Word: discoing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...similarity to Coltrane is slightly evident in "A Prayer For Everybody," the album's most instrumental track. Yet Scott-Heron is a duplicate of no one you have heard before. A true artist can do more than sing the I-love-you-you-love-me routine and make disco hits out of oldies. It is quite possible to dance to Scott-Heron/Jackson music but it has a deeper purpose...
Muscovites had never heard or seen anything quite like it. For ten days, Boney M, a four-member Jamaican reggae-disco group whose recorded tunes consistently top the pop charts of Europe, wriggled and pranced through a sellout engagement at the huge 2,700-seat concert hall at Moscow's Rossiya Hotel, while mounted police held back thousands of other fans and onlookers outside...
...entirely. By 4:30 the first evening, the Pullman Trailmobile thé dansant for 4,000 was in full swing. Thereafter came such perennial draws as the Fruehauf Corp.'s mighty two-night bash, for which they trucked in Count Basie and band, as well as a disco combo, plus dance instructors to help unlimber the foxtrot generation; Thermo King's "Saloon," featuring the Great Jubilee Banjo Band and drawings for a radio-controlled miniature tractor-trailer for someone's lucky kid; and, of course, Mack Trucks' elegant soirée in the Trianon Ballroom, where...
...some really high quality melodies suited for those who prefer using their ears instead of their feet. With playful tunes like "Love Has Fallen On me" Khan has an assured grasp of the lyrics and tone. Her relaxed side shows her talents at their best, and distinguishes her from disco queens like Donna Summer. "Roll Me Through the Rushes" is a huskily sensitive song, healthy and rich in instrumentals and backup vocals, which Khan does wonders with...
Khan's writing talent shows in her one song "Some Love," an ear-catching number if only for the French horns and strings in the backup. This orchestration is a popular and innovative arrangement for current disco beats and Khan doesn't let the powerful effect slide by. "The Message In the Middle of The Bottom" combines the acoustic sounds of cellos, congas and a trumpet in an interesting, if not melodic...