It was the music equivalent of eating McDonalds followed by KFC.

[SandraDee]

It always amazes me how people can have a really fun time to the most dreadful music. I overheard a girl at work last week recommending a club because it played the theme from 'Only Fools & Horses'! :o :-?

[discolady75]

it happened to me a few days ago.. the worst impression is to see people having a plenty good time on the crappiest music...
About the mixed cd stuff, it happens more often than u can imagin ....
i played only 1 hour when the boss asked me to put house i said i ve been hired to play disco, no house. then another guy came, he put a mixed cd, and i saw people packing the floor, on my music nobody was there... wrong music on the wrong audience so why did they call me ??

i m collecting real disco gems, the guy put a mixed cd, "playing the dj" and asked me to close the door to avoid being seen by other dancers that its a mixed CD... Just put an Ipod on a discotheque..

a dj is unreplaceable..

[Videoskooter]

Just put an Ipod on a discotheque..
a dj is unreplaceable..

Sorry to hear that Aïcha, I hope you are not talking about the event @ the Café. In Belgium we had a TV-show called "The Dj's" where you saw young kids mixing with an unbelievable attitude. The beat never changed during their sets (boring) but every track was perfectly mixed...not so difficult since they used computers.

DJ's who are skilled are no match for such frauds (BTW, I'm not saying that there are no good young mixers, they are out there, I know, so guys/girls don't get me wrong). The next step is indeed using mixed CD's and of course when the people are dancing and drinking the host of the bar/club is satisfied but that just is the proof of the incredible artificial and fake society where living in today.

So don't get depressed about that. You just have to find the right audience to do your gigs and once you find that community you will have the joy of playing the old groovez.

And let the others watch stupid shows like Idol and Starmaker where they launch prefab artists that stay in the spotlight 1 year and then dissapear when the bunch of songs that was conceived by lawyers and producers doesn't touch the audience anymore.

Like the Dutch say: "If the public wants grapefuits, we give 'em grapefruits" (replace this by RNB, Rap, and grand theft Housemusic). I don't buy that consumer-fascism

[judydoggie]

I was aghast at the stories listed above, particularly the one about the young man going into the dj booth with a pre-made CD and closing the door.

I guess everybody wants to be a dj...

There is no excuse at all for this kind of phoniness. Sure, the mixes may be great; but is the TIMING? It's essentially "robbing" the patrons (and the club) of 50% or more of the true dj experience; the fact that the dj is playing to the mood in the room and enhancing it with just the right tunes at the precise moment.

This makes me feel all the more fortunate for having been privileged to hear (and see) some of the U.S.'s finest djs in action during the 1970s and 80s.

- Paul a.k.a. Judydoggie

[discolady75]

no it wasnt in my residency place. it was another club, i ve been fooled by non-professionnal people.

i unfortunately began with African Suite "In the pocket"... pearls for pigs as we say in French

[Spellbound]

worst disco experience ever

1985-2005