We Are Family

Immaculate. This record sounds incredible. Nile Rodgers might be the best pop musician ever.

Ya this is good stuff. Fun disco make me wanna groove.

Absolutely not my cup of tea

Love me a good disco album.

This rules, in a funky disco kinda way.
Try not to nod your head with any of these tunes playing as you drive along, especially 'We Are Family' and 'Lost In Music' - absolute crackers.

Jeg likte dette overraskende godt. "He's the Greatest Dancer" og tittelsporet er to store bops, men resten var helt passe. Alltid kult med Niles Rodgers-gitar, men låtene ga meg liksom ikke stort annet enn at det låt kult og groovet.

Not exactly my favourite genre, bit I found this one very enjoyable. My favourite track is (no surprises): "We Are Family". I particularly like the bass and guitar sound. Overall, I think this deserves 4 stars.

We Are Family by Sister Sledge is a classic disco and R&B album from the late 1970s that remained hugely influential throughout the 1980s dance scene. Produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic, the album delivers polished grooves, catchy basslines, and uplifting vocals that defined the era.
Overall, I thought the album was okay. It has a fun, upbeat sound, and it's easy to hear why songs like "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer" became enduring classics. The production is excellent, with tight rhythms and memorable hooks that still sound fresh today.
That said, I found that I mostly enjoyed the well-known singles, while some of the deeper album tracks felt less memorable. The album maintains a consistent disco style throughout, which fans of the genre will likely appreciate, but it didn't always hold my attention from start to finish.
Even though it wasn't a personal favorite, I can appreciate its importance in music history and its influence on dance, funk, and pop music. If you enjoy disco, funk, or the polished sound associated with the late '70s and early '80s, We Are Family is definitely worth listening to

An interesting question with these reviews is always to what extent one should take the historical context into account. Take, for example, this album, “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge: on the one hand, it’s so quintessentially ’70s disco that it just sounds completely cheesy at first. But beneath that, you’ll find an outstanding vocal group that combines R&B and funk into something (at the time) new - and even borrowed the groove machine (in the form of Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards - and, to be fair, Tony Thompson as well) from Chic.
Ultimately, as is so often the case, we’re in the “actually pretty cool, but after a few songs it gets predictable - 3.5 stars” league here. Yesterday I gave the Beatles a very solid three for a comparable album (Hard Day’s Night) - today, it’s probably time for a narrow four again. This ambiguity is probably unavoidable

Mega mega mega hit aside…

A. Damn does Niles bass bounce.
B. Hoping now that we are at a very different cultural moment this list can give discos revolutionary social/cultural impact some respect. Not a bad place to start imo.

This a no-skipper album, imo

4.1/5

*We are Family is clearly the notable track from this album
*Great bass lines on these disco tracks
*I've always thought Sister Sledge was a better name for a metal band

I haven't had a disco album in a good long time on this. I hope it's catchy and fun, which is what you want from disco. It is generally pretty catchy and funky. You can clearly tell that this was music meant for dance parties, as the songs all have tight rhythms and funky bass lines. The lyrics are just OK, but that's not too important for this genre. The vocal harmonies are very good, and so is the guitar. However, this album feels like it's missing something. It doesn't feel like a great album, but rather a good one. There's clearly musical merit here, but it's missing the spark that made the Chic song "Good Times" absolutely legendary despite basically being a Chic album. Even the title track just feels like good rather than great. I can't help but feel a little disappointed.

I noticed that this one also has Nile Rodgers credited on it. I think that's funny because the guitar is like the least interesting thing about this album. I liked the vocals, I liked the basslines, I liked the grooves made by the drummer, there might've been a song in here that didn't have guitar. I wouldn't know.

It was fine. I didn't actively dislike it. But I also heard it while playing video games with my friend Molly. So it was the soundtrack to a pleasant time.

Molly is bad at Slay the Spire 2.

Infectious.

I can't say enough positive about Chic here. Excellent music, and the vocals aren't too shabby either. The ladies sound like they're having fun and are just as into the groove as I am.

Disco doesn't suck. I was less a fan of the slower stuff toward the 3, so I'm deducting a bit

⭐⭐⭐.75

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Lost in music , caught in a trap

Proof that the disco sucks movement was boomers being fools , oh and with some racism.

When you've got Nile Rodgers and Chic as your backing band then it's hardly going to be bad, is it? I mean, they produced Bowie's biggest chart toppers, didn't they?

It's easy to turn your nose up at disco and wave your "Disco Sucks" banner, but this is gold standard disco.

Four bangers in eight tracks.

"We are Family" is an anthem and 3½ minutes of purest Pleasure.

"He's the Greatest Dancer" is not that far behind. "Lost in Music" is driven along by Niles and his guitar and a thumping bass line. "Thinking of You" is a bass line Heaven.

Of the other tracks on the album only "Somebody Loves Me" drags a bit, although, as an end of the night, "slow dance before he takes her home" sort of thing it's probably peerless.

No-one is saying its deep. We're not talking Mahler. But it's an absolutely exquisite bauble.

Deserves a louder and longer listening