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Best Disco Acts

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Best Disco Acts

Postby hutter » Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:02 am

Since many of the NWO regulars like, nay, LOVE Diso music, how 'bout y'all throw out your picks for the best examples of this genre?
I'll start with the obvious choices, in no particular order:

Any act produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rogers (CHIC, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Norma Jean Wright, etc etc etc)

Giorgio Moroder

Donna Summer (especially the Giorgio Moroder produced songs)

Sylvester

Not exactly a Disco act, but I'm counting the Bee Gees.

Rick Dees (okay, I'm joking.)

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Postby oldpunk83 » Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:51 pm

Remember Lime, D-Train, Franz Jolie, Gap Band
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Postby British » Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:51 am

Dee Dee Jackson(mm thigh high boots)
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Postby WolverineSyr » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:44 am

Can I have a couple of days?

Besides those already mentioned, Off the top of my head:
First Choice - the best female vocal group ever, period!

Sylvester - I usually hate falsettos, but that man could sing!!!

Two Tons - Sylvetser's back-up singers, later became Weather Girls, later Martha Wash (who sued everyone!)

Candi Staton - perfect, warm, expressive voice

Anyone on the Philadelphia International Label - not always specifically disco - but close enough - the O'Jays, Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes...

Barry White - undoubtedly one of the founders of the sound.

KC & the Sunshine Band - almost everything he did sounded the same & that was fine, it was a great sound.

Grace Jones - so weird, loved her throughout her various incarnations

Gregg Diamond is probably one of my absolute favorites. I love his sound. If you've heard More, More, More from Andrea true you get the idea. He was behind Bionic Boogie and Star Cruiser, plus one release under his own name.
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Postby hutter » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:47 am

How could I have forgot Barry White? Brilliant songwriter, beautiful sounds.

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Postby Mechi » Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:34 pm

Barry White's music is responsible for many births... LOL!!!
I like Donna Summer and Gloria Gaynor.
And I like Bee Gees cos they make me laugh.. but I know that their voice harmonies are very good actually.



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Postby Bitter Almonds » Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:11 pm

What about Cerrone[V]
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Postby edisonoside » Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:54 am

Tom Moulton - Inventor of the 12'inch dance singles.
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Postby WolverineSyr » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:18 am

I totally forgot to add Stargard! I just rediscovered a bunch of their songs & I appreciate them so much more than when I was 16...

Which Way is Up is a great song.
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Postby Prefab Sprouter » Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:29 pm

Donna Summer

3 Degrees

Hamilton Bohannon

Vann McCoy


Great disco Artists all!!! [8D]
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Postby Bitter Almonds » Sat Jun 17, 2006 10:50 am

ZOMG!!!1~ I didn't know there was a Cerrone dvd and cd set of his hits. Of course, none of these goodies are available stateside, so I had to babelfish it up at amazon.fr oui oui[}:)]

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Postby enzfan » Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:50 pm

Along with the previously mentioned Bee Gees, Donna Summer, and KC and the Sunshine Band I would add

The Commodores
Earth Wind and Fire many songs for both of these
Lpps Inc - "Funky Town"
The Ohio Players - "Love Rollercoaster" and "Fire"
Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing You" and "Every 1's A Winner"
The Emotions - "Best Of My Love"
The Trammps - "Disco Inferno"
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Postby Equalizer » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:04 am

Ooooh difficult one with me being so into 80's soul/disco, but here goes........

D-Train
Cameo
Change
Phil Fearon
Imagination
Mtume
Mezzoforte
Kashif
Freeez
Chic
ConFunkShun
David Grant
Howard Johnson

Soooooooooo many more great acts to add though!
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Postby hisoka5150 » Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:05 pm

do you remember?....

human league, blondie, donna summer, sam fox.......and the rest of of eurodisco acts

grant miller
silent circle
baltimora
lou sern
ric fellini
pepsi and shirley
milli vanilli(lip synch dude)
tea for two
silver pozzoli and a lot more........

who can forget the 80's man,these guys sounds great in my yamaha
sound system.....
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Postby DSR » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:17 pm

HMMMMP! Guilty Pleasures![:D] I may say I love listening to my VINYL RECORD of both GREASE and SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER soundtrack. All tracks are great![;)]

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