Women's disco groups. Foreign pop and disco groups of the eighties

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10 centimeters cubed (10cc)- English pop group of the 70s. Known as an experimental group, borrowing styles from the 60s and reworking them into modern sound. Throughout the decade, the group had numerous worldwide hits. The most famous songs of the group: “Donna”, “Rubber Bullets”, “I’m Not in Love” and others.

ABBA

ABBA - Legendary Swedish pop group of the 70s. The most successful group in Europe. Since 1973 and the song "Waterloo", the group has constantly remained at the top of the charts around the world. Most famous song It's hard to determine because so many of the songs are still extremely popular.
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Arabesque

Arabesque - German girl pop group of the late 70s. Thanks to fashion trend those years on women's groups and after recording the hit "Hello Mr. Monkey" in 1977, the group became famous in Europe.

Blondie

Blondie - Pop group of the late 70s from the USA. The bright and memorable appearance of the group's lead singer and the breakthrough first album "Parallel Lines" raised the group's rating to the first line of the American music charts in 1978. The most famous hits: “Call Me” and “Heart of Glass”.

America

America (America) - American pop group of the 70s, working in the folk-pop style. They achieved popularity just 1 year after the release of their first album of the same name. The group's most famous hits are: "A Horse with No Name" and "Sister Golden Hair."

Bee Gees

Bee Gees - A very popular English pop group of the 70s. After its formation, the group worked in the rock style, but it was only after changing direction in the mid-70s to dance music that the group truly became famous throughout the world. The group's greatest hits: "Stayin' Alive", "You Should Be Dancing" and many others.

The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers- American pop rock band of the 70s. Worldwide fame came only in the late 70s, after the release of the famous album “Minute by Minute” and the mega-hit “Only a Fool Believes”, which was recognized best song 1979.

Boney M

Boney M - A very famous German group working in the style disco. She gained wide popularity in 1975, thanks to the extraordinary talent of the producer and author of most of the group's super hits, Frank Farian. Very popular in Russia to this day.

Mud

Mud - English pop rock band of the 70s. The main direction in his work was the power-pop style, which was very popular in the early 70s. The peak of popularity occurred in the mid-70s and the release of the singles “Tiger Feet”, “Crazy” and a number of other songs.

Guru-Guru

Guru-Guru - German band released on world stage in the mid 70s. The main direction in music is krautrock (a mixture of rock and electronic dance music). One of the few long-lived groups that still work with the same composition.

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5- Pop group of the 70s from the USA. The group consisted of 5 brothers. Among them, the youngest was the later famous Michael Jackson(in the center). The group's most popular songs: "Support Me (I Want You Back)", "The Love You Keep (The Love You Save)”, “It’s bad to be there (I’ll Be There)” and others.

Dr. Hook

Dr. Hook- A US pop-rock group that gained recognition in the early 70s. A distinctive feature of the group was considered to be satirical lyrics and theatrical performances at concerts. Their songs "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover Of Rolling Stone" are known throughout the world.

- English pop-rock band of the 70s. The peak of the group's creativity was the mid-70s. The group has released a large number of albums and many world-famous hits, such as “Ticket To The Moon” and “Calling America”.

ZZ Top

ZZ Top is a famous American blues group that achieved popularity in the 70s. A distinctive feature of the group is its image (huge beards and cowboy outfit) and sarcastic lyrics.

Caravan

Caravan - English group, which achieved popularity in the late 70s. Bright masquerade costumes and theatrical performances on stage during concerts distinguish the group. Especially loved in Russia. Their hits "Samurai", "Moscow" and others are very famous.

Wings

Wings - English pop-rock band of the 70s - the project of the legendary Paul McCartney and his wife Linda. Thanks to world famous The ex-Beatle group enjoyed success throughout the decade.

- American disco group of the 70s. Fame came after recording the song “Rock Your Baby” in 1974. Their songs were certainly present in disco programs and were very popular.

Maybe (Can)

Maybe (Can) - German pop rock band from the 70s. She worked in the styles of krautrock and experimental rock. A very large role was given to the solo keyboards. The peak of the group's popularity occurred in the early 70s, when Japanese soloist Kenji Suzuki joined the group. The group's most famous hits are: "Vitamin C", "Spoon" and "I Want More". The group is one of the founders of electronic music.

Roxy Music

Roxy Music- English pop-rock band of the 70s, working in the art-rock style (Pure music and vocals. Mainly musical instrument serves as a synthesizer). Fame came to the group after recording the hit "Virginia Plain", which immediately rose to 4th place in the English chart in 1972. The group's most famous hit is "Love Is the Drug".

Eagles

Eagles - American pop rock band of the 70s, which tied together country, pop and soft rock. One of the most successful groups of the 70s - 80s. The group released a lot of hits that topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Third in the world in terms of commercial success. The most famous hits are “Hotel California”, “Witchy Woman” and many others.

Carpenters

Carpenters - A very famous American duo in the 70s, consisting of sister and brother Carpenters. The melodic and soulful songs of the duo were very different from the heavy and provocative music that was fashionable at that time. The most famous songs duet are: “Yesterday once more” and “It takes a lot to be closer to you (They long to be Close to you)”

Throbbing Gristle

Throbbing Gristle- English pop group of the 70s, which laid the foundation for the development of the industrial style. Complex musical parts on keyboards and various specials. effects quickly gained popularity among the people in the mid-70s. Their defiant and provocative lyrics caused a furious protest from critics of those times, which gave the group even more popularity.

Power plant (Kraftwerk)

Power plant (Kraftwerk)- German musical group of the 70s, which contributed greatly huge contribution in the development of electro-pop and techno-pop styles. They were the first to use voice modulation through a synthesizer. Abundance of specials effects at concerts gave the group’s performances a special flavor. The most famous compositions bands: "The Robots" and "Tour de France".

Faust

Faust is a German krautrock band from the 70s. The group has become the personification of German kraut throughout the world. The group became famous only 5 years after its creation, since the krautrock niche was very competitive. But in the mid-70s she received the status of a German rock legend.

Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac- Famous Anglo-American pop group of the 70s - 90s. The group gained worldwide fame in the mid-70s after recording the breakthrough album "Fleetwood Mac". The team’s most famous hits: “Rhiannon”, “Dreams”, “Don’t Stop” and many others.

Bread

Bread - American soft rock band of the 70s. They played in a rock style bordering on dance music. The first success came after the release of the hits “Baby I’m A Want You”, “Everything I Own” and “Guitar Man”, which received recognition all over the world.

• Reference
• In the mid-70s, the pop music audience was divided into two opposing camps. One part fell under the influence of punk, the other decided to spend time more aesthetically and preferred disco. At first, it was mainly the American “golden youth” who enjoyed visiting nightclubs where exclusively dance music was performed.
  The year of birth of disco is considered to be 1974, the place is New York gay clubs. Then disco became “legalized”, penetrating the radio and other “respectable places”. Explicit sexual overtones, deliberately emphasized by the seductive image of the performers, bright shiny costumes and elements of transvestism (the traditions of glam had an impact) gave disco a unique appeal.
  Disco created an atmosphere of celebration, “eternal summer,” love, illusory freedom, in which the problems of everyday life were forgotten, covered only by one desire - to dance.
  Disco has its roots in black funk and soul, the so-called vocal bands of the 60s, and Californian surf rock. home distinctive feature disco as a musical and stylistic phenomenon is a uniform four-beat rhythm with an emphasis on each of the beats (often emphasized by kick drum beats). A tempo with a frequency of 120 beats per minute is recognized as “classical” (which is almost twice the normal human pulse). It is characterized by a continuous melodic bass line, in which there are frequent syncopations and “jumping” rhythmic patterns, broken octave moves, and solo elements. The sound of vocals, due to special recording techniques, very often acquires a hyper-intimate character (closeness to the listener), emphasized by performing means ("purring", sighs, aspirations, whispers). In general, the sound is quite dry and tight, although the arrangements feature typical orchestral counterpoints, string and wind solos, which add “beauty” to the overall score.
  In the late 70s, more emphasis began to be placed on "trendy" synth sonorities. The structure of songs often consists of several blocks (with a change in bass pattern, melody, tonality, etc.), which prevents long compositions from boring the listener.
  Among the black American groups that made their contribution to disco music, one can highlight, first of all, the Soul City Orchestra, which released its famous disc “The Hustle” even before Donna Summer. The group "Taste of Honey" was named best of their style at the 1979 Grammy Awards. It is impossible not to highlight the group "Cool and the Gang", which preserved as much as possible the signs of funk in disco music, and "Trammрs", which was an example of disco with more inclusion latin music- "Latin disco".
  In the first wave of the new hobby, a number of white American groups, such as “KS & Sunshine Band,” also made careers. Many recognized authorities of black soul, funk and jazz made a move towards disco: James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Johnny Taylor recorded records in line with the fashionable trend. Despite the assertion spread by white rock fans that disco fever is a Negro-homosexual infection, many famous white rock and pop performers began to release their records, to one degree or another related to disco music. Barbra Streisand made a move towards this newfangled trend, recording in 1979 with the Queen of Disco Donna Summer. Barry Manilow, Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney with his group "Wings", "Doobie Brothers" and even " Rolling Stones". Parodies of disco also appeared. The first to respond was the apologist of surreal cynicism, the master of practical jokes Frank Zappa, who, following the style of his group "Mothers of Invention", released a recording called "Dancin' Fool" ("Dancing Fool"). Joined the disco and jazz musicians, making a significant contribution to the complexity of his orchestrations. Famous names here include Eumire Deodato, Bob James, Herbie Hancock, and Quincy Jones.

ABBA- One of the most famous quartets in the world, not inferior in fame and popularity to the Beatles. The peak of the group's popularity was 70 - 80s of the last century. The very melodic and memorable compositions of the Swedish group have topped the world charts and charts more than a dozen times. Quartet...

A-HA (A-HA)

A-ha (A-ha)- a pop team from Norway, created by three friends. Paul Voctor (guitar), Magne Furuholmen (synthesizer) and Morten Harket (vocals). All three are still with school years were passionate about the idea of ​​creating musical groups and public speaking. And finally, at the end of 1982, the trio united...

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Five Star

Five Star- English pop group that achieved worldwide popularity in the mid-80s. The group was formed in 1983 by manager Buster Pearson, who decided to create English version famous American team Jackson's Five. The group included five of his children. Denise(main soloist), Doris...