Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 11/09/2019 21:01 (#2019-1191)

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1Question.... Most Awfulbgfan@bell.net
2Question.... Most Awfulbgfan@bell.net
3Question.... Most Awfulbgfan@bell.net
4Question.... Most Awful - P.S.bgfan@bell.net
5Question.... Most Awfulmartyhogan@sbcglobal.net
6Question.... Most Awfulmartyhogan@sbcglobal.net
7Question.... Most Awfulmyka@qdots.net
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 15:08:47 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" <bgfan@bell.net> Subject: RE: Question.... Most Awful No, not those Marty. I’ve not had the time to go through the old catalogue. Instead, I’ve started to remember Australian era songs I love (which, BTW, do not include “Spicks and Specks,” which I recall made me dissolve in tears of laughter at th Back to top
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 15:11:01 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" <bgfan@bell.net> Subject: RE: Question.... Most Awful Eddy my old friend, we all have our favourites and non-favourites. No prolific songwriter can reasonably be expected to please all the people, all the time – not even their most ardent fans (whom, as we all know, are the quickest to criticize certain t Back to top
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 15:20:35 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" <bgfan@bell.net> Subject: RE: Question.... Most Awful Kitt, please permit me to clarify my post. I DID like JT – until I heard it over and over and over … it all got to be too much. I simply said I could do w/out hearing it again, although I’m fully aware that it was always the closing song in Bee Ge As for songs I DO love (which I realize is not the present thread, but which I mention anyway to redeem myself to any Gibb family members who may be reading), some of which I have just posted, I believe that “You Should Be Dancing” and “Spirits (Hav Back to top
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 15:24:12 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" <bgfan@bell.net> Subject: RE: Question.... Most Awful - P.S. Kitt, Yes, absolutely, Robin’s voice kept evolving! It never weakened as he aged. FWTBT, then “Embrace,” and then “Don=80t Cry Alone” are IMHO among the best songs, and best VOCALS, I’ve ever heard (with the possible exclusion of Luciano Pavarot Back to top
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 13:37:55 -0700 From: Martin Hogan <martyhogan@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: Question.... Most Awful Never Been Alone is a great vocal and guitar (loud) Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2019, at 1:09 PM, Anne Simpson wrote: > >  > No, not those Marty. I’ve not had the time to go through the old catalogue. Instead, I’ve started to remember Australian era songs I love (which, BTW, do not include “Spicks and Specks,” which I recall made me dissolve in tears of laughter at > > > --== Anne … > > From: Words@brothersgibb.com [mailto:Words@brothersgibb.com] On Behalf Of Martin Hogan > Sent: October 29, 2019 1:22 PM > To: Words List Member > Subject: [Words] Question.... Most Awful > > Anne - was the song, “it doesn’t matter much to me=9D? Reaching for the sky! > > > > > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com Back to top
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 13:39:59 -0700 From: Martin Hogan <martyhogan@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: Question.... Most Awful The Serban mixes are amazingly mixed if you have good audio. All the background is pushed forward and they just rock. Crisp and clear! Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2019, at 1:21 PM, Anne Simpson wrote: > >  > Kitt, please permit me to clarify my post. I DID like JT – until I heard it over and over and over … it all got to be too much. I simply said I could do w/out hearing it again, although I’m fully aware that it was always the closing song in Bee > > As for songs I DO love (which I realize is not the present thread, but which I mention anyway to redeem myself to any Gibb family members who may be reading), some of which I have just posted, I believe that “You Should Be Dancing” and “Spirits (H > > --== Anne … > > From: Words@brothersgibb.com [mailto:Words@brothersgibb.com] On Behalf Of Kitt > Sent: October 29, 2019 4:13 PM > To: Words List Member > Subject: [Words] Question.... Most Awful > > I’m with you, Anne, I’ve never liked JT. Fanny is doable but as Sal mentioned, it’s so overproduced. A trademark of Arif and R&B in general. My fav period for them is 67-74. > > I liked Rob’s early vocals, but he could go over the top. Some of his vocals on his solo tracks along with Odessa are amazing. His voice kept evolving— “Toys”, “Kathy’s Gone=E2, “The Longest Night”, “FWTBT”, =E2Fallen Angel”, > > Kitt- > > > > > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com Back to top
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2019 08:32:18 +0900 From: Kate <myka@qdots.net> Subject: Re: Question.... Most Awful "Never Been Alone" is from "To Whom It May Concern" (1972). So Robin was 22. Very young, definitely, but not a teenager. Kate Anne Simpson wrote: > but my memory of $B!H(BNever Been Alone$B!I(B has been haunting me > as one of the best of the era, featuring a lovely melody, lovely > vocal, and lyrics of such emotional depth that they could not > have been expected of the teenager that Robin was at the time. Back to top
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