| Popis: |
Triggered by the infamous “Disco Demolition” night at Comiskey Park in Chicago on July 12, 1979, at which a near riot accompanied the exploding of a crate of disco records, a backlash made the word “disco” a punchline overnight. Major labels dropped disco artists and producers, and mainstream musicians who had jumped on the bandwagon just as quickly threw themselves off. But in the gay enclaves of the Castro and elsewhere, people continued to dance. Dance music in gay clubs began incorporating aspects of rock, punk, and new wave into the music’s style while retaining the proud legacy of disco at its core. The “Disco Sucks” movement caused changes that were already occurring in dance music to accelerate, and in San Francisco, the arrival of DJs like Bobby Viteritti allowed for the evolution of the San Francisco sound, wholly electronic and more energetic than disco had ever been. |
