Post #820869

Missing J today. Wish he was here so we could talk about Hot Chocolate—while I had known the hits he got me to get into the deep cuts. This is very much Hot Chocolate leaning into the disco sound, at the tail-end of disco's cultural significance. The thing is, Hot Chocolate was never just a disco/funk band. Their first 3 records have a lot of range. There are flavors British Invasion, psychedelic, funk, northern soul, throughout their catalog. Still, I would describe this as a "dance record" which at that time meant disco. But in practically also meant soul/funk. But it's still a Hot Chocolate record. Instead of disco strings there are funky synths. The bass playing is amazing. Side 2 is stronger, more funk with a bit of new wave in there. This is not my favorite Hot Chocolate record but it will be in rotation and if I have a dance party it will be getting some play. #vinyl #recordCollection #JWarden