Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 10/14/2017 15:01 (#2017-467)
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Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 13:08:39 +1100
From: Paul Bache <paulbache@westnet.com.au>
Subject: Re: New Book?
As a parent of four sons myself, I can only imagine what the Gibb parents went through in the early days.
And I’m sure fame and fortune only made it worse.
Paul - Oz.
> On 14 Oct 2017, at 8:35 am, Janel Miller wrote:
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> Every family with more than one child has sibling rivalry to some extent.=20
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> As you indicated Chris, with the Gibbs (or any celebrity family such as the Jacksons, Osmonds, etc) the sibling rivalry is likely magnified.
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> Just my two cents worth.
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> From: Words@brothersgibb.com on behalf of Chris Mathis
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 11:42:19 PM
> To: Words List Member
> Subject: [Words] New Book?
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> I have not read the book, but I do not think anyone should be surprised that brothers relationship was very complicated. How many of our own families are complicated and most of us do not even have anywhere near the outside pressures of fame and financ
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> After reading it, for the first time, I really understand that the brothers relationship was very very complicated all the time and why it all ended in such a sad way.
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> Best regards/venlig hilsen
> PER BAUSAGER
> Simon Spence, whose new book “Staying Alive: The Disco Inferno of the Bee Gees” (Jawbone Press) chronicles the group’s meteoric rise and spectacular fall.
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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 22:40:57 -0500
From: KittLarue <marjlarue@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Barry Interview-2016
> On Oct 13, 2017, at 4:45 PM, compoccia via Words wrote:
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> The question I have is: Did it really make the vocals better? Or was it mainly a recording device to get the right falsetto, or perhaps more importantly, the right falsetto harmonies on those records? I'm thinking Barry needed to do a lot of the harmoni
Kitt responds:
Regardless of the chart success, for my taste, the overuse of multi tracking to attain the falsetto sound was never as good as their real harmonies.=20
I don't know whether Rob could attain the precise falsetto sound that Baz and Co. desired, but it's no secret that Robin could sing in a falsetto. In addition, Robin's natural voice was far higher than Barry's.
Barry and Rob sang in unison for much of "How Deep is Your Love", so it stands to reason that Robin's falsetto range could accompany Barry. Of course I can hear Robin on the Fever songs, not so much the SHF songs. Forgot, SHF=3DSprits Having Flown.
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> I know, I know. All those #1 records, so I guess it was. But, to me the real harmonies of the earlier records and even on some of the Main Course tracks when Barry said the multi-tracked vocals really started, actually sound better. Compare that with th
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Kitt:
Too Much Heaven has never been one of my favorites, but then again, neither is How Deep. How Deep is a well written song with a beautiful melody and lyrics, but it has never moved me. Yes, I realize I'm in the minority--but I can live with that. I Iike li
> >As for “Amy In Color” the one night stand, autobiographic, Linda!!!
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> Barry's been with Linda for 50 years. That's some one night stand!
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> My idea of a one night stand was about 50 minutes.
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> Sal (who probably should have left out that last sentence.)
Lol.
Kitt-
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