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quite alright, not the best in my opinion
I only like their catchy stuff. This is just the same thing everybody was doing at that time.
Kinda boring but a couple of good deep cuts
This was interesting, it was kind of neat to learn that the Bee Gees did a different style. It's fine, but a far cry from "Stayin' Alive." Favorite track: "When Do I" is kind of neat
I was angling to say that the time killed listening to this record (~3000 seconds) was, mercifully, fewer than the number of casualties at the battle of Trafalgar (~5000) … but then “I don’t want to live inside myself” arrived and spoiled it. It’s a wonderful song, made particularly compelling for it being populated by instruments that seem on entirely different frequencies to one another: the immediacy of the lushly resonant piano, fitfully shape shifting genres throughout the song; a string arrangement languid to the point of appearingly aloof and charmingly disinterested in whatever else is happening in the track; vocals that strain and buckle under the gravity of the emotion they’re describing, having before retreating to a melodic murmuring; then that blissful, ethereal outro that defies any listener to characterise what they’ve heard as “just another ballad”. I’ve listened to that song six times in the past two hours, to a total of ~2000 seconds. And I wouldn’t bet against me doing the same tomorrow. Against all odds, the Bee Gees rescue victory from the jaws of defeat. Trafalgar, indeed.
The 1001 albums book didn’t seem to know why it was recommending this album. It was fine, but it didn’t make me a Bee Gees fanatic.
What a slog. This album needed some uptempo higher peaks to fully contrast against the onslaught of the valley filled ballads. A 47 minute album whose folk rock/pop ballads feel like they drag on for hours. Sounds like the kind of tedium and drudgery that Radiohead specializes in. Favorites: "It's Just the Way" and "When Do I" Do yourself a favor and pull your myopic head out of your ass and go listen to their fantastic Disco albums and their albums throughout the 80s and 90s, which are so much more interesting than this. This list is lame the way it overlooks the most important historical albums by skipping film soundtracks composed by one artist in favor of meaningless albums that were not vital to musicians or music fans.
Pre-disco Bee Gees. Some ok moments but mostly forgettable. "How can you mend a broken heart" "somebody stop the music" "Trafalgar" is like a lost Beatles track
boring. And a hymn in Israel in 1971? No.
Bee Gees sing a lot of sad songs
I was surprised by this one.
(16/100)
This album is sooooo sappy. Every song sounds like Can You Spare A Feeling from the Simpsons. One of the singers has a really strange vibrato that kinda makes him sound like Kermit. Mid 2.
I can’t take this level of sentimentality for the entire runtime and every chorus is just longingly wailing the title of the song over and over
Started with an all time mushy song and got mushier and mushier until I couldn't take it anymore.
Tedious background music with annoying vocals. Somehow it's even worse than their disco era, and I really hated that.
Beautiful songwriting and now I just love everything life is so awesome.
This wasn't horrible, but man, thank god for disco.
Hmmm, I know "disco sucks" and all that, but Saturday Night Fever is streets ahead of this. Kudos to the Bee Gees for reinventing themselves throughout their career, but this is some truly mid level ballad / harmonies.
Hard to believe this was their 9th album, a full 5+ years before their Saturday Night Fever meteoric rise in popularity. This is a solid 2.5 for me but I’ll round up due to the fact that if I am going to listen to this style at all, I’d rather it be them than anyone else I guess. 2.5/5
I’m not sure why I liked this, but I did. Probably because it was delightfully sappy. Would probably rate a bit higher if a few songs were shaved. But overall it was still a pretty enjoyable listen.
🥱 I guess I didn’t hate this but didn’t feel like it was memorable. A bit too theatrical for me as well. “Mama can you hear me!” Is all I kept hearing…but of course as gold member from Austin powers. 2.5 and maybe I’d rate up but the vocals sounded very goofy at parts. Did end on a strong note with Walking Back To Waterloo, it not enough for me.
Surprised that I actually quite like this album and rounding up cuz I don't agree with all the low ratings. And I'll take any excuse to revisit The Barry Gibb Talk Show. 3.5/5
I Did not listen to it. looks cool
The endless SNL sketches make a lot more sense now, I thought they were SN Fever era beegees mockery, but its the histrionic singing on this album that really seals the deal. It's competent folk pop otherwise.
The good songs are excellent, but there’s just a few too many forgettable tracks on here for me to really hold this album in high regard.
Good
Early Bee Gees is not great.
They have a song called Somebody Stop the Music. They should've stopped this dire atrocity. Give me disco Bee Gees over this horror show.
A good album, I liked Israel, The Greatest Man In The World and Somebody Stop The Music.
Disappointing. Slow paced and little variety. I think Robin is on vocals and I prefer later albums with Barry taking the lead. Overall a bit boring
Why woman did you help mending his broken heart? You would have spared me 40 minutes of wannabe-Beatles out of tune crap. Update: back to waterloo was good! Upped to 2 stars
It was interesting listening to a very different version of this group than I’m familiar with, but that’s also why I didn’t love it. There are some perfectly good songs on the record, just not much to write home about. Best Track: Don’t Wanna Live Inside Myself
I was admittedly curious how the Bee Gees sounded before they switched to the dance-oriented disco style they would be recognized for. But after listening to Trafalgar, I'm not sure if that curiosity was well-rewarded. The album starts relatively strong with the opening two singles, "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" and "Israel", where it's clear the hallmark strength of this group early on was the Gibb brothers' vocal harmonies coalescing behind the clear vibrato singing. But after those two hits, it became abundantly clear that this record was very ballad-heavy. Nearly every song followed the formula of slow-tempo, acoustic guitar strumming, and relationship lyrics that offer little in the way of gripping detail or memorable hooks. The few exceptions were "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself", where Barry questions his choices in life, and "Lion in Winter", where the imagery of the title is used to exemplify Robin's struggles with his faith. They were neat little deviations on an otherwise rote effort. It hurts to say, but I was not impressed much by Trafalgar. Not a bad album, but I doubt I'm going to remember this record well compared to their later disco efforts.
I went through a Bee Gees phase in 2nd and 3rd grade. I think the only albums I had were "Gold" and "Greatest," but I think I would have been all over this back then. The song or two that I knew already were perhaps the weaker songs on this album.
If your main taste of the BeeGees is Saturday Night Fever soundtrack... be ready for a more lyrical and musical experience.
Boring as fuck J'ai pas aimé, ça bouge pas trop.. Big L pour cet album imo 1/5
😴😴😴
Belle découverte, comme quoi ils ont des musiques hors de leurs plus connues. Un peu répétitif sur les bords mais j'aime bien la cover.
This appears to be the polar opposite of Stayin' Alive
So far away from Saturday Night Fever it's jarring. Also kind of boring to be honest.
"Israel you make the whole world think about you." Indeed.
I didn't like the music or vocal style, but they are Manchester's most successful band, suck on that Oasis😀😀
I guess I'll never understand the appeal of the Bee Gees. I just don't get it.
3.4
Kinda forgettable; nothing really jams out.
I was initially mad that the ninth Bee Gees album was included here. But I see now that this is still pre-disco which is interesting enough that it's worth a listen. Sure ain't good though. Can't believe they'd released 9 albums by 71. Busy little Bee Gees.
Ok, but where are all the boogie tunes? These ones are slow and boring.
Also meh. Doesn't feel genuine. Performative male energy
Album was fine. I expected worse.
*yawn* Why is this album here? Didn't do well in the country it was made in and barely gained any traction in the US. It's just really boring as a whole. Not one song is very interesting. Sure, none are bad but just was not easy to listen to the whole thing. If an album can't be listened to in one sitting, it isn't good. Apart from that, the vocals are OK mostly and a little bad at times, there is a nice variety of instruments on some songs, but they all serve the same purpose of not being too important to the song. The vocals are the star and they aren't great. I listened to the same song 12 times in a row and didn't like it any more each successive time. Not a 1/5 because it wasn't bad, just boring.
B E E G E E S
Is this the same Bee Gees. Wow. Shit.
I’M A LIIIOOOONNNNN!!!!!! 🎶 my reaction to this album is just waves of “pls end this now” and “this is the best worst thing ever?” 😆 absolute worst song and it’s not even hilarious, okay maybe it’s a little bit hilarious; “remembering” which is quite appropriately followed by “somebody stop the music”. and then we have “when do i” which is just… so bad it makes me laugh so much 😆 amazing. but the absolute fave song on this comically terrimazing album is “lion in winter” - the dedication to these vocals is something admirable tbh 😆 in this mess of an album we have an actual good song; “how to mend a broken heart”. thanks bee gees for making me laugh and in turn prolong my life. for that i think i’ll rate this a 2. would’ve been a 1 but there are some songs that’s just hilariously bad it deserves a reward for that. ⭐️⭐️
Naw
Bob Stanley had already opened my mind to the Bee Gees in his book Yeah Yeah Yeah (haven't got around to his book specifically about them yet!), but these boys are so much more than SNF and disco. I knew this in part due to songs like New York Mining Disaster, but I didn't know anything about this 1971 album apart from the opening song that became one of the best songs ever in the hands of Al Green. And it's a great album and repays repeat immersive listens to its consistent sound and quality.
Good
It was a great album but moste of the songs i think was just meh. I have heard better from the beegee
It has a fewww high notes but otherwise really uninteresting.
Not especially interesting or stand-out - I could easily walk into a thrift store and come out with ten albums sounding exactly like this. Sorry Bee Gees, you got more interesting after your midlife crisis.
I’m gonna try to be nice here but this is just old people music. Like my grandparents (born in the literal 1920s) would listen to this. If someone under the age of like 65 is listening to this on purpose with no nostalgic connections then I have some concerns.
The only reason I see for this being on here is to show how a band can evolve from making Beatleslop in 1971, to making iconic disco jams post-reinvention. This was a terribly forgettable listen.
Not good. This is on the level of a much lesser Elton John composition or something. I am usually a contrarian but I can honestly say I have no idea why this is on the list. It does nothing interesting and the singing on Lion in Winter is very jarring.
Music to nod off in traffic to
The Bee Gees needed disco….
sounded very dated
wow
Эра диско у би джиз была забавнее
70’s okay…pre-disco; I like “Broken Heart”. Fine.
Meh
79% Best: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?; Israel; It's Just The Way; Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself Must-Hear? Almost
carino, base bella ma not my cup of tea. overall un 7 come primo ascolto. gli archi hittano
Quite well crafted pop music. Didn’t dislike it but it did rock my world either
I was excited by the prospect of a Bee Gees album, having heard various songs of theirs over the years. However, this was fucking maudlin dreck. Goodness only knows how bad their other output must be for this to have been worthy of inclusion on the list.
Would not really expect something like this from the Bees that prolly everyone is use to with all that disco heat. Vocals very good but definitely not my cup of tea and too me pretty boring.
70’s
Ok BeeGees
not my personal taste, but i can still appreciate it's beauty. i liked it.
me da la sensacion que es un musical y que estan en un escenario, lo cual no está nada mal, pero no es mi royito un musical de rock, sin embargo, se que es agradable de escuchar. También me recuerda un poco a las baladas de queen.
I was expecting more disco, but this could be worse. I actually don't mind it, but it's not hooking me in for the most part.
As I become more jaded 800+ albums in, this is the perfect example of what’s wrong with this list. One person had too much power and tried to be cool and say, “Hey, the BeeGees were even better without Staying Alive.” And no one was there to say “Fuck off loser” while jamming Staying Alive at full blast.
bee gees ebe mega lanc underwegs gsi. how can you mend a broken heart super super schön die type chönd songs schribe. israel au sehr cool. aso chli melodramatisch eigentli. greatest man in the world SEHR melodramatisch ui. check wieso sie irgendwenn en disco revrand brucht hend. remembering tönt wie en song wo de ringo gschriebe het aber die andere drü beatles gfunde hend "he de isch vlt für dis nöchste soloalbum" findi str8 ASS. boh das album isch mich am langwile hey. dont wanna live inside myself au whiny as shit. when i do au seeehr langsam und irgendwie tönts sehr noch musig für alti lüt. dearest isch au so sooo schnulziiig mann hey. bi lion in winter singt de eint jo schlimm falsch. glaub s sött so sehr gospelmässig mit chratziger stimm sii aber ooohmein gott de cheeeeese.
chli komisch so es unerfolgriichs album? tja mal luege s cover isch uf jede fall cool how can you mend a broken heart I guess no herzig, aber chli gaar langsam uii ja so es sanfts lied für israel isch momentan chli komisch, aber rein musikalisch ischs na schön, wenn au (notice a pattern?) chli seicht singe tünds aber huere schön don't wanna live inside myself isch uuuhuere schön!! d melodie erinneret mich ah suscht es lied aber ja megamega! mengisch tönts, wie wenns probiere tüfer singe als sie chönnd hahaha dearest isch mega disney hahaha, d hauptperson isch gad iwie verrate worde oder isch unglücklich verliebt, jz übertiebets mitem schnulz lion in winter easy komisch, aber am schluss wenner gas git ischs na geil hahahaha jaaa musikalisch hets ja wenig mit stayin' alive z tue aber die komisch chopfstimm ghörtmer glaub au bi stayin' alive guet? so oder so funny jaa das wird es 3. zwar schön kuschligi musig aber eifach zu seicht. don't wanna live inside myself riese highlight
31/08/2025 This is an adequate album. Nothing special.
This isn’t at all what I was expecting - am I wrong in associating The Bee Gees with disco?? (Apparently not. Thought I might just be wildly mistaken.) It was just okay.
Boy, did The Bee Gees come a long way from here. This is shite.
Bee Gees are super talented singers and can write some heart wrenching tunes, but this album just has too many misses to be anything other than a 3. I love Bee Gees but this seems to only be on the list for the opening track and "The Greatest Man In The World" and "Remembering"
I was expecting some fun disco, I got some sub-par Elton John. Pretty boring.
If I were napoleon … a melancholy smooth album with interesting lyrics good vocals and solid insutementnal work
Meh.
Not my favorite Bee Gees album. Too slow
Good
Not much for me here. I suppose Bee Gees has to be on the list but yeah, not my bag.
Another chore of an album to get through. I recognize the musical talent that went into creating it, but it's just not my kind of music. Too grandiose and theatrical for my taste, which I'm ok with on occasion, but this was not one of those occasions. "When Do I" actually sounded like a parody: whichever Gibb brother was singing, putting on an exaggerated comedic singing voice. We've been through this already, but I think this album would definitely fall by the wayside, had the authors of the book/list ever made a revision that went further back than the 2000s.
I'm trying to be very stingy with my 5 and 1 Star reviews but I couldn't justify rating this any higher. I like a lot of Bee Gee's tracks from various points in their career but none of them are on here. Jesus Christ, what a slog of an album. It took me three tries and I barely made it through. I would never choose to listen to this again! The spots on the title track where they "borrow" from "A Day In The Life" were it's only fleeting moments of redemption for me.
I listen to the BeeGees not to an entire album just not my thing
I agree with the group, not a whole lot to get excited about here. A few songs that I like, but a tough listen all the way through
The first track was the stands out, probably because of its familiarity. The album starts off strong but quickly loses momentum, or maybe I just lost interest. After the title track, it felt like a bit of a snooze fest.
Unpleasant and overly dramatic adult easy-listening for a pompous generation. The pinnacle of unlistenable singing lies in “When Do I.”
I couldn't finish it. I got Monty Python vibes from the first line of track 1 and gave up on Lion in the Winter.
Never listened to the Bee Gees apart from some of their singles. This one is pop-prog-rock, which I can get behind. Plenty of stodgy prog from this era could have done with a little pop sensibility. At its best, this album has a killer sound. Similar to early Elton John records, which sometimes had this combination of ambitious rock album scope with piano-pop earworms. Unfortunately, there are numerous misses on the first half (Israel, The Greatest Man, Remembering). The big single, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, doesn't really do much for me. The b-side is more enjoyable: Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself is solid and memorable; Walking Back to Waterloo is a great album closer. The singing is great throughout, and I like the kind of semi-baroque extravagance of their pop-rock style. I definitely want to hear more of their albums. 4*
Smooth soul ballads with all the edges polished right off and replaced with strings so saccharine you'll puke. They're talented vocalists and do some nice harmonies, but it's marshalled for some of the most insipid songs imaginable. Dire dire stuff. How are there two bee gees albums and neither is Saturday night fever?!
Enjoyed it
Якщо ви колись уявляли, як звучали би Бітлз, якщо писали посередні пісні, то можете послухати цей альбом і більше не треба уявляти.
З одного боку досвід слухати цілий альбом бі джиз це цікаво, але з іншого більшість пісень мені не сподобалась, буду відвертим.
I honestly didn’t realize the Bee Gees were ever anything other than a disco band. I thought maybe this would’ve been their 1st or 2nd album but was shocked to see it was their 9th and they still weren’t a disco band until their THIRTEENTH album. Good thing they moved on from this genre and did disco instead. This album was a snoozefest.
Pre-Disco Bee Gees. "Soft" rock with some blue-eyed soul-adjacent type music. Also a definite Beatles vibe going on. I was hoping it would grow on me as I listened but It was a struggle to make it to the end. I can't imagine I would ever listen to this album again. Probably should be a 2, but I'll round up. Now, where's my Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack...you should be dancin'...
Very nice
Timeless church music vibes but with good music, good voices and good songs. My parents would love this.
I was hoping to like this more but the vocals started to drive me a little nuts
Yeah nah.
Soundtrack of my childhood. Bee Gees were the first band i followed and bought my first singles such as Tomorrow Tomorrow, Spics 'n Specks, Lonely Days etc. i was a romantic. But I detested their move into disco much like the devoted followers of accoustic folk rock detested when Dylan's went electric. After all these years, most of these tunes sound dated and too sweet but the nostalgia factor earns this album a 3
Obviously their vocal work is solid, but as a whole I find the album boring and dated
Very mopey and weepy. I'm glad I didn't discover this when I was a sullen teenager full of imaginary heartbreak. I skipped a lot of these songs, too slow and boring. I was going to give it two stars benefit of the doubt for being a product of its time, then I realized that "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" was the only song I listened to all the way through. I'm okay to never hear any of these songs again. Glad the BeeGees left this behind for the more energetic tunes in the mid '70s.
Even after giving this an earnest listen, which was kind of fun because I really only identify the Bee Gees with their SNF hits, I can't say I understand why this is a must-hear album. I mean it sounds like third-rate Beatles souped up with aspirations of grandeur and a lot of strings. But third-rate Beatles can still be okay--I like Israel for example--but the deep cheese of so many of these songs is painful.
Tried listening to this throughout the day. Kept having to turn it down, because it was so bad. Did not have time to read much on this album, but was this just Barry and boys cashing in? ..... Well, I guess that was most of their career, so who knows.
I almost gave this a 1. Most songs are blah and the vocals are unexpectedly awful in a couple of places. A couple of songs are better, elevating it to a 2.
Ei oikein iskenyt, 1,75/5
why did I need to listen to this pos before I die? Some of the music is ok, but Barry Gibb's voice is grating and the songs get worse as you go. This is what would be playing non-stop in Beelzebub's domain
I don't like the bee gees, I don't think I'm going to
Odd album to see on here. There were a few good tracks, and a number of songs that I'd like to hear covered by other artists because I don't care for the Bee Gees singing style on all songs (it just doesn't fit a lot of the slower tracks).
Not bad, just meh.
ni tan mal. mola
Another pre-disco album by the Bee Gees on this list is wild, and the only positive thing I can say about it is that it’s not as bad as Odessa. Even the song “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” is a mediocre version compared to the Al Green version that came out a year later.
This is not the worst album on this list, but don’t get me wrong it is still quite shit. However it may be the most ‘why on earth is this on the list’ album in the whole project. This bears no resemblance to the recognisable form of what the Bee Gees would become, and the music is really derivative 60s tinged pop. It is also just fucking weird in places - at some points it feels like it’s a novelty record or slightly comic ‘b’ side collection, occasionally they seem to be doing weird vocal impressions and end up sounding like Neddy Seagoon from The Goon Show, or some weird parody of Scott Walker with his balls in a vice. So often the lyrics are completely nonsensical - Don’t want to live inside myself / I’m much better off alone - I mean, that sounds very much like the same thing to me, but maybe I’m just an idiot. All in all a very fucking odd record, and an even odder inclusion.
how can you mend a broken heart (10/10) and a bunch of other ok to bad songs
7/10
Still better than Kanye West.
Really not what we expected from the bee gees but it was pretty decent overall l. Would have preferred something more disco though.
Feels like generic ai slop of music
Like the other Bee Gees album we've had, I'm not entirely sure what to make of this one. It all sounds pretty good, but there's nothing really standing out or grabbing your attention either. I like the ambition of it, but it lacks staying power. 3.5 rounded up.
It was okay
Couple decent songs, but mostly a lot of the same - meh. One song with 80 million plays... then a lot of nothing. I'll give it a 2.
At first I was disappointed that I wasn't hearing disco, or the falsetto. Overall ended up being a decent folk/rock album
Couple okay songs but pretty boring.
Not bad but doesn't make me feel
Bee Gees…
Favorite Track: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Not gonna lie Robin Gibb’s voice is straight-up painful to listen to at times. E.g. “Lion In Winter”
Found the fawning philosemitism quite distasteful, honestly
Nice casual short listen, would listen again
9th album??? Who kept green lighting this drivel?
If you enjoy looking out the window on dreary rainy days, reminiscing about your past lost loves, gently crying, while petting a 9 1/2 year old cat that’s on its death bed, then this album is your jam. I listened to this at work, fell asleep at my desk and someone stole my nature valley granola bar. I was depressed for the rest of the day. 1001 album worthy: Nope - 105/196
I expected something like Stayin' Alive, not singing that sounds vaguely like Golem
If you're gonna be theatrical, at least go hard.
Das beste ist wenn sie nach einer Beatles oder Elton John knock off Band klingen. Super langweilig aber zumindest hörbar musste dennoch durchskippen um nicht einzuschlafen 2/5
I’m much more familiar with their disco era. I feel they were trying to sound very Beatlesque in this album. I never thought I’d say this, but I think they sound much better with their falsettos. I only knew How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.
Not what I would expect when I think Bee Gees, but it didn't really stick out that much.
2.5/5
not that bad fr
Not for me
As músicas deles me trazem muitas memórias afetivas / familiares. O problema é que todos os discos deles perdem fôlego em algum momento.
One of those albums where you think it is included because it is so bad it has to be heard to be believed. For the Bee Gees, it shows how much they improved / developed over the next few years, even though at this point they are already nine albums in. Also, so many albums from 1971 in the list (36?), why include this? Two stars for a couple of okay songs.
Two stars because the harmonies are great, otherwise it would have been just 1. Songs are forgettable though. Disco was the best thing that happened to them.
I am sad to say this is simply not my jam.
not a big fan
meh
Un disco extrañísimo principalmente por ser de los Bee Gees y que suene a todo menos a los Bee Gees. No es para nada malo, pero su melancolía y hasta pesimismo me agarró muy de sorpresa. Ni las voces de pajarillos contentos habitual aparece por aquí. Pero, y eso me gustó mucho, que haciendo un disco tan distinto y que parece de otra banda, entregaran un disco así de genial. Muy extraño, pero raramente imposible de disfrutar. Geniales, los Bee Gees.
2.17
I've never really gotten into the Bee Gees.
Heavy on ballads and a clear focus on vocals. More yacht rock pop vs disco, but the disco roots are starting to take hold with the thick drum and bass lines. Uninteresting at best.
Not what I expected from bee gees. Sadder and more reflective than the disco stuff, but I enjoyed the mood. Wish I had listened to it while I was relaxing instead of working.
THIS is why they sucked in the early years.
Nostalgic for sure. Not my favorite of theirs though. But I’m a fan. 3
Surprisingly tender like Napoleon’s eulogy for Marshal Lannes.
It was kind of a boring experience.
Mixed album, not as bad as the reviews on this site indicate. 'Israel' is uh... it didn't age great. 'Lion In Winter' is quite good, maybe as good as 'To Love Somebody' or 'Gotta Get a Message to You' from their earlier albums. I also like the album art. Very Monty Python energy.
Man, I love The Bee Gees and really wanted to love this, but it just wasn't as strong as their later work. I did really like Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself.
First listen I liked it, however it lacked energy and drive to be a good album. Second listen it was very boring.
I like some of the soft rock stuff on here - rest of it is odd - music hall, orchestral, lots of strange vocal performances. Doesn't feel very coherent unfortunately. I understand they go on to do better things...
it was nice and sad
this is ghastly
i really wanted to hate it. But i thought it was really good. i just thought the beegees did disco bolocks. presently suprised
This is a tough one for me to fairly review because mellow 70s is something that requires a certain mood to enjoy, which I decidedly was not when the album dropped. I appreciated the singing, undeniably beautiful on some tracks. The orchestral instrumentation was not bad, it just wasn't very memorable or unique. I much prefer the disco Bee Gees that followed, at least that music is fun. Again, this take was probably exacerbated by my mood. However, there are many more interesting albums that I will put on before revisiting Trafalgar. Considering I was born before this album was released, it is odd that I've never listened to a pre-disco Bee Gees album in its entirety. So, there is that.
They should stick to disco.
Ok so I expected far worse. It's not offensive, just pretty bland and repetitive folk.
Not your usual Bee gees. Too repetitive and slind more like indie folk rock from the 60s Didnt really dig it
There are a few truly dreadful songs on here; Remembering, When Do I, Dearest. Title track is not bad, though seems inspired by Across The Universe. Schmaltzy stuff; Bee Gees would get better later
Well this is a strange curiosity, more like something from a music weird and strange museum than this list. It obviously sounds like a lot of what was around at the time, but with some weird ass vocal choices. That there were 8 albums before this, gee. It’s a bit batshit crazy, from the Lennon copy to the pre rock n roll schmaltz, though by the end the lush schmaltz had a strange hook. It’s not in the so crap 1 star let’s rant, in fact after listening to it all day I have changed my score, on the up 4 times. It’s actually a quirky good album, but by no means essential listening, but to be honest a quarter of the way in now what is. It’s clear if more than 1 person of differing taste tries to do the idea of 1001 essential anything’s for everybody it is a basically stupid idea. 3.t Stars
slow and boring, not one of the best 1001 albums of all time
the pee pees
Better than Coldplay
Ahh another bee gees album, this one was ok nothing special but it was very how to say kinda morose overall not my taste but not bad
4.5 / 10. I honestly expected more from the bee gees, I found this album very dull in parts. Perhaps I needed to focus and get into the listening mindet more, but it didnt really do it for me
Nice few tunes. Some of the songs are rather epic sounding although there are a few duds. Trafalgar, isreal were highlights. Was expecting a more disco vibe. Lead singing sings like kermit, I do like kermit though. Don't wanna love inside myself is wishy washy but a beautiful song though as it builds. Can't decide between very high 3 or low 4. When do I is a shite song. Walking back to Waterloo is an ace tune.
I didn’t know this side of the BeeGees and I have to say I was surprised and impressed. I loved th way they pushed their vocals to the max and didn’t apologize when they fell short. They just kept going. This album got better as it went on and I particularly liked “Lion in winter.
I enjoyed this album a little bit but I'm not really huge on the Bee Gees or this sappy, sentimental, slow music. I enjoyed How Do You Mend a Broken Heart and I guess I liked Israel and the chorus (?) of Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself but none of this is the kind of stuff I'd listen to outside of this challenge. I enjoy More Than a Woman and Stayin Alive but all the songs in this album were just a little boring to me. I'd give it a 3 but I really don't care for it personally. It's just a little melodramatic and he is not quite the loveliest singer ever.
## In-Depth Review: Bee Gees' *Trafalgar* (1971) ### **Album Context and Background** *Trafalgar* (1971) marked the Bee Gees' ninth studio album and a pivotal moment in their career. Recorded at IBC Studios in London between January and April 1971, it featured new guitarist Alan Kendall and drummer Geoff Bridgford's only full album appearance with the band . Produced by Robert Stigwood and the Gibb brothers, the album blended baroque pop, soft rock, and orchestral arrangements, peaking at No. 34 on the US Billboard chart. Its lead single, "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," became their first US No. 1 hit, though the album itself underperformed in the UK . --- ### **Lyrics: Introspection and Isolation** Thematically, *Trafalgar* explores loneliness, emotional vulnerability, and existential searching. The title track (written by Maurice Gibb) uses Trafalgar Square as a metaphor for disconnection: *"Ten hundred people roam through the place I call me home / I need someone to know me and to show me"* . Tracks like "Don’t Wanna Live Inside Myself" and "Walking Back to Waterloo" delve into isolation and regret, with the latter evoking historical defeat as a parallel to personal loss . While some lyrics were criticized as clichéd (e.g., *"Israel, where there’s sand, where there’s beautiful sand"* ), others, like the heartbreak anthem "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," resonated for their raw vulnerability. --- ### **Music and Production: Orchestral Grandeur vs. Pacing Issues** **Strengths**: - **Orchestral Fusion**: Bill Shepherd’s lavish arrangements (e.g., strings on "Walking Back to Waterloo") merged classical grandeur with folk and soft rock. Alan Kendall’s guitar work added subtle texture, while the Gibb brothers' harmonies remained transcendent, particularly on "Israel" and "Lion in Winter" . - **Vocal Diversity**: Barry’s soulful leads ("Don’t Wanna Live Inside Myself"), Robin’s tremulous delivery ("When Do I"), and Maurice’s rare leads ("It’s Just the Way") showcased their dynamic range . **Weaknesses**: - **Pacing**: At 47 minutes, the ballad-heavy tracklist (12 songs) lacks rhythmic variety. Critics noted a "tedious" second half, with repetitive tempos diluting standout moments . - **Production Flaws**: Some US pressings suffered from audio defects, notably a stereo dropout during the transition from "Trafalgar" to "Don’t Wanna Live Inside Myself" . --- ### **Themes: Melancholy and Resilience** The album’s title—inspired by the Battle of Trafalgar—frames its themes of struggle and disillusionment . Tracks like "The Greatest Man in the World" (a self-reflective dirge) and "Remembering" (nostalgic folk) grapple with identity and legacy. Yet resilience emerges in "Dearest," where lush harmonies transform sorrow into catharsis . This duality—despair tempered by solidarity—reflects the Bee Gees' own career turbulence post-*Odessa* . --- ### **Influence and Legacy** Despite mixed reviews upon release, *Trafalgar* secured a place in *1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die* . Its orchestral-pop fusion influenced later artists like Fleet Foxes and Sufjan Stevens, while "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" became a standard, covered by Al Green, Michael Bublé, and others. However, the album remains overshadowed by the Bee Gees' disco era, with critics debating whether its exclusion of upbeat hits hindered its impact . --- ### **Pros and Cons Summary** | **Pros** | **Cons** | |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | 🔹 Vocals: Some of their most emotive performances (e.g., "Broken Heart," "Dearest") | 🔸 Pacing: Monotonous ballad sequencing | | 🔹 Orchestration: Rich, cinematic arrangements ("Walking Back to Waterloo") | 🔸 Lyrics: Occasional banality ("Israel") | | 🔹 Historical Significance: First US No. 1 single; showcased pre-disco versatility | 🔸 Sound Issues: Defective pressings (notably ATCO editions) | --- ### **Final Assessment** *Trafalgar* is a flawed yet fascinating snapshot of the Bee Gees in transition. Its lyrical depth and orchestral ambition shine on highlights like the title track and "Walking Back to Waterloo," but inconsistent pacing and production quirks prevent it from achieving cohesion. While not their most accessible work, it remains essential for understanding the band’s emotional and musical range beyond disco. As one reviewer noted: *"5 stars to counteract the low scores. These guys were legends"* . **Rating**: 7.5/10 | **Standout Tracks**: "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," "Trafalgar," "Walking Back to Waterloo."
Oof, this was unexpectedly awful. I guess like most people I only know them from Saturday Night Fever. I had to check if it was written by them after hearing this. It was almost like a spoof at times, those lyrics. The vocals were laughable at points and the music was dull. 1 star it is
Why is this so bad? Odessa was cool…
Ver un beegees
It was ok
These brothers where phenomenally talented, just not my style of music
Disco saved us all.
This was way more dramatic and depressing then I was expecting. I was thinking the Bee Gees were a little more upbeat then this, but I guess everyone has their Blue Period. None of it was bad, just felt really heavy for a Monday morning.
no thanks. pass. this is too drama sad. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is a good song but the rest weren't that great and I prefer their disco mode.
Most of what I know of The Bee Gees is disco based, so this is a lovely and chilled surprise. It’s gorgeous in many spots but I’m not a huge fan of the falsetto when it pops up, and it gets a little weepy here and there. Otherwise, this is great coffee on a Sunday morning music.
This isn’t what I was expecting from our first Bee Gees album in the project. I’m all for an overly dramatic sorrowful heartbreak song when it’s done well, and the ones on here were done pretty well. But an entire album of “epic” heartbreak music got to be a bit much with nothing else to balance it out.
3/5
Other than "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" the rest of the album wasn't great.
Not a fan. I appreciated some of the tracks on this album and liked some of the lyrics but I just couldn’t get into it.
Hoy le damos pausa al reto hasta fines de julio con los Bee Gees, banda que he bailado y cantado para divertirme sin hasta hoy escuchar nunca un disco completo de ellos. Álbum traquilísimo, algo que me sorprende por estar acostumbrado a su etapa más disco. Trabajo lleno de temazos, siendo "Trafalgar" completamente 'beatle'. See you, space cowboy.
never listened to a BG's entire album until today, I had to and I did.
Some of this feels like their trying to write Beatles songs. I never would have thought that about The Bee Gees before listening to this album. That doesn’t make me like it, though. Just because they tried doesn’t mean they succeeded. It isn’t as bad as I expected at least.
This is just not what I expected at all, but not in a bad way.
Not an album that I expected to listen to, and definitely not an album I knew existed. I didn't know that there was a pre-disco Bee Gees era, let alone one with so many albums. This one is not a bad album at all, but it's not what I expected from the boys. Just mellow and soft.
Slow and lovely but doesn't speed up ever.
Better than the last Bee Gees album this had us listen to. But it is still awful. No rhyme or reason on why some of these made the cut.
Disgusting
This is BeeGees record #2 that is "Must Listen Before You Die" and neither one was the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack... These records really aren't very good. Sorry mates.
Cover 7 Overall, not bad. Some really cheesy songs though. Not really my thing, though they're good unto themselves, I guess.
I didn’t want to come into this hating it because it wasn’t the standard Bee Gees disco that everyone knows. But this did nothing for me. Frankly, Saturday Night Fever was the best thing to happen to these guys because this was kind of bleh. Every track sounds like a Beatles ripoff and the whole album carries this melancholic soft rock ambience that gets old fast. And this was the band 9th album! What the hell did they do for the other eight? I feel like the main thing that pisses me off about this is that there’s nothing special about this album. It’s just a bland pop album from the 70’s from the band your parents would play to death at parties (or maybe grandparents at this point in time). Honestly, this isn’t a must hear at all. Favorite track: Walking Back to Waterloo Other hits: Israel, How Can You Mead A Broken Heart, Don’t Wanna Live Inside Myself, Remembering, Dearest
Sentimental soft early 70s pop with some symphonic elements Halfway decent. The vocals seem like the weakest point to me. A few songs pleased me somewhat. Probably an objectively weak album, but I enjoyed enough to give a 3 I suppose
1st track is good to be honest, dimery needed to put Saturday night fever on here, it’s a compilation/ soundtrack sure but when you have a hives comp on the list, we needed Saturday night fever
This is not the Bee Gees I'm familiar with. I had to look them up, because I only knew them as a disco act. It's surprising that Stayin' Alive, which might be THE most famous disco song, was recorded by a group that formed almost thirty years before. This isn't disco. It sounds like they're going for late Beatles, which makes sense. The Beatles are gone, somebody has to fill the role. After a read of their discography, they seem to be trend chasers. That's not really a problem, but it does lead to the fundamental problem with this album, that it just blends in. It's good, I think, but it's nothing new, nothing interesting, nothing fun. It's what remains when a genre moves on. It's doing it right, three years late.
Not good, but not disco!
Bee Gees do know how to write ballads, just wish there was some variety in the type of songs. 12 ballads in a row does get samey after a while. 3/10
track 1 is an incredible song. after that it kind of goes off the rails. not every single song has to be an epic ballad guys! do some chill ones! also it's a real tough time to listen to a song called israel
The SECOND pre-disco Bee Gees album on this list that I got so far. Both had absolutely zero business being on this list. Absolutely none. Incredibly uninspired, schmaltzy middle-of-the road shite.
Pre-disco Bee Gees, a period for which they’re (perhaps unfortunately) not remembered as often. It’s pretty baroque pop with lots and lots of string arrangements. Ultimately the album is a bit too long for me, they’ve said what they need to eight songs in. “The Greatest Man in the World” is a gorgeous song.
Needs another listen but a 4 I think
Beautifully sad
Solid
I like their later stuff, not so much their early stuff
asswater
bit boring and depressing, didn’t like the register of their voices (wanted to give it a 1.5)
I'm kind of disappointed? The album mixes between mimicking the Beatles and weird bad vocals.
The Bee Gees before disco. On the one hand, who cares. On the other hand, who cares about them when they did start doing disco? I dunno. I don't hate on disco like some, so this pre-disco stuff just seems kind of lame. Just slow rock. These guys' voices were meant for disco dancefloors, not this sappy stuff. The trouble here is the album is either sappy or boring. I really don't get what the point of putting this album here is. It's not a game changer, not experimental. And it sucks. The only purpose seems to be "Hey, the Bee Gees had some stuff before disco, and it sounded like this. Ok. Great. I feel personally enriched... 1/5
Fav: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Least Fav: Lion In Winter So you choose to include some Bee Gees, and not feature their disco music which everyone knows them for. And you instead include this album of boring songs with some dreadful vocals at times and uninspired songs?! At least the first song is alright I guess…
Didn't enjoy.
Another mostly low-energy and overly schmaltzy Bee Gees entry. Sluggish, saccharine easy-listening. Music to buy eggs to. Highlight: The brief Beatles-esque turn on 'Somebody Stop the Music' injecting some much needed energy and whimsy. Low point: Robin's lead vocals, particularly on 'Remembering'. Jesus Christ.
Pretty gay, i liked the trafalgar song best. Didnt enjoy most
I have no idea, but if feels like this could be a later or more mature Bee Gees album? It's still very soft for my taste, but there's some objectively good stuff. Of course, those voices - but also lush production and some genuinely good songs.
Pure Early 1970s. I'd like the album better if I enjoyed that kind of music more.
A 70s album with a name in reference to a famous battle by a band with a silly sounding band. I found it impossible to go into this one not expecting it to sound like ABBA's "Waterloo". And look, there's a song about Waterloo too. In fairness to the Bee Gees, this album came out 3 years before ABBA's song, but I still can't help the comparison. It doesn't help that the Bee Gees most well known song was a massive disco hit. In contrast, "Trafalgar" is filled with huge sounding ballads. Much of it is a little too over-the-top soft rock for my taste, but it definitely picked up in the second half. The title track, "When I Do", and "Walking Back to Waterloo" were all great songs, and almost sound like they could be later Beatles works. The rest leaves me didn't do much for me, but I can recognize the skill that went into making it.
I was fully unaware of this album and it turns out to be their 9th. It's full of slow songs. Not the best thing I have ever listened to.
Solid
I think alot of people don't realize that there was a pre-disco Bee Gees era. Loved the opening song with the rest being quite subdued and relaxing, for the most part. Unfortunately started losing steam towards the end. 6/10
I dunno it’s ok.
Beautiful, layered and textured. Melancholy. Not my favourite Beegees album, but probably my second favourite.
OK. Boring. A good tune or two.
man I had no idea how vast the Bee Gees discography was. like most people, I was not expecting this at all in terms of genre and sound. Like a softer Beatles, kinda warbly, maybe Pink Floyd-y? Maybe I'm insane but I wound up listening pretty intently, I think I was also in the right mood for it too. I did find myself enjoying the first half more than the latter, but damn if it didnt still hook me in a way. Great use of the piano throughout, the vocals do get a bit much to deal with by the end but its still worth a listen.
The Bee Gees were great song writers and this album is proof of that. Just great soulful pop one right after ajother
Boring
Somehow you know from the album cover and title it was going to be a disappointment; it doesn't exactly scream winning formula. As it is, it's fairly predictable soft pop rock with saccharine overblown arrangements scattered amongst some finely crafted pop music. It's not terrible but I can think of dozens of much better (or certainly more notable) albums from the same period by lesser known acts. Stick to the singles lads.
If there was a hell, this would be the soundtrack!
How the hell did the Bee Gees get away with recording so much of this awful shit? This is album 9 of the 13 or 14 before they even started on the disco stuff. Truly awful.
Oh, in what world is this essential listening? It's not bad, but it's in no measure good. A solid three stars throughout with not much of note. Minus one star for pissing me off!
Jeez, that was a struggle. Literally halfway through the album there's a track called "Somebody Stop the Music"... okay if you insist!
Beatles for the first half
This was a surprise - and an excellent one too. Early 1970s baroque pop with echoes of Moody Blues, Beatles, CSNY, and country. Not everything works ("Remembering" and "How Do I" border on easy listening radio pap) but overall this is an album I'm really happy to have found. "Walking Back to Waterloo" is immense.
Barely any beats. Slow. 2/5
Rustgevend wel
I hate these voices so fucking much
2.5/5. They have one decent song to kick off the record and the rest are mid as all hell. Give me disco Bee Gees, not whatever the hell this is. Also a song praising Israel is beyond cringe.
Meh, not my thing, just a bit lame
The opening track is haunting me. I heard it on the radio a lot back in the 70s. Maybe it resurfaced later in the decade when Bee Gees were all over the radio with their Saturday Night Fever music.
Every song had an interesting string section that had a constant build. Each track could have been an album closer. The album sounded very epic, yet is was slow paced and half the time down right boring. A couple stand out tracks but mostly not my taste of music
Very nice album.
I feel like this is only included in the list just to show the Bee Gees before disco but it’s quite boring, although once you settle into the album it does get a bit better I think. Basically sounds like Beatles b sides mixed with the moody blues but just objectively worse, the vocals as well just don’t sound good sometimes most notably in when do I which sounds like he’s purposefully singing a bit goofy at points. It does have its moments though, the first song is a good start, the title track is good and sounds like George Harrison a bit, it’s just the way is good as well and sounds very moody blues, which is what I mean by my previous point, the best parts are when they are close to the band it sounds like they are trying to replicate. It’s not a bad album overall though and the cover is also really cool. 5/10.
Jeg havde forventet falset. 😭 Og er ikke sikker på hvad jeg fik faktisk. Lidt i øst og vest. Er det 2 stjerner for at være ufrivillig komisk til tider, eller 3 for at være tålelig i sidste ende?
Efter at have brugt noget tid på at forberede mig på et helt album med disco-bangers, ramte den her lyd af klassisk 70er barok-pop mig som et bagholdsangreb. Det er sjældent at jeg er så ambivalent omkring et album. Jeg grinte højlydt af en sang (When Do I), krummede tæer over flere af dem og tog mig selv i at nynne boppe hovedet til et par stykker.
we all know how important the beegees were - but trafalgar for me is a snooze fest i literally dozed off while listening. not by bee gees go to - I'm waiting for love you inside & out
Awful. Make it stop. Why is this on the list.
Blah. I was excited at the start with "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart"...and then it was a total fizzle.
Elton John without the songs. John Lennon (at times) with too much pomp (and without the songs). A moodier Moody Blues. I kind of like "Don't Want to Live Inside Myself". Kind of.
There’s no way a Real Human Being sounds like this
Hey, I'll be honest, Stayin Alive is great, maybe even one of the best funk/pop songs ever, but I just can't get into any other music by Bee Gees. Vocal is irritating, it feels like music follows just one pattern over and over again. I understand their influence, but no love for this album.
Seriously boring downbeat pop. 4/4 throughout, drags, vocals are annoying, breathy and repetitive tremolo effect. Yawn. ‘Somebody stop the music’ indeed (although this brings a tiny bit of groove - and brass. And a kind of Beatles sound, like on ‘Trafalgar’.) try to bring some passion into the end of ‘Lion in Winter’ but just sounds awful. God this album is depressing, dragging and basic.
Except for How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, I'm wondering why this album is this important to add in this list.
Hun eerste album was cool. Hun Saturday Night Fever nummers waren cool. Dit suckt. 1.5
Horrid
No pensé que un álbum de Bee Gees pudiera ser semejante bodrio. Destacó In this Body. Mucha pasión, mucho zzzz. Nota: 3.0
Not bad, not good.
Dreadful. How on earth can this lame schmaltz be in anyone's top 1001? 😏
What you get when you stretch “Day in the Life” into an entire album. Made me want to listen to something better.
Cor, what a slog. Taking up valuable space on this list that could have been filled by the Black Parade. Nil pwa
Pop, with fun orchestral leanings
Ah yes, Trafalgar — the Bee Gees album you put on when you’ve run out of things to do, and maybe even the will to do them. Legendary artists? Sure. Disco royalty? Absolutely. But here, they decided to take a nap instead of a victory lap. The first song is actually good — a little hope, a little sparkle. Then comes the rest, drifting into a soft, endless fog of sleepy tunes and dramatic sighing. Barry’s falsetto? Still hanging around, still trying to hit notes only dogs can appreciate. It’s like he’s serenading you into a coma. But hey, at least it’s not Disco All Day. Small victories.
A bit strange to hear pre disco Bee Gees, its almost a different group altogether. Some really nice songs on this though,
Pop schlock of the lowest denominator. Not 90 UK indie crap so gets the 2nd star.
My 500th album! So just about half way through the process although the exact point will be the start of side 2 on tomorrow’s album. So I await in anticipation of that. 501 days to go which will take me to 29th September 2026. This date has nothing to do with the Battle of Trafalgar so not the reason why I got this today. Trafalgar is very significant in British history. A naval battle where we defeated the naughty French but they got there own back by sneakily shooting Lord Nelson the blighters! He was killed on HMS Victory. Long story short but I once got drunk in Lord Nelson’s quarters and had a piss where Nelson would have done so over the ship’s stern. So having this interest I wondered what homage to it the Australian Bee Gees would serve up and in particular the title track. Imagine my disappointment to discover not one mention of the great battle and one of the greatest British heroes ever. All I can say is that it is obvious that the Aussie’s wanted to get one over of us Poms and do as much damage as possible to one of our finest hours. But what do you expect from Aussies? From a penal colony to proud nation - proof that you can really polish a turd. 1/5 16/5/25
Not bad but boring
Never before had listened to a full bee gees album, more complex than what i thought, nice harmonies, but not my jam
The last Bee Gees album I reviewed received a 2 from me. It was tolerable because it wasn’t their overplayed whiney crap. This is not tolerable. It’s boring, unrelatable, droned on and shouldn’t be on the list. I stopped listening at track 7, “Somebody Stop The Music”. I took it as a sign.
the middle section was pretty good - did not love the beginning or end
Not that bad. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
This is boring as all get out.
Not at all what I thought The Bee Gees sounds was like. Not a huge fan though. Kinda boring
I just don't understand The Bee Gees. The family glee club graduated with history degrees floundered around and kept getting lucky with an occasional hit and then flourished with... disco??!?! This album is very well produced, and lyrically intriguing, but it is hard to imagine how they remained in the music business with this model.
Their 9th album. Soft Rock / Easy Listening. Harmonies are great as you'd expect from the Bee Gees. Israel - Awful lyrics, 'Where there's sand, beautiful sand' lol ! The pre disco Bee Gees have great voices but they're wasted here on singing such beige songs. Remembering is a truly awful song which is followed by Somebody Stop The Music which is hilariously ironic. Trafalgar is the best track and very much like a John Lennon song. Not a good album.
Eigentlech fendi Bee Gees no geil, aber das Albom schiint mer eifach ergendwie rächt monoton ond ohni wörk gueti songs. Sie send ehere alli e chli komisch. Ned schlächt, das esch Musig nome i sältne Fäll, aber es ged halt so vel besseri lieder. Do Sengt eifach eine e chli öppis ond es paar Tön im Hendergrond, aso au nüd wörk enteressants.
Imaju oni dobrih stvari, ali ovaj album nije reprezentacija toga. Jedna pjesma mi je posebno odbojna, a ostale su sve iste i dosadne. 1/5, 2/10.
What the heck was that? Love the Bee Gees but this was rough - they should stick to disco. Some songs felt like a joke.
Beautiful harmonies on melancholy melodies, powerful arrangements - classic Bee Gees
This was not the Bee Gees I was expecting. Folk Music, who knew? I could feel some of the disco stuff they put out later on this album. It was ok. I wouldn't walk away if it was put on again
My initial reaction was "Wow, this is the Bee Gees? The same Bee Gees that wrote Staying Alive?" I'm honestly impressed at the diversity of this group, but let's talk about this album as a standalone. There's clearly a favourite song from this album that has 76 million players whereas the second most played song only has ~600,000 plays. I find that kinda strange because I feel like most of the songs have a similar vibe. Overall, sad vibes. Didn’t really stand out to me in any way and I’m surprised this is included in the list.
I guess they really are a one hit wonder.
I mean it's okay I guess
It was all a bit low key. Some nice parts. But overall fairly disappointing.
Reminds me of brit pop, or are thoses albums last week haunting me? Generally a BG's fan but this sucks. The fact this was their NINTH album and we're still not close to fallsetto BG's is shocking. Crazy second act.