The early proggy pop, exemplified by "Odessa", the middle R&B/pop/disco period, exemplified by "Saturday Night Fever" OST, or the late pop period, exemplified by "E.S.P." and the brilliant single, "You win Again"? I vote for the middle period, hard to top "Saturday Night Fever" OST! They made falsetto fashionable again, after Brian lost his!

Main Releases
The Ultimate Bee Gees
2009
Essential Masters
2009
Bee Gees 1963-1966
2009
Odessa [Expanded Version]
2009
Love Songs
2008
The Number Ones
2008
Tales Of Our Youth
2008
Children Of The World
2008
Here at Last...Bee Gees...Live
2008
Main Course
2008
Spirits Having Flown
2008
Greatest [Special Edition]
2007
The Studio Albums 1967-1968
2006
Best of Bee Gees
2006
Wine Of Women
2005
The Early Hits
2004
The Family Album
2003
Their Greatest Hits: The Record
2001
This Is Where I Came In
2001
Classic Years
2000
Harmony Sweepstakes: 2000 National Finals
2000
Tomorrow the World
1999
Claustrophobia
1998
Ever Increasing Circles
1998
One Night Only
1998
Still Waters
1997
To Be or Not to Be
1995
Size Isn't Everything
1993
High Civilization
1991
Tales From The Brothers Gibb
1990
One
1989
E.S.P.
1987
Living Eyes
1981
Greatest
1979
Comin' Back for More
1977
Saturday Night Fever
1977
Mr. Natural
1974
Best of the Bee Gees, Vol. 2
1973
Life In A Tin Can
1973
To Whom It May Concern
1972
Trafalgar
1971
In the Morning
1971
2 Years On
1971
Cucumber Castle
1970
Odessa
1969
Best Of The Bee Gees Vol. 1
1969
Horizontal (Expanded)
1968
Idea
1968
Bee Gees 1st
1967

Early period, although I have to admit that some of those disco songs have grown on me over the years.

I voted for early period. They made some great singles from 67-69, but my actual favorite period includes the albums from Cucumber Castle through Mr. Natural. They were still writing great pop stuff, but had started to add in a bit more rock, country, soul, etc..

I voted for the early period, but my favorite album is the one in which they entered the middle period, I guess: "Main Course".

Early period only. I lost interest in them after the great "Jumbo" single. Can't abide the disco stuff. Never a SNF fan in any way.

Why is Spirits Having Flown given a 2008 release date? It came out in 1979. There are similar errors with other releases, too.

Early period.

I vote early period as well~

in the beginning...

Perhaps they are referring to some remasters?

From what I've heard by those guys, "Main Course" is my favorite as well.

I prefer early period, but I do enjoy many of their funk/disco-era singles and albums.

I recently listened to their 1976 LA Forum set on the Wolfgang's Vault site and thought it was fantastic.

http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/the-bee-g ... -1976.html

Weepy ballad period (1st-TWIMC). But nearly all of it's great.

Their last album was probably in their top 5 best.

Maybe it's my age, but "Main Course" (1975) through "Spirits Having Flown" (1979) were my favorites. I do love the early stuff too though. After "Spirits Having Flown", save the occasional single, it was mostly crap IMHO.

Main Course
Children Of The Universe
Live:Here At Last
Spirits Having Flown

That's what I figure. Because SHF came right during their peak period, right after Saturday Night Fever. That album was huge back in 1979.

The only period Bee Gees I can listen to is the early period where they sounded kinda like The Beatles.

Early. Although they had good songs in all eras, the early stuff is nearer and dearer to my youth..

'75-'79. Although I love the early singles.

By far the early period for LP's, but have also enjoyed a lot of the singles from SNF and on. There are also about 35 excellent Beatles influenced songs (mostly written by Barry) from their pre-international success Australian releases, and another 25 or so of largely sappy pop stuff from that same era. But those 35 good tracks make up a nice single cd.

Early period - I only really have the 1st 3 albums (remastered box set). Can't stand disco. I'm not crazy about their early 70's ballads either - i.e. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.