Reply #69: A Mixed Bag, Cat

[ProfessorGAC]

I went to the discos because i loved to dance. I met my wife in a disco! From that night, i never went out with another woman and we got married 19 months later. So, i have a fondness for the memories of the disco era.

There were songs at that time i liked quite a lot. Remember Santa Esmerelda? Man, i thought those guys had IT. (Their version of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was superb.) I always liked "I Can't Stand The Rain" and the 'not really disco' stuff like Parliament and Earth, Wind & Fire.

But, a lot of the overly syrupy strings and quarter note kick disco was pedestrian and boring. Even if i liked it then, i wouldn't want to hear it now. (Think Donna Summer or Barry White.)

So, i have reasons to look back fondly, there were songs i would still like, but much of it i don't care about anymore.

And, even though i was a huge Steve Dahl fan at that time, i didn't buy into his Disco Sucks stuff. Really, he didn't even dislike it that much, but when WDAI switched to an all-disco format, and minimized personality radio, he got mad at them & took it out on the genre. He admits that freely now.
The Professor