SoulTracks Lost Gem: Chic has "Stage Fright"

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    Those who choose to write off Chic as simply "another disco group" really miss the point. While the group's creative and commercial peak was indeed during the disco-dominated years of 1978-1980, Chic arguably served as the bridge from the James Brown/Sly Stone pioneering funk of the 60s and early 70s to the electronic dance/funk that came to dominate the mid-80s. Click Here for the full Chic biography

    But while casual fans know about hit like "Good Times" and "Le Freak," there were a bunch of other, lesser known songs that showed the infectious, ambitious sound of this group. Here's one of them, the 1981 cut "Stage Fright." What do you think of it? 

    Those who choose to write off Chic as simply "another disco group" really miss the point. While the group's creative and commercial peak was indeed during the disco-dominated years of 1978-1980, Chic arguably served as the bridge from the James Brown/Sly Stone pioneering funk of the 60s and early 70s to the electronic dance/funk that came to dominate the mid-80s. Click Here for the full Chic biography

    But while casual fans know about hit like "Good Times" and "Le Freak," there were a bunch of other, lesser known songs that showed the infectious, ambitious sound of this group. Here's one of them, the 1981 cut "Stage Fright." What do you think of it? 

     
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