tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post3361558398334342269..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: Bee Gees: HorizontalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-72011978201539720772013-02-14T20:15:08.582+04:002013-02-14T20:15:08.582+04:00Interesting that you didn't mention "And ...Interesting that you didn't mention "And the Sun Will Shine", which was one of the more conventional songs on the album. Not coincedentally, wasn't it the third single?trfesokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631886869696528704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-47547724436165545742013-02-14T02:02:48.342+04:002013-02-14T02:02:48.342+04:00World has always left me with mixed feelings. It ...World has always left me with mixed feelings. It always seemed less than the sum of its parts. I want to like it, because they try so hard to make it epic, but it's just a lot of shiny pieces that don't fit together for me. That crazy guitar lick that Vince plays doesn't fit, it's too dissonant and disconnected. I've also never liked that morbid keyboard (organ? mellotron?) part on the chorus. Of course, the whole song is morbid, but it just doesn't work for me.JimmADerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331334978761537408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-17525884417090133742013-02-14T00:34:37.598+04:002013-02-14T00:34:37.598+04:00About the cover: I assume you're referring to ...About the cover: I assume you're referring to the minimalist gold cover. There's a version similar to the above that I like, and I can't believe GS couldn't find a better-quality graphic.<br /><br />About ArtPop68: Don't forget this was the year Jimmy Webb invaded the charts, led by his brigadier generals Richard Harris (McArthur Park) and Glen Campbell (By The Time I Get to Phoenix). JimmADerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331334978761537408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-28356053674315869232013-02-13T23:31:36.717+04:002013-02-13T23:31:36.717+04:00Many years ago I remember having an interesting co...Many years ago I remember having an interesting conversation with a friend of mine about whether or not "World" is the greatest pop single of all time. Well, I actually still think it's up there (Honeybus' "Do If Figure In Your Life" has to be my number one)... As for the album itself, for me it has always been the case of three songs ("World", "Lemons", "Massachusetts" - obviously) overshadowing everything else. Thumbs up all the same, of course. Apart from "Birdie Told Me" (which, I'm sorry to say, isn't much better than The Monkees' "I Wanna Be Free"), it's all good, confident songwriting.Alexey P.http://artschoolbop.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-60476058032244839332013-02-13T23:24:41.130+04:002013-02-13T23:24:41.130+04:00Ugh, I don't like this album cover at all, the...Ugh, I don't like this album cover at all, the original LP issue (UK & US, which were different, but both okay) were much nicer. Thankfully they've gone back to the original for the latest CD re-issues.<br /><br />Great for Art-Pop 1968. Probably _the_ year actually, if we're talking about the term in its classic sense. Well, any year that saw the debuts of both Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne would have to be a great art-pop year.Anton Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-81589296779615906302013-02-13T20:39:16.084+04:002013-02-13T20:39:16.084+04:00"can somebody who once sincerely wrote someth..."can somebody who once sincerely wrote something like ..."<br />Yes, I say. Changing esthetic values doesn't imply abandon sincerity.<br />What I wrote about To Love Somebody fully applies to Massachusets and Words as well: I can dislike the songs wholeheartedly, but can't deny their quality.MNbnoreply@blogger.com