Having been surprised a second time around by the acclaimed Main Course, I decided to have a crack at another "great" Gibb Brothers album - 1979's Spirits Having Flown. Not too bad an album, greatest hits "Tragedy", "Too Much Heaven" and "Love You Inside Out" all guarantee some form of listening pleasure to varying degrees. Too soft and dulcet in some parts for my personal preference, there are nonetheless some noteworthy numbers to consider here. "Search, Find" is good and "Living Together" resonates fairly well as well. But I'm not sure where I stand on "Reaching Out" - it's a bit of a mixed bag there. The final track on the album, "Until" gets the stop button treatment almost immediately. All up, it's not a bad album, but it pales in comparison to the surprisingly good Main Course. You should own this album if you're crazy for the Bee Gees, but for those of us who can appreciate the brother's remarkable pop songwriting ability, but not to the extent of outright fandom, this album is worth a miss. B
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