omg cloudy, you´re such a fam!

Cloudbuster said:

garganta said:

I just like to defend my boys. Especially when folk don't have a fucking clue what they're talking about.

i rather like the Bee Gees. Granted, I don't have them on my fave artists list, they are really good singers. I only have a couple of songs on my iPod. do they have a Best Of album? i might consider buying it.

tznekbsbfrvr said:

That's the best compilation of theirs.

Cloudbuster said:

i would assume so, since the title does say "their greatest hits". i wish i had a record player.
[Edited 4/19/07 5:59am]

tznekbsbfrvr said:

Ummm...

Cloudbuster said:

what? i know its prolly on a CD- but i really want a record player. my mom has al these great records of opera, the supremes, and other bands. i used 2 have one on my 1st stereo, but it broke. and the stereo i have now sucks.

tznekbsbfrvr said:

Oh, I see.

Don't they come pretty cheap these days?

Cloudbuster said:

not really. the ones i've seen are expensive. I can't buy anything online since I don't have a credit card, and I don't know that many music stores. so i dunno wat to do.

tznekbsbfrvr said:

Bummer.

If I find one I'll send it over via my magic carpet.

Cloudbuster said:

YES! score!

From a personal standpoint, I never heard of them before Saturday Night Fever came out. I was surprised to learn while watching Behind The Music, That they'd been around since the mid- sixties. One of my favorite songs by them is "The Lights On Broadway" That bass synth line is FUNKY!

Cloudbuster said:

I know they were popular before 1975, but only because I've read it (and got a copy of Odessa because I was curious). I'm not picking on them, either, I like them.

But I've heard (and continue to hear) so many songs by the Bee Gees (also Andy Gibb, Kenny & Dolly, Barbra, Beyonce...), but I'm 35 and I've never heard a single one of their earlier songs on the radio or on TV. Even Words, I've heard Elvis' version, but not theirs.

I'm not saying they weren't popular in the 60's but if I've never heard the 60's songs I'm sure other people haven't either.

Again I'm not picking on them, but that's been my experience

NDRU said:

We're cool, sir.

I'm genuinely surprised that you've never heard any of their earlier work, tho'.

Just curious, what was it that made you purchase Odessa?
And leave Goatboy alone. He's actually my fave vocalist of the three.

Slave2daGroove said:

they are popular just not respected by rock critics. there is a difference.

Cloudbuster said:

I guess I've heard little snippets of their early stuff on retrospective TV specials, and I've seen them sing some of their old songs on TV concerts. But no, amazingly I haven't heard them in full on classic rock or oldies stations, and none of them were familiar when they sang them in concert.

Well, a friend told me she loved Odessa (she's in her 60's and was getting high to the record when it came out). I've always thought Barry Gibb was really talented and wanted to hear the other side of his music, which I'd heard a lot about but never really heard.

NDRU said:

That's not too hard to believe.

So what's your verdict?

ehuffnsd said:

Cloudbuster said:

kind of mixed.

There were some songs that stuck right away--"how can you tell that humans are real..." Melody Fair, Whisper Whisper for example.

I wasn't as crazy about the more progressive stuff but it's not the kind of music that gets absorbed right away. It's rich, and I could see it taking time to get to know.

Maurice/Robin's (not sure which) lead vocals were the hardest part to get past, as I mentioned.

On the whole it reminded me of Love's Forever Changes, a record like a lot. And it's evidence that they were far more than just a disco band. It's actually remarkable just how radically they changed.

the answer is simple, and it only takes three words.

saturday
night
fever.

NDRU said:

Yeah, isn't it.

And Goatboy is Robin. But to my ears, that's genuine soul, but sure, some folk just aren't keen on vibrato soulful or not.

Yeah, the album takes a while to sink in and not all of it is great (hey, it's a double album) but I think it's worth persevering with. I like 12 of the 17 tracks.
Melody Fair is simply gorgeous.

Marley Purt Drive.

Cloudbuster said:

Yeah, Marley Purt Drive, I couldn't remember the title. There's a lot of good stuff on there.

The Bee Gees were a great group. No, they don't get the respect they deserve because they are remembered as a disco group.....like that's supposed to be a bad thing. Hell, it's when they stopped making disco, that I stopped buying their records.

vainandy said:

I'm a huge Bee Gees fan but I didn't buy anything after 'Spirits Having Flown'.If they had stuck with a dance/R&B sound,I would have continued to buy their records.But in the 80s,they went for a pop/MOR sound.Apparently,the disco backlash scared them
As a result,their music became less interesting,imo.The same problem happened with Donna Summer.When people were lining up to say "disco sucks",she tried to distance herself from that music and started making rock/pop.Her music became less interesting too.

During the so-called "disco backlash",many of these artists panicked and quickly tried to do a different style of music (The Village People went New Wave,and even KC and The Sunshine Band released a rock single!).But these artists forgot one important fact: people still liked to dance! They should have just continued to make dance music.They turned their backs on the dance music fans and their careers suffered.When Donna abandoned dance music,she paved the way for folks like Shannon and Madonna to take her place.

SoulAlive said:

I think you'd like a fair bit of their later work.

lastdecember said:

Yeah, the title track is fab.
What's your other faves from that album?
It's a bit hit and miss, imo. Not quite on a level with the previous two.

Cloudbuster said:

I recall hearing a few songs in the 80s:

"Living Eyes" (1981)
"The Woman In You" (1983)
"One" (1989)
"Bodyguard" (1989)


The songs werent't bad,they just sounded too subdued,kinda bland and "safe".I prefer their 70s R&B/disco phase.
[Edited 4/20/07 4:39am]

SoulAlive said:

As do I, but I'm still of the opinion that they wrote some great work after that.
You need to hear the albums before labelling them bland. Sure, it's all done in an adult pop vein but still playful and all over the place.

Cloudbuster said:

what 80s albums do you recommend?