The Bee Gees - Bee Gees Greatest
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Free Music Review: Timepiece.
Hit: 4 Stars
I was six years old, almost seven when The Bee Gees released this double album. I had the two records, and I was wondering about the packaging--how would the record company reproduce it for compact disc? I was a bit disappointed. It's the same threefold that the vinyl was, showing Barry, Robin and Maurice in all their 70's glory. However, the glue holding the seams together for the cds made it too snug for removing the cds. In the end, the glue came apart leaving Barry and Maurice open on one side so that the cds could more easily be removed. Oh well. I did like the poster on the inside. I don't recall that being in the original double lp as a kid.
The music speaks for itself--platinum classics. The zenith of Bee Gee heaven. The hits need no comment. "Greatest Hits" introduced me to great lesser known Bee Gees album tracks with some of my all time favorite Bee Gees songs like "Spirits (Having Flown)", "Wind Of Change" and "Children Of The World"--all of which should have been top 10 hits in their own right.
You get bonus tracks here that are of varying quality. And truth be told, I held off on purchasing this double disc because I have everything from The Bee Gees, but nostalgia got the better of me, and as a collector I had to have "Greatest Hits".
As I recall, it seemed that each side of the vinyl album was dedicated to each brother. For example, side one was The Bee Gees, side two was Barry, side three Robin and side four Maurice. Does anyone else remember that?
Four stars because I was not pleased with the poor packaging, and I felt it could have been better. Also, I would have preferred additional tracks and b-sides rather than remixes. Overall, you might as well get "Their Greatest Hits: The Record" as it covers The Bee Gees entire career. But if you just want their biggest 70's hits, plus a few album cuts and extras, then "Greatest Hits" is for you.
Free Music Review: You SHOULD be dancing!
Hit: 4 Stars
The title "Greatest" is a bit misleading since the focus here is the Brothers Gibb's biggest hits during their oft maligned disco era on the RSO label, from 1975's "Jive Talkin" (the leadoff track) to 1979's "Love You Inside Out." There's nothing here from the earlier phase of their career on the Atco label or that post-dates 1979, and only a handful that showcases great album tracks not released as singles like "You Stepped Into My Life," "Wind of Change" and "Children of the World." While the Bee Gees didn't invent disco they certainly were one of its leading proponents and "Greatest" oddly excises two tracks that were Top 40 hits during this era like 1977's "Boogie Child" and "Edge of the Universe." But the big disco hits are all here in all their ear-shattering falsettoed glory. It's easy to stereotype what's here as vapid mindless disco, but if you look deeper "Greatest" showcases some of songwriting's greatest hooks. If you're looking to get your disco on "Greatest" is a great place to start.Free Music Review: Almost perfect
Hit: 4 Stars
The harmonies - fantastic. The production - incredible. The songwriting - masterful.
With all that in its favor, I had to take away a point for this collection for the combined drawback of missing tracks and for some lousy packaging. Any "greatest" collection of any artist is going to come up short, but 26 tracks hardly scratches the surface when you consider that many of these are remixes. The emphasis here is the '70s Bee Gees which is fine (great, really), but you'll need to buy several more CDs worth of material to get a taste of the '60s era and any hidden gems from the later period.
The CD package looks really nice, but those cardboard sleeves make you fight to remove the CD itself thus creating fingerprints, scratches, etc. What's worse, disc 2 in my set was jammed in there so tightly that when I finally wrestled it free, it was smattered with glue from the packaging process.
Free Music Review: Takes me back........
Hit: 4 Stars
As I get into my later 40's, I've become more nostalgic and collecting greatest hits CD's of the 70's and 80's. I loved (and still do) the BeeGees (had the biggest crush on Barry, oh that hair). This compilation is a nice mix of their hits, especially those made famous by "Saturday Night Fever". What I really like about the CDs are the extended (and revamped) versions of "Night Fever", "You Should Be Dancing" (great remix) and especially the "crunk" version of "Staying Alive"(cutely called the "Teddybear Remix" by the group). My 14 yr. old, after teasing me about the "old fogey" music, ate his words and now LOVES this latter remix! If you're a BeeGees fan of the more recent songs from the 70's and 80's, this is a great album to own.Free Music Review: Bee Gees Deluxe
Hit: 4 Stars
I agree with another reviewer who said that this is the best this particular batch of songs has ever sounded. I especially like the clean new "thump" noticeable in most of these remasters. The 12" version of "Staying Alive" is sonically superior to any other version I've heard (including the original box set version and the "For the record" collections). I particularly like the "How Deep is your Love" remix..it's a reverent reworking of the song. My ongoing gripe is that the songs from "Main Course" have never sounded as crisp as the selections from "Spirits having Flown" and Children Of The World"...a minor concern when you take in the overall quality and value of this package. Buy the Bee Gees and "Bee" happy.