How can we ever make sure that DISCO never sees the radio airwaves ever again?

Question

How can we ever make sure that DISCO never sees the radio airwaves ever again?

Answer 1

You've got my full support on that one. You write the petition, I'll sign it.

Answer 2

i love disco!

Answer 3

I saw "disco sucks" sprayed on walls in 1979.  Do you think it still sucks?  Want to ban it?  I'll establish a station specifically to play it with a bit of Johnny Ray on the side.

Answer 4

let people listen to it once.

Answer 5

I am a dance music activist in New York City.

First off, the term "DISCO" was a genre of dance music from the mid-70's to approx 1981.  So, in effect, outside of specialty stations on Sirius "The Strobe" and XM, disco is not in existence.

What IS in existence right now is house music (developed in Chicago during the mid 80's....the same place where disco was declared "dead" during the Comiskey Park rally of 1979), trance (during the mid 90's) and electro (a new genre of dance that started mainly in 2006).  

There were also past genres such as freestyle (a Latin form of dance music from the mid 80's to the mid 90's), techno (the original was from Detroit in the mid 80's and spun off with a European flavor in the early 90's), eurodance (from about the mid 80's to late 90's).  

The problem that non-dance music fans have is the fact that since the music constantly reinvents itself, is mainly in clubs and is electronically based, people have a hard time following up on the trends.  In Europe, especially in the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, etc.  dance music is "pop" whereas in the U.S. since it is very segregated in terms of regional thinking...dance music is not in the forefront except in places such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami where the viewpoints are more liberal in nature.

As it is, I have a coalition of dance music fans that WANT the music to return to the radio and if we have our way...it will happen.  But if not, you still can't get rid of dance music on the airwaves.

10 years from now, terrestrial radio (aka: AM & FM) will be "dead" as people will tune into streaming netcasters (on Live365 and other streaming sources) via car stereos.  To which right now there are TONS of dance music outlets to be found there.  Along with iPods, it won't matter if dance music will see terrestrial radio airwaves.....we'll STILL have sources to go to.

BTW, I don't feel that ANY music should be abolished, whether I like a particular sound or not.  Which is how I feel about hip-hop and reggaeton.  But as long as people like the music, then what right do I or anyone else has in terms of being closed minded about things?

Answer 6

Disco lives on in Los Angeles. It refused to die. There's at least one station that plays it. I have never seen a genre of music that has hung on for as long as disco has that had only a (barely) three year stint of popularity. I personally can take it in small doses, because it is a little nostalgic. I would be asking the same question as you about rap, but the fact is, music is so subjective, and there are so many kinds, that it's just easier to listen to another station.

Answer 7

After a great answer like that from Tony (what ever happened to "short and sweet" answers there, bud? A thumbs up for you - way UP!  ;<)

All I can add is that what the questioner calls Disco IS being played on some terrestrial stations, a lot of internet stations and a couple of the satellite stations.

So there must be an audience for it. I understand your answer was partly in jest, but no artistic effort should ever be banned. next thing you know they'll be burning books.

-a guy named duh