Critical 10: Robin Gibb’s Finest
By Stewart MasonBarry Gibb was the mastermind and, it must be said, Maurice Gibb had the best voice. But Robin Gibb was the mercurial soul of the Bee Gees. It's no accident that the one Bee Gees album he doesn't appear on, 1970's Cucumber Castle, is generally considered one of the band's worst efforts. In memory of his death on May 20, 2012, here's a playlist of 10 of Robin Gibb's finest vocal turns in the Bee Gees, from iconic hits to fan-favorite deep tracks. Spotify listeners can hear this playlist at Critical 10: Robin Gibb.
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HolidayBee Gees 1st |
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New York Mining Disaster 1941Bee Gees 1st |
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Really and SincerelyHorizontal |
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MassachusettsHorizontal |
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I've Gotta Get A Message To YouIdea |
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I Started a JokeIdea |
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Odessa (City on the Black Sea)Odessa |
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How Can You Mend A Broken HeartTrafalgar |
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Come On OverMain Course |
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This Is Where I Came InThis Is Where I Came In |
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 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesApichatpong WeerasethakulA hypnotizing exploration of spirituality and the transitory nature of the soul. >> |
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 The ArtistMichel HazanaviciusA silent film that sings. >> |
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 We Need to Talk About KevinLynne RamsaySwinton stuns in this thought-provoking exploration of a parent’s worst nightmare. >> |
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 BiutifulAlejandro González IñárrituA tragically beautiful and immensely dark exploration of mortality. >> |
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 Another YearMike LeighA heartbreaking portrait of middle-aged melancholia and maturity. >> |
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 DogtoothYorgos LanthimosLanthimos presents a disturbing vision of overprotective parents and their adult children. >> |
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 The Tree of LifeTerrence MalickMalick's quietly powerful domestic drama works in spite of its bloated cosmic explorations. >> |
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 The White RibbonMichael HanekeA disturbing inquiry into the nature of fascism. >> |
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 The Skin I Live InPedro AlmodóvarShocking horror-thriller that dives beneath mysterious skin. >> |
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 MelancholiaLars von TrierA grandly ambitious and striking film. >> |
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 Martha Marcy May MarleneSean DurkinSmart, beautifully acted drama about a young woman's escape from a cult. >> |
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 The HousemaidIm Sang-sooIm Sang-soo brings an elegant sheen to his melodramatic remake. >> |
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 Of Gods and MenXavier BeauvoisA true story about the simple, yet extraordinary, lives of French monks in war-ravaged Algeria. >> |
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 Fair GameDoug LimanThe gripping true story of the outing of an undercover CIA agent. >> |
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 Fish TankAndrea ArnoldA raw, but delicate, look at an English teen’s life. >> |
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 Inglourious BasterdsQuentin TarantinoA tantalizing mix of extreme violence and wicked humor that offers a new twist on the WWII film. >> |
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 A ProphetJacques AudiardA riveting prison drama with flashes of transcendence amid the brutality. >> |
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The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord)Living in the Material World |
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Don't Let Me Wait Too LongLiving in the Material World |
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Far East ManDark Horse |
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So SadDark Horse |
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YouExtra Texture |
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This SongThirty Three & 1/3 |
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Crackerbox PalaceThirty Three & 1/3 |
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Soft-Hearted HanaGeorge Harrison |
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Blow AwayGeorge Harrison |
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When We Was FabCloud Nine |
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Bang BangSqueeze |
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It's Not CricketCool For Cats |
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Separate BedsArgybargy |
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MisadventureArgybargy |
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Wrong Side of the MoonArgybargy |
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Woman's WorldEast Side Story |
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F-HoleEast Side Story |
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Mumbo JumboEast Side Story |
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Stranger Than The Stranger On The ShoreSweets From A Stranger |
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Tongue Like A KnifeSweets From A Stranger |
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 Sucker PunchZack SnyderVisually engaging, substantially lacking. >> |
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 Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar MovieEric WareheimA failed exercise in superfluity. >> |
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 Lola VersusDaryl WeinAn insipid and aimless story of self-discovery. >> |
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 Transformers: Revenge of the FallenMichael BayAn appallingly bad follow-up to Michael Bay’s sturdy 2007 blockbuster. >> |
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 The RavenJames McTeigueQuoth the raven, “meh.” >> |
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 Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseStephen DaldryA manufactured tearjerker. >> |
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 Dream HouseJim SheridanA scare-free ghost story. >> |
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 One DayLone ScherfigSentimental snapshots of a relationship better left forgotten. >> |
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 Bad TeacherJake KasdanA strong cast can’t save this crudely mean-spirited and uneven comedy. >> |
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 The Green HornetMichel GondryGondry's superhero venture is a scattershot misfire. >> |
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 I'm Still HereCasey AffleckWhether or not it’s a put-on, it’s an embarrassment. >> |
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 The Extra ManShari Springer BermanDisappointingly fails to capture the comic tone of Ames’s novel. >> |
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Shake Your RumpPaul's Boutique |
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No Sleep Til BrooklynLicensed To Ill |
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Paul RevereLicensed To Ill |
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Root DownIll Communication |
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So Whatcha WantCheck Your Head |
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SabotageIll Communication |
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ShadrachPaul's Boutique |
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IntergalacticHello Nasty |
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(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)Licensed To Ill |
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Car ThiefPaul's Boutique |
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We Need to Talk About KevinLynne RamsaySwinton stuns in this thought-provoking exploration of a parent’s worst nightmare. >> |
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 The Other F WordDown with authority…except when you're the authority. >> |
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 BellflowerEvan GlodellAn odd, disturbing, and gorgeous movie about masculine fantasy. >> |
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 If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation FrontMarshall CurryA thought-provoking examination of the ELF. >> |
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 Exit Through the Gift ShopBanksyBanksy hijacks a street-art documentary to fascinating effect. >> |
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 Meek's CutoffKelly ReichardtA highly original and boldly minimalist film about life on the Oregon Trail. >> |
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 William S. Burroughs: A Man WithinYony LeyserAn intimate and sympathetic look at an American iconoclast. >> |
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 HowlRob EpsteinA free-floating exploration of the cultural significance of Ginsberg’s seminal work, anchored by a brilliant performance from Franco. >> |
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Shine A LightLazer Guided Melodies |
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RunLazer Guided Melodies |
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She Kissed Me (It Felt Like A Hit)Amazing Grace |
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MedicationPure Phase |
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I Think I'm In LoveLadies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space |
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Hey JaneSweet Heart Sweet Light |
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ElectricityLadies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space |
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Anything MoreLet It Come Down |
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The Waves Crash InSongs In A&E |
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Heading for the Top NowSweet Heart Sweet Light |
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 FeynmanJim OttavianiHe had life down to a science. >> |
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 The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian CartoonistsSethA Golden Age of cartooning draws to a close. >> |
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 Asterios PolypDavid MazzucchelliA brilliant graphic odyssey of one eccentric man’s life that uses the history of art as its language. >> |
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 Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and FalloutLauren RednissAn illuminating personal and scientific history. >> |
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 Buddy Does SeattlePeter BaggeThe 1990s was a time for Hate. >> |
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 The Adventures of HergéJosé-Louis BocquetThe creator of Tintin in his own adventures. >> |
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 UnterzakhnLeela CormanIt's the land of opportunity—for a price. >> |
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 Athos in AmericaJasonThe funny animals are starting to mature. >> |
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 Harvey Pekar's ClevelandHarvey Pekar |
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 Are You My Mother? A Comic DramaAlison Bechdel |
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 The CaretakerIndie Instrumental Artist |
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 Tim HeckerElectronic Composer |
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 Black DiceMusic Group |
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 Oneohtrix Point NeverExperimental Indie Artist |
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 EmeraldsIndie Instrumental Artist |
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 Sand CirclesIndie Instrumental Artist |
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 PontiakMusic Group |
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 Philip JeckIndie Electronic Artist |
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 Explosions in the SkyPost-Rock Band |
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 Com TruiseIndie Instrumental Artist |
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 At Echo LakeWoodsA giant leap forward. >> |
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 Merriweather Post PavilionAnimal CollectiveFocuses freewheeling experimentalism into relatively concise song structures >> |
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 Bonfires on the HeathThe ClienteleWispy, dreamy psych-pop. >> |
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 Family Perfume Vol. 1White FenceLo-fi gets wise and stays weird. >> |
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 In Love With OblivionCrystal StiltsSometimes-jarring but likeable history lesson of gloom. >> |
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 PleasurePure XAustin trio's appealing albeit gloomy debut. >> |
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 Play It StrangeThe Fresh & Onlys2010's most aptly-titled album. >> |
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 MazesMoon DuoNo longer just a side project. >> |
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 Teen DreamBeach HouseBaltimore duo comes into its own. >> |
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 Set 'Em Wild Set 'Em FreeAkron/FamilyMoving forward after founder's departure. >> |
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 Within and WithoutWashed OutBedroom beats for those who missed the 80s. >> |
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 The Brutal WaveFrank (Just Frank)'80s goth-pop gets a mod makeover. >> |
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 Era ExtrañaNeon IndianTexas chillwaver solidifies his pop roots. >> |
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 We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of OurselvesJohn MausProfoundly weird and unexpectedly beautiful synth pop. >> |
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 Player PianoMemory Tapes Memory CassetteChillwaver branches out but loses emotional impact. >> |
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 VisionsGrimesCanadian experimentalist flirts with song structure. >> |
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 Underneath the PineToro Y MoiThe exact opposite of the sophomore slump. >> |
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 Strange WeekendPorcelain RaftBrooklyn-based one-man-band debuts impressively. >> |
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 See BirdsBalam AcabOtherworldly and oddly familiar music from a teen chillwave prodigy. >> |
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 ForgetTwin ShadowThe evolution of chillwave. >> |
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 John Chamberlain: ChoicesJohn ChamberlainCulture Crash >> |
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 The Total LookLeft coast love story. >> |
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 Mark BradfordMark BradfordCanvassing the 'hood. >> |
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 David LynchDavid LynchRevered filmmaker keeps it wonderfully weird. >> |
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 Investigations of a DogDustin YellinPast perfect. >> |
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 Arabia MountainThe Black LipsMark Ronson heads to the Dirty South. >> |
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 Bon IverBon IverOne-time woodland minstrel conquers the world. >> |
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 Break It YourselfAndrew BirdViolin-infused folk strives for abject beauty. >> |
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 BrothersThe Black KeysAkron duo show us what they learned on vacation. >> |
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 A Creature I Don't KnowLaura MarlingA gifted singer-songwriter comes into her own. >> |
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 DaysReal EstateJangly, rainy-day pop music of the highest order. >> |
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Era ExtrañaNeon IndianTexas chillwaver solidifies his pop roots. >> |
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 Father, Son, Holy GhostGirlsTalented youngsters ascend from the minors. >> |
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 Future ThisThe Big PinkBrit rockers reach for the brass ring. >> |
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 Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsNoel GallagherNothing supersonic about Noel's solo debut. >> |
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 The Golden Age of ApocalypseThundercatLate night indie electronica. >> |
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 Happy to YouPristine pop with a dash of weirdness. >> |
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 House of BalloonsThe WeekndA skillfully experimental underground debut. >> |
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 Hurry Up, We're DreamingM83Anthony Gonzalez makes his grand statement. >> |
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 In The Grace Of Your LoveThe RaptureDo you still want to party like it’s 2003? >> |
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 In The Pit of the StomachWe Were Promised JetpacksGlorious noise meets pop-song smarts. >> |
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 KaputtDestroyerDan Bejar's most restrained and lovely work. >> |
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 The King of LimbsRadioheadNot bad, but... >> |
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 LungsFlorence and the MachineCool, quirky indie pop that draws inspiration from the seamier side of life. >> |
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 MetalsFeistFrustratingly aimless follow-up to her unexpected hit. >> |
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 Port of MorrowThe ShinsNew-look Shins make triumphant return. >> |
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 The Rip TideBeirutOne-time wunderkind finds his own sound. >> |
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 SkyingThe HorrorsThe Horrors, minus all that horror. >> |
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 SmotherWild BeastsJust as beastly, but much less wild. >> |
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 Strange MercySt. VincentSinger-guitarist continues to stretch her wings. >> |
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 Suck It and SeeArctic MonkeysGoing bananas for classic rawk. >> |
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 A Wasteland CompanionM. WardSinger-songwriter returns to solo work. >> |
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 What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?The VaccinesDigging up the bones of Strummer and Jones. >> |
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 WhokillTune-YardsA singular talent takes a big leap forward. >> |
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 Wild FlagWild Flag'90s indie supergroup, surprisingly, does not suck. >> |
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 YuckYuckSet the wayback machine to 1991 and enjoy. >> |
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We Need to Talk About KevinLynne RamsaySwinton stuns in this thought-provoking exploration of a parent’s worst nightmare. >> |
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 PariahDee ReesA gritty, yet graceful, coming-of-age tale. >> |
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 Project NimJames MarshA brilliant, but bittersweet, chimp tale about human hubris. >> |
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 TerriAzazel JacobsAn insightful, funny, and brutally honest portrait of an alienated teen. >> |
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Meek's CutoffKelly ReichardtA highly original and boldly minimalist film about life on the Oregon Trail. >> |
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 Jane EyreCary FukunagaThis surprisingly straightforward take on Brontë is elevated by its superb leads. >> |
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 Young AdultJason ReitmanA biting comedy with a bad attitude. >> |
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 TyrannosaurPaddy ConsidineBrutal British drama about a damaged man and a wounded woman. >> |
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 CoriolanusRalph FiennesOutstanding performances highlight an engrossing update. >> |
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 Tucker & Dale vs. EvilEli CraigAn instant comedy-horror classic. >> |
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 Rid of MeJames WestbyReminds you why low-budget indie quirkfests exist. >> |
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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesApichatpong WeerasethakulA hypnotizing exploration of spirituality and the transitory nature of the soul. >> |
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 Take ShelterJeff NicholsAn intriguingly ambiguous tale of one man's apocalyptic vision. >> |
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BellflowerEvan GlodellAn odd, disturbing, and gorgeous movie about masculine fantasy. >> |
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 The Last CircusÁlex de la IglesiaKiller clowns from Spain. >> |
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 Attack the BlockJoe CornishThis efficiently localized take on alien invasion is suspenseful fun. >> |
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The Skin I Live InPedro AlmodóvarShocking horror-thriller that dives beneath mysterious skin. >> |
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 The ArborClio BarnardAn inventive lip-synched pseudo-documentary about a British playwright's tragic legacy. >> |
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 HesherSpencer SusserA surly stranger shocks a grieving family back to life with metal and mayhem. >> |
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 SeptienMichael TullyA strong cast as oddball brothers with genuine rapport. >> |
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 Cold WeatherAaron KatzA pretty and droll, if slight, Oregon-set mystery. >> |
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 RubberQuentin DupieuxFrench absurdity meets American tire. >> |
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 The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936 - 1951Outtakes of the American Dream. >> |
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 Keith Haring: 1978–1982Keith HaringDecoder Ring >> |
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 PalisadesMelissa BrownPaintings off the beaten path. >> |
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 The Ronald S. Lauder CollectionHappy Birthday Neue! >> |
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 Whitney Biennial 20122012: The Year of the Temporal >> |
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 The MuppetsJames BobinAn exceedingly Muppet-y reboot. >> |
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 The Adventures of TintinSteven SpielbergTintin, Snowy, and Haddock are lovingly rendered by Spielberg and company. >> |
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 Toy Story 3Lee UnkrichWoody and the gang are better than ever. >> |
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 Fantastic Mr. FoxWes AndersonA playful, engaging, and wonderfully furry Dahl adaptation. >> |
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 CoralineHenry SelickAn enchanting and eerie pairing of Gaiman's storytelling and Selick's visuals. >> |
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 Where the Wild Things AreSpike JonzeA fascinating and surprisingly meditative interpretation of Sendak’s cherished book. >> |
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 Spirited AwayHayao MiyazakiA beautifully imaginative adventure. >> |
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 The Princess BrideRob ReinerInconceivably wonderful. >> |
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 Silent HouseChris KentisA menacing must-see. >> |
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 The Woman in BlackJames WatkinsGothic gloom at its ghostly and frightening finest. >> |
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 The InnkeepersTi WestAn effective haunted-house chiller in the classic style. >> |
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 Paranormal Activity 3Henry JoostA prequel that reinvigorates the found-footage subgenre. >> |
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 InsidiousJames WanIt's not the house that's haunted…. >> |
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 Don't Be Afraid of the DarkTroy NixeyA nasty and effective chiller. >> |
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 The StrangersBryan BertinoHome invasion, pared down to its terrifying essence. >> |
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