The Bee Gees: One Night Only

This Bee Gees' concert will surely tug at Baby Boomers' hearts--because it brings back fond memories of youth, while simultaneously reaffirming fears of aging. These guys are middle-aged! Barry Gibb, one-time hunk, has thinning hair and wrinkles, for heaven's sake. THEY ALL HAVE THINNING HAIR AND WRINKLES. Glasses are nothing new to them, either.

But none of that matters. Nothing's changed EXCEPT that physical nonsense. Their voices and harmonies are still exquisite; Robin, with that hauntingly beautiful sound, and Barry's voice--as individual, unmistakable, and recognizable as ever as the Bee Gees' "sound".

Time stands still when they sing the old songs, like "Massachusetts" and "I Started a Joke" (Robin's two masterpieces), "Words", "To Love Somebody", and "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart".

The "Helium Years" (with Barry's falsetto) are well represented, too, with "Night Fever", "You Should be Dancing", "Stayin' Alive", and "Grease".

A few of their newest songs (and some of their best) are featured--"Alone", "Still Waters", and Maurice's wonderfully personal, "Closer than Close". Yes, there appears to be no end in sight, thankfully.

Included is a very moving tribute to brother Andy, and other artists are recognized--Frankie Valli, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta. Celine Dion is the special guest.

Barry is the ultimate performer who works hard to deliver (and does), while Robin is quiet and enigmatic. Maurice seems to be the personality--good-natured and funny--who also deftly handles all the accompanying instruments.

Whatever. These THREE have given us FOUR decades of terrific music and have condensed it into ONE night's performance. And it's a FIVE star effort.

I watch this from time to time when I want to remember The Bee Gees as they were- three brothers who made beautiful harmonies together. Many of their songs are poignant yet optimistic and the lyrics are as relevant as the melodies!

One night only - Obviously, there is no way this concert could have been streched out any longer! First things first - They don't even sing any of their good songs, such as 'You Win Again' and 'I could not love you more'! I kept waiting for them to do you win again, and of course, they just did those outdated dance numbers that no one cares about anymore! The tribute to Andy was so tacky it made me cringe - Couldn't they have at least tried to pay tribute to their extremely talented younger sibling?!?! The Bee Gees perform all the songs with no emotion, and it is never a good sign when they remain motionless during 'You should be dancing'! Do I even need to point out that everyone in the audience looked over 50? If you really want the bee gees, buy their latest greatest hits album and forget this concert, whatever you do!

The Bee Gees have been all over the place. They've been around since the early '60s, and in this concert (taped in 1997) they remain as powerful as ever. Hitting the high notes like no other, the Brothers Gibb show they have not lost their touch.

Having written smash hits in the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s, it's no wonder the Brothers Gibb could not perform every single one of them. They pack almost 30 of their songs from those four consecutive decades in a sensational show. Performing songs from the early days like Massachusetts, To Love Somebody, Gotta Get A Message To You, and I Started A Joke. To their latest songs from the 'Still Waters' album from '97, like Closer Than Close, Still Waters and Alone. The brothers did not forget the disco craze, as they also performed Stayin' Alive, You Should Be Dancing, Tragedy, Night Fever and More Than A Woman.

The Gibb brothers also did a great job performing hit songs they wrote and produced for other artist. Like Islands In The Stream (originally Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers), Our Love - Don't Throw It All Away (originally recorded by their brother Andy Gibb), Guilty (Barbra Streisand) and Grease (Frankie Vallie). They are even joined by Celine Dion to perform Immortallity, a song the brothers wrote for Celine.

This concert really shows the unique gift these three brothers share. Not only their creativity, but also their talent to perform their songs live, almost perfectly.

How Deep Is Your Love, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, Nights on Broadway, Jive Talking', Morning Of My Life, Lonely Days, One, and much more songs are part of the Gibb collection also taped on this show.

It must have been a lifetime experience that one night only at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Thanks to this DVD, in one way we can all be a part of it.

Bravo! To the Bee Gees for this performance. I am 15 years old and LOVE the Brothers Gibb. I sometimes get made fun of at school for liking them, but I don't care. Those other kids don't know what they are missing. Their harmony is spectacular. Barry strains somewhat to hit those old high notes. But who can really blame him. Besides that, he was going through a secret back pain injury that was almost unbearable and nearly left him paralyzed. Anyone who knows singing knows you have to stand up very straight to hit those high notes. Other than that he is flawless. Robin's voice is, as usual, amazing. His voice is creamy smooth in "I Started A Joke". Maurice is robbed of many shots in this concert, which is very sad because it was one of the last ones he did. His vocals are excellent as well. If you listen close, you can hear him sing some pretty high notes. This is a must see, must own, concert of anyone who loves, likes, or has even thought about liking the Bee Gees. It holds many sentimental values because in 2001, youngest brother Maurice, died. The two remaining Bee Gees decided to stop the group. It deserves more then 10 stars. So watch it! Or else!