What's The Difference Between Disco and Funk?

~~TumorAttitude~~ · 06-01-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

can you spot the difference between nirvana and nickelback?

it's less about what you hear and more about why you're hearing it ($$$).

Brilliantly said.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 06-01-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TumorAttitude

Brilliantly said.

Not really. In fact there are a whole slew of angry PMs I should be sending to him right now but.. self control and all.

mr dave · 06-01-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonace

Not really. In fact there are a whole slew of angry PMs I should be sending to him right now but.. self control and all.

considering this is the most substantial post you've made in the entire thread i'm actually quite curious about your views on disco and funk. why limit it to PMs?

i stand by my opinion that disco (as a mainstream style) was entirely based around commercial and financial gain.

funk on the other hand, even in its most mainstream, is still rooted in music and performance. it draws as much from jazz as rock and r&b, it's not trying to be anything besides itself.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 06-01-2009, 07:43 PM

No it was more about the two bands you used as examples. As an avid Nirvana fan I get easily offended when people compare them to trash like Nickleback, or even not-so-bad grunge/modern rock bands. It's nothing to get worked up about and I was mostly joking since I share your exact same sentiment on the disco and funk thing.

mr dave · 06-02-2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonace

No it was more about the two bands you used as examples. As an avid Nirvana fan I get easily offended when people compare them to trash like Nickleback, or even not-so-bad grunge/modern rock bands. It's nothing to get worked up about and I was mostly joking since I share your exact same sentiment on the disco and funk thing.

hahah alright i'll clear up the nirvana nickelback thing then haha

basically my original example was:

nirvana (quality music, not unlike funk)

vs.

nickelback (crap music made for dollars, not unlike disco)

there's still some comparable elements to both bands same as there are comparable elements to both styles but most people are able to spot the subtle but oh so significant differences between both. i suppose pearl jam vs. creed would have been a better example comparison but whatever, too late now hehe

gandhara · 06-02-2009, 02:21 PM

While mainstream disco can be seriously lacking, club singers like Jocelyn Brown and Loleatta Holloway put alot of soul and creativity into the scene. It helped having fine producers as well like Greg Carmichael. most of the superior musicians and bands of the club music scene were not mainstream and do not get their just due imo...

barbarella · 06-02-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by gandhara

While mainstream disco can be seriously lacking, club singers like Jocelyn Brown and Loleatta Holloway put alot of soul and creativity into the scene. It helped having fine producers as well like Greg Carmichael. most of the superior musicians and bands of the club music scene were not mainstream and do not get their just due imo...

The term I generally use is "Club Music" because The Clubs played Funk, Jazz-Funk and Disco Funk. The easiest way to tell if a track was any good was whether or not it cleared the dancefloor! All the Clubgoers I met had discerning taste and wouldn't have payed out good money to listen to a load of crap anyway.

Of course it's all down to personal taste, but relating to something that Jackhammer mentioned in another thread; There are those who feel it's safer to agree with everyone else.

gandhara · 06-02-2009, 08:56 PM

lets not forget about Disco Sleaze

anticipation · 06-02-2009, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mickymusic69

Anticipating !!! what's the difference then between despair and joy is U.S so called allies killing so many of our soldiers in so called friendly fire, time and time again and it seems that there is a lot of joy by all involved, they must be heavily on what is on Anticipations picture E's drugged up to there eyeballs and high as kites, the same can be said for Anticipations so called knowledge of music, Fxxk All if the truth be known, it seems he also gets a buzz off of slagging off female members of MB, you're a retard and I know this means a lot in the states a Son of a Bitch, You know about as about Disco,Funk & Soul as what the Americans know about shooting straight or is it done on purpose.............ByeBye Antisiconstipation !!!!!!!!!!

makes perfect sense to me.

asshat · 06-03-2009, 03:46 PM

The only good disco songs were made by funk bands...if that helps any.

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06-01-2009, 07:43 PM	#24 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	No it was more about the two bands you used as examples. As an avid Nirvana fan I get easily offended when people compare them to trash like Nickleback, or even not-so-bad grunge/modern rock bands. It's nothing to get worked up about and I was mostly joking since I share your exact same sentiment on the disco and funk thing.

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gandhara Hi NRG fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Virginia Posts: 135	While mainstream disco can be seriously lacking, club singers like Jocelyn Brown and Loleatta Holloway put alot of soul and creativity into the scene. It helped having fine producers as well like Greg Carmichael. most of the superior musicians and bands of the club music scene were not mainstream and do not get their just due imo...

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gandhara Hi NRG fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Virginia Posts: 135	lets not forget about Disco Sleaze