Like most others, I greatly enjoyed this documentary. But it left a substantial incident out, that helped lead to their downfall.
In 1978, fresh off their success of Saturday Night Fever and their assistance with the Robert Stigwood-produced Grease (also ignored), they starred in the most tepidly received movie of its day, a musical version of "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." It was the "Cats" of its day.
I get that Gibb did not want to relive the universal backlash against this film. I get that they still had hits up their sleeve, including the excellent "Tragedy." But by simplifying their fall based on perceived bigotry and homophobia (based on a single usher's opinion) and overplay of their songs (which happened for the Beatles, Presley and Prince), it leaves out the bigger, more complicated truth.
In 1978, fresh off their success of Saturday Night Fever and their assistance with the Robert Stigwood-produced Grease (also ignored), they starred in the most tepidly received movie of its day, a musical version of "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." It was the "Cats" of its day.
I get that Gibb did not want to relive the universal backlash against this film. I get that they still had hits up their sleeve, including the excellent "Tragedy." But by simplifying their fall based on perceived bigotry and homophobia (based on a single usher's opinion) and overplay of their songs (which happened for the Beatles, Presley and Prince), it leaves out the bigger, more complicated truth.