Risque

mooi funk album, maar iets te repetitief

A great example of a lousy genre.

Ok disco album - 2/5

The disco hit that launched 1000 DJs

I liked this better than C'est Chic: it's simply got more sustained funk and better, slappier basslines, despite the inclusion of the excerable ballad "A Warm Summer Night". But disco still sounds like it was made a thousand years ago nowadays.

Disco gold

Disco is weird, the songs are long with long musical breaks and repetitive simplistic lyrics. It makes sense, this is dance music. And it's perfect for that! On the other hand, it wasn't the best for making breakfast, doing dishes, and driving to work this morning. While the music is upbeat and energetic, it's not my favorite style. The album is only 39 minutes long, but it felt longer to me.

It feels like there is little point saying a great deal more than identifying CHIC as the masters in their field, and consequently this as a masterclass in delivering a disco album of substance and merit. It seems I am going to say more though lol. Of course it could be argued that others have claim to the title Masters of Disco; I guess I would draw a distinction between this and the queen Donna Summer, due to Moroder’s more electronic approach, but of the more directly comparable, say Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang, much as I love both, I think I have to give the award to Nile Rodger’s and Bernard Edwards. On this album they take many approaches and succeed at every one. I’ve heard comments criticising length of tracks and repetition, and to those I won’t even offer the phrase “it makes sense on the dance floor” because despite the fact this is obviously true, I feel there is no need to make excuses for anything on this record regardless of the location of the listener.

Wow, didn’t expect to love this as much as I did. Perfect disco!

I can hear how influential this album is/was to music and to funk, hip-hop, etc. Really fun listen in that regard. Good Times is SUCH an iconic song with still one of the best bass lines I might have ever heard, not just in funk, but ever. Sadly - and obviously - none of the other track live up to the 8 minute opening track.

Another solid disco album, this genre is quickly rising up the rankings. I did not know the song 'Good Times' was over eight minutes long, at one point I even said to myself "Wow, this is still going." Not that that's a bad thing, just surprised me! The whole album is 36 minutes, so it's not like it mattered. Liked the energy of the front half of the album more, but I did really enjoy the slow jam 'Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)'. Didn't like this album quite as much as the last Chic record, but it's still gonna be a 4/5.

This such a great disco album. The classic Good Times is the opener - I never realized that it was 8 minutes long! The whole album is only 36 minutes!! Only 7 tracks, 5 of them total dancefloor bangers, plus two love ballads(??).

I genuinely enjoyed this and didn’t realize I knew so many of the songs/that this album has been sampled as much as it has. Fun disco album.

Redundant disco beats here. Pretty cheesy as well. Not bad for dancing I guess, but not much else here for me.

Good record

I knew the first song off of the album from random forms of media over the years, but never knew of the band. This album was FUNKY. I loved every minute of it.

Better than the other Chic album. Very easy listening, quite repetitive, but also enjoyable. It has a lot of very famous lines on it, ultimately might be a 4? more than I expected for a disco situation.

The singles off this album are still legendary. Good Times was cribbed for other legendary songs. Feet Keep Dancing is so fun. Forbidden Lover is a quality listen. The rest fall a bit flat but even the lulls are still good for a listen.

DAMMNNNNN. This album was fun and funky. The hits are hits.

Immediately upon finishing listening to this album I went out and bought roller skates. Good times.

Favorite songs: Good times, Can’t stand to love you, My forbidden lover

If you hate disco you hate life

Iconic but not the vibe on the day

some inoffensive 70s disco

A 36 minute album with songs that go on for days. If they removed the repetition from this album it would run to 12 minutes. Might be bearable if you're off your tits at Studio 54.

Yuh. I liked this one quite a bit. The bass was groovin and was a prominent feature of a lot of the songs which I liked. Got a hint of Takanaka in Warm Summer Night, no idea if there’s any relation or if that’s just coincidence. Good length for the album, good vibes throughout, but was dipping into background music vibes for quite a bit which isn’t necessarily bad, but it had me debating if it’s really worth a 4. Still had a great time listening though and I felt very chic Favorites: Warm Summer Night, Will You Cry

I think this is a 100% pure disco album. Fun melodies, deep lyrics delivered flatly, and a funky beat to tie it all together. No track especially stood out to me besides A Warm Summer Night. This was an interesting because you can hear the inspiration for a lot of hip-hop and new wave coming through, but not yet born. I swear I've heard Will You Cry sampled by some east coast rapper at some point. Overall, its a good distillation of disco as a genre, but nothing really stands out. The songs are 20% too long but very easy listening. I wish I had this album on my porch at Marshall Court.

A disco album with a nice energetic start, but not something I’d sit down and listen to again. The momentum established in the first 3-4 minutes of Good Times dies out in the last 4-5 minutes of Good Times, which is a complaint I found myself making often during this album. This is a 36 minute album that could have been 28, which is especially egregious when you can lop off the back third of most of the songs on this album and make no discernible dent in the listening experience. Great errand music, but that’s where I’d cap this record. Special shoutout to Bernie Edwards’ finger pick bass-ing. Delicious. 5/10. Minus a half star for gratuitous song lengths, plus half a star for the bassline on Good Times. Rounding down because while the disco sound is clean, it resolves into background music more often than I’d like. And again, the song lengths. Song notes: - Good Times: one of my favorite “3 on E” bassline riffs (as popularized Joe Dart and Jack Stratton) Favorites: - Good Times - A Warm Summer Night - The bass/tap dance break in My Feet Keep Dancing, but only that

This is the type of music I’d play while I’m cleaning the house or in the background at a BBQ. I liked each song but most of them were too long, especially the first three. I enjoyed the songs, but as an album this was a below average experience. 5/10 rounding down for the songs being too long.

Chic — Risqué Pre-Listening: I knew little of Chic before today. Mainly, I knew they were responsible for The Freak and that they were a funk-disco band. Should make for an interesting day. Best: Will You Cry. I thought this song was beautiful and the least like the others but that’s what made it phenomenal. Runner-up: Good Times. I mean, cmon. Infectious. Uplifting. Iconic. Third: My Feet Keep Dancing. That choppy guitar strum mixed with subtle melody guitar at the beginning is so unique. Loved it. Post-Listening: Listening to Good Times while my toddler screamed over having to put her shoes on this morning was such an ironically perfect way to start the day. Still, it was hard to let a long day bother me when I put on this album intermittently throughout the day. Just a lot of fun and you can see why this group had a major following. What I found most remarkable about listening to it was their impact on modern music. I can’t count on one hand the number of samples I picked out that I recognized from modern rappers from this 7 song long album. Really enjoyable album. That said, not my forte, but I respect it for sure! Rating: 7/10 Stars: 4/5

Disco is an annoying and generally terrible an dated genre of music in my opinion so I expected to slap a big 1/5 on this. Its ok, exept for "Good Times" wich is unironically kinda great, the songs are fun but not much happens and it gets tiring. One of the better disco album even though it doesnt mean much. The delusional people who say that everyone secretly loves disco but wont admit it remind of nu metal fans. No guys it was really not good.

solid soul album with some really recognisable tracks on it

I guess it was some okay disco. Another I wouldn't be searching out anytime soon.

I grooved with this start to finish and I have to say that I like the songs. What I dislike is how repetitive the songs are. I assume they’re like that so you have time with it on the dance floor, but it doesn’t make for great music to sit on the couch to.

7/10

Favourite Track(s): N/A

Bailongo cuando tiene que serlo ('My Feet Keep Dancing',con momento claqué incluido), sensual ('A Warm Summer Night'), divertido ('Good Times')… Pasa por todos los estados de ánimo. Nile Rodgers y su banda fueron fundamentales en el disco y todo género que quisiera intentar acercarse a este estilo bailable y disfrutón. CHIC me resulta una clara inspiración para otros que vinieron más tarde, véase Daft Punk, Kavinsky o incluso Justice. Canciones favoritas: My Forbidden Lover, Good Times

No disco album will ever get less than 3 stars from me, and this is good solid disco. It's fun music-ified

Would definitely go dancing to this

Pretty good, good times is a classic

how you gonna complain about long songs when the entire album is 36 minutes lmao smoke some weed and quit your job

Added most of these to my 17 hour disco playlist lol

5 stars for the snare sound and pocket of Tony. This feels like it wasn't just influential, it was a world-changer. RIP the GOAT... Bernard Edwards

вот такого я и жду от этого сайта! то, чего бы я никогда в жизни не послушала, но вот я оказываюсь здесь и слышу в этом альбоме так много всего, что я слышала всю жизнь, но не знала откуда все пошло

I really enjoyed this one. I don't think I can say I'm likely to go back to it, but it was a great vibe.

Totally loved this. Danced all the way to the office. Disco heaven.

Freak out, almost

One banging track and then a cool album to follow.

An album made for dancing, rather than listening to. That bass though - should have an album to itself. 2*

This was a lot of fun. I enjoyed myself

okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy good times!! it's so fun putting a face to a song you've known for seemingly ever. stand outs: honestly they kinda blended together, but in a lovely and cohesive way

This album is a bit of a surprise as we already had another Chic album on the list. I guess we should expect a few disco records since disco was an important chapter in the history of music. The album is standard disco music with longer tracks for dancing. “Good Times” was very popular when it was released, even though the disco era was beginning to fade.

If they made a version of this list where each artist only had one album, it'd be like, 107 albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Hmph, harumph. Nothing against CHIC though. They're fine. I kinda assumed they were a one hit wonder with 'Le Freak', but now I'm learning they did 'Good Times' too, which is probably even more successful (unfortunately, so successful that I find it overplayed and don't really want to hear it any more!). It's a good song, but very repetitive and also 8 minutes. Actually, all of these songs are very repetitive. Probably good for dancing, but not so great for intent listening.

Wow the bass lines are incredible. What a fantastic album. The tracklist flys by. 4.0/5.0

I’ll start with I liked this album ALOT more than I liked the last CHIC album. They still suffered from the same problems though, which is that they are disco band. That’s a very limiting title. There’s only so much you can do with that. But credit where credit is due, this album starts with one of the greatest disco songs of all time “Good times”. Which is like the greatest song for encapsulating everything there is to know about disco, we are here to dance and to shut the brain off. And you really have to shut your brain fully off to make it through to the end of this album. It starts on such a high note with “good times” and then following it up with “a warm summer night”. Both of those songs are total classics! The problem is everything after that is just more of the same. It has its moments but it’s just not for me. I can appreciate that all the vocal are spotless though, that is legitimately impressive, just doesn’t save the album. But for what it’s worth I would say I actually liked this album, or at the very least, I liked it much more than Cest Chic.

"Good Times" is one of the most consequential bass lines in recorded music — the foundation on which "Rapper's Delight" and "Another One Bites the Dust" were both built, eight bars of Bernard Edwards that changed the course of popular music in multiple directions simultaneously. Hearing it in its original context, as the centerpiece of a Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards production at their absolute peak, is the kind of experience that recalibrates what you think a groove can do. The honest accounting of everything around it is that the Chic formula is solid and consistently delivered without generating quite the same pull. The interlocking rhythm guitar and bass, the string arrangements adding warmth without weight, the vocals serving the groove rather than competing with it — all of it working exactly as intended, all of it excellent, none of it reaching the height that "Good Times" sets in the first thirty seconds. A record where the single is carrying most of the rating weight is still a four when the single is this significant and the surrounding material is this accomplished. Nile Rodgers' choked, rhythmic guitar playing remains one of the great underrated instruments in pop music, and the precision of the whole enterprise — groove as philosophy rather than decoration — connects directly to everything that has scored highest in this project. The four is honest rather than disappointing. "Good Times" alone justifies the listen.

I just...I just hate this. Its so sterile. Maybe if it was the late 70s and a pile of drugs got me dancing with some ladies, ok , id have some fondness for it. But its not and I didnt so I dont. 2 stars cause they have some talent, I think

There are precious few disco records I'm happy to hear repeatedly. This is one.

I thought I wouldn't mind this too much. But I kind of found it long and repetitive.

The album is overall pretty chill with nice vibes throughout. It was alright having it in the background while I was doing other things, but I can imagine people partying at the club with that music. Of course, not all songs are amazing, but they all have that disco club vibe.

I think I don't like this band, and that's okay.

Surprisingly brief album. All disco, which is not always a good thing. In this case it wasn’t bad, and even had a couple good jams, especially the lead single Good Times. Still, it’s disco and disco sucks.

It’s OK, had it on in the background and it was pleasant enough.

Holds up today still for sure

Classic party disco album.

Chic’s Good Times might be the most iconic Disco song of all time, or at least its most iconic bass line. It’s chock full of touch points which you’ll have heard ripped off in a broad spectrum of music since, especially the drumming. This is the high point, and while there are no lowlights I’d also say there are several of songs going for the exact same vibe with the same approach that don’t quite reach the same heights, it’s not a record with a great deal of variety, but still a perfect accompaniment to any social gathering. A classic.

Sadly after an excellent start Risque by Chic is a bit too safe and a bit boring for it, lowest 3

Nice songs, but each too long

I didn't know this band. Good disco tunes. Good album overall.

Cuanto gruv, nice

I just found this mostly boring. Not objectionable in any way. Certainly had some decent grooves, but very unremarkable (outside of Good Times).

A lot of classics on here. Not my jam, but undeniably great

Super groovy record!

Very conflicted on this one. Some songs are painfully simple, but others are timeless club jams. All things considered, it’s a very catchy disco record. Sidebar somewhat related to the review: the standout single “Good Times” sounds awfully similar to “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge, down to the rhythm. Turns out, the two core members of Chic were part of Sister Sledge and released “We Are Family” less than a year before “Good Times”. They basically just rebranded a hit track.

adored warm summer night and the rest is ok. i'd probably feel differently on the dance floor. tasty bass playing oh wait will you cry also great

Fun album, short and sweet! 3 feels harsh, but I didn't enjoy it quite enough for a 4

The band and genre may be politically and socially important, the music however is extremely boring.

CHIC makes me tick. I own a CHIC shirt too lol.

Pre Listen: The name CHIC seems super familiar to me, but the album cover/title doesn't ring a bell. No expectations. Notable Tracks: Good Times - Ah, I knew CHIC sounded familiar for a reason! This songs a total banger, looking forward to the rest of this album now that I know :) Can't Stand to Love You - My least favorite song. Despite being the shortest song on the album it feels the longest, it's very repetitive. Post Listen: Cute little album. I like :) Smooth beats all around, the violins in a lot of the songs were great. The bass too shined throughout most of the album, as well as the vocals. My only complaint was that I felt like the songs got a little worse the longer the album went on. The best was frontloaded. Disco is not dead, clearly. Thanks CHIC! 4/5

Okay I guess I like disco. Good Times was iconic as usual but I was shocked at how impressive the rest of the album was. Great vocals and great bass-work. Over too soon at 36 minutes.

Good Times all timer. Rest is okay

This was better than I thought it would be. Will be back to try it again in the future.

Pretty good, brilliant in places.

I dont hate disco as a whole but holy shit this made me want to drive my head through the nearest wall. Longest 36 minutes of my life. Songs are SO FUCKING REPETITIVE AND ANNOYING

Levy on kyllä täysin perustellusti listalla.

Se oli ehtaa diskoa, jonka tahtiin Åke Blomqvist on veivannut. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

So disco really isn’t a genre I seek out, but I’m always down to listen to an album here and there when they come up on a list or through an album generator. That said, I’m always excited to hear something involving Nile Rodgers. He was on his own level, because his music is just so groovy, elegant, and classy. Yeah, he’s got tracks like “Good Times” that I’m honestly kind of burned out on, but once you get past the big hits and dig a little deeper, you’ll always find some goo quality music. Some of his more laid back tracks are actually my favorites. Also, when I listen to albums he’s involved with, I’m constantly picking up on elements I already know, because they’ve been sampled so much by dance and hip hop producers. His music definitely outlived the genre and carried over into the sounds of future generations.

Highlight of this album for me was the bass funk. The vocals are good, but the lyrics are too repetitive and the slower songs are honestly just a bit boring. Found this a bit disappointing overall, and thought I'd enjoy it more than I did. Definitely didn't dislike it though, so going to just go with a 3 and move on.

The songs can't justify their lengths unfortunately. Some fun ideas in here but I think the concept of songs being built for disco runs against the idea what I enjoy about long songs. They are definitely easy to jive to tho and I can't deny how much I would find myself grooving, I would just consistently get bored of every song. Low 3

3 stars

3.5

3.0

Groovin. Nile Rodgers guitar playing always feels just right. Dude deserves more credit.

Enjoyed this a lot

Auf ihrem dritten Album demonstriert das New Yorker Duo Nile Rodgers und Bernard Edwards, warum ihr Sound der Spätsiebziger bis heute als Blaupause für tanzbaren Funk gilt: Aufgenommen wurde größtenteils in der legendären Power Station in New York, mit zusätzlichen Sessions in den Kendun Studios in Kalifornien und den Electric Lady Studios, gemastert bei Atlantic Studios – veröffentlicht schließlich über Atlantic Records. Diese produktionstechnische Sorgfalt hört man dem Album an: Jede Silbe, jede Gitarrenfigur sitzt mit chirurgischer Präzision, ohne dabei ihre Lockerheit zu verlieren. Musikalisch bewegt sich Risqué zwischen euphorischem Dancefloor-Anthem und subtiler sozialer Beobachtung. „Good Times" mit seinem ikonischen Basslauf – später von Sugarhill Gang und Queen aufgegriffen – bleibt der offensichtliche Höhepunkt, doch auch „My Forbidden Lover" und „My Feet Keep Dancing" zeigen, wie mühelos Rodgers und Edwards zwischen Eleganz und Groove wechseln. Bemerkenswert ist die Zurückhaltung: Chic verzichten auf Bombast und setzen stattdessen auf Raum zwischen den Tönen, auf das berühmte „weniger ist mehr", das Disco damals selten auszeichnete. Was Risqué von vielen Zeitgenossen abhebt, ist die songwriterische Substanz jenseits des Dancefloors – Texte, die Beziehungen und urbanes Leben mit einer Beiläufigkeit beschreiben, die man eher im Soul der frühen Siebziger vermutet hätte. Gerade weil das Album kurz vor dem medial inszenierten „Disco Demolition"-Backlash erschien, wirkt es im Rückblick wie ein letzter, makelloser Beweis dafür, wie kunstvoll dieses Genre sein konnte. Ein Album, das seine Zeit überdauert hat, weil es nie nur auf den Moment zielte.

I did not enjoy the other Chic album... this one however was very good in places! Fun music and incredible bass

Such a clean production. Maybe too clean. Similar to the same era of Parliament minus the fun of the everything and the kitchen sink layering.

Just go for a walk listening to this and you can’t help feeling groovy.

In a nutshell: dark disco Could this be a (loose) disco concept album? Listen to it twice- focus on the whole product then pay attention to the lyrics, because I think there is a loose narrative arc on here. Picture it. Young twenty-something woman meets guy. They hook up "on a warm summer night". She's a talented dancer but her dad doesn't understand that she's an adult now. She runs away. She dances the stress away. Love and the dancefloor is all she needs. She finds out her new man is an abusive one; a cheater. Then everything unravels... The problem with disco is that the genre is built for the twelve inch. Chic is one act that managed to make an album that doesn't sound like a single surrounded by filler. Overall: 4/10

Obviously very important disco record. Creating a sound that is so familiar now it's hard to imagine what it was like at the time when it was new.

Some music from this era is dated, but this is timeless.

Niet interessant

I can not fail to be charmed by the sheer disco of Chic. It may not right the wrongs in the world or challenge Bob for a Nobel. but it is music for the animal part of your brain that responds to rhythm, funk and soul snd anyone who listens to this without feeling anything has my pity.

Love me some good disco, and that album is just that. The only problem is a few songs definitely feel lesser quality than the majority of tracks, which hurts this album a bit.

CHIC was one of the first bands I got on here, so it’s nice to see a return even though this is only my 172nd album. This is another collection of fun songs with, of course, some really good bass lines.

Far too repetitive, couple of nice riffs.

Good times is way longer than I thought, classic though. I guess that outside the upbeat stuff, idk what disco is supposed to sound like. This was ok, no shade to disco.

Maso

I don’t like disco. Especially when it’s this long

Disco is fun

545/1089 - Good Times has such a nice bassline. The music is very "loop-based" which I don't like.

Good vibes. Contains the classic "Good times".

As with the other album by Chic, I also found this one pretty good. This is also between 3 and 4 stars. Songs I enjoyed: "Good Times" (clearly my favourite) or "What About Me". I also like that the album is pretty short (less than 40 min) and somewhat varied. Great bass and guitar work.

Listened to this on a 14hr plane journey to Singapore at 11pm. One minute in - the bass is going to be my favourite bit here, isn't it? I mean, the tone and production on Good Times so far is so crisp and the playing is very clean. It is a little repetitive, but I'll adjust I'm sure. It didn't improve from there really. The bass is cool but stays relatively similar for most of every song, and the bass lines themselves got less interesting and often quieter in the mix. Cool first song, although only for the first 5 mins in my opinion, but then the rest is pretty samey but a pretty good, groovy vibe at least.

So now I’ve had both Chic albums on the list, and to me their songs are either genre defining classics like Le Freak, I Need Your Love, and Good Times or just very uninteresting filler. But damn, I never knew an eight minute version of Good Times existed!

Liked it a lot more than I expected

Disco should never have died, it just should have cut its run times in half. The album is good and funky, just way overly repetitive for listening. Probably a blast to dance to back in the day when everyone was into it, but it does make the album a bit of a slog to work through when sitting at a desk. My favorite was My Forbidden Lover.

decent

A decent rotation between dance songs and love songs. The dance songs are so much better

The keys on My Feet Keep Dancing sound so good.

Boooring

Generally solid chicy lil album. None of its really as good as Good Times. 3.4/5

FUNKYTASTIC

Beyond the hit everything was pretty flat rnb, just fine

3/5 Good album, knew a few songs. Listened to it twice. Wouldn't buy it though.

Disco Disco

2 bangers de rest is niet heel interessant

Classic!

Not my style for sure. It sound melodramatic, soap operatic. There are some good grooves and guitar work at times, but I can’t get past the overall sound which is not to my taste.

hate them

Fun. Bit repetitive. Enjoyed the follow-on songs more than the album unfortunately.

Very fun album with one of the most iconic dance songs of all time. The bass lines throughout stand out as particularly excellent. Notably weaker B side, but still worth a full llisten. Top tracks: Good Times, A Warm Summer Night, My Feet Keep Dancing

Ou yeah

Good Times plus a lot of filler. Disco died so better genres like hip hop could be born and thrive! 2.5⭐️

First disco album! 4/5

C'est chic

Chic are truly the kings of disco, and Risqué is one of the strongest proofs of that. While listening I felt pure joy and energy — it’s so funky, groovy, and soulful that it’s almost impossible to sit still. The basslines are thick and incredible (Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards were on another level), the rhythms are tight and infectious, and the whole album just makes you want to move your body. The production is smooth, classy, and endlessly danceable without ever losing that deep groove. It’s sophisticated disco at its absolute peak — sexy, joyful, and full of life. Risqué is a masterpiece of the genre. If you want to hear disco done at the highest level, this is essential listening. One of the best disco albums ever made.

Strong start, can't beat that bass line and those rhythmic claps in "Good Times". Things flow well from there, but it can also be easy to lose yourself in some of these 6+ min tracks. Disco tends to run on and be repetitive, but Chic were among the best in the genre as a whole. The influence shouldn't be lost on any either, early hip-hop obviously owes a lot to disco.

Musicians are great, Nile is a legend, but I don’t feel engaged thru most of it.

Never realized that the Good Times bass was essentially directly copied to make Another One Bites the Dust, makes sense since the bass on the whole record is unreal. I’m a sucker for old disco, especially when the band is this tight, I genuinely do not care if the song goes on for 8 minutes, let it go longer.

Nile Rodgers always gets me going

this is the chicest album of all time. it’s classy, groovy, smooth, and sexy all at once. there is objectively nothing wrong here. 7 punchy songs, catchy rhythms, great vocals. stellar work! side note: special shout out to this project for helping me to appreciate nile rodgers. the man is a genius and i’m late to the party but im glad im here now.

Another great time listening to this; for some reason reminds me of my early childhood.

Good groove, good beat.

These are some freaking khole songs. They lock in to a groove and repeat until you forget your name. Drugs may have been involved.

This album is immaculate vibes, and only vibes.

Très cool quelques bangers et tout

sympa comme d'hab

Not amazing but a fun funky beat. It was a little one note and didn't expand on the sound too much but overall I liked it.

This was a fun groovy disco party. Good Times is a classic and I can see My Feet Keep Dancing making it into my ‘dance like no one’s watching’ playlist. I don’t have one of those, but I probably should.

Older music starts getting to grow on me, especially the jazzier stuff. Auto shuffle brought me down an 80s sound similar to this, very much a high 4

old classics. These songs feel past birthday parties i attended as a child lmao. nostalgia aside, decent album with a good groove.

Disco and funk built from impeccably tight rhythm guitar, elastic bass lines, polished grooves, and smooth vocals feels like spending an evening at a boring yet exclusive party where everything is perfectly arranged but few conversations stay with you more than a few Moments — effortlessly stylish and emotionally without any weight.

Another CHIC album so soon? What a shame that this ended up being another disappointment. These guys are supposed to be pioneers in their genre, but instead their brand of funk just falls flat for me. Good Times is a classic, however that's about it for the whole thing, as everything else becomes meaningless repetitive noise which doesn't really go anywhere interesting. At least this is the last time they pop up in the list. Favourite track: Good Times Least favourite track: Can't Stand To Love You

Great chill album. Very musically interesting!

Has some classics, but definitely found this album repetitive and a little one-dimensional.

Buen disco, todos los temas disfrutables. Sape

Enjoyable little funk and soul album. Not the most exciting, but fairly solid.

I don't understand the disco hate. This album was a fun listen. Great musicianship and 36 minute run time gets right to the point.

Untold numbers of late gen Xers and early millenials must have been conceived to this album. A great reminder that even when times are tough, especially when times are tough, you should dress up, dance, forget about life for a while and love. And don’t forget about your ladies needs

Epitome of disco. Really fun record and provides a lot of positive energy and good vibes. The music is polished, engineering sounds great, and production is in alignment with what I dig about disco.

Tuesday, 24 June, 2026 Nile Rodgers is a god of hooks, beats, and rhythms.

Sexy disco has been parodied enough that it is hard for me to appreciate the real thing.

Pues bien guapo

I understand why the disco songs were long, and it actually is massively important to the birth of Hip-Hop, but as a listening experience I dunno if you need 8 mins of Good Times. But it would be churlish to say this album isn’t just a load of fun. Liked the slower moments too.

First time listening to a Chic album. I feel like a serious music critic when I notice some similarities or inspirations in music. When I heard the bassline in Good Times I immediately thought of Around the World by Daft Punk and it seems other people have made that connection too and the duo themselves were inspired by Chic. It's a really funky bassline to be fair. Other than that I'd say the album was underwhelming. Yes, it had its moments and arguably the songs are good but personally I felt like something was missing. Maybe I will like other albums from them better 2/5

Good Times is a classic disco staple ( probably rightly so). The remaining tracks range from fairly decent to ok to overlong and a bit meandering. Not an album I’ll go back to, but ok.

Took me back to the disco days, some tracks triggered fond memories of my university days, but a whole album did drag.

Disco. Tracks are soooo long and samesies. Love the beats and funky grooves.

Cool cover photo. I like the funk but it's sooooooo repetitive.

The first song is amazing. And I think there’s great but not necessarily iconic expressions of 70s disco/funk/soul in the rest of the album.

Another one that I’ve not heard of before and enjoyed it but won’t be looking it up to listen to regularly.

I played in a band that had a 25 minute non stop Chic medley and it was great fun to play, but unfortunately I find their music wayyyyy more fun to play than to listen to. An extra star for the experience.

let's be real: this album is only here cos of the opening track. i never heard of these guys before but as soon as i heard that funk guitar i immediately knew what the fuck was going on. its the "good times" album, baby! its unfortunate that the rest of the album isn't as strong as it opens, but it's still ok. "my feet keep dancing", "my forbidden lover" and "what about me" are kinda just more of the same sound at a lower strength, but my favourite (other than "good times", obviously) is "a warm summer night", which is an r&b banger in its own right and imo it's kind of a shame it got stuck directly after such an iconic track as "good times" rather than being given a little more breathing room further down the tracklist. although.... i might be biased due to having misheard every instance of the word "papi" as "puppy" on my first listen..... :O3 i definitely enjoyed this album overall but for the most part it's nothing incredible. its really hard to justify anything higher than a 3 given how hard it's leaning on the strength of a single track. i could just put the first 2 tracks on loop and not feel like im missing anything, yknow?

foundational yet repetitive; disco when separated from the dance floor loses a bit of its magic, but it isn't hard to recognize this album's place as a keystone for many genres. and a very particular flash game.

Disco ass disco, if you typed disco into an audio dictionary this would come up. The tap dance solo in the middle kept this from dipping too low. Important to note that disco is for dancing and not necessarily for listening to on its own so it doesn't lend itself well to a project like this.

Fun album from a bygone era. It’s not something I’d normally choose but definitely worth a listen.

Surprisingly solid album. Lyrics can be a bit goofy at times, but the music is funky.

reminds me of the 80's, I love it!

This was fun. I grooved with every song. I do think a few beats got repetitive, but overall I enjoyed this.

Kicking off with the funky heavyweight hit "Good Times" before segueing into a chilled out soul mood with "A Warm Summer Night", this is packed with good vibes to get dancing too. The album starts out incredibly strong, but isn't quite able to keep that high mark of quality. That's the issue with opening an album with one of your best tracks - sometimes you need to make the listener earn that high! After immensely enjoying their previous record 100-something albums ago doing this project, I was delighted to discover Chic's next record was more of the same, even if I wasn't wowed the entirety of the runtime.

Disco

God this is awful. Repetitive as hell. I don't understand why there are two Chic albums (I hope there's only two) on this list. One was more than enough.

I hadn't heard any of Chic other than a small portion of "Good Times," which is because it's sampled in the song "Rapper's Delight," but never the actual full song. I knew so little of Chic that I thought they had a male vocalist whose voice was high-pitched (a la Michael Jackson) not multiple female vocalists, so yeah. I didn't have the highest of expectations because my disco experiences in the past have made me believe that it's bland and repetitive - which this album mostly was. Though it did do something unexpected from a very predictable genre. That is having melancholic and slower songs (maybe those ones aren't fully disco.) I think this one is fineeeee. Nothing crazy or radical, just alright I suppose. Highlight Song/s: Cant Stand to Love You

Essensen av disco. Sterk 4

Стильный, классное диско с соулом и фанком.

More recognizable as samples from hip-hop tracks than as original songs.

I haven t grown up with disco, it was never a big part of my life. Seeing the other comments and them writing about how impactful it was, i do wish i understood the time period more but i just dont. While i do think the songs are a lot of fun in the beginning, halfway through, they keep on repeating and it gets quite annoying. I want to enjoy this album because i dont listen to disco and want to broaden my taste, but it's maybe just not the album for me. I think if you love disco and know the history, this is an amazing album. It's just not for me personally :( But if someone wants to explain the historical impact of this album 100% willing to listen.

Alright, strong vocals and instrumentals but really repetitive

Got into this little beauty / took me back to the dance floor of my youth, great band - played the album twice

Look, this belongs here because 1,001 is a lot, and this is an important disco album. It has the smash hit. And that's really all there is to say about this album.

amazing while doing chores. give me more

It was alright. (7 songs, 36 mins)

It was alright. I was expecting a lot better. Nothing really memorable about it besides first song

Funky treat! Some really exciting moments, but a bit repetitive.

It was fine.

Pas mal du tout. Les morceaux sont un peu longs mais ça fait durer le plaisir. Même si un peu répétitifs ça ne me dérange pas. Je réécouterai pour sûr et j'ai déjà ajouté certains sons à mes playlists. 1) A Warm Summer Night 2) Good Times 3) Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)

tres cool

For ensformigt.

Good times - 3 A warm summer night - 2 My feet keep dancing - 2 My forbidden lover - 2 Can't stand to love you - 3 Will you cry (when you hear this song) - 2 What about me - 2

I like the album so far

The repetition kills me. So many songs that just go on and on. The songs are good, no doubt, but my brain gets stuck on these loops and I feel a little crazy after a while.

Not into it. There’s a reason disco died.

Really not bad. Pleasant enough listening, even if a bit repetitive.

One FANTASTIC tune gets almost all the stars here. The rest is, well, okay.

Grooovy

3/10

I’m a rocker by birth in the same way I’m a Canadian. It’s my musical nationality, but that doesn’t mean I’m always proud of it. Many rockers still like to reference the disco sucks movement of the late 70s. Shut up already. It was 45 years ago. Also, why are you so offended by disco. I think I have an idea, but I digress. Chic is amazing. The guitar of Nile Rodgers is cool, but that bass guitar is what really captures my attention. It’s no wonder so many people have sampled it.

A perfect disco album in every way imaginable.

At its best, this is phenomenal, but lot of it feels like filler. Filler from talented musicians, but filler nonetheless. This album has an impressive legacy and is foundational to hip-hop, but only a few songs are worth going back to. Glad I listened to it though

Opening track is worth five stars alone.

Funky AF. Made my 20km cycle to work feel like one big dance party.

Actually quite good

It's classy disco (all in the name)

A good album with a couple of songs I did not know. Its disco and chill at the same time. Pretty Chic !

Memorable songs and although it sometimes feels a sometimes a bit samey, I enjoyed listening.

Once again, I just don't think this is very good. It's pretty lame. It's not "Risque". Leave it in the past.

I'd rather listen to the songs that sample these songs.

On the one hand, this is funky, pop sugar and the defining sound of the disco era. Extremely original and some truly terrific dance bangers like the one and only "Good Times." On the other hand, there's some definite filler and the songs are all stretched out unnecessarily long - both suggest a paucity of ideas. But, when they hit, they definitely hit. More of a singles band, perhaps?

Not something I'd pick to listen to every day, but as far as disco goes, not bad!

4 Classic

FUNKY. should be the standard for disco

I liiiik eit

music is love

Voi jeeveli, funkkidiskoo Nilellä. Tosi toimivaa kamaa, kuuntelin työpäivän aikana neljästi läpi. Lisäksi osa biiseistä kuulosti kuin olisi tehty eilen, vaikka on vanhaa niin kuulosti tuoreelta.

Kyllä muuten groovaa. Soitto toimii, laulu toimii, miksaus toimii, kuulostaa vaan todella hyvältä. Vähän pidemmän päälle rupes tökkimään, mutta sopivina annoksina kovinkin hyvä.

Solid, solid grooving and musicianship. Foundational to other music

It’s not perfect but pretty close

It's excellent

We should thank CHIC for all of the amazing hooks that were sampled in subsequent generations.

Disco fun!

This is pretty good but a bit too slow energy for my Mo-Town vibes.

Good vibes, first track too long.

These are the good times

I don't understand why we were all supposed to hate disco back in 1970-whatever. The guitar and bass on this record are just jawdropping.

I'm obviously aware of a few of these tracks, but I've never sat down to listen to this start-to-finish. I'm not a fan of disco. The track "Good Times" is too long. But I didn't hate the other songs though.

Great fun

We’re now into the second half of the project and what a great way to start it. Between the two Chic albums and Sister Sledge I’m loving a bit of Nile Rogers.

#931. This shit fucks a lot harder than I expected it to. I could definitely snort too much coke and dance all night to this. 4/5: who said disco was dead?

I've said it before but it beats repeating; Bernard Edwards was a king. His bass just makes this great.

Not a huge disco fan, but this was okay.

Album structurant sur le disco, avec des musiques qui s’écoutent encore aujourd’hui, certaines sont un peu longues malgré le fait que c’est sensé s’écouter en discothèque

Cool vibes, but why are the songs so long?

Couple or three great classic tracks. Whats up with the guy slumped over the piano, looks like he has a knife in his back. Anyway, the cool dude with the white gloves and shades, he's having a great time!

Not my style at all.

Not my thing. I tried listening carefully but it's almost like I was waiting for the record to finish. The beginning seemed to go on forever, and the last few songs felt like they lasted a few seconds.

Good party album

I was excited for this but it left me disappointed. Songs too long, some weird slow jam stuff... I wanted a party!

6/10 Had a fun listen, thought it was pretty good.

3.5 the opening track Good Times is carrying a lot of the load on this rating. And I think Chic knew that when they released it.

Meh, this is a one song album. The rest are pretty forgettable particularly the ballads. 2.5/5

just classic disco grooves

Bezveze mi je album, iako volim njih inače. Imaju par hitova koji su vrh, ostalo mi sve zvuči isto i dosadno. 2/5, 3/10

Feel 8/10:Very Earth, Wind, & Fire feeling Length 6/10: 7 songs at about 5 minutes per song Musicality 7/10: Great bass and synths Flow 8/10: There's one transition that had me shocked Understandability 7/10: No Story and some songs make no sense to me but it’s mostly clear Overall 8/10: Very good album. I love how this album plays throughout and what they do

Good disco, funk album. The album itself was a fine length but some songs were drawn out a bit too long but that's more to do with the genre and intended environment for this type of music. I love Nile Rodgers so it was an enjoyable listen overall

Catchy and ahead of its time but gets very repetitive

Some fantastic funky basslines, but the songs just never go anywhere. They all have excellent openings but then just repeat the same parts over and over again. If each song was 3 mins long this would be an easy 5. Good Times in particular is such an iconic banger, but I don't want to listen to it for 8 mins.

Meh

LONG LIVE DISCO 🗣📣🔥

“Good Times” is a banger but afterwards it becomes too sappy sweet 3/5

¿Acaso hay alguien en este planeta que pueda quedarse quieto después de los primeros segundos de "Good Times"? Nile Rodgers sigue aplicando la misma fórmula desde Chic hasta Daft Punk, décadas después, y no cabe duda de que es una fórmula de éxito. El álbum se transformó en una influencia decisiva para el hip hop (léase The Sugarhill Gang) y la new wave, y hoy siguen copiándolos sin descanse, a pesar que este disco suena setentero como él solo, pero eso no es nada malo. Un bravo bravisimo para "Risqué".

Cheeky

Liked their other album more.

Me gusta mucho Good Times y está chido que empiece con esa. Excelente mood groovy

Incluye temazos, sin embargo no es un álbum que pueda mantener mi atención, De igual manera amo sos voces, sus grabes de bajo y piano impecable. Es lindo de escuchar pero me pasa que dejo de prestarle atención, sin embargo lo banco es lindo Pa escuchar mientras vas haciendo cosillas de fondo, música Pa bailar mientras cortas cebolla. No hay drama con estos tipo

Cuánto disco puede escuchar un hombre

good af

I absolutely loved it! Ever since the first song started playing, I was absolutely hooked!! My personal favourite would be, "A warm summer night."

Disco heaven! Good variety of tracks and some true classics - I love 'a warm summer night' so much

Some fun dancing music and some really good beats. I do love the singers voice, but I don't always love the repetitive nature of a lot of disco tracks.

Me pareció un álbum bastante interesante y tranquilo, con una vibra re relajada. Lo escuché mientras hacía cosas de la facultad y se me hizo súper ligero de escuchar, de esos que dejas de fondo y fluyen solos. No es pesado para nada y acompaña muy bien sin distraer.

Disco funk delicious

struggled through the longer songs, but it had its good moments.

Un petit 4. C'est toujours bon mais c'est pas toujours génial.

Ça fait deux albums de Chic qu'on pogne mais toujours pas le premier. Le premier est le seul qui vaut vraiment le détour. Celui-là est à enlever de la liste. 2.49 étoiles .

Reviewing this the morning after listening to it, I realise I remember very little about it. Good Times is a bop, but the rest of the album made very little impression on me.

Chocked full of smooth funk and groove and with fantastic production and playing, every instrument is crisp and balanced plus there's so much space in the mix, it's such a rewarding listen, my head hasn't stopped bobbing Turns out I know many of these songs already, beyond the obvious _Good Times_. The whole thing is just effortlessly cool with great tune after great tune and at just over half an hour is incredibly economical.

Hell yeah. Such tight grooves, you don't even feel it. You're too busy dancing to care.

3,0/5

Good Times is one of my favorites disco songs ever. So funky and fun. A warm summer night is a very simple and repetitive tune, by the production is so lush and gorgeous you want it to last forever. Love the keys and bass (of course) on track 3. The break a minute 3.30 is so cool. Love the string arrangement. My forbidden Lover is another bangre in this track list. Super impressive consistency so far. Track 5 is nice but not as first 4 6 is a very sweet ballad. The closing track is another super funky one, but in my opinion still not at the level of the first four masterpieces It had the potential of being a five. Went down to a high 3 Enjoyable, no doubt

Straight groovy. Some songs dragged a bit, but the bass lines were class, and I know the length of the songs just affords more time to boogie, so I can't fault them for that.

Perhaps it a feature of disco music but damn that drum beat is boring, song after song.

I don't know how people can dance to Disco. I just find it really relaxing. It's one of the few overly polished music genres I consistently like, mostly because of how relaxing it is. This one really doesn't stray too far from the norm for the genre, but it also does it the best out of any Disco album I've gotten on the list so far. Special credit to that bass player, he's doing twice as much as anyone else at any given time and it's fun to listen to him go off in the background on every song.

groovy

Good Times not withstanding, this is fiiiiine. It’s far more interested in the groove rather than the song, and the musicianship is truly outstanding and the grooves are fantastic the songs do wash over you a little. Good times is an all timer though

Songs that have been sampled a million times in the last 40 years. Nice to hear the originals.

Fun music, but not into disco to listen on the regular

Fun album. I enjoyed the tap dance solo percussion bit.

Love it. Proper disco.

As I would expect most people have, I have heard the first track "Good Times" many times before but not any of the other songs on the album. The rest of the songs were very much in the same vein and has the same feel. Not really music I listen to daily but definitely pleasant music that I wouldn't switch from or that I would expect to hear on the radio. Several times I felt like I had heard parts of other songs before but that might just be sampling from more modern songs. I had a fun time listening through the album as a whole.

I wanted to hate this but I couldn't 😅 Although it's still pretty mindless...

Ok, not a go-to but a fun listen. Also, the recording quality was air-tight. So good.

Loving these grooves, but a full album of disco is a lot.

When you do one thing but you do it better than anyone else

A fun bop. Put me in a Halston dress and take me to Studio 54.

C’est chic 💅🏽

✨🪩✨

Good times is such a great song and I enjoyed all 8 minutes of it, but the other songs are a bit samey and not as fun as the opening track. They are still good just they didn't stand out.

Pretty Goog pretty good

That was so funky I loved it Except for the second song "A warm summer night". I don't really want to hear "Te quiero, papi" whispered in a seductive voice straight into my ears ever again. Highlights: "My forbidden lover", "What about me", "Good times"