I just watched this documentary (which is available free on netflix streaming - see link below). It's a pretty comprehensive history of the Bee Gees, perhaps the most underappreciated group in music history. In their history, the Bee Gees have had 84 different songs chart worldwide, not counting solo efforts or songs they wrote and and produced for others (including their brother Andy). They first charted in 1966, and Robin currently is charting with his first classical album as he continues his recovery from pneumonia and coma, which has it's own thread.

http://movies.netflix.com...id=2361637

here's an extended clip from an edited version that was broadcast on BBC

Gonna watch this on my lunch break

you can watch the youtube clip over lunch, the full documentary is a couple of hours long

alandail said:

I just watched this documentary (which is available free on netflix streaming - see link below). It's a pretty comprehensive history of the Bee Gees, perhaps the most underappreciated group in music history. In their history, the Bee Gees have had 84 different songs chart worldwide, not counting solo efforts or songs they wrote and and produced for others (including their brother Andy). They first charted in 1966, and Robin currently is charting with his first classical album as he continues his recovery from pneumonia and coma, which has it's own thread.

http://movies.netflix.com...id=2361637

here's an extended clip from an edited version that was broadcast on BBC

its an amazing DVD, id say one of the best retrospective's on any artist ever, here done for possibly the greatest group of all time

alandail said:

I just watched this documentary (which is available free on netflix streaming - see link below). It's a pretty comprehensive history of the Bee Gees, perhaps the most underappreciated group in music history. In their history, the Bee Gees have had 84 different songs chart worldwide, not counting solo efforts or songs they wrote and and produced for others (including their brother Andy). They first charted in 1966, and Robin currently is charting with his first classical album as he continues his recovery from pneumonia and coma, which has it's own thread.

http://movies.netflix.com...id=2361637

here's an extended clip from an edited version that was broadcast on BBC

I was thinking of buying this documentary last year; now, you say it is on Netflix streaming! Yay! I know what I'm watching tonight! Thanks for the heads up.

I don't think this song is actually on the video, but this is where the name of the video came from, from the Bee Gees 1st which was released in 1967. In My Own Time

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Good documentary, I'll have to dig my DVD out later and give it another spin. Haven't watched it in ages.

I saw this a while about on BBC. it's a decent enough documentary. They did flick through the 80's-early 90's, the part Iam by far most interested in, and Barry Gibb does come off as somewhat arrogent, but otherwise it was good as music docs go.

Robin and particually Maurice come across alot more down to earth then Barry to me personally.

thesexofit said:

lastdecember said:

thesexofit said:

I saw this a while about on BBC. it's a decent enough documentary. They did flick through the 80's-early 90's, the part Iam by far most interested in, and Barry Gibb does come off as somewhat arrogent, but otherwise it was good as music docs go.

Robin and particually Maurice come across alot more down to earth then Barry to me personally.

Well I think it's just Barry's way since all 3 have/had strong opinions on music and lack of good live singing today, I got the feeling they were saying today's artist pretty much suck

Ever seen the Clive Anderson interview? Clive was an asshole and Barry got him good with "your the tosser pal" line at the end, but Clive made a good point about Barry living in the states for too long. Barrys answers about songwriting being "God given" and that usual rubbish some american celebs say really pisses me off personally.

That and Barry seeming to be so adament about how many no 1 hits he may of helped write. Who cares LOL. It's a great acheivment but he seems to take himself a little too seriously. Maurice seemed like a nice man though, and Robin too, when not with Barry.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Bee Gee's, but personally, Barry seems abit of an asshole.

I've never thought anything even remotely like that about Barry.

How do you criticize someone for saying songwriting is God given? Prince once said he records so much because he's "downloading" the music. Michael Jackson said he couldn't stop recording becaues then God would give all of the good songs to Prince. Barry said "You Win Again" came to him in his sleep.

Saved on Netflix thanks. I bought this and loved it:

http://www.amazon.com/Bee-Gees-Night-Only-Edition/dp/B0000DIJO2/ref=sr_1_5?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1335500852&sr=1-5

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I just watched it again with my daughter. One thing I found amazing that I don't think I had heard before was that Saturday Night Fever was selling so fast that their record company had to hire other record companies to help print the album.

In the movie they shows that one week the bee gees had written and produced 5 of the top 10 songs. What they didn't show is it wasn't just for the one week, for the whole year they had 5 of the top 8 songs. Here are their charts that charted the top songs for the year 1978

1. Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing

2. Bee Gees - Night Fever

4. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive

6. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

8. Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water

11. Franki Valli - Greese

14. Samantha Sang - Emotion

19. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You

45. Andy Gibb - An Everlasting Love

All songs written and produced by the bee gees. 3 of the top 4, 4 of the top 6, 5 of the top 8, 6 of the top 11. Nobody else has dominated the a year like that. Not the Beatles. Not Elvis. Not Michael Jackson.

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thesexofit said:

Ever seen the Clive Anderson interview? Clive was an asshole and Barry got him good with "your the tosser pal" line at the end, but Clive made a good point about Barry living in the states for too long. Barrys answers about songwriting being "God given" and that usual rubbish some american celebs say really pisses me off personally.

That and Barry seeming to be so adament about how many no 1 hits he may of helped write. Who cares LOL. It's a great acheivment but he seems to take himself a little too seriously. Maurice seemed like a nice man though, and Robin too, when not with Barry.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Bee Gee's, but personally, Barry seems abit of an asshole.

I've never found Barry to be arrogant. Defensive, sure.

But when your lifetime's work has been repeatedly reduced to no more than the soundtrack to a two year fad then anyone would be defensive.

The Clive Anderson interview was hilarious, for all the wrong reasons but still hilarious.

Worth it just to see Clive's face at the end.

alandail said:

I just watched it again with my daughter. One thing I found amazing that I don't think I had heard before was that Saturday Night Fever was selling so fast that their record company had to hire other record companies to help print the album.

In the movie they shows that one week the bee gees had written and produced 5 of the top 10 songs. What they didn't show is it wasn't just for the one week, for the whole year they had 5 of the top 8 songs. Here are their charts that charted the top songs for the year 1978

1. Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing

2. Bee Gees - Night Fever

4. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive

6. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

8. Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water

11. Franki Valli - Greese

14. Samantha Sang - Emotion

19. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You

45. Andy Gibb - An Everlasting Love

All songs written and produced by the bee gees. 3 of the top 4, 4 of the top 6, 5 of the top 8, 6 of the top 11. Nobody else has dominated a year like that. Not the Beatles. Not Elvis. Not Michael Jackson.

But it's not white rock music so it doesn't qualify for greatness.

Cloudbuster said:

alandail said:

I just watched it again with my daughter. One thing I found amazing that I don't think I had heard before was that Saturday Night Fever was selling so fast that their record company had to hire other record companies to help print the album.

In the movie they shows that one week the bee gees had written and produced 5 of the top 10 songs. What they didn't show is it wasn't just for the one week, for the whole year they had 5 of the top 8 songs. Here are their charts that charted the top songs for the year 1978

1. Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing

2. Bee Gees - Night Fever

4. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive

6. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

8. Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water

11. Franki Valli - Greese

14. Samantha Sang - Emotion

19. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You

45. Andy Gibb - An Everlasting Love

All songs written and produced by the bee gees. 3 of the top 4, 4 of the top 6, 5 of the top 8, 6 of the top 11. Nobody else has dominated a year like that. Not the Beatles. Not Elvis. Not Michael Jackson.

But it's not white rock music so it doesn't qualify for greatness.

I think it's perhaps more than a "white rock" thing. Music is unlike other forms of entertainment in that diversity is criticized when it should be rewared. If an comedian makes a serious movie, he can win the oscar. But when a musician does somethign different than what's expected, nobody knows what to do with it. Prince faces the same problem.

alandail said:

Cloudbuster said:

But it's not white rock music so it doesn't qualify for greatness.

I think it's perhaps more than a "white rock" thing. Music is unlike other forms of entertainment in that diversity is criticized when it should be rewared. If an comedian makes a serious movie, he can win the oscar. But when a musician does somethign different than what's expected, nobody knows what to do with it. Prince faces the same problem.

Ok, but 35 years after the event they should know what to make of it.

If The Beatles were allowed to shift from one style to another without criticism then any other artist/band should be allowed to do the same.

It's favouritism and musical snobbishness. No more, no less.