Now the Bee Gees were dripping with money. Derided during recording as a “little disco movie,” the film was a massive hit and the soundtrack became one of the biggest-selling albums of all time more than 45 million copies have been sold. That happened with the soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever.” Originally they were just going to contribute a couple songs, but they had a lot more material that fit perfectly with the film. THE ARIZONA SOUND: 100 essential records that define Arizona music The death of disco created a backlash against the group Barry sang falsetto.Īnd with that, they were really huge. Barry talks about the sound his car made driving over a bridge that became the intro to “Jive Talkin.'” Producer Arif Marden, when recording “Nights on Broadway,” thought they should add some ad-libbed vocals at the end of the song. Then Eric Clapton, a label mate, suggested they go to Miami to try recording there, something he’d had success with. The Gibbs began growing apart, and Robin even left the group for a while. Barry and Robin both sang lead, and they developed a rivalry (a dynamic that Noel Gallagher and Nick Jonas talk about - they would know). They were once nearly inseparable, so close they could write songs together in the studio at the drop of a hat. You’re heard this kind of story before: Success changed them. Maurice talks about owning six Rolls Royces before he was 21. The brothers grew up in Australia and began cranking out harmony-laden hits when they were still young, folk-influenced songs like “Run to Me” and “New York Mining Disaster 1941.” They were huge. Twins Robin and Maurice are also represented in archival interviews.
Only Barry is still alive, and he appears in new interviews. It is, however, a sometimes fascinating look at a career that had highs and lows even fans may not know about, as well as the tricky dynamics of creating music with your family. It’s not particularly revelatory for fans, covering such a long expanse of time that it’s perhaps necessarily a little shallow in places. 12.īut even if you consider Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb purveyors of hackneyed, cloying disco slop - you’re wrong, by the way, but OK - the film is still worth watching. The answer to those questions, in theory, should have a big effect on your potential enjoyment of “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” Frank Marshall’s documentary about the group that debuts on HBO Dec. View Gallery: HBO's Bee Gees documentary is so much more than disco music
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