The Bee Gees pre-disco were frankly as good as anything around at the time. They were on "Band Stand" when I was a kid (and so were they) so I was fortunate to watch them "grow up". Their disco stuff was OK sorta I suppose but melody and harmony basically died with the Double White Album by the Beatles; a new direction that didn't really take me with it.
Now I like good rock'n'roll as much as anyone(ACDC does it for me) and of course the likes of Deep Purple, LedZ and others all had a great song or two; Bowie was very very good as well as a few others), but the "sound" of the Bee Gees and those around at the time(Folk based: See Donovan} really stopped about 1970. The Bee Gees transition (as well as some other survivors like The Beach Boys) wasn't really a let-down as much as just "OK; they gotta make a living".
Winco is correct; very few can put together a whole album of amazing songs. It was fantastic to listen to a local band and just be pleased by their sound (yes; moved as well). When New York Mining Disaster came out I had not heard anything like it; I must admit I even looked it up in an Atlas.
I haven't heard that song before (OP) but it isn't like the OLD Bee Gees and I am not really all that familiar with their disco stuff which I CAN say was technically very very good but not that pleasing to my ear. And yes; when I did go to discos occasionally (at inter-school dance nights: we didn't have proms) I would "bust a move or two" but I much preferred waltzing or grooving to Beatles, Nancy Sinatra, Zoot, Russel Morris etc. In fact every year there was a "Village" music event for charity over a whole day/night that showcased Aussie singers and Bands. Sorta stopped about 1975/6. I think disco killed it.
Greg
Now I like good rock'n'roll as much as anyone(ACDC does it for me) and of course the likes of Deep Purple, LedZ and others all had a great song or two; Bowie was very very good as well as a few others), but the "sound" of the Bee Gees and those around at the time(Folk based: See Donovan} really stopped about 1970. The Bee Gees transition (as well as some other survivors like The Beach Boys) wasn't really a let-down as much as just "OK; they gotta make a living".
Winco is correct; very few can put together a whole album of amazing songs. It was fantastic to listen to a local band and just be pleased by their sound (yes; moved as well). When New York Mining Disaster came out I had not heard anything like it; I must admit I even looked it up in an Atlas.
I haven't heard that song before (OP) but it isn't like the OLD Bee Gees and I am not really all that familiar with their disco stuff which I CAN say was technically very very good but not that pleasing to my ear. And yes; when I did go to discos occasionally (at inter-school dance nights: we didn't have proms) I would "bust a move or two" but I much preferred waltzing or grooving to Beatles, Nancy Sinatra, Zoot, Russel Morris etc. In fact every year there was a "Village" music event for charity over a whole day/night that showcased Aussie singers and Bands. Sorta stopped about 1975/6. I think disco killed it.
Greg
