"Run To Me" Because I'm "Alive"

The Bee Gees were going through a rough time during the early 70s, a time period when people think the music world was incoherent. After reuniting with big hits like "Lonely Days" and "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart", the Bee Gees had trouble getting their music on the radio stations. Critics thought that they were finished.

For the record, "Run To Me" (the strongest single) and "Alive" were Top 40 hits. These songs were the last to make the charts before the "Main Course" album three years later. Overall, I like the album and I was lucky to find it on CD. I noticed that many record stores will not have this album so you are better off looking for it online. I recommend this to all Bee Gees' fans. For casual fans that just want the two hits, stick with "The Best Of The Bee Gees: Volume 2".

surprisingly brilliant!!

Honestly, I was not expecting "To Whom It May Concern" to be a decent album, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Run To Me: This song needs no explanation, it's a classic!

We Lost the Road: Nice song with a catchy chorus

Never Been Alone: My new favorite Robin song. One of the only songs where Robin sings without overusing the gargling vibrato he's notorious for

Paper Mache, Cabbages and Kings: Different. Not the best Bee Gees song, but it has a nice chorus

I Can Bring Love: A Barry song that actually began as a poem. One of the finest songs on the album and an instant Barry classic; the man can write!

I Held A Party: Something about a man named Bertward? Definately different, but not up to par with the rest of the material

Don't Turn Out the Lights: I love this song! Catchy verses with alternating Barry and Robin leads, and truly brilliant Bee Gees' harmonies in the chorus. How can you go wrong with that?

Sea of Smiling Faces: Listening to this brings visions of hippies and the flower power era...enough said

Bad, Bad Dreams: A Bee Gees attempt at rock and roll and surprisingly, it's not that bad. Any fan can appreciate this tune

You Know It's For You: What would a Bee Gees album be without a Maurice song? Mo can definately stand with his brothers in terms of his songwriting and vocal ability. This is one of my favorites

Alive: Another Bee Gees classic...

Road to Alaska: Begins with an infectious drum beat, followed by a great Robin lead. This is a real rocker!

Sweet Song of Summer: Definately the most eccentric track on the album. The use of a moog synthesizer combined with Barry's guitar playing can only be described as "different."

Overall, this was no disappointment from the Brothers Gibb. "To Whom it May Concern" is one of the rare gems that came out of the Bee Gees in the early 70s...Every fan should own a copy!!

¿Perfección y diversidad en 1972? Los Bee Gees aún pueden

Que un grupo mantenga un nivel tan alto en su décimo disco no es algo fácil de lograr, y más aún en un período de dificultades para muchos de los grupos nacidos en los 60's. Pero a los Bee Gees aún les quedaba una reserva de notables canciones reunidas en este álbum, que por lo demás demostró ser uno de los más variados de su trayectoria.

Como ya es característico, las baladas se llevan la mayor parte de los créditos, comenzando por la emotiva Run To Me y siguiendo con la similar We Lost The Road, 2 temas que dejan en claro la inagotable capacidad creativa de los hermanos. Never Been Alone es una típica canción melodramática escrita en solitario por Robin. I Can Bring Love y Please Don't Turn Out the Lights son también dos cortas baladas con acompañamiento orquestal y cierra los números lentos la notable Alive.

Moviéndose a terrenos más pop, Paper Mache, Cabbages & Kings parece retroceder a fines de los sesenta con su contagioso ritmo, en tanto Sea of Smiling Faces es una perfecta melodía con aires optimnistas. Los números de Maurice, al igual que en Trafalgar son gratas sorpresas. Con ritmo de vals, el genial clavecín y coros casi gregorianos I Held a Party rompe el tono sereno del álbum, lo mismo que el pop beatlesco de You Know It's for You.

No contentos con dar una verdadera lección sobre hacer temas agradables y memorables, Bad Bad Dreams y Road to Alaska le imprimen al conjunto un toque de hard rock y country blues, dejando para el final un experimento con moog ejecutado por Maurice, cerrando el disco en un tono inquieto pero que no hace olvidar los 45 minutos de un grupo en plena cúspide.