Sally Shapiro - Disco Romance (singer, electronic, dance, indie)

Rainard Jalen · 01-18-2007, 04:23 AM

Wasn't sure exactly how to classify this. Indie'll do. Anybody heard this record, and if so, do you have anything positive to say about it?

Expletive Deleted · 01-20-2007, 10:43 AM

Didn't even see this thread. I would've put it in Electronic, but whatever.

This album is a lot of fun. To give a brief description to those who don't know, Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish singer, and the album is basically Italo Disco only with your typical female Swedish Pop vocals. It's kind of this year's Pop guilty pleasure in that if it were a Kylie Minogue album or something everyone would hate it, but it's by some unknown Indie chick so everybody loves it.

Anyway, it's really good. I had posted a link in another thread, but it looks like it expired. :/

adidasss · 01-20-2007, 01:33 PM

Yeah I listened to it to quite a few times, but I have to say, such a strange sound (em, Italo-disco is so 20 years ago which lands it in the much hated 80's) doesn't have a long lasting appeal. I doubt I'll be listening to much of it in the future. A fun diversion from really good records.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-25-2007, 11:10 AM

When I first heard about this I was expecting some kind of retro 60s lounge pop mixed with dance music , which I do have a soft spot for.

Sadly to me it just sounded like some 80s cheesy euro disco.

Major disappiontment.

adidasss · 01-25-2007, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Sadly to me it just sounded like some 80s cheesy euro disco.

That would be the definition of Italo-disco I believe.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-25-2007, 12:50 PM

The cheesiest of it comes from Germany

01-18-2007, 04:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,221	Sally Shapiro - Disco Romance Wasn't sure exactly how to classify this. Indie'll do. Anybody heard this record, and if so, do you have anything positive to say about it?

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01-25-2007, 11:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	When I first heard about this I was expecting some kind of retro 60s lounge pop mixed with dance music , which I do have a soft spot for. Sadly to me it just sounded like some 80s cheesy euro disco. Major disappiontment. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

01-25-2007, 12:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	The cheesiest of it comes from Germany __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

01-20-2007, 10:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Expletive Deleted Dancing Machine Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,108	Didn't even see this thread. I would've put it in Electronic, but whatever. This album is a lot of fun. To give a brief description to those who don't know, Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish singer, and the album is basically Italo Disco only with your typical female Swedish Pop vocals. It's kind of this year's Pop guilty pleasure in that if it were a Kylie Minogue album or something everyone would hate it, but it's by some unknown Indie chick so everybody loves it. Anyway, it's really good. I had posted a link in another thread, but it looks like it expired. :/