Risque

Not bad Starts great with Good Times and then fizzles to something listenable, but a bit forgettable

I had never heard of CHIC before this album so this was my first real exposure to them. I definitely have heard some of these songs at some point because they sound vaguely familiar. “Good times” is the first track and is the one that sounds the most familiar. There’s no reason for this track to be 8 minutes though. This seems to be a pretty common theme across the album of having a groovy fun original 1-2 minute segment and stretching it out way further than needed. “A Warm summer night” and “my feet keep dancing” are the other 2 biggest offenders of this making the first half of the album kinda a slog to get through. The second half continues the trend but because the songs are 2-4 minutes rather than 6-8 it’s a lot less noticeable and more manageable. I really do like the songs here and they sound good just not when I’ve heard the same thing over and over again. “Will you cry(when you hear this song)” is my favorite on the album because I find it to be the most interesting. While this one does have some repetition it’s only 4 minutes long. Overall this album wasn’t bad but also wasn’t anything too special. I can’t see myself coming back to this one anytime soon. The album gets 2.5 stars, decent

6.5/10

yass

Good times zieht das durchschnittliche Chic Album auf 4 Sterne. Grandioser Song.

Allein wegen des Interludes in Good Times rüsch geil

How does an album that only lasts 36 minutes feel so long. Each song is one, sometimes cool, idea that’s then just repeated until it’s driving you mad.

You’ve heard one Chic song you’ve heard them all. Great song though.

It’s imminently enjoyable. Not amazing, but more than good.

All genres of music have their time and place. Some you will listen to in a quiet room, some you will whistle along to on the radio, and some simply call for a huge celebration with all of your friends dancing. It’s no surprise that this record falls firmly into the latter category - it opens with the absolute banger Good Times which does exactly what it says on the tin and follows it with a varied selection of moods and tempos to suit every party. This is also a very human record - no drum machines or programming here, just pure metronomic precision from Tony Thompson on drums giving a solid foundation for Bernard Edwards’ iconic bass lines and Nile Rodgers’ hypnotic guitar. There are strings, brass and backing vocals layered in to give a coherent mix of pure joy on every level. Studio-54-tastic!

Thoughts before listening: Disco band with Nile Rogers. They had a bunch of hits in the 70s. Review: Doesn't get much more iconic in the disco world than "Good Times", and that kicks off this album. One thing that you tend to miss on these disco hits is just how strong the musicianship is, and this is a perfect example with solid grooves, popping bass lines, and funky guitar. On the first Chic album I got on this project I was mostly impressed with the jazzy instrumental track. This one doesn't have any of those tracks, so we're left with a mixture of overly long, repetitive disco songs meant for the dancefloor and sappy ballads. Even though I can appreciate the musicianship, this album as a whole just isn't for me..."Good Times" is a banger though. 2-stars

Bright and joyful disco-soul! The production is great. I like that even when the tempo is danceable, the vibe feels easy. Almost like when you’re a little drunk and tired at a club and need a cooldown track to help pace yourself. Very enjoyable and something I’d be happy to play again. I can hear how this was influential too. This album has a killer rhythm section that must have set the gold standard for the genre.

"Good Times" is a fantastic piece of music. The performances really stand out, the production is so CRISP, the composition itself is wonderful; it's really just awesome. Hard to be in anything but a good mood when you hear this track. "My Forbidden Lover" follows suit too, and has an amazing fun bass line that you have to go back and listen to. Really supreme playing. I love how this album moves around different feels, tempi, and stays consistent with itself. It's a really great listen. I've been stingy with my reviews lately.. I can't tell if this is a 3 or a 4. I feel like it's right at a 3.5. Tough one! I'm going for a 4.

Ummm. No. Don't like the genre, and found most of this album to be irritating.

That's Chic alright, theyve distilled what they do into a general vibe more than almost any other band. They seem to have leveraged this into being a dependable mid bill festival band, which is fair play at this stage of their career. I sway between vaguely liking the disco sound and it getting on my nerves. No more to say than I did in the last review, this is still a 2.5 that is closer to a 2.

Good Times is a real party track, and the rest were decent and only infrequently veered into irritating. The strings on some of the tracks were really well showcased, which you don't see too often.

Wasn't expected to enjoy this but was much better than expected mostly. It was at its best when it was funky and dancey, didn't enjoy the more downbeat ones so much which soured it a bit towards the end 2.5

I love Chic! While I haven't listened to this album before and didn't know all the songs, there are some great hits on here that it was fun to hear. Nile Rodgers is just a legend and has written so many good songs. He just has the ability to write hits with those hooks that get you every time. We saw him open for Duran Duran years ago, and it was just a total dance party and so much fun. One interesting thing that I noticed when actually sitting and listening to the album is that all the songs had a lot of repetition in them. Again, it's those hooks that he comes up with that are great, but they really get repeated in the songs more than I guess I realized. Great album to kick off a Saturday!

Look, I really fucking love disco and I’m tired of pretending I don’t.

Groovy!

Hyvää discoa ja funkkia. Levyllä on hyvät soundit ja hienoa musisointia. Kovin usein ei tee mieli kuunnella tämän tyyppistä musiikkia ja biiseissä oli liikaa toistoa.

Пока мы в клубе - чиксы танцуют

Hell of a groove

CHICK x2

This was a fun listen. I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it on my own but I enjoyed hearing the full album that Good Times came from

Short take: Find a 4-minute version of “Good Times,” listen to it, then skip the rest. This album starts with the undeniably terrific song “Good Times” — great beat, love those jangly guitars — and drops off a cliff immediately thereafter. And at 8:08, “Good Times” is four minutes too long; that thing belongs on a 12” as a dance mix. Most of these tracks are choruses in need of a song. Lame, tired, and unimaginative lyrics are repeated over and over. RISQUE is bland, uninspired, numbingly repetitive and vacuous. I expected more from Nile Rodgers. 1.5 stars

Repetitive.

3/5

I really like their style, I really like a lot of these songs, but really, this one just runs out of steam quickly and gets so boring.

It’s like a nice burger meal. Got different elements many layers. And a terrible singing like the gherkins. Overall very pleasant listen. Nice disco music.

short, sweet, and plenty of awesome-ness. didn't think i would go for this disco album, it it was really fun. it wasn't so long that it overstayed its welcome, but i even let it run through a second time because i was having a good time listening to it. solid album

Full of different samples and drum beats that have been featured since this album came out, it was fun to listen to this one and try and figure out where that particular song has been spotted before. My only complaint is that the drawn out instrumental sections carry on longer than necessary. Even on Good Times, the “dancing” section hasn’t aged well and just makes the song a little too long. Overall it’s a jam, some of the songs just need a little pruning.

Hey I know this song! It's pretty good. It goes on a bit longer than I thought though...... Huh, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of unique lyrics..... Is it just going to keep repeating?..... I'm getting a little tired of this song. I hope they switch it up soon...... Wait, are you telling me every song on this album is a catchy 20 second tune looped for 8 minutes? I never thought I would say this, but someone get me a DJ. I need them to chop this album into something that isn't so repetitive.

Chic are such a fun act to see live. I’ve luckily caught them at a few festivals, and the vibes match a festival experience. Nile is a genius. Light and bubbly album with enough going on to make 38 mins seem short. Hardly perfect, but what is? 4/5

Liked this a lot more than the other CHIC album I got. Pretty solid tracklist and a lot less dull through the middle. Definitely still one or two duds, but overall very enjoyable. Favorites: "Good Times", "A Warm Summer Night", "My Feet Keep Dancing" Least Favorite: "Can't Stand to Love You" Low 4.

Sort of felt the same about this one as the last Chic album on the list, it's a good time, really solid disco fun! Sorry I can't think of much more to say!

I so wrote off disco at the time, now I kinda like... more and more of it. Nile Rogers always. There's still time left for my full redemption.

Bernard Edwards (bass) and Nile Rodgers (guitar) are always a winning combo. Rodgers is definitely an inspiration of mine for all things funk guitar, from chord voicings to rhythm and articulation. The bass line on "Good Times" is iconic as well – Edwards plays with a combination of longer fatter eighth-notes and short, crisp 16th-notes that really drive the groove forwards. Everything the band plays fits into the underlying 16th-note pulse "continuum" that keeps people dancing. Of course, there are many other musicians on this album contributing to its greatness. Definitely an enjoyable album overall, though nothing particularly enticed me to listen more closely. I would definitely play this in the background while doing some household chores or something, but it's not an album I could see myself lying on my bed with headphones on and all my focus on listening.

Callie is a fan of disco apparently. She started dancing and swinging her arm side to side. It paired well with making waffle for breakfast.

Its disco time baby...

Seen as one of the key albums of the disco era with one of the greatest grooves of all time in 'Good times' . I think they did well to get away with 7 tracks on the album and track two certainly drags a bit. Definitely a lesson for many in how to record a rhythm section, courtesy of Rodgers, Edwards and Tony Thompson. However within a year, disco 'sucked' and Niles and Bernard were working with Miss Ross. 'My feet keep dancing' and 'my forbidden lover' were also hits of note from this entirely decent album.

I positively hate disco, but this was way more palatable than I thought it'd be. And, those bass lines... *chef's kiss* Most songs are about 3 mintues too long, though. 3 stars seems too low a score, but 4 seems too high.

Good times.👍🏻

This is my first time listening to the song that "Another One Bites the Dust" sampled. "Good Times" also happens to be the best on "Risque". Unlike Chic's previous album, "C'est Chic", "Risque" has a decline in track quality during the second half. "My Feet Keep Dancing" would be a 5-star song if it weren't for the tap dancing. It somehow bothers me a lot. 3 stars for "Risque".

Chic just like the artists.

NILE F***ING ROGERS AND BERNARD F***ING EDWARDS. I'm embarrassed that I didn't know Bernard's name before now, or that he and Nile co-wrote Chic's stuff. The guitar is legendary ofc but the bass lines throughout are so incredible. I mean, Good Times is *the* bass line. I was wondering if this would fall off after the amazing first half, and Cant' Stand to Love You was a little less interesting, but then Will You Cry comes on with the nastiest, funkiest bass line & vocals. This song is what "in the pocket" means.

Fine listen but each song felt like it ran for way too long. Aside from Good Times, none of them felt very distinct. Still catchy stuff.

Fun songs

Good stuff

- Enjoyed the grooves on this album, and the musicians are all good, nice vocals and bass, especially. - A couple songs didn't do it for me - My Forbidden Lover and Can't Stand to Love You. - Overall, the songs were fun, but could have evolved a little more.

This music gives you feelings so smoothly

Oh this is what I’m TALKING ABOUTTT. Mhmmm this is good music. Groovy asf. Every song is good. A bit long but I can imagine people were grooving to this throughout the 80s in the clubs all coked up and full of stamina. So hell yea, it’s charming.

Oooh short and sweet

Repetitive and boring. Very disco. Not great.

I love disco but this was a bit boring ngl. Where if the drama? The groove?

Another one that took a few listens. Good Times and My Forbidden Lover are instant disco classics, but over time the slower tracks really start to hit the spot. It's well titled - songs are sexual and flirtatious, but without being sleazy. Songs are, by their nature, a bit too long, but otherwise it's a beautifully put together work. 4 stars

Guitar and bass are outstanding

3 for creating one of the most influential and funky bass lines ever

Well, it's disco, what can I say? I guess it's fine if you like this sort of thing. Guess it has that influential bass riff on the first track.

Första albumet där man känner igen senare samples.

Good times

Very enjoyable disco

more discooo

A pleasant disco entry that embarrassingly doesn't live up to its name (at least by today's standards). From the opening unmistakable hook of "Good Times" all the way to the end of the album, disco almost feels like more than just a bad genre and more like a sugary denial of 70s excess. Still, Disco led to three great films by Whit Stillman, so it can't be all bad.

Only one salvable song.

We are family made me mum cry

Late 70s funk, soul. One big hit. Disco tracks.

Smooth R&B grooves and slick disco rhythms that practically demand platform heels and blue eye shadow. The bassline on Good Times alone earns its legendary status, while the rest keeps things classy and danceable.

It's okay. I don't hate disco, I quite like it when it's well made and performed, and of course with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards on guitar and bass it's going to be well made and performed. The issue with this album is the varying quality of the songs. The slow ones are frankly a little boring and the fast ones that aren't "Good Times" aren't as good as "Good Times." A fine listen but I won't return to it.

CHIC has a cool sound but it's definitely rooted in a specific time period. It's fine but didn't blow me away. There is some awesome stuff on here but overall I just sort of listened and moved on with my day haha

very nice

For the past few years my family, neighbourhood and just about anyone you speak with have gone mad for Nile Rodgers and Chic’s appearance at Halifax Piece Hall. They claim I must come and have the best night of my life. In truth I would rather go for an internal anal examination than subject myself to that. Bit extreme comparison I know but this sort of music is likely to be heard in a waiting room for and during a colonic irrigation procedure. OK Mr Rodgers is a noted producer and musician and judging by my own experiences alone must have a vast following. But please keep him and the likes of this album well away from me and if I am unfortunate enough to have the aforementioned procedures a Brian Eno album is more likely to relax the relevant orifice than this tripe. 1/5 6/2/26

Good Times is... well, a good time. It's all pretty fun, but that's the standout for me.

Funky. I can dig it.

Still don't like disco, but if you listen to this for the musicianship, it's pretty good.

Nile Rodgers basslines are absolutely filthy. Even if you don't like disco it's worth listening to for his work alone.

Good times

Music.

Solid album with a killer single. It has to be one of the best disco albums.

This is pretty standard disco music. Good Times is a classic party song. The rest is fine.

groooooovyyyy

They wanted to be at the club and they absolutely did it….. i was truly born in the wrong generation….5 stars for disco daddie Niles Rodgers but 4 because this album is not on my rotation like that

I really like the bass and grooves, but the songs start to feel repetitive pretty quickly. The songs are very long and didn't feel like they evolved/changed much.

This was an amazing listening experience! It made me want to dance when I was driving.

Yes. Risqué. Its fun! It has good songs. It has okay songs.

It’s one of the best disco albums - Nile Rodgers kills it

No es mi estilo

Some really funky stuff, I liked it a lot. Great instrumentation as well. A bit repetitive, to be honest, but to put in the background while you work it's perfect. I didn't favor towards 'Good Times' or 'My Forbidden Lover' but the other tracks got me moving. 4/5

I like the name of the album, the disco sound, and the popular first track. It wasn’t that great though.

Five stars for the guitar, bass, and drums of Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards, and Tony Thompson, respectively. Everything else goes in the ol' Disco trash pile. Tack on a half-star for providing the famous bass line that anchors "Rapper's Delight".

LOVED THIS!!! It's funky, smooth and an overall good time! This is the album I didn't know I needed in my life! Will be picking up the record and listening to more by CHIC!

Generally pretty good, just not personally into it.

In the ignorance of my childhood, I would have said “Disco Sucks; now I’m more inclined to say “Disco f**ks!” Excellent instrumentals! Excellent vocals! Great sound engineering. But those 19870’s arrangements, where the chorus is repeated endlessly (sometimes for >8 minutes) — that makes me lose interest. Still, I’d spin this at a party without a 2nd thought. A 3.

So great!!!!

Known for "Good Times," this disco album stands with the song. Outside of Good Times, I liked "My Forbidden Lover.”

I’ve been having a bit of a rough time lately, so this was GOOD TIMES. My son was dancing around the house before school screaming, “MY FEET KEEP DANCING”. WHAT ABOUT ME? I just kept wishing it were A WARM SUMMER NIGHT so I could see MY FORBIDDEN LOVER. My wife didn’t like hearing me say that for obvious reasons so I told her “WILL YOU CRY (WHEN YOU HEAR THIS SONG)”. She just rolled her eyes and told me “I CAN’T STAND TO LOVE YOU” as she stormed out of the house.

22% of this album is “Good Times”, and the rest is just good times; I had no idea that song was 8 minutes long. I always thought disco was dead by 1979, but maybe that was just an aspirational dream (or revisionist history) here in America. Certainly, this feels much more like peak disco than the last gasp of an already dead genre. I'm not sure there's a bass player alive who hasn't at least attempted to learn the bass line to "Good Times" as an intro to playing disco/funk. That's an enduring legacy all on it's own.

3.5 - LE FREAK, C'EST CHIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I could give the first and last songs a 5, but the middle ones didn't have the same impact to me. Good Times is perfectly, timlessly, the ultimate best mood song of all time. Album cover is 10/10 tho.

sleeper hit

This album is just a straight up good album. It is so not in my zone, but it is impossible to deny, solid songwriting, excellent performances.

I don’t dislike disco-funk at all, and I can clearly hear how tight and refined the groove is on this album. The rhythm section is precise, everything feels clean and controlled, and the bass lines are consistently impressive. I enjoy the groove, but I remain slightly outside of it emotionally. “Good Times” is undeniably iconic, though I can’t help picturing John Travolta dancing whenever it plays, even if that association isn’t technically accurate. It carries such a strong late-70s cultural image that the music almost comes with built-in visuals.

Risqué by Chic was release in 1979. It's a disco album with soul and funk mixed in. This is one of those albums that iconic outside it's own genres. R&B, Pop, and Hip Hop still sample songs from this album to this day. It's unsurprising for a band as well beloved as Chic to have both glowing reviews of the time and in the retrospect. It's a testament to Chic's success that they had as much success as it did with a disco album in the late 70's. The time considered the rise of Pop and the death of Disco. Though I imagine it's more due to the cultural elements of disco dying under the weight of it's excess and hedonism rather than the music not being relevant anymore. As Pop, R&B, and Hip Hop's disco inspirations are still evident. This album's a groovey one. I think it would be hard for most people to sit still while listening to it. You can find the cultural excesses and free-spirit energy all over the lyrics of this album. All in all, it's a good album but I don't think it contains much substance being a series of bops that endured.

So repetitive but still alright

Every song is at least twice as long as it needs to be. I'd put this down as meh, disco isn't for me but this was enough of a nothingburger to put me off disco.

Dope! I only heard 1 song from them, the rest was "brand new"!

Easy to forget how effortless they make this seem.

I always appreciate some disco! Great energy.

Mind if a white boy catches a funky vibe? Pretty decent listen to a funky disco album. The beat from 'Good times' is really iconic and recognisable as well as being the 'sampled' in Queen's 'Another one bites the dust' and SugarHill gang's 'Rapper's delight', two big hits come from this one so you have to give some respect. I did feel like there could of been some more variation in the songs though did feel a little samey. Another standout song is 'What about me' I feel like on this last track they switched it up a little bit. Overall a fun listen but didnt completly wow me.

One star for cultural importance. One star for the love of disco. One more star for some mutha-freaking booty-shaking tasty-ass bass playing.

Fun to sit and lose yourself in. 4/5

cool chill vibes. I was a bit pit off when I saw it was disco, but I heavily misjudged the genre. If I'm ever in the mood for some less depressing music, then this is definitely something I think I'll consider

Enjoyed it more than expected. Nice groove.

Very good disco here.

224/1001 CHIC - Risqué Heard before? ❎️ Revisit? ✅ There were Good Times listening to this, this morning

Easy listening

Background chill vibes

This album messed with me. I swear everyone and their uncle mixed this album or took parts to use later. So I'm sitting here listening going, "Oh it's....wait no it's not." Disco spun itself into about a dozen genres when it died. Well I guess died is the wrong word, evolved I think fits better. Great bass lines on this, I need to look up who did bass and see what band they played with afterwards.

Starts with a roller disco classic but the rest adds very little. 2 stars or D+.

Pretty bland stuff. Kinda CHIT actually.

Chic and Nile Rogers are so important to mice and their sound is so fresh! I love their first album and have to admit this album didn’t hold my attention like that one. However, it contains Good Times which helped establish hip hop so for that it has to be at least a 4.

I would listen to this for the bass alone.

Not really my thing. But I can appreciate funky bass lines and catchy beats. The songs did drag on too long, though.

7/10… disco / funk-soul / *1979

Infectious grooves, made for dancing. It gets a bit monotonous after a while though, the songs seem to go on forever

norm

Yeah let's have a good time and celebrate. Das esch so chli s Motto vo dem Albom. Rächt funky ond happy droffe. Halt so chli Disco style. Es bliibt au rächt i sinnere Rechtig, was dezue füehrt, dasses emmer e chli gliich tönt. So esches fascht meh öppis för e Hendergrond. T Songs i dem Albom send emmer rächt ähnlech ufbaut. Als Basis geds es Schlagzüg, wo emmer chli de gliichi Beat vorged ond e Bass wo chli sini passage Spellt, wo aber s ganze Lied zämebendet. Die zwöi Intromänt send eigentlech die ganz Ziit imne Loop ond speled die wenige Akkörd, wobi sie e rächt stabili Basis belded. Mängisch send au anderi Intromänt i dere Basis enne, wie öppe e Rockgitarre oder t Basis werd för ei oder zwöi täkt onderbroche. Söscht esch sie aber emmer öppe gliich. Dröber send mehreri Elemänt verteilt. Gwössi Songs hend no e Synth wo t Akkört mol spelt ond mol ned. Au werd de Song zo gwösse Ziite vo anderne Instromänt wie öppe Giige usgschmöckt, wobi au Gsang dezueghört. Do send t Lyrics aber emmer ächnlech ond diened au als Intromänt. Es god also ned drom gnau änezlose, was gsonge werd, sondern chli die Musig im Hendergrond z ha ond sech guet z fühle. Zo all dem chömed mängisch au no wiiteri Instromänt wo ab ond zue chli e Sound Effekt möched ond so t Musig chli uffrösched. So passiert insgesammt ned super vel. Dodebi esch Good Times, s Härzstöck vo dem Albom, no es guets Biispel: Schlagzüg ond Bass speled zäme die zwöi Akkörd (Hoffentlech stemmt das) wo aber zäme relativ guet fonktioniered. Ufbauend chömed de no einigi Instromänt wie au Gsang dezue, wobi dä aber vorallem us "Let's have Good Times" mässigem bestohd. Emmerhen werd guet of dere Basis ufbaut. Im Song geds debi au längeri Passage, wo nome t Basis gspellt werd. Trotzdem geds no e rächt gueti stemmig ond es passt emmer rächt guet zäme. Es send sogar gwössi Verbendige erkönnbar. Das esch klar es Symptom devo, dass s Genre sehr gnau ighalte werd. Schlossändlech esches halt ned so es Albom zom gnau zuelose. Es ged emmer weder Passage wo lang nüd passiert. Au werd e chord progression us 2 Akkörd noch 10 Minute de au mol Langwiilig. För e Hendergrond esches aber super. Es ged e super Stemmig, wo öbrigens au a Boogie Wonderland oder Celebration erenneret ond för das bruuchts au ned meh alses esch. Chli schad esches trotzdem, dass ned meh Variation vorhande esch.

that one song was good.

I think I listened to another by this group that I liked better. This one was either very disco or slow.

I’ve heard a good handful of these songs before but it’s not really for me. But I can see why people that like disco would like it.

Maybe there's a reason why disco is mostly remembered for the hits rather than for complete albums. Good Times is the longest track here but that doesn't make it wear off at all. It's Good Times! It's a classic, but the same can't be said for the rest. Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards are great musicians (thanks to Nile, I have one of my childhood songs) but the entire album is purely groove, repeated verse and chorus and perhaps a tint of sophisticated disco strings. When you go through the songs that aren't Good Times, they start to become bland real fast. By the end of the second to last track, I audibly said "OK, I get it, damn". It's clear that this type of music was made for dancing, and if it does play in that setting, my feet will surely go for it. On a casual listen however, I fear that I take the opinion of my former co-worker who loved Bad Company: this isn't that good. I don't hate disco at all like he does, but I sort of understand why he can't stand it. Constant repetition shouldn't be a problem - I like house music! - but when it's served without much of an edge, it's not as exciting. All in all, we're always gonna have "Good Times" anyway...and rollerskates (5/10, 2/5 on this scale)

Some good songs, but is disco supposed to be this boring? Maybe it's a singles medium and the album just doesn't work.

That was great fun, Nile Roger’s at the top of his game!

I started liking this, but then every song was probably 3-4 minutes too long.

Groovy and solid throughout. Even the more serious songs towards the end are such a good bop.

Kind of fun. Very disco (obviously).

I get why there are two CHIC records on the list, but I’d rather listen to the hip hop songs that sampled them.

Could be a four star album but every song is just too long and ends up outstaying its welcome. You could cut a minute plus off most of these songs and it wouldn't impair enjoyment in any way.

A breath of fresh air after listening to the Mothers of Invention beforehand - actual tunes! Actual playing! Actual fun! This is undeniable regardless of context.

Well this was disappointing! Way too long and very repetitive!! The songs were good, but could have been cut down massively Musical equivalent of 'could have been an email' 3 ⭐️

I love chic. I don’t think this was as memorable as their first tho

The perfect disco funk album

amazing mr nile

3 stars. Disco isn't for everyone but I like it. Niles Rodgers is a phenom. Boring at times sure. But if you like this you can dive a but backwards into parliament, funkadelic, the chi lites, etc.

Chic?. No ceech!

Even though the album is only 37 minutes, every song seems like it's ten minutes long. The thing is, the songs are (mostly) pretty catchy, but they take a 45 second clip and repeat it over and over and over, so every song is so repetitive and the album seems to last forever. It's not country music bad, but it's not good.

> the Beatles

Third album after hitting with Le Freak from C'est Chic. Opening track Good Times was sampled for Rapper's Delight by Sugarhill Gang.

Magical. Chic even

kicks an extreme amount of ass

Some fun but gets old quick

Even without Luther Vandross's talents, CHIC delivers yet another stunning disco album. In fact, I think I liked this one more than I did 'Le Freak.' The long, repetitive, hypnotic grooves, overlaid with orchestral-level, sweeping strings and harmonized vocals repeating these earwormy hooks, remind me a lot of what I loved about a group like Sister Sledge; it's music to get lost in. And it's music to make you feel pretty damn good. That's not to say this is background music, but it would certainly work very well in that context. But for this listen, I was listening intently and was laser-focused on the album, and never once did I feel like it was dragging on. I'd say it's a generally feel-good album (as is the case with most disco albums), though with occasional mood swing, like with the slightly more nocturnal 'A Warm Summer Night' or the slower, sentimental 'Will You Cry', which showcases Alfa's vocals in the forefront on those verses - and is also maybe the most dramatic song here. These songs stop the album from feeling stagnant, and they were honestly my favorites alongside the iconic opener 'Good Times'. But it's hard to pick just a handful of favorites, because the album is only 36 minutes at the end of the day, and the whole thing really does form together to make one very strong, cohesive listening experience. Again, just get lost in it...Disco doesn't get much better than this.

Look, “Good Times” is incredible. Why do we need to even talk about the rest of the sort-of-meh album? That first track is SO GOOD. So much better than the rest of the sort-of-meh album.

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Unreal. Flawless.

CHIC created the baseline for "Another One Bites The Dust" - as can be heard in "Good Times", the first song on "Risqué. The rest of the album is not very remarkable, but OK to listen to. For me, this is more or less the definition of average in the given context.

This was fine. But it was still disco, and so I found it hard to love despite it being fun and positive. Nile Rogers does as great job though.

Chic are brilliant. Genuinely one of the best bands I've seen live... However, that was a greatest hits show of not even just chic, but all of Nile rogers' output and his discography is stupendous... This album is wall to wall disco. There is a slight deviation at the start of can't stand to love you, which feels like it grooves a little differently, it was a nice change. It's one of those albums where they've put the best track first. If you start an album with good times you had better have something else in there to top it... But no, you can't top it. It was good, it all sounded smooth, the grooves are solid, the bass lines are incredible, the guitar stand are beautiful, but it is very samey and the album can't hold up to that first track, so I have to mark it down a bit. I think I'm going for a lowish 4.

Not quite what I expected when I saw a disco album coming up in the lineup- I actually loved this! It was so smooth, with nice beats, but had a kind of mellow charm to it. And the vocals were beautiful! This would be a great album to put on for a chill party.

It’s ok I guess. Why are these songs so long? And just continuously repetitive? Guess it’s a disco thing. Wasn’t super into this.

Honestly, other than Good Times this sucks. The songs overstay their welcome (including Good Times). They are funky but all sound similar enough that it's not very interesting. And all of the tracks are SO repetitive. Made for a 70s/80s dancefloor and not my headphones I suppose. 1.5/5 -> 2/5

2/5

Good chic album ain’t their best but pretty darn good mix

Funky

I now know why people burned disco records

I get that this is an important album for disco, but it's not really the kind of music I care to listen to. It's definitely an album that deserves its place on this list (I'd rate that 4), but personally I'd rate it 2 - too smooth and a bit bland.

Fine for what it is, a disco album meant to be danced to.

Fun and energetic disco funk

2 out of 5 GOOD TIMES! I don't think I have heard any other Chic songs. It was ok but not fast enough for me.

Okay. A bit dull but not too bad

Dug this more than I expected to! "Good Times" is great, and also enjoyed "My Forbidden Lover" and "What About Me"

This one is going to be really hard to review for more than a few lines, seeing as Disco music is almost unanimously known for being repetitive by design. I haven’t rolled many, if any Disco albums yet to my knowledge, but this one was surprisingly easy to listen to on repeat. I’m for sure not always going to be in the mood for this kind of music, but when I am, it’s just simply charming to hear. Musically, there isn’t a ton here, it’s 36 minutes and 7 songs of just good vibes basically. I was kind of shocked that I’d heard of any of these songs at all, and yet the opener, “Good Times” is a classic Disco staple as well as the best song on the album. Hilariously, the songs are pretty easy to differentiate from each other, so luckily it’s not just 36 minutes of the exact same Disco flourish. Generally speaking, the songs are more often than not easily identifiable by the name of the song being sung on repeat, and that’s basically the loop of the entire album. You only needed one song to take off to get sales, and I think for CHIC, this particular album had “Good Times”. Even though that’s the one that took off, I did rather enjoy the whole album, and found other songs like “My Feet Keep Dancing” and “My Forbidden Lover” to be a worthwhile listening experience. It’s fun, it makes me want to dance, and it caught me on a good day where I could afford to just bob my head up and down the office, looking like an idiot in the process (Worth it though). This is the first of 2 CHIC albums I have rolled so far, and I think it’s hilarious that of all the artists to get 2 albums, they’re letting a Disco band have them. How different could the other album be, really?? It came out the previous year. I can’t imagine it would be radically different than this one. In fact, I guarantee it won’t be. I digress. Fun album, not exactly mould breaking, but still fun and accomplishes what it was meant to do, which is make me get up and dance.

one good song, rest were all mediocre.

I feel like Nile Rodgers doesn't get the credit he deserves as one of the most influential guitarists of all time, and it's absolutely because he's not a rock guitarist. But you can't name a single other guitarist who's had as many people dance to their music as this guy, I promise you, not one. Credit is also heavily due to bassist Bernard Edwards and drummer Tony Thompson, who could've put a drum machine and a metronome out of a job if they wanted to. Bernard is clearly a hitmaker himself with the first track Good Times showing his effortless-sounding perfect playing. And though the song length poses no problem here, I was worried that with Chic, they might've only had one good hit per album or so, but while things slow down on the next track, My Feet Keep Dancing bring it right back up, and we're treated to some amazing disco, song after song they keep it interesting but never switch up the locked-in groove. Criminally understated in its influence.

chill background music. can't imagine dancing to it. boring

Nice bit of funk

3.5

3.5

Honestly it's not that I hate disco cuz I actually do like disco but I like disco when there's really a song attached to it and this is just basically a dance groove with some quite frankly fairly benign vocals. When I think of great disco songs I think of Donna Summer, i think of Gloria Gaynor, I think of Stephanie Mills, The Jacksons late 70s Epic albums, EWF & the BeeGees to me all with better songwriting than what is presented here. And even though the grooves are tight I find it rather kind of boring for the most part . This is the best of the Chic trilogy here, and I'm throwing in the Sister Sledge album in here only because it's basically Chic in all but name. Better know reality it doesn't really do much for me. (5.7) ★★½ Actually I think it's a travesty that there's not a single Donna Summer album in here and she was the queen of disco i actually prefer her kind of sexual and emotional delivery over this

Better than I expected. I had some good times. 3.5 stars

Very much not my thing. 2.5 stars.

3.5

These guys must have raided a Fort Knox’s worth of After Eights because this stuff is seriously mint! Good Times is the most legendary song here and is responsible for rap via Rappers Delight as well as more importantly Another One Bites The Dust by Queen. 2nd track A Warm Summer Night is a supremely lush slowie and in terms of greatness the Yang to Good Times’s Yin. Forbidden Lover is the other main surefire highlight but it’s all a ‘good time’ to be honest. Unlike their other album on here C’est Chic there’s not any one outright clanger or moment of subparness. Every song is at least solid. The grooves are such momentous ear candy and so smooth and sleek. The vocals are both scorching, sexy and sass-filled yet also super supple and are able to both whip up a storm and slink into the disco background. Awesome vintagy album art too. Only a 4 because when it comes to true outstanding disco pearls it is a bit top-heavy.

Funky. Suave. Sassy. Chic.

Absolute stonker of a record. Musicianship is SO good; tight as heck, great vocals, catchy hooks, epic basslines, the works. Favourite tracks: Good Times, A Warm Summer Nights, My Feet Keep Dancing, Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song), What About Me.

yknow what? i had fun with this. rip disco you were a real one.

wow i did not know that good times was over 8 minutes long. still, that's the towering achievement of this record. the rest of the songs are fine but don't hold a candle to the first one. that bass line is just *chef's kiss*... oh and the album art is pretty slick too. 3.5 but i couldn't make it through a second listen in the same day since it's just boring after the opener. favorites: good times, my forbidden lover

pretty damn good - check for samples later

Good times a classic, hard not to sing "I said a hip hop the hippy" when hearing the bass line. Song just a biiiiiitttttt too long like can't see it being over 8 minutes long when its a bass line and piano riff for 2 and a half min. Warm summer night is in the same boat as repetitive and long. Just looping over and over. Feet keep dancing also not standing out. My forbidden lover, repetitive. Ya know I'm slowly realizing this album may not be for me lol. overall 4/10

that's a banger to shake our asses

Over the years some have been played to death. Felt like I was in a Harvesters Great musicians and singers though

Not for me this one. Jus found it very difficult to get into and actually enjoy.

A decent groove and hard to actively dislike but all the songs sounded the same and most went on too long. Can sense the influence for acts like Daft Punk.

Better than C’est Chic, but I’m never going to love this, and some of these songs really drag.

I think I really like disco?

I think this album suffers from context. I should be listening to this in a club or roller rink, I should be imbibing some kind of psychoactive substance, I shouldn’t be listening to this at work. It really would make the 8 minute repetitive intro track tolerable.

Gear: HEDD Audio HEDDphone Two Artwork: ️🚬🥃🎹 Production (2018 Remaster): 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🪩📀🔁 Rating: 🛼🛼🛼(🛼)/5

The bass slaps all through the album. The opener, "Good Times," should be on every dance party playlist. Top-notch musicianship all the way through. Disco was unfairly maligned back in the '70s.

Funky!!!!

Cirka lige så god som det andet CHIC. Men er ikke kæmpe fan af disco, meeeen det her er fedt!!

Never a big disco fan for reasons highlighted in this album: most of the tracks are nearly indistinguishable musically. Still, if that's your groove, you could do a lot worse than this. "Good Times" is an earworm of the highest order.

Tanzmusik

This is a hipster soul album. Not much too it. Again surprised this is one of tops 1000. There were probably 2 songs that I couldn’t see being techno

Don't sleep on this one! Risque is not just a cheap pop disco record. It is very musical. The music is mostly fun, but the underlying theme is a much darker lament of living in the late-70s recession economy and the end of the empty hard partying disco era that many used to cope with a poor economic outlook. If you only have one "disco" record in your collection, you could do worse than to pick up an early pressing of this one. They are still relatively cheap on Discogs and eBay. You may only listen to it once or twice a year, but it will hit every single time. Four stars.

Yes, it's a cool album, but it can't be stated enough the impact the first song had had on music for the past nearly 50 years.

Fairly standard disco music.

A lot better than I expected. Have listened to few Chic songs, including Good Times. Every song was a banger though Warm Summer Night is def my favorite on the album. Overall very good.

I really liked C’est Chic, this one less so. Same great rhythms, vocals and pulsing Disco beat but it seemed less soulful and less interesting.

Really liked the first song but it was quite meh after that. 4/10

Good Times My Feet Keep Dancing My Forbidden Lover

A dance album which contained tracks we used to cover in the clubs.

A nice funk album that's got a couple really standout tunes.

Right on that 4.5 line for me! Excellent album.

More fun than expected

Not as engaging as their last album I reviewed. This one felt like a bit of a drone.

04/01/2026 It was an easy listen. Spotify listeners: 5 million

Okay, loved this.

Groovy!

Nice start of with Good times I really enjoyed the beats and little synths to the song and the bass but VERY REPETITIVE AND ANNOYING after a bit A warm Summer Night very calming and quite good vocals

Love this! I haven’t listened to a lot of disco-flavored music but this is great. Lots of funk here.

One amazing track, the rest neatly below

Really enjoyed the last CHIC album that popped up on here. Once again, this opens on a familiar classic: Good Times. Fun enough disco jam. A Warm Summer Night is a swanky soulful dip before tempos push back up on My Feet Keep Dancing. Love the bass groove on this one -- very dancy. Actually the bass in general across this album is tasty. Can't Stand to Love You is a favorite of mine here. The instrumental on Will You Cry feels familiar. I don't usually go in for ballads, but something about this one connects. This was another solid one from CHIC. Just good clean fun with some great instrumentation. It's a 4 in my book.

Absolute heater of a song right off the hop in Good Times. The guitar sounds like it either heavily influenced or was directly sampled by Daft Punk on RAM. The bass shreds on this album. Did just enough to get a 4 here, maybe a bit carried by Good Times. Honestly kind of fell off toward the end from such a hot start. Maybe an unfair review of the back half, but that's how I'm feeling after one listen.

Holy funkity funk this album was an absolute heater. Never really sat down and listened to Good Times but my goodness that song is really incredible. Rest of the album was just 30ish more minutes of incredibleness (not a word but I don't care) Just looked back at my last CHIC review and this one was really just about the same, except this one never slowed down like C'est Chic did at the end. Funk Yeah!

I really like the sound of CHIC but definitely just felt myself getting bored halfway through every song. Good Times is an unmistakable great song though. This is a rare case where I think hearing songs separately from the album might actually get me more into them. Idk left with a weird taste in my ears. High 3.

Fab

Good Times is one of the greatest songs ever.

For an album that bestowed upon us the bass line to one of the most iconic hiphop songs of all time this album is really bland.

it's decent, not spectacular a mi

Funk, hey feels like commercial music but for like really good yogurt, I'm not complaining. Jazz drums always are good, bossanova better be real. This is cool nothing bad, all good, could possibly have this on if I'm feeling jolly

Its alright i mean nothing to write home about. got a famous song and all that, so that's kinda cool.

Rogers and Edward's were such a funky duo - both incredible musicians. That Good Times bass line is iconic. I still don't like disco - especially those disco strings - but this album made me respect it a tiny bit more. Liked Songs Added: Good Times

On EVERYTHING I’m loving the disco music on this generator. Bring me more!!

the bass line is crazy Will I listen to again: 20%

Classic of course, great musicianship, timeless tracks…just not really my cup of tea

Fun

Naturally Good Times is the big hit but I actually prefer My Feet Keep Dancing.

It ended almost as quickly as it began and I enjoyed every minute of it. The album opens with the groovy “Good Times” that features a bass heavy breakdown that was genius. “A Warm Summer Night” sticks with the album title’s premise and has a sort of sensual vibe, as if calling on a lover. Throughout the songs, the piano and bass stood out the most for me. The piano in “Can’t Stand To Love You” has a sort of blues inspired feel to it. The only downside could be the repetitive nature of some of the lyrics, but I didn’t mind. All I know is that I would have tore up the dance floor if I had been alive when this album came out.

Great sound and a few real classics. I'm sure it works really well on the dance floor. As an album it gets tedious being very repetitive and pretty much every song is much too long.

M'n maatje noemt het dansbaar. Ik weet wel wat ik tijdens de volgende bierproeverij qua muziek aan ga vragen, want dat wil ik wel eens zien. Ik respecteer het wel, ik kan het voor een keer goed hebben, maar ik word er niet echt enthousiast van. 36 minuten, maar het voelt iets langer. De liedjes zijn wat aan de lange kant. Ik vind 'Le Freak' een leukere hit dan 'Good Times'. Het andere album scoorde een 3,5 naar 4, dus ik zet deze dan net wat lager weg.

I din’t think this holds up very well (maybe that’s true of most disco…) Many of the grooves are good, and the overall sound is pleasant as well, but the vocal melodies (and lyrics) are uninteresting, and most of the songs are too long to hold my interest given their relative simplicity.

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Super bad

Wish it had more of Nile Rodgers insane guitar

The first song is so good that it overshadows the rest of the album. That is a bit sad, they should have put Good Times in the middle and it would have been a perfect record.

yes

The handful of singles that came out in the late 70's were fantastic, and its great to hear this album in its entirety at last Good Times is of course the main song

Good Times is exactly that, what an uplifting jam. I challenge you to walk down the street listening to this song on a sunny day without a strut or head bob of some sort, do it, I dare you! The rest of the album, breezy and enjoyable as it was, just didn't reach the same heights that the opener did. All perfectly fine tunes in their own right, they just felt like they were missing a bit of the energy and pace that they displayed on Good Times. Chic knows how to funk, I just wish they'd funk harder with more consistency. 3 stars

7.5/10

I enjoyed this, didn't know that they sang 'good times' which is a very good song, the bassline in that reminded me of wham, although apparently its used in rappers delight which makes sense. I also thought it sounded like 'Le freak' which it turns out they also song. I also liked 'will you cry' later on. That being said the songs were somewhat 'samey' so not many stood out beyond this. 69/100 Score edited 28/12/25 Score edited 13/01/26

Lovely bass. A fantastic opener. Real nice all the way through. Proper disco. Some great listening quite different to what I normally would put on. It just feels familiar, like I've heard it all before. Perhaps that signifies it's a bit samey, but it's consistently enjoyable. Definitely want to consider exploring this genre further.

OH NO THE SPIRIT OF DISCO HAS TAKEN ME OVER

Clean and tight and funky. Such a cool energy. Execution feels spot on - exactly what they wanted to create. Really fun listening

Very repetitive. "Good Times" is okay, but pretty standard disco.

Never heard of this, going in with no expectations. It's disco, and straight away I reconised Good Times as the backing beat for Rapper's Delight. Also We Are Family maybe? Otherwise I didn't care much for any of this, and all the songs are longer than they need to be. I guess if you are dancing to them you want them to go on a while, but on just a listen it's too much.

Favorite track(s): Good Times, A Warm Summer Night

Bops!

Very nice.

Ну це вайб, хочу на вінілі

Good times

I liked portions of this album, but I was surprised at how long each of these songs were. I thought the song would be done, and I'd look to see that there were still 3 minutes left. And it was 3 minutes sort of a repetitive groove. There were definitely some great beats, but overall I wouldn't purchase.

disco never hurt no one…… but the first half of the album just felt too long! the second half was way better 2.5

Good album but songs too long. Its a great dancing album probably top of that list but not too high on the best ever

Some good disco songs- fun, but a little repetitive at parts.

Мне казалось, что я не хочу это слушать, но я переселила себя и не пожалела! Обложка топ... Собираюсь под этот жизнерадостный ЧИК пойти на почту потеть в шубе...

Uma abertura empolgante, mas logo se dilui em um disco enjoativo, especialmente as baladas. Único ponto de destaque são as linhas de baixo.

I feel I grew up in a period (late 80s / early 90s) where disco wasn't really a thing. Nobody was bothered enough to declare that it sucked, whilst you didn't really hear it anywhere either. But, at student club nights, they would always be a few classic from the 70s thrown in. A wedding party wasn't a wedding party without some classic and here we are today with Nile being the boss of everything in the world. And rightly so to be honest. Whilst there's not quite enough here for me to go for the full 5 because I don't think I could listen on repeat on a desert island, there's still a LOT here to love.

Groovy dark disco.

The one song I knew was fun to hear again. The rest …meh. Disco wasn’t my thang.

Didn't enjoy this one as much as the other CHIC album on this list but its still discoriffic.

Dance album so the songs went on longer than they should have in my opinion. Nothing special.

It was fine, just more disco

Good album

It's a risky (?!) strategy to open and album with an all-time banger of a track - the rest of the album is good quality jazz-funk-soul, but .... it does pale.

Album No. 0079 on my list. My very first proper disco album on this little 1001 album journey! I've known "Good Times" before, but all other tracks from "Risque" were fully new to me. The album was nice, but I guess I'm not too much into disco music after all. Guitar and bass work was nice and I liked the overall groove though. And I do certainly see why this album is on the 1001 album list. In addition to the aforementioned track, I'll add "My Forbidden Lover" to my playlist as well. 3/5 stars.

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Hyllad av många, men inte av mig.

This has all the crucial disco tropes: bad synthesized strings, funk guitar, insipid lyrics. Pretty great!

It was ok… the “te quiero” song downgraded this to a 2.

Good Times and My Feet Keep Dancing were standout tracks for me, but the entire thing was such fun easy listening, without overstaying it's welcome. I was shocked how quickly it was over, and the fact I considered pressing play again to listen from the start straight away, means this is getting a strong 4 Stars.

Shoutout to Good Times for being the sample for Rapper's Delight. The other songs all start to drag around the 6 minute mark.

Good Times 3.4 A Warm Summer Night 3.4 My Feet Keep Dancing 2.4 My Forbidden Lover 2.8 Can't Stand to Love You 3 Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song) 3.2 What About Me? 3.4 Score: 3.085714286

Good Times // A Warm Summer Night // My Feet Keep Dancing // My Forbidden Lover // Will You Cry //

CHIC, and. disco music in general is kind of like Mr. Rogers: lame as hell at the time, but the older you get, the cooler it becomes. This album isn't the CHIC album that should have been on this list, but that's just my opinion. The songs are long because they were meant to be danced to or to have energetic sex to. In either case, you didn't really want the tracks to be over in 2-3 minutes. :-D

Zuhause, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Ganz gut.

This is great. Classic disco impeccably recorded. I actually listened to this kind of recently to test out some new headphones.

I like it! Don’t normally listen to disco

I enjoyed it. I hadn't heard if them by name but I recognized the first track.

Well, if your thing is music with boogie and without a soul, this would be for you.

Disco music. Knew the first song " Good Times" from all the pharma ads aimed at boomers. Overall, for me, this album is basically grocery store music.

Funky, delicious Sunday morning for me here. Bass line will be going around my head for the rest of it.

Disco should come with a trigger warning

A fine and funky way to end the week but mostly forgettable.

Didn’t have time for much, but what I heard was really good.

Kinda disappointed with this one. I had a hell of alot of fun with c'est chic and this just didnt have the same sauce. It was rather boring mostly. There were some parts that got me going. There are freakin bass solos on this and that gets me bricked up. And those grooves are great throughout. But beyond that it just didnt have that same magic the last record had. The opening track is the best track here but its 8 minutes long and looses its luster over that time frame. It just drags and drags. I dont know, its just not as good for me.

Kinda one hit wonders for me; good mix if you like that disco vibe

Om jag lämnar hjärnan därhän är det en av världens bästa skivor. Kopplar jag in de grå är det ändå en topp tjugo. Jag vet inte om jag behöver bryta ner det mer än så egentligen. Men det säger nåt om hur geniala Nile och Bernard var tillsammans när dom var som bäst. Chic är inte disco per se, Chic är Chic, ingen annan disco låter som Chic och i synnerhet inte som på Risque. Risque är facit på hur man gör sofistikerad musik utan att den blir det minsta svårtillgänglig, osvängig eller överproducerad. Det är lätt att fastna i dom stora dansgolvsrökarna, och med all rätt för dom är fantastiska. Men bredda perspektivet lite, lyssna på stråk-arret i "Will you cry.. ", det jazziga pianot i "Cant stand to love you" eller den filmiska närmast baleariska känslan i "Warm summer's night". Ingen annan disco innehåller det, knappt nån annan musik heller. Det är därför Nile pratar om "Chic music", det som Miles Davis ville att Nile och Bernard skulle skriva till honom. The Clash lyssnade sönder Risque med hakan nere vid knävecken när dom var i USA 1979/80, dom kunde inte fatta hur man kunde få musik att låta så. För man kan också prata en hel del om produktionen. Varför det bara är sju spår på albumet t.ex. kommer sig av att dom ville ha breda spår i vinylen för att få fram dynamiken. Nile och Bernard är producenter i första hand, låtskrivare i andra, musiker i tredje och sen kanske artister. Att alltihop refereras till som the Chic organization är ganska talande. Då har jag inte ens nänmt Bernards basspel som är överjordiskt rakt igenom hela plattan. Favoritlåt efter denna genomlyssning. "What about me" Hysénklass

Nile Rodgers är en strålande producent och instrumentalist. Men låtmaterialet är ärligt talat inte så märkvärdigt. My feet keep dancing, My forbidden lover och Good times är bra, resten är utfyllnad, men snygg utfyllnad. En stark trea ändå.

Glättigt och flärdfullt. Ändå med ett bråddjup. Party och samhällskritik i en och samma förpackning. Vi tänker ha Good times, trots att världen är skit och alla odds är emot oss. I sina bästa stunder är Chic definitivt upp på högsta betyg. Hitsen (inte bara den självklara Good times) är alla av yttersta världsklass. Utfyllnadslåtarna håller inte riktigt samma nivå, men är definitivt inte dåliga. I minst ljuva A eran summer night och stenhårda dissen Can’t stand to love you. Fyran kvalspelar för att gå upp en division.

När Niles Rodgers tilldelades Polarpriset konstaterade Lokko att Rodgers gitarrspel borde tilldelas priset varje år. Med Risque drar Chic ner på tempot något och gör discon lite lyxigare, lite vuxnare, lite mer sofistikerat. Det är sjukt snyggt, inte bara gitarrspelet och basen som driver melodierna utan även housepianot.

The first song played and I figured this would be an easy 3 star album, since disco's never fully grabbed me. Then the rest of the album played and it was a really long half hour. Kept looking to see when the album was done. This would be a 1 star album if the first track didn't exist.