How bloody great were the Bee Gees?

[dan_bo]

Aha , you was of that era ?

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back end of.

 

[Colin_P]

Barry Gibb hasn't joined his brothers has he?

Hope not.

Not really my thing music wise, but yes they are / were very good.

 

[cuberider]

They were hated back then, and they've got no better with time.

 

[ozboz]

back end of.

Do you remember the Clubs out of Town , Smokies , Tramtracks , Carriages, Bredbury Hall and the like ?

 

[Drago]

Isn't one of them still alive? The tall one? Don't know his name.

Apparently, you can still see Morris dancing in Cornwall.

 

[dan_bo]

Do you remember the Clubs out of Town , Smokies , Tramtracks , Carriages, Bredbury Hall and the like ?

City centre boy me. Press club, gillys etc.

 

[PaulSB]

By chance, my wife usually has R2 on in her car, I heard 20 minutes of a recent programme of Bee Gees originals or covers.

I didn't enjoy their music at the time but it was only while listening to the above I realised how truly awful they were. Really awful. Very successful though.

We could remember Barry and Robin's names but not the other one.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Brilliant stuff from a much missed Kenny Everett.

Yes, he was a funny guy, I enjoyed watching his shows (even though searching the internet for when the shows were aired has suddenly made me aware of my age). We miss you, Captain Kremmen!

 

[Drago]

They just played You Win Again on the local radio. Again, not my cup of tea, but a catchy tune that had me thumping along to the beat with my tea spoon. I'd never buy their stuff, bit I'd certainly turn the radio up when it comes on.

I suspect Dan Bo loves the Bee Gees as I do Jethro Tull/Ian Anderson.

 

[nickyboy]

Do you remember the Clubs out of Town , Smokies , Tramtracks , Carriages, Bredbury Hall and the like ?

Bredders.....yes, Smokies.....yes, Quaffers??? I seem to remember seeing Ruby Turner there once. Think it's a supermarket now (as opposed to a meat market back then )

 

[Venod]

Disco is soul music.

Disco is a genre of dance music containing elements of funk, soul, pop and salsa.

Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.

Don't you just love Wikipedia.

 

[winjim]

Disco is a genre of dance music containing elements of funk, soul, pop and salsa.

Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.

Don't you just love Wikipedia.

Using an encyclopaedia to attempt to define the soul must be just about the most soulless thing I can imagine.

 

[ozboz]

Dont remember Quaffers , but in the 70,s there were clubs in almost every cellar in town !
in the early 80's I spent a lot of time in Cellar Vie 2 , they were magical nights for us ,

 

[Dirk]

The Bee Gees were undoubtedly extremely talented and creative.
I quite liked some of their earlier stuff but any of their later stuff, with the stupid falsetto voices, just makes me laugh.....I mean, really.

"You can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a woman's man......"
........Yeah.....right.....


View: https://youtu.be/pljxIuiZLNw

 

[Tin Pot]

Didn't really appreciate them until I learned the chords for How Deep Is Your Love - very satisfying structure and harmonies.

I'd rather see Metallica though.