BCB 130 - The Bee Gees

['skope]

i've just re-listened to 'trafalgar' and the jury is still out. certainly there are some high-water marks. i would love to do a synch listen but i suspect there will be a lack of interest, unless i'm proven wrong.

[Phenomenal Cat]

i've just re-listened to 'trafalgar' and the jury is still out. certainly there are some high-water marks. i would love to do a synch listen but i suspect there will be a lack of interest, unless i'm proven wrong.

There's a few people on this thread, at least. I'd participate.

[clive gash]

That Led Zep/Bee Gees crossover in full

[Quaco]

i've just re-listened to 'trafalgar' and the jury is still out. certainly there are some high-water marks. i would love to do a synch listen but i suspect there will be a lack of interest, unless i'm proven wrong.

Even going into it expecting that patented historical bent/syrupy strings/self-pitying thing, I too find it unmemorable.

['skope]

i've just re-listened to 'trafalgar' and the jury is still out. certainly there are some high-water marks. i would love to do a synch listen but i suspect there will be a lack of interest, unless i'm proven wrong.

Even going into it expecting that patented historical bent/syrupy strings/self-pitying thing, I too find it unmemorable.

it's growing on me. the bee gees 'goats head soup'!

[Quaco]

[Charlie O.]

the bee gees 'goats head soup'!

You are NOT making me want to re-appraise.

[Phenomenal Cat]

the bee gees 'goats head soup'!

You are NOT making me want to re-appraise.

I'm listening to Trafalgar right now. It is gorgeous. This one is just cool:

[kath]

this is the most fantastic thing you have ever written, p-cat. (and you have written many blow-kath-away things.) visuals as well. i am beside myself in goofy, frontal-lobe joy. i give it an aed plus. (please see the teacher after class, teach.)

[kath]

i've just re-listened to 'trafalgar' and the jury is still out. certainly there are some high-water marks. i would love to do a synch listen but i suspect there will be a lack of interest, unless i'm proven wrong.

i'd attend.

[toomanyhatz]

I would too if I was able, though I'm heading out of town in a few hours.

I listened yesterday and it's a real inconsistent album, though the best of it's great. I basically hear it as: great opener, lull that lasts several songs, then great again, then much shorter lull then ends great. Not a lot of 'just OK' stuff on it.

[kath]

I would too if I was able, though I'm heading out of town in a few hours.

yeah, this weekend probably wouldn't be the ideal time. i think three listens on one weekend might kill me dead.

[Snarfyguy]

I'm having a synch listen with myself, starting 1:10 ago.

[kath]

I'm having a synch listen with myself, starting 1:10 ago.

snarf, gotdammit. jump the gun, then.

[Guy E]

Trafalgar is a great album. It was totally out-of-sync with the times, their final overblown masterpeace, but they managed to deliver a hit single.

Israel, Walking Back To Waterloo... what a wildly strange album.

[Phenomenal Cat]

Trafalgar , their final overblown masterpeace

YES!

(and did you misspell that on purpose?)

[pig bodine]

I'm one of the few to prefer 75-79 to the Beatles era

favorite songs are Nights On Broadway and You Should Be Dancing

[Snarfyguy]

I'm having a synch listen with myself, starting 1:10 ago.

snarf, gotdammit. jump the gun, then.

It's very good, mostly. I spaced out a little and forgot I was listening to it, but it's quite good.

I note the verse of "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" has the same chords and melody as Neil Young's "Helpess."

[Bent Fabric]

I'm one of the few to prefer 75-79 to the Beatles era

As am I.

I ultimately love it all, but...it's a rather incredible second act, and...if I could only have one era, this would be it.

[Guy E]

Trafalgar , their final overblown masterpeace

YES!

(and did you misspell that on purpose?)

"Masterpeace" or "Master Peace" was the working title for Odessa... so, yes.