Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 11/10/2019 15:01 (#2019-1192)
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Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2019 18:13:24 +0100
From: Per Bausager <per.bausager@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Question.... Most Awful
Amen
Den søn. 3. nov. 2019 kl. 23.24 skrev Jeff Lokken via Words <
Words@brothersgibb.com>:
> As far as I'm concerned the Mr. Natural album is the best showcase for
> Barry's natural voice on the whole album. As was mentioned "give A
> Hand..." and "Had A Lot Of Love Last Night" are both great demonstrations
> on his natural power. Lost In Your Love for me is the ultimate Barry
> song. His voice sounds the all time best on that track. Would have loved
> to heard that one live. Heavy Breathing as well was a strong vocal. That
> entire ending of the album is one of my all time favorite back to back song
> sequences in their entire catalog. Mr. Natural is just a great blue eyed
> soul pop song. Lost In Your Love as I said is Barry at his best and just a
> great song. I Can't Let You Go is an underrated gem. Heavy Breathing is
> awesome. Had A Lot Of Love Last Night is just beautiful. They sound like
> a church choir on that one, probably one of their finest three part harmony
> performances captured on record and that's saying a lot.
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> On Thursday, October 31, 2019, 08:49:11 PM EDT,
> wrote:
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> This is so funny, I remember the song Reaching Out was split between
> tracks on my Spirits 8 Track Tape! 😊
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> *From:* Words@brothersgibb.com *On Behalf Of *David
> Garcia
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:42 PM
> *To:* Words List Member
> *Subject:* [Words] Question.... Most Awful
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> I had the Mr Natural album on 8 track too!
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> I remember the song "I Had a Lot of Love Last Night" was split between
> tracks.
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> "Ahhhhahhh ahhhh Ahhh ahh ahhhh..." *CLICK!!!* "...ahhh ah ahhh ahh ahh
> ahhhh."
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> It was a treat to finally hear the song all the way through. Great verses,
> bizarre title, most elaborate arrangement until " Be Who You Are" seven
> years later...
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> David Garcia, who wishes he understood harmony arrangements well enough to
> craft such a thing in NYC
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> On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 8:36 PM wrote:
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> I don’t think it’s negative, I actually think it is refreshing! I have
> been surprised at some of the songs that others can’t stand, that I think
> are great!
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> As for 1st Bee Gees albums I purchased, I can’t remember. But I do
> remember the 2 Years On Album. (some girl I liked had the album) Then I
> remember going to some big outlet store, (Railroad Salvage) and scoring
> like five 8 track tapes, one of them I remember being Mr. Natural. What a
> score!
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> Ahh the good old days! Or should I say, Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, the good old
> days!
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> *From:* Words@brothersgibb.com *On Behalf Of *Marty
> Hogan
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 30, 2019 11:54 PM
> *To:* Words List Member
> *Subject:* [Words] Question.... Most Awful
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> Why all this negative stuff? How about the first album you ever bought
> and the first single that prompted you?
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> Mine was "How can you mend a broken heart?" which got me to buy my first
> album, "Trafalgar".
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> Marty
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> On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 07:26:48 PM PDT,
> wrote:
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> I agree with Anne. I have a hard time with quite a few Robin songs, like
> the Main Course and after Robin songs. Maybe it was the timing, but also
> love “Don’t Cry lone”
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> I will admit, I really do like most of “Magnet”.
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> Chris…
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> *From:* Words@brothersgibb.com *On Behalf Of *Anne
> Simpson
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 29, 2019 1:18 PM
> *To:* Words List Member
> *Subject:* [Words] Question.... Most Awful
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> Kitt – As I said, I love “Give An Hand.” I agree that “My Life Has Been A
> Song” is repetitive, but it’s the melody, lyrics, and Robin’s vocals that
> appeal so much to me.
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> On many of the early songs, Robin’s “soul” vocal is so strained that it’s
> literally painful. I’m trying to remember which song in particular from
> that period made me cringe, but I forgot to remember. Compared to
> later tracks like “Country Lanes,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” and “Embrace”
> (just to name a few that come to mind), Robin learned to use his voice
> better every time he recorded. His finale, “Don’t Cry Alone,” leaves me in
> tears.
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> And yes, as Barry has said in interviews, Robin’s songs have a =E2pathos” to
> them (which Barry has attributed to the Hither Green train disaster; it=E2s
> likely also just a facet of Robin’s personality).
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> --== Anne …
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> *From:* Words@brothersgibb.com [mailto:Words@brothersgibb.com
> ] *On Behalf Of *Kitt
> *Sent:* October 26, 2019 7:04 PM
> *To:* Words List Member
> *Subject:* [Words] Question.... Most Awful
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> Barry is excellent on “Give A Hand”, that’s the voice of Baz that I love,
> not that caterwauling falsetto. Robin is intensely loud on the harmony on
> this track. He sounds fantastic.
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> “My Life Has Been A Song” is repetitive. The melody is pretty and quite
> sad. But again, Robin’s vocals against a sparse background carries this
> track. I love this period of their catalog. Too bad Barry doesn’t.
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> Mo was right, Robin wrote very sad music.
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> Kitt-
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