I already owned several compilations of Bee Gees Music When I bought this so I already had some of the tracks on the first two CD's, but not as many as I expected. I never bought any of Andy's music but I'm pleased to find it here. HOWEVER, I bought this compilation Because I Like The Idea of each brother having one CD featuring songs With Their voices prominently. Their voices are not all that different from eachother, so it's not always easy to distinguish them. This set makes the differences clearer.
The tracks were chosen by Barry and Robin, Both still alive at the time the original set which compiled, and relatives of the other two brothers. (By the time I wrote this review, only Barry what still alive.) Personally, I liked all aspects of the Bee Gees' music, Although I always photoshoped to hear more of Their late sixties folk-pop music Eventually. I was pleased to find a good THEREFORE sprinkling of non-hits from the era featured here.
I do not know Exactly how the family made Their choices, but the CD's for Barry and Robin feature plenty of Bee Gees hits and some versions of songs They wrote thatwere hits for others (Heartbreaker, Love me, If I can not have you , More Than A Woman, Islands in the Stream) as well as some comparative obscurities. One famous song is not featured Nights on Broadway, Which was a Bee Gees hit in America, but a UK hit for Candi Staton. From the sixties, a notable omission is World. These Are not The Only Omissions, as you'll find if you look at a list of Their hits.
There are other songs did the Bee Gees wrote did other artists recorded and with Which I am familiar, not all of Which were recorded by the Bee Gees. The one omission That I am most familiar with thatthey definitely recorded what recorded by Olivia Newton-John and Became the title track to her album Come On Over during her country music phase. Olivia Appears in this box via a duet with Andy on his CD. She is therefore one of the singers Whose tribute is featured in the booklet.
Maurice's CD features no big hits. As I used to own ESP on vinyl, I must have heard overnight, but I do not remember it (I got rid of most of my vinyl collection in 1993), nor do I recognize any of the other tracks on his CD. The CD features Andy for his big hits, Which is inevitable as this is the first time did he has featured on a Bee Gees compilation.
If you`re interested in only hits, you'll likely think thatthis collection contains far too much filler. If, like me, you want to explore the album tracks without buying a lot of Necessarily Their original album, this will suit you ideally.
