Rank the Discos!

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Go on then - now Disco 5 is sinking in, rank the Discos. From best to worst:

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#3 Post by retrofuturist »

Greetings,
Pod wrote: Tue 25 Nov 2025, 8:40 pm Go on then - now Disco 5 is sinking in, rank the Discos. From best to worst:

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2
Correct.

Caveat: I haven't listened to 5 yet as it's still in the post, but I've heard all the tracks.

Retro. :)
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4

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#5 Post by somdigital »

3
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4
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5

Disco 3 IS the best of them all.
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#6 Post by Lleonard Pler »

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Disco 3 should have been the blueprint for any further Disco.

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#7 Post by leesmapman »

1 4 5 3 2
4 has Hallo Spaceboy which is an all-time favourite of mine. 5 and 3 are close.

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1(3 & 4 joint 2nd) 5 2

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#9 Post by Ramzy »

1, 3, 2, 5, 4? I've never really got the Disco 2 hate - the "remix" of Liberation is annoying but only marginally more so than a couple of the mixes on Disco 3, and Disco 2 has some great passages as well. The new tracks on Disco 3 are great though - remember the excitement on here when clips started leaking?
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#10 Post by Morphas »

somdigital wrote: Tue 25 Nov 2025, 9:23 pm 3
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Disco 3 IS the best of them all.
Hi! Disco 3 is awesome! In my humble opinion, it is even more an 'album' than Introspective. Let me explain: while Introspective has only 6 tracks and among them are some new remixes, Disco 3 has 11 tracks being 4 new songs! Discos 4 and 5 don't follow the others... The third should have been a proper album...
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#11 Post by negative_0ne »

my order:

1 the best a classic
2 good, but divisive
3 ok
4 not so good
5 yikes

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#12 Post by Gabby »

Here's the thing with all the Disco's. For me they're very situational. Disco 3 is like a full album, but Disco 2 is like a getting ready to go out album rather than one you're going to sit down and listen to (as Neil has himself described it)

Disco (1) is absolutely a listening album start to end.

4 and 5 are for me more for enjoying on a drive, acting more like a curated Playlist, than anything I'd really kick back and listen to.

Each has their place depending on the time/place.

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#13 Post by Andie »

3
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Ramzy wrote: Wed 26 Nov 2025, 12:00 am 1, 3, 2, 5, 4? I've never really got the Disco 2 hate - the "remix" of Liberation is annoying but only marginally more so than a couple of the mixes on Disco 3, and Disco 2 has some great passages as well. The new tracks on Disco 3 are great though - remember the excitement on here when clips started leaking?
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