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Populist_Prole

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3. My opinion has mellowed on it over the years

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2014, 06:31 PM

May 2014

When it was in full swing, me and my friends hate hate hated it. Thought it was the absolute scourge of the music world bent on subjugating our beloved rock music. It was visceral; as in "This movement has gotta be stopped!". Probably much the same as our own parents felt of our hard rock, and their parents thought of Doo-Wop.

Well it burned out quickly and our fears were unfounded. Now when I hear it sometimes I get a little nostalgic even. I guess it's true what they say: "Nostalgia is just memory lane without the potholes".

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In retrospect, disco wasn't as bad as I thought it was at the time [View all] aint_no_life_nowhere May 2014 OP

I loved disco, not so much for the music, but the dancing. Arkansas Granny May 2014 #1

I had my ipod on random 70's recently and I heard Esther Phillips again jakeXT May 2014 #2

My opinion has mellowed on it over the years Populist_Prole May 2014 #3

Loved it then-- narnian60 May 2014 #4

Even as a little kid... lame54 May 2014 #5

completely agree steve2470 May 2014 #13

Yes it was. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #6

I'm with you brooklynboy49 May 2014 #9

The worst disco song ever made... Frank Cannon May 2014 #14

+1 Shrek May 2014 #15

Even the Portsmouth Sinfonia, the world's worst orchestra, kentauros May 2014 #31

Prime example: made it to #15 on the charts Major Nikon May 2014 #36

It was good to have on while exercising and that was about it ailsagirl May 2014 #7

Hey, if Pink Floyd can cut a disco track and have it be one of their biggest hits, cemaphonic May 2014 #8

For a person who has a Tom Waits Le Taz Hot May 2014 #16

Yeah, "Another Brick in the Wall' cemaphonic May 2014 #41

LOL, Another Brick in the Wall, the Stones with Some Girls, Bowie... the list goes on with talented bettyellen May 2014 #45

I still love disco! Archae May 2014 #10

I absolutely detested disco Skittles May 2014 #11

I must admit Le Taz Hot May 2014 #17

That is a classic. No one can resist it. Arugula Latte May 2014 #24

I loved disco and went dancing all the time steve2470 May 2014 #12

A producers medium MissMillie May 2014 #18

I agree Populist_Prole May 2014 #26

Agree with you. malthaussen May 2014 #19

Have to disagree brooklynboy49 May 2014 #20

Well, I'm talking about the mainstream... malthaussen May 2014 #21

Your point is well taken brooklynboy49 May 2014 #39

It got people back onto the dance floor... CanSocDem May 2014 #22

Didn't Like Disco RobinA May 2014 #23

There was some great dance music made in that era. Arugula Latte May 2014 #25

In many ways, the 70's were a high point in music arcane1 May 2014 #27

My sneaky School Nurse trick...... AnneD May 2014 #28

Most disco was bad, with only a few real artists. kwassa May 2014 #29

Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer (1979) MrScorpio May 2014 #30

This thread has lured the disco lovers out of the shadows and exposed them. Kaleva May 2014 #32

My grandmother told me that she'd always thought the seventies were the worst period of American mus LanternWaste May 2014 #33

When I am in my last moment, reflecting on my life, rug May 2014 #34

Amen! Paulie May 2014 #42

Disco is great. bigwillq May 2014 #35

I was just a kid through most of the disco Jenoch May 2014 #37

I was just listening to Bruno Mars TexasBushwhacker May 2014 #38

Disco was great... If you want go out dancing and have a good time Taitertots May 2014 #40

The music was a bit simplistic Feral Child May 2014 #43

I loved disco dancing. The moves were great and you and your partner actually sinkingfeeling May 2014 #44