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Great Music - Great Story
With this DVD/CD set you get a great concert by one of the greatest song writing and performing groups ever. Having enjoyed the music of the Bee Gees for almost 40 years, and never seeing them in concert, it was a real treat.

While I have enjoyed their music I was never aware of their story. Learning about the many profesional and personal ups and downs and the impact these events had on their music and lives, and in many cases resulting in some of their best songs, gave me a greater appreciation for their music.

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Exceptional DVD
I have an extensive range of concert DVD's, I must say this is my favorite. I was surfing Amazon and came across One Night Only. I have always enjoyed the Bee Gee's, but after watching this I have to say, they are truly unsurpassed! They are song writing legends and magnificent performers. This DVD is a must have. I enjoyed this DVD so much, I have bought 3 other copies for friends. Every song on this DVD takes you back in time, I had forgotten how many countless number one hits they had amongst the array of top 20 songs. This DVD is a must have to anyone that merely liked the Bee Gee's. You will not be disappointed

Two jive-talkin' DVD's for one low price!
If you're a Bee Gees fan,and own a DVD player,this item is an absolute must! You'd pay more if you purchased these DVD's,if they were packaged separately. You get the ONE NIGHT ONLY concert,whether or not you were in attandance at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on November 14,1997. You'll hear songs and a few spoken words that didn't make it to the album. Although the trio no longer had their brass ensemble,The Boneroo Horns,they had Celine Dion,who performs IMMORTALITY,with the trio supplying the background vocals. We also see Olivia Newton-John in attendance,when they perform GREASE,Barry Gibb's personally penned hit song from the 1978 Paramount musical of the same title. Also the trio performs OUR LOVE(DON'T THROW IT ALL AWAY) with previously recorded vocals of their late former teen idol baby brother Andy Gibb. "This is our song for Andy.",quipps Barry. The Bee Gees themselves later recorded the song after Andy(from Andy's 1978 album SHADOW DANCING). The song also appears on Barbra Streisand's new album,GUILTY PLEASURES,which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the release of GUILTY(GUILTY and GP were both produced,with others,by Barry). The trio also perform GUILTY,HEARTBREAKER(a hit for Dionne Warwick),and ISLANDS IN THE STREAM(a hit for Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton). They also have their fans getting down to YOU SHOULD BE DANCING,from 1976's CHILDREN OF THE WORLD,and from the 1977 Paramount film SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER,STAYIN' ALIVE,HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE,NIGHT FEVER and MORE THAN A WOMAN. Stephen Gibb joins his father Barry and Barry's brothers fraternal twins Robin and the late Maurice in this concert. Maurice introduces at one point in the concert,the members of the trio's back-up band. An excerpt of YSBD precedes ALONE,from the trio's 1997 album STILL WATERS(SW was released six months before the recording of ONO). ONO is a sequel to HERE AT LAST...LIVE which was recorded in 1976 at the Los Angeles Forum. The second DVD,The Official Story,is a documentary of the group. Barry got his first guitar a half-century ago. He was nine years old at the time. Before the Gibb brothers made it big,they would perform at various talent shows. Barry played his guitar and Maurice and Robin would sing(Barry sang as well). Robert Stigwood was to the Bee Gees what Brian Epstein and George Martin were to the Beatles,the group's business manager and producer. The trio's association with Stigwood ended in 1981 though. The Manchester,England natives lived in Australia for a few years,returned to England and in 1967,made their debut,musically,in the United States. The Bee Gees were a quintet then,the other two members being Australians Colin Petersen and Vince Melouney. One was the drummer and the other was the bass guitarist(I'm not sure who played what). Robin left the Bee Gees in early 1969 and returned to the group around the summer of 1970. Minus Robin,Barry and Maurice put out CUCUMBER CASTLE and Robin released his solo debut ROBIN'S REIGN. Petersen and Melouney were out of the group by then,and the Gibbs carried on as a trio. In 1975,with disco still in its infancy,the Gibbs released MAIN COURSE,spawning one of their biggest all-time hits,JIVE TALKIN'. The brothers had then entered the world of R&B. By the way,Otis Redding was supposed to record TO LOVE SOMEBODY,but was killed in a plane crash before he had the chance to do so. So the Gibbs recorded the song themselves. The brothers spent the next four years in the R&B world,releasing COTW,their songs for the SNF soundtrack and SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN. In that time period,they jumpstarted Andy's career which would falter due to drug use(Andy's drug addiction led to his death in 1988). As the 1980's began,they took time out to write and produce songs for GUILTY,Warwick's HEARTBREAKER album and Rogers' EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK album. However,the brothers released LIVING EYES in 1981. In 1983,the same year that ETSITD was released,the brothers put out five new songs:THE WOMAN IN YOU,I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH,BREAKOUT,SOMEONE BELONGING TO SOMEONE and LIFE GOES ON for the STAYING ALIVE soundtrack(SA was a not-too-popular sequel to SNF). Also Barry and Robin were recording and releasing solo albums throughout the 80's. The Bee Gees also wrote and produced songs for Diana Ross. 1987 saw the brothers' Warner Bros. debut,E.S.P. which spawned only one Top 20 hit,YOU WIN AGAIN. Following E.S.P. two years later is ONE,with only one Top 20 hit,the title track. HIGH CIVILIZATION followed in 1991,and again,only one Top 20 hit,SECRET LOVE. The brothers were dropped from WB afterward and moved to Polydor,the label that bought out RSO(Robert Stigwood Organization) in or around 1984(both labels were divsions of PolyGram). RSO originally released MC,COTW,SNF,the GREASE soundtrack,SHF,LE and SA. RSO also released the SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND soundtrack(the 1978 film,based on Beatles songs,starred the Gibbs and Peter Frampton). Polydor distributed,originally,SIZE ISN'T EVERYTHING in 1993 and STILL WATERS in 1997(sorry,the documentary stops at 1997 since this documentary was released then). The Bee Gees legacy died with Maurice Gibb in January 2003. The cause of 53-year-old Maurice's death was an intestinal blockage. Maurice died at a Miami hospital(the Florida town where he last lived). Barry and Robin are Miami residents as well and have been since the 70's. The Gibbs' mother,the former Barbara Pass,gave interviews on the documentary also. Barry and Robin are continuing their musical careers today,but not under the Bee Gees name. They believe that without Maurice,there is no Bee Gees although the group once briefly existed without Robin. I dedicate these items to the memories of Andy,Maurice and the Gibbs' father Hugh.

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