HIST105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Van Mccoy, Famous Studios, Gay Bar
30 Nov 2016
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The age of excess: the age of disco. The late seventies: a kaleidoscope of music: queen, glam rockers, progressive rock, punk and new wave, the ultimate seventies band: the eagles. Second half of the sixties and early seventies- period of transition. Band were updating their sounds from the 60"s. Bands figured they had to get with the times. Transition of music represented a transition going in the larger american society. Country had changed greatly from the upheavals of the early 60"s. Tolerance for eccentricity grew especially in the 70"s. Kiss raised the bar high for stage theatrics. By the late seventies everything in rock music was excessive. Sex with multiple partners became the norm. This world of excess gave birth to disco. Wanted to use music to bring people together and tear down the walls. Barry white"s loves theme - so widespread almost became emblematic of the period it was in. The hustle main song on his album disco baby.
