Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 08:42:42 +0100
From: "julian@theglassfamily.co.uk" <julian@theglassfamily.co.uk>
Subject: Eaten Alive
Guilty, Heartbreaker, Eyes fantastic but the formula had gone stale by
Eaten. The title track and Chain Reaction superb but the other seem very ordinary
Julian Glass
> On 2 Sep 2019, at 08:01, mailbag@brothersgibb.com wrote:
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> 1 Hearthbreaker per.bausager@gmail.com
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> Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 06:18:35 +0200
> From: Per Bausager
> Subject: Re: Hearthbreaker
>
> I agree 100% with your observations, Kilburn Towers. I loved "Just One More
> Nigh"t from the first time I heards. Also "Yours". It has the same kind of
> chorus effect.
>
> It's probably the most consistent album they have ever written.
>
> Wasn't it always Warwick's style not to sound too soulful? Like someone
> who's almost bored. But truly a great singer.
>
> Per
>
> Den man. 2. sep. 2019 kl. 01.40 skrev Jeff Lokken via Words <
> Words@brothersgibb.com>:
>
> >
> > Agreed on what you said about everything. However, I think Eyes That See
> > In The Dark was just as great. Eaten Alive has it's moments, but that's
> > the worst of the bunch, not that it's bad or anything.
> > On â?ZSundayâ?Z, â?ZSeptemberâ?Z â?Z1â?=3D8E, â?Z2019â?Z â?Z05â?Z:â?Z23â?Z:â=80Z05â?Z â?ZPMâ?Z â?ZEDT, Robin Setty
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > After a ridiculously long time, I played Heartbreaker a couple of days
> > ago. It's funny because I think it's quite an overlooked album.
> > Sometimes that kind of break brings new thoughts:
> >
> > (1) I can understanding why Warwick is a legend. Her voice is great,
> > though the singing isn't the most soulful I've ever heard
> > (2) I think the band is great. Gadd is brilliant, as ever but the
> > bass playing is also fantastic.
> > (3) The mix is quite muddy though maybe? Nowhere near as clear and
> > crisp as Guilty
> > (4) Every single track has a really strong melody. There are no duds
> > at all. This is Gibb songwriting at its most effortless. You kind of
> > sense that its the style of writing that the Gibbs could do in their
> > sleep - totally natural to them. I don't get that with the other
> > three albums they wrote for other artists in the 1980s nor any of
> > their own albums. So what I'm saying here is that I don't think they
> > had to try hard at all to write these amazing songs.
> > (5) Most underrated track: "Just One More Night".....When the chorus
> > come in for the third time but it's a false entrance, overtaken by
> > full strings and a great sax solo....that's powerful stuff.
> >
> >
> > Kilburn Towers
> >
> >
> > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees )
> > http://www.brothersgibb.com
> >
> > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees )http://www.brothersgibb.com
> >
> >
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From: "julian@theglassfamily.co.uk" <julian@theglassfamily.co.uk>
Subject: Eaten Alive
Guilty, Heartbreaker, Eyes fantastic but the formula had gone stale by
Eaten. The title track and Chain Reaction superb but the other seem very ordinary
Julian Glass
> On 2 Sep 2019, at 08:01, mailbag@brothersgibb.com wrote:
>
> Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 09/02/2019 03:01 (#2019-1135)
>
> 1 messages included in this issue
>
> 1 Hearthbreaker per.bausager@gmail.com
>
>
>
> Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 06:18:35 +0200
> From: Per Bausager
> Subject: Re: Hearthbreaker
>
> I agree 100% with your observations, Kilburn Towers. I loved "Just One More
> Nigh"t from the first time I heards. Also "Yours". It has the same kind of
> chorus effect.
>
> It's probably the most consistent album they have ever written.
>
> Wasn't it always Warwick's style not to sound too soulful? Like someone
> who's almost bored. But truly a great singer.
>
> Per
>
> Den man. 2. sep. 2019 kl. 01.40 skrev Jeff Lokken via Words <
> Words@brothersgibb.com>:
>
> >
> > Agreed on what you said about everything. However, I think Eyes That See
> > In The Dark was just as great. Eaten Alive has it's moments, but that's
> > the worst of the bunch, not that it's bad or anything.
> > On â?ZSundayâ?Z, â?ZSeptemberâ?Z â?Z1â?=3D8E, â?Z2019â?Z â?Z05â?Z:â?Z23â?Z:â=80Z05â?Z â?ZPMâ?Z â?ZEDT, Robin Setty
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > After a ridiculously long time, I played Heartbreaker a couple of days
> > ago. It's funny because I think it's quite an overlooked album.
> > Sometimes that kind of break brings new thoughts:
> >
> > (1) I can understanding why Warwick is a legend. Her voice is great,
> > though the singing isn't the most soulful I've ever heard
> > (2) I think the band is great. Gadd is brilliant, as ever but the
> > bass playing is also fantastic.
> > (3) The mix is quite muddy though maybe? Nowhere near as clear and
> > crisp as Guilty
> > (4) Every single track has a really strong melody. There are no duds
> > at all. This is Gibb songwriting at its most effortless. You kind of
> > sense that its the style of writing that the Gibbs could do in their
> > sleep - totally natural to them. I don't get that with the other
> > three albums they wrote for other artists in the 1980s nor any of
> > their own albums. So what I'm saying here is that I don't think they
> > had to try hard at all to write these amazing songs.
> > (5) Most underrated track: "Just One More Night".....When the chorus
> > come in for the third time but it's a false entrance, overtaken by
> > full strings and a great sax solo....that's powerful stuff.
> >
> >
> > Kilburn Towers
> >
> >
> > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees )
> > http://www.brothersgibb.com
> >
> > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees )http://www.brothersgibb.com
> >
> >
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