Re: Disco SUCKS

[Alan McKendree <amck@thenetdr.com>]

At 16:53 -0800 3/5/1999, The Who Mailing List Digest wrote:
>Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 10:38:55 -0500
>From: "Mark R. Leaman" <mleaman@sccoast.net>
>
>"Good side?" I can't imagine what possible justification there could be for
>it...

I understand..it gives me the willies, but...

>Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 17:20:45 -0000
>From: "David Cribb" <dcribber@hotbot.com>
>
>  The "good side" to disco is its lack of pretensions.  It's nothing more
>than >dance music, like rock n roll in its early days.  Both had a sole
>purpose:  to >get your feet tapping....That is the good side of disco.

That's pretty much Cohn's argument.  I'll unlimber the scanner and let him
speak for himself if my software can handle it.

I swear I remember reading here someone saying that that danceability and
lightheartedness was also the quality of the "Rock Around the Clock" type
of rock, from the 50's, but I can't find the reference right now.  That's
also the least attractive aspect of 50's rock to me...I'm not big on the
doo-wop shooby-do type of 50's songs, either.  I prefer the Elvis lines
which evolved into The Who, Zep, and punk.

Alan
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