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    Posted: October 09 2005 at 08:31
I have often wondered whether or not ABBA can be considered prog or at the very least prog related.
Consider the facts:-they had a keyboard player and he often played synthesiser,the band sometimes wore shiny metallic-looking outfits,they sang about epic events like battles (Waterloo),the bands name was made up of the bands initials just like ELP was!!!

Lets have them in there along with all that other goth,death,bluegrass,melodic death,death goth,jazz death,gospel goth we have been discussing lately etc etc    

Anyone agree ??    

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Originally posted by darkshade:

Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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You're going to be shot down in flames for that!

But I understand completely where you're coming from.

On ABBA The Album there is a suite, and "Eagle" is at least semi-prog in the fine orchestration and overall feel. The standard of the instumentation and vocals leaves many prog bands in the shade.

And I know that maani is a big fan of "Dancing Queen"

Kevlar vests at the ready...



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ABBA = Not Prog!!!

 
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I feel confident that we will be seeing ABBA albums being reviewed here soon


they even had a tribute to Floyd (Money Money Money)

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Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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 damn Horza, great Joke.... that really made me laugh... errr...

 

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eem.... That was not a Joke?

 

Get that vest ready!!!!!
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Agree! ABBA= NOT PROG!!

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GIMME A BREAK....
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Prog pop anyone?
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Prog pop anyone?


not even close
 
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They are not a band, but canned herrings!

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Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Originally posted by Pafnutij Pafnutij wrote:

Prog pop anyone?


not even close
 

Bravo, Rico

For the 3rd time: ABBA=NOT PROG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Eetu Pellonpää Eetu Pellonpää wrote:

They are not a band, but canned herrings!

We have those in Norway too

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Originally posted by Bj-1 Bj-1 wrote:

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A bit shrunken emo,BJ...did it get soaked or what?
 
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Originally posted by horza horza wrote:

I have often wondered whether or not ABBA can be considered prog or at the very least prog related.
Consider the facts:-they had a keyboard player and he often played synthesiser,the band sometimes wore shiny metallic-looking outfits,they sang about epic events like battles (Waterloo),the bands name was made up of the bands initials just like ELP was!!! 

Those facts are so very superficial... not even prog-pop.

Now, having said that, the two writing/producing guys would have made some good prog music had they set their minds into it. The keyboard player had much finesse, not unlike the keyboardist of Kayak or Bo Hansson, while the guitar player could writ some damn good folk-oriented melodies: he would have made a good rhythm guitarist-backing vocalist. These two guys could have led or been part of a symphonic prog band, something like Atlas-meets-Kayak-Renaissance. But they didn't because they didn't want to - period.

Another example: had Jeff Beck given his virtuousity and energy as a guitarist an extra touch of classicism and had he had a major taste for complex rhythm patterns and extended sonic experimentations, he would have made a damn good prog guitar player, something like Page-meets-Akkerman-meets-Holdsworth. But his musical ideology was very clear: either I do psychodelic hard rock or jazz-rock, nothing else.
An example of a similar guitarist with a real prog sensibility? -- Steve Morse!!

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ABBA=DON'T EVEN GO THERE


Originally posted by darkshade:

Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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You surprise me Bj !! You too Rico

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