Finished watching this three part documentary last night. Overall really enjoyed it but found that the attempt tp create a coherent narrative got in the way of covering a lot of intetesting stuff.
I really liked the bits on the Philadelphia sound, and Earl Young talking about his drumming technique. I hadn't realised that Rock Your Baby by George McCrae was effectively the first disco hit with a computerised beat. After that, however, the sound and its production seemed to get dropped.
I was amazed that, in what I can only assume was an attempt to keep US focussed with it being a joint production with PBS, while they were discussing Donna Summer that was no mention of Giorgio Moroder. This then continued as no mention of European disco and the influence of Kraftwerk.
Saturday Night Fever was obviously prominent but I would have liked some discussion of how it came to be The Bee Gees, a band that didn't fit the narrative of revolution, that produced the blockbuster.
There also seemed no real mention of either Michael Jackson with Quincy Jones as producer, or Chic which seemed odd given the section on Studio 54.
The last episode looking at the influence seemed to concentrate too much on House, rather than looking at electronic dance, hip hop, and rap.
Still, some great interviews, and great music.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001tkyk/disco-soundtrack-of-a-revolution
