I'm surprised guys...I guess I'll have to go back and edit my post to say "IMHO".... wink

Brian, me either. I can't name (let alone sing) any of the current Billboard top 10. I think pop music is in a real slump at the moment. Last I looked over half of the top ten were rap songs with no melody or hook. You do make a good point about disco having hooks. It was ALL about dancing to "the hook".

Al, in the 70's I played in a band that did about half disco and half rock, so played Boogie Oogie, Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now, and a couple of KC tunes (and I DID cringe on the KC stuff). It was a pretty eclectic band: we would follow "My Sharona", "Smoke on the Water", or "Sweet Home Alabama" with "Last Dance", "Celebration" or something equally non-sequitor.

I guess it's all a matter of what you like.

Yeah, I go through Santa Paula on the 126 when I head out to the beach at Oxnard. It's very nice here and only a half-hour north of Hollywood. Close enough for meetings and rehearsals, and far enough away for sanity and safety.





Larry
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