Bee Gees Discography Review

[BiteUrLip]

It's time to look at their albums now - I posted an overview many years ago on the old board, so this is a refreshing look at their material.

I will also rate solo discographies, plus Andy Gibb.

It's funny that Saturday Night Fever, the best known album by the brothers, is in the bottom of my list.

Bee Gees:

The Bee Gees Sing And Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs ***½
Spicks And Specks ***½
Bee Gees' 1st ***** Highlights: "To Love Somebody"
Horizontal ***** Highlights: "World", "Massachusetts"
Idea ****½ Highlights: "Kilburn Towers"
Odessa ***** Highlights: "Lamplight", "Seven Seas Symphony", "The British Opera" NOD: 1
Cucumber Castle ***** Highlights: "Don't Forget To Remember Me"
2 Years On ****½ Highlights: "The First Mistake I Made"
Trafalgar *****
To Whom It May Concern ****½
Life In A Tin Can *****
A Kick In The Head Is Worth Eight In The Pants ***** Highlights: "A Lonely Violin"
Mr. Natural *****
Main Course *****++ Highlights: "Nights On Broadway", "Songbird", "Baby As You Turn Away" Super highlights: "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)"
Children Of The World *****+ Highlights: "You Should Be Dancing", "The Way It Was"
Saturday Night Fever ****½ Highlights: "You Should Be Dancing" NOD: 1
Spirits Having Flown *****
Living Eyes *****
Staying Alive *****
E.S.P. ***** Highlights: "You Win Again"
One *****+ Highlights: "One", "Tokyo Nights", "Wish You Were Here"
High Civilization *****++ Highlights: "Secret Love", "Party With No Name", "The Only Love" Super highlights: "When He's Gone"
The Size Isn't Everything *****++ Highlights: "Blue Island", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Fallen Angel" Super highlights: "Paying The Price Of Love"
Still Waters *****+ Highlights: "Alone", "Obsessions"
This Is Where I Came In ***** Super highlights: "Wedding Day"

Barry Gibb:

Now Voyager ****½ Highlights: "Stay Alone"
Hawks ***** Highlights: "Where Tomorrow Is"
In The Now ***** Highlights: "Star Crossed Lovers", "Home Truth Song"

Robin Gibb:

Robin's Reign ***** Highlights: "Saved By The Bell"
How Old Are You *****++ Highlights: "Juliet", "Kathy's Gone", "Don't Stop The Night" Super highlights: "In And Out Of Love"
Secret Agent *****
Walls Have Eyes *****
Magnet ****½ Highlights: "Please"
50 St. Catherine's Drive *****++ Highlights: "Days Of Wine And Roses", "Alan Freeman Days", "Mother Of Love", "Anniversary", "All We Have Is Now" Super highlights: "Avalanche"

Andy Gibb:

Flowing Rivers *****
Shadow Dancing *****+ Highlights: "Why", "Melody"
After Dark *****

Other highlights by the brothers: "Emotion", "Heartbreaker", "Angel Of Mercy", "The Bridge", "All That I Cherish", "Hold On To My Love" Other super highlights: "Help Me!"

Total NOD: 2 -> Well done, Gibb brothers!

[newloneranger]

Bee Gees:

The Bee Gees Sing And Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs N/A
Spicks And Specks N/A
Bee Gees' 1st Bee Gees: N/A
Horizontal N/A
Idea N/A
Odessa N/A
Cucumber Castle N/A
2 Years On N/A
Trafalgar N/A
To Whom It May Concern N/A
Life In A Tin Can N/A
A Kick In The Head Is Worth Eight In The Pants N/A
Mr. Natural ***1/2 Highlights : Throw A Penny, Down The Road
Main Course ***** Highlights Nights On Broadway, Fanny,Be Tender With My Love, Baby As You Turn Away, Wind Of Change
Children Of The World ****1/2 Highlights Love So Right, Subway
Saturday Night Fever ***½ Highlights: Stayin Alive,How Deep Is Your Love, More Than A Woman, Night Fever
Spirits Having Flown ***** Highlights Tragedy,Too Much Heaven, Spirits Having Flown, Love You Inside Out
Living Eyes ***** Highlights Living Eyes, Paradise, Be Who You Are, Wildflower
Staying Alive **** Highlights Breakout, I Love You Too Much
E.S.P. ****1/2 Highlights: You Win Again, ESP,Live Or Die, Angela
One ****1/2 Highlights: One, Ordinary Lives, Wish You Were Here, Its My Neighborhood
High Civilization ***** Highlights Happy Ever After, Secret Love, High Civilization, Dimensions
The Size Isn't Everything ***** Highlights Paying The Price Of Love, How To Fall In Love, Haunted House, Blue Island
Still Waters ****1/2 Highlights Still Waters, Alone, I Could Not Love You More, Miracles Happen
This Is Where I Came In **1/2 Highlights Man In The Middle, Walking On Air, loose Talk Cost Lives
Barry Gibb:

Now Voyager ****½ Highlights Shine Shine, She Says,Face To Face, The Hunter
Hawks **** Highlights: Childhood Days, My Eternal Love
In The Now ***** Highlights Grand Illusion, In The Now, Cross To Bear, Diamonds

Robin Gibb:

Robin's Reign N/A
How Old Are You N/A
Secret Agent N/A
Walls Have Eyes N/A
Magnet N/A
50 St. Catherine's Drive N/A

Andy Gibb:

Flowing Rivers **** Highlights I Just Wanna Be Your Everything, Love Is Thicker Than Water,Starlight, Flowing Rivers
Shadow Dancing ***** Highlights Shadow Dancing, Why, Don't Throw It All Away, Everlasting Love, Good Feeling
After Dark ***** Highlights Desire, Warm Ride, Rest Your Love On Me, Someone I Aint

[BiteUrLip]

I see that SNF didn't get a high rating on your list either (okay, my rating is high but not in the top) - and I do agree with your highlights, all the Bee Gees songs from SNF are brilliant. They just don't get to the next level in my list.

[newloneranger]

Saturday Night Fever is a movie soundtrack, Its a double album with only 5 Bee Gees songs on it. If it was all Bee Gees i'd probably give it 5 stars, The rest of the album is pretty much a bunch of never heard of artists, A few good songs like Disco Inferno and If I Cant Have You were pretty good. But the rest is skippable. If I was a fan of the Bee Gees I would buy The Greatest Hits collection to get the 5 Bee Gees songs without the rest.

[newloneranger]

The song If I Cant have You was written by The Bee Gees, The Bee Gees version is also on that Greatest album. Its better than the SNF version.

[BiteUrLip]

For me, the problem are the instrumentals. All sung songs are great, but there are instrumentals that are very hard to get into. "Manhattan Skyline" is the only great instrumental on SNF, to me.