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Hot Chocolate - Mindless Boogie (1979)

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Sep 15, 2009

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From DiscoMuseum.com :
"Released in 1979, "Going Through The Motions" was a departure for Hot Chocolate in that it found the band making a conscious effort to appeal to disco audiences. Hot Chocolate's previous albums might have had the occasional disco item, but this time, the disco style is dominant. Moroder-style synthesizers are prominent, and tunes like "Dance (Get Down to It)," "I Just Love What You're Doing" and "Mindless Boogie" are obviously club-minded. Thankfully, most of the material has heart, Hot Chocolate's soulful, gritty inclinations prevail on "Night Ride," "Mindless Boogie" and "I Just Love What You're Doing"-all of which are rewarding. "Mindless Boogie," in fact, is brilliant, not to mention very ironic. Back in the late 1970's, the death-to-disco crowd frequently described disco as "mindless boogie"-and it wasn't exactly a compliment. On the surface, "Mindless Boogie" might seem like a typically escapist disco number, but the gem actually has a socio-political message. Mentioning events like the nuclear arms race and the Jonestown Massacre ...Read the full article