ABBA is out wity a new album after 38 years
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Topic: ABBA is out wity a new album after 38 years
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: ABBA is out wity a new album after 38 years
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 12:36
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ABBA the most selling swedish band/artist/media singel unit, of all time, and one of the most sold bands in the world (in popular music) have released an album (have not heard it myself) but it is creating a sturr. A giant is moving and the bedrock is churring, the force that is ABBA is to behold and to reccognize or in prog community, does not even make a ripple in the ocean of occourances. -------------  
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Posted By: Shadowyzard
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 12:46
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One of the biggest music news possible. (If we don't count some highly unlikely fantastical news like Syd Barrett faked his own death, but is actually alive and Pink Floyd will release a new album with him.) Though, I cannot say I'm super stoked. I hope they release some superb stuff though. It is said that they've released 2 new songs already. I'll check them out later. |
Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 12:50
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The songs already released (a single), as I understand it are: I Still Have Faith In You Don't Shut Me Down ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 12:55
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They stopped making albums since 1983? Who in the prog world knew?! ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 13:13
Mamma Mia, here they go again. My, my, how much I've missed them! Since ABBA split, I've bought solo albums by Agnetha, Benny & Frida and I cared enough to read this thread, so you can put me down as "Super Stoked" to hear the wonderful news that ABBA have released their first new album in 40 years. 
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 13:20
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I should probably make some choices between super and careface, but i also like the extreme disparage between the gulf of those that yells wheeeeeee and those that say meh... -------------
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 13:34
| I like classic ABBA a lot, and definitely am interested. In fact I've been watching ABBA Voyage things on the internet. What music I heard does not really excite me -- I'd like it to be more different. Had they, say, teamed up with Trent Reznor, I'd be super stoked. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 16:16
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I don't know yet what I should think of this. Sounds almost like a hoax. So I cannot vote for either options. I suspect this music has been created by their holograms, who also go on tour. ------------- 
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 16:36
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Somewhere in between. Abba had some really good stuff and I'm curious what they come up with, but today in the TV news they played half a minute or so of their new single, and it didn't sound very promising. Wouldn't be the first time that it takes me some time to get one of their songs though. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 17:37
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I've never listened to an ABBA song all the way through. And I never will. I'd rather eat sand. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 18:36
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I just had a listen to the two songs, and I have mixed feelings. I love the old ABBA, and in fact Arrival is one of my favourite albums from the 1970's (not a popular view on a prog site I imagine, but I think the musicality of it is astonishing - good pop is good pop). But it was the right decision to stop in 1982. It's better to remember it for what it was rather than try to recreate it. That being said, "Don't Shut Me Down" works surprisingly well, with lead vocals by Agneta methinks. But "I Still Have Faith In You" is too musical-like and a tad syrupy too, and the vocals are really bad (must be Frida). Since the poll only has polar opposites, I will abstain from voting - I am more in between...
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: September 02 2021 at 18:45
me too...I like them quite a bit but I did notice that, with a lot of their songs, I couldn't remember which song it was until the chorus. Still, they knew how to really craft a pop song...I just wonder if any of the magic could possibly still be there
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Lewian wrote:Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 03 2021 at 01:29
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I will make a 2nd poll with four options also just for the sake of democracy -------------
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 03 2021 at 01:32
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: September 03 2021 at 01:54
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I'll have a listen to the new single, but can't say I'm frothing at the mouth excited about this. I loved ABBA as a kid, and still like some of those classic old tunes. Edit: Just listened to the new songs. Not bad at all. Better than what they were putting out in the early 80's before they split. Dare I say it, a return to form. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: September 03 2021 at 02:16
You'd be surprised.  While I've always disliked the band and 95% of their stuff, I'm in a small minority (both here and in PE). Never seen abuse against them (Abba), unlike Phil C, Maria C or plenty other pop artistes. I couldn't care less, but it was on the evening news yesterday, so I gather it will be difficult to avoid the buzz ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 03 2021 at 05:39
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Posted By: Dark Ness
Date Posted: September 03 2021 at 05:52
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I could not care less BUT to be honest when they play on the radio I can't remember ever switching station as a result
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 03 2021 at 07:09
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I love ABBA, but I don't have very high expectations in regards to their new material. If there was an option closer to "I'm curios enough and will check it out" I'd vote for that. |