Robin Gibb over the years
PBS--BEE GEES: ONE NIGHT ONLY features Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musicians the Bee Gees performing their most popular singles. The 90-Minute concert features the timeless harmonies of Barry (L), Robin (center) and Maurice Gibb (right), and includes a secial appearance by guest Celine Dion. The program aired on PBS as part of the March 1999 pledge drive. -5- McBride. (Randee St. Nicholas)
FILE This Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004, file photo shows former Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, performing a song at the beginning of a show match between former German tennis star Steffi Graf and Argentina's Gabriela Sabatini at the Max-Schmeling-Halle hall on in Berlin. British media reports said Saturday April 14, 2012 former Bee Gee Robin Gibb is gravely ill with pneumonia in a London hospital. The Sun newspaper reported Saturday that 62-year-old Gibb is in a coma, citing a family friend.(AP Photo/ Jan Bauer) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
FILE- In this undated file photo, from left, members of The Bee Gees Musical Group, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb pose for a photo. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb died at the age of 62. (AP Photo) (AP)
FILE - In this May 15, 2007, file photo, The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb salutes the crowd after The Bee Gees were named BMI Icons during the 55th Annual BMI Pop Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) (AP)
FILE - In this May 24, 2007, file photo, Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees arrives at Grosvenor House in London, to attend the Ivor Novello Awards. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File) (AP)
In this Wednesday, May 12, 2004, file photo, Barry Gibb, left, and Robin Gibb, right, clown around as they pose for pictures after receiving honorary degrees from the University of Manchester, in Manchester, England, Wednesday May 12, 2004. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Robin Gibb died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/Jon Super) (AP)
FILE - In this June 9, 2005, file photo, musician and former member of The Bee Gees Robin Gibb performs during a concert at Hong Kong's convention center. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/Lo Sai Hung, File) (AP)
In this Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005, file, photo, Robin Gibb takes a moment during his concert in Singapore. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died. He was 62. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File) (AP)
FILE - In this March 1, 2008, file photo, musician Robin Gibb performs at the Dubai International Jazz Festival in Dubai Media City Amphitheater, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/Tracy Brand, File) (AP)
FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2003, file photo, musician Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees kisses his prize after he received it at the World Award ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach, File) (AP)
FILE - In this Dec. 8, 1977, file photo, The Bee Gees, from left, Maurice, Barry and Robin Gibb, join actor Jim Brown, right, on Stage 14 of Paramount Studios during a disco party for the premiere of "Saturday Night Fever" in Los Angeles. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Robin Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/File) (AP)
This June 20, 1984, file photo, shows from left, Morris Gibb, Dolly Parton, and Robin Gibb, on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America Show" in New York. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Robin Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/Mario Suraini) (AP)
In this March 6, 1979, file photo, Andy Gibb eats a cherry from his birthday cake at a party given by his family in his home in Miami Beach, Fla. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died. He was 62. (AP Photo/File) (AP)
FILE - In this Dec. 31, 1999, file photo, The Bee Gees, from left, Maurice, Robin and Barry Gibb, perform in front of their projected images at the "BG2K" New Year's Eve celebration in Sunrise, Fla. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Robin Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Judy Sloan Reich, File) (AP)
In this January 1979 file photo, the British pop group the Bee Gees, from left, Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb, pose for photographers, somewhere in England. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Robin Gibb has died. He was 62. (AP Photo/File) (AP)
In this July 31, 1978, file photo, the British pop group the Bee Gees, from left, Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb, pose for photographers, in Los Angeles. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Robin Gibb has died. He was 62. (AP Photo/Lennox Mclendon, File) (AP)
In this Friday, Jan. 13, 1979 file photo, members of the Bee Gees pose with Barry Manilow, far right, at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Ca. The brothers Gibb, from left, Barry, Maurice, and Robin, won awards for favorite popular group and favorite soul album for "Saturday Night Fever." A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Robin Gibb has died. He was 62. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File) (AP)
In this Nov, 6, 1979, file photo, the Bee Gees from left, Maurice, Robin and Barry Gibb sing close into the microphone at a Miami Beach concert in Miami. November 6, 1979. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died. He was 62. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File) (AP)
In this May 8, 1981, file photo the Bee Gees, from left, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Barry Gib sit with Robert Stigwood, center, in New York City. They signed papers resolving artistic differences stemmed from the movie "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Robin Gibb has died. He was 62. (AP Photo/Nancy Kaye) (AP)
Rolling Stone?reports that Robin Gibb, 62, has died.
Gibb was one-third of the band The Bee Gees, formed with his twin, Maurice, and his older brother Barry.
The group was known for such 1970s hits as ?Stayin Alive,? ?Night Fever? and ?How Deep is Your Love.?
The AP reports:
Gibb?s representative Doug Wright announced in a statement that Gibb passed away Sunday ?following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery.?
What are your memories of Robin Gibb and the Bee Gees?
Here?s a review of an Auguest 1989 Bee Gees performance at SPAC, by Michael Eck
Sunday night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center was a mixed bag musically.
On one hand it was certainly a little slice of heaven for fans of vocal harmony with a one/ two punch of the Nylons and the Bee Gees delivering plenty of that. But it was also an example of how too much slickness can destroy the passion inherent in some music.
Both groups performed a selection of songs capable of not only tugging, but tearing at the heartstrings. Unfortunately a certain slavishness to style and production reduced some of those songs to mere showpieces.
Where the Nylons rendition of Up on the Roof and the Bee Gees Gotta Get a Message to You should have been inspirational they were just entertaining.
Main Bee Gees songwriter Barry Gibb was so glib he nearly turned one of his most emotionally gripping songs, Words, into a joke.
But the Bee Gees have had a strong enough hand in creating big rock production ideals that their reliance on them is no surprise.
They let down their guard with a medley of early tunes and pieces written for other artists but while that was definitely a bit more low key it tended to be a bit too kitschy.
It was their plentiful classics that drew the most applause but some of their newest tunes translated best in the context of their large band.
The opening Ordinary Lives was magnificent once one got past the irony of multi-millionaires singing we?re just ordinary people living ordinary lives and the brief Juliet sparkled.
What also sparkled Sunday night was the fact that despite their status as the butt of many musical jokes the Bee Gees have loads of talent and a library of songs as impressive as any. That artists as diverse as Al Green, Gram Parsons, and Dolly Parton have performed their material is proof of that.
Onstage however they might benefit from just a tad less of their cute Aussie mugging and entertaining and a bit more of remembering what their songs are about in the first place.
Considering the pure entertainment quality of their concert Sunday that might seem an odd complaint but listen to To Love Somebody solitaire late some rainy night and you?ll see why their best songs deserve a little more respect than their creators granted at Saratoga.
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