Tracks
- How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
- Israel
- The Greatest Man in the World
- It's Just the Way
- Remembering
- Somebody Stop the Music
- Trafalgar
- Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself
- When Do I
- Dearest
- Lion in Winter
- Walking Back to Waterloo
Trafalgar is a grand album. The music is pop and rock. It has a large, sweeping sound which doesn't diminish or overshadow the vocals of the Brothers Gibb. The singing is melodic, powerful, grave and expansive. They really know how to carry a tune and their melodies are pleasant.
Despite the quality of the album, it never becomes as grand and epic as it wants to become. I felt the material could have been more inspiring. The songs, too, suffer from superficial lyrics. I also think most songs were never able to develop to their fullest potential, except for Lion in Winter.
I really like the album even though adult oriented pop music isn't my cup of tea. I do think the Bee Gees are far superior to other singer/songwriter pop artists. In fact, the worst of the Bee Gees is much better than the best of the other artists. So, I do think this album should be on the 1001 Albums list since it's a far better representative of what adult-oriented pop music can be.
Most of the songs are good. I think the stand outs are: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?, Israel, The Greatest Man in the World, It's Just the Way, Trafalgar, Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself, Lion in Winter and Walking Back to Waterloo.
★★★★★★★★★☆
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