What a surprise to find an old Bee Gees album mentioned in the news today ... I thought that I was close to the last person alive who still listens to Odessa from time to time (“close to” because a dear friend gave me a digital copy upon learning I’d lost all my Bee Gees albums years ago).
When I received that package, I immediately opened it and popped it in my computer to play a bit for MAL. His response was to laugh at the samplings of several tracks (he’s never been a pop fan, far as I know), but I was re-enchanted to hear most of it again. (A couple of the instrumentals are overwrought to my ear, and being a Tesla grrl, the simplistic Edison is consistently removed from my playlist.)
Anyway, the article mentioned the reason for the buzz: the 40th anniversary of Odessa’s release is January 13th, and an expanded version will be released on that date. It’s a real temptation ... and, although I didn’t buy the original until a few years after its release, my first thought on seeing how long ago it came out was “how time does fly”—which Odessa fans should grok.
“How Time Does Fly”, Indeed
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Disco?!?!?
I pretty much hated the disco era and disco music... but the Bee Gees light me up when I hear their music. I've never owned an album (funny word, that, huh?) aside from the one that one of them did with Barbara Steisand, which is one of my favoite albums even if she's not at all one of my favorite people. I don't know what an Odessa is, but enjoy! ;-)
- NonE
“You said goodbye, I declared war on Spain ...”
Well, I’m among good company here! What a pleasant surprise. I believe the Gibb who dueted with Babs is Barry—I recall a single that got a lot of airplay on my parents’ radio station with those two, but cannot recall its title.
Their disco is tolerable to me (I don’t like much of the rest, with a few exceptions), largely because it shares their singular style with their pre-disco music. I’ve seen it described as prog-pop ... which is probably as close as any other category label could come. But listen to me ramble—and after I’ve already done so once! Tell me, my dear NonE., what Bee Gees songs and/or albums do you like best?
Big news
Treasure , you know the neighbours that live next door.
They haven't got their dog anymore.
Freezing, sailing around in the North Atlantic.
Can't seem to leave the sea anymore.
I just can't understand why you just moved to Finland.
a - is it really 40 years? My.
b - the felt cover and everything? At least the package was designed by a true fan.
c - Thanks to disco, we'll always have to explain how we could possibly have loved the Bee Gees, but darn it Maude, they really did do some of the most interesting music of the late 60s-early 70s.
Their first hit was a monologue by a guy trapped after a mine collapse, fer cryin out loud. Who even thinks to write a song like that?
In the event of something happening to me, there is something I would like you all to see. It's just a photograph of someone that I knew -- have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones? Do you know what it's like on the outside? Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones!
THAT?
I remember that! Wow. That was the Bee Gees, huh? Cool. 40 years? Seems like yisterdie. (WAS yisterdie!) And I thought Vietman days were bad. Oh to have the good old daze back. Nostalgia for Napalm. I guess it's always what it is, whenever it is. Hey, the sun in coming up, and it's a beautiful day. ;-)
- NonE
Don't know
Well, as I said, I never owned any albums of theirs aside from Barry and Barbara (Yeah, it was Barry.) And so I don't know which ones (albums, or even songs for that matter) that I like, it's only that when they come up on the radio I do tend to enjoy them. I have a really strange brain. It remembers some things in extraordinary detail and in perpetuity, and most of the rest of reality pretty much might as well not have happened for all it cares. So most bands, musicians and songs are all sort of a blur to me, and generally (I've terrible hearing, too, have since young) I can't understand most of the lyrics unless I read them, so I don't even know a lot of what the words even are. I just know if the music does something to me. And I LOVE music, always have. It is one of the things which ranks up there with oxygen as to it's importance to my life.
Was there a point to something I was saying here, or maybe I should turn the mic off now?
- NonE
Strange brains
Maybe we should say "unique" brains. I sometimes wish I had a brain that remembered things like, oh, credit is slavery, rather than the lyrics to "New York Mining Disaster 1941" ... [sigh] Now THAT is strange.
Credit is Slavery
So THAT's why it's called MASTERcard. I always wondered about that. ;-)
- NonE
Tiempo Moscas
For those who speak spanish...
- NonE