Chic

Sure, "Le Freak" might grace every company party dancefloor, but for good reason: it's a hot dance number that nudges booties into action to this day. But that's not the only track C'est Chic offered the world: this highly crafted release gravitates between disco-era pathos and disco-era Dionysian excess. Pick it up.

Chic are the disco band to which rockers, hip-hoppers, soul fans and funkateers all give
props, and for good reason: Guitarist Nile Rodgers, bassist Bernard Edwards and drummer
Tony Thompson comprised one of the tightest and most influential rhythm sections of the
last thirty years. The group's second and most popular album, 1978's C'est Chic, is also its
most consistently satisfying. Inspired by Rodgers and Edwards being barred entr... More >

The hooky cuts are more jingles than songs, the interludes more vamps than breaks, and I won't dance, so don't ask me. Well, maybe if you're really nice. (Grade - B)