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Posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Mon May 21 23:17:00 2012, in response to Re: RIP Robin Gibb (Bee Gees), posted by Easy on Sun May 20 21:22:49 2012. It was their "B" sides that stood out in the pre-disco era. But you'll never hear a single one of them on the radio. A towering ballad like "I Can't See Nobody" would have been #1 had it been released as an "A" side. The "A" sides were noteworthy in their own right. The eerie chord changes in "Holiday" (back and forth from minor to major) still give me the creeps. And there are sappy ballads galore - the quivering drama of "Words" and "I Started A Joke" - but they redeemed themselves with another song in the same vein - the keening "First of May". The stinging lead guitar breaks in "Jumbo" came right out of left field. And there was the standard pop stuff like "To Love Somebody" and "I Gotta Get A Message To You". I never understood how they could score a hit with a song called "Massachusetts" (name five other songs with states as their titles!) but that little ditty had staying power. And then there was the debut and the comeback - "New York Mining Disaster 1941" is still one of the strangest songs I've ever run into - and "Lonely Days", along with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" are both classics. Beyond these, the output was uneven at best (ever tried to listen to "Odessa"?).The Disco songs - "Nights on Broadway" and "You Should Be Dancing" (with its savage guitar break) are also well worth a listen. "Stayin' Alive" too - noteworthy for Maurice's piledriving bass line. wayne |
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