Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 06/12/2019 21:01 (#2019-1037)

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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 15:34:13 -0400 From: Edward Vlasov <middleear@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Bee Gees connections Re: [Words] Bee Gees connections



You listen a couple of times, and you say to yourself, well that guy can really belt one out, can't he, and then you move on.

Boogie Child would have been a good instrumental. It would have been good to have an instrumental for a break in the middle of the album.

Joe Brennan


I've been thinking and thinking of a singer from the same time frame that I would say matches the description better. Tom Jones!
Now that's not just loud, not that the loudness means anything by itself, of course, but it seems the only meaningful characteristic
of certain voices which sound plain at no matter what natural volume. Graham Bonnet would be great at the Lawrence Welk Show.
While the rest of us would be just good. LOL

Okay, Boogie Child could be an instrumental, even though that would make only Maurice shine on the record out of the three.
But, here's a different way to listen to practically anything Bee Gees from their mid-late-70s.
Imagine yourself witnessing the recording process. So it's 1975 or 1976, you are in your spiritual form in the Criteria,
the brothers are recording snippets of the song, and it's the moment you hate the most about let's say "Boogie Child".
But now as you watching Barry producing those notes, note other details about the moment, where everybody is, how they stand or sit,
how they breathe, their shirts, maybe Maurice touching his nose. Also this is the exact take they selected for the album, this is it!
(Well, of course it is, that's where we've started) There's more to describe, but it's all up to you.
But then you might find yourself looking for more of that Barry's "screeching" (Reaching Out), although you might have been skipping
those songs for decades.

Eddy
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 22:34:09 +0000 (UTC) From: Marty Hogan <martyhogan@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: Bee Gees connections Boogie Child is actually a very well crafted song and a bit complex for most singles of the day.  A friend who graduated from Yale in some remote/obscure musical major was surprised that he thought it was not that bad - and he dislikes pop music immense Marty Marty On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 12:34:39 PM PDT, Edward Vlasov wrote: | | You listen a couple of times, and you say to yourself, well that guy can really belt one out, can't he, and then you move on. Boogie Child would have been a good instrumental. It would have been good to have an instrumental for a break in the middle of the album. Joe Brennan | I've been thinking and thinking of a singer from the same time frame that I would say matches the description better. Tom Jones! Now that's not just loud, not that the loudness means anything by itself, of course, but it seems the only meaningful characteristic of certain voices which sound plain at no matter what natural volume. Graham Bonnet would be great at the Lawrence Welk Show. While the rest of us would be just good. LOL Okay, Boogie Child could be an instrumental, even though that would make only Maurice shine on the record out of the three. But, here's a different way to listen to practically anything Bee Gees from their mid-late-70s. Imagine yourself witnessing the recording process. So it's 1975 or 1976, you are in your spiritual form in the Criteria, the brothers are recording snippets of the song, and it's the moment you hate the most about let's say "Boogie Child". But now as you watching Barry producing those notes, note other details about the moment, where everybody is, how they stand or sit, how they breathe, their shirts, maybe Maurice touching his nose. Also this is the exact take they selected for the album, this is it! (Well, of course it is, that's where we've started) There's more to describe, but it's all up to you. But then you might find yourself looking for more of that Barry's "screeching" (Reaching Out), although you might have been skipping those songs for decades. Eddy "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) http://www.brothersgibb.com Back to top
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