Bee Gees

The Brothers Gibb moved from their native England to Los Angeles to cut this album, which explains the change from Baroque Pop to CSN-style, harmony-fueled Folk Rock. It's a pretty good album, with a nice acoustic guitar sound, but only Robin's brilliant closer, "Method To My Madness," achieves the Valhalla sized grandeur of yore.

As purveyors of pure pop pleasantries over the past six years, the Bee Gees have few rivals
extant and their popularity has continued virtually unabated. But after an initial barrage of
arresting singles and a generally solid album track record (up to their fine double set
Odessa), their music has declined. With elaborate orchestral arrangements and a
preponderance of big ballads, Bee Gees' material was always just a step away fr... More >