Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture - Explore 1970s Music History & Dance Revolution - Perfect for Music Lovers, Historians, and Disco Enthusiasts
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"A thumping good read." ―The AtlanticIn the 1970s, as the disco tsunami engulfed America, the question, "Do you wanna dance?" became divisive, even explosive. What about this music made it such hot stuff? In her incisive history, Alice Echols reveals the ways in which disco transformed popular music, propelling it into new sonic territory and influencing rap, techno, and trance. This account probes the complex relationship between disco and the era’s major movements: gay liberation, feminism, and the black freedom struggle. You won’t say “disco sucks” again as disco pumps back to life in this pulsating look at the culture and politics that gave rise to the music. 20 black-and-white photographs
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I love how this book looks at disco from a historical and sociological perspective and also traces its roots to R&B. Having personally experienced many of the things Echols writes about (songs, books, places), I can attest to its accuracy (although I also learned some things I didn’t know).I’m a bit sad that there’s now a generation (or two) of people who never experienced this music.
