abba

NOPE !!!!!!!! 

Yes, they had some really good songs. Wouldnt buy an album though!

They were a neat pop group... nothing I'd spend money on though. They're fine, not a group I'd say I LIKE, though.

Very underrated group IMO. They made great songs, including an absolute masterpiece in The winner takes it all.

I seem to remember posting about this before. I didn't really think much of Abba at all until a few years ago, when I joined a covers band who played some Abba songs. When I worked my way through the Abba songbook I realised that they were actually very good at crafting pop songs, with lots of clever hooks and sometimes surprisingly complex structures (relatively speaking). I wouldn't call myself a fan, but I genuinely respect the craftsmanship in their work.

blech

Yes. This is the "skeleton in the closet" I referred to in my introduction thread. People tend to think of ABBA as a disco band, but much of their years were spent writing very neat, hook-ie pop songs. A ton of them. Impecable harmony and production were the standard. When I think of song-writing teams, Lennon / McCartney is first, followed by Ulvaeus / Andersson.

Brilliant!