D.I.S.C.O. Faves

[bubinga5]

IMO the ultimate Disco records. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaXdTe2TYhs[/media]


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKl6EZShaaw

Edited March 25, 2016 by bubinga5

[bubinga5]

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1458852637' post='3011654']
Great thread.

Many great out there.. almost anything Chic
This one still gets me today Always banged out loud at our school disco's.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURRmWtbTbo[/media]
[/quote]Im thinking it really doesn't get any better than that. Just fabulous. !

[oldbass]

I must have been the only lad in our school that loved disco and Philly type soul music , and I still love it and in the circles I move in now as a fifty something I still have to keep it underwraps....weird I know.

I love it all, even those sickly little Tina Charles numbers etc...but shh dont tell anyone!

[oldbass]

[quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1458853790' post='3011668']
Many mixes (and re-recordings) of this out there but this one really shows that killer bass line..

Flares are compulsory!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mls04iVmU9o&list=RDmls04iVmU9o[/media]
[/quote]


Is that played with a pick?...admire anyone who can play that fast with a pick..fingers no probs.

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='ians' timestamp='1458896369' post='3011870']
I must have been the only lad in our school that loved disco and Philly type soul music , and I still love it and in the circles I move in now as a fifty something I still have to keep it underwraps....weird I know.

I love it all, even those sickly little Tina Charles numbers etc...but shh dont tell anyone!
[/quote]
it was amazing how back then music was so regionalised - in my part of SE London disco was THE music. Prog didn't get a look in, likewise Punk. I worked in the local record shop where they imported 12" singles from Phil and Casblanca - weird thing was they ran at 33 rpm and we're only pressed on one side. Cost a fortune, but sold like hot cakes.

[Paul S]

No-one mentions KC and the Sunshine Band

That's The Way I Like It. Odd but infectious bass line

http://youtu.be/iwy8gSx9cSk

And a host of other biggies from the mid-late 70s.

[timmo]

I like some KC and the Sunshine. My personal favourite is Get Down Tonight.
Earth Wind and Fire have done some awesome tunes. Assuming it is disco, I am really liking Soul City Walking by Archie Bell at the moment. Also a song that I have always liked since I heard it is Average White Band- Let`s go Round Again. Odessey- Back To My Roots is good. Loads of stuff is really good with pumping bass lines.
The D.I.S.C.O in the title by Ottowan is one naff song though

[lowdown]

I was lucky enough to play in bands doing six night 'Chicken in a Basket' club residencies during the 70/80's,
so it was a great time to be playing Bass with all these Disco tunes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pahij2ZMkMw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxLCIsbmnUU

[BottomE]

One of my fav genres. Bass was allowed a dominant role in the production and some great string/horn section playing.

Here are a couple that i really like:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI9uJbczhiI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI9uJbczhiI[/url]

and one of the best bass lines ever!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEtS2cRWjOk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEtS2cRWjOk[/url]

[ianrendall]

Love all the replies - my first topic that has gone to two pages!
http://youtu.be/u8KnQhuVhj4

[BottomE]

[quote name='ianrendall' timestamp='1458900327' post='3011919']
Love all the replies - my first topic that has gone to two pages!
[/quote]
Appropriate thread for you given you live in "Yo" ville.

Edited March 25, 2016 by BottomE

[lowdown]

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1458900565' post='3011921']

Appropriate thread for you given you live in "Yo" ville.
[/quote]



http://youtu.be/4ebdhWKDe1A

Edited March 25, 2016 by lowdown

[oldbass]

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1458897591' post='3011881']
No-one mentions KC and the Sunshine Band

That's The Way I Like It. Odd but infectious bass line

[media]http://youtu.be/iwy8gSx9cSk[/media]

And a host of other biggies from the mid-late 70s.
[/quote]

Oh yes...75 I think. Spent the summer on the beach as a teen and this brilliant tune takes me there every time I hear it.

And yeah that bassline.That's the sound of a talented bassist who's thought about the best line for the job...don't hear much of that nowadays.

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1458897591' post='3011881']
No-one mentions KC and the Sunshine Band

That's The Way I Like It. Odd but infectious bass line

[media]http://youtu.be/iwy8gSx9cSk[/media]

And a host of other biggies from the mid-late 70s.
[/quote]

Digging that horn section - valve trombone?

[Mykesbass]

And the beat goes on...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAORTc5dj3Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAORTc5dj3Y[/url]

[Mykesbass]

EW&F came up on a suggestion from Youtube when I looked for Tavares but I though this would make a nice addition:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pahij2ZMkMw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pahij2ZMkMw[/url]

[oldbass]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1458900812' post='3011927']



[media]http://youtu.be/4ebdhWKDe1A[/media]
[/quote]

Not really a groovy dancer but Oh! that production sound, strings and what not ...... 70's were the best days by far for studio tone.

[lowdown]

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1458904313' post='3011978']
EW&F came up on a suggestion from Youtube when I looked for Tavares but I though this would make a nice addition:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pahij2ZMkMw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pahij2ZMkMw[/url]
[/quote]

Pay attention.
I posted that a few posts back...lol..
But, then again, always worth another listen!

[Mykesbass]

Wonderful track - terrible video (but all the more fun for it)!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuUy2ShGLyo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuUy2ShGLyo[/url]

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1458904599' post='3011982']
Pay attention.
I posted that a few posts back...lol..
But, then again, always worth another listen!

[/quote]

Oops, so sorry, I did scroll through, but with all these great videos my browser is suffering Hope the next one makes up for it

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='ians' timestamp='1458904322' post='3011979']
Not really a groovy dancer but Oh! that production sound, strings and what not ...... 70's were the best days by far for studio tone.
[/quote]

Got to disagree with the first half of this comment - there was quite a variety of tempo and rhythm that all fell under the disco banner, and I'd very much put this in among them (as I probably would the slower Rose Royce tracks). Agree with you 100% on the comments about production - amazing what they could do with enormous budgets when records sold in decent quantities!

[lowdown]

Yep, the early days of Disco had a variety of tempos.
A breakdown of tempos and named styles here.
http://www.discosavvy.com/diversesounds.html

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1458906656' post='3012010']
Yep, the early days of Disco had a variety of tempos.
A breakdown of tempos and named styles here.
[url="http://www.discosavvy.com/diversesounds.html"]http://www.discosavv...ersesounds.html[/url]
[/quote]

Wow, that's pretty comprehensive.

[bubinga5]

A fantastic disco record with a fantastic bassline. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5rMfLJKwIE

[Kiwi]

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1458852637' post='3011654']
This one still gets me today Always banged out loud at our school disco's.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURRmWtbTbo[/media]
[/quote]
I should have added that one to my list along with Shake Yer Body Down (incidentally which has a bassline which is a LOT of fun to play for the attention it gets).

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgUGKTRFVKY[/media]