Why people quit disco ?

[Jessitrescott]

Discuss.

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[Lythrilux]

In my opinion, disco aged out just before anti-disco movements came to kill it.

Yes, there were haters who did not like the focus on dance, the Latin influence, and especially the prominence of black/soul recording artists and divas. Yes, there was a rising white rock antipathy toward disco, as well as a British new wave invasion (and even greater numbers of people could bounce around and "dance" to Devo than to Donna Summer, as hard as that is to imagine).

But if you listen to disco in 1979, it's very different from the advanced-soul sound of 1974/5. Compare Giorgio Moroder and Deodato to Van McCoy, the Bee Gees Tragedy very non-disco album to something like the early precursors, Rock the Boat or Walking in Rhythm, and Night Fever, and you can see how quickly music evolved in that era. It went from friendly happy ditties to more serious, dark, contemplative works. You started getting more Santa Esmeralda and Love and Kisses disco operas, and less Voyage Fly Away/Souvenirs, Boogie Oogie Oogie, or Disco Inferno.

The end in my opinion came with Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album, which was a completely different kind of danceable soul. Stevie Wonder's Master Blaster Jam also signaled an end to the light Latin footwork music and an entre to reggae. Even Donna Summer's Love Is In Control album had n'ary a hint of the Hot Stuff/Bad Girls/Sunset People motif, and Chaka Khan, Prince, and Rick James were bringing in funkier influences.

Meanwhile, gays left disco and were dancing to advanced alternative music like New Order, Pet Shop Boys, and Communards. Latins left for Gloria Estefan and actual Spanish-language artists.

Some pop danceable music remained in Janet Jackson albums during the MTV era, and disco never really died in Europe, but by then there were many new club dance music paradigms like reggae, house, techno, alternative, goth, etc.

https://www.quora.com/How-did-disco-lose-popularity

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[Enkidu]

Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion on July 12, 1979 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Many of those in attendance had come to see the explosion rather than the games and rushed onto the field after the detonation. The playing field was so damaged by the explosion and by the fans that the White Sox were required to forfeit the second game to the Tigers.

In the late 1970s, dance-oriented disco music was popular in the United States, particularly after being featured in hit films such as Saturday Night Fever (1977). Disco sparked a backlash from rock music fans. This opposition was prominent enough that the White Sox, seeking to fill seats at Comiskey Park during a lackluster season, engaged Chicago shock jock and anti-disco campaigner Steve Dahl for the promotion at the July 12 doubleheader. Dahl's sponsoring radio station was 97.9 WLUP, so attendees would pay 98 cents and bring a disco record; between games, Dahl would destroy the collected vinyl in an explosion.

White Sox officials had hoped for a crowd of 20,000, about 5,000 more than usual. Instead, at least 50,000—including tens of thousands of Dahl's adherents—packed the stadium, and thousands more continued to sneak in after gates were closed. Many of the records were not collected by staff and were thrown like flying discs from the stands. After Dahl blew up the collected records, thousands of fans stormed the field and remained there until dispersed by riot police.

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[Jessitrescott]

wait, what ... goth is music ?

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[Tenacity]

I dont really think its any of these things, though if I had to pick one I'd probably say nerfs/balance issues.

Really what I think drives people away is stagnation. The mods overall storyline progresses slowly, and much of it is focused (for the past 10 years, apparently) on gallia- a house that nobody really asked for and very few people genuinely enjoy. It's a dead end with few reasons to enter, and it's always felt very forced into the mod rather than seeming like a natural progression of story.

Beyond that, many factions WANT to progress their story and evolve their presence and assets in the game, but often get held back by the few developers in charge. In the end, you can write as much rp here as you want, and do as much In game as possible to support it, but whether or not you ever get to see the fruits of you labors is left up to a few individuals that often are simply not interested or invested in what you're trying to accomplish.

After so much effort from entire factions only to be left on the backburner because someone else deems your goals unimportant has definitely driven more than a few people, and sometimes their entire factions, away from disco.


Edit: before I get bashed for hating on devs: I'm aware they have a lot on their plates and not enough time or people to handle what every faction wants, but a lot of people are willing to do the work themselves. If it weren't so difficult to get involved with dev work here I'm sure things would improve, but it's always seemed to me that the people in charge right now dont want anyone else doing dev work because it somehow lessens their influence over the community. 10 years ago, this mod was built on people submitting ship designs, weapons, stations, systems, etc and now you cant even post in the development forum without being in the dev inner circle. I think we've lost a lot of creative input because of that, and that many of the current people on the dev team may no longer have the inspiration they once did. Everyone gets burned out, so let some new people in to revive the drive to create.

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[Enkidu]

No, it's clearly Wesker sieging all the bases, Fam

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[08:11 PM] Dusty Lens said: Well in that case. NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE & #SAVAGE & #STORIES

[Ruise]

I'm quite the opposite. Doing my best to return in disco since two years have passed

[Skyelius]

"By the end of the 1970s, a strong anti-disco sentiment developed among rock fans and musicians, particularly in the United States.[36][37] Disco was criticized as mindless, consumerist, overproduced and escapist.[38] The slogans "disco sucks" and "death to disco"[36] became common. Rock artists such as Rod Stewart and David Bowie who added disco elements to their music were accused of being sell outs."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco

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