The Bee Gees - Number Ones
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Music CD Cover Artist: The Bee Gees Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2004-11-09 Music Label: Polydor / Umgd Soundtracks: Music CD 1
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Free Music Notes for Number Ones Album
Free Music Review: Despite the DVD, this collection falls short of other Bee Gees Compilations
Hit: 2 Stars
If one were to assess musical artists in the Pop music era, one may not be off-base by saying that the Bee Gees are one of the Top 10 acts of all time. The Bee Gees established themselves as pop stars in the late 1960s; reinvented themselves in the 1970s as pioneers for the "Disco Era"; became acclaimed songwriters for some of pop's biggest acts in the 1980s; and then successfully made a comeback in the 1990s. This has allowed the Bee Gees to establish a large body of music work throughout their careers. "Bee Gees: Number Ones" marks the first release following the death of Bee Gee Maurice Gibb. It contains 18 hit singles by the Bee Gees spanning their entire career. While "Number Ones" does a good job at providing a snapshot of the Bee Gees career, it is not the strongest greatest hits collection that is available of their work.
The title of "Number Ones: is misleading. The term "Number Ones" is used loosely. In the liner notes, it says that this collection "contains the best-loved number one singles plus classic songs taken from number one albums". The liner notes also mention that "no other band has scored number ones in each of five decades (the argument can be made the Bee Gees had a #1 single or album in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, but I'm still trying to figure out what the fifth decade is). As for the number one singles or albums, the Bee Gees are referring to anywhere in the world where they scored a #1. An example of this is "You Win Again". "You Win Again" was a commercial flop in the United States, but scored as a number one in Europe. It's clear that the album is stretching things as far as what is a "Number One", but one thing is clear - this album contains plenty of hits.
With greatest hits collections, I prefer the songs to be arranged chronologically on the collection. This allows me to see how the artist has progressed over time. Given the fact that the Bee Gees transformed from a 60s Rock Sound to a Disco sound - and eventually to an adult-contemporary sound - it is critical for any Bee Gees collection to be arranged chronologically. "Number Ones" does a very good job at showing this - all of the songs are ordered chronologically and allow the listener to follow hear the transformations made in their career. The collection does a nice job at introducing "forgotten hits" by the Bee Gees such as ""World", "Words", "I've Gotta Get a Message to You", and "Don't Forget to Remember".
As with many greatest hits collections, this one includes a "new song". In this case the "new song" is a moving tribute to the late Maurice Gibb entitled "Man in the Middle". For the most part this song continues the adult-contemporary sound started by the Bee Gees in the 1990s.
Overall there are no problems with the musical content of "Number Ones". However, "Number Ones" falls short when considering this greatest hits collection against several other significant greatest hits collections by the Bee Gees:
"Best of the Bee Gees" is a greatest hits album that covers the early material of the Bee Gees from the 1960s. The songs from this era "Massachusetts", "World", "Words", and "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" are all included here. This album also contains "To Love Somebody" and "New York Mining Disaster" - not included on "Number Ones".
"Best of the Bee Gees Vol. 2" is a follow-on greatest hits album that focuses on the Bee Gees material in the early 1970s - prior to the release of "Main Course" which would mark their transformation into the Disco-based pioneers. Included songs are: "Lonely Days", "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", and "Don't Forget to Remember".
"Bee Gees Greatest": This collection focuses on the Bee Gees material from their "peak period" - 1975 through 1979. All of the songs from "Number Ones" from this time frame are on this CD.
"The Very Best of the Bee Gees" is a mid 90s greatest hits collection with some overlap to "Number Ones". It contains 21 tracks and includes the newer song "Ordinary Lives". It also includes "New York Mining Disaster", "First of May", "Saved by the Bell", "Run to Me", "Nights on Broadway", and "More than a Woman" - all not included on "Number Ones". Songs like "I've Started a Joke", "Lonely Days", "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", "Love So Right", and "Love You Inside Out" are not included on this collection.
"Love Songs" is a greatest hits collection by the Bee Gees focused on ballads and songs with a theme of love.
"The Bee Gees: Their Greatest Hits" is a two disc collection. It is a comprehensive collection that contains every song on "Number Ones" with the exception of the Maurice Gibb tribute.
"Tales From the Brothers Gibb" is the most comprehensive Bee Gees collection out there. It is a four CD boxed set collection. All songs from "Number Ones" are included on this collection with the exception of the Maurice Gibb tribute.
This edition of "Number Ones" contains a bonus DVD featuring five songs performed on a television show. These songs clearly don't have the intensity of many of the live performances the Bee Gees have - namely "One Night Only". However if you are a Bee Gees fan, you may appreciate these videos.
Based on more focused and comprehensive greatest hits offerings available, "Number Ones" really doesn't stand up with many of the other Bee Gees collections out there. In addition, I didn't feel the DVD video added much making this collection worthwhile. Unless you are a fan and/or want the Maurice Gibb tribute song, my advice would be to try to get the two-disc "The Bee Gees: Their Greatest Hits" instead of this collection.