Then you’ve also got the more sensitive tracks (which I always tend to categorize as the sweet luv’ songs), which are perhaps quite cheesy and overdone, but mostly rewarding. The percussion-driven Calypso Breakdown, by Ralph McDonald, is also an interesting addition, further establishing the necessary variety. David Shire’s Manhattan Skyline and especially Walter Murphy’s A Fifth of Beethoven (which most will have undoubtedly heard also) add a lot of extra flavour to the soundtrack, and count among the best tracks. The second 'group' of songs is the instrumental, more orchestra-feel pieces, also a common disco feature. If this soundtrack had consisted of solely those kind of tunes, it wouldn’t have been so great. After all, who can resist damn catchy choruses such as ‘Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother/you’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive’?īut as said, at 6 out of 17 songs, the Bee Gees prominence remains at a good level.
The band’s cuts are led by, aside from all the traditional and wonderful disco funk, Barry Gibb’s dominant falsetto.
You’ve heard the former, and probably the latter as well. The two prime Bee Gees songs are the wonderful Stayin’ Alive and You Should Be Dancing. Some of the greatest disco songs ever written are featured on this disc. Its popularity was as great as that of the movie, and for many years, it remained the best-selling soundtrack of all time. Although written and performed primarily by the Bee Gees, the album features a much broader arrangement, by many different artists, and that is one of its strengths. First and foremost, credit must be given to the marvellous soundtrack.īecause yes, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack might very well epitomize the whole feeling of disco. Undoubtedly, this was not only due to the appealing storyline. As such, Saturday Night Fever suddenly sparked an interest for disco in many more a person. It so happens the place he did that was the, uh, disco. At night, he went to temporarily forget about all these troubles. He was stuck in a dead-end job, having an unstable relationship with his parents, and doubting how good a friend his friends really were to him. The image Travolta created with his character Tony Manero spoke to many people. That year saw the release of Saturday Night Fever, the film that established the career of one John Travolta. But what exactly made disco so great? Was it the catchy beat? Was it the whole funk attitude? Or was it all one big overratedness?įact is, disco was a relatively underground musical phenomenon, until 1977. I wasn’t around for the disco groove, which, hearing from certain older people (read: parents) was all the craze when it was around. Remember disco? The dance genre of the magical 70’s? Well, I for one, do not. Review Summary: Burn that mama down, yoh!
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