oldbass Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Well I never knew that he played on Jive Talkin, U shld B dancing..and a lot of their other funky tunes...its all Maurice and Ive spent my life thinking It was a groovy old session player, learn something new evry day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Mo did all the high vocal lines on Bee Gee records as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbass Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 And not everyones cuppa T but the smooth groove he plays in the chorus on brother Andys Everlasting Love is sublime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 IIRC he played all the basslines to most of their 60s and all of their 70s records, including Fever and Spirits. In the 80s he started programming synth bass, and the band also had star session musicians on some songs - Reb Beach on guitar for Overnight, a young Marcus Miller on bass for The Longest Night, etc. Maurice's basslines, and especially You Should Be Dancing, are the reason why I started playing bass, and possibly also the reason why I [i]still[/i] play bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1475833340' post='3149039'] Mo did all the high vocal lines on Bee Gee records as well. [/quote] No, he didn't, Chris. Barry did the falsetto, Robin did the high lines with his unmistakable vibrato, and Maurice, whose voice was admittedly not as good as his brothers', did the choruses and harmonies. He only sings lead in a total of 2 or 3 songs in the whole of their back catalogue, IIRC. He was at his strongest as a multi-instrumentalist, and he was also the connective tissue between the other two brothers' rampant egos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Yes, he played some good lines and certainly powered their Disco tracks along. I was recently reading about a Guitarist who played with them for about 8/9 years, called Alan Kendall. It seems he played a big part in their Disco period, studio, live and broadcast. Agreed, there is always something new popping up about the Bee Gees. I thought they were great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) Alan was in the band behind Spirits Having Flown (album and tour). He's great. I'm FB friends with drummer Dennis Bryon, from that same band. All amazing musicians. Edit: speaking of You Should Be Dancing... [Warning: drums-related content! ] [url="http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2015/09/on-the-beat-with-dennis-bryon-of-the-bee-gees-you-should-be-dancing/"]http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2015/09/on-the-beat-with-dennis-bryon-of-the-bee-gees-you-should-be-dancing/[/url] Edited October 7, 2016 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Seems that Alan Kendall and Dennis Byron both auditioned at the same time. http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/web-exclusive-bee-gees-guitarist-alan-kendall-recalls-his-audition/13594 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I'm not surprised that Maurice mentioned having a drink first of all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbass Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1475840080' post='3149099'] Seems that Alan Kendall and Dennis Byron both auditioned at the same time. [url="http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/web-exclusive-bee-gees-guitarist-alan-kendall-recalls-his-audition/13594"]http://www.guitarpla...-audition/13594[/url] [/quote] Fascinating..love this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1475836501' post='3149068'] No, he didn't, Chris. Barry did the falsetto, Robin did the high lines with his unmistakable vibrato, and Maurice, whose voice was admittedly not as good as his brothers', did the choruses and harmonies. [/quote] I was delving into the recesses of my memory for that one. I must have Maurice mixed up with one of the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1475847100' post='3149201'] I was delving into the recesses of my memory for that one. I must have Maurice mixed up with one of the others. [/quote] Easily done. The teeth all look the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Teeth aside, Maurice seemed to favour playing a R*ck*nb*ck*r, usually a white one, for most of the 60s and 70s... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I spy a beegees fangirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Yup! I was in my early teens in the late 70s, so I was into disco in a big way. Then I discovered the band's back catalogue. Then in the 80s I got into heavy metal (the kind that's now called trad metal), but never abandoned the Bee Gees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 http://www.letsmaketragedyhappen.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) Not many know that Marcus Miller and Pino Palladino were considered as bassists and did sessions with The Beegees I think it's one of the best disco records ever recorded. But obviously it can't compete with Chic. http://youtu.be/CaXdTe2TYhs Edited October 7, 2016 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Long-suffering Happy Jack came with me to one of Tragedy's gigs in London, despite hating heavy metal and not being a huge Bee Gees fan. He's definitely a keeper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldboy Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 My fave Beegees video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpEkugItKQI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 [quote name='Oldboy' timestamp='1475857811' post='3149329'] My fave Beegees video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpEkugItKQI [/quote] Go to Youtube and look for 'Stevie Riks'. Bee Gees misheard lyrics, very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Oldboy' timestamp='1475857811' post='3149329'] My fave Beegees video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpEkugItKQI [/quote]another genius. Love it. Done in the most impossible taste dear Edited October 7, 2016 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) On 07/10/2016 at 11:35, Silvia Bluejay said: chris_b said: Mo did all the high vocal lines on Bee Gee records as well. No, he didn't, Chris. Barry did the falsetto, Robin did the high lines with his unmistakable vibrato, and Maurice, whose voice was admittedly not as good as his brothers', did the choruses and harmonies. Mo did do the high vocals on the pre-disco stuff. He was already very capable of doing falsetto singing as you hear it in songs like Please Read Me. He also did the falsetto on Nights on Broadway when they performed it live. Mo sang the high harmony on the early stuff with Robin in the middle and Barry on the bottom. Either that or Mo was on the bottom, it was very interchangeable. He sings the high harmony of I've Gotta Get A Message To You, Melody Fair, Kitty Can, To Love Somebody. He naturally is the lowest singing Gibb brother, especially on songs like Lay It On Me and Suddenly, but he had a very strong falsetto and an extensive head voice. I think a few reasons he wasn't the one who sang the falsetto was that Barry had more of the look as the leading man in a band, Mo had serious alcohol problems when the disco era was starting up and may have been unreliable, but most likely it's cause his falsetto sounds better in a harmony setting while Barry's had lead vocal capabilities, sort of like Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys in that they both can sing a whole song in falsetto. I don't think Mo could do that, but rather do it for a small section of a song. Edited January 11, 2021 by Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 07/10/2016 at 15:03, Silvia Bluejay said: Teeth aside, Maurice seemed to favour playing a R*ck*nb*ck*r, usually a white one, for most of the 60s and 70s... He had at least 2. I know the person who has his 1960s RM1999 (4001S), which was refinished white. He used a white black trim 4001 in the disco era IIRC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 07/10/2016 at 17:25, bubinga5 said: Not many know that Marcus Miller and Pino Palladino were considered as bassists and did sessions with The Beegees I think it's one of the best disco records ever recorded. But obviously it can't compete with Chic. http://youtu.be/CaXdTe2TYhs I think the best of the Bee Gees disco era compare favourably with Chic, and I love Chic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, 4000 said: I think the best of the Bee Gees disco era compare favourably with Chic, and I love Chic. I've never cared for their pre SNF period nor am I that bothered with their post disco period but the tunes they came out with from Jive Talkin to Tragedy were among the very best of the scene. I too am a big fan of the classic Chic period. Never quite the same after Nard died. Edited January 11, 2021 by Barking Spiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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