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My kind of thread, love all things funk/disco.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn2GCBohIvk[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvTsIYLRxVU[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c0vgKnNz68[/media]

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[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1470675391' post='3107560']
Was Keni Burke playing Bass on this ?
I know he was a Bassist as well as a producer. Great playing.
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[i]I believe so, just checked wki and it says it him plus the album artwork is the man with his 4 string. :D[/i]
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The main way I've taught myself bass is from listening to loads of disco tunes. I agree with all of the noms so far. Not sure if some would call this disco but anyway
Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2XhhuM9GZo"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2XhhuM9GZo[/url]

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oh go on then......
loads of versions... but this is the best.
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCHRGSx4apg"]https://www.youtube....h?v=NCHRGSx4apg[/url]

and a largely forgotten track by jean Carne, shame really cus its a great track'
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1WuLUkd-lI"]https://www.youtube....h?v=p1WuLUkd-lI[/url]

and one from one of our own members gaz66.....
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDBdCbRgc-4"]https://www.youtube....h?v=TDBdCbRgc-4[/url]

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[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1458906656' post='3012010']
Yep, the early days of Disco had a variety of tempos.
A breakdown of tempos and named styles here.
[url="http://www.discosavvy.com/diversesounds.html"]http://www.discosavv...ersesounds.html[/url]
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In terms of songs provided as examples, the list seems pretty erratic. There are loads of songs mentioned on it that noone would have heard of and a LOT of genre-stretching. For example, LovexLove isn't "jazz disco" it's upbeat easy listening with jazz guitar and disco-influenced production. It's not genre defining, it's genre following. And Spacer isn't rock-influenced either, it was produced by the Godfather of disco for goodness sakes. Yet the most disco influenced rock songs (or should that be rock influenced disco songs) ever "You Sexy Thing" by Rod Stewart, "Missing You" by Rolling Stones and "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen don't seem to get a mention...!

I tend to think of disco as being three main sounds - East coast, West coast, and Philly. Philly was all romantic melodrama with those orchestral parts and many tracks were played by house band MSFB. East Coast was all about the New York scene (Chic, Sister Sledge, Sheila B, Diana Ross, Blondie etc) and looking sharp. West coast stuff was pretty much party-on, inspired by Brothers Johnson, EW&F, Kool, Quincy, Rod Temperton or any acts associated with them.

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[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1471155193' post='3110790']
In terms of songs provided as examples, the list seems pretty erratic. There are loads of songs mentioned on it that noone would have heard of and a LOT of genre-stretching. For example, LovexLove isn't "jazz disco" it's upbeat easy listening with jazz guitar and disco-influenced production. It's not genre defining, it's genre following. And Spacer isn't rock-influenced either, it was produced by the Godfather of disco for goodness sakes. Yet the most disco influenced rock songs (or should that be rock influenced disco songs) ever "You Sexy Thing" by Rod Stewart, "Missing You" by Rolling Stones and "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen don't seem to get a mention...!

I tend to think of disco as being three main sounds - East coast, West coast, and Philly. Philly was all romantic melodrama with those orchestral parts and many tracks were played by house band MSFB. East Coast was all about the New York scene (Chic, Sister Sledge, Sheila B, Diana Ross, Blondie etc) and looking sharp. West coast stuff was pretty much party-on, inspired by Brothers Johnson, EW&F, Kool, Quincy, Rod Temperton or any acts associated with them.
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That's the trouble with trying to categorise music - it's either good or bad!! Do like the second paragraph though.

Final point of order, I don't think Rod Stewart was ever in Hot Chocolate B)

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[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1471155193' post='3110790']
There are loads of songs mentioned on it that noone would have heard of and a LOT of genre-stretching. [/quote]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I guess you had to be there.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] :D[/font][/color]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]Your examples seem to be more of a UK Radio play list or a function band set from that time.[/color][/font]
[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]There was an awful lot going on outside of popular radio. It was club music.[/color][/font]
[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]Most of the tunes in the article I posted, were most certainly tunes that I had heard.[/color][/font]

[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]Also, I think there was more than "three" sounds. Quite a bit coming from this country, Italy [/color][/font][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]and certainly Munich.[/font][/color]
[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco[/url]

[i][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"And Spacer isn't rock-influenced either, it was produced by the Godfather of disco for goodness sakes"[/font][/color][/i]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I think it is more a reference to the Rock Guitar solo towards the end. NR and BE were very much from a rock back ground.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Also it was a bit of a departure from their normal productions and aimed very much at the European market sound wise.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Shelia and B. Devotion were French.[/font][/color]

http://youtu.be/IuMNApRuWHo

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[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1471158432' post='3110803']
Final point of order, I don't think Rod Stewart was ever in Hot Chocolate B)
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Y'got me! Should have been "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy". Brain was partially distracted mid post by step son wanting to watch sharks on Youtube just before lunch...:D

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[i][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"And Spacer isn't rock-influenced either, it was produced by the Godfather of disco for goodness sakes"[/font][/color][/i]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I think it is more a reference to the Rock Guitar solo towards the end. NR and BE were very much from a rock back ground.[/font][/color]
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Nile was a self admitted former jazz snob and he met Bernard in the Seasme Street band. In the interviews I've watch and read, I've never seen mention of rock backgrounds per se, just sessions. Maybe I'm missing something?

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[size=4][color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif][quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1471168615' post='3110910'][/font][/color]

[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]Nile was a self admitted former jazz snob and he met Bernard in the Seasme Street band. In the interviews I've watch and read, I've never seen mention of rock backgrounds per se, just sessions. Maybe I'm missing something?[/font][/color]
[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif][/quote][/font][/color]

[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]Ok, 'background' may have been misleading. Apologies.[/font][/color]

[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]Before he met BE, NR was in a Rock/R&B/Folk band called 'New World Rising'.[/font][/color]
[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]When he met BE (they were playing in the 'Sesame Street' show touring band - Not the TV studio band),[/font][/color]
[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]there was a lot of Rock, Blues and Pop material in the productions, along the lines of Broadway shows etc.[/font][/color]
[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif](I remember reading articles by some of the MD/Conductors and Composers for the TV shows about the material).[/font][/color]

[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]The two were then in a Rock Funk band called "The Boys", early 70's.[/font][/color]
[i][font=arial, sans-serif]"A Funk Rock band called The Boys, which played numerous gigs up and down the East Coast. Despite major label interest in their demos, they could not get a record deal when the record companies discovered they were black, as they thought that black rock artists would be too hard to promote.[2] The band continued playing mostly local bars."[/font][/i]

[font=arial, sans-serif]Nile and Bernard were just regular working Musicians who at some point then formed 'The Big Apple Band', later to be 'Chic'.[/font]

[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]Also, I think I read that NR's was classically trained, one of the Woodwind Instruments possibly?[/font][/color]

[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]But if you listen to any production that was done with the likes of Bowie,[/font][/color]
[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]Power Station, Robert Palmer, Bryan Ferry, INXS (and that awful Mick Jagger stuff).[/font][/color]
[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]They were certainly drawing on the Rock side of things.[/font][/color]

[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif]They were far more than a couple of Disco Divas, for sure :).[/font][/color]
[color=#222222][font=arial, sans-serif](All this stuff has been mentioned by Nile Rogers in interviews and if you dig deep, is on Google).[/font][/color][/size]

[font=arial, sans-serif]Just found these (more than likely seen them, but hey, it is a DISCO thread).[/font]
[font=arial, sans-serif]'[/font][font=arial, sans-serif]The Big Apple Band'[/font]

http://youtu.be/YJhyd4fJtas

http://youtu.be/An2OZSaY8To

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[color=#000000][font=Roboto, arial, sans-serif][size=3]Teddy Pendergrass. Superb, soulful singer.[/size][/font][/color]

http://youtu.be/dhtFzdpudOk

http://youtu.be/O2WKoN8K6nI

Down Tempo, but what the heck. Teddy at his Soulful best.
http://youtu.be/2HhV3Slqtvw

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