Review
by Nicholas James |
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Only two years and four albums into their
career, Polydor released a greatest hits
compilation. Whether this release had any
connection to the known internal tensions
within the group at the time is not known, but it was a
worthwhile showcase for their hit singles,
the best album tracks and one or two songs
that had never been released on an album
before.
The album features all the hits to that date
from 'New York Mining Disaster 1941' to
'First of May', but three of them ('I've
Gotta Get A Message To You', 'Words' and
'Tomorrow, Tomorrow') had never been
featured on an album before. This would have
been reason enough for the release. A few
choice album tracks, the soulful 'I Can't
See Nobody' (with the most stupendous Robin
vocals ever) and the innovative 'Every
Christian Lionhearted Man Will Show You',
make up the collection.
Why Buy Best of Bee Gees?
Non-fans should buy it to take a gentle dip
into the Bee Gees best 1960s material before
committing to buy all four albums. Fans
should only buy it if they want to complete
their collection. There have been better
compilations in recent years. Buy
Tales
From The Brothers Gibb or
Their
Greatest Hits: The Record instead. |
