Sunday, May 27, 2012

Bee Gees

Bee Gees   Pt. II



























Title:  Best Of Bee Gees  (1969)
Genre:  Pop
Label: Polydor (UK), Atco (USA)
Rating:  *****

Tracks:  

 1.  Holiday   (2:52)
 2.  I've Gotta Get A Message To You  (2:59)
 3.  I Can't See Nobody  (3:43)
 4.  Words   (3:13)
 5.  I Started A Joke  (3:04)
 6.  Tomorrow, Tomorrow  (3:55)
 7.  First Of May  (2:48)
 8.  World  (3:12)
 9.  Massachusetts    (2:22)
10. To Love Somebody   (2:58)
11. Man Will Show You  (3:32)
12. New York Mining Disaster  (2:09)

Best Of Bee Gees is the first compilation album of the international hits by The Bee Gees, as brother Robin Gibb had left the group after the album Odessa completion.











Odessa would be the final album for the band, Vince Melouney left the band to do his own interests as he wants to play Blues Music and Robin Gibb quit the group in mid 1969 and lauched a solo career and little success in Europe.  Barry, Maurice and Colin still continued on as The Bee Gees and recording their next album, Cucumber Castle.














Title:  Cucumber Castle  (1970)
Genre:  Pop, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Ballad
Label:  Polydor (UK), Atco (USA)
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  If I Only Had My Mind On Something Else   (2:33)
 2.  I.O.I.O.   (2:57)
 3.  Then You Left Me  (3:11)
 4.  The Lord  (2:19)
 5.  I Was The Child  (3:14)
 6.  I Lay Down And Die  (3:25)
 7.  Sweetheart  (3:09)
 8.  Bury Me Down By The River  (3:25)
 9.  My Thing  (2:19)
10. The Chance Of Love  (2:28)
11. Turning Tide  (3:09)
12. Don't Forget To Remember  (3:28)

Personnel:

Barry Gibb:  Vocals, Guitar
Maurice Gibb:  Vocals, Bass, Piano, Guitar, mellotron, Drums
Colin Petersen:  Drums

Cucumber Castle is the seventh album and the fifth international release by The Bee Gees, released in April 1970, contained hit singles:  "Don't forget To Remember", and "I.O.I.O.".















Title:  2 Years On  (1970)
Genre:   Pop, Rock, Soft Rock Blues Rock, Ballad, Psychedelic Rock
Label:  Polydor  (UK), Atco (USA)
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  2 Years On   (3:57)
 2.  Portrait Of Louise   (2:35)
 3.  Man For All Seasons  (2:59)
 4.  Sincere Relation  (2:46)
 5.  Back Home  (1:52)
 6.  The First Mistake I Made   (4:03)
 7.  Lonely Days  (3:45)
 8.  Alone Again   (3:00)
 9.  Tell Me Why  (3:13)
10. Lay It On Me  (2:07)
11. Every Second, Every Minute  (3:01)
12. I'm Weeping  (2:45)

Personnel:

Barry Gibb:  Vocals, Guitar
Robin Gibb:  Vocals
Maurice Gibb:  Vocals, Bass, Piano, Guitar

Geoff Bridgford:  Drums

2 Years On is the eighth album and sixth international release by The Bee Gees, released in December 1970.  Robin Gibb return back to the group, with hit track "Lonely Days.















Title:  Trafalgar  (1971)
Genre:  Pop, Rock
Label:   Polydor  (UK), Atco (USA)
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?  (3:58)
 2.  Israel  (3:44)
 3.  The Greatest man In The World  (4:17)
 4.  It's Just The Way  (2:33)
 5.  Remembering  (4:01)
 6.  Somebody Stop The Music  (3:31)
 7.  Trafalgar  (3:53)
 8.  Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself  (5:24)
 9.  When Do I   (3:57)
10. Dearest  (3:52)
11. Lion In Winter  (3:59)
12. Walking Back To Waterloo  (3:51)

Personnel:

Barry Gibb:  Vocals, Guitar
Robin Gibb:  Vocals
Maurice Gibb:  Vocals, Bass, Piano, Guitar, Organ, Drums

Alan Kendall:  Guitar
Geoff Bridgford:  Drums

Trafalgar is the ninth album and seventh internationally by The Bee Gees, released in September 1971, with hit singles:  "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" and Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" and one of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.















Title:  To Whom It May Concern (1972)
Genre:  Pop, Rock
Label:  Polydor (UK), Atco (USA)
Rating:  ****

Tracks:

 1.  Run To Me  (3:13)
 2.  We Lost The Road  (3:28)
 3.  Never Been Alone  (3:15)
 4.  Paper Mache, Cabbages And Kings  (5:01)
 5.  I Can Bring Love  (2:07)
 6.  I Held A Party  (2:37)
 7.  Please Don't Turn Out The Lights  (2:01)
 8.  Sea Of Smiling Faces  (3:09)
 9.  Bad Bad Dreams  (3:49)
10. You Know It's For You  (2:59)
11. Alive  (4:04)
12. Road To Alaska  (2:41)
13. Sweet Song Of Summer  (5:07)

Personnel:

Barry Gibb:  Vocals, Guitar
Robin Gibb:  Vocals
Maurice Gibb:  Vocals, Bass, Piano, Organ, Mandolin

Alan Kendall:  Guitar
Geoff Bridgford:  Drums

To Whom It May Concern is the tenth studio album or eighth internationally by The Bee Gees, released in October 1972.















Title:   Life In A Tin Can  (1973)
Genre:  Pop, Rock, Country Rock, Ballad
Label:  RSO
Rating:  ****

Tracks:

 1.  Saw A New Morning  (4:24)
 2.  I Don't Wanna Be The One  (4:05)
 3.  South Dakota Morning  (2:25)
 4.  Living In Chicago  (5:39)
 5.  While I Play  (4:29)
 6.  My Life Has Been A Song  (4:21)
 7.  Come Home Johnny Bride  (3:50)
 8.  Method To My Madness  (3:10)

Personnel:

Barry Gibb:  Vocals, Guitar
Robin Gibb:   Vocals
Maurice Gibb:  Vocals, Bass, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar

Guest Musicians:

Alan Kendall:  Guitar
Sneaky Pete Kleinow:  Steel Guitar
Tommy Morgan:  Harmonica
Jerome Richardson;  Flute
Rick Grech:  Bass, Violin
Jane Getz;  Piano
Jim Keltner:  Drums

Life In A Tin Can is the eleventh studio album and ninth internationally by The Bee Gees, released in Jauary 1973 on RSO Label.















Title:  Mr. Natural  (1974)
Genre:  Pop, Rock, R&B, Soul, Ballad
Label:  RSO
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Charade    (4:13)
 2.  Throw A Penny  (4:49)
 3.  Down The Road  (3:25)
 4.  Voices    (4:52)
 5.  Give A Hand, Take A Hand  (4:48)
 6.  Dogs  (3:45)
 7.  Mr. Natural  (3:49)
 8.  Lost In Your Love  (4:38)
 9.  I Can't Let You Go  (3:47)
10. Heavy Breathing  (3:27)
11. Had A Lot Of Love Last Night  (4:07)

Personnel:

Barry Gibb:  Vocals, Guitar
Robin Gibb:  Vocals
Maurice Gibb:  Vocals, Bass, Mellotron, Organ

Alan Kendall:  Guitar
Dennis Bryon:  Drums

Mr. Natural is the twelfth album or tenth worldwide, released in July 1974, with their hit tracks:  "Mr. Natural", "Charade" and "Throw A Penny".














Title:  Main Course  (1975)
Genre:  Pop, Rock, Funk, R&B, Soul, Ballad, Disco
Label:  RSO
Rating:   *****

Tracks:  

 1.  Nights On Broadway  (4:32)
 2.  Jive Talkin'  (3:43)
 3.  Wind Of Change  (4:54)
 4.  Songbird  (3:35)
 5.  Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) (4:02)
 6.  All This Making Love  (3:03)
 7.  Country Lanes  (3:29)
 8.  Come On Over  (3:26)
 9.  Edge Of The Universe  (5:21)
10. Baby As You Turn Away  (4:23)

Personnel:

Barry Gibb:  Vocals, Guitar
Robin Gibb:  Vocals
Maurice Gibb:  Vocals, Bass, Guitar

Blue Weaver:  Piano, Keyboard, Synthesiser
Alan Kendall:  Guitar, Steel Guitar
Dennis Bryon: Drums

Main course is the thirteenth album or eleventh worldwide by The Bee Gees, released in June 1975 on RSO Label.  This album was their first album included Disco and its model for their albums through the rest of the 1970s, contains hit tracks:  "Night on Broadway", "Jiver Talkin'",  "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)"and "Come On Over".











Continued on Pt. III






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