It is common to hear The Beatles as the best group ever in terms of musicality, composition and longevity. So what about The Bee Gees? Now that 3 out of the 4 brothers have left us, maybe its time to reassess the true worth and rightful standing of The Bee Gees.
Why The Beatles is so famous? Their music was mind changing, innovative, and brought a whole new meaning to rock and roll. Their members' lives were esoteric and hogged the media. They proclaimed for world peace, engaged in Eastern philosophies, they were cool to the max ... they were anti establishment. They rooted for the hippies, the disenfranchised, the disenchanted ... They were more than musicians, they were more than performers. The media loved them. They Brits were proud. The Americans wanted to call them their own. The whole world wanted to love them because they were "cool".
The Bee Gees were enormously successful in the early years, on par with The Beatles. Maybe because they did not do as much drugs as The Beatles? They were not as cool, they were regarded as "middle of the road" stuff. Good stuff but not lasting, so they say. The Bee Gees did not have a "home". The Australians did not really "own" The Bee Gees, the band members did not really identified themselves as Australians. The British did not really adopt them as their own. Their success in the US was always muted at best. Nobody wanted to "own" them as their own.
The Bee Gees' longevity in the business was more than double that of The Beatles. we all know how difficult it is to have a musical career lasting more than 10 years, particularly if you are in the singer-songwriter group. If you were a really good crooner, you can last ages, like Sinatra, Buble, Striesand, etc...
While The Beatles basically stopped in the 70s, albeit The Wings were excellent and George Harrison had some sparkle, plus John Lennon created some fine transformational stuff. The Bee Gees reinvented themselves in the late 70s and were quite instrumental in being a major player in the disco era. Now, the disco era was frowned by most music critics as being a fun but shallow part of musical history, but hey, disco was a critical part of musical history whether you like it or not. Even now, people keep going back to the fun times of 70s and 80s music in radio stations and just look at the reissued CDs that are selling nowadays, its the 70s and 80s music.
Many critics used the disco era music to further downgrade The Bee Gees' achievements. Having said that i think their Spirits Having Flow album was easily the landmark album in the early 80s.
The Beatles albums remain iconic and stood the test of time, The White album, Abbey Road, Sgt Peppers, etc... nobody really bothered with The Bee Gees. One thing which The Bee Gees may have lost out was their lyrics, which The Beatles were more subtle and have higher ambitions in conveying their messages. But having said that, much of The Beatles early stuff were also shallow type of lyrics.
I have compiled The Beatles' great songs that marked their career, most were hits but I have included others which have been significant as well:
A Hard Day's NightA Taste of HoneyAcross The UniverseAll My LovingAll You Need Is LoveAnd I Love HerBack In The USSRBlackbirdCan't Buy Me LoveCome TogetherDay Tripper Do You Want To Know A SecretDrive My Car Eight Days A WeekEleanor RigbyGet BackGood Day SunshineHello GoodbyeHelter SkelterHere, There, EverywhereHelp!Hey JudeHippy Hippy ShakeI Am The WalrusI Feel FineI Saw Her Standing ThereI Should Have Known BetterIf I FellI WillI'll Follow The SunIn My LifeLet It BeLove Me DoLucy In The Sky With DiamondsMichelleMoneyNo ReplyNowhere ManObladi ObladaPaperback WriterPlease Please MePlease Mr PostmanP.S. I Love YouShake Rattle and RollRock and Roll MusicSgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club BandShe Loves YouShe's Leaving HomeShoutSomethingStrawberry FieldsTaxmanThe Fool On The HillThe Long and Winding RoadTicket To RideTwist and ShoutWe Can Work It OutWhen I'm 64While My Guitar Gently WeepsWith A Little Help From My FriendsYellow SubmarineYesterdayYou've Really Got A Hold On MeYou're Gonna Lose That GirlYou've Got To Hide Your Love Away
65, thats 65 fucking awesome songs. What about The Bee Gees?
AloneChain ReactionCome On OverDon't Forget To RememberEmotionsFanny Be Tender With My LoveFirst of MayFor Whom The Bell TollsGuiltyHeartbreakerHolidayHow Do You Mend A Broken HeartHow Deep Is Your LoveI Started A JokeI've Gotta Get A Message To YouIf I Can't Have YouI.O.I.O.In The MorningIslands In The StreamJive TalkingLonely DayLove So RightLove You Inside OutMassachusettsMelody FairMore Than a WomanMy WorldMr. NaturalNew York Mining DisasterNights On BroadwayNight FeverOneOur Love (Don't Throw It All Away)Rest Your Love On MeRun To MeSpicks and SpecksSpirits Having FlownStaying AliveThis Is Where I Came InTo Love SomebodyTragedyToo Much HeavenWarm RideWoman In LoveWordsYou Should Be DancingYou Win Again
That's 47 great songs. Not bad at all. Fair to say, The Beatles output were more vociferous and had more quality but The Bee Gees are not far behind. Nowadays, its not cool to like The Bee Gees. That should never be the case.
Title: The Bee Gees or The Beatles
Posted by:Iwanr
Published :2012-05-22T09:07:00-07:00
Rating: 3.5
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The Bee Gees or The Beatles
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