Main Course - THE BEE GEES****

Nights On Broadway/Jive Talkin'/Wind Of Change/Songbird/Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)/All This Making Love/Country Lanes/Come On Over/Edge Of The Universe/Baby As You Turn Away

Main Course was the album that heralded a major change of direction for the Bee Gees, from pop ballads to disco. This move would bring immense success for the group over the rest of the decade. Features the game changing US No. 1 Jive Talkin’ plus top ten hit Nights On Broadway. (US:14)

“The falsetto starts coming out here, but it is not yet overdone and all of the tracks are soulfully arranged and brilliantly performed.”

“You might call this their first disco album, but really they seem to cover more ground than the casual fan may think. There is a bit of a country flavour, a bit of soul, a bit of R & B, some funk undertones here and there, and all manner of stuff. Even though this album showcases the brothers trying to move in a new direction, in my mind this is their best album from that period.”

“In many ways Main Course marks a meeting of the old big ballad influenced Bee Gees with the new soul style they were beginning to incorporate into their sound. It is possibly the Bee Gees best album because it has something for everyone from longstanding fans to a new audience who may be a little more contemporary minded.”

“The Bee Gees weren't wholly committed to disco yet. What you get here is a nice blend of music somewhere between their pop sixties music and the later disco days.”

“This album presents the Bee Gees at the top of their game. Their early pop/rock songs are married to their disco leanings, and also to the mostly overlooked country element in their music.”

“Main Course was a gamble. But it paid off. So much so, that it is likely the best studio album from the Bee Gees. It reflects the amount of time they spent updating their sound to the musical styles of that time without sounding like a copy. Better than that, everyone wanted to copy them! It is also the seminal album of their 1970s career. Nearly all their work that followed originates with these compositions.”

“This album contains significant musical advancements in the career of the Bee Gees. There's a new kind of beat and rhythm by the group, more of a funky, driving kind of beat, but not quite disco.”