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The Bee Gees Vello Salumets THE BEE GEES Popmuusikamaailmas ei ole ajavahemikus 1960 – 2000 Nüüd oli aeg omaloomingu salvestamiseks küps ja vist olnud teist ansamblit, kes oleks paelunud kireva- esimene edu tuli kohalikuks hitiks saanud palaga mat kuulajaskonda kui 1958. aastal moodustatud The „Spicks and Specks”. Gibb-vendi see kuulsus aga ei Bee Gees, kuhu kuulusid kolm venda: Barry Alan rahuldanud, sest eesmärgid olid palju kõrgemad. 1967 TheCrompton Doors Gibb (1946) ja kaksikud Robin Hugh otsustati õnne otsimiseks naasta Inglismaale, mis tänu ning Maurice Ernest Gibb (1949). See trio tegi biitlitele oli saanud maailmas rokk- ja popmuusika popmuusika ajaloos nii võimsa etteaste, et paljud keskuseks. Enne Inglismaale lendamist oli poiste isa kriitikud on bändi kõrvutanud lausa biitlite endaga. Hugh Gibb saatnud biitlite mänedþerile Brian Epstei- Kõik algas aastal 1955, kui Inglismaal, Isle of Man’il nile Bee Gees’i demosalvestusi. Epstein kuulas need sündinud Barry, Robin ja Maurice kolisid koos õe läbi ja edastas need äsja tema firmaga liitunud Robert Lesley’iga Manchesteri. Sealses koolis käies lõid noored Stigwoodile, kes oli nõus poisid oma hõlma alla võtma. kutid viieliikmelise skifflebändi The Rattlesnakes. Algul Bänd alustas tööd uue albumi koostamisega ja Stigwood kaverdati tuntud rock’n’rolle, kuid siis hakati isa õhutu- selle promomiskampaaniaga. Ta kutsus triosse lisa- sel treenima kolmehäälset vokaallaulu. 1958 läks bänd jõududeks kaks muusikut Colin Peterseni ja Vince laiali, kuna Gibbide pere, kuhu oli lisandunud väike- Melouney ja raadiojaamade jaoks mõeldud promosingel vend Andrew Lloyd, kolis Austraaliasse. „New York Mining Disaster 1941” valmis kiiresti. Üks Brisbane’is elades hakkasid vennad taskuraha diskor teatas, et talle saadeti biitlite uus üllitis ja teenimiseks esinema kõikvõimalikes kohtades, kus kukkus seda raadioeetris tihedalt tulistama. Lugu jõudis neid 1959 märkas ratsavõistluste korraldaja Bill Goode, paljude kuulajateni ja tõusis nii USA kui ka Briti pop- kes kutsus poisid esinema ning ristis ansambli nii enda tabeli 20. kohale. Uus täht oli poptaevasse tõusmas. kui Barry Gibbi nime initsiaale kasutades The Bee Bändi järgmised singlid noolisid juba kõrgemaid Gees’iks. Bänd esines mitmes telesaates ja rannabaaris. tabelikohti. The Bee Gees’i omanimeline album jõudis 1963 õnnestus Bee Gees’il sõlmida plaadileping Leedon Billboardis 7. ja Briti tabelis 8. kohale. Järgnesid Recordsiga ja poiste ülesandeks jäi salvestada aastas 2 – esinemised nii Briti TV-s kui BBC-programmides. 3 singlit. Samal ajal kirjutas Barry Gibb laule ka teistele 1967. aasta lõpul alustas bänd oma teise albumi Austraalia artistidele. Pärast 1965 ilmunud edukat „Horizontal” plaadistamist ja järgmise aasta algul singlit „Wine And Woman” paiskas plaadifirma toimuva USA-tuuri ettevalmistamist. The Bee Gees’i müüki Bee Gees’i esikalbumi „The Bee Gees Sing and teine album, mis sisaldas kahte hitti, Briti tabeli tippu Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs”. jõudnud „Massachusetts” ning 7. kohale kerkinud Peagi astus mängu Ameerika päritoluga laululooja ja „World”, kordas eelmise albumi edu, jõudes Billboardis ärimees Nat Kipner, kes kutsus bändi oma plaadifirmas- 12. kohale. See tähendas esinemist USA teleprogrammis, se Spin Records ja lubas hakata ansambli mänedþeriks. kontserte Kopenhagenis ja koos 17-liikmelise keelpilli- 40 lk40-41 Rokikool.pmd 40 21.12.2013, 15:39 orkestriga esinemisi Saksamaal ja Ðveitsis. Pärast Bee Gees’i albumi „Spirits Having Flown” 1968. aastal bändi 3. albumi „Idea” ilmumist oli Bee müügiarvuks sai 30 miljonit ja selle 3 pala „Too Gees’i kontol juba nii palju edetabelitesse pääsenud Much Heaven”, „Tragedy” ja „Love You Inside Out” hitte, et otsustati ette võtta 7-nädalane USA turnee. tõusid Billboardi tippu. Vennad otsustasid laulu „Too ROKIKOOL Kuid just enne Ameerikasse lendu varises Robin teadvu- Much Heaven” autorluse eest saadava raha kinkida setult kokku ja et vältida tema suuremaid terviserik- heategevuseks lastekaitseorganisatsioonile UNICEF: keid, otsustati USA-tuur ära jätta. Järgmisel aastal nägi 2007. aastaks oli kogusummaks juba üle 11 miljoni dollari. ilmavalgust BG-i uus topeltalbum „Odessa”, mille 1970ndate lõpus hakkas diskobuum maailmas kriitikud üsna tagasihoidlikult vastu võtsid. Kui veel langema ja see jättis oma pitseri ka BG-poiste edasistele Robin teatas, et erimeelsuste tõttu mänedþeriga laseb plaanidele. Üheskoos otsustati olla nähtaval, kuid ta bändist jalga ja hakkab hoopis sooloartistiks, oli samal ajal tegutseda ka eraldi. Robin ja Barry kukkusid selge, et The Bee Gees’i lõpp on lähedal. Kaks ülejäänud vorpima sooloplaate, aga erilise eduta. Barry tegutses venda kaasasid õe Lesley ja koos salvestati uus album paljude teiste kuulsate artistide produtsendina ja „Cucumber Castle” ning Briti tabeli 2. kohale tõusis laulude kirjutajana. Olgu näitena toodud Barbra Strei- singel ”Don’t Forget to Remember”. Kuid siis teatasid sand, Diana Ross ja Kenny Rogers. Samas 1980ndate Barry ja Maurice, et ka nende teed lähevad lahku. Esime- algul müügile paisatud The Bee Gees’i omad albumid ne etapp The Bee Gees’i eluloost oli seega lõppenud. suurt vastukaja ei leidnud. 1975. aastal pakkus kuulus inglise kitarrist Eric 1987 avaldas The Bee Gees albumi „E.S.P.”, mis sai, Clapton Gibb-vendadele välja idee sõita USA-sse ja väljaarvatud USA, kogu maailmas sooja vastuvõtu salvestada ühes Miami stuudios uus album. Vennad osaliseks ja müügiarvuks kujunes 3 miljonit. Järgmise võtsid Claptoni ettepaneku vastu ja üheskoos hakati aasta varjutas Gibbi pere elu noorima venna Andy salvestama uue plaadi tarbeks laule. Seekord ei nokit- südamelihase põletiku tagajärel saabunud surm. Just setud ainult ballaadide kallal, vaid salvestati mänedþeri enne seda oli plaanitud ka Andy võtta BG’i liikmeks. õhutusel hoopis rütmibluusilikke laule. Albumi nimeks The Bee Gees jätkas triona tegutsemist ka 1990ndatel. sai „Main Course”, kus pearõhu moodustasid tantsu- Ilmusid mitmed edukad albumid, singlid jõudsid rütmid, funk-biit ja peagi The Bee Gees’i firmamärgiks edetabelite etteotsa ja kontserttuure korraldati nii saanud Barry Gibbi kõrge falsetihääl. USA publik oli Euroopas kui USA-s. Lisaks kinnitati meeste rinda vaimustuses ja albumil olnud „Jive Talkin’” tõusis uhked ordenid. Bänd jätkas tegutsemist ka uuel aasta- Billboardi tippu. Tabeli etteotsa küündisid ka singlid tuhandel, kuid alates 2003. aastast juba duetina, sest „Nights on Broadway”, „You Should Be Dancing” ja 53aastane Maurice Gibb suri äkilise südameinfarkti „Love So Right.” Ees ootas muusika kirjutamine filmile tagajärjel. 2001 diagnoositi 62aastasel Robbin Gibbil „Saturday Night Fever”, kus peaosas nooruke John vähkkasvaja ja järgmise aasta mais oli ka tema läinud. Travolta. See oli täielik pauk kogu maailmale, mis pani Nii lõppes ühe kuulsaima popansambli elulugu, kelle aluse täiesti uuele fenomenile – diskoajastule. See oli plaate on maailmas müüdud üle 220 miljoni. See ka ansambli The Bee Gees uue eluetapi algus. Nii tulemus jääb alla ainult Elvis Presleyle, The Billboardi kui teiste riikide edetabelite tippu tõusid Beatlesile, Michael Jacksonile, Garth ðedöövrid „How Deep Is Your Love”, „Stayin’ Alive” ja Brookile ja Paul McCartneyle. „Night Fever”. Need kaks viimast olid USA tabelis korraga 1. ja 2. kohal, mis kordas biitlite 1964. aasta saavutust. Lisaks sellele kirjutasid Barry, Robin ja Maurice hulgalised laule teistele maailmastaaridele. Vaata ka videoklippe: Barry aga sai hakkama sellega, et neli tema kirjutatud http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTWlClGIPyM laulu tõusid üksteise järel tabelitippu, mis lõi Lennon- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMeYZ0MPYvs McCartney 1964. aastast püsinud rekordi. Alates 1977. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbkbGF27JyY aasta jõuludest võis Gibbide kirjutatud kuut laulu näha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_24KHvb0E Billboardi tipus 25 nädalat jutti. „Saturday Night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBw25CrUS-o Fever’ist” tehtud soundtrack-albumit müüdi üle 40 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ihs-vT9T3Q miljoni, mis hoiab tänaseni maailmas 4. kohta. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_izvAbhExY Just sel ajal otsustas ka Gibbide noorim vend Andy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpqqjU7u5Yc siseneda muusikamaailma. Kolm tema esimest singlit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nREV8bQJ1MA tõusid kiirelt edetabelite etteotsa. 1979 ilmunud The Vabandame eelmisele Rokikooli leheküljele sattunud vea pärast! Ansambli The Doors foto asemel oli sinna eksikombel juhtunud austerlaste tribuutansambli The Doors Experience pilt. lk40-41 Rokikool.pmd 41 21.12.2013, 15:39.
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