Reviews (page 14 of 14)
Zoet, zalig, zondags.
Disco caps at a 3 for me. This was a slightly above average album. Loved the guitar work.
Boomer moms rejoice!
Guitar work saved this album for me
Wow, this one might take the cake for the most dated album on this list. It's almost hard to believe nowadays that Disco was ever really a thing. Nowadays this sounds more like 80s porn music than anything else. Still, this wasn't bad at all as background music. There were also a couple of very decent tunes on here such as the funky Le Freak and the groovy I Want Your Love.
ALSO very fun. two disco-y albums in a row. fun.
Hip and groovy, some massive hits here but even the fillers are killers. Top tracks: Happy man, I want your love, chic cheer
This album kinda slaps. Not much to say about it since it’s disco, but it’s still super fun and doesn’t get old for the 40+ minute runtime. 7/10
It would feel weird to review this album without mentioning Le Freak and I Want Your Love, which are obviously solid, and the first being a classic boogie song. It takes a lot for a song without lyrics to give me the feels and sadly Savoir Faire did not do such a thing. Overall, it was OKish, not my kind of music if I'm honest, didn't give me the feels and was a bit samey. On the album cover, I enjoy the logic of putting each song title on the front, nice and organised and as an organised woman I can appreciate that. However, it's not pleasing aesthetically to me, especially the font, it makes me upset. In fact, there's 3 different fonts on this album and that stresses me out. The photo is kind of cool I guess, I don't see why the woman's on the floor rather than sat on the sofa but I'll get over it. Also, the red, blue and white colours are not a vibe. Ok, I'm done now. 3/10 on the album cover.
Track no 1 played too long will send you to a mental hospital, track 2 is a classic and definitely makes you want to move your hips. The whole album is good to have on in the background, makes you want to tap your foot and sing some parts, would listen again even possible be worthwhile for a salsa sessions who knows what the future holds! Would listen again.
Disco gold!
Disco is always a little bit of a nostalgic niche, but this was OK.
Pretty good at what it is. Not something I’d really go for though. I was surprised it was 1978. I’d have thought it was earlier.
Freak out
Fantastic
Well, this is about what I expected: a lot of funky cheese, and that's pretty much what I got. You can really feel the 70s vibes all the way through this one. Fave track: Savoir Faire, the one WITHOUT the vocals.
Great band of the '70. If you like this youd like earth wind & fire, Commodores, Koll & the gang
I never disliked Disco. My biggest problem with disco was that every "hit" sounded the same. This, however, is different. Credit here definitely goes to Nile Rodgers and the bassist. They really put an emphasis on the music. The instrumentation for each sound is lush, the guitar solo for Savoir Faire was really great. The "hit" actually sounds overdone. The other pieces sound (to me) better. Really enjoyed it.
Ah disco. Hard to take serious, hard to not secretly enjoy. There were a bunch of songs that felt like they have been sampled or redone but Chic Cheer was the only one I could put my finger on (Faith Evans' Love Like This). Decent sign of respect. Le Freak is a classic and part of the fun of the album. Still, there's some real instrumentation mixed in. Savoir faire showed some music ability and Happy Man felt more funk than disco and was solid. But from there it felt like more predictable, run of the mill disco. Respectable but no staying power.
Good stuff. Love the clean funky guitar and the fat funky bass. It's definitely "of its time" but songs like Le Freak and I Want Your Love are certifiable classics. I wouldn't go out of my way to listen, but I definitely enjoyed it.
8/10
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.
Decent enough, I guess, but disco sucks.
it was fine. definitely party music. cool to hear nile rogers rip it up
So much better than expected, solid all the way through
Good dance album, not really much going for it other than that. A lot of the songs tend to drag on and are pretty one dimensional. My least favorite of the albums I've listened to so far. Favorite Tracks: Happy Man, Sometimes You Win
I liked this more than I thought I would. I was only familiar with Le Freak going in, but there is so much more to offer on this album. The bounce of the 70s funk and disco drives this record. I even enjoyed the ballads that are sprinkled in. "I Want Your Love" is a really fun song that will go into my rotation.
It's... okay? I know there is a disco revival currently going on, and disco had a huge stigma for a long time, but I find it hard to really feel one way or another about it. For me, disco is to funk and soul what yacht rock is to prog rock. There are some cool bass lines here, but the songs just kind of drag on without much in the way of a climax. I've heard a lot worse (including on this list), but I'm not running out to buy a pair of roller skates anytime soon.
Great album with iconic hits such as I want your love, Le Freak...
// Favs: – Score: Decent 3
Lordy. These guys n gals run their choruses over and over and over and over and over and over and over. Good boogie grooves but Jesus..
GROOVE. Le Freak is a great time. The bass tone is great, and the singles kick. I don't think there is enough variety to make it a 5 star, but I thoroughly enjoyed this. At Last I Am Free lingers longer than it should, but being a ballad i guess that's just a personal preference. [Funny] Bone is a good track.
Nice and funky
1978, Нью Йорк, диско. Второй студийный альбом. Лучший трек: Le Freak.
not for me
Majestic. From Nile Rodgers' signature guitar riffs glittering all over the show, to the funky driving basslines, this is one of THE disco classic albums.
Eh, disco like this is pretty one note to my ear, so a whole album of it all blends together even if it's pretty good overall.
Definitely makes you want to dance
Kova levy! Letkeä tunnelma ja sopi viikonpäivään kuin nyrkki silmään.
Ihan eheä kokonaisuus, vaikkakin tuntui ettei biisi vaihtunut missään välissä. Chicciä siellä ja vähän Freakiä täällä
Happy Man and At Last I Am Free are hidden gems
Not my bag
Fun but some q boring tracks and j victim of own success by now
Was expecting more from this. I used to have a Chic best of cd that I quite enjoyed. Was looking forward to exploring some deep cuts. But this is basically Le Freak (plus At Last I Am Free) and some filler. 5/10
Impressed by this album. Didn’t expect much of it going in but hearing chic cheer the song had a good beat and was grooving. Le freak has either been sampled or used in movies it sounded very familiar. The rest of the album was pretty decent and overall better than I expected. 6.5/10
Second and the most successful Chic's album. The 78's mix of disco, funk and R&B. Not my kind of music but I enjoyed the guitar and bass lines.
A truly diamond disco record
Creí que no los conocía pero una de sus canciones me encantaba hace años
just one more thing, the whole worlds a circus, don't you be the clown. another album with 3 beast tracks and then a load of filler. can never get above a 3 with that sort of half arsed approach.
Oh ho ho ho ho. Oi oi. Oh la la. Feel the sex running through your thighs.
These guys have no rhythm.
C'est très chic.
Very cool. Better than I expected.
Ok 2/5
One banger on this album, i dont think they tried too hard for the rest of it 2 stars
Got to give this five stars, so nice to listen to this properly.
3/5 - neat but not novel
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"
Sono un gruppo sicuramente molto divertente che in effetti ha dato vita a numerosi tormentoni. Io ho sempre avuto qualche problema con la disco perché è un genere forse pensato meno per l'ascolto. Musicalmente chiaramente siamo ad alti livelli, certe linee di basso sono veramente una goduria e farebbero muovere il culo a chiunque. Volevo dare un quattro fino a metà disco perché ho apprezzato davvero molto "Savoir Faire" e "I Want Your Love". Purtroppo però "At Last I Am Free" ha affossato tutto con il suo essere ballatona '70 ma protratta per 7 minuti. Forse sulla pista da ballo aveva un senso ma all'ascolto è stata una mezza agonia. Per questo motivo direi un 3.5 che non mi sento di promuovere.
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.
Aight
R&B que me pareceu como disco e agradou pelos vocais femininos.
Not my thing
Can't deny the instrumentation is good and there's obviously a few classics but every song also felt like it was 10 minutes too long.
liked every song!
Savoir Faire
Funky vibes
3.5/5 Starts not interesting, gets better the further in the album
Very enjoyable. Just good vibes.
Pretty good, enjoyable but not amazing
The songs are fun and well written. They all feel very similar though. Not normally a genre I listen to but it was enjoyable.
Super funky, super awesome
Disco is okay… (I want your love is really good) but the rest drags a little
I'm not a fan of disco but i enjoyed this album quite a bit.
Picked this up at a record shop in Chicago for .99 cents a few years back and it played great. Worth it for “I Want Your Love” alone. Unbeatable bass line
A funky and fun listen. Everybody has heard le freak before. Favourite track is savoir faire for sure, that guitar is fantastic.
Decent, can really see how it had major influence but disco isn’t my jam.
Pretty groovy! Very classic disco sound, with a few definite earworms in there. I Want Your Love was probably my favorite track. I would give it 3.5, but I don't see myself listening to this for enjoyment (unless I'm at a roller rink).
Classic disco and funk from CHIC, nothing more to say than every song is fantastic
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.
4 groovy
FUNKY AND FRESH! I feel like I am playing DDR in my mind.
It is what it is.
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.
Groovy
Big old funky disco vibes. Nile Rodgers is a legend and this album proves why. Knew a couple of songs going into this album but the second half of the album had some wonderful new treats. However, it’s not an album I’d see myself sitting down and listening all the way through, the stand outs make the album but it isn’t necessarily consistent.
a lot of... uh... a lot
The aesthetic of this album is so beautiful. It has a rich old-school sound that is just timeless. Definitely will be relistening.
If I didn't give this album five stars, you would know I had been kidnapped and forced to give a different vote. I sometimes like to play Chic or edits of Chic in my dj sets and the impact they have had on disco with this album is insane. I have had the pleasure of seeing them live, and I will say this listen brought back happy memories. Thank you Rodgers and Edwards
Soft musical vocals with clean acoustic music are an amazing fusion for relaxation.
Funky disco and it has Le Freak!
Great at the start, goes down hill fast
Amazing. I’m ashamed to say that I’ve owned this for like 7 years, and I have somehow never listened to it front to back. This is what I imagine heaven sounds like. On the B side, I stood up on three separate occasions b/c I thought that the song was so good, that it must be their grand finale. Every time there was an even better song waiting in the wings
Glamuroso y majestuoso, el funky más elegante del mundo. Arreglos con estilo que suenan actuales aún y Nile Rodgers sublimando la guitarra. Espectacular
Not a massive fan of this. Le freak is a classic however.
Just what the Dr ordered. Also appreciated the instrumentality
p funky.
Some great tracks, wasn't feeling the album as a whole. But it's hard to rate an album after one day.. Rating would probably increase with time
All this does is bring back memories of the "Sounds of the 70s" compilation CD commercial that was always on TV in the 90s.
As disco as it gets. Lovely smooth production on all the tracks here, deep basslines throughout, super catchy melodies. It does exactly what you expect Chic to do. It's a nice comfortable listen.
fuckin GROOVY good fun vibes :) Lav it xoxo happy man and I want your love hadn’t heard before but they slap x At last I am free is repetitive skip it
they sang the "freakout!!" song
🕺🏻
C’est Chic. C’est magnafique.
Cool disco vibes but I much preferred the Sister Sledge album.
I don't really get the Chic hype tbh. Similar to The Beatles in some ways. I get the musicianship, songwriting, popularity, etc and it's nice enough but just not my vibe. 7/10
Great Saturday morning vibes.
I’ll be honest, I only listened to half of this and defo won’t have time to catch up due to all the sport. However I liked it, and have saved it.
first track has the baseline from Faith Evans' "Love Like This Before"
Pretty fun! 8/10
Kinda fun and groovy but awfully repetitive. 6
I hope no one charged them too much for designing that cover. Not great Lyricists and I like a good lyric. Tunes are catchy enough, but only the 2 hits stand out. Not a great album but its good and they are a great live band. 3/5
That was a lot of disco.
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
musica disco 70! aaaaaahh FREAK OUT!
3/5
Super nice mix of R&B, funk and soul.
Chic. Nile Rogers. Excellent.
Like a 7. At first I figured this was on there because there was one good song on it, then there were some other good songs. Not really my thing, but it was a good length and had fun energy
Gran album. LOL, En la reseña anterior le echaba mierda a la música disco y justo hoy toca un buen disco de disco, (pero en realidad solo le echaba mierda a los beegees porque no tolero sus voces agudas). Anyway, creo la propuesta del album está muy chida, suena sencilla y pegajosa. Hay chill y hay groove por igual: las guitarras y bateria on point (los dudes están actually tocando un bonche de instrumentos reales y poniendolos en el spotlight de un álbum de disco), buena producción, sax, trompetas y violines muy ocasionalmente para darle variedad, vocales superagradables (no como Bee Gees :v) Mood del disco: bailando lento, pero seductor, bajo los efectos de un buen balance de ansiolíticos y adrenérgicos en un pisito de colores. track favorito: sometimes you win (buen ritmito lleno de positividad con el bajo, las guitarras y el piano en armonía) Muy disfrutable: 9/10 (no 10 por la innecesariamente larga balada "At last I'm free" a la mitad del disco).
Classic disco album, great for getting up and dancing to and singing along to.
Good production . Tracks too long. A couple of stand out tracks, I want your Love being the main one but too many instrumental offerings.
Not my type of music
Hypnotic charismatic disco record, full of great rhythms, summer vibes and cool tunes. And 'Le Freak' and 'I Want Your Love', of course
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
Beim ersten Song, Chic Cheer wollte ich einem Impuls folgen schon dem ganzen Album eine 5 geben. Für die Erfindung und vollkommene Vorwegnahme von Deep House Music (ist was, Malo?), gespielt von einer klassischen Band vor Publikum mit Disco-Anspruch. Klassiker wie Le Freak und mein persönlicher Favorite I Want Your Love zahlen ebenfalls drauf ein - der Impuls ebbt aber bisschen ab und pegelt sich in Verstetigung eher bei ner 4 ein, getragen von der fantastisch schwebenden Schmuseballade At Last I Am Free. Und auch die Abba-esken Streicher in Funny Bone machen mir das nicht kaputt. Außerdem noch zu sagen: perfektes Handwerk perfekt abgeliefert. Much Love an Bernie Edwards, für die Dosis Tragik des Tages möchte ich diesen (letzten Auftritt wenige Stunden vor seinem Tod an Lungenentzündung) 1996 im Budokan ans Herz legen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1APFyc_QtQ
“C’est Chic” by Chic (1978) R&B/early disco, with lyrics basically consisting of “I want you, baby; Let’s dance!” and other inane dance club pickup lines. But the music is very well done, if you can get past the New York City Club 54 pretentiousness. Excellent lilting bass and feathery guitar, if somewhat excessively repetitive. “Savoir Faire” displays some nice rhythmic variations, and fine jazz lead guitar solo. This track is really the highlight of the album. This album makes me want to dance, but it’s 5:37am, and I got nobody. Overall, good. 3/5
Nile Rodgers is God
Love disco. Dont love this entire album
Such a good vibes
Un megahit. Alguna canción de funky animado, pero más de funky demasiado melódico
One of the few albums on this list that I’ve felt compelled to listen to twice in a row. A great disco album altogether, though it could benefit from slightly more experimentation or variation. 9
Woah- very good. Really enjoyed this.
9/10 Muy bonito todos lo saben
Escuchar este álbum fue como estar en una fiesta (de tema retro, por supuesto). Si con Neil Young pasé por una escucha llena de tristeza, C'est Chic fue lo contrario: ritmos y melodías alegres, incluso en sus momentos más suaves, como "Sometimes You Win", "At Last I'm Free" y esa especie de interlude que es "Savoir Faire". De repente es meloso, pero se oye todo muy bien. Los bajos son muy buenos y las voces siempre quedan, además "Le Freak" es un rolón. El cierre del disco justamente asemeja a cuando dejas una fiesta y se oye el barullo, las risas a lo lejos... Quizá el único contra es que de repente se vuelve monótono, pero muy leve, no es un gran problema. 9.5/10
Too 70s for me
Funky. Le Freak most iconic song on album. Savoir Faire could be an anime closing. Rest of the album cool.
this one i get it. list of 1000 albums? sure, it makes the cut.
I'm not really into this genre, but this album was perfectly OK, not annoying, good listening.
R&B, easy-listening, it makes me feel like I'm in an elevator in Paris...
Música disco
Meh. Disco doesn't bother me but it's not usually very memorable, either.
Le freak kennig Flowig insgesamt
Excellent funky disco. No skippers on the album, just good danceable vibes.
Bänger Skön funk
disco gold
2.5 | Es disco... Un disco de disco con una de las canciones disco más disco de la época disco que representa el disco. Quizá se oye un poco mal pero la intención no es insultante, en realidad es disco muy bien hecho con interesantes arreglos, Le Freak es de verdad una obra maestra de su género, pero inevitablemente termina sintiéndose un poco cansado para la segunda mitad, algunas partes se sienten con un dejo más a R&B pero no lo suficiente como para que se sienta variedad en el sonido. Escucharlo hace volar la cabeza a un imaginario de estar en el Studio 54 con Olivia Newton y Andy Warhol sentado al lado de Stallone mientras jala líneas del ancho de un pulgar, es la música perfecta para su época y para los fines que tenía pero esa época se fue, esos fines y todo ese mundo ya no existen y se esfumaron en unos años tan rápido como aparecieron, sea para mal o para bien. Un disco que da nostalgia por que haya más decadencia no puede ser tan malo.
Grooovy baby
Funk y disco combinados muy agradables. Songs: Sometimes You Win, (Funny) Bone, I Want Your Love
Good funk grooves. Some songs are a bit repetitious but good record overall. 3 stars.
Pretty fun. Not exactly something I'd listen to often, but I'd listen again.
Some of this I liked, the funkier moments. Ultimately too disco for me, and some songs were too long and repetitive.
Groovy disco music
These people sound fun. Do I actually like disco? wtf... Le Freak -- there's the radio banger. And what's this jazz interlude???
bem groovy, good vibes
chic
I enjoyed all the sources of all the samples.
8
wew lad
Already had it once, not bad
This is what I think when I say 70s music. Nice to listen to.
More super familiar music I never bothered to know the facts about before, so it nothing else this project is broadening my knowledge. Disco is not particularly in my wheelhouse though I am certainly of similar vintage.
Best disco album of all time? Love the bass and guitar playing. Robert Wyatt's cover of "At Last I Am Free" is one of my favorite covers of all time so of course I love the original as well.
We all know "Le Freak". Overall not bad but nothing I'm freaking out over, ho ho ho ho ho.
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.
Fun.
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.
For me this is Disco music. I loved it when I was young. Now I still like it after all this years. It survived time. A nice album in total.
Yasssss bitch C'est chic la Disco. Ca groove en sequin dress dans la cuisine!!!
This is sick
Funky. Just not something I'll listen to.
Legendary disco album. Bernard Edwards <3
Very disco, pretty good
Fav Song: Chic Cheer
Killer album. Starts off strong. Greats bass lines and guitar riffs
Disco funk classic
Not for me
I felt the boogie and got down on it.
Pretty fun, groovy listen.
Chic did Freak Out (Le Freak) - cool
hmmmm c'est chic!
it was blumming great
I'm definitely not a chic guy
Meh
I actually really liked this
Some iconic moments in here. More jazzy and soulful than I was expecting. A little too much filler to get 5 stars though.
Not a disco fan.
what a ride.. lol
Who doesn't love a bit of disco and nile rodgers
Couple killer songs
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.
część utworów znane mi wcześniej dobre wspomnienia z le freak i i want your love, instrumentale też bardzo dobre podobnie jak pozostałe utwory. ale za bangerzy 4 się należy totalnie
Bardzo prosty, ale zarazem przyjemny, można sobie povibeować i po tańczyć z dziewczyną jak się ją akurat ma. Podobał mi się ale nie był niesamowity
savoir faire przyjemne, do i want your love tez moglabym wrocic, ale ogolnie nie porwalo
buja ale nie moje klimaty
ne nicht so nice
finally i am free
Very acoustic, hardly any vocals at all. Made me want to listen and explore jazz some more. Inoffensive, repetitive, groovy.
Great album
Easy and funky album. Some great tune, but sometimes the songs dragged on for too long
Brightened up the workday! Not sure if I really enjoyed it from beginning to end, but some songs were nice.
ehhhh disco is not for me
11/18/20 Chic. Standout Tracks: Chic Cheer, Savoir Faire, Sometimes You Win, (Funny) Bone
I’m going out to dinner tonight with the family so I’ll see you tomorrow morning at about nine o clock love to talk bye ✌️ see if I get any of the other girls 🧒 tomorrow or Thursday I have some time for myself I can talk tomorrow if you’d rather talk tomorrow night if that’s easier I love 😍 and I’m not a good 😊 and I’m sure 👍 but I’ll let it slide 🛝