In retrospect, disco wasn't as bad as I thought it was at the time [View all]

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I refused to see Saturday Night Fever when I was young and it was showing at the theaters. I was a fan of jazz, blues, rock, and soul at the time (and a major classical fan). Having grown up on the music and free spirit of the 60s, I didn't like the slick, glossy style of disco clothes and hairdos where every hair was perfectly in place and people looked like a brand new product that just came out of a manufacturer's box. Disco music to me had no guitar solos and no real soulful flourishes on the drums that made 60s music so colorful. In fact, the rhythm section on disco records was robotic and monotonous to me. Although I can't say I'm now a disco fan, I've got to admit that some tunes were pretty cool. Maybe it's also because of the music that came after disco that I now look back on some of the tunes with a little nostalgia. I find this tune by Kool And The Gang irresistible. I love the way Michael Jackson and Dionne Warwick are grooving on this, seated in the front row.