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Bee Gees - Radio Europe 1967-1968 (live) '2022

Radio Europe 1967-1968 (live)
ArtistBee Gees Related artists
Album name Radio Europe 1967-1968 (live)
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Date 2022
GenrePop
Play time 56:13
Format / Bitrate Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
MP3 320 Kbps
Media CD
Size 313 MB
PriceDownload $2.95
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Tracks list

Tracklist:

1. In My Own Time (live) (02:12)
2. Interview 1 Robin Gibb (live) (00:50)
3. New York Mining Disaster 1941 (live) (02:11)
4. One Minute Woman (live) (02:27)
5. Cucumber Castle (live) (02:04)
6. I Can't See Nobody (live) (03:50)
7. Interview 2 Robin Gibb (live) (00:59)
8. To Love Somebody (live) (03:15)
9. In My Own Time (live) (02:33)
10. Holiday (live) (03:14)
11. Massachusetts (live) (02:41)
12. Mrs.Gillespie's Refrigerator (live) (03:07)
13. Close My Eyes (live) (02:15)
14. Interview 3 Robin Gibb (live) (00:54)
15. World (live) (03:16)
16. Birdie Told Me (live) (02:28)
17. With The Sun In My Eyes (live) (02:42)
18. Words (live) (03:10)
19. The Earnest Of Being George (live) (02:52)
20. And The Sun Will Shine (live) (03:43)
21. The Singer Sang His Song (live) (03:08)
22. Jumbo (live) (02:09)


 moreBy late 1966, they'd decided to return to England -- which, thanks to
the Beatles, was now the center of the world for rock and popular music. The
group had sent demo recordings ahead of them, and "Spicks & Specks" -- which
became their first Australian hit while they were in mid-ocean -- had attracted
the interest of manager Robert Stigwood. The trio was signed by Stigwood upon
their arrival, and began shaping their sound in the environment of Swinging
London. Barry and Robin Gibb alternated the lead vocal spot, harmonizing
together and with Maurice. Barry played rhythm guitar, while Maurice played
bass, piano, organ, and Mellotron, among other instruments. Their first English
recording, "New York Mining Disaster 1941," an original by the group with a
haunting melody and a strangely surreal, almost psychedelic ambience, was
released in mid-1967 and made the Top 20 in England and America. They had
successful follow-ups with "Holiday" and "To Love Somebody," the latter actually
written for Otis Redding to record, and "Massachusetts," which topped the U.K.
charts.

After Bee Gees' 1st, the Gibb brothers took over producing their own records. It
was easy, amid the sheer beauty of their recordings, to overlook the range of
influences that went into their sound, which came from a multitude of sources,
including American country music and soul music. At this point in their history,
they were most comfortable deconstructing elements in the singing and harmonies
of Black American music and rebuilding them in their style.

In 1969, the trio split up in a dispute involving the Odessa album. A lushly
orchestrated double LP, it was their most ambitious recording to date, but they
were unable to agree on which song would be the single, and Robin walked out.
Barry and Maurice held on to the Bee Gees name for one LP, Cucumber Castle,
while Robin released Robin's Reign. Without a group to promote it, the Odessa
album never sold the way it might have, even with a hit, "First of May."
Cucumber Castle generated several successful singles in England and Germany,
including the gorgeous, African-influenced "I.O.I.O.," while Robin had a hit
with "Saved by the Bell."

In 1970, almost two years older and a good deal wiser, they decided to get back
together. They related to each other better and had also evolved musically, now
creating a progressive pop/rock sound similar to the Moody Blues. They came back
on a high note with two dazzling songs: the soulful "Lonely Days," the group's
first number one hit in America; and the achingly lyrical "Morning of My Life,"
which proved so popular with fans that the group was still doing it in concert
decades later.

Their success began to ebb, however, after another huge international hit with
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" in 1971. The single "Run to Me" made the Top
20 in 1972, but the album To Whom It May Concern was forgotten almost instantly
after a brief chart run. Their fortunes continued in reverse during 1973 with
Life in a Tin Can and the single "Saw a New Morning" -- despite a move to
America and a heavy promotional push, the song never made the Top 40 and the
album stalled out.

The trio was falling into a deep creative and commercial hole. Rescue came from
a suggestion by Eric Clapton that they try recording at Criteria Studios in
Miami, Florida, where he had just cut an album. The Bee Gees took his advice and
came back with Mr. Natural (1974), produced by Arif Mardin. This record was a
departure with its heavily Americanized R&B sound, and the following year they
plunged headfirst into the new sound with Main Course -- the emphasis was now on
dance rhythms, high harmonies, and a funk beat. And spearheading the new sound
was Barry Gibb, who, for the first time, sang falsetto and discovered that he
could delight audiences in that register. "Jive Talkin'," the first single off
the album, became their second American number one single, and was followed up
with "Nights on Broadway" and then the album Children of the World, which
yielded the hits "You Should Be Dancing" and "Love So Right." Then, in 1977,
their featured numbers on the soundtrack to the Robert Stigwood-produced
Saturday Night Fever, "Stayin' Alive," "How Deep Is Your Love," and "Night
Fever," each topped the charts, even as the soundtrack album stayed in the top
spot for 24 weeks. In the process, the disco era in America was born -- Saturday
Night Fever, as an album and a film, supercharged the phenomenon and broadened
its audience by tens of millions, with the Bee Gees at the forefront of the
music.

It was a profound moment although, ironically, there wasn't that much difference
in their sound. Amid the dance numbers, the Bee Gees still did a healthy portion
of romantic ballads that each offered memorable hooks. They'd simply decided, at
Arif Mardin's urging, to forget the fact that they were white Englishmen and
plunged into soul music, emulating, in their own terms, the funkier Philadelphia
soul sounds that all three brothers knew and loved. In one fell swoop, the group
had managed to meld every influence they'd ever embraced, from the Mills
Brothers and the Beatles to early-'70s soul, into something of their own that
was virtually irresistible. Spirits Having Flown was their crowning commercial
triumph, topping 30 million in sales and yielding three more number one singles.

By the end of the '70s, however, the disco era was waning from a combination of
the bad economy, political chaos domestically and internationally (leading to
the election of Ronald Reagan), and a general burnout of the participants from
too many drugs and profligate sex (which would precipitate an epidemic of
sexually transmitted diseases and herald the outbreak of AIDS in the United
States). There had already been an ad hoc reaction against the group's dominance
of the airwaves, with mass burnings of Bee Gees posters and albums organized by
DJs. The Bee Gees themselves helped contribute to the end of the party with
their participation (at Stigwood's insistence) in the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band, "inspired" (if that's the word) by the Beatles album. The
movie was a commercial and critical disaster, and an embarrassment to all
concerned.

In America, the Bee Gees were virtually invisible for most of the '80s. Instead,
Barry Gibb pursued work as a producer for other artists, creating hits for
Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross. By 1987 and the E.S.P. album, their sales had
rebounded everywhere but the United States, yielding a number one single
(outside of the U.S.) in "You Win Again." Their 1989 album, One, got a good
reception around the world and generated a Top Ten U.S. single. And in the '90s,
PolyGram Records released the four-CD anthology Tales from the Brothers Gibb,
which sold well around the world. The trio's 1997 induction into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame led to a resurgence of interest, which heralded the release of
the live album One Night Only (1998), cut at their first American concert in
almost a decade.

The Bee Gees remained active until the January 2003 death of Maurice from
cardiac arrest during surgery. Following his death, Robin and Barry decided to
cease performing as the Bee Gees. Their recorded legacy, however, subsequently
became more visible than it had been in decades with the move of their catalog
to Warner/Reprise. The latter company began the long-awaited upgraded CD reissue
of the Bee Gees' post-1966 library, including the first-ever release of outtakes
and rehearsal versions of songs. Robin was diagnosed with and underwent
treatment for cancer in 2011. He died in London in May 2012 due to complications
from cancer and intestinal surgery; he was 62 years old. Given the previous
deaths of Andy (who had several number one hits and who died of an inflammatory
heart virus in 1988) and Maurice Gibb, Robin was the third Gibb brother and
second member of the Bee Gees to pass away. In the wake of tragedy, Barry kept
working, appearing on other people's records, playing concerts, and releasing a
solo album titled In the Now in 2016. The next year the Bee Gees were honored at
the 2017 Grammys; then their music was featured in the star-studded concert
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees, which was broadcast
by CBS in April. ~ Bruce Eder

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