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rowan wrote:Meanwhile, I've been going through a bit of a Bee Gees phase lately, revisiting a band I thoroughly despised in my youth and whose immense talent and versatility I have only begun to appreciate now from a distance of decades. They've been compared to everyone from the Beatles to Stevie Wonder, but in fact most of what they did was entirely original and conversely inspired other artists in their work. Barry, the eldest, is ironically the only survivor, now 70, and he was undoubtedly the driving force in the group, as well as its lead singer for most of its post-pop era. Younger brother Robin, who died in his 60s of cancer, was the original lead vocalist, although the trio were best known for their harmonies, of course. Robin's twin Maurice was confined mostly to back-up vocals and either guitar or keyboard. He died at 53 from a twisted intestine. Youngest brother Andy, who was known mostly for his solo career (on the back of his older brothers' song-writing genius), only featured in the group during its latter years. He died from drug and alcohol related issues shortly after his 30th birthday. The Bee Gees were born on the Isle of Man - where their father played gigs - but the family emigrated to Brisbane when they were children.

rowan wrote:Freakishly talented, now 70 and suffering from Parkinson's disease...

rowan wrote:The problem with pop music from the 70s onward was it became so image-oriented that the image was all you remembered afterward. I mentioned before how I used to cringe over the Beegees, but now revisiting them from a safe distance of a few decades I'm able to appreciate their tremendous talent and versatility; something I simply refused to acknowledge at the time because of their image. Linda Rondstadt I simply recalled as a hot chick on roller skates. But when I look back at those old videos now I realize how gifted she truly was.

Discreet Hooker wrote:

rowan wrote:The problem with pop music from the 70s onward was it became so image-oriented that the image was all you remembered afterward. I mentioned before how I used to cringe over the Beegees, but now revisiting them from a safe distance of a few decades I'm able to appreciate their tremendous talent and versatility; something I simply refused to acknowledge at the time because of their image. Linda Rondstadt I simply recalled as a hot chick on roller skates. But when I look back at those old videos now I realize how gifted she truly was.

No Rowan , you had too little time at look & listen * . Youth , then , as it is now , was wasted on the young.


* Girls & stuff .

Vengeful Glutton wrote:

fivepointer wrote:Lovely track. The great Johnny Adams in masterful vocal form...