Episode #76 – Mirror Balls and Polyester: Looking Back at Disco Music




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Summary: <p>Doug and Kirk were teenagers when disco hit. They didn’t care for it then, but has their opinion change after 40 years? Is it time to reevaluate disco music?</p> <p><strong>Show notes</strong>:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-times-12-mix-remastered/id687153026?i=687153032">Chic: Good Times (12″ version)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zQpMnU6N4o">The Joy of Disco – BBC Documentary</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/whats-going-on/id524824970">Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2zTKexJ">Saturday Night Fever</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977">New York City blackout, July 13, 1977 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Berkowitz">Son of Sam</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark">Jumping the shark</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/jun/18/disco-sucks">Why ‘Disco sucks!’ sucked</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night">Disco Demolition Night</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/saturday-night-fever-the-original-movie-soundtrack/id1280682366">Saturday Night Fever soundtrack</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-best-disco-songs-of-all-time-20120523">Readers’ Poll: The Best Disco Songs of All Time</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/essential-disco-hits/idpl.88cf86bb7a8f4b5d9feb7e393e5bbc73">Apple Music: Essential Disco Hits</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Our next tracks</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Kirk: <a href="http://amzn.to/2i8wV4J">Lounge Lizards: The Lounge Lizards </a> </li> <li>Doug: <a href="http://amzn.to/2i8kUvQ">Frank Zappa: Halloween 77</a> </li> </ul> <p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606">subscribe in iTunes</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.</p>