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Hi Ben

Yes there were some really annoying disco songs back then. And believe you me I was no fan or lover of Disco. I was a lover of music.
I NEVER danced at a disco, and when it was in it's peek I was only 12 years old. I disliked Guido's, they turned my stomach and made me ashamed to be Italian, even though they came in all nationalities.

Fact: Did you know I played at the 2001 Odyssey The club where they did Saturday Night Fever. It was about six years after, and I remembered my band played "Led Boots: by Jeff Beck and "Larks Tongue In Aspic" by King Crimson

Since I loved R&B/Soul Music of the times taking to certain songs
that went into the disco genre was easy.
I LOVED "Nights On Broadway" by the Bee Gee's the first time I heard it. I wanted to NOT like them lol, but they were just too INCREDIBLE to not like. My friend and co-producer and song shopper Neil was a DJ back then. Till this day he sits me in his car with the Bose system and plays me club songs disco/songs that are UNREAL that I have even never heard.
It sounds fantastic and it's just really uplifting positive music.

Your so right Ben they cash in on the fad.. The Stones Some Girls album was a good one. I love the album HOT STUFF is on "Black And Blue" The songs Memory Motel & Fool To Cry are on there.
The Stones make everything they did seem natural. Soulful guys!

Big Jim's right the key was DANCING! Remember now the 70's got very progressive in many ways. Lots of Rock music became more sophisticated. Remember in the 30's & 40's those pop artists were DANCE HALL bands How cool? The kids wanted to dance! Great musicians like The Benny Goodman Band lets see who played with Benny? Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Harry James. This gets on the radio as well, popular music!

Then in the 50's I think they were DANCING to Rock N Roll :)lol
You had some more in the 60's with MOTOWN..

So the 70's with Hard rock, Art Prog Rock, Southern Rock, Comedy Albums and then with all the many mellower singer songwriters,Croce,Taylor,Chapin,Mclean, and Carly, Carol King, Seal & Croft, Loggins Messina, etc...
People were missing there DANCE music. there get out and cut loose music hence DISCO! makes sense too me.