The Bee Gees - Idea
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Artist: The Bee GeesEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-01-23
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Let There Be Love
- Kitty Can
- In the Summer of His Years
- Indian Gin and Whisky Dry
- Down to Earth
- Such a Shame - The Bee Gees, Melouney, Vince
- I've Gotta Get a Message to You
- Idea
- When the Swallows Fly
- I Have Decided to Join the Airforce
- I Started a Joke
- Kilburn Towers
- Swan Song
- Let There Be Love
- Kitty Can
- In the Summer of His Years
- Indian Gin and Whisky Dry
- Down to Earth
- Such a Shame - The Bee Gees, Melouney, Vince
- I've Gotta Get a Message to You
- Idea
- When the Swallows Fly
- I Have Decided to Join the Airforce
- I Started a Joke
- Kilburn Towers
- Swan Song
- Chocolate Symphony
- I've Gotta Get a Message to You
- Jumbo
- The Singer Sang His Song
- Bridges Crossing Rivers
- Idea
- Completely Unoriginal
- Kitty Can
- Come Some Christmas Eve or Halloween
- Let There Be Love
- Gena's Theme
- Another Cold and Windy Day
- Sitting in the Meadow
Free Music Notes for Idea
Free Music Review: Fans will delight; newcomers will be pleasantly surprised.
Hit: 5 Stars
One classic thing the BG's do that can often be done without, is make their voices tremble; that is tremelo. Songs like "In The Summer Of His Years" are unbearable if this isn't your favorite style of singing; where, "I Started A Joke," "I've Got To Get A Message To You" and "When The Swallow Flies "are borderline. These songs usually have full stringed arrangements that can make the song dated in the least, and just pure cheese in the worst cases. Songs falling into the 'least' offensive in this category include; "Let There Be Love" and "Swan Song." Other songs in the oddly dated department include several folk-based songs with stringed moments; "I Have Decided To Join The Air Force," "Kilburn Towers" and to some smaller degree, "Indian Gin & Whiskey Dry." There's also a "Space Oddity"-style track called "Down To Earth", that fits in with nothing else here, and preceeds that song by a year (if you agree with that assessment). The straight folk songs that never received airplay in America are the ones that most people will find shockingly different. These include "Kitty Can," "Such A Shame," and "Idea;" which are all Beatles inspired to some degree. If the last five songs mentioned turn out to be your favorites, do not despair; more can be had on other early Bee Gees albums (and make a fascinating compilation).
As for the second disc of extras; there's plenty here of interest. "Chocolate Symphony" is typical of early Bee Gees songcraft, and with it's "Aaaaaaaaahhhhh" backing vocals, plodding pace, strings, bells and vibes; it falls nicely in with "Let There Be Love." The mono version of "Gotta Get A Message To You" sports a dense bassline that reminds one of the Rolling Stones bass sound of this period; and consequently might be preferred to the album mix. Imagine the disappointment of buying the single, then getting the emasculated version on the album! "Jumbo" is one of those psychedelic gems that hardly anyone relates to the Bee Gees. "Singer Sang His Song" is one of those tremolo songs at a plodding pace, with strings, french horn, flute and even tubular bells to try lightening the mood! "Bridges Crossing Rivers" is another with a backing that reminds of Rolling Stones, and that's not a bad thing at'all. The mono version of "Idea" is harder and stronger with the rhythm section up front. It begins with a whistling and handclapping acid intro, and the last line of each chorus (Don't you think it's time you got up and stood alone?) is more blues-phrased than the album's tremolo-styled version; in other words, it's more Andy than Barry. "Completely Unoriginal" is a cracked Beatles-styled song, that re-emphasizes the Bee Gees penchance for oddball subject matter! It's a snappy number, with a bizarre musical-comedy break that deserved more off-beat backing; perhaps the harpsichord in the mono version of "Kitty Can" would have fit! This version of "Kitty Can" is a more minimal arrangement without the rhythm of the acoustic guitar, that also sports a subtle flute intro, trumpet on the choruses and less 'mouth percussion' at the end. Not necessarily a 'better' mix, but intriguing for sure. "Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween" jumps on the list of strange sentiments in Bee Gees songs; and that's saying something! It's a sort of stream-of-consciousness rememberance of one man's obsession with someone. She's married, but he fancies himself as a dragon who's love will turn from blue to green. No one's certain what tunnel air has to do with it, or why his train abandoned her, but at least you get to hear a Bee Gee yodel at the end! Otherwise, it's another one of those plodding songs with tortured lyrics where someone starts a joke that effects the whole world, or is trapped in a mine going crazy asking the same questions over and over again and telling other people to be quiet, until he can barely whisper "Mr. Jo-o-o-o-ones..." (But that's what some people like about the BGs.) The alternate mix of "Let There Be Love" is once again closer to what the Stones and Beatles were doing at the time than the material the Bee Gees are better known for. Without the violins, harps and stratospheric backing vocals, the song now relies on acoustic guitar and rumbling piano chords, which shows it as a fine song that commands less attention without all the layered vocals, strings and the delivery of the franticly impassioned final verse. Bee Gees fans will delight in this package, and newcomers to their early material will be pleasantly surprised.
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IDEA followed in August '68 and the Bee Gees cracked the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard?? singles chart for the first time with the classics "I've Got To Get A Message To You" (#8) and "I Started A Joke" (#6). Disc 2 includes alternate mixes of "Idea," "Kitty Can," and "Let There Be Love," the film songs "Chocolate Symphony" and "Gena's Theme" and many more rarities and previously unreleased picks including two rare Coca-Cola commercials, "Another Cold And Windy Day," and "Sitting In The Meadow."Classic Rock Music CDs
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