Name: Horizontal (Deluxe Version) by Bee Gees
Brand: Bee Gees
SKU: 602557457643
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 3 (259 reviews)

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The group's second album, cut late in 1967 amid their first major British success, is less focused than their first, but also presents a more majestic sound than its predecessor. The opening track, "World," is a poignant, even somber yet gorgeous ballad filled with clever lyrics, and highlighted by a quavering Mellotron accompaniment, a very close grand piano sound (anticipating elements of the Odessa album), and twangy fuzz-tone guitar. "And the Sun Will Shine" is an even more serious, regretful ballad that is bearable because it is also prettier than "World." The enigmatically titled "Lemons Never Forget" breaks up the mood with a harder rocking sound, just the group without any orchestra, dominated by a pounding piano and volume-pedal guitar. The most interesting aspect of "Really and Sincerely" -- a song that descends into an even more emotionally melodramatic mood than "And the Sun Will Shine" -- is its opening, which contains a musical phrase that seems to anticipate the group's disco-era "Nights on Broadway." "Birdie Told Me" is another tale of lost love that offers the variety of some leaner and tasteful electric guitar accompaniment. Side two of the original LP was more upbeat, opening with the group's catchy chart-topping British hit, "Massachusetts," followed by the cheerful "Harry Braff." "The Earnest of Being George" and "The Change Is Made" are attempts at a harder rock sound, featuring heavy guitar on both and an attempt at bluesy feel on the latter, while the title track is a trippy psychedelic number that closes the album on an upbeat note. [In 2006, as part of the shift of the group's back catalog to Reprise Records, Horizontal was reissued in remastered form, with seriously improved sound and expanded to two CDs with a brace of chronologically-related outtakes -- comprising some of the most fascinating material of their history -- initially as part of the collection The Studio Albums 1967-1968.] ~ Bruce Eder

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Horizontal (Deluxe Version)

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1. World

2. And The Sun Will Shine

3. Lemons Never Forget

4. Really And Sincerely

5. Birdie Told Me

6. With The Sun In My Eyes

7. Massachusetts

8. Harry Braff

9. Day Time Girl

10. The Earnest Of Being George

11. The Change Is Made

12. Horizontal

13. World

14. And The Sun Will Shine

15. Lemons Never Forget

16. Really And Sincerely

17. Birdie Told Me

18. With The Sun In My Eyes

19. Massachusetts

20. Harry Braff

21. Day Time Girl

22. The Earnest Of Being George

23. The Change Is Made

24. Horizontal

25. Out Of Line

26. Ring My Bell

27. Barker Of The UFO

28. Words

29. Sir Geoffrey Saved The World

30. Sinking Ships

31. Really And Sincerely

32. Swan Song

33. Mrs. Gillespie's Refrigerator

34. Deeply, Deeply Me

35. All My Christmases Came At Once

36. Thank You For Christmas

37. Medley: Silent Night/Hark The Herald Angels Sing

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