Trafalgar

Its so fucking bad, the only list this should be on would be the "worst albums ever recorded by a band who later made better work". 1/5

I will try to listen to this record all the way through. I will try to listen to this record all the way through. I will try to listen to this record all the way through. Please, I'd take the Disco BEE GEES over this. Truly one of the worst albums I've had to endure through this project. Zero stars.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Walking Back To Waterloo (12) 2 - Trafalgar (7) 3 - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (1)

Thought I liked the Bee Gees, but this album did a great job at changing that. Honestly, what the fuck? First time on the generator an album actually lessened my opinion of an artist. Somebody stop the music indeed. ⏹️

I was definitely not stoked to listen to the BeeGees. Never been a fan. After listening to the album, I’m still not stoked to listen ever again. 😆 Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: didn’t pay enough attention Worst Song:

Music to lie naked on a waterbed with a rose between your teeth to, with your hairy little prawn flopping around, praying your girl doesn't hit traffic coming home from work because then you might have to break the pose to flip the record over. Dripping with Napoleonic references and driving home on a sunny day with a band famous for energy made me pretty excited for this. What in the ever schmaltzing fuck was that. Last song is kinda ok but that's it.

Notable for opening with one of the most pernicious earworms in music history. No business being on the list.

I do not like the Bee Gees.

Mietinkin joskus, ettem tiedä, millaista Bee Gees on. Imelää.

Huomaan välillä hitusen lämpeäväni jollekin melodialle, vähän niin kuin monilla käy Totojen ym. kanssa. Levyn toteutus on kuitenkin vain niin (en keksi muutakaan sanaa) ällöttävä, että tiedostamattoman resistanssin asettama muuri sitä vastaan on ylitsepääsemätön.

So much promise... so much disappointment. GDMF, when will this band deliver? Will it ever deliver?

The Battle of Trafalgar was a British naval victory against Napoleon's France and their Spanish allies. Trafalgar Square in London is named after that seafaring triumph. I guess maybe Maurice Gibb lived near Trafalgar Square, though I couldn't find any explanation of the meaning behind the song "Trafalgar." The Battle of Trafalgar is pretty interesting. The album "Trafalgar" is not interesting. So instead, let's review the Battle of Trafalgar. Napoleon wanted to invade Britain. So he teamed up with Spain and sent their armadas after the English Channel. Invading Russia may have been the mistake that doomed Napoleon, but attempts to invade Britain did not work out so well either. On paper, the French had the superior force. But it was the bold tactic of British commander Horatio Nelson to charge right in and split the Spanish and French fleets. Even though French admiral Villeneuve had worried they might attempt this tactic, he still didn't plan for it. I'll give that decision ⭐️. Nelson was shot by a French sharpshooter during the ensuing battle, so I'll give him only ⭐️⭐️ due to the dying. But posthumously he gets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and an eternal role as a British icon and namesake. The British victory gave them the crown of best navy in the world, and helped set the course for British imperial dominance of the 19th century. I've never been much into naval history, but reading the synopsis of the Battle of Trafalgar and falling down the Wikipedia naval rabbit hole was pretty exciting. Navies and sea battles are a bit slow, but maybe the summaries are quicker and more interesting than the Master & Commander approach. Oh, and the album! "Odessa" introduced me to pre-disco Bee Gees, and I was unimpressed. "Trafalgar" is the only other Bee Gees entry on the list, and it is also pre-disco. I remain deeply unimpressed and bored. I should have just stopped at "Somebody Stop the Music." When the artist implores you to stop listening, maybe you should heed that call. Instead I made it far enough to discover that of all the Bee Gees voices that I dislike, I dislike Robin's voice the most. It makes me want to stop the music. But I made it all the way to Waterloo. Was this just a concept album about Napoleon's biggest humiliations?

It wasn't a great album. It is certainly better than a one but I wouldn't say it is a two. I will round down.

Oh god, that warbling voice! Soft ballads - who listens to this and is under 80 years old? It sounds like I'm stuck in a church service and they have got a house band. And not the James Brown sort, the blue rinse hair and pearls sort. This was a painful listening experience. Bring on the disco Bee Gees cos this is so middle of the road. Lion in Winter just about broke me.

Dull, how was this so popular

bee gees suck

Admiral Nelson will be turning in his grave.

Did not age well. Super sappy & slow

not my cup of tea

zzzzzz

Way to sappy.

Gar Bage Didn't make it through the whole thing

I like a lot of the Bee Gees disco music, but this album falls flat for me in so many ways. It seems to be almost completely filled with basic unimaginative love songs. The vocals that they are know for don't do much of anything for me on this album. Like I said, it is mostly basic love/breakup songs over basic instrumentation and it was a struggle for me to get through. Can't point to a single song I loved, or even liked really. Favorite Song: "Trafalgar" (I guess)

Wimpy and spineless. I HATE that quivering vibrato style of singing they do on this album (and everywhere else) and the lyrics are appallingly bad and waaaaay-too-earnest. Fuck those bearded brothers. Dicks.

Sólo por la primera canción se merece las 2 estrellas, pero este disco ha sido el primero en aburrirme.

Ughh

While the first song or two were very nice, it soon descended into schmaltzy, Eurovision-y boringness for me. 

eehhhhhh... Y s’passe rien, c’est de l’harmonie de vieux country qui tourne en rond. Tout est mou et sans corp. Très, très ennuyeux.

Je sais que la première pièce est un gros hit, mais personnellement je ne suis pas capable. Israel par contre avec son côté plus Elton John est beaucoup plus agréable. It's Just the Way et Walking Back To Waterloo sont vraiment les plus intéressantes selon mes goûts. J'ai l'impression d'avoir entendu la mélodie de Walking samplé sur quelque chose d'autre. Remembering et When Do I sont vraiment mauvaises. Trafalgar a un côté Beatles dans ses harmonies. Effectivement, la guitare dans Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself fait très While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Il y a aussi un petit côté Let It Be. Dearest ne cadre tellement avec le reste de l'album qu'on peut se demander ce qu'elle fait là. Mon écoute est faite et je ne reviendrai pas à cet album.

Dreadful - overwrought, syrupy ballads with dull vocal arrangements.

Never was a fan…and this album really sucks

Abysmal. Overwrought, self indulgent, over long, nails on a scratch board performance - worst album I heard so far. And the writing l? Ooof. When will I get the fun BeeGees? This is terrible.

This is the most annoyingly mediocre piece of forgettable try-hard rubbish I have heard in a long time. Other than having their first US #1 single (How can you mend a broken heart?) for a group that LATER became massive and influential (with a wildly different sound), this does NOTHING to justify its inclusion on a list of must-hear albums. This just makes me question the clear thinking of the list compiler. 47 minutes of my lie that I will never get back. (At least it wasn't the 53 minute version. Thank the lord for small mercies). I am really struggling to get through this. It sounds like everyone involved in the recording was loaded to the gills on valium, mandrax, qualudes or similar. I think it would be a better listening experience if I was similarly sedated.

Best Song: Trafalgar. Nice harmonies. Worst Song: The Greatest Man In The World. Sappy, weepy, corny, with way too much vocal vibrato. Overall: Why did I think the Bee Gees were fun? This was melodramatic, overly serious, and self-important. Should feature as Figure 1 in the textbook on over-singing.

I could have died without listening to this album

It’s literally the same song repeated twelve times! And that song is an absolute dirge. My wife left me! Here are some strings! Tedious beyond belief. How did this get made? I think it might be one of the worst albums I have ever heard.

What a bummer

Not into this at all.

Garbage

I had some slight interest in this being the Bee Gees pre falsetto and disco. That faded after 4 tracks, I couldn't stand any more

Oh god i barely got through the first 30 seconds of this. His nasal voice, just appalling.

Fucking awful

Just didnt work for me

I’m just trying and I’m sorry 😢 I’m sorry 😢 I’m not a fan and it’s a very difficult 😣 and it’s a hard time being in love 🥰 but it’s not that difficult 😞 and it’s hard when I can just say I’m so sad 😞 and it’s okay 👍 and you have no idea 🤷 and I’m glad 😌 and thank goodness 😅 and thank goodness for the drugs.