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It’s good,it washes over you pleasantly all the songs are good,some are too long but the funky disco guitar of Nile rogers is something I really like.
The bass lines are too good.
They have style and they have the funk in their grasps. All-around great and groovy.
Bernard Edwards on bass is one of the highlights of this album and I think that is part of what sets this album apart from other disco albums. If I had a complaint, I would mention the songs are a bit long. When it comes to disco, I think the chorus is probably the only thing that matters and once the cocaine started flying there was no difference in a 4 minute and 7 minute song. This album gets more interesting on repeated listens, even though I am not a fan of disco. I think this album definitely needs to be heard and I may even explore more CHIC, as it is good background music for when I'm working.
This was great! Obvi heading the first song was a realization but the rest of this album is awesome!
Shockingly solid
Nothing to write home about. It's better than mediocre.
disco/dance bangers, great basslines and funky guitar by nile rodgers.
Disco Funk
I like disco music. I like CHIC. + Good Times + My Feet Keep Dancing + My Forbidden Lover + Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)
Would have been a 3, but + 1 due to Bernard Edwards bass - he is awesome
Upbeat and enjoyable album
I absolutely love the disco dancefloor fillers. Disco as a genre is much maligned and that isn't really something we can justify given the massive impact it has (still) on music. Giving young, gay black artists a genre to fully own and develop has been hugely important to western music and one cannot understate its place. That being said. The end-of-the-night slow dance numbers really ain't my bag. This is not the best disco album. But this album has some of the best disco..
Actually spaß gehabt das Album zu hören. Viel funk und groove aber fühlte sich nicht wie ein Album an sondern eher eine Single
first listen that's a funk fest
It's the first time I have had two albums from the same band/artist and I've been waiting for this: another hit from Chic. I enjoyed the disco vibe carried on from the last album with it starting off so so so strong with all I'm able to think about being the end of the Horrid Henry Movie (starting to realise Chic's influence in pop culture I've consumed). It seemed to slightly tail off towards the end but I'd still say that I really enjoyed it. Overall I may say that I'm an avid Chic enjoyer.
Such fantastic disco funk. Pretty much anything Niles Rodgers touches turnstiles into gold. I'm glad I finally got the opportunity to listen to an entire CHIC album...I'll add them to my playlist cause this was fun & I'll see them in about a month opening for Duran Duran. Niles Rodgers helped revitalized DD's career, so it'll be cool to see both bands on the same night. 4 solid stars.
really good!!!
Fun disco album, good mix of dance tunes that I would probably revisit. 3.5/5 rounded up to 4/5.
Música para bailar en el salón una mañana soleada de domingo.
Not a surprise that I enjoyed this, Nile makes excellent music
Great disco album. Not really any bad tracks. Actually was a lot better than I expected and had way more interesting writing than a lot of other disco groups but that's a significantly low bar. Overall though extremely enjoyable and a seminal disco record. 9/10
Full of great bass lines. Was disappointed when the album finished so I put it on again.
nice
The first 3 songs on this album are borderline perfect. At times they can drag on a bit but the sounds are so addicting you really don't mind. Super close to 5 stars for me but I need this album on vinyl
I don't think it was smart to start the album off with its most recognizable (and best) song, and it was an even bigger mistake was to follow it up with the album's absolute worst song. I still liked this album for the most part tho. 4/5 favs: Good Times, My Feet Keep Dancing, What About Me least fav: A Warm Summer Night
I don’t think the sequencing in this album is great. That being said, it’s a great record to get lost in. Deceptively complex. Dark brooding themes with butt wiggling beats.
4/5 I pretty much loved this album. It was good old fashioned Disco. I didn't realize how repetitive the lyrics were, but it didn't really matter. It felt good to sing along and it makes you wanna dance. That was fun.
oh, Good Times čak i znam i My Feet Keep Dancing. dobar dance album. par pjesama ide na plejliste.
Disco is such good vibes. Some of the songs did get a big repetitive buy I enjoyed “Will you cry”, and obviously “Good times” is a certified banger.
I've got a weird relationship with disco. When I was a little kid, like 7, my brother had the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack on LP and I listened to it over and over. Bet I listened to it hundreds of times. But in general I haven't really liked disco except for the groovy bass lines and wikiwokiwikiwoki guitar. So in general, I've tried to convince myself I don't like disco, because I love rock. But the reality is they can coexist! Peace to all. This was a great album.
This is one of those albums that is just nice and pleasant, with a song practically everyone is bound to know. It's a groovy and fun album full of disco with a couple of slower songs added in. I feel like Good Times is absolutely the best thing on here though, but I never realised how long it actually was. This made it a bit repetitive to be honest, and I feel like My Forbidden Lover, while much shorter, also just repeated itself after about about halfway. I suppose it wouldn't have mattered so much grooving to this in a club. Either way though, still a pretty good album, but definitely most known for just a single song. Favourite: Good Times
Twas good and would listen again
A strong start (obviously) but there just aren’t enough ideas on here to make a full album. All of the songs get repetitive and boring after a couple of minutes. Massive bass line from the opener keeps it a 4 stars though.
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rogers, whats not to like? Chock a block of great bass grooves.
I like Motown, hits this Michiganer just right
Loved it
It's just very very good 😵 a bass players dream
Smooth listening. Very chilled vibe.
Certified classic
Disco-tastic classic!
This stuff is like the Disco Template. Flawless execution. We make fun of Disco still but this sound penetrated pop music deeply at every level.
Indeed
We know what we're getting from this. Yeh, Good Times!
As they say, I had “Good Times”.
literalmente el advenimiento de los 80
Would like to give a 3.5; Iconic for the amount of times it's been sampled. You can also hear a lot of influence that it must have had on current R&B artists. However, too much of the same guitar accents between Good Times and My Forbidden Lover for my taste of a great album.
Hot damn but that funky bass will get you movin'. I got into a disco groove a few years back, but this was the first time I listened to an entire disco album. In short, I dug it. Killer musicians, of course: The interplay between Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards is thrilling. Great arrangements, too. The songwriting is slight, perhaps, but that never really bothered me as the grooves were too much fun. Overall, it's probably more of a 3-star album, in terms of how much replay value this has for me, but I'm giving it an extra star just because the bass on Good Times is one of the greatest things ever and also how influential that song was. Plus, I dig that album cover.
This was a good one, love the older funk, would be fun to play on bass
Setentero disco.
Disco is dead but I'm not! My feet keep dancing! Dancing, Dancing! To be honest, the songs get a little repetitive so I'll say 3.8/5
Really enjoyed this, of course song like good times are great but there's also some new songs to me really enjoyed, sadder than I expected to, 4 stars
An album where the first song (and single) is worlds better than anything else that comes later. This was a fun dance/disco album and I can see why Daft Punk remade this sound on "Get Lucky". The production was really great, with great grooves to keep you dancing, but the slow songs did feel jarring given how the album begins. "Good Times" is fun, and while long did not feel obnoxious to me. I can tell why that song is still played on dance floors everywhere. Overall thought I was not moved by this album and did not find it exceptional. I'd give this a 3.5 if possible.
Me copó los temas largos
7.5/10 F.t.: Good times. That baseline, man, that baseline.
Fun disco album.
I really liked this! Funky, danceable, can keep working while listening to it. Really really good!
So great, Nile and Bernard are legends and all the players are top notch. The strings are iconic. 4.5 cause I don’t love the ballads and I think there are better chic records
I really enjoyed listening to this and disco is so fun to dance to. Negative points for not knowing when to end a song.
Can definitely hear how this influenced future music. Also just super fun and high energy by itself.
A feel good album full of enjoyable songs
Godt, men sange føles lidt for lange og udtrukne
Very cool. It usually into disco, but this album kind of ruled. Plus, the bass line and slapping ham-bone on My Feet Keep Dancing; hell yeah!
I knew the hits but not the sequence, so listening in full helped me to appreciate the sound here. It’s a damn fine dance album and keeps the groove going like nobody’s business. Not necessarily my thing, but worth celebrating. B
Opening cut track just slays, one of a funky decade's funkiest drops, and somehow restrained too (from whence its unique power perhaps emanates). It’s a groove so good they redo it on the closer (the height of forgivability, that choice is). Vocals don't seem 100% required on several tracks. There’s almost a baroque effect here (baroque in the best sense) with the world-historical steady and to-die-for basslines, the spicy, intercutting strings, the just slightly more-upbeat-than-languid tempos and the ample space for grooves to open, expand, ripen. And all so much chiller than one might expect, too. One finds this much more refined than in any way risque.
so slick and tight
Slapper. Disco rules
Bosss
sonzao massa
very chiicc🤭 but seriously fun to listen to on a drive, am still listening🤣
It's got the Good Times song and then some older love songs. Not bad overall, good jams.
Solid disco album
Very funky. Would definitely add this one to my permanent rotation.
Good Times is a classic, but Can't Stand to Love You is also a banger. Bernard Edwards is an amazing bass player.
3.5 stars. I’m glad I listened, but not a record for me
Classy
disco-y pop goodness ft. a truly legendary opener. hilariously sample-able album
Solid album. Good times is a classic but the rest was new territory. Pleasantly surprised by the sleek RnB and disco-esque blend. Would recommend.
Apparently I just have a soft spot for 70's disco/funk
Classic disco!
Good album, still think that the songs could use more changes for the song length.
While the rest of the album is OK as far as disco goes (not exceedingly far), the impact of Good Times cannot be overstated. Also, Nile Rodgers is a verifiable music production deity.
It's 1979 and CHIC is here to show people disco isn't dead yet. My two favorite tracks are the first two for completely different reasons. The only thing they have in common is how they manage to make 6+ minute repetition sound amazing every second of it. "Good Times" is one of the most famous disco songs of all times and is just a great club track to have in the background, especially during the instrumental. "A Warm Summer Night" is a personal favorite of mine, reminds me of vaporwave: soulful, calming, and mesmerizing. Next are two more great disco tracks to sing along and dance to. What makes this album stand out from all the marketed trash of the disco era is the masterful combination of the arrangements of the CHIC Strings, the New Wave-esque synths (although often soulful), and the cool, punchy, chamber-like harmonic vocals. Despite a million sounds going on at the same time, you can make out everything, from the simple yet fun drums, foundational bass, and the distinctive funky guitar you can immediately recognize as disco. There's even some brass. The last three tracks are weaker, but I still really enjoyed them. "Will You Cry" is just as mesmerizing, especially with Alfa's ghastly melodic singing. The closer "What About Me" felt generic by CHIC standards, did not contribute too much, and ended the album anti-climatically. I personally don't mind the lengths. It's already a fairly short album at 36 minutes, so that gives me time to appreciate each of the 7 tracks.
Oh damn already with "Good Times". I'm into this disco. "A Warm Summer Night" is the right kind of slow sexy. The harmonies in this song is so good.
Happy and catchy songs from the disco era that represents a lot of the 70's. I know the songs are repetitive, but it's a characteristic of disco music and it works, especially in a dance club. Overall a good album. Favorite tracks: Good times, My Feet Keep Dancing
The first track alone deserves a 4*. It was great and of our time completely. The other tracks weren’t quite to the same standard but nevertheless !
Very funky, makes you want to dance! -1 star for the sheer length of some of these songs and the fact that they are overly repetitive. Favourites: Good Times (if it was 4 minutes shorter), My Forbidden Lover.
3.5/5. Very disco. Very groovy. The opening track, Good Times, was my favorite here. The album was good, it was just a little stale, and didn't blow my mind.
Actually slaps.
Great dance album for the time. Really held the beat even with very different songs at times. Really beautiful vocals as well with harmonies that fit right into the era.
smooth!
I mean, thanks for the sample. And for the rest of the great songs. This record sounds INCREDIBLE! Perfect production. But, when you come out of the gates with "Good Times," where do you go from there? There are worse answers to that question than "six other totally solid songs that will have you swaying and shaking your white suburban ass, what the fuck else do you want from me? Oh, a sample for one of the most iconic hip hop songs ever? Ok. Boom."
Nice
Very relaxing
This is actually really underrated. Super catchy with "Good Times" being the obvious mega hit but all others are great too. Maybe the easiest album to listen to, 300+ albums into this. 8/10.
Great album & group!!! Loved the songs!!
Great kick off to the week. Good times is a classic. And while I have never heard the rest of these songs, I felt like I had to some degree. I'm sure they were on radios at some point. Every song was really catch and could easily be danced too. This also might be our first Disco album?? Either way this was a great album.
Classic record! "Good Times" is the most infamous sample in hip hop history, the one that started it all for "Rapper's Delight." Other great songs on here too that would lend well to samples, if they haven't already. I thought the structure was really interesting, only seven tracks and the first three front-loaded the runtime. A great experience. Favorite tracks: Good Times, Warm Summer Night, My Forbidden Lover. Album art: Is this the band? Looks like an old timey saloon where a shootout is about to occur. Pretty cool shot, don't love the black and white. 4/5
Very good listen. I love the disco vibes, and I think it's a fitting album for when you want to relax and just dance. I liked the first half better, but the second one is also strong. Favourite track: Good Times.
Good times
I really wish someone had had a quiet word with Nile Rodgers and told him to swerve the ballads and stick with the disco bangers. I guess he was keen to show his range, because he really does have range, but if you can write Good Times, We Are Family, Le Freak, Upside Down et al, just do more of that. This is a 5 star all day long if you exclude A Warm Summer Night and Will You Cry. Shame.
Lot of songs one here just as good as Good Time, but you can see why that was the hit. Not bad.
This is funky fun and uplifting. The bass throughout is so good. Stand out tracks - Good Times - My Forbidden Lover 4/5
Disco
I am not familiar with CHIC and their third album RISQUÉ. As a punk / post-punk listener, I remember distinctly there being an anti-disco vibe in the late 70’s here in America, so this will be my first disco album that I’ve listened to. After listening to RISQUÉ, this album is decent. First, surprised that how much “Good Times” influenced QUEEN’s “Another One Bites The Dust”. Also surprised that the songs started out on the longish running time. In 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, with CHIC - RISQUÉ, there is one previous album listed: C’EST CHIC (1978) Rate Artist: CHIC (3.0) Rate Album (Year): RISQUÉ (US 1979 Original) (4.0) Ranking of CHIC - RISQUÉ songs No. Title Length 1. "Good Times" 8:08 08.5/10 2. "A Warm Summer Night" 6:10 07.5/10 3. "My Feet Keep Dancing" 6:38 08.5/10 4. "My Forbidden Lover" 4:39 08.5/10 5. "Can't Stand to Love You" 2:56 07.0/10 6. "Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)" 4:06 07.0/10 7. "What About Me?" 4:09 08.0/10 US 1979 Original Release 55.0/70 = 7.86 / 2 = 3.93
Second Chic album to come up.The first album had one great song and a lot of filler. This album also has one great song but the rest of the album is pretty good too
Superb smooth and funky disco. I think it is better than it’s predecessor, C’est Chic due to the comprehensive and mature quality of all tracks - no filler here although there is still the repetition of refrains that keep Chic songs in clubs. Excellent.
Listened Before? P Well, THIS was a surprise. I loved this album. Solid funk/disco stuff from the 70s. Awesome! Pros: Groovy, catchy, danceable songs beginning to end. Not too long! Cons: Not many. Maybe the individual length of some of the songs, but for the big hit on the record: Good Times, I know for a fact a radio edit exists. Added to Library? Y Songs Added to Playlist: Good Times,
Good Times, enough said.
Excellent. Such musicianship and sophistication. Loved it.
Party time!
I really liked this, I hadn't heard of the band but I had heard many of these songs.
Great band, but every song sounds like something else. Still enjoyable though
Pretty solid record, I'm not a huge disco fan but I can appreciate the musicality and just making some groovin' tunes. Was definitely bobbing my head along.
Love the bass lines
Ah yeah - we got the funk. Get ready for some interpolation. Super interesting to me how *long* funk songs are - very similar to jazz in the sense that the musicians just get 'in the groove' and get after it.
Disco når det er bedst, sprøde baslinjer, stryger, groovy, funky
The best band of the disco era hands down.
Disko
Звук напоминает диско.
Groovy
Solid disco hits
Enjoyable, very early disco vibes
A fun fusion of disco/r&b/soul that doesn't over stay its welcome and has aged fairly well
Awesome
Classy disco, Rodgers and Edward create brilliant compositions with that unique Chic sound - intricate bass parts and that double recorded funk guitar let’s you know this is a quality record from the Chic organisation.
A much better album than I'd imagined. More cohesive, less single-driven. Great.
Aawwwwwwwwwww sheeeeeeeeeit. Yeah, that opening on Good Times. This album is great. The bass playing alone on this album makes me want to listen to it.
Good Times is a great song, a classic! But is it enough to raise this album to Must listen status? The 2nd song...A Warm Summer Night is a boring, formulaic sounding balad that just lies there for me. 3rd song My Feet Keep Dancing; Meh! Too long, not a great hook. I won't bore with a song by song analysis. I will say that Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song) is a very good song breaking forom the disco formula very successfully. All in all a good album from the era with one absolutely classic tune. 3.75 stars
Un excellent album. Je vais d'ailleurs très prochainement apprendre la ligne de basse du morceau Good Times et la jouer dans une story Instagram sur mon compte @robnucléaire.
Straight up disco-funk. It's peppy and absolutely resonates with the time in history it's from. I like it.
Good Times is a multi-generational party anthem. The bass and guitar are timeless and have been sampled by many over the last 4 decades. I was half-expecting the other tracks to be filler, but I found most (5/7) of them catchy and danceable, especially Forbidden Lover. And Spotify kindly sent me to Dimitri from Paris remixes of Chic afterward. What a bonus!
C'est fantastique
Absolute class… derided a bit in its day, but this has proved to be an absolute disco funk classic!
Very talented musicians and singers. But after 8 minutes of good times, I didn't need to listen to the rest.
Setentero disco.
July 23, 2021 Enjoyed this, although I have to admit it kind of turned into background music and I didn't notice when the album ended and autoplayed something else. But it's funky!
Chic. Say no more !!!! Good Times !!
It’s boppy and I like it.
Luscious late ‘70s funk/R&B. Borders on disco (shudder), but that bass is oh so nice. Remember the name Bernard Edwards!
essential. somewhat repetitive but very influential
-"Good Times" was good. Also the bass in the bridge sounded like Uptown Funk -Quite a few catchy tracks, an overall solid disco album
it was great nothing I've ever really heard before
Classic music for classic times
Groovy classic! Música de festa de casamento!
Disco guitar fun, will be revisiting
God, disco is the best, but every track is so goddamn long without really introducing new stuff
This clearly inspired Daft Punk and the likes. Great upbeat disco, bouncy bass lines, funky guitar riffs.
Bisher nie mit beschäftigt aber viele Wiedererkennungs-Lieder und tolle Songs insgesamt! Weiss jetzt wer Chic ist!
Detailed and beautifully crafted dance music. It got kinda boring after the second half though, I think it was not supposed to be an album rather than a collection of Dance songs. Another interesting fact was this album was released in the same year which "Disco Demolition Night" happened.
Immediately recognized Good Times but did not know the band that made that great song. Now I do!
When this record flies, it soars! Even for "Good Times" alone, it deserves a place on this list. But I also can't help but feel like tracks like "A Warm Summer Night" fall too easily into this kind of soft radio disco mode that just hasn't aged all that well. Rating 3.5/5 Favourite Tracks: Good Times, My Forbidden Lover, My Feet Keep Dancing, Best
Good album. The whole sound top to bottom is pretty consistent, and a really strong introduction with Good Times. Some of the tracks drag on a little, no doubt because of the dance floor audience, but a very listenable album.
Very decent album songs are kind of samey but theres some classics on there
Nice soft disco
It feels goooooood. Unique sound that seems more substantial than other disco. Deep grooves. Attitude. White guy dancing at my standing desk. Sustained songs - they're not rushing anything. I thought A Warm Summer Night felt repetitive but I think that's exactly the point - it repeats the same romantic pattern like the evenings it describes. My Feet Keep Dancing is six minutes of joy, chimes, and incredible bass. The songs are long and the album is short. I love it. A-
VERY short and very sweet, it’s saccharine, molasses thick. This album is vibes central and the vibes are good. It starts out with one of the most memorable bass lines ever and the vibes keep coming. I had an epiphany while listening: this is proto hip hop, all the songs stay on the break the whole tome so people can keep dancing, the songs don’t have the traditional verse/chorus/bridge format. Which, if intentional is revolutionary. In the slower “Will You Cry” is basically vapor wave before vapor wave. I bet this album has been sampled a million times and for good reason. Put it on and the party gets going. It’s a 4, maybe even a 5.
Good times
These are the good times
that's what i'm talking about
37 minutes of straight up boner music.
Super chill, ligerito, digerible y con una cantidad moderada de especias, como una pechugita de pollo a las finas hierbas. ¿Qué puedo decir? me gusta Chic mucho y fue agradable oir el disco. Canción fav: Good times porque soy basic bitch I guess. Mención honorifica: Will You Cry, porque es una balada que me agradó y a mi me gusta una balada una vez cada mil años. Mood: Tomando mi tecito caliente en un día frio pero soleado.
Divertido de escuchar y con ritmos pegadizos y bien elaborados
8/10 Good times es un rolololon que ya esta en el olimpo de las canciones
Jams
Good Times is perfect.
who said disco is dead?
the best band to put on at a party
Some really lush tracks on this album, that's the best way I can describe it. I liked it a lot more than the other CHIC album I listened to.
Aw hell yeah... soon as I heard the first little riff I knew I was gonna like it. I think I need to admit that I really, really like disco haha. edit: the ballad-y songs are kinda bland, should be all upbeat numbers like the first one. 4/5 cause they're not all bangers.
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.
Freak out, almost
One banging track and then a cool album to follow.
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.
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.
I thought I wouldn't mind this too much. But I kind of found it long and repetitive.
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.
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.
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.
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Se oli ehtaa diskoa, jonka tahtiin Åke Blomqvist on veivannut. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Disco is fun
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.
decent
A decent rotation between dance songs and love songs. The dance songs are so much better
Generally solid chicy lil album. None of its really as good as Good Times. 3.4/5
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.
2 bangers de rest is niet heel interessant
Fun. Bit repetitive. Enjoyed the follow-on songs more than the album unfortunately.
Ou yeah
Good Times plus a lot of filler. Disco died so better genres like hip hop could be born and thrive! 2.5⭐️
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.
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.
sympa comme d'hab
old classics. These songs feel past birthday parties i attended as a child lmao. nostalgia aside, decent album with a good groove.
Great chill album. Very musically interesting!
Has some classics, but definitely found this album repetitive and a little one-dimensional.
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.
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.
Sexy disco has been parodied enough that it is hard for me to appreciate the real thing.
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.
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
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
Alright, strong vocals and instrumentals but really repetitive
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.
It was alright. (7 songs, 36 mins)
Funky treat! Some really exciting moments, but a bit repetitive.
tres cool
Really not bad. Pleasant enough listening, even if a bit repetitive.
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
Memorable songs and although it sometimes feels a sometimes a bit samey, I enjoyed listening.
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!
Good vibes, first track too long.
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.
Not a huge disco fan, but this was okay.
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!
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.
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
“Good Times” is a banger but afterwards it becomes too sappy sweet 3/5
Cheeky
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
You’ve heard one Chic song you’ve heard them all. Great song though.
It’s imminently enjoyable. Not amazing, but more than good.
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 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
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.
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
3/5
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
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.
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".
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.
I love disco but this was a bit boring ngl. Where if the drama? The groove?
Guitar and bass are outstanding
3 for creating one of the most influential and funky bass lines ever