IMO this era of Bee Gees is far superior to the disco era. They had some beautiful songs. 3 very talented men.

"I've Gotta Get A Message To You" is an absolute banger.

"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" should be next. I believe it came out in '71 or '72, right in between their "60s" stuff and their disco era. And it's my favorite BeeGees song!

This is the Bee Gees era that gave us the song "Words" which is absolutely beautiful.

Guys, you're gonna love "Lonely Days" by the Bee Gees. It was also released in 1970 in between their '60s and late '70s eras.

As I always say, the Bee Gees were already legendary long before Saturday Night Fever.

I'll second the call for "Lonely Days."

“Lonely Days” and “How Do You Mend A broken Heart” are Bee Gee’s pre-disco classics. Two more songs you can actually feel.

The vocals on "Too Much Heaven" will blow your minds!

"Words" is a great early Bee Gees tune.

You can't beat their sibling vocal harmonies. They were relevant in every generation they sang....and were great at it.

The BeeGees were assured legends even if the disco era and beyond never happened.

HAIKU- “ The New York Mining Disaster” is the most folky melancholic thing they ever did.

The BGs music before disco was soo impressive. Run to Me is one of my favorites and Robin on lead vocals is amazing.

They actually wrote this for Otis Redding who died before he could record it. Eric Burdon & The Animals do an incredible version of this.

I don’t know if you’ve listened to it yet, but if you haven’t, their song, Massachusetts is really good. It’s from this same era.

Next needs to be Fanny be tender with my Love

These cats are just simply among the greatest songwriters of all time. Period.

Barry 's natural chest vocals was amazing with Maurice 's amazing falsetto was my beloved first version of 'To Love Somebody '🎉😊❤

Hey guys, huge Bee Gees fan great reaction. The reason it sounds like an R&B/Stevie Wonder song is that they were asked to write a song for Otis Redding who was going to come through London. The story Barry tells is his manager basically locked him in a hotel room and asked him to write something. He says it basically took a day to write it. Of course Otis tragically passed and never got to record it, so they did and it’s kind of become a standard.

I've always liked pre-disco Bee Gees to the later music for the most part.

My mom's favorite band. I miss her and the Bee Gees always makes me think of her.❤

The best bee gees song in terms of pure quality is "Fanny be tender with my love", you will be blown away.

Love the 1960’s and early 70’s Bee Gees! This song was written for Otis Redding but he was killed in the plane crash before he could record it.

One of the best early Bee Gees. Words is the best in my opinion.

There aren’t many songs that have been covered more than this one. Classic. Masterpiece.

The voices of three angels singing together. Such a beautiful song.

Lonely Days should be next, Amazing song.

"Nights on Broadway" and "Lonely Days" are great too. If you ever venture into their disco era, you gotta check out "You Should Be Dancing".🔥

When people say "Gorgeous Vocals" about a song, this is what they need to compare it to because OMG the beauty of their vocals in this song is incredible.

"Holiday" from the Bee Gees' first album may be the best cut of all.

It's an S, boys.

Pre-disco Bee Gees are my favourite Bee Gees. BTW strongly suggest “Run to me”.

The magic of the Bee Gees was that they were three brothers, that tightness, resulted in gorgeously textured harmonies.

That "Bee Gees 1st" album is great: this song, "New York Mining Disaster 1941," "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You," "In My Own Time." Great record.

Bee Gees are one of the finest examples of "Blood Harmony". Lots of singers can harmonize well with each other...but there's something special that happens when family members do it. (Carter Family, Jacksons, Everly Bros., Staple Singers...etc.)

MONSTER hit during my high school years. Radio stations played the hell out of it.

"How Deep Is Your Love" (My favorite Bee Gees song)

Bee Gees - Massachusetts (live 1989).

"Run To Me" will blow you away. This is my favorite Bee Gees period and I have lived through the 60's and 70's Bee Gees.

Too Much Heaven is out of this world.

Barry's singing is fantastic in this song. I love the Bee Gees older songs. I only heard them in the last few years. They are so much more than disco! I wish I had known sooner!

Goosebumps still after more thatn 50 years of listening. My favorite Bee Gees song. I bought this single when I was tween and played it on my little record player - over and over and over... Drove my family crazy 😵‍💫

I miss my Dad when I hear this song. Enjoy your weekend Boys! Give your Dad a call everyone! L💞ve from Canada.

I'm not a huge Keith Urban fan but he did this song as a tribute to the Bee Gees, in front of Barry, as Robin & Maurice had already passed and it was fkn awesome!! His guitar playing was amazing❤

Thanks so much for your reaction. The BeeGees were: the tallest and oldest brother (with the big hair and beard), Barry Gibb, born September 1, 1946, the only surviving Gibb brother. Robin Gibb (with the long hair, no beard), born December 22, 1949-passed away May 20, 2012, and Robin's fraternal twin brother Maurice (the balding brother with the beard, pronounced "Morris") Gibb, born December 22, 1949-passed away January 12, 2003. They also had another, younger, brother Andy Gibb, born March 5, 1958-passed away March 10, 1988. The three oldest brothers were born on the Isle of Man (UK). Oldest brother Barry got seriously burned when he accidentally pulled boiling tea over himself at 18 months old. He was in coma for a while, nearly died and was in hospital for many months. Because of this, he did not learn to talk until after the twins were born. Later the family moved to Manchester and from there they emigrated to Australia in 1958, right after Andy was born. All 4 brothers are just natural musical talents. All of them dropped out of high school in their early teens and none of them could read or write music. All their compositions were created completely organically. Their musical career, which they had started as little kids, didn't lead to international success so they moved back to the UK in 1967. Then they had a string of big hits, until they temporarily broke up around 1970 for 15 months. Started back up, looking for a new sound which they first found in 1974 with the transitional album "Mr. Natural". After that "Main Course" was the first album that moved them into a new direction: more rhythm&blues, dance music like with great hits like Nights on Broadway and Jive Talkin' (and was also actually the first album on which their logo was introduced). From 1976 on they went all out with falsetto driven dance music which lead to their biggest commercial success as they provided classic songs for the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977 Stayin' Alive, How Deep is Your Love, Night Fever amongst them). You should react to the 1979 live version of Stayin' Alive, too kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdSZi7aZnNy7gn0.html Other great songs to analyze: great album tracks from the 1979 Spirits Having Flown album, the title song: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ja6PnZxhy6mtm2g.html, the outrageously beautiful song Reaching Out kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rMx4iLZmssyUYIU.html. From their Still Waters album, Smoke and MIrrors: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7ppqbV5uL2ykp8.html. From the 1960's I've gotta get a message to you kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eadkdqyfqdS4m2w.html. And from the 1990's the simple song Blue Island live in an accoustic version: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z5xies9yqtbKoo0.html. Andy was kind of Barry's mini me, about half a foot shorter and 12 years younger but they were the only lefties of the family. However, his voice was nowhere near as broad in range or as strong as Barry's. As producer Alby Galuten said in the book "Tales of the brothers Gibb "Andy's falsetto was nowhere near Barry's." Andy had a lower, huskier, sound to his voice and his range was not as big as Barry's. I personally always thought his voice was much better suited to songs of his first album, Flowing Rivers. Andy died of myocarditis - which is an inflammation of the heart - on March 10, 1988, 5 days after his 30th birthday. His heart had been weakened by his drug addiction over the years which, by the way, was also the main reason for his split from Victoria Principal. He also had a congenital heart problem that was later also discovered in Barry and Barry's second son Ashley. Try listening to the song Dreamin' on kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7GUdbl8yLm3g6s.html which is kind of a duet with Barry. And here are the 4 brothers live on stage in 1979 doing You Should Be Dancing kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lZx9hZB2xLfeqmQ.html And finally a few photos of Barry and Andy: i.postimg.cc/jS6n3Jkv/Barry-Andy.jpg and i.postimg.cc/TwnPh8M0/82c126fc42a35d3b737867af41338199.jpg and the 4 brothers with their mother i.postimg.cc/FRNMbwkD/b9b2561eadffee11347573c97063c2f8-zpsd89478eb.jpg

"Too Much Heaven" is absolutely INCREDIBLE. It's a must to react to. They have so many hits. Excellent reaction.

Technically this was not their first album. But it was their first one internationally. They previously released a couple of albums in their native Australia only.

I absolutely love this song. People will record this forever. I think the most mind boggling thing about this song is that it only reached number seventeen on the Billboard pop charts. That says a lot about the greatness of the era.

Words and Night Fever are my top 2 Beegees

The French Horns, the Harp! Violins, Cello!! Just beautiful, majestic, soaring.

Some of my favorite Bee Gees songs are from before their disco era. "To Love Somebody" is definitely one of them. Others include, "Really and Sincerely", "Fanny (Be Tender...)", "New York Mining Disaster 1941", "Massachusetts", "Run to Me"...good grief, this list could go on and on!

If I'm not mistaken, the Bee Gees wrote this for Otis Redding, but sadly he passed before he recorded it.

I am absolutely obsessed with the Bee Gees. I think their best music was before the 70s. This is one of their absolute best in my opinion.❤

Love the early BeeGees more than the disco BeeGees.

My first college roommate had this album and listened to it often. This was 1989, a decade after disco, and a time when it definitely wasn't popular to listen to the Bee Gees. He would put this on, watch people enjoy it, and see their faces when they began to realize it was the Bee Gees. Good memories.

One of my favorite Bee Gees tunes is actually from the 1990's called "Alone".

I love the way the Bee Gees give a man's perspective and thoughts. They give men a voice and say things maybe a man would find it difficult to say. They explain that really well in the song Wind of Change. Toby Keith really hits on this in the song Me Too. Great songs.

Words , 1941 Mining Disaster , Lonely Days ... all good stuff

You Win Again and Fanny (be tender with my heart) should be the next Bee Gees song please and thank you ❤

Love You Inside N Out ( backwards and forwards with my heart hangin’ out.)

Have you guys done baby brother Bee Gee yet? Andy Gibb (swoon) all of the tweens crushes in the 70’s. I Just want To Be Your Everything, Shadow Dancing… He left this mortal coil too soon or he would’ve blown up to be as big or bigger than his older brothers who really supported him so much.

There is a whole section on KZfaq where people have taken the music out and it sounds like they’re singing a cappella. This is one, Stayin Alive is another and they are just amazing.

The Bee Gees were simply amazing. Incredible voices and such talented songwriters. Saw them in concert here in Australia. 🇦🇺

the bee gees kept on reinventing themselves as the world progressed. Early Bee Gees is amazing featuring Robin in masterfule ballads. Do Words next.

Guys gotta do Lonely Days next

A song originally written for Otis Redding in late 1967. At the request of the Bee Gees manager Robert Stigwood. Unfortunately Redoing was killed in a plane crash in December 1967. So the Bee Gees recorded it themselves. But you can hear Otis Redding singing it.

This one pulls tears every time I hear it - the minor note harmonies just hit the right spot. My favourite BeeGees song. Period.

Dudes were so good great harmony’s unreal

hope you guys watch Muscle Shoals. splendid documentary on 60s and 70s music

For those of us who were teens in the 60's, this is how we were introduced to the Bee Gees. The disco era, when they really blew up in popularity and fame, was completely different. I don't know that I'd call it "progression", more like just a big change! I never was big into disco. But there's no accounting for taste, as the old saying goes. Anyways, thanks for reacting to this. God bless you!

I believe they were songwriting this one for Otis Redding, who passed away in a airplane crash in Madison Wisconsin. So they recorded it and it Became their first big hit.

You guys might want to listen to "Lonely Days", on the Bee Gees' album "2 Years On". ;-)

Wow......50+ years ago I remember slow-dancing to this!

The single most underrated (later) Bee Gees song has got to be "Love You Inside Out." The harmonies. The progression. The transitions. Ultimate ear candy.

Wish you'd have done the original video to see who was signing when... This was originally written for Otis Redding, at the behest of their manager, Robert Stigwood, but he died in a plane crash before he could record it.

Another from that era (Robin Gibb lead)-- "I Can't See Nobody" worth listening to. I just heard your comments. Seriously, even if you decide not to play it here, go to KZfaq. Watch the first video of this. Then watch the first video of Robin Gibb singing "I Can't See Nobody". Two very short songs that will please you.😊

The first song i ever heard from the Bee Gees was something like “New York Mining Disaster”, I’m 73 now n I think i would have about 15yo then. I remember the first line, “In the event of something happening to me, theres something i would like you all to see”, heck they would’ve been kids themselves then. Just love you guys, n Been following you now since your Day Dot.

First of May is a beautiful song by the BeeGees

I was lucky enough to see them twice in concert. The first time I saw them their career was on a bit of a lull after many pop hits in the 60s. It was around 71 that I first saw them and although they had a string of hits earlier, they hadn’t been on the charts for awhile. And they played a beautiful venue in Calgary called the Jubilee Auditorium. But the Jubilee was a smaller venue of 2400. The second time I saw them was at an arena, and it was just after their second ascension on the back of Jive Talking and Staying Alive, which was a monster. Both concerts were fantastic. Live they were phenomenal. This for me is their most beautiful and haunting song. It still gives me chills.

Dudes - BeeGee's have albums from when they were kids in the 60's!

Finally! My favorite Bee Gees song ❤️ It’s phenomenal.

Robin is singing lead on this one as he did often in the 60s. The talent in these guy was so immense, it was unreal, all three were lead singers who took turns.

I like this era of Bee Gees much more than the disco era. Such good stuff 🌺✌️

The 60s were by far the best era for The Bee Gees. Every song was a major Banger. My favorite is I Can’t See Nobody, where Robin sings lead.

Masterpiece of a song. Amazing expression of a deep and universal feeling. Amazing for so early in their career and I think amazing for it’s time. And it stands up today. A?? No.

Not gonna lie, fifty years later this song can bring tears to my eyes

Review ANY bee gees track and I'll be happy, all stunning!

Written for Otis Redding to sing but he passed away before he could record it that’s why the R + B feel!

They were actually a band, too - that’s Maurice playing the excellent bass line.

How did I miss this? One of my favorite Bee Gees songs.

I love the melody and the words are precious.

Gorgeous song ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

S-tier. All day.

Bee Gees contributed to so much AM radio candy; iconic material. Thanks for this. Senior from Toronto

Talk about progression… when this song was recorded Barry hadn’t even discovered his falsetto voice yet. And this is a decade and a half into their young careers. Not surprising you might hear the Beetles in them, given how the Bee Gees also started out as a skiffle group. Re: the R&B sound of this track, that makes sense given how it was originally written for the late great Otis Redding. Redding died in a plane crash before having had the chance to record it.

Please react to Andy Gibb on Midnight Special singing I Just Wanna Be Your Everything. It's the Bee Gees younger brother. Also, Michael Jackson and Barry Gibb, All In Your Name. Great songs.

Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven......if you haven't reacted to this one, it's their Best Song then you have to react to it next!

Those early years were amazing with that special familial harmonizing!

Technically, this was The Bee Gees' third album, as they had recorded two earlier ones in Australia, but this was their major label debut (for Robert Stigwood's RSO label, distributed by Polydor in Europe and Atco in North America), and also the first with the five-man line-up of Barry, Robin, Maurice, guitarist Vince Melouney and drummer Colin Petersen. The cover art was by none other than Klaus Voormann (The Beatles' Hamburg friend and bassist for Manfred Mann), who also designed the Revolver cover. The whole album is very orchestrated and slightly baroque-styled, but the totally trippy track on it is Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You.