One Night Only

Brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb made musical history for close to four decades with their magnificent vocal harmonies and ever-evolving styles. Masters of orchestral pop, blue-eyed soul and R&B, dazzling dance grooves, and disco fever alike—as well as uniquely blended hybrids of all these genres and more—the Bee Gees delivered album classics and top chart hits throughout their enduring career. On this newly remastered edition, the amazing genetics of their harmonies shine, as does the ongoing artistic evolution that’s made them one of contemporary music’s most successful and legendary acts.

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