Here at Last ... Bee Gees ... Live
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June 1977 |
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| Label (s) | RSO records | |||
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2LP, 2MC |
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pop |
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Title (number) |
18th |
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Bee Gees, Karl Richardson , Albhy Galuten |
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Here at Last ... Bee Gees ... Live is the first concert album of the Bee Gees , in 1977 as a double album released.
production
After the release of the album " Children of the World ", the Bee Gees went on an extensive tour of the USA in the fall of 1976 . The final concert took place at the Forum in Los Angeles and was broadcast on the radio as part of the King Biscuit Flower Hour program . For the release as a record , some overdubs were added (mainly vocal tracks) and the mix was completed in the Le Château studio in Hérouville, near Paris . In addition, the schedule for the record was slightly changed.
The tour mainly featured tracks from the band's last two albums. There was also "Down the Road" from " Mr. Natural ", the two US chart hits "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" and "Lonely Days", as well as "Words", "To Love Somebody" and "I ' ve Gotta Get a Message to You ”- the last two tracks in new arrangements that the Bee Gees were to keep until the end of their careers. In addition, the band summarized other titles, mostly from the 1960s, in a medley .
The version of "Edge of the Universe" from this album was released as a single parallel to the album.
Set list
- I've Gotta Get a Message to You (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Edge of the Universe (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- Love So Right (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Can't Keep a Good Man Down (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Come On Over (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- Down the Road (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- Medley:
- New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- Run to Me (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- World (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Holiday (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- I Can't See Nobody (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- I Started a Joke (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Massachusetts (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- To Love Somebody (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- You Should Be Dancing (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Boogie Child (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Words (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Wind of Change (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- Nights on Broadway (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Jive Talking (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Lonely Days (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
Contributors
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Sound engineer :
- Ray Thompson
- Mike Caver
- Paul Sandweiss
- John Balsutta (Live Sound)
- Michel Marie (Remix)
- Karl Richardson (Remix)
- Guitar : Joey Murcia
- Lead guitar, steel guitar: Alan Kendall
- Drums : Dennis Bryon
- Keyboards , piano , synthesizer: Blue Weaver
- Keyboards: Geoff Westley
- Percussion : Joe Lala
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Brass : Boneroo Horns Sextet:
- Jeff Kievit
- Ken Faulk
- Peter Ballin
- Peter Graves
- Stan Webb
- Whit Sidener
Track list
- A1. I've Gotta Get a Message to You (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- A2. Love So Right (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- A3. Edge of the Universe (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- A4. Come On Over (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- A5. Can't Keep a Good Man Down (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- B1. New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- B2. Medley:
- Run to Me (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- World (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- B3. Medley:
- Holiday (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- I Can't See Nobody (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- I Started a Joke (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Massachusetts (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- B4. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- B5. To Love Somebody (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- C1. You Should Be Dancing (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- C2. Boogie Child (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- C3. Down the Road (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- C4. Words (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- D1. Wind of Change (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- D2. Nights on Broadway (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- D3. Jive Talking (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- D4. Lonely Days (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
expenditure
The album was released in 1976 by RSO, distributed worldwide by PolyGram . The album was first released on compact disc in 1990 . Since 2008 it has only been available digitally in Europe.
- 1976: RSO 2658 120 (2LP)
- 1990: Polydor 833 791-2 (2CD)
reception
Like its two previous albums, “Here at Last ... Bee Gees ... Live” also sold extremely well in the USA, while it received little attention in Europe. Although it was advertised in Germany and also distributed by the Bertelsmann Book Club , the album only recorded two listings in the album charts. In the US, on the other hand, it reached number 8.
The Bee Gees only succeed to a limited extent in the balancing act of getting both old and new fans enthusiastic about the album. The Musikexpress wrote in August 1977:
“With this new live double album, the Bee Gees kill two birds with one stone: sensitive early works for the old fans and longer live versions of their disco hits for the new ones.
But first of all, one setback: All the beautiful, greasy oldies are carelessly and carelessly staged. Usually only accompanied by guitar or piano, they no longer convey anything of their original atmosphere. 'Words' is totally messed up; 'To Love Somebody', 'Message For You', 'I Can't See Nobody' and their classic 'Massachusetts' are still relatively good. The band and the BG's don't care much about these old Schmalzers anymore, and you can hear that.
The much more compact soul numbers start quite differently, and the mood rises. You can tell that the musicians 'Jive Talking', 'Boogie Child' or 'Should Be Dancing' are far more important. There are no solo flights of fancy, endless improvisations or other exaggerations. The record is just as catchy as you would expect from the brothers, good to hear, pleasant, a little pompous; absolutely nothing particularly exciting. "
The original concert can be heard at Wolfgang's Music .
See also
bibliography
- The Ultimate Bee Gees Biography: Stories of the Gibb Brothers by Melinda Bilyeu, Hector Cook, Andrew Môn Hughes, with Joseph Brennan and Mark Crohan. Starcluster Verlag, Balve, 2007, ISBN 978-3-925005-66-4 .
- You Should Be Dancing - My Life With The Bee Gees by Dennis Bryon, ECW Press, August 2015, ISBN 978-1-77041-242-2 .
- The Essential Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong, Canongate Books, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84195-985-6 .
Web links
- Here at Last ... Bee Gees ... Live at Allmusic (English)
- Here at Last ... Bee Gees ... Live at Discogs
- The album in the Spicks & Specks archive
- Gibb Songs 1977