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[Warrior]

The purpose of music is to make you feel good, to speak to you, so if disco or any other form of music does that, then that’s what it’s all about. Certain songs like I Can’t Get No Satisfaction or Riders on the Storm take me back to a certain time in my life and I still enjoy the heck out of them.

By the way, if you enjoy watching rock documentaries AXS TV has some great stuff.

All kinds of music makes me feel good and brings me back to a certain time in my life.

Studio 54 on Sirius is one of my go to stations, just ask Larry as we drove along to shows listening to it, I caught him moving and grooving to this once;

Oh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh what, wow
That I've ever seenOh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh what, wowOne night in a disco on the outskirts of Frisco
I was cruisin' with my favorite gang
The place was so borin', filled with out-of-towners tourin'
I knew that it wasn't my thingI really wasn't carin' but I felt my eyes starin'
At a guy who stuck out in the crowd
He had the kind of body that would shame Adonis
And a face that would make any man proudOh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh what, wow
That I've ever seenOh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh what, wowThe champion of dance, his moves would put you in a trance
And he never leaves the disco alone
Arrogance but not conceit as a man he is complete
My crème de la crème, please take me homeHe wears the finest clothes, the best designers, heaven knows
Ooo, from his head down to his toes
Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci, he looks like a still
That man is dressed to killOh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh what, wow
That I've ever seen
(I've ever seen)Oh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh what, wowOh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh what, wow
That I've ever seen
(I love your moves)Oh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh what, wow
That I've ever seenOh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh what, wow
That I've ever seen
(I've ever seen)Oh what, wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh what, wow
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[Warrior]

See; between my 10 gallon hat comment and my thoughts on Gubmint handouts and then my musical interlude, I helped all you fellas forget about the worldwide pandemic for a little while.

Y'all are welcome.

I'm here to help.

 

[jazzeum]

See; between my 10 gallon hat comment and my thoughts on Gubmint handouts and then my musical interlude, I helped all you fellas forget about the worldwide pandemic for a little while.

Y'all are welcome.

I'm here to help.

I’m actually focusing more on my music collection the last few months. Back in December I purchased a new turntable, a Pro-Ject X 2 turntable, to replace my old Pro-Ject model. If any of you are thinking about returning to vinyl, Pro-Ject makes some very nice TTs, from intro models to some very expensive ones; I’m sure Chuck being an Audiophile has a very expensive setup. Unfortunately, I discovered a hum in the speakers, which is apparently due to the speaker wire so I’m waiting for new speaker wire to come in.

As my rock collection has gotten rather unwieldy I’ve spent the last month or so cataloguing my collection, creating a Word file and entering it into Discogs.com, a music site that is better than eBay if you’re looking for new or used cds or vinyl.

Word to the wise. If any of you are planning to buy any cds or records, other than from a big retailer like Amazon, media mail, the preferred seller shipping option, is very slow these days. I’ve been waiting for a month for an out of print Chuck Berry set to arrive. I avoid media mail these days, even if it costs extra to ship. The music forums are full of threads complaining about the USPS.

 

[nysoldiers]

Seriously no.

The movie Saturday Night Fever was a game changer, launched John Travolta and the Bee Gees into super stardom, it's the second biggest selling soundtrack of all time, over 40 MILLION copies sold worldwide.

The only people who rejected disco were white guys who danced like they were tap dancing in a mine field.

If you had rhythm, you had it made in the late 1970's/mid 1980's.

Disco gave birth to new wave and groups like New Order, OMD, Howard Jones, Erasure, Culture Club, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Flock of Seagulls, ie, the second British invasion, which led to latin freestyle that exploded in NYC; Cynthia, Judy Torres, Johnny O, lisa lisa and cult jam, Debbie Deb, cover girls, nayobe, company B, Lisette Melendez, which led to Techo dance in the 1990's which led to trance music, all of these genres are huge.

Someone like you who's a music nut should know the importance of disco.

I enjoy all types of music, everything from 60's/70's/80's/disco/new wave/hair bands/hard rock/pop/funk/soul music.

I also know the history behind it; it's way, way more than just "disco"...…….

I like country too; give me some Brooks and Dunn/My Maria anyday of the week and twice on Sunday...…………….

Gotta agree with George on this one. Disco came in just about the time I got divorced from my first wife. I was single, making a good living and on the hunt. Another divorced friend and I rented a beachfront apartment in the Hamptons.....Party City! There was a club in West Hampton called Marakesh and the NYC girls who came out for the weekend in share houses flocked there. My friend and I were pretty good dancers, at least for White guys (no offense to anyone) and it was a great way to meet women. Disco music was purely for dancing and enjoying the beat. Nothing profound or
intriguing about it just simple fun. It had a short lifespan but for me it helped get me through a rough period and forget my troubles. My wife to be danced with me at the club, she was a great dancer, and the romance turned into 39 years of marriage.
Would I sit with my coffee, read the newspaper and listen to disco, no, it wasn't that kind of music but it had its moment.

I was not particularly into rap or hiphop although I liked some of it for the background music. My son was very into it and when I drove with him to college in St. Louis
I agreed to listen to his music and have him explain it to me. Seventeen hours later I gained some appreciation of Rap, not "gangsta rap" that attacked law enforcement
and demeaned women, however. Tupac, Notorious BIG, Nellie, Eminem, JZ, NAS.......didn't like all of it but started to understand the attraction to minority communities and young people.

My mother went to Juliard and was an opera singer so I grew up appreciating opera and classical music. Most of my friends hate opera but I still enjoy the ones by Verdi, Puccini and Mozart.
Music can soothe the soul, inspire, incite, send a message, provoke emotion, start a romance and just be whimsical and fun. It is very personal and cultural so one man's hate is another man's love.

 

[Combat]

See; between my 10 gallon hat comment and my thoughts on Gubmint handouts and then my musical interlude, I helped all you fellas forget about the worldwide pandemic for a little while.

Y'all are welcome.

I'm here to help.

Yes, thanks George. Now on top of the pandemic I have that "Stayin Alive" song in my head. Perhaps Trump and Cuomo should start using that at their press conferences to liven things up.

 

[Warrior]

Gotta agree with George on this one. Disco came in just about the time I got divorced from my first wife. I was single, making a good living and on the hunt. Another divorced friend and I rented a beachfront apartment in the Hamptons.....Party City! There was a club in West Hampton called Marakesh and the NYC girls who came out for the weekend in share houses flocked there. My friend and I were pretty good dancers, at least for White guys (no offense to anyone) and it was a great way to meet women. Disco music was purely for dancing and enjoying the beat. Nothing profound or
intriguing about it just simple fun. It had a short lifespan but for me it helped get me through a rough period and forget my troubles. My wife to be danced with me at the club, she was a great dancer, and the romance turned into 39 years of marriage.
Would I sit with my coffee, read the newspaper and listen to disco, no, it wasn't that kind of music but it had its moment.

I was not particularly into rap or hiphop although I liked some of it for the background music. My son was very into it and when I drove with him to college in St. Louis
I agreed to listen to his music and have him explain it to me. Seventeen hours later I gained some appreciation of Rap, not "gangsta rap" that attacked law enforcement
and demeaned women, however. Tupac, Notorious BIG, Nellie, Eminem, JZ, NAS.......didn't like all of it but started to understand the attraction to minority communities and young people.

My mother went to Juliard and was an opera singer so I grew up appreciating opera and classical music. Most of my friends hate opera but I still enjoy the ones by Verdi, Puccini and Mozart.
Music can soothe the soul, inspire, incite, send a message, provoke emotion, start a romance and just be whimsical and fun. It is very personal and cultural so one man's hate is another man's love.

I endorse this post.

You story reminds me of one of the times myself and my Dad drove to Chicago; it's a torturous drive, just murder, the worst part back in the day was anytime along the way you found a decent station, it would fade out after awhile, then along came Sirius radio, THANK GOD. They have a portable unit you can buy to put in a vehicle, so I used that for the ride, you can listen to whatever you want for as long as you want.

My Dad was hard of hearing, back then I loved Trance music, especially vocal trance, it kept my juices flowing while I drove, especially at night.

We were ripping along in PA, about 10 hours into the trip and my Dad turns to me and says "So where did they record this music, in an insane asylum?!?!?"...………...we both busted out laughing hysterically, I said "Not your cup of tea then?"...…………….as a favor to him, I tuned in to channel 4, 40's music, then channel 5, 50's music...………………..

He was much happier...……………...



One of my all time favorite memories of my Dad.

See; I have a lot of great stories and vibes; my life story, my sarcastic sense of humor, my musical choices, memories of my Dad.

Everyone gets it; well except for one fella who still has no clue what my comment earlier in this thread was all about, but that's to be expected.

There's one in every crowd.

 

[jazzeum]

Similar to Rich, my son, at various stages of his life, was into metal and then later on, rap. Frankly, I don’t know which was worse. Now, I’m not talking about Metallica-type Metal, which I like and still listen to from time to time, but death Metal, especially Metal from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, really hardcore stuff. I was so glad when he stopped listening. He even roped me into going to a few concerts, such as Metallica, Lamb of God and Machine Head. I have to say thing: these guys are excellent musicians. Then, a few years he started listening to gangster rap. Talk about going from one extreme to the other. I will take Metal any day. Thank God he’s given that up. To think that black music has descended to this level. Black musicians developed the Blues, which led to Jazz to R & B to Rock and Soul to Funk and then to Rap. To each his/her own. Whenever I listen to my music, his comment is “going down memory lane, are we?”

I never developed an appreciation for Opera although I grew up on all kinds of music: show tunes, classical, you name it. My parents had it all.

 

[tdubel]

Might was well weigh in on this, I seem to have an opinion on everything else......................

Music - well, I was born in 1973, so kind of an inbetween growing up with a TON of different music. Additionally, my Mom was a music major at the level of a concert soprano and pianist at one time (reason my Son is so talented in that area, ME not so much). SO, I started off with Barry Manilow, Kiss and Sha Na Na. First concert I saw at age 4 or 5 was Sha Na Na (they had a tv show) with get this - Blue Oyster Cult as the opening band, YEAH I heard Godzilla and Don't Fear the Reaper and knew that a electric guitar was Godly. SO, onto heavy rotation of Kiss, then I discovered a out of work bum at the time, fired from his last band named Ozzy Osbourne, bought the Blizzard of Ozz LP (still have it) and heard Crazy Train and I was hooked. Hit all of the other heavies - Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, then the hair bands Motley Crue, Poision, etc. Then I was in high school and added the 60s Acid Rock to my listening - Hendrix, Big Brother, Janis, all of Woodstock and finally the Grateful Dead (saw about 25 shows in total). While in College really got into Southern Rock with the resurgence of Lynyrd Skynyrd (probably a favorite of today), Molly Hatchet, 38 Special, etc. Then some Country Rock - Hank Williams Jr. (love that guy) and Alan Jackson. Also dabbled with the 2 Live Crew, NWA and later Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. I am also fond of John Williams (Classical themes) as well as Frank Sinatra. I think I even have a Kid Creole and the Coconuts CD along with Bob Marley.

Ok, if you haven't figured it out, coming from a very musical family, I have learned to appreciate ALL audio and genres. The only thing I don't like is European trash/death metal. Heaviest I get is Pantera (old stuff), Danzig and Metallica. And like others, I am back into vinyl with a set up in my home office. Amazing that a 1981 Ozzy Record still sounds quite frankly different and awesome than the cd at the same time. Crazy to think the new Ozzy Album of today is on my phone!!! Side note - when you have time, listen to the Elton John/Ozzy Duet - Ordinary Man - really great ballad.

Thanks for this part of the post - nice walk down memory land.

AND by the way - my take on Disco (which I can listen to and like still at times) - Cocaine was a big influencer during that time and seemingly meshed really well with Disco. If you want a fascinating read but it will take you years to read as it is not something you can sit down and speed read - The Andy Warhol Diaries - fascinating look at that scene in the 70s and 80s and especially - Studio 54. This is not an endorsement of cocaine usage!

TD

 

[Warrior]

Similar to Rich, my son, at various stages of his life, was into metal and then later on, rap. Frankly, I don’t know which was worse. Now, I’m not talking about Metallica-type Metal, which I like and still listen to from time to time, but death Metal, especially Metal from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, really hardcore stuff. I was so glad when he stopped listening. He even roped me into going to a few concerts, such as Metallica, Lamb of God and Machine Head. I have to say thing: these guys are excellent musicians. Then, a few years he started listening to gangster rap. Talk about going from one extreme to the other. I will take Metal any day. Thank God he’s given that up. To think that black music has descended to this level. Black musicians developed the Blues, which led to Jazz to R & B to Rock and Soul to Funk and then to Rap. To each his/her own. Whenever I listen to my music, his comment is “going down memory lane, are we?”

I never developed an appreciation for Opera although I grew up on all kinds of music: show tunes, classical, you name it. My parents had it all.

I have a younger friend who's into that death metal, it makes my ears bleed, but again, to each his own.

Metallica; they are tremendous, saw them twice in concert, as you stated, they are excellent musicians, both concerts were incredible.

For my top 5 ever concerts (I've been to north of 100)

U2 at Boston Garden
Metallica at Patriots place
Journey/The Joe Perry project at the providence civic center
Van Halen at the Orpheum Theater in Boston
Boston at the Hartford Civic Center

 

[Go for Broke]

During the disco era, I preferred rock & roll (Frampton, Kiss, Deep Purple, Grand Funk, Doobie Brothers, Ted Nugent, Bad Company, etc). Today I'll listen and enjoy disco if it comes on radio. Sadly, disco ended live bands at the clubs on Maui. Recently, I heard Midnight at the Oasis. That's a great song. Whimsical, but great instrumentals!

 

[tdubel]

I have a younger friend who's into that death metal, it makes my ears bleed, but again, to each his own.

Metallica; they are tremendous, saw them twice in concert, as you stated, they are excellent musicians, both concerts were incredible.

For my top 5 ever concerts (I've been to north of 100)

U2 at Boston Garden
Metallica at Patriots place
Journey/The Joe Perry project at the providence civic center
Van Halen at the Orpheum Theater in Boston
Boston at the Hartford Civic Center

Cool list!

Mine:

A. Ozzy No Rest for the Wicked - debut of Guitarist Zakk Wylde Old Capitol Center Landover MD
B. Faith No More, Metallica And Guns N Roses - opening night of tour Summer 1991 - GNR played full version of November Rain with Axl on piano and Washington Symphony Orchestra. - RFK Stadium DC
C. Steve Miller Band and the Grateful Dead at RFK Stadium - first time the Dead Played Casey Jones live in 20 years, still a highly sought after concert on cd.
D. Billy Joel - Madison Square Garden Christmas Show 2015
E. Ozzy - No More Tours 2 - August 2018 - Allentown PA.

 

[Warrior]

Cool list!

Mine:

A. Ozzy No Rest for the Wicked - debut of Guitarist Zakk Wylde Old Capitol Center Landover MD
B. Faith No More, Metallica And Guns N Roses - opening night of tour Summer 1991 - GNR played full version of November Rain with Axl on piano and Washington Symphony Orchestra. - RFK Stadium DC
C. Steve Miller Band and the Grateful Dead at RFK Stadium - first time the Dead Played Casey Jones live in 20 years, still a highly sought after concert on cd.
D. Billy Joel - Madison Square Garden Christmas Show 2015
E. Ozzy - No More Tours 2 - August 2018 - Allentown PA.

I saw Guns N Roses live, they were great, they played November Rain with a symphony orchestra behind them too, it was tremendous.


The U2 concert at the Garden/Fleet Center; Bad followed by Where the streets have no name...……...absolute chills, Bono running around the stage as Edge does the guitar intro...…………….wow...……...check it out on YouTube.

You're welcome.

 

[Warrior]

Well some good news to report; according to my friend Bob Roarke, Joe Remson's partner in Metal Shed, Joe has made a full recovery and is doing great.

Finally something good in the middle of this mess....................

 

[Warrior]

Had a feeling this was coming;

Vacationing in R.I. this summer? You might need to be tested first

​

If you’re a tourist or second-home owner planning to visit Rhode Island this summer, you might have to start your vacation with a swab up the nose. Governor Gina Raimondo said Wednesday that state officials are considering asking any person from out of state who wants to vacation in Rhode Island be tested for the coronavirus, although she acknowledged that no decision has been made.

So how will this work? Do they stop you at the border, give you a test with instant results and if you are positive, you can't enter the state? Or do you need a note from your doctor that you are good to go?

This is nuts, that crackpot governor of Maine must have come up with this one, she's made national news with her handling of the virus in Maine, a massive over reach, she's trashed the Maine economy for probably the next ten years...………………...but hey, only 56 deaths in the whole state, so there you go.

 

[jazzeum]

When you say Maine, do you mean RI?

 

[Warrior]

When you say Maine, do you mean RI?

No, I'm referring to the governor of Maine, who's gotten roasted nationally by how she's destroyed the Maine economy, tourism accounts for 75% of the states income and she's single handedly destroyed it in two months...………………..don't get me wrong, this thing is not to be taken lightly, but over reaching is not good either, a balanced approach is what is needed...………………...like our governor here in MA, he's done a great job IMO.

 

[jazzeum]

Speaking of Maine, how is Larry feeling?

 

[Warrior]

Speaking of Maine, how is Larry feeling?

He's doing better, slowly recovering from his surgical procedure, he's glad he had it done as he feels much better now...……….

 

[nysoldiers]

Might was well weigh in on this, I seem to have an opinion on everything else......................

Music - well, I was born in 1973, so kind of an inbetween growing up with a TON of different music. Additionally, my Mom was a music major at the level of a concert soprano and pianist at one time (reason my Son is so talented in that area, ME not so much). SO, I started off with Barry Manilow, Kiss and Sha Na Na. First concert I saw at age 4 or 5 was Sha Na Na (they had a tv show) with get this - Blue Oyster Cult as the opening band, YEAH I heard Godzilla and Don't Fear the Reaper and knew that a electric guitar was Godly. SO, onto heavy rotation of Kiss, then I discovered a out of work bum at the time, fired from his last band named Ozzy Osbourne, bought the Blizzard of Ozz LP (still have it) and heard Crazy Train and I was hooked. Hit all of the other heavies - Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, then the hair bands Motley Crue, Poision, etc. Then I was in high school and added the 60s Acid Rock to my listening - Hendrix, Big Brother, Janis, all of Woodstock and finally the Grateful Dead (saw about 25 shows in total). While in College really got into Southern Rock with the resurgence of Lynyrd Skynyrd (probably a favorite of today), Molly Hatchet, 38 Special, etc. Then some Country Rock - Hank Williams Jr. (love that guy) and Alan Jackson. Also dabbled with the 2 Live Crew, NWA and later Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. I am also fond of John Williams (Classical themes) as well as Frank Sinatra. I think I even have a Kid Creole and the Coconuts CD along with Bob Marley.

Ok, if you haven't figured it out, coming from a very musical family, I have learned to appreciate ALL audio and genres. The only thing I don't like is European trash/death metal. Heaviest I get is Pantera (old stuff), Danzig and Metallica. And like others, I am back into vinyl with a set up in my home office. Amazing that a 1981 Ozzy Record still sounds quite frankly different and awesome than the cd at the same time. Crazy to think the new Ozzy Album of today is on my phone!!! Side note - when you have time, listen to the Elton John/Ozzy Duet - Ordinary Man - really great ballad.

Thanks for this part of the post - nice walk down memory land.

AND by the way - my take on Disco (which I can listen to and like still at times) - Cocaine was a big influencer during that time and seemingly meshed really well with Disco. If you want a fascinating read but it will take you years to read as it is not something you can sit down and speed read - The Andy Warhol Diaries - fascinating look at that scene in the 70s and 80s and especially - Studio 54. This is not an endorsement of cocaine usage!

TD

Tom is right about the cocaine use during disco......I went to Studio 54 twice and it was almost funny how people came out of the bathroom sniffing and wired up. Many times they had white powder above their upper lip. I know some very high profile business people who had the habit.
In the mid to late 60's getting stoned on pot went hand in hand with groups like Traffic, Rotary Connection, Jefferson Airplane, The Beatles White Album, Cream, Lead Zeppelin and so many more. Lets not forget the soundtrack to "Easy Rider".

 

[jazzeum]

Getting stoned on mary jane was the norm, sort of liking smoking a cigarette. No big deal. Obligatory was taking the acid test. Bear Owsley — look him he’s a fascinating person — was a big supplier, especially on the West Coast. There’s a school of thought that you can’t understand the Dead unless you’ve dropped acid (which is in vogue again).

Here’s a good article about Bear, https://www.rollingstone.com/cultur...tanley-iii-grateful-deads-acid-cooker-114865/ In addition to being a great chemist, he was a superb engineer. His foundation has released cds of some of the artists he recorded — Allman Brothers, Hot Tuna (before Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassady had formed HT) and New Riders of the Purple Sage. All great stuff. The HT disc is unbelievable.