For venal reasons, I didn't participate, but here's my list.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 24 February 2018 06:16 (six years ago) link
no Bee Gees list without "Mr. Natural" can be considered complete. the perfect midpoint between their phases.
― Simon H., Saturday, 24 February 2018 08:02 (six years ago) link
also the complete absence of even a MENTION of "Stop (Think Again)" on this entire thread hurts me deeply in my heart
― Simon H., Saturday, 24 February 2018 08:04 (six years ago) link
the hbo doc was just ok, typical useless talking head segments from chris martin, justin, gallagher dude etc. disappointing about how they glossed over the breakup as if they all went their separate ways vs robin leaving and the other 2 continuing as the bee gees (there were other shortcuts and misleading parts as well). some nice footage tho
― buzza, Sunday, 13 December 2020 08:43 (three years ago) link
the sideman interviews were a lot more rewarding
― buzza, Sunday, 13 December 2020 08:44 (three years ago) link
the nicky siano bits were great. vince lawrence, too. a mini disco doc within the bee gees doc.
― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 13 December 2020 09:19 (three years ago) link
I did come away thinking that Barry really does miss his brothers. The other thing is that it does catch me that the Gibbs were a bit of why Miami became such a bling bling town, in a way. It would have been something to see Miami circa 76-78. Probably on real estate alone, those guys crushed some serious cash. The clip with them making the drum loop was some cool music geek stuff.
― earlnash, Monday, 14 December 2020 01:18 (three years ago) link
I really enjoyed the doc - most of the “talking heads” were the brothers or the band or ppl working close with them, so the odd naff chris martin or noel gallagher was tolerable. the studio stuff was so great, and the demo tapes add so much apprecication for the raw talent. and yeah the disco sucks section was handled really well, i loved the way they told that. Barry having had that amazing creative bond with his brothers & to be now left alone, the melancholy of that feeling must be so difficult to endure. as the oldest of three siblings who are very close I think how utterly bereft I would feel if they died before me, it breaks my heart to think about.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 14 December 2020 01:58 (three years ago) link
I sometimes think about examples of musicians who went into a funk when their creative partner died, namely Bill Evans after Scott LaFaro died in a car accident and Buck Owens after Don Rich died in a motorcycle accident. There is still a naive part of me that will think "couldn't you just go on with the show?" but another part of me knows "nuh-uh."
― Robert Gotopieces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 December 2020 02:10 (three years ago) link
I mean I guess Buck still showed up for Hee-Haw tapings, but still.
― Robert Gotopieces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 December 2020 02:21 (three years ago) link
I actually kind of adored that documentary, which has to be the third or fourth I’ve seen by this point. The contemporary talking heads were minimized and used well (Noel Gallagher talking about sibling dynamics and how you don’t just buy family members’ vocal harmonies at a store was surprisingly relevant and well put). Beyond that tho, they did a fabulous job on the early years and the tensions that built up between them. Notwithstanding no mention of Cucumber Castle, I hadn’t really seen that articulated very well elsewhere. The footage of Robin playing to that crowd in NZ angry that it was just him was incredible.
Iand yeah the disco sucks section was handled really well, i loved the way they told that.
Barry having had that amazing creative bond with his brothers & to be now left alone, the melancholy of that feeling must be so difficult to endure. as the oldest of three siblings who are very close I think how utterly bereft I would feel if they died before me, it breaks my heart to think about.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 19 December 2020 13:51 (three years ago) link
There is also a similarity in how the whole family was involved in this big adventure, not dissimilar to what you see in that Australian TV documentary on AC/DC. Very similar history in some ways between those two bands.
― earlnash, Saturday, 19 December 2020 14:59 (three years ago) link
I'm not sure if Barry Gibb still lives in here, but in the early '00s when I worked at a Miami Beach bookstore he was a regular -- you could easily spot him his tall, hunched form in the history section. Like NYC, nobody bothers stars here.
I ordered The Corrections for Iggy Pop a few months later (asked by the employee at the other store transferring a copy for a name, I said, "Osterberg, James." Iggy winked at me).
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 December 2020 15:54 (three years ago) link
Ha! That’s a great story.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 19 December 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
All the anecdotes I've read about Iggy being hyper-literate are true. He'd buy piles of books, a genuine miscellany: Nietzsche, art books, Bellow, Tolstoy.
Anyway, back to thread.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 December 2020 16:01 (three years ago) link
Yeah, him and Bowie.
― Robert Gotopieces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 December 2020 16:06 (three years ago) link
I think I’m actually just starting to realize what an incredible song Stayin’ Alive is. Like, in addition to the opening groove and that great drum loop story, I’m not sure I ever fully appreciated how fucking boss and weird the chorus is on this song. I mean, we all know the “ha ha ha” part but that slurry syncopated line that leads into the ha ha ha’s is subtly strange and amazing (and not that it matters but I still have zero idea what they’re singing there). This realization is just another reminder that whole thing is just perfect from top to bottom. Maybe it is their best song? I’m willing to be convinced here.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 19 December 2020 17:32 (three years ago) link
Or the way the strings kick in for the bleak-as-fuck "I'm goin' nowhere."
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 December 2020 17:36 (three years ago) link
Hey now, there was a thread for that sort of thing but it was only Shakey and me on it most days!
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 17:44 (three years ago) link
The song by song rundown?
― Robert Gotopieces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 December 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link
Sorry, couldn’t keep up.
― Robert Gotopieces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 December 2020 17:47 (three years ago) link
Shakey did tend to press on regardless somewhat.
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 18:48 (three years ago) link
Oh right! I couldn’t keep up either. Which bummed me out. Was it before quarantine? I feel like it must’ve been because I imagine I would’ve looked forward to every next entry like my life depended on it.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 19 December 2020 19:33 (three years ago) link
Pretty sure it was. Could have done with some more contributors in the Bee Gees' imperial stage because I found I couldn't think of as many things to say about something like "Staying Alive" as opposed to, er, "I Have Decided to Join the Air Force".
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 19:40 (three years ago) link
Lol, check out the current last post on that thread
― Robert Gotopieces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:12 (three years ago) link
Ha, exactly. It’s good to know my self-hatred pre-dated COVID, I guess.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 19 December 2020 23:27 (three years ago) link
the Tropical Fuck Storm version of "Stayin' Alive" almost approximates the swagger level of the original, albeit from a scuzzier angle
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 23:32 (three years ago) link
Where we talking about the Barry Gibb duets record? So good.
― Next Time Might Be Hammer Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 22 January 2021 00:28 (three years ago) link
i cant remember which thread but I LOVE IT SO MUCH OMG
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 22 January 2021 00:48 (three years ago) link
play "Mr. Natural" at my funeral
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Friday, 22 January 2021 00:57 (three years ago) link
Is there some bad news you're keeping from us?
― Waterloo Subset (Tom D.), Friday, 22 January 2021 01:16 (three years ago) link
no I'm remaining conscious for now
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Friday, 22 January 2021 01:23 (three years ago) link
Literally everything is great about the duets album. The artists, the band, the sound — they recorded at RCA studios in Nashville with a live band in the room & it really shows, just has such a beautiful warmth & depth, i cant get enough
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 22 January 2021 02:12 (three years ago) link
Didn't realize that about the live band but it totally makes sense.
― Next Time Might Be Hammer Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 22 January 2021 13:47 (three years ago) link