One Night Only
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Description: The wisdom of their wardrobes notwithstanding, the Bee Gees rank with ABBA as the ultimate '70s pop heavyweights. As the title suggests, the concert collection
One Night Only captures the brothers in action, serving as a compendium of some of their greatest hits--"Stayin' Alive," "Night Fever," "More Than a Woman," "I Started a Joke"--fleshed out with Gibb-penned songs successfully recorded by others. Hence, the inclusion of "I Can't See Nobody" (recorded by Nina Simone, among others), "Guilty" (Barbra Streisand), and the Dolly Parton-Kenny Rogers classic "Islands in the Stream." Recorded in 1997,
One Night Only shows the brothers' age somewhat, especially in Barry's falsetto, which sounds tinny and forced. But it's a small complaint amid strong live performances and the enduring sheen of the material itself.
--Courtney Kemp
Tracklist of One Night Only
Reviews:
A Band Unique and Wonderful!
There will never again be a band like the Bee Gees. My wife Debbie's favorite band will live on forever in our hearts even though they will never play again with their original members. Thank you Bee Gees for all the wonderful energy and melodies of my childhood and early adulthood.
One of the greatest Live Cds ever!
After watching that concert through the DVD "One Night Only", I noticed the difference between that kind of music and nowadays music. I'm 25 years old and I like this kind of music (also actual music, of course). Bee Gees is one of the greatest music groups of history.
After many years, Barry Gibb still has that voice which identify him in songs like: "Stayin' Alive", "Tow Much Heaven", "You Should Be Dancing". All of them are performed greatly on this CD. I really like that nice two-in-one for "Night Fever" & "More Than a Woman" and that intro with "You Should Be Dancing" (it also for the closure of the show).
Production of this record is also great because the sound of attendance is not so high to fog the main attraction (voice and music). Robbin Gibb performs the classic "I Started A Joke", "To Love Somebody", "Massachussets", etc.
I strongly recommend this CD not only for its priceless quality, but like a tribute to Maurice Gibb. Think that after his dead, it will never be the same.
The Outstanding Concert
Since this is the first concert to be recorded in DVD format since the Bee Gees is born, so for sure it's very catchy. This is a CD with the concert recorded in only voice, but it will still be a great CD since it went plantium in serveral countries. 1997, the concert was held in Las Vegas, was also the year when Bee Gees was in the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, and Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. It was a fantastic year for the Bee Gees.
This concert contains great songs including Massachusetts, To Love Somebody, Closer than Closer (The only Maurice Gibb solo in the concert), One (Their best song ever), How Deep Is your love, and Alone. There are songs that have not bee performed by the Bee Gees themselves, which are Islands in the Stream, Heartbreaker, Guilty, Don't Throw It All Away (Recorded voice of Andy Gibb), and Immortallity featuring Celine Dion. I suggest the Celine Dion's fans to buy this one too, because Immortallity is very touching.
Overall, this concert and the CD was super well done, since it was the third CD that was recorded lively. If you want the other two that were released earlier, they are Here At Last...Bee Gees Live, and Tales from the Brother Gibbs. Later on, Live By Request was released.
Enjoy the trio!