Saturday, August 27, 2016

Der letzte der Bee Gees: Barry Gibb wird 70


Er kennt die Achterbahn des Lebens: Welthits, Drogenexzesse, der Absturz in die Bedeutungslosigkeit, Comebacks, private Dramen. Am 1. September feiert der Produzent und Bee-Gees-Sänger Barry Gibb seinen 70. Geburtstag.
Wenige haben es so hoch in den Pophimmel geschafft wie die Bee Gees, die erfolgreichste Familienband aller Zeiten, mit mehr als 200 Millionen verkauften Platten und einem Album, das sechs Monate lang an der Spitze der Charts steht.
Barry Gibb kommt 1946 auf der Isle of Man als Sohn des Bandleaders Hugh Gibb auf die Welt; zwei Jahre später werden die Zwillinge Robin und Maurice geboren, mit denen er die Bee Gees gründen wird. Als er acht Jahre alt ist, zieht die Familie ins kriegszerstörte Manchester und schafft es gerade so, die Kinder durchzufüttern. Doch zu Weihnachten schenkt ihm sein Vater eine Gitarre.
Von da an singen Barry und die Zwillinge zusammen und schreiben Songs - der Beginn einer jahrzehntelangen Karriere. 1958 wandert Familie Gibb nach Australien aus, das Teenage-Trio mit den ungewöhnlich harmonischen Stimmen (damals noch die "Rattlesnakes") tingelt durch Hotels und Nachtclubs, gemanagt von den Eltern, und verlässt nach den ersten Erfolgen frühzeitig die Schule.

Im London der Sixties

1967 reist Barry mit seinen beiden Brüdern zurück nach London ins Zentrum der Swinging Sixties, mit Mods und Miniröcken rund um Carnaby Street. Sie landen bald ihre ersten Hits ("New York Mining Disaster 1941" and "To Love Somebody") mit melodischen, leicht sentimentalen Softrock-Balladen.
Doch auf der Höhe ihres Erfolgs beginnen sie auseinanderzudriften. Jeder versucht seinen eigenen Weg mit Soloprojekten zu gehen, doch bald ist klar: Sie funktionieren nur zusammen. Einmal schreiben sie sogar drei Single-Hits an einem Nachmittag.
1975 entdeckt Barry Gibb seine Falsett-Stimme, die mit Satinanzügen, goldenen Medaillonkettchen und schulterlangen Löwenmähnen zum Markenzeichen der Bee Gees werden sollte - allerdings gelten sie deshalb nie als besonders cool.

Kooperation mit Travolta

Zwei Jahre später werden sie gebeten, Songs für den Soundtrack des Kultfilms "Saturday Night Fever" mit John Travolta zu schreiben. Der Rest ist Popgeschichte. Die Hits dieses Albums, wie "Stayin' Alive", füllen heute noch die Tanzflächen.
Der Soundtrack wird 15 Millionen Mal verkauft und gewinnt einen Grammy für das Album des Jahres. Fünf der Songs werden Nummer-Eins-Hits - und dann schreibt Gibb noch den Titelsong für Travoltas nächsten Film "Grease".
Aus seiner Feder stammen auch Hits wie etwa Barbra Streisands "Woman in Love", Diana Ross' "Chain Reaction" und Dionne Warwicks "Heartbreaker". Viele Flirts mit den Stars wurden ihm nachgesagt, doch seine Ehe mit der ehemaligen "Miss Edinburgh" Linda Gray hält seit 46 Jahren. Sie haben eine Tochter und vier Söhne.


Schwerreich, die Wände gepflastert mit Goldenen und Platin-Schallplatten - zurückblickend sagt Barry der Musikzeitschrift Rolling Stone, war es einfach zu viel. „Zum Schluss konnten wir nicht mehr atmen. Ich erinnere mich an Todesdrohungen. Verrückte Fans, die am Haus vorbeifahren und „Staying Alive“ mit 120 Dezibel spielen. Ich mag wirklich meine Privatsphäre. Ich komme einfach mit Ruhm nicht besonders gut klar.“
 
Hasch, Amphetamine, halluzinogene Pilze und Alkohol - jeder der Bee Gees hat seine bevorzugte Droge, um als Superstar zu funktionieren. Barrys jüngster Bruder Andy - auch ein Musiker - stirbt 1988 fünf Tage nach seinem 30. Geburtstag an den Folgen seines Drogenmissbrauchs. Den schwersten Schock ereilt die Bee Gees jedoch, als Maurice überraschend 2003 mit 53 Jahren an einem Herzinfarkt stirbt. Er war der Vermittler zwischen Robin und Barry, die durch den Schmerz wieder auseinanderdriften und monatelang nicht miteinander sprechen.
 
Erst kurz vor Robins Tod im Jahr 2012 versöhnen sie sich. Den Song „End of the Rainbow“ aus dem neuen Solo-Album, erst dem zweiten seiner Karriere, hat Gibb seinem Bruder Robin gewidmet. Promi-News Bang Showbiz sagte er: „Ich habe eine Strophe des Songs für Robin gesungen, als er im Koma lag, etwa zwei Wochen bevor er starb, und ich weiß nicht, ob er es hörte oder nicht. Aber ich sang trotzdem.“
 
Das Album ist wieder in bewährter Bee-Gees-Manier entstanden - als Familiensache: Die Söhne Stephen und Ashley haben die Songs mit ihrem Vater geschrieben, einer der Songs - „Star Crossed Lovers“ - ist seiner Frau Linda gewidmet. „Ich muss diese Musik am Leben erhalten“, sagte Barry Gibb dem „Rolling Stone“-Magazin. „Bevor meine Brüder starben, hätte ich nie so darüber gedacht. Aber das ist jetzt mein Job. Es ist wichtig, dass sich die Leute an diese Songs erinnern.“


 
 

Friday, August 19, 2016

Barry Gibb in the now deluxe edition

 
 
 
Tracks
 
Disc: 1
  1. In The Now
  2. Grand Illusion
  3. Star Crossed Lovers
  4. Blowin' A Fuse
  5. Home Truth Song
  6. Meaning Of The Word
  7. Cross To Bear
  8. Shadows
  9. Amy In Colour
  10. The Long Goodbye
  11. Diamonds
  12. End Of The Rainbow
  13. Grey Ghost
  14. Daddy's Little Girl
  15. Soldier s Son
 
 
 

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Barry Gibb to Celebrate New LP With 360 Live-Stream Concert

Barry Gibb will host a live–streamed performance August 20th to celebrate the upcoming arrival of his new LP In the Now, the singer's first solo album since 1984's Now Voyager


The concert, set at Miami's Hit Factory Criteria, will feature a mix of Bee Gees classics alongside never-before-heard tracks from Gibb's new album. In the Now 360, which will stream live on YouTube, also allows fans to have total control of their viewer experience thanks to 360° virtual reality technology.

Gibb has also announced a contest for fans to win a trip to the Miami event, with those fans in attendance also taking part in a Q&A session. The In the Now 360 event streams August 20th at 7 p.m. EST. The day before the live-stream, In the Now will become available to preorder. 

 The live-stream takes place just over a week after the death of Gibb family matriarch Barbara Gibb, who died Friday night in Miami at the age of 95.

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Barbara Gibb passed away at the age of 95 in Miami on Friday night (Aug. 12) 2016


Barbara Gibb, Mother of the Bee Gees & Andy Gibb, Dies at 95

 

 

August 13, 2016
Barbara Gibb passed away at the age of 95 in Miami on Friday night (Aug. 12). She was the mother of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb (who performed together as the Bee Gees), as well as Andy Gibb.

Gone But Not Forgotten: In Memoriam 2016
Gibb -- who also has a daughter, Lesley - was with family and friends when she died, according to a statement issued by Barry Gibbs' publicist.
She had lived in Miami for the past 20 years, but she was born in Manchester, England, as Barbara Mary Pass on Nov. 17, 1920. Barbara married Hugh Gibb, with whom she had five children. Together, Barbara and Hugh managed their sons' early careers. The Bee Gees went on to sell more than 200 million records worldwide, and Andy had a successful solo career with several top 10 singles.

Bee Gees Rank Third Among Groups for Most Hot 100 No. 1s in History
Sadly, three of her five children passed away during her lifetime. Andy Gibb died in 1988 at the age of 30 from the heart condition myocarditis. Maurice Gibb died in 2003 at age 53 due to complications of a twisted intestine, and his twin, Robin Gibb, died in 2012 at age 62 from liver and kidney failure after battling cancer.

While funeral services will remain private, donations in Barbara Gibb's name can be made to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation: 200 South Park Road, Suite 200, Hollywood, Florida 33021; 1-800-321-3437; or https://www.diabetesresearch.org.

Friday, August 12, 2016

Stayin’ Alive – Man saves heart attack victim with CPR singin’ Bee Gees hit

 

The 52-year-old Martin Wintersgill saved a pensioner (Micky McDonald) who suffered heart attack in a pub. He heard calling for help and he suddenly tried to perform a CPR, even if he never did.
Fortunately, Martin saw an advertising launched by The British Heart Foundation, where the football player and actor Vinnie Jones explaines resuscitation techniques at the rhythm of Bee Gees hit “Stayin’ Alive” (1977).

 
Martin remembered the principle manouvers to do in case of cardiac arrest and he immediatly tried to save Micky singing “Stayin’ Alive
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Bee Gees : When Their Moment Came, They Were Ready

August 8 2016
 
How did The Bee Gees' success happen? Were the Brothers Gibb lucky, good, or both? Let’s look at the factors that made 1978 possible
 
 
The Bee Gees owned the universe in 1978. Their songs–both written and performed–dominated the soundtrack for the film Saturday Night Fever, which itself dominated pop culture.
How did it happen? Were the Brothers Gibb (Barry, Robin and Maurice) lucky, good, or both? Let’s look at the factors that made 1978 possible.
Quantity: Before the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, the Bee Gees had already recorded 14 studio albums of original material, dating back to 1965’s bluntly-titled The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs. The brothers would go on to write a total of more than 1,000 songs! (By contrast: Bob Dylan wrote some 522 songs; Lennon-McCartney some 180 together.)
Composition: The Bee Gees had their first run of Top 40 Hits (USA) in the 60s–eight in all. While a couple of them became classics (“To Love Somebody“, “I Started a Joke“), they all featured extremely simple chords. Five of the eight hits featured nothing more than major and minor chords. This would start to change in the early 70s (“Lonely Days“, “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?“), and by mid-decade, Barry and Co. were regularly using jazz-style chords as well as adventurous chord progressions (brother Andy Gibb’s “An Everlasting Love“ and “I Just Want to Be Your Everything“). They had matured as musical composers.
Vocals: Barry’s falsetto made its debut (basically by accident) on 1975’s “Nights On Broadway.”Robin would join him in the upper registers on “Love So Right“ a year later. After almost two decades as a group, the Bee Gees had discovered a new and unique sound–and while other aspects of their music were evolving as well, this one, thanks to genetics, was all but impossible to imitate (not a bad thing to possess in a copycat industry like pop music).

After almost two decades as a group, the Bee Gees had discovered a new and unique sound–and while other aspects of their music were evolving as well, this one, thanks to genetics, was all but impossible to imitate (not a bad thing to possess in a copycat industry like pop music).
Production: In 1976, the Bee Gees started working with two new producers who would remain with them throughout the decade: Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. The resulting 1976 album, Children of the World, showcased more high vocals (“You Should Be Dancing,” “Love So Right,” “Boogie Child“) and foretold what was to come, production-wise: intricate arrangements and an adventurous use of instruments such as synths (“Tragedy“), horns (“You Should Be Dancing“), and rhythm guitar (“Night Fever“).
The X-Factor: This would be Saturday Night Fever. When the offer came to write songs for the film, the Bee Gees were firing on all creative cylinders. “How Deep Is Your Love,” “Night Fever“ and “Stayin’ Alive“ are pop masterpieces (heck, just the intros are masterpieces), and they were all written in just a few days. Oh by the way, they also wrote “More Than a Woman“ and “If I Can’t Have You“ for the film.
When their moment came, they were ready: John with his acting, dancing and attitude; the Bee Gees, thanks to years of perseverance and evolution, with their musical gifts in full bloom.
 
Perhaps no film has ever been more intertwined with its own soundtrack than Saturday Night Fever. It’s hard to imagine the Bee Gees and John Travolta riding their rocket to mega-stardom without each other. Was it luck? As the saying goes, “The harder you work, the luckier you get.” When their moment came, they were ready: John with his acting, dancing and attitude; the Bee Gees, thanks to years of perseverance and evolution, with their musical gifts in full bloom.
 
source:goodmenproject.com
 
 

Barry Gibb : pre-order IN THE NOW!


IN THE NOW will be available for pre-order on August 19  2016
 
 

Friday, August 5, 2016

Barry Gibb livestream august 20 2016

The Rehearsal With Barry Gibb” will be live-streamed in 360 degrees exclusively via his YouTube channel on August 20th.
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For one day only, legendary Grammy award winning singer/songwriter/producer Barry Gibb and his band will open the doors to the legendary Hit Factory Criteria studio in Miami, FL providing fans across the world with a once in a lifeti...
me opportunity to experience the legend up close and celebrate the pre-order of his new album ‘In The Now.’

Barry Gibb will perform never-before-heard material from his forthcoming album ‘In The Now’ as well as classic Bee Gees songs.

Additionally, there will be an intimate Q&A with fans onsite.

Fans globally will have the chance to enter local sweepstakes for a chance to reserve one of the very few spots available to the public to this exclusive event.

To satisfy his global demand, Barry Gibb will live-stream the rehearsal on YouTube using 360° virtual reality technology giving fans at home an unprecedented 360 degree view of the event.

Enter the contest here:
http://barrygibb.com/inthenow
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Link to watch online on August 20:
http://barrygibb.com/360