words@brothersgibb.com message digest 10/06/2014 15:01 (#2014-297)

10 messages included in this issue
1close vocal rangeslaurajane58@yahoo.com
2Rif: Robin's solo albumkarimkassai@yahoo.it
3Technicolor Dreamskarimkassai@yahoo.it
4Rif: Rif: Robin's solo albumkarimkassai@yahoo.it
5Rif: Rif: Robin's solo albumkarimkassai@yahoo.it
6Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo albumanngrootjans@me.com
7Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo albummarjlarue@gmail.com
8Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo albumbbusch@mrnaturl.us
9Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo albummarjlarue@gmail.com
10Robin Gibb SALES IN the UK this weekbjornborg64@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 07:34:05 -0700 From: Laura Canady <laurajane58@yahoo.com> Subject: close vocal ranges BEE GEES - Wouldn't I Be Someone - 1973 BEE GEES - Wouldn't I Be Someone - 1973 View on www.youtube.com Preview by Yahoo Back to top
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 17:06:42 +0200 (ora legale Europa occidentale) From: "karimkassai@yahoo.it" <karimkassai@yahoo.it> Subject: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo album Stop , Stop , it wasn't me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if i said BRAVo it wasn t because Barry shouldn't promote Robin's album , why i should say such a stupid idiot thing , and if i did , probably i didn't get the subject! Barry SHOULD say something about Robin's album that is by the way BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! Karim Back to top
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 17:10:37 +0200 (ora legale Europa occidentale) From: "karimkassai@yahoo.it" <karimkassai@yahoo.it> Subject: Rif: Technicolor Dreams Tom , i will regret also that Barry and Robin didn't find a time a moment a second to get together and write and record something together. Karim Back to top
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 17:15:06 +0200 (ora legale Europa occidentale) From: "karimkassai@yahoo.it" <karimkassai@yahoo.it> Subject: Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo album Yes , who asked him? Karim p.s. "TIWICI" is a mix of BEE GEES and a mix of each brother going solo , with Robin's tracks recorded just like it had to be Robin's solo album , Ann , i'm sure Robin didn't want to be a solo artist but in that case he acted that way!!!! Back to top
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 17:21:36 +0200 (ora legale Europa occidentale) From: "karimkassai@yahoo.it" <karimkassai@yahoo.it> Subject: Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo album Sal , what i didn't like in "TIWICI" was that we didn't have a BEE GEE album but a mixture of a group album and a mixture of solo efforts.It would be nice to find out who wanted this , i think that itìs obvious that the brothers didn't get along in that period , i remember Barry saying that on this album there was much more lead vocals done by Robin and when i see what happened after this albums to the brothers carrer i probably can guess who asked the others to record an album in this way! Karim Back to top
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 18:18:37 +0200 From: Ann Grootjans <anngrootjans@me.com> Subject: Re: Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo album TIWICI's format is no sinister idea coming from Robin's head, nor something he chose or wanted. Robin saw himself first and foremost as a Bee Gee. All three brothers and their management agreed to record the last album this way. Personally I think it was under the circumstances just a pragmatic approach to fulfil the commitment with UMG, ie deliver that last studio album under the running contract, ASAP. All three brothers were to contribute a number of tracks on their own thus. Robin just did what he had to do and so did Maurice and Barry. Anyone feeling the need to blame someone for an album they don't like may need to blame all three brothers, their ma Most of the time things just happen. Rarely is anything the Gibbs did or didn't do by design. There were hardly ever any plans, let alone sinister plans. I don't get this blame game really. It is what it is, it can't be changed anymore now can it. A Sent from my iPad > On 6-okt.-2014, at 17:21, "karimkassai@yahoo.it" wrote: > > > Sal , what i didn't like in "TIWICI" was that we didn't have a BEE GEE album but a mixture of a group album and a mixture of solo efforts.It would be nice to find out who wanted this , i think that itìs obvious that the brothers didn't get along in tha > Karim > > > > > -------Messaggio originale------- > > Da: words@brothersgibb.com > Data: 05/10/2014 16:39:32 > A: words List Member > Oggetto: [words] Rif: Rif: Robin's solo album > > Karim wrote: > > Sal , all the points can be seen on both sides , so , if you see it that way , that's ok , i think you are minimizing too much every Barry's intention in "TIWICI", > and , on the other hand , you don't give enough attention on what happened with the "TIWICI" album and what Robin did with the songs he wrote. > > I don't think it is a matter of giving it proper attention. I'm merely pointing out that Robin, as well as B&M, decided to go off on their own and record solo tracks for TIWICI. Why this was done or whose idea it was remains unclear, but the speculation > > As said in an earlier post, Robin recorded the backing vocals of his solo tracks with co-producer Peter Vettese largely because the tracks were recorded in England and presumably B&M were not present. Barry did his songs in Miami so getting Maurice to > > As for Maurice, he recorded his two solo tracks by himself. He said he asked Barry to help him with the lyrics for "Man In The Middle" because of the importance he placed on the song and wanted the lyrics to be strong (Maurice maintained that he was not > > Sal > compoccia@aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: karimkassai > To: words List Member > Sent: Sat, Oct 4, 2014 5:45 pm > Subject: [words] Rif: Rif: Robin's solo album > > Sal , all the points can be seen on both sides , so , if you see it that way , that's ok , i think you are minimizing too much every Barry's intention in "TIWICI", > and , on the other hand , you don't give enough attention on what happened with the "TIWICI" album and what Robin did with the songs he wrote. > " Embrace " was one , but on the extra track " Promise the earth " there are backing vocals , but the vocals are Peter John Vettesse and Sal i'm sorry but > this is something that i can't stand , i can't accept that the backing vocals are not done by the brothers in a Bee Gees album , i just can't stand it , no way . So , many things can be seen in many different ways but this no , this is a fact! > Karim > > > > > -------Messaggio originale------- > > Da: words@brothersgibb.com > Data: 04/10/2014 22:16:27 > A: words List Member > Oggetto: [words] Rif: Robin's solo album > > Karim (trying real hard to be objective) wrote: > >Kitty i never said that Barry should NOT promote Robin's album.He is certainly not forced but if he says >something i think it would be nice.As for the fact that the brothers didn't work together , well , someone around >Robin says he wanted but Barry > > You're with Barry on this one, but I'm not. The evidence, whether circumstantial or not, overwhelmingly pointed to Robin wanting to continue to work with Barry and not be a solo artist. There is no other credible inference to be made. I thought Barry's > > As for Barry? At best he was ambivalent about teaming up with Robin again. In the end, I just don't think his heart was in it and sadly, he kept Robin twisting in the wind for all that time. > > >Who told them? From where they get these info.? Why Robin never said such a thing? Even in Robin's album , >Dwina , talking about the songs never said that Barry didn't want to work with Rob! > > You seem to be suggesting that it is only Barry's position that means anything. Are you saying that a third party's information doesn't mean anything? That we can't glean some truth from their information or insights? Especially if it's a well placed th > > > >But i want to give you this point of view , yes , it was Barry , that as always , so selfish , didn't want to work >with his brother , why others that are so nice and gentle , didn't ask him to do something on his album.I want >to remember everyone tha > >Thanks for answering and keeping our love for their music alive. > >Karim > Barry had R&M add some background vocals on "Technical Dreams" because it was a candidate for the title of the album and "Voice In The Wilderness" because that was the last track on the album ( Turns out the last track period) and Barry wanted them on i > > Sal > > Salvatore Compoccia > compoccia@aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: karimkassai > To: words List Member > Sent: Sat, Oct 4, 2014 11:30 am > Subject: [words] Rif: Robin's solo album > > Kitty i never said that Barry should NOT promote Robin's album.He is certainly not forced but if he says something i think it would be nice.As for the fact that the brothers didn't work together , well , someone around Robin says he wanted but Barry did > Thanks for answering and keeping our love for their music alive. > Karim > > > > > -------Messaggio originale------- > > Da: kittyLarue > Data: 04/10/2014 00:35:24 > A: words List Member > Oggetto: [words] Robin's solo album > > I want to be sure I'm understanding you correctly. RJ and/or Dwina should have asked Barry to add some vocals on one song so to have a virtual duet between the brothers. I'm really trying to follow you here. Virtual duet! I'll repeat, VIRTUAL DUET. Sure > > Didn't you recently agree with someone that said Barry should NOT promote Robin's album? Now you think Barry should be doing the "Natalie/Nat" sing-along??? > > I pledge to stick to the name-brand drugs, surely I'm missing something. Thanks for the laughter. > > Kitt (frantically scrambling through my medicine cabinet) > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 5:05 PM, karimkassai@yahoo.it wrote: > I've already said that i love Robin's album , it would have been nice if RJ and/or Dwina asked Barry to add some vocals on one song so to have a virtual duet between the brothers. > It's just a dream but it would have been very nice. > Karim > > Animazioni GRATIS per la tua e-mail! > Fai clic qui! > > > > > -- > Kitt- > > > > > Animazioni GRATIS per la tua e-mail > Fai clic qui! > Back to top
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 11:30:51 -0500 From: kittyLarue <marjlarue@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo album On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Ann Grootjans wrote: > I don't get this blame game really. It is what it is, it can't be changed > anymore now can it. Some have said that others blame Barry for not working with Robin. I've never heard anyone blame Barry. He has stated he didn't want to work with Robin, and he didn't. And if Barry has managed to pull the wool over the eyes of some by stating that Robin wanted to be a solo artist--after his death, no less, then so be. I'm not that easily fooled. You're correct, it is what it is! Good day. Back to top
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 12:33:59 -0400 From: "Bill Busch" <bbusch@mrnaturl.us> Subject: RE: Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo album Disagree. If you want stay busy, keep your creative juices flowing, avoid being a couch potato, one is NOT acting like a solo artist. They're acting like they don't want to be a dead beat musician and they want to continue creating. If anyone was ACTING like a solo artist, it wasn't Robin. He just wanted to keep working. Bill From: words@brothersgibb.com [mailto:words@brothersgibb.com] On Behalf Of karimkassai@yahoo.it Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 11:15 AM To: words List Member Subject: [words] Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo album Yes , who asked him? Karim p.s. "TIWICI" is a mix of BEE GEES and a mix of each brother going solo , with Robin's tracks recorded just like it had to be Robin's solo album , Ann , i'm sure Robin didn't want to be a solo artist but in that case he acted that way!!!! Back to top
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 12:54:13 -0500 From: kittyLarue <marjlarue@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Rif: Rif: Rif: Robin's solo album On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 10:21 AM, karimkassai@yahoo.it wrote: > Sal , what i didn't like in "TIWICI" was that we didn't have a BEE GEE > album but a mixture of a group album and a mixture of solo efforts.It would > be nice to find out who wanted this , i think that itìs obvious that the > brothers didn't get along in that period , i remember Barry saying that on > this album there was much more lead vocals done by Robin and when i see > what happened after this albums to the brothers carrer i probably can guess > who asked the others to record an album in this way! Wow, sounds like Living Eyes-- The Gibb Twins vs. Barry/Karbhy! What makes Robin so different than Mo and Barry? They all went off and did their own tracks. Robin needed to have some lead vocals, so did Mo. You didn't seem to have a problem with Barry led songs. Did he want to be a solo artist, too? Are you one of Barry's children??? Back to top
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 18:29:24 +0000 (UTC) From: juan guzman <bjornborg64@yahoo.com> Subject: Robin Gibb SALES IN the UK this week   St. Catherine's Drive number 70 in the UK this very week, sold 1,301 copies according to Music Week. Back to top
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