 MORE Than The Gratest!, 2008-01-10
This is only "some" of the Bee Gees hits, representing the best songs they recorded from 1975 to 1979. Big Hits before 1975 are ignored. There are nine #1 songs, half a dozen other top ten hits and some popular covered versions. Only four can truly be considered disco songs. A nice blend of dance numbers, ballads, B-Sides, "R & B" and occasional great album cuts; this is a wonderful collection. The only single to be ignored is the funky, "Boogie Child" (?), but all is forgiven. "Warm Ride" makes it debut here and is a remarkable song.
Special treats include the first released Bee Gees version of "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" and the country flavored "Rest Your Love On Me", a Top 40 country hit.
This was the Bee Gees third #1 album in a row and is a great five year feat.
The new remixed versions of "Stayin' Alive", "Night Fever", "How Deep Is Your Love" and "If I Can't Have You" make this the ultimate collection of classic songs from the late seventies. The Bee Gees really did influence dance music during this period.
P.S. To the Amazon Editor: "Too Much Heaven" and "Love You Inside Out" were top singles and 'not bland'. Go wash your mouth out.
 A Genuine 1970's Greatest Hits, 2008-10-18
I've seen reviews on other websites that completely miss the point - they'll say "Where is 'You Win Again', 'Alone', 'Secret Love' etc". The answer is that none of them existed in 1979 when this album was released.
At the time of the original release, the Bee Gees were with the RSO label, and it is this period (1975-1979) that is covered by "Greatest". My personal favourite Bee Gees single "Spirits (Having Flown)", a UK No. 16 hit in January 1980, is included and that fact alone makes this album worthwhile. I'm fairly certain this is the only Bee Gees compilation ever to have included this track, and the only re-mastered version of it anywhere. It is slightly edited from the version found on the "Spirits Having Flown" album in that the opening spoken count-in has been removed.
Another track not normally found on compilations is "Children of the World", that I have to say I first "heard" as a very funny take-off of the band by Kenny Everett in 1981. Some of the other songs not found on "Greatest Hits - The Record" (released in 2001 and covering their whole career) are also worth a listen.
Many of the other tracks can be found "The Record". "Greatest" is not intended to replace the 2001 set, but as there have been so many new Bee Gees compilations in recent years (The Record, Number Ones, Love Songs), it's nice to see an older one available again. The bonus tracks are a bit ropey in places, but add interest for fans.
All in all, a great collection.
Stayin Alive!, 2007-10-04
To coincide with the re-release of the `Saturday Night Fever' film, the Bee Gees' 'Greatest' (from October 1979) gets its own makeover. The original 20-song compilation has been supplemented with eight bonus tracks, one of which has never seen the light of day until now. But what, if anything, do these extras bring to the table? In all honesty, not a great deal.
The previously unreleased 'Warm Ride' is a Barry led vehicle that was surprisingly left out of the film. It's certainly good enough to have been included and why it's remained hidden in the vaults is something that could have been answered within the inlay. (One falsetto song too many, perhaps.) All you get on that is the usual line-up of musicians: there should have been a commentary on each song as I'm sure many fans would be interested to know the background behind the tracks. Details aside, it still makes worthwhile listening.
As for the half dozen remixes the only question is why? 'How Deep Is Your Love' isn't that different, 'Night Fever' is OK, 'Stayin Alive', whilst having Barry's count-in, isn't (the extended promo version is far superior, what with the added brass) and the second remix version of 'If I Can't Have You' is nothing more than a near seven-minute techno mess. These songs were and will always be '70s disco and don't need to be given a modern mix. If the thinking behind it was to make the songs more accessible to current trends, I'm sorry, it doesn't work, though no doubt a few of these remixes will go down well with the clubbers at Manumission. If there had to be additional tracks surely to include demos and outtakes of these would have been more appreciated and appropriate. Having said that, 'Greatest', covering the mid '70s period, is still worth having because the songs are still great and fortunately this two CD set won't cost much: neither will the `special edition' which includes a double DVD 30th Anniversary issue of the 'SNF' film.
GREATEST BEE GEES, 2008-06-24
This is the authentic Bee Gees compilation, mind out ! only contains thmes from their better four seventies albums: Main Course, Children of the World, Saturday Night Fever y Spirits Having Flown. Also includes singles B sides like If I cant have you or Rest your love on me, one unreleased theme and some SNFever remixes. I can still recall when I got the original album in 1979, I was 12 years old or so, it was a double vinyl with a triple cover and their faces printed over every side cooky, really great, now the CD ain't so "romantic" but we've got the bonus tracks.
Maybe you can say: "bee gees are a girls band" not a bit of it! get the album: Here At Last, Bee Gees Live and you'll see...
My prefer kind of music is rock or progressive rock, bands like King Crimosn or AC/DC but Bee Gees ARE THE BEE GEES, songs like How deep is your love, Night Fever, Nights on Broadway, More than A Woman, simply unsurpassable.
New generations might have this album... Bee Gees forever! Robin, Barry and Maurice (Andy) wherever you were.
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