I don't say this to start a debate, because 'disco only lasted 10-15 years at best' is nominally correct. But I can't really pinpoint the death of Disco, especially since deep house has been plowing the same row since ... forever. Disco as a mass phenomenon in the United States was really brief, coming into the pop consciousness around 1974 and going way out by 1979. But nothing changed in the underground -- people still wanted to dance, but all those disco clubs in strip malls in the suburbs closed down.
And around the world, there never was a disco backlash to the extent there was here in the states. Italo didn't go into hiding, and in the eastern block Disco stayed a huge thing, perhaps to this day. House and Techno seem to me to not descendents of disco but direct links in the chain that goes back forever -- they serve the same functional purpose with a different musical vocabulary. And whatever new things crop up as time goes by are going to be different and the same all over again. And don't forget, a whole new crop of kids whose starting point was early 90s techno are going to be coming on line soon enough. Just out of curiosity, when you're playing stuff besides house and techno what are you playing? On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:55 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most genre's do not last very long before becoming ec=xtinct. I mean disco > only lasted 10-15 years at best. House and techno have been around over > twenty years. whats left to say? > I can't remember the last time i dj'd and only played house and techno. > hasn't happend in 4-5 years maybe.
