(#2002-3102) - Topics This Issue: 1) Robin Solo 2) solo group 3) News of Robin's album in a web site. 4) solo group 5) Robin Solo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 17:53:14 +1000 From: "Shangri-La" Subject: Re: Robin Solo <<< longer a group.>> The Bee Gees are brothers, and are all on speaking terms. They will always be a group, even if they do solo work. I think they have displayed that over the decades. There was only one time the Bee Gees split, and that was due to the "first fame syndrome", which was in 1968(?). I think they are all past that by now, but a lot of people seem to always focus on that one time. Anyway, just remember, there are plenty of groups out there now that have side projects, that doesn't mean a band has split. I wouldn't stress over any new developments. Just chill out, and buy the album when it comes out, revel in the beauty of it, love Robin a little bit more, then come over here and wait for the next page in the sagas of the brothers Gibb! :o) -- Julie ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 11:07:17 +0200 From: "Johan Moerman" Subject: solo group > I have a deep sadness, even a sense of worry, that the Bee Gees are no > longer a group. The thing I keep going back to, over and over, is the statement in > previous interviews about the Brothers being a group. That when one of them > isn't feeling well or quite right, they don't record. References to a chain, > and if one link is missing, well......you get the picture. Very interesting observation. It would be great if someone could provide us with more behind the scenes information on this. What bothers me most is that I already had this feeling after hearing the This is where you came in album. A collection of solo-songs like Two years on. And not most inspired one. Something is not on the right track, but what ? It could be health or commercial reasons, but maybe even more dangerous, it could be a lack of (group) inspiration as well. On the other hand: the most inspiring song on TIWICI is the tittle track, undoubtly not a solo song, but a work of the group together. Johan Moerman ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 11:07:37 +0200 (CEST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Ronnie=20Olsson?= Subject: Re: News of Robin's album in a web site. --- Joseph Brennan skrev: > Yes it is a wrong thing. Maurice was not involved > with this > project. He is nice enough to talk to people, but > we can't > expect him to know about something he did not work > on. Well, it is a little unsettling when his own twin-brother doesn't know the extent of Robin's extracurricular activities. Maybe this was originally planned to be just a greatest hits compilation but that it grew to be a new solo album instead with a few reworkings of some old tracks and that is why Mo thought it was nothing more than that, who knows... except maybe those who are paid-up members of BGQ (have to remind myself to send in the application form)? It's either that or the brothers aren't talking to eachother. I hope it hasn't come to that and that Mo is just too busy sniffing the paint from the paintballs to bother with music. ;o) He must have known it would be more than a compilation album, because how much time would Robin have to put into it as opposed to a new studio album. Robin: - Oh sorry guys, I'm off to release a greatest hits collection, see you next year! Barry and Mo (in two-part harmony): - Huh?!? I don't like these big gaps between each new studio album (no, I don't count live albums as regular albums) and I am not expecting a new Bee Gees album until 2004 or 2005 (if ever) if they're working as fast as they have done with Still Waters and TIWICI. If it does come in 2003 as it has been implied. then good, I can live with a 2-year gap. If it's more than that it's damaging to themselves as I doubt that any record company would like to have their artists growing moss. /Ronnie ===== The Omnipotent King of Scania ****************************************************** Homepage: http://hem.passagen.se/rool8206/ Wanted List: http://www.klippan.seths.se/~kl19082a/ ****************************************************** _____________________________________________________ Gratis e-mail resten av livet på www.yahoo.se/mail Busenkelt! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 11:20:01 +0200 From: "Per Bausager" Subject: SV: solo group Well, after 40 years a (very succesfull) group I find it understandable if they want to try out something different. They don't have to proof anything, and I think that the fans should give them a little space for this without making dramatic conclusions. Per -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: ListMember@brothersgibb.com [mailto:ListMember@brothersgibb.com]På vegne af Johan Moerman Sendt: 5. oktober 2002 11:07 Til: words List Member Emne: solo group > I have a deep sadness, even a sense of worry, that the Bee Gees are no > longer a group. The thing I keep going back to, over and over, is the statement in > previous interviews about the Brothers being a group. That when one of them > isn't feeling well or quite right, they don't record. References to a chain, > and if one link is missing, well......you get the picture. Very interesting observation. It would be great if someone could provide us with more behind the scenes information on this. What bothers me most is that I already had this feeling after hearing the This is where you came in album. A collection of solo-songs like Two years on. And not most inspired one. Something is not on the right track, but what ? It could be health or commercial reasons, but maybe even more dangerous, it could be a lack of (group) inspiration as well. On the other hand: the most inspiring song on TIWICI is the tittle track, undoubtly not a solo song, but a work of the group together. Johan Moerman "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb http://www.brothersgibb.com To UN Subscribe or change any of your list options, please go to: the website listed above. ( http://www.brothersgibb.com ) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 11:35:15 +0200 (CEST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Ronnie=20Olsson?= Subject: Re: Robin Solo --- Shangri-La skrev: > The Bee Gees are brothers, and are all on speaking > terms. They will always > be a group, even if they do solo work. I think they > have displayed that over > the decades. There was only one time the Bee Gees > split, and that was due to > the "first fame syndrome", which was in 1968(?). I > think they are all past > that by now, but a lot of people seem to always > focus on that one time. I seriously doubt that the Barry, Maurice and Robin has been all that chummy 30 years in a row, that would be something for the Guinness Book of Records. Being the youngest in a family of 5 siblings I can tell you there has been some tension between some of them. Unfortunately I didn't observe most of it as there is a 20 year gap between me and my siblings so I can't tell you any of the juicy stuff. There was this incident however with a fight and involved some agricultural tools used as weapons... I am sure the Gibbs have had their little spats over the years, nothing that would tear the Bee Gees apart but enough to make them not want to talk to eachother for a while. I'm not saying that they are having one of these moments right now but as I said above... no one is that chummy 30 years straight without a tiff or two. Ronnie Olsson ===== The Omnipotent King of Scania ****************************************************** Homepage: http://hem.passagen.se/rool8206/ Wanted List: http://www.klippan.seths.se/~kl19082a/ ****************************************************** _____________________________________________________ Gratis e-mail resten av livet på www.yahoo.se/mail Busenkelt! ------------------------------ End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [10/05/2002 06:01] ----------------------------------------------------