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Originally posted by Jean Paul Zodeaux
reply to post by kdog1982
I think Beezer tapped it into eloquently and briefly, only addressing his own personal concerns about the music, but that the backlash was not a reaction to the music itself, but to something deeper. I think on some level, not the music, but something intangible scared people. Blowing up a box of records was merely symbolic of a general attitude that was primarily a White America attitude, and it is as if Disco somehow scratched at that festering sore on the country.
My frustration, however, is not that people are not catching my point on the social issues, its that they're stupidly attempting to make this anti this or anti that, when all it is a reflection on a period in American history, through music that tapped into something that was always there, and still is, and that is a deep intolerance.
Ironic that those who would naysay this thread have only revealed the slip of their own intolerance.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
Does anybody remember this?
Originally posted by Jean Paul Zodeaux
reply to post by Sulie
I asked Slaya to do that for me because I am a fool with posting images and only get that image link and I am too suspicious that not nearly enough follow the links. I am glad you got the point though. That title is not my invention. It is, however, germane to the topic.
There was no real statement made with what went on, other than it worked people up, and got more listeners to a failing disc jockey and his cohort.
Originally posted by Jean Paul Zodeaux
reply to post by Sulie
My Gosh! Part of the inspiration for this thread was talking hanging out with some younger kids these past few months and talking music. The Rolling Stones just celebrated their 50th Anniversary of still being together and this was discussed a few weeks ago and while these kids knew who the Stones were they had no clue really about their discography. I would sing some of their songs but none rang a bell. Recently, discussing music again, disco came up. My attitudes about K.C. and the Sunshine Band came out and they asked who that band was so I sang:
That's the way - uh-huh uh-huh - I like it.
Every single one of them recognized the song instantly! I was stunned. My adored Stones meant little to them, but they all knew that song. The revenge of Disco? It gave me some insight on that band. How bad could they be to be that recognizable today to kids who weren't around then?
Originally posted by beezzer
Disco was the platform for metrosexuality to gain a foothold. It grew in the eighties. Films, tv shows also embraced the new approach to this by reversing stereo-types that were portrayed by Archies Bunker et al.
The exceptions were th John Waynes and the Clint Eastwoods. (Thouh "Paint Your Wagon" was the sole embarrassment to Eastwood).
It's reversing though. A least that's how I see the trend.
Originally posted by Jean Paul Zodeaux
I lived in Las Cruces New Mexico at the time. We were aware of Disco Demolition Night in New Mexico. The radio station I most listened to was 95.5 KLAQ. That radio station spent all of 1979 playing as their station identifier the opening bars of Stayin' Alive only to end it abruptly with the sound of a needle scratching the record. This was
reply to post by burdman30ott6
Explain KISS, please.
You want to know the real reason it died? Many of those performers were gay.