Pure Disco 3
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Free Music Notes for Pure Disco 3
Free Music Review: "On Disco Lights Your Name Will Be Seen..."
Hit: 4 Stars
The third volume of PolyGram's popular disco compilation attests to Mae West's observation that "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." Anyone living throught the 1970s disco era could attest that the only thing "pure" about those years was cocaine ingested in backstage hallways and nightclub restrooms. Refreshing, then, that songs better considered Philly soul (Spinners/Dionne Warwicke, Three Degrees) New Wave (Blondie), or bubblegum (Four Seasons, ABBA, Andy Gibb) slid beside the era's "Pure Disco." Then again, the campily-dressed models (identified only as "Samm, Jayne, & Clair") on "3"'s covers would have you see the 70s as those coming of age that decade saw the 1950s: through rose-lensed TV soundstages, period films, and oldies radio. No doubt Will Smith had such nostalgia in mind when quoting Patrice Rushen's slinky "Forget Me Nots" and fellow Philadelphians Sister Sledge's bouncy "He's The Greatest Dancer" (a pretty good summary of the era's ethos) for huge rap hits.
Forget the "Martian Remix" of "You're The One That I Want," a boring afterthought after the first volume's "Grease Megamix." But "3" holds enough essential disco (Chic, Trammps, Taste of Honey, Sylvester, Gloria Gaynor) campy curiousities (Miracles, Silver Convention, France Joli, the Village People's groaningly campy "In The Navy") and even post-disco R&B (Patrice Rushen, Kool & The Gang) to make it a solid third volume in the series, recommended for hard-core nostalgics with the first two volumes.
Free Music Review: Lot Of Great Music For Most Any Age Group
Hit: 4 Stars
As a Disco CD this far outranks the average assembly of hit singles. In my opinion, over two thirds of the list falls under the `Yes, these songs indeed represent what the disco era was about' category. Sure, 5 or 6 dupes did get included but no compilation ever completely tracks anybody's all-time favorites (unless maybe you're an Elvis fan whom has carefully scanned all 70 or so of his `originally arranged' Essential Greats). Anyway, `nuff of the analyzation. If you're alone thinking a boost could be in order, with your special mate or simply wish to get into a happy mood with a bunch of buddies then this CD definitely includes purpose for you...Free Music Review: NOT SO PURE!
Hit: 4 Stars
What on earth makes the compilers think that Lay All Your Love On Me (Abba) and You're The One That I Want (Travolta etc) are disco? Sure they were big hits during the disco heyday but that doesn't make them part of the genre. Apart from that, the selection is great, with the Three Degrees at their dreamy best, Chic & Sister Sledge still sounding fresh, excellent faceless Eurodisco from Silver Convention (Where's the Andrea True Connection?), a good sprinkling of classics: In The Navy, Disco Inferno, You Make Me Feel ... and my favourite, Andy Gibb's Shadow Dancing which remained No. 1 on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks in 1978.Free Music Review: Pure Disco Vol.3
Hit: 4 Stars
When I purchased this cd, I thought to myself, Wow, another Pure Disco, what songs are on it that I know by heart or that I heard but didn't know the name! I guess I should've been wondering more about what songs I knew but didn't know the name! Because boy there were a few of them!I didn't like the grease mix on this cd to be honest, but there are some really good songs though! Shadow Dancing, In The Navy, etc. If you like disco, I recommend this album!Free Music Review: Good.... but the first is the best
Hit: 4 Stars
Yep... it's a good CD but in my opinion, the first one in the trilogy is the best. Any way you will enjoy the tracks if you are a disco music fan. If you just are familiar with that kind of music, and about 30 years old, maybe you can find some unknown songs. It's a good selection.