Posted on 01/12/2016 4:31:35 PM PST by WhiskeyX
The Bee Gees - a musical group founded in 1958. The group's line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s/early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the late 1970s.
Tracks:
1) 0:00 Night Fever
2) 03:24 Stayin' Alive
3) 07:24 You Should Be Dancing
4) 11:32 More Than a Woman
5) 14:40 How Deep Is Your Love
6) 18:37 Too Much Heaven
7) 23:27 Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
8) 27:27 Closer Than Close
9) 31:51 Jive Talkin'
10) 34:40 Tragedy
11) 39:38 In The Morning
12) 42:52 If I Can't Have You
13) 46:03 Islands In The Stream
14) 49:34 You Win Again
15) 52:51 One
16) 57:19 Nights on Broadway
17) 01:01:45 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
18) 01:05:38 Lonely Days
19) 01:09:19 Alone
20) 01:13:24 I Started A Joke
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The Bee Gees were a pop music band formed in 1958. The band's line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies; Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the late 1970s and 1980s. They wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists.
Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton, Manchester, England, until the late 1950s, and formed the Rattlesnakes. The family then moved to Redcliffe, in Queensland, Australia, and then to Cribb Island. After achieving their first chart success in Australia as the Bee Gees with "Spicks and Specks" (their 12th single), they returned to the UK in January 1967 where producer Robert Stigwood began promoting them to a worldwide audience.
The Bee Gees have sold more than 220 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time.[1][2] They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997;[3] the presenter of the award to "Britain's first family of harmony" was Brian Wilson, historical leader of the Beach Boys, a "family act" also featuring three harmonising brothers.[4] The Bee Gees' Hall of Fame citation says "Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees."[5]
Following Maurice's sudden death in January 2003 at the age of 53, Barry and Robin retired the group's name after 45 years of activity. In 2009 Robin announced that he and Barry had agreed that the Bee Gees would re-form and perform again.[6] Robin died in May 2012 at the age of 62, after a prolonged struggle with cancer and other health problems, leaving Barry as the only surviving member of the group.[7]
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“Back Home” to me is one of the best that the Bee Gees performed. Take a listen, the lyrics are out of date but a rocker indeed.
I would definitely see Barry Gibb if he went on Tour.
The first Bee Gees tune I recall hearing was something called “The New York Mining Disaster”. My impression was that this was one of the most gawd-awful attempts at music that I’d ever heard and I wondered what possessed KHJ to play it
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Good stuff. Very Beatles-esque in their whimsical approach. Great harmonies. .
That’s just your ‘jive talkin’ ! :)
I’m not a particular fan of disco but in the case of the Bee Gees their disco era material is much better than their previous pop music.
Great stuff, Whiskey X. Thanks for the post.
bookmarking! Thanks :)
Main Course also had what I consider their best song ever The Edge of the Universe.
The BeeGees had a big role in the rise of disco. While not the first disco act, the BeeGees were the first previously-established stars to make the move to disco.
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