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Bee Gees - Greatest Audio CD

A fair review of the Bee Gees "Greatest" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Bee Gees reviews here, or go back to the Bee Gees tabs.

Band: Bee Gees
Title: Greatest
Rating:

Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Jive Talkin' 2: Night Fever 3: Tragedy 4: You Should Be Dancing 5: Stayin' Alive 6: How Deep Is Your Love 7: Love So Right 8: Too Much Heaven 9: (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away 10: Fanny (Be Tender with My Love) 11: If I Can't Have You 12: You Stepped into My Life 13: Love Me 14: More Than a Woman 15: Rest Your Love on Me 16: Nights on Broadway 17: Spirits (Having Flown) 18: Love You Inside Out 19: Wind of Change 20: Children of the World

fine retrospective of The Bee Gees taken mostly from their disco years
The sound quality is great, the artwork is cool--and many of the tracks they selected are great for dancing anytime!

"Jive Talkin'" starts off the two CD set with one of my very favorite dancing hits from this group. The Bee Gees Greatest isn't necessarily a complete compilation of all their greatest tunes; but this one does a great job nonetheless. The beat is strong and I love that disco flavor! They sing this really well and the tune was meant to remain very recognizable even all these years later! The Bee Gees also harmonize well on "Jive Talkin';" and as you might guess I really like this tune! "Night Fever" follows; this strong hit became one of the major themes for the movie Saturday Night Fever and The Bee Gees never sounded better! The beat stays strong and the dancing/nightclub/disco feel captures my attention and makes me wanna dance NOW!

"You Should Be Dancing" really sounds great on this album; I love the tempo and key changes that this group handles effortlessly. "You Should Be Dancing" is an excellent tune. "How Deep Is Your Love" is a much more tender love ballad that works so well with their harmonizing and singing some of the lyrics perfectly. The melody gets a great arrangement; the percussion helps it along and "How Deep Is Your Love" is a major highlight of this two CD set. " (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" is another tune that is slightly less remembered, I think, perhaps because it wasn't associated with Saturday Night Fever. However, make no mistake about it--"(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" is a beautiful, tender number about love and relationships that again showcases the fine talents of The Bee Gees.

The second CD continues the great tunes. "If I Can't Have You" has them singing and harmonizing well; I believe this is a cover of a song that another artist sang first but my memory eludes me. Anyway, The Bee Gees perform this so well that it moves me whenever I hear it; "If I Can't Have You" is a fine Bee Gees cover. "More Than A Woman" really puts them front and center; they deliver this song with panache, grace and all their hearts and souls. The musical arrangement is excellent, too. "Nights On Broadway" also tugs at my heartstrings whenever I hear it; the poignant and raw emotion strikes me as incredibly human, beautiful and memorable.

"Love You Inside Out" gives them another chance to sing and use musical special effects to great advantage; and the album closes very nicely with The Bee Gees singing and playing "Children Of The World. " This features the group performing a relatively mellow ballad and it ends the CD set on a strong note (pardon the pun).

Overall, this two CD set is extremely strong even if it omits many of the earlier Bee Gees hits. This is also a great starter CD set for casual fans and newcomers as it has very popular music on both discs. If you like this set I would also recommend that you check out the very well done two CD set entitled The Bee Gees--Their Greatest Hits--The Record which has this plus earlier hits and some lesser known tunes by this group.
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You SHOULD be dancing!
" There's nothing here from the earlier phase of their career on the Atco label or that post-dates 1979, and only a handful that showcases great album tracks not released as singles like "You Stepped Into My Life," "Wind of Change" and "Children of the World. The title "Greatest" is a bit misleading since the focus here is the Brothers Gibb's biggest hits during their oft maligned disco era on the RSO label, from 1975's "Jive Talkin" (the leadoff track) to 1979's "Love You Inside Out. " While the Bee Gees didn't invent disco they certainly were one of its leading proponents and "Greatest" oddly excises two tracks that were Top 40 hits during this era like 1977's "Boogie Child" and "Edge of the Universe. " But the big disco hits are all here in all their ear-shattering falsettoed glory. It's easy to stereotype what's here as vapid mindless disco, but if you look deeper "Greatest" showcases some of songwriting's greatest hooks. If you're looking to get your disco on "Greatest" is a great place to start.

TERRIFIC BEE GEES COLLECTION!
They were all incredibly talented bands!

I have followed The Bee Gees musical career since 1967 when I first heard them in college. I sincerely believe that The Bee Gees were one of the most under-rated bands in popular music history! In my mind, "the three B's" of rock and roll are The Beatles, The Beach Boys and the Bee Gees. Why haven't they had greater success and popularity in the U. S. ? They have achieved much greater fame in the rest of the world. Could it be because of Maurice's falsetto voice and breathtaking range? We may never know.

This album, if you can find it, represents the best of their golden years, 1975-1979. They were the pioneers of disco, blending their distinctive vocal harmony with smooth and brilliant instrumental sounds.

I was very fortunate to find this collection on vinyl at a second hand music store a few years ago and consider it one of my favorite pop albums. If you enjoy dancing to disco or just want to hear one of the best bands ever. . . get this album!

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Advisory - Will Cause Happiness
You can not listen to the Bee Gees and not be thrust into a good mood. This is awesome music - the best anti depressant and bad mood buster available. My favorite time to listen is when I'm cleaning the house. I hate cleaning but the time flies when I'm listening to the Bee Gees. It's also great for dancing in the kitchen with my lover on a Saturday night when we can't find a baby sitter.

Essential Purchase for the Boogie Days of the Bee Gees
Their music from 1975-1979 is sweet, timeless, and unforgettable. Without a doubt, the late 1970s were the shining times for the Bee Gees. This 20-song collection is all the casual listener needs, featuring their biggest chart-toppers (Night Fever, Stayin' Alive) and songs the brothers wrote but let other fellow musicians take them to the top (If I Can't Have You, More than a Woman). Essential at best, and highly enjoyable.

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