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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 4, 2018 21:14:23 GMT
I thought I'd heard all the songs of this most fun of pop groups, and then, boom, I just came across "You Owe Me One", (1981) a couple of days ago, and, once again, my toes are tap tap tapping. Super fun, catchy song, as always was the case with ABBA. Their melodies just cannot be beat. From 1973 through 1981, they were great.
It also occurs to me that the group seemed incapable of any pretense whatsoever. (Even Blondie had artistic aspirations.) They had a transparency that was very warm and welcoming. Even their slow, pretty ballads like "SOS" and "Fernando" are heartfelt and directly expressed. They were the real deal. I cannot comprehend the relative lack of enthusiasm they were shown in America.
Any thoughts are welcome!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 21:15:59 GMT
Fantastic singles band, I haven't listened to all their albums yet but I didn't think the ones I heard were good start to finish. A lot of people hate them, of course, but they obeyed the first rule of pop music; be catchy.
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Post by kls on Aug 4, 2018 21:44:49 GMT
I love most of their singles (especially Take A Chance). Very entertaining group.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 21:47:00 GMT
I love most of their singles (especially Take A Chance). Very entertaining group. Around the time it came out, I always thought the lyric in Take a Chance was "I'm on the upstairs free," which of course makes absolutely no sense. |
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Post by kls on Aug 4, 2018 21:51:09 GMT
I love most of their singles (especially Take A Chance). Very entertaining group. Around the time it came out, I always thought the lyric in Take a Chance was "I'm on the upstairs free," which of course makes absolutely no sense. My favorite misheard lyric is from Bruno Mar's song Uptown funk. I know a young man who sang after the Too hot, hot damn "Make Mick Jagger wanna retire, man" instead of make a dragon. Maybe Mick Jagger is even better, lol. |
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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 4, 2018 22:28:47 GMT
Fantastic singles band, I haven't listened to all their albums yet but I didn't think the ones I heard were good start to finish. A lot of people hate them, of course, but they obeyed the first rule of pop music; be catchy. I know. I always believed that many people who hate ABBA just cannot let their defenses down. For whatever reason, they just can't allow themselves to enjoy feeling giddy. Because ABBA's music can and does inspire giddiness, which I think is a wonderful thing. ABBA is the opposite of cynical. The haters can't trust a straightforward good time. And, yes, they certainly were catchy. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 22:30:44 GMT
I like some of the songs, but i have never really been a fan of ABBA.
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Post by gameboy on Aug 5, 2018 2:50:10 GMT
Recently discovered this Frida solo and like it:
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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 5, 2018 3:44:55 GMT
Recently discovered this Frida solo and like it: Yes, that was about a year after the group broke up. I think it went top 20 in the US, but did better in other countries. Phil Collins wrote it. I always liked it pretty well. But it sounds so unlike ABBA! |
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Post by gameboy on Aug 5, 2018 3:51:49 GMT
Recently discovered this Frida solo and like it: Yes, that was about a year after the group broke up. I think it went top 20 in the US, but did better in other countries. Phil Collins wrote it. I always liked it pretty well. But it sounds so unlike ABBA! I dunno, I heard it and didn't know who it was but thought it sounded like ABBA. So I checked Youtube and voila. |
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Post by kls on Aug 5, 2018 3:53:23 GMT
Yes, that was about a year after the group broke up. I think it went top 20 in the US, but did better in other countries. Phil Collins wrote it. I always liked it pretty well. But it sounds so unlike ABBA! I dunno, I heard it and didn't know who it was but thought it sounded like ABBA. So I checked Youtube and voila. I think her voice was recognizable. It was a very different musical style though. |
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Post by gameboy on Aug 5, 2018 3:59:12 GMT
I dunno, I heard it and didn't know who it was but thought it sounded like ABBA. So I checked Youtube and voila. I think her voice was recognizable. It was a very different musical style though. The chorus reminded me of ABBA immediately. |
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 5, 2018 4:02:28 GMT
I like some of the songs, but i have never really been a fan of ABBA. You also didn't prefer your neighbours to beat England in the recent World Cup. You just don't like your neighbours that much.
I love ABBA. They have at least 20 great songs.
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Post by koskiewicz on Aug 5, 2018 4:08:25 GMT
ABBA is as good as they get.
In the "II Mama Mia" film, Cher does a rendition of "Fernando" with Andy Garcia that is worth the price of admission...!!!
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Aug 5, 2018 5:35:39 GMT
I thought I'd heard all the songs of this most fun of pop groups, and then, boom, I just came across "You Owe Me One", (1981) a couple of days ago, and, once again, my toes are tap tap tapping. Super fun, catchy song, as always was the case with ABBA. Their melodies just cannot be beat. From 1973 through 1981, they were great. It also occurs to me that the group seemed incapable of any pretense whatsoever. (Even Blondie had artistic aspirations.) They had a transparency that was very warm and welcoming. Even their slow, pretty ballads like "SOS" and "Fernando" are heartfelt and directly expressed. They were the real deal. I cannot comprehend the relative lack of enthusiasm they were shown in America. Any thoughts are welcome! I was a big ABBA fan when I was a kid and growing up Downunder, and they were mega popular in both OZ and NZ.
Their songs and music were very catchy and infectious and while in hindsight they are average musicians, I thought they were Gods at the time, they knew how to sell themselves and they knew what to offer. I am looking forward to seeing the Mamma Mia sequel next weekend. Cher is in it too.
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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 5, 2018 5:50:18 GMT
I thought I'd heard all the songs of this most fun of pop groups, and then, boom, I just came across "You Owe Me One", (1981) a couple of days ago, and, once again, my toes are tap tap tapping. Super fun, catchy song, as always was the case with ABBA. Their melodies just cannot be beat. From 1973 through 1981, they were great. It also occurs to me that the group seemed incapable of any pretense whatsoever. (Even Blondie had artistic aspirations.) They had a transparency that was very warm and welcoming. Even their slow, pretty ballads like "SOS" and "Fernando" are heartfelt and directly expressed. They were the real deal. I cannot comprehend the relative lack of enthusiasm they were shown in America. Any thoughts are welcome! I was a big ABBA fan when I was a kid and growing up Downunder, and they were mega popular in both OZ and NZ.
Their songs and music were very catchy and infectious and while in hindsight they are average musicians, I thought they were Gods at the time, they knew how to sell themselves and they knew what to offer. I am looking forward to seeing the Mamma Mia sequel next weekend. Cher is in it too.
Average musicians?!!! How so, Toasted Cheese? |
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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 5, 2018 5:52:18 GMT
I think her voice was recognizable. It was a very different musical style though. Really? Frida's voice is disctinctive, but the Phil Collins/Genesis sound is about as far away from ABBA as it gets. |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Aug 5, 2018 6:16:37 GMT
I was a big ABBA fan when I was a kid and growing up Downunder, and they were mega popular in both OZ and NZ.
Their songs and music were very catchy and infectious and while in hindsight they are average musicians, I thought they were Gods at the time, they knew how to sell themselves and they knew what to offer. I am looking forward to seeing the Mamma Mia sequel next weekend. Cher is in it too.
Average musicians?!!! How so, Toasted Cheese? They weren't one hit wonders, but I suppose I mean they are still a part of the popish milieu, that was designed and operates with a more simplistic approach. It's creative, but not exactly music art. Some of their songs were just downright cheesy, ala Nina Pretty Ballerina and When I Kissed The Teacher. |
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Post by ant-mac on Aug 5, 2018 6:27:16 GMT
I loved them as a little kid when they first came out - they were absolutely massive in Australia - and I love them now.
And there was never a time in between that I didn't love them.
About the only thing that's changed over the years is the selection of their songs that I enjoy the most.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 5, 2018 6:29:51 GMT
One of the great POP bands.
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