Bee Gees (Official Thread)

[silverstar]

What stood out the most to me in the biography story was how the 3 brothers talked about how stale their music had become by early 70's. They all 3 agreed that they were pumping out useless albums, one after the other.

Then, upon a suggestion by Eric Clapton, they moved to 461 Ocean Boulevard in Florida in 1975. This is where they discovered the art of falsetto and re-invented themselves into stardom again.

Yes that move to America was the beginning of a new phase
in their career.... a second wind....



Should nt Saturday Night Fever .... really be in this list ?
that album must have made a ton of money !

Maybe ... Spirits having flown ... was one of their best albums ?



1965 The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs — —
1966 Spicks and Specks
1967 Bee Gees 1st
1968 Horizontal
1968 Idea
1969 Odessa
1970 Cucumber Castle
1970 2 Years On
1971 Trafalgar
1972 To Whom It May Concern
1973 Life in a Tin Can
1974 Mr. Natural
1975 Main Course
1976 Children of the World
1979 Spirits Having Flown
1981 Living Eyes
1987 E.S.P.
1989 One
1991 High Civilization
1993 Size Isn't Everything
1997 Still Waters
2001 This Is Where I Came In

 

[Magic]

Should nt Saturday Night Fever .... really be in this list ?
that album must have made a ton of money !

I believe this was considered a Movie Soundtrack which also contained songs by other artists.


This album is in the top sellers having an RIAA certification of 15x platinum (which means that over 15 million copies have been sold in the USA alone)

 

[LG]

Not a big fan of the movie but I do like the Soundtrack.

I have 4 Bee Gees albums now, I remember my friend picked up a compilation vinyl album in the early 70's which he raved on about but left me bored frankly. I mean the songs weren't terrible or anything but I never bothered collecting them.

Mom bought a copy of "Main Course" and I enjoyed that record and it remains my favorite of their discography.

 

[silverstar]

I suppose in the end the Bee Gees were contributing songs to
the movie .... but their songs were so hot, they could have made
the basis of a great Bee Gees Disco album.

 

[LG]

It's amusing Silverstar if you play Old disco era Bee Gees music for someone, then play their earlier material it's such a contrast between the two.

Unlike many of my contemporaries, I still enjoy a few disco albums and had a lot of fun in the 80's.

 

[silverstar]

Someone said that Mo was the best musician and
even played Mellotron .... ! that secret weapon of the sixties
( John Lennon had one at home )
it was the basis of a lot of the Moody Blues songs.

I think I can hear it on this great BeeGees track
.. World.... from 1968

go here ...........

The Bee Gees- 'World' - YouTube


Horizontal.......( released early 68)

"World" – 3:13
"And the Sun Will Shine" – 3:36
"Lemons Never Forget" – 3:04
"Really and Sincerely" – 3:29
"Birdie Told Me" – 2:24
"With the Sun in My Eyes" – 2:40
"Massachusetts" – 2:25
"Harry Braff" – 3:19
"Daytime Girl" – 2:34
"The Earnest of Being George" – 2:45
"The Change is Made" – 3:37
"Horizontal" – 3:34

Bonus Disc for 2006 Reissue

All songs written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb except where noted.

"Out of Line" – 3:00
"Ring My Bell" – 2:16
"Barker of the UFO" (Barry Gibb)* - 1:52
"Words" – 3:19
"Sir Geoffrey Saved the World" – 2:18
"Sinking Ships" – 2:22
"Really and Sincerely" (Alternate Version) – 3:28
"Swan Song" (Alternate Version) – 3:03
"Mrs. Gillespie's Refrigerator" – 2:14
"Deeply, Deeply Me" – 3:09
"All My Christmases Came at Once" – 2:59
"Thank You for Christmas" – 1:54
Medley:
"Silent Night" (J. Mohr/F. Gruber)
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"* (C. Wesley/F. Mendelssohn) - 2:42

 

[silverstar]

There's a charm about Bowies first LP

( released on the same day as Sgt Pepper )

Its basically Bowie singing his own songs with an orchestra
backing him.

A lot of the Bee Gees albums are like that... 3 guys
fronting a huge orchestra.

The Beatles got sucked into all that too... ie the harps on She's
leaving home. .... the orchestration on Eleanor Rigby etc.

They finally ditched all that and got back to their roots on
the white album.

 

[Magic]

It's amusing Silverstar if you play Old disco era Bee Gees music for someone, then play their earlier material it's such a contrast between the two.

Unlike many of my contemporaries, I still enjoy a few disco albums and had a lot of fun in the 80's.

LG, have you heard any of the music off the Bee Gee's last album? This album is a huge contrast to even their early stuff. They do revisit their roots on this album, but also add some new sounds. I liked the direction they were going with their music, but it was cut short by Mo's passing.

Album title track, This is Where I Came In


Voice In The Wilderness



Too bad Maurice is gone, I do believe he was the force that kept the Bee Gee's making music all those years..............

 

[b.o.b.]

 

[Fever]

Barry Gibb and Samantha Gibb(daughter of Maurice)

MP edit: Video removed from youtueb