Bee Gees Best!
During a strenuous time for the brothers Gibb, they managed to make an instant classic. Strange arrangements and lyrics (thanks mainly to Robin)spun together with a solid cohesiveness of beautiful harmonies and great, mature songwriting. The Bee Gees were at their musical peak. The orchestral opener, about a ship lost at sea sets the tone where everything musical is possible. "Marley Purt Drive" could have been written by Robbie Robertson(but it wasn't). The odd rocking arrangement of "Whisper Whisper" must have been adopted by Elvis Costello for his "Trust" album. And "Melody Fair" is just....gorgeous. Arguably, the best Bee Gees song out there. Maybe Odessa's oddness turned many people off. This is an album that samples so many genres. So many artists have tried to record an album like this and have failed. Not the Bee Gees. This is truly an under appreciated but appealing album.