Members EricMontreal22 Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 Do you like his later productions ofr Alcazar/BWO etc? I know some find them too cheesy. To keep this on subject: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6QNNVFDZlM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2012 This one always had a great groove: And Ecstasy Passion and Pain has always been one of my top favorite disco groups. Barbara Roy just has an AWESOME voice. They were on the first wave of disco, this song was recorded in late 1974... they were certainly leading the way: Barbara was a freakin powerhouse.... she played lead guitar on all the records, and onstage, wrote 90 percent of the group's recordings, AND was the group's accountant and business manager, besides being the lead singer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 I did like Alcazar, but wasn't that keen on BWO. It felt like BWO took themselves too serious. Alexander Bard was much more fun in Army of Lovers. My favourite Alcazar song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V55Ajff5xvY Army of Lovers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 As a European I feel that no thread about disco is complete without Baccara!! For me this song is the quintessential disco hit. It was a massive hit in Europe during 1977-1978, hitting number 1 in the UK, Germany, Holland, Norway among others. Here in Sweden it topped the singles chart for 20 straight weeks starting August 12th 1977. That is a record which still stands. Some more Baccara: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 I love Yes Sir...it was never a hit in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 No, it never charted in the US, but did receive some airplay. Here's some more Baccara. Live this time, from the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest where they represented Luxembourg and finished in 7th place: I don't know which is more hilarious. Their French or their choreography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Yes Sir is brilliance. I admit I can't listen to much Baccara, but... Sophie Ellis Bexter does one of my favorite modern disco cover versions of it as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q5UWPMncNE Crucify is GREAT--I admit Army of Lovers can be a bvit too camp even for me, but... I believe Hans co wrote many of their songs as well. I LOVE that Alcazar song--I still find it bizarre that Alcazar didn't manage to break into Eurovision with it--but the Swedish entries usually have a lot more competition I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Like a lot of Eurodisco, it did make the disco/club charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Too camp for YOU? That is saying something! "Crucify" was totally HUGE when I was clubbing, there was never an empty spot on the floor when that came on. Another from that time, which I consider to be the BEST disco song of the Post-disco era, has got to be this, for me, there is no other: Italodisco was mentioned earlier... I think this one is considered that.... it's another one that I NEVER get tired of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 No, not really. People here just have very bad taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Some more Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted March 18, 2012 Members Share Posted March 18, 2012 One of the best videos of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 18, 2012 Members Share Posted March 18, 2012 This doesn't sound a lot like a Donna Summer song to me. This is also odd. allmusic mentions these and the Fairy Tale High song as important as they acknowledged her gay audience. I wish there were a version of Pandora's Box on Youtube which isn't a remix. I've never heard the song. Reading her allmusic reviews, they talked about a "sexy" calendar she made for the four seasons, and so on. It's tough to see her doing that type of thing - it seems like her career hit its biggest heights once she was marketed less for sexuality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 Eric I blame you for putting that Madleen Kane opus in my head I really, really like that "Secret Love" section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 Wow, that Now I Need You is a masterpiece. I can't believe it. And so very, very ahead of it's time. You could put that and make a #1 hit right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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