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The Bee Gees: Barry Gibb (vocals, guitar); Maurice Gibbs (vocals, piano, organ, mellotron, bass); Robin Gibb (vocals). Additional personnel: Alan Kendall (guitar); Joeff Bridgford (drums). Recorded at I.B.C. Studios, London, England. Ultradiscs are mastered from the original master tapes using Mobile Fidelity's proprietary mastering technique, then plated with 24 karat gold and housed in a stress-resistant lift-lock jewel box. The Bee Gees: Robin Gibb (vocals); Barry Gibb (vocals, guitar); Alan Kendall (guitar); Maurice Gibb (bass, piano, organ, mellotron, vocals); Joeff Bridgford (drums). Recorded at I.B.C. Studios, London, England. Personnel: Barry Gibb (vocals, guitar); Maurice Gibb (vocals, piano, organ, Mellotron); Robin Gibb (vocals); Alan Kendall (guitar); Joeff Bridgford, Geoff Bridgford (drums). Recording information: IBC Studios, London, England. Photographer: Roger Brown . The Bee Gees had entered the early '70s with a roaring success in the guise of "Lonely Days" and its accompanying album, which established their sound as a softer pop variant on the Moody Blues' brand of progressive rock. Trafalgar, which followed, carried the process further on what was their longest single LP release, clocking in at 47 minutes. The music all sounded meaningful, much of it displaying the same kind of faux-grandeur that the Moody Blues affected on their music of this era, the core group (playing pretty hard) acompanied by either Mellotron-generated orchestra or the real thing, with the group's soaring harmonies and Robin Gibb's quavaring lead vocals all over the place. As with 2 Years On's "Man for All Seasons," there was also one title ("Lion in Winter," featuring a startling falsetto performance) lifted from a recently popular film and play having to do with English history. It was all very beautifully produced and, propelled into record-store racks by the presence of "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," the group's first No. 1 single, Trafalgar shipped very well initially. Nothing else on the record was remotely as memorable as the single, however, and its sales were limited. Trafalgar was also the handsomest and most elaborately designed of their albums, its cover reprinting Pocock's painting "The Battle of Trafalgar" and the interior gatefold containing a shot of the brothers enacting the scene of the death of Lord Nelson. It all imparted the sense of a concept album, though nothing in the music said so, except perhaps the finale, "Walking Back to Waterloo." Despite the hit single, the album showed the limits of the Bee Gees' talents as songwriters and of their appeal as album artists. ~ Bruce Eder 1971's TRAFALGAR can be seen as a distillation of the ideas explored on 1969's bountiful double album ODESSA. Though other material was released in between these two, there is still a discernible aural link. While ODESSA consolidated the Bee Gee's songwriting abilities, it was sort of their WHITE ALBUM, going off in a million different (though wonderful) stylistic directions. TRAFALGAR builds on the compositional growth of ODESSA, but is more stylistically focused, concentrated on the pop-rock vein that is the band's greatest strength. Though it's best known for the classic, heart-rending ballad "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (later done the honor of an Al Green cover version), TRAFALGAR is full of top-notch Gibb compositions, like the Orbisonesque Robin Gibb feature "Remembering" and the moving ballad "I Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself."Rolling Stone (10/28/71, p.49) - "...virtually every cut has...stylistic and fully matured singles potential...and all display a melodic depth which is apt to surprise the skeptical..." Bee Gees Trafalgar Songs | 1. | How Can You Mend a Broken Heart |
| 2. | Israel |
| 3. | Greatest Man in the World, The |
| 4. | It's Just the Way |
| 5. | Remembering |
| 6. | Somebody Stop the Music |
| 7. | Trafalgar |
| 8. | Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself |
| 9. | When Do I |
| 10. | Dearest |
| 11. | Lion in Winter |
| 12. | Walking Back to Waterloo |
| Trafalgar Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   Remembering... Now I 'Remember' why I became a Bee Gees fan. This 'album' is for the die hard fan. Great lyrics and musical scores! Submitted by BeeGeeFrog (Kansas City, KS, USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
The True Concept Album Although "Odessa" has been stated to be a concept album, "Trafalgar" seems to be more consistent in it's theme and musical harmony. Taking the motif from the battle of Trafalgar, this album excels in diversity and vocal variety. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" was #1 in the United States for four weeks but "Israel" was only released in Europe as a single. No matter. "Israel" shows demonstrates Barry's flair for screaming rhythm and blues with a marvelously typical passion. "Remembering" and "Dearest" are two ballads that Robin and Barry suck sorrow from their gut that surpasses anything they have sung before this album. Maurice also excels with a strong, consistent heavy bass and a piano pounding energy in songs such as "Somebody Stop The Music", "Israel" and "Walking Back To Waterloo". He was quoted as saying that Barry loved all his multi-layered work on the song "Trafalgar" and told him not to change a thing. He stated he felt surprised and happy to gain brother Barry's unconditional approval. "When Do I" shocks the listener with Robin's vocal range, stretching his pronounced vocals to the limit. Robin also screams out the blues on "Lion In Winter", fading into a rising orchestral arrangement. Maurice gets his way with "It's Just The Way" with some nice overlayed guitar work. Want to rock? "Somebody Stop The Music" pulls out all the stops and proves the Gibbs can still belt them out. On a more somber note, I wonder why "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" was released as a US single. It is far too long for AM radio and somewhat sullen. However, it did get to #52 on the AM charts, so it couldn't have been that unpopular. What better a song to finish this masterpiece than "Walking Back To Waterloo", a grand finale. What make this album so consistent? All songs have a orchestral lushness that carries from song to song, giving it a rich and appealing feel. Once Maurice was joking that there were too many strings on this album, but in person he said he felt it was a "wonderful" disc. Now this is a concept album and it is no small wonder that Polydor chose to release it on Ultradisc Gold.
Submitted by martyhogan (San Francisco, Ca.) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Mo's coming of age album Trafalgar is an interesting album as Maurice is given more and more free reign to explore his style. From "It's just the way" to the title track this is Mo's LP. "Somebody stop the music" shows Mo's humor and gives an Edge to the Bee Gees sound that is missing on the next LP Life In A Tin Can. Submitted by the-nuthouse (Melbourne Australia) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
There's more to the Bee Gees than just disco This is an excellent CD. There wasn't a song on it I didn't like. Submitted by a reviewer (Anderson, In) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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