Saturday Night Fever , released in December 1977 (the year in which disco mania explodes), is the greatest disco product of all time. THE STORY: DISC OR NOT DISC? The film tells the story of Tony Manero (played by an extraordinary John Travolta ), a Brooklyn boy...
Prior to 1978, Disco music was dominated by black musicians, however in the aftermath of Saturday Night Fever, disco invaded radio as well as the singles charts. Major labels had to try to change their sound in reaction, and mainstays of the rock world such as The...
Disco music in the early 70s was intended for groups such as the Black, Hispanic and Gay minorities. As it was difficult for these groups to assemble in public places, early parties became local ‘private’ gatherings by invitation, where drugs were consumed and...
At the end of the 70s , with the worldwide diffusion of the disco, the first crusades against it also begin: disco music begins its decline . The record is too far from everything that critics have been praising up to that point. Its lack of social commitment, its...
