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Funk. A little too laid back for me. Decent background noise but that was about it.
Not my thing.
It’s a 70s disco album. Thought it might be French but it was not.
# 315 : sigh! A one line bio. Says all you need to know… Le Freak
Disco sucks, man. Having said that, I love Nile Rogers' guitar playing and Bernard Edward's bass playing. Plus 1-star for the music and production quality! Even this can save this sucky disco album.
Meh
This was okay. I like disco, I like funk, and this had both. But none of it really stood out to me. It'd be decent background music in the right sort of bar, but I'm not sure I'd ever put it on to listen to myself.
Glemte å følga med
Some fun tunes but overall I feel like it was less then the sum of its parts. Didn't quite make me bob my head.
Fun and bouncy melodies but holy shit is it repetitive. I was curious to see what more there was to Le Freak after hearing it in movies all my life… but it’s mostly that 10 second loop for 5 minutes lol. I guess the royalty checks are fat at least (2.5/5)
Since this album is basically exactly the same as the other Chic album on this list, I’ll just repurpose my review of “Risqué” for “C’est Chic”: I know the whole “Disco Sucks” movement was grounded in racism and homophobia from middle-aged white construction workers who throw batteries at Santa Claus and thought everyone should just be happy to listen to Bachman Turner Overdrive for the rest of time, but disco sucks. Disco music is music made for people to dance to. Is “The Electric Slide” or “The Cupid Shuffle” on this list because of their importance in giving boring people something to do at weddings? This music does not need to be heard unless you are wearing bell bottoms, being felt up by Andy Warhol and doing the hustle. I am aware that Chic was influential and people have sampled them millions of times to make other songs. But that just means these are bad songs with some good parts in them (mostly the bass which is, admittedly, bangin). So let’s listen to those better songs that reuse the good parts of these songs instead of this cheese-fest. Most of this is pretty lame, and even worse, it’s lame and way too long. If you’re going to be cheesy, at least get it over with quickly. In conclusion, disco sucks. *throws battery at Santa Claus*
Good disco album. I was a tad disappointed that it lost energy in the middle but, happy that Funny Bone brought it back up.
There are some nice grooves but this is a very uneven listen. Most of the songs get rolling and then don't go anywhere. I remember even being disappointed with this release back in the day. More a dance album than a listening album.
Disco is so agravating
This reminds of back in my high school days when one of my teachers told the class - with a proudly carried shame, but shame nonetheless - of the time he bought this record right after it came out. He was going back to his side of the muddy river by walking across the causeway, and a big gust of wind hit him and pulled the record out of his hands and off into the mud below. Lucky guy.
This grabbed me way less than the previous Chic record, every song felt very repetitive and simplistic. Not a fan.
Liked Song LeFreak
Boring, snooze-fest except for their one hit song.
muito dançante, e só. repetitivo, como um salão de dança nos anos 70. Passo....
Meh, should have stayed a one hit wonder
Boring
chic chic chic chic chic chic
Undeniable is the fact that, for most of the songs on this album, one gets a Party vibe... freak out! Undeniable is the fact that the groove is Tight! Undeniable is the fact that, from a musician standpoint, they knew what they were doing! Undeniable is the fact that ALL songs last TOO long... which is a shame!
fine
Not a fan of this…
Has a good song, but otherwise boring.
I didn't like it, but I didn't not like it
Hated it. HATE. Some cool beats I guess. But I don't like disco. At least I know they're whispering chic in those songs
There are aspects of this album that I enjoyed. The instrumentation is solid and there are some great bass lines. However, for a relatively short album it felt long. Most of the songs were just one motif repeated for 4 minutes. At Last I Am Free is the worst offender, they took what would be an okay chorus and made it a whole song. So yeah, this album needs work, it really felt like they had ideas for songs and instead of fleshing them out just made entire songs out of one idea.
Disco Stu mag Disco Musik
I don’t think this has aged real well. Music and lyrics are very repetitive. Other than the one hit, it all seems very bland to me.
First one that I had never even heard of before. Funky disco album. It was fine, just not my thing.
I rarely seem to give anything but a 2 anymore. This seems to have become the standard for 'It didn't hurt my ears but I will never listen again (out of choice)'
Richting 2.5
Not for me
I don't like the true disco songs that much but I liked the instrumental that had a very jazzy feel. Nile Rodgers is clearly a very good guitarist.
Nile Rogers rules. I cannot, however, listen to an entire album of disco in this, the year of our lord two thousand and twenty four.
Fun instrumentation and melodies dragged down by the fact that nearly every song gets repetitive and goes on for about 3 minutes longer than they should
Blind album, know the hit and artist. I think I liked their other album on the peoject more honestly. Oh well.
Disco in the morning? I wasn't ready!!! This has a couple of good songs, and they do seem to be too long, but maybe that was to keep us dance, dance, dancin'.
Its very mediocre
Chit. Second song was good but all the songs are way too long for what they are
alright
Not feeling this one, played to death back then, has not aged well for me
One thing I've learned from this list is that I much prefer Chic in small doses rather than full albums
Disco’s not for me
The well-known "le freak"-loop is very catchy and "i want your love" is ok. The rest of the album sonds not that "Chic" but very repetitive to me and don´t convinces me at all.
Disco. Can’t say more. Just disco. To the core.
Comes out hot with Chic Cheer, famously sampled by Faith Evans on Love Like This, followed by Le Freak, a song so ubiquitous that in listening to this album while walking to pick up my lunch, it was actually playing on the speakers at the lunch spot when I got there. Coincidence, I think not. Le Freak, a staple of the disco era, is now, for better or worse, weaved into the fabric of America. Savior Faire is a solid slow jam that I was happy was instrumental considering how annoying Le Freak’s vocals can be. And after that, the album is basically forgettable elevator music. In summary, this album is lame.
Sorry, quite boring
It’s another disco album, with all that implies. I guess if you like disco you’ll really like this album. Not for me, but a bit better than Risqué.
Meh, not that great. Decent background music, but not particularly fun or interesting for me.
I’m not sure why this is on this list. It’s listenable and not a bad album but every song sounds more or less the same
they repeat the lyrics all the time, tf??!! It was not the kind of music i usually lissen to, and there was no songs there i enjoyed lissenig to:(
This is kinda fun I guess, but it's really repetitive and simple. There isn't much to the music and even less to the lyrics. Still, kinda fun I guess.
great bass playing. two good singles. otherwise, kinda meh.
I can't deny the instrumentalism is great, and the production is top notch, but its just so repetitive, very of its time, repetitive, and repetitive. Not a high point.
Not a big disco person. It was enjoyable. I didn't mind listening, had some good jazzy type moments. Not a genre that I really dive into much though.
I really struggled #1 to get through this album but then #2 on whether to give this a 1 or a 2. I finally landed on 2 but that is solely because of the bass and the guitar (especially on track 3). Otherwise I hated every second of this album. I don't care that Chic is supposed to be some revolutionary band that inspired generations. They're overrated. I don't care that the did Le Freak. The lyrics sucked it's all just get up and dance and that will somehow make everything better. Also the songs just repeat the same couple phrases for about 5 minutes. It's awful. There's a reason disco died and I really hope it stays dead. I did not like this.
not my style at all. songs super repetitive & go on too long. vocals are nice hence the 2
Altså.. disko er sjovt og sæt sådan noget, men der var 2 gode sange på den her plade.
Disco chic.
Reminds me of my mom
Ok. Good music. Not for me.
Two hit wonder.
Første nummer gav mig lyst til at høre WhoMadeWho. Nummer 2 er jo en disco klassikker. Track 3 lyder som musik der spilles i lounge bar med velour møbler eller underlægningen til en 70er pornofilm med Tom Selleck. At Last I Am Free kunne noget men var ca. 4 minutter for meget af det samme. Langt fra det musik jeg normalt hører. En enkel sang eller to kan være sjovt nok. Men et helt album med disco/funk bliver alt for meget. En stjerne for baslinjen i åbneren og en mere for at slutte med budskabet om ikke at være en klovn
😂😂😂😂😂😂No. Divertido. Nada más.
Nothing about this particularly appeals to me. 2/5
Standard slice of 70s disco elevated by one of the truly great bass players. Happy man has however worked it's way into my playlist.
Lots of repetitiveness like in Le Freak. Some good solo guitar work on Savoir Faire. I dig Happy Man. On track 6, very repetitive.
WHY DOES DISCO HAVE TO HAVE SUCH SHITTY MUSIC TO GO ALONG WITH SUCH BADASS GUITAR PLAYING?!?!
groovy, disco vibes. wishing there was a 1/2 star option!
Fun!! great childhood memories!
These songs dragged, but I mostly liked it. 2.5/5 [side note: this list is sooooo 70s heavy. So far it's at least double every other decade]
This started off ok then just went down hill quickly. Don’t think I’ll be seeking out any CHIC albums soon.
Disco isn't really my thing, but this was ok I guess. I never really care when artists use their name in songs, it just sounds tacky to me and they did this from the start. Pretty meh overall. 2/5
Weak slow 70s disco time-stamped piece. Barely a 2 simply because it's not totally offensive.
Not for me. Shout out to another Shrek song though.
Joa ganz okay hat mich jetzt nicht so umgehauen
Slightly disappointed by this one to be honest. Obviously, I have heard le freak and I want your love before. Which are ok tracks, however the rest of the album does nothing for me.
The only song I was familiar with was Le Freak and other than that nothing and don’t feel the need to get to know them more. Totally mid album in my opinion.
I STILL OWN THE ORIGINAL 45 OF LE FREAK! (...it means the single. record. the little thing...) I got it when I was ...6? 7? It still - as they say - slaps. ----- Gotta say tho, the album is a giant disappointment. I'd never heard it before (outside of "I Want Your Love") and it's kind of a drag to get through. It's hard to say that about an album with absolutely TOP NOTCH guitar and bass playing and crystal clear mix/production. A++. But it's dull dull dull. Outside of "Savoir Faire" which showcases the guitar playing of Nile, this is mostly uninteresting background/syrupy music for any 70s cheesy movie. Again: disappointment. I'll stick to my old 45. 4/10 2 stars.
Some good musicianship going on throughout. I lived through the Disco era so I remember the music....and I really don't want to go back. This is a good album for nostalgia, but the music is pretty simplistic with the lyrics....and complex with the music. They do like saying "freak" and "chic". Now please go back to the 70's where you belong.
This could of been 10 mins shorter and more intresting, fun at the start but then got borin
No denying the talents of Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. And Le Freak is a banger. But there are too many ballads that drag this album down. I prefer Risque over this one.
Comes on strong, fizzles fast.
Very funky album with the main song being Le Freak. Was okay, wouldn’t rush back to listen to it.
Some of this had some pretty good guitar that I wasn't expecting mixed in with the disco.
Groovy but a bit dull.
Not my style
I never want to hear a hi-hat open strike again after the first two tracks. I’ll take the blow and leave the music behind. Ok-ish ride for most of it tho…
While I appreciate the funky bass lines (and there are some VERY funky bass lines on this album), the whole thing still stinks of disco. And disco is the worst thing to ever happen to music. So, +1 for funky bass lines... minus all the rest because disco sucks.
Disco, apparently. Mostly just groovy beats with some sporadic horns and such on top
mind numbing BUH
49% A strong 2 stars. Nice guitar work, decent instrumentation in general, but quite repetitive and the songs are not nearly interesting enough to be so long.
One was way to long but not my type of music, I want something newer too 😭
Not my fav funk
I am already very much over the funk genre Top Tracks: 1) Savoir Faire
damn when they said funk they weren’t kidding. this stuff is so corny skdjfsk. why the fuck is le freak the track with a cultural place from this album. savoir faire is literally right over there.
Chic is echt een van mijn favs als het op disco aankomt, Nile Rodgers is een swingende genie. Toch moet ik zeggen dat ik meer van het album had verwacht, de hitjes zijn heerlijk funky maar is niet echt een geheel waar ik naar zoek in een album Kan niet anders zeggen dat ik lowkey teleurgesteld ben in dit albm
chic cheer - 2. misto le freak - 1. misto savoir faire - 6. misto happy man - 3. misto i want your love - 4. misto at least i am free - 5. misto ostatni me nezaujaly vubec
I feel like I really tried. Some of the more-or-less instrumental tracks featured great guitar and a solid rhythm section. Otherwise, I'm not much of a fan of disco. Funk and soul I like - just not disco.
This is my first time hearing this album although I definitely know Le Freak. The rest were new to me. It's pretty good, but probably not something I'll come back to. I like Nile Rodger's guitar throughout, but a lot of the songs seem repetitive and overly long. That may just be par for the course for a disco album. Best song other than Le Freak is Savoir Faire which is a cool jazzy instrumental. I Want Your Love is pretty good as well.
Really don’t like disco. But I am a fan of a funky baseline. Has its ups and downs, I think 2 stars is fair…
Very much a disco vibe. Not super crazy about it. But the song happy man definitely went in my library.
too disco-sounding and slick for me
Made it three songs in before needing a break. Not digging it so far. More to come. Nevermind. I'm done with this one
There was one well known song. The rest of it was disco. The songs went on a little to long. It wasn't bad but I don't have a desire to revisit it.
Background listening music tbh
C'est relax Chic. Good mood, donne le goût de danser un peu. Légèrement dans la sensualité ou le romantisme des fois. On fait le tour vite par contre. Style unique, mais pas mon choix d'écoute #1.
not really my vibe
Some of the tracks were far longer than they needed to be, although if you're sweatily dancing around a light up dancefloor you probably aren't bothered. I wasn't, for the record. I loved the guitar playing. Nile Rodgers is great.
I can see it’s value I suppose but it’s not for me.
Esta bueno. Temas largos y repetitivos (como malo). Los instrumentos muy limpios.
Favorite track: Le freak
Dance music while at home is not a suitable situation. Ok, I did move a little in my desk chair...
Enjoyable, but it is disco, which has to involve at least a one star demerit.
Hey - Le Freak is an amazing song. The rest of this album? Well, it’s high-end disco, right?
Not sure how to rate this .
disco shmisco
Meh
Ahh...disco!
not super impressed with this album. feels like a lot of funky filler. le freak is the only one I knew beforehand and liked. decent background music but all the songs are like two minutes too long. favorites: le freak
I can appreciate the disco roots of a lot of modern dance music, but a lot of these songs sound like easy listening, adult lite music.
Lots of albums on this list seem to be arguments that 1 hit wonder bands deserve more attention. Not sure this album really makes the case.
Fine in small doses but it got repetitive.
2/3
There are bits and pieces that are funky and fun, but damn near every song goes on too long. This is the same response I had to the other Chic album. Hopefully there are no more.
Taas aika perus chicin funkkia nilen funkkaavalla kitaralla. Ei kuiteskaan mitään erikoisinta.
I have a soft spot for disco, and will argue that it directly inspired a lot of artists I love today. But boy oh boy am I glad this era of music died violently. For an album consisting of 8 tracks, C’est Chic sure does drag. But still, Le Freak has one of the most recognizable commands in music history, so I won’t be too harsh on this one.
Vecchie canzoni anno 70, noiose ormai
somewhat enjoyable
Only liked le freak the rest was I amusing
Pretty fine
Interesting sound just not for me
2 wah wah wah
Funky disco freak out
le freak is one of those songs i know really well but had no clue who the artist or song name was
Not really a fan of disco but two songs stand out to me was Le Freak and I Want Your Love
I went in expecting to really like this album considering that I like the general sound of disco but ended up being fairly disappointed. While the songs may be better in a disco club setting, the extreme repetition of lyrics and the unneeded extra minute or two of each song does not make for a great listening experience at home for me personally. The production and instruments were nice though and the singles were definitely the strongest songs on the album.
Don't know this one except for the one iconic anthem.
This album starts out so promising with Chich Cheer setting the mood and Le Freak building on that. But rest of the record just kind of fades into the background and doesn't really go anywhere.
Yeah some catchy tunes but as a whole all the songs sound pretty similar. Probably being a bit harsh.
Nice vibe but you know, ehhhhhh
Very repetitive
classic but not my jam
Eine Chic-Platte hätte es auch getan. Natürlich ist Nile Rogers‘ Rhythmusgitarre immer was feines, aber dieses Album ist häufig einfach zu banal, um ein Highlight zu sein.
good bass, 1 decent song
Le Freak is 10/10 but the rest of the album doesn't match. Overall enjoyable but a weaker dance album.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug!
Disco. Chic. Niles Rodgers. "Le Freak". And seven *far less* striking titles with it. Guess you would need to include at least one decent disco LP in a list of 1001 essential albums. But somehow, I can't bring myself to take that record seriously, not to mention that overall genre. Prejudice on my part? You tell me. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: less than 800, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: approximately a half so far Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter (including this one)
chic - cest chic (1978) notes - legendary disco/funk/r&b band - the song le freak is a massive hit - most of these songs are 5+ minutes long and dont really do much which is good if youre dancing but not so much for just listening - there are songs here that i really liked at first but got tired of by halfway through - enjoy the second half more than the first, more interesting fav - i want your love - one of the catchiest choruses of all time - like the strings and horns in the second half least fav - chic cheer - goes on a long time and is quite repetitive 2.5/5
Not bad by any means. Some solid groovy funk. Gotta love Le Freak. But mostly just a 45 minute groove. Gotta be in a real particular mood to put this one on
Ready for an exciting night at the club, I got out of bed, ran my toes through my shag carpet, and picked out a slammin' outfit. My yellow bell bottoms had me already shaking my leg and tappin' my feet. I paired it with a bright orange puffy pirate shirt, undid the top three buttons, and combed some mousse into my glorious chest hair. Before heading out to the dance floor, I picked up my lady and then there was one last stop at Big Jim's to score an 8-ball and do some lines in the bathroom. Then, all jazzed up, we hit the club. We were excited - Chic would be playing live, and we couldn't wait to dance to "Le Freak." When Chic came on, the place went wild. They opened with "Savoir Faire," and it was a little slow, so we sat down on a lush velvet sofa. They followed it up with "At Last I Am Free," and by the end of the song we were fast asleep. Who knew you could go from so high to so low!? I thought disco and funk were supposed to be more exciting than this. I woke up a couple hours later as the lights were coming on and the floor was being swept. Apparently we missed "Le Freak." Now I'm freaking out, because I missed the new dance craze! This is like that time I tried to go see Marcia Griffiths and Bunny Wailer, and I had the runs and never got to boogie woogie woogie. Serves me right for giving another one-hit wonder a chance.
If you like a song on this album you better like it a LOT because each song is repetitive af.
I didn’t hate this as much as I thought I would. I like the bass prominent grooves. However other than that, I don’t find much else interesting at all. The sound, on the whole, is vapid, which makes sense for a genre (disco, although this is more funky disco) known for cocaine induced all-nighters at the club.
I don’t like disco. This is okay disco making it worth a few points in that regard. Otherwise this is the most face value of albums I’ve heard all year. Meh.
Same as the other one.
Inte jätteimponerad. Visst, Le freak är ju en klassiker men sen är det inte så mycket mer.
meh
Very very similar songs. Not my vibe so much. But le freak is a classic
Nice! Good old fashion disco. Except for a couple slower songs, album was fun. Can't say I'd go out of the way to put on, but wouldn't turn off, if it did. I was ok with it..... Liked Le Freak, I want your love and Happy man. 2 - 2.5
2.5 Funk disco at it's funkiest. I liked the sound, but every song felt like it went on longer than it needed to. Lyrically, pretty cheesy love and dance stuff. I really dug the shredding on Savoir Faire, but I wasn't as into the slower R&B stuff like At Last I Am Free. It's probably a lot of fun to dance to, but not sure I'd put it on in a casual scenario. Favorite songs: Chic Cheer, Savoir Faire, (Funny) Bone
Pas mal.
c'est mostly filler
"Le Freak" is really a banger but the rest of the album was a little forgettable for me. I'm thinking a 2/5. "Le Freak" is such a well known song that I feel it probably warrants a spot on this list, but it kind of feels like they just kept throwing darts at a board with trying the same type of song and then hit a bullseye with that one.
It was okay, some nice disco beats.
Couldn't get in to. Wasn't awful but probably wouldn't listen again.
4/10 Best song - le Freak
2.8 + Music to get your grandma on the dance floor. Not terrible overall, except “At Least I Am Free”, which is laughably stupid.
If I’m going to go to a skating rink, I’d rather them play 80’s for the retro feel. Disco’s influence can live on but this album really just feels like old shaggy carpet—appealing when new but there’s so much grime ground into it that it’s best to rip it up and move on. Maybe save a sample for a strategically placed rug.
Really not a style of music I enjoy. Had some okay parts, but far too repetitive and full of fluff.
Anyone who blames The BeeGees for killing disco hasn't listened to this
The only good thing about this album is Nile Rodgers' signature guitar riffs. Unfortunately everything else on it is unintentionally campy and cheesy.
Disco shouldn't exist.
Generic disco music with one hit, "Le Freak".
All the songs had the same 4 notes but I loved how extra some of them were
Sympatchique!
Creamy disco-funk. Nile Rodgers is a bit of a celeb these days so had high hopes. Sure the guitar playing was top notch and there were a few good tracks (notably a #1 US single 'Le Freak') but a lot of it was rather meandering and/or forgettable.
The first two songs were solid funky disco floor fillers. Excited, I listened on, the rest rather dull.
After the first couple of tracks it all went a bit downhill
Not a huge fan, good music not my style, never been a fan of late 70s to 80s discoesque albums
In the pantheon of musicians who reference themselves in song... Chic was chic before Jason Derulo was Jason Derulo. I wonder if his name can be used as an adjective... and thus lies the problem... I should be paying attention and enjoying their music.
Le Freak is natuurlijk dè klassieker op het gebied van smerige muzikale gladjakkerij en de rest staat ook stijf van te veel glijmiddel!
Volgens mij ben ik een paar tanden verloren toen ik op dit mierzoete album aan het kauwen was....
Boomer moms rejoice!
It's very camp disco. Not really my thing. It's good for what it is. Le Freak is a high tempo fun hit but in the first half of the album, Happy Man is the strongest track with a sort of Madnessesque hook. The good - Happy man.
1978, Нью Йорк, диско. Второй студийный альбом. Лучший трек: Le Freak.
Ihan eheä kokonaisuus, vaikkakin tuntui ettei biisi vaihtunut missään välissä. Chicciä siellä ja vähän Freakiä täällä
Not my bag
Ok 2/5
One banger on this album, i dont think they tried too hard for the rest of it 2 stars
I Chic provengono quel periodo degli anni '70 durante la quale praticamente l'umanità ha subito il fenomeno funk/disco-dance. Li trovo sfiziosi e divertenti ma molto limitati. Le freak e I want your love le conoscevo già e penso che siano le uniche due canzoni valide dell'album. Il resto è abbastanza anonimo. Voto 2 citando l'ultima traccia : "Just one more thing Remember the whole world's a circus Don't you be the clown"
Secondo me le freak è un pezzo un pò pacchiano, scontato e tutto il resto ma alla fine quando lo senti non puoi non esaltarti. Però il resto del disco l'ho trovato brutto, spesso con pezzi troppo lunghi per un ascolto casuale e con un sound patinato. Insomma si regge un pò troppo sul singolo questo disco, anche se molti pezzi penso abbiano avuto un'influenza grossa anche sulla disco degli anni moderni.
Pretty good, enjoyable but not amazing
well i know 'le freak' thats it. its not a live album right? nice nice start. this is disco music right. well intro got old about halfway through but here is the hit i guess. third songs nice, surprised there were no lyrics at all, Spotify lyrics were showing something i wonder if there's another version or where musicxmatch got the lyrics from lol. fourth songs nice but im already bored of this sound. whole album flows weird. 'i want your love' is the other (smaller) hit i think. 'at last i am free' is very nice, going to my playlist for songs over 7 min long. im done and im merely whelmed.
Groovy for sure, but fairly repetitive with very little variety. The songs could have been cut in half and nothing would have been lost. The worst song on this album, "At Last I Am Free" is the longest at over 7 minutes, and it did not deserve the fire bass runs it featured. I did enjoy the vibe, though, since disco strings are my aesthetic, but I wouldn't listen to this again. Listen to "Le Freak" and call it a day.
Great at the start, goes down hill fast
p funky.
All this does is bring back memories of the "Sounds of the 70s" compilation CD commercial that was always on TV in the 90s.
Na pierwszy rzut okna, nie kojarzylem albumiku, badz bandu, ale juz na 2 kawalku zmienilem zdanie, bo le freaka z pewnoscia gdzies juz slyszalem, nie jestem pewny czy orginal w jakims filmie czy sample, ale kawalek kojarze, gatunkowo jest to funkowe disco, chociaz niektore kawalki brzmia nawet soulowo, jak at last I am free, ktory jest kawalkiem utrzymanym w najspokojniejszym tempie, przy czym jest najdluzszym utworem plyty, brakowalo mi troche charakterystycznych chorkow jak przystalo na disko, ale nie mozna miec wszystkiego
Not my type of music
Wahnsinnig grooviger Shizzle, glasklarer Sound, 3 von 8 sind im Kanon unserer Kollektiverinnerung feststehende Über-Hits. Epic wenn auch nicht mein Turf. Jedoch verleiht das restliche B-Seiten Material - ganz zu schweigen von den knallhart lächerlichen Intro/Outro Tracks - eine redundant-aufgeblähte Belanglosigkeit. 1.8
Too 70s for me
Las primeras canciones muy bien: música Disco energética y alegre, pero en general el disco me pareció bastante intrascendente. La canción de LeFreak ya la tenía registrada en un playlist de disco.
2.5| Se nota que andaban en su onda Disco de los inicios por que no es tan rápido como 'Boogie Wonderland' por ejemplo. Si alguien me diera una explicación lógica sobre el por que el disco es considerado en la lista lo entendería pero mientras pasa desapercibido
Pues sí, los músicos que escuchamos aquí son el origen de la música disco y sentaron las bases para cosas que incluso hoy seguimos oyendo en fiestas. El bajista (que es también el compositor y líder de la banda) y el guitarrista (que inventó un estilo de tocar que hasta Daft Punk ha usado) son excelentes y se escuchan en cada track, así como los metales en 'I Want Your Love'; sin embargo eso no quita lo tremendamente repetitivo que se vuelve, y que para apenas 42 minutos, hacia el final estaba ya cansado del sonsonete.
It's fine. "Le Freak" the obvious standout. Some good grooves, but I like it more funky George Clinton.
Funky. Just not something I'll listen to.
I'm definitely not a chic guy
what a ride.. lol
Bardzo fajny basik. Przyjemny disco/funkowy klimacik, le Freak oraz I want your love są moimi faworytami z albumu, ale ogólnie nie jest to album do jakiego bym wracał, bo nie mój vibe.
Boring.
Ugh
2/10 Wasn't my thing
lit just repeats chic over and over again
I have not heard this before. I know Le Freak but that’s it. This starts off with a good funk beat and goes in Le Freak, so it seems promising, then it moves on from dud to dud until the final track which brings back some of the energy of the first two. Surprised to see such a dull disco record in here when there is so much better disco out there. It might make sense if this was a really influential album or the best of a certain style, but all this really has going for it is one hit song.
katastropha
Ugh.. Disco Sucks. 1
Ugh more of the same crap...
Nice
Just because an album includes one wildly popular track doesn't mean it's an album I need to listen to before I die, exhibit H
Thanks to this album I learned a bit about Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park. Reading about this event was definitely better than listening to the album. Perhaps going forward I will be less vociferous in my criticism of disco music, though.
👎🏻
Sucked
Sehr repetitiv, das musikalische Material wäre in jedem Song bereits nach 2-3 Minuten völlig ausgeschöpft. Durch die Überlänge nervt es stellenweise sogar.
Le Freak was great, the rest was not. Merely average work, with his best way in front of him!
Too groovy and not my taste in music
Bad elevator music
boring boring boring boring
I like the band but boy that album was boring. Most songs were dull.
I appreciate the inclusion, but I sure don't like the music...
Repetitive. Smooth. Yeah, this conjures up everything chic.
Not really my thing. Found myself wanting to turn it off or skip songs. 1.5/5
0.5/5 "There's no doubt that Chic are the greatest and most enduring disco band..." (Spotify bio) - yeah no, you're actually far from it. Never heard of them apart from "Le Freak", and for this band to think that they're the epiphany of disco/funk music is beyond reason. Their arrogance will be judged upon. Just go ahead and ignore Boney M., ABBA, the Bee Gees, Kool and the Gang, Ottawan and so many others who made better and more influencal music than you did. Objectively it's not great disco music either, I could come up with a dozen songs from the top of my head that can outmatch this whole album by themselves. So yeah, Nile Rodgers, please go and fuck yourself, thanks. Originally 3/5, but -2.5 stars for arrogance. Don't think you're more important than you are, because you're not.
Awful, awful, awful. Didn't even make me jiggy.
No a fan of disco in general and this doesn’t seem the best of it. One star for their hit Le Freak.
Kind of cheesy. And like most cheese after 4 decades, it didn't age well.
Very difficult to listen to.
Boring
This might be the worst album I’ve ever heard.
Not so good
Well-played music on generally boring disco, funk, and r&b tracks. Even the best songs outstay their welcome a bit. The technique is good - instruments are well played and everything is crisp. I just didn’t dig the songs.
You’ve got to be kidding me, two Chic albums in two weeks. Not how they can justify including two Chic albums when there is no Louise Armstrong.
Really bad
I didn’t realise there was such a thing as background incidental funk music. Now I do, and I don’t care for it one bit.
Yes, we get it. You're chic. Stop beating us over the head with it. Le Freak is the only one I've heard before, and it's a decent song. The rest was pretty meh. Very repetitive. At Last I Am Free was decent, and could have been great, if only they'd just hit the stop button at 4 minutes. They drag it on to over 7 minutes long, just repeating the same line over and over again. And what was with Funny Bone? An instrumental with this weird laughing sound in the background all the way through.... yeah pass. Best song: At Last I Am Free
Not coked out enough for this on a Sunday morning.
1’5
Not for me
one like one song in the album
Sometimes I forget how much I really don't like 70s disco, I just find this music so cheesy and annoying. This is just another one of those where I can tell that if you're into this kind of thing it is actually a really good album, but this simply couldn't be further from my thing.
I would say I was shocked to see this turd on the list. If Kenny G had made porno disco music, it would have been this record. It's not good, and it edged out some greats from 1978, assuming 1978 is not over-represented on the list. It is not an essential record in any way, shape, or form. If anything, it's a nostalgia piece, and that is about it.
barf. i just cant. made it to next to last song and that was a struggle. 1/5
One good song does not a good album make
Not my bag
C’est Chic. C’est mal ou c’est bien? The fates shall decide. If this is where that disco song comes from, we may be holding our noses for about 41 minutes. Oh no. It’s not that song, but I imagine it’s coming up. 4 note disco/funk riff and canned applause. Oh sweet Jesus no. Not this. Anything but this. Well. Not anything. But this is like thinking you’re going to Disneyland and showing up at a haunted sewer plant tour. It’s not that it’s terrible, it’s just boring and I hate the atmosphere. Don’t spell chic. Jesus. Maybe it is terrible. I’ve never experienced a longer 4 minutes outside of physical pain, so there we go. And there it is. “Le freak.” Ugh. If school of rock was a terrible disco movie, this would be the final song. Cheesy, childish, and unfortunately, bad music. Ugh. We’re going to get into the god damn Chic deep tracks? Why are they trying. To get meaningful here. I can’t say I hate the guitar solo. It’s pretty good. Decent tone. No group vocals is a win. Again, just too sappy and pedestrian. I’ll probably be living for this song to come back after the rest of this thing, so not too shabby. Happy man. Not me pal. Boring, bad. Bad vocal line, terrible disco guitar. Dead behind the eyes repetition meant to be danced to on barbiturates. The song “At Last I am Free” almost fills me with an emotion. I can really relate to this song. I wish to be free of this album, but this is only track 6. A vocal ballad. End it. Please. The good people of Chic, if any of you remain on this cursed earth. End this album. This is Disco on 5 RPM. Did this need to be 7 minutes?? This has been the same for FOUR MINUTES and it wasn’t good to start. Interminable dreck. Hey, they’re right. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Chalk this puppy up to a crushing defeat. Boring outro about nothing in particular. Easy activism. Some albums have an atmosphere. A general feeling of, well, something. Anything. C’est Chic feels like a linoleum floor in a Motel Laundromat. Which I suppose is an atmosphere of some sort. One that produces despair, and has the listener questioning what it is they did wrong to end up here. C’est très mal. 0.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Savoir Faire is the best of a rotten bunch.
I was reminded of a time when my mom would take me to JC Penney’s for what felt like the whole day (circa 1982) and this album was playing in the background.
Not for me. 1/5
No thank you.
fleeting
I just didn't feel like there was anything here for me
Disco in Reinkultur mit Riesenhit Le freak, und darum berechtigt in dieser Liste, aber ich mag Disco halt nicht
As much as I like music with groove, and have listened to Le Freak throughout my life, this album showcases exactly how disco watered down funk and soul until it was flat and tasteless---and left the 80s in a funk vaccuum (or at the very least, took the heart out of soul). This feels.like yacht rock or muzak. Definitely not one I'll listen to again...
Disco still sucks.
Not my type of music
I won't make excuses, I didn't like it. 1/5
1. cheer - 0 2. freak - 1 3. zavoir - 1.5 4. happy - 0 5. love - 1 6. free - 0 7. uuin - 0 8. bone - 0
The songs are too long. I don't like disco or dancing to this style of music. This is not influential on almost any band or style of music I care about. It has good production. A 1 is too harsh, but I really did not like this. So it gets a 1.
Disappointingly boring .....
If all your old disco records from way back when are gathering mould buried under a pile of junk in your parents' basement, you could go dig them out and play them. But why would you want to?
I think the cool rock fans in the late 70s would've said that disco sucks. Not a fan of this music, it's mostly because it feels like it lacks substance. I did enjoy the solid guitar playing on track 3 ("Savoir Faire").
So gar nicht meins. Gepflegte 70s Pop-Langeweile
- Didn’t make it the full way through - got bored.
Not for me
Shit
Bass heavy disco dance music. Not being a dancer, I have no use for this drivel. Yes the bass player is good. But….the lyrics are so trite they sound like they were written by an eighth grade girl….who’s not very talented. And then the ridiculous number of times a phrase is repeated within a song is almost cruel. Could you dance to it at the discos in the 70s? Hell yes. Any reason to LISTEN to it now? None whatsoever.
Yep, that’s disco
A lot of people think disco sucks. They’re right.
No
Absolute garbage. I don’t care how catchy you think a song is. . . There is no good reason that a pop disco songs needs to go on for more than 3 minutes- let alone almost 6. The lead off track to this album is complete trash. Sounds like it was written and recorded by 3rd graders. So many songs that I had to skip because they were completely unpalatable. This album made me seriously question the taste and sanity of the author of this book as well as life itself. I am terrified that Chic Cheer is going to haunt my psyche for years to come and end up being my ultimate demise as though it were some demonic ring-like track. Never again.
2 songs
LaFreak is a classic
I am sure it is a good album but I could not get into it
I heard one good guitar riff. The rest is a study of monotony.
Repetitive. Repetitive. Repetitive.
not my jam
Not for me
So that's where the "Ahhhhh, freak out!" sample comes from. Didn't realize they stretched that out for a whole 5 minute song though. This is some seriously repetitive and basic stuff. Wasn't a fan.
only enjoyable by the deaf
Disco is bad. The guy can't save this.
no
not for me
Úff, þetta var nú bara sama lagið með rétt mismunandi texta og ööörlitlum breytingum í laglínu. Örugglega voða skemmtilegt á diskótímabilinu en þetta fannst mér þreytt.
Nothing special about this album
Could not get past the second song - just not for me
This album is a little too bland for me. Elevator music vibes
Fuck disco
I was between a one and a two on this one. It’s got some OK grooves. But when I’m pulling my hair out about how the album is still going with three songs left…
Very instrumental, not my cup of tea