Eldon Tyrell Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, lowdown said: They had it all...good tunes, good vocals good production, along with great playing and top arrangements. I really liked Voulez-Vous, the only track they recorded outside of Sweden. The music track was recorded in Miami. The band used were called 'Foxy', with Arnold Paseiro on Bass. Like it. Very disco-ish. Cool bassline and not buried in the mix. I think I will look for the tabs later 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 On 03/09/2021 at 07:54, Newfoundfreedom said: I love ABBA. Cheesy pop tunes disguising deep and disturbing lyrics, written by two couples being torn apart by bitterness and divorce. Which made people tap their feet and sing along, with absolutely no idea what they're really singing about. Genius! I'm looking forward to hearing this one. Fully agree and yes, most ABBA songs are cheesy but it is good quality cheese, not cheap, plasticky cheese. But, yeah, it is still cheese and I am more the juicy and bloody steak kind of guy (aka hard rock and metal). Although there are Philly cheesesteaks. Maybe I should give it a try, like these guys did 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezz55 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Never was a ABBA fan (I like maybe 4 or 5 of their songs) but I appreciate that they were something a bit special - and gave a lot of pleasure to lot of people. However, I reckon the recent publicity photos in the papers make them look like characters from Disney's 1982 movie - 'TRON'. Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 28 minutes ago, Chezz55 said: However, I reckon the recent publicity photos in the papers make them look like characters from Disney's 1982 movie - 'TRON'. Chris Agree, has a bit of a TRON flavour to it. Let's see how it turns out. Gigs with avatars of living and especially dead artists could be big business soon. Just think of how many of the artists we grew up up with are now in their 70s or 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Fully agree and yes, most ABBA songs are cheesy but it is good quality cheese, not cheap, plasticky cheese. But, yeah, it is still cheese and I am more the juicy and bloody steak kind of guy (aka hard rock and metal). Although there are Philly cheesesteaks. Maybe I should give it a try, like these guys did 😎 I went from Jazz to the Beatles and ‘60s pop to ABBA to Prog to hard rock and metal to electronic to punk to indie to funk to folk, accumulating everything I liked along the way. I’ve never really understood why people have a particularly strong leaning to one genre at the expense of something else, it’s a bit like saying “I love all food as long as it’s made from potatoes!”. Or, in this case, cheese. 😉😂 Edited September 4, 2021 by 4000 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, 4000 said: I went from Jazz to the Beatles and ‘60s pop to ABBA to Prog to hard rock and metal to electronic to punk to indie to funk to folk, accumulating everything I liked along the way. I’ve never really understood why people have a particularly strong leaning to one genre at the expense of something else, it’s a bit like saying “I love all food as long as it’s made from potatoes!”. Or, in this case, cheese. 😉😂 Maybe it's because I am lactose intolerant? 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 You know, this increases the likelihood of a Mamma Mia 3… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Chezz55 said: Never was a ABBA fan (I like maybe 4 or 5 of their songs) but I appreciate that they were something a bit special - and gave a lot of pleasure to lot of people. However, I reckon the recent publicity photos in the papers make them look like characters from Disney's 1982 movie - 'TRON'. Chris I suspect that may be intentional. ABBA ‘finished’ in 1982, the year Tron came out.😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I heard d this referred to as ‘ABBAtar’ today. I thought that was quite funny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 9 hours ago, paul_5 said: I heard d this referred to as ‘ABBAtar’ today. I thought that was quite funny. If the images were of the current age rather than the 1970s then they could be holograns 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 03/09/2021 at 11:02, ubit said: I was the same until a few years ago I took the Mrs and my Mother to see The Miserables. When it started and they were mime digging the road I was "get me out of here". By the end of it I was out of my seat applauding the lot. That was me hooked. I was the complete opposite - went in with an open mind, was losing the will to live after 10 minutes. Abba on the other hand I have gone from hating as a kid/teen through admiring and on to actually liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I was surprised to see that the 10-piece live band for the shows was put together by the keyboard player from Klaxons: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Don’t know why but this popped up on my YouTube, I quite enjoyed it 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 On 09/09/2021 at 21:15, Nail Soup said: I was surprised to see that the 10-piece live band for the shows was put together by the keyboard player from Klaxons: And Little Boots is in the band too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 I put ABBA in the same bracket as the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. They're obviously well crafted songs, well performed, and the whole world likes them. Personally... my life would be just that little bit better if I never hear another one of their tunes (😉). ABBA and ALW get nowhere near to pressing any of my buttons. Having said that, ABBA do inspire me get around the aisles of Morrisons like Max Verstappen around Monza😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: Don’t know why but this popped up on my YouTube, I quite enjoyed it Rutger Gunnarsson was a terrific musician. There was a lot more to him than just Bass playing as well. The bassist became a part of ABBA in 1972. After struggling for a couple years, the band won the 1974 Eurovision contest with “Waterloo.” It would be the band’s first major U.S. hit, but certainly not the last. Gunnarsson played on all eight of the group’s albums in addition to multiple world tours. He played the bass lines on “Dancing Queen,” “Money Money Money,” and many more. He also contributed his arranging skills to several albums and worked on several musicals including Chess, Les Misérables, Rhapsody In Rock, 007, and Mamma Mia! After ABBA’s breakup, Gunnarsson continued to play bass and arrange for artists like Celine Dion, Elton John, Gwen Stefani, Adam Ant, and others. ABBA paid tribute to Gunnarsson with a statement on their Facebook page. “Our friend, the bass player, guitarist, arranger and producer Rutger Gunnarsson (born 1946) has suddenly passed away in his home in Stockholm at the age of 69. His unique way of playing his bass, his beautiful string arrangements and thorough work as a producer for countless Swedish and foreign artists and musicians have colored pop music from the early 70s up until today. Rutger got the most attention through his long and intimate cooperation with Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and ABBA, participating in all of their albums, numerous singles, tours, movies and musicals. Keep plying your magic bass where ever you are Rutger.” 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Just heard, the album is out today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Just heard, the album is out today Thank you Guy Fawkes for Bonefire Night so that it will cover up the unholy dim that is Abba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Supernaut said: Thank you Guy Fawkes for Bonefire Night so that it will cover up the unholy dim that is Abba. So you don’t want my spare abba T shirt then 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 He'll just write S in front and TH after, it's all good 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 54 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Just heard, the album is out today 2/5 in the Guardian. Some band called BAAB anyway, I assume it's them https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/05/abba-voyage-review-pop-back 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 02/09/2021 at 18:40, Trueno said: * I still fancy Agnetha… no digitising necessary. * On 02/09/2021 at 18:48, ubit said: * although I fancied the blonde bird something rotten, * Back in the day everyone fancied 'the blonde one'. But as you get older, a bit of life experience and maturity, looking back you realise that actually the attractive one, was the one with the beard. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 I'm looking forward to the reforming of Brotherhood of Man with some tunes containing more suspect lyrics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 For any fans , you might want to watch ch 5, it’s abba night, even the movie is on 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 7 hours ago, MacDaddy said: Back in the day everyone fancied 'the blonde one'. But as you get older, a bit of life experience and maturity, looking back you realise that actually the attractive one, was the one with the beard. I didn’t - I always thought Frida looked more interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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