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The 70's Part 2: "Disco and Punk"

The Five Genres of AOR wait backstage for their turn to play at The Snake Pit. Bubblegum Pop bombs, while Punk Rock and Disco electrify the place. Will the genres overcome?

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1. According to Wikipedia: "Bubblegum pop is a genre of pop music whose classic period ran from 1967 to 1972. The second wave of bubblegum started two years later and ran until 1977 when disco took over and punk rock emerged (some revisionist critics have claimed bubblegum influenced punk)." Because of Bubblegums' commercial based sound, he is hated by the genres out of jealousy. Despite Bubblegum being kicked off stage by Punk, the two genres are on good terms in the series.

2. Glam mentions that Punk likes to keep his songs under three minutes, it's more so a little over two minutes. Which is why his show ended so fast.

3. The reason why Punk provokes Prog after his show is because of their long standing rivalry. Prog bands kept their songs with complex time signatures for long durations, while punk rockers kept their songs short and simple.

4. New Wave is seen dancing to disco music. New Wave was partially influenced by Disco.

5. In the panel with New Wave, you can see the duck from the cover of the single for "Disco Duck". A satricial novelty disco song which became a hit in 1976.

6. Again, Prog is overlooked but at least acknowleged by Disco. Some prog bands liked to use disco style components in their music, like Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall: Part II".

7. It's hinted that the show was held on August 16, 1977. The day Elvis died.

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The 70's Part 2: "Disco and Punk"

The Five Genres of AOR wait backstage for their turn to play at The Snake Pit. Bubblegum Pop bombs, while Punk Rock and Disco electrify the place. Will the genres overcome?

ROCK REFERENCES

1. According to Wikipedia: "Bubblegum pop is a genre of pop music whose classic period ran from 1967 to 1972. The second wave of bubblegum started two years later and ran until 1977 when disco took over and punk rock emerged (some revisionist critics have claimed bubblegum influenced punk)." Because of Bubblegums' commercial based sound, he is hated by the genres out of jealousy. Despite Bubblegum being kicked off stage by Punk, the two genres are on good terms in the series.

2. Glam mentions that Punk likes to keep his songs under three minutes, it's more so a little over two minutes. Which is why his show ended so fast.

3. The reason why Punk provokes Prog after his show is because of their long standing rivalry. Prog bands kept their songs with complex time signatures for long durations, while punk rockers kept their songs short and simple.

4. New Wave is seen dancing to disco music. New Wave was partially influenced by Disco.

5. In the panel with New Wave, you can see the duck from the cover of the single for "Disco Duck". A satricial novelty disco song which became a hit in 1976.

6. Again, Prog is overlooked but at least acknowleged by Disco. Some prog bands liked to use disco style components in their music, like Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall: Part II".

7. It's hinted that the show was held on August 16, 1977. The day Elvis died.