In 1975 I was a budding electric guitar player. Then disco hit. I wouldn't say it was the reason I switched to bass, but one by one as the guitar gods started suffering the same fate as the Greek gods of Olympus I saw my future. So those of us into what is now called "classic rock" when it was new developed the phrase in 1975: "T-shirt in the year 2025: disco still sucks." Well, it is now 2025. History and hindsight are wonderful things. Now I can look back and see how many thousands more gigs I have played in these last decades as a bass player than I ever would have been able to play as just another dime-a-dozen guitar player.
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It’s Disco Friday :)
- Thread starter Helix
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DIsco's still alive! This band from my city proves it.
Thу name of the band is "Pivas". They call their genre "beer funk".
The song starts at 2:43:40.
Thу name of the band is "Pivas". They call their genre "beer funk".
The song starts at 2:43:40.
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Another example of the early disco.
Sylvia Robinson - Pillow Talk
Sylvia Robinson - Pillow Talk
I saw Sylvester in April 1973. Back then this is the music he was doing.
His falsetto reminds me of Philip Bailey.
I’ve only watched this video 10,000 times over the years.
Dag. I keep forgetting to get in here on Friday and hook y'all up with some real disco.
Let's throw one in here for the hell of it.
Alex Malheiros on bass.
Let's throw one in here for the hell of it.
Alex Malheiros on bass.
