:: This Is Where I Came In

The Bee Gees

In adapting to an edgier blend of indie-flavoured elements, the Bee Gees prove their masterful singing and songwriting capacity yet again in a slick new set of songs. This is their twenty-eighth studio album in a career spanning more than thirty-five years. The brothers keep reinventing themselves to new trends in music, and have gone through the melody-driven 60s era, to impacting greatly in the late 70s era and continuing through the 80s and 90s in classy songwriting, for themselves and for numerous other artists. Now, their enthusiasm lends itself to a smorgasbord of styles within the one album. Experience counts for much in creating appealing tunes. A couple of immediate attention-grabbing songs are “She Keeps On Coming”, a terrific infectious track of pure pop bliss, that sits favourably alongside some of today’s hits, and “Wedding Day”, a glorious heartfelt ballad. Generally the songs reflect mature thoughts on life today for them, in terms of acoustic-based songs full of melodic hooks. The unmistakable harmonies are sublime as always, with Track 7 “Technicolour Dreams” showing a lighter touch with an image of being a playful tune, a cool little ditty, and a neat reflection of the golden era of the 60s. Track 8 “Walking On Air” has terrific beat and harmonies, with the traditional sweeping choruses that few can provide like the Gibbs. Track 12 “Voice In The Wilderness” is a quick, uptempo song. Overall, the brothers Gibb provide another dose of mellow, easy listening music to savour. Their professionalism shows through strongly in refining their craft and they clearly continue to enjoy flexing their musical muscles. And they still set a benchmark for other singers/songwriters.