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Originally Posted by Soulflower
Thanks!
I wonder what made them name it "grunge" it makes it sound demonic and I think that is awful because I think in a lot of ways the genre has a lot of soul and meditating undertones to it.
I also hear people say that the genre influnced the bubble gum bands like Panic at the Disco, My Chemical Romance, The Killers, All American Rejects, etc do you disagree with that?
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No, I don't disagree at all. And it was called grunge because it had a dirty, grungy sound.
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Originally Posted by Soulflower
I respectfully disagree with this post.
Disco is the most under appreciated genre to ever exist.
Apart of the reason why it is under appreciated is because the industry is quick to cite it as a "fad" or a certain craze during a specific period. I think they are quick to label it as these things because they don't view it as a serious musical genre which I think is sad because some of the greatest music, singers, and composers were Disco singers/artists.
I LOVE The Bee Gee's and find them to be very under appreciated. They were not only great singers but fantastic songwriters. How Deep Is Your Love and Staying Alive are some of the greatest songs ever written. I could not imagine someone else singing How Deep Is You Love with the same vulnerability and souless as Brian.
Same with my girl Donna Summer who did not get inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame until her death two years ago. She was snubbed at least 5/6 times for Hair Metal bands instead. She is definitely one of the greatest female pop singers for sure. She really made Disco into an art form and is criminally underrated.
A Taste of Honey, Chic and countless others are underrated Disco bands.
They actually snubbed Chic a year ago for the RHOF induction in place of Nirvana (Not that they don't deserve to get inducted because I think there impact speaks for itself but Chic is a 70's Disco band with an eclectic sound that was out before them).
The industry always gives accolades to Hair metal bands like Guns N Roses and Kiss over Disco acts and that is problematic especially in KISS case who were just a gimmick rock band. It is pretty ridiculous the amount of accolades they get. Hair metal gets way to much credit in my opinion.
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The bolded seems like a pretty extreme claim to make. There are many, many genres out there in the world and few have sold as many records or packed as many dancefloors as disco. Do you really think disco is more underappreciated than chicha? Or zydeco? Or stride piano? Or narco-corridos?
Not really sure what to make of your complaints about The Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. Of course they'd induct a rock band like Nirvana before a disco band like Chic. I like Chic a lot, but they're not a rock band and weren't particularly influential on rock music so of course they're unlikely to be inducted into a rock museum.