I hated disco especially at the time. Disco was very much a producer's medium which makes it very different from rock which is more of an artist's medium and country which is more about the song. I can appreciate the craft of a well produced disco song more today than I did at the time.
Disco did one great thing for me. Because I disliked it so much, it was the first time in my life that I explored music outside of what was on top 40 radio. I started listening to genres like country, bluegrass, folk, blues, big band etc. and got interested in pop music from earlier eras. That interest led directly to my current job, so in some ways I'm glad disco came along and ruined top 40 radio in the 1970s.
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