Robin Gibb was a great musician, not just a leader of a fad
Robin Gibb, a member of the Bee Gees, died of cancer at the age of 62 Sunday.
Robin Gibb, a member of the Bee Gees, died of cancer at the age of 62 Sunday.
Bee Gees member Robin Gibb lost his battle with cancer Sunday at the age of 62. Yeah I was never a disco dude as a boy, but I later appreciated The Bee Gees and what they did accomplish.
Like another recently deceased member of the disco era, Donna Summer, the Bee Gees are often remembered as the leaders of a musical 鈥渇ad鈥� and not great musicians. It's so not true. They were prolific songwriters with harmonies that rivaled The Beach Boys. Even in my 鈥渄isco hater鈥� days I considered them the masters of the romantic ballad. Only Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks, and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees.
Listen to the 1969 album Odessa and you鈥檒l hear what I mean. For the whole enchilada, listen to聽The Ultimate Bee Gees.
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