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Label: Polydor / Umgd
Release Date: 2004-11-09
List Price: $13.98
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(Limited Edition)
Additional Info: Tracks Reviews
Many Must Have Been Number Ones Somewhere Else (3 stars)
Let's get one thing straight right from the beginning. The 19 tracks included here might have been Number Ones in some part of the world, but just nine (8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 to 17) made it to that pinnacle in North America in terms of the Billboard Pop Hot 100.
The fold-out insert contains nothing to elaborate on how or where the others achieved Number One status, not even in the one page of liner notes written by Tim Rice (another page contains a tribute by Barry & Robin "To Mo"), along with a cut-and-paste series of unrelated pictures showing them on early TV sets, street scenes in London and New York, etc. Essentially, a waste of space that could have been better utilized to give us some details on those other tracks.
A much better bet is the 2-CD set Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits - The Record. |  | | | The BeeGees No. 1 (5 stars)
This BeeGees cd is great in that every song is a good memory or a sing-along. It's a must for the car - children love it and what better way to introduce classic rock. | | | | BEE GEES (5 stars)
Excellent!! that is all I can say!!! Worth buying.
Vince | | | | this is the best Beegees cd!! (5 stars)
This is the best of the Beegees records.It has all their number ones.This is my number one cd in my collection Its awesome I love
it!!!
| | | | Great Collection + Bonus DVD (4 stars)
Are there such beings as Bee Gees afficionados? Whether the answer is yes or no, given all the hits these guys had over the decades, it's ridiculous to nitpick over which songs attained which rankings. To me, the point is fond memories, not re-creating the Billboard charts, and this CD and DVD set succeeds brilliantly at that.
Songs on the CD are a nice combination of 1960s classics like "I Started a Joke," "I've Gotta Get a Message to You," and "Massachusetts" with the '70s dance songs "Stayin' Alive," "Night Fever," and "You Should be Dancing," plus a few from the '80s. Is this the "ultimate" collection? That depends on which Bee Gees songs you like most. To me, these do nicely.
The Bonus DVD is short and a little overly staged for my taste -- it's the boys performing 5 songs live in an English TV studio that reminds me more of the old Dinah Shore Show than a real concert. It's not that the footage is old...it's not...it just looks a little small time for such a world-renowned act. Maybe they were just going for "intimate." In any case, they look and sound good, and it's nice to see them all live without committing a whole evening.
Overall, it's a good collection of 19 pop songs that formed part of the soundtrack to my early teen years. And, especially with the extra DVD, there are far worse ways to spend $13. | | | |
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