Description

Disco began as a gay black and brown underground New York City party music scene which alone was enough to ward off most rockers The difference between rock and disco was as sociological as it was aesthetic

At its best disco was galvanizing and affirmative Its hypnotic power to uplift a broad spectrum of the populace made it the ubiquitous music of the late 70s Disco was a primal and gaudy fanfare for the apocalypse a rage for exhibitionism free of moralizing

1978 was the apex of the record industry Rock music commercially and artistically had never been more successful At the same time disco was responsible for roughly 40 of the records on Billboards Hot 100 thanks to the largestselling soundtrack of all time in Saturday Night Fever

For all its apparent excesses and ritual zealotry disco was a conservative realm with obsolete rules like formal dress code and dance floor etiquette

Rock stars who went disco crossed a musical rubicon and forever smashed cultural conformity The ongoing dancerock phenomenon demonstrates the impact of this unique place and time

The disco crossover forever changed rock