Author Topic: ABBA (Read 4539 times)

rogerzilla · « **on:** 16 November, 2008, 06:17:21 pm »

Terminally naff?

Unfairly slated geniuses of the musical hook?

Discuss.

annie · « **Reply #1 on:** 16 November, 2008, 06:20:06 pm »

Mood lifting. I bet there aren't many folk that don't get the urge to sing or dance when one of their tunes comes on the radio?

Manotea · « **Reply #2 on:** 16 November, 2008, 06:22:27 pm »

ABBA are pop gods.

Jurek · « **Reply #3 on:** 16 November, 2008, 06:24:27 pm »

Nonpareil at doing what they were paid to do - make pop music.

Dave · « **Reply #4 on:** 16 November, 2008, 06:25:27 pm »

What they said. Nowt wrong with ABBA.

MSeries · « **Reply #5 on:** 16 November, 2008, 06:26:00 pm »

All the ingredients for a good pop act. Catchy tunes, generally happy ones.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #6 on:** 16 November, 2008, 06:26:51 pm »

Indeed, I danced to ABBA last night.

I have to admit I'd taken a drink.

Jurek · « **Reply #7 on:** 16 November, 2008, 06:27:35 pm »

'smade me go and look for "The day before you came" on Youtube.....

Fab Foodie · « **Reply #8 on:** 16 November, 2008, 07:20:56 pm »

Superficial, simple, pleasurable, catchy pop music underpinned by musical genius.
A veritable wolf in sheeps clothing.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #9 on:** 16 November, 2008, 07:39:15 pm »

Quote from: jurek on 16 November, 2008, 06:27:35 pm

'smade me go and look for "The day before you came" on Youtube.....

Agnetha really was hot, despite those regrettable outfits. For 58, she's pretty good now.

Flying_Monkey · « **Reply #10 on:** 16 November, 2008, 07:49:35 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 16 November, 2008, 07:39:15 pm

Agnetha really was hot, despite those regrettable outfits. For 58, she's pretty good now.

She's had a pretty sad life though. What with depression and marrying her stalker and all that...

Cunobelin · « **Reply #11 on:** 16 November, 2008, 07:51:42 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 16 November, 2008, 07:39:15 pm

Quote from: jurek on 16 November, 2008, 06:27:35 pm
'smade me go and look for "The day before you came" on Youtube.....

Agnetha really was hot, despite those regrettable outfits. For 58, she's pretty good now.

Do you have an alibi

Pingu · « **Reply #12 on:** 16 November, 2008, 08:30:59 pm »

Wrong board, ABBA were neither artistic nor entertaining.

Regulator · « **Reply #13 on:** 16 November, 2008, 08:42:53 pm »

There has been quite a bit of research into why certain music is so well received (e.g. see some of the stuff in the journal of Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience or PubMed).

A few years ago, it was found that certain combinations of chords are found in music to which people respond the most positively - these chords appear in everything from Mozart's to the Beatles' and ABBA's music.

nicknack · « **Reply #14 on:** 16 November, 2008, 09:02:47 pm »

Despite being of lover of weird stuff, I find myself occasionally humming Abba tunes. That's got to say something about them. And the gals were hot of course.

Really Ancien · « **Reply #15 on:** 16 November, 2008, 09:32:41 pm »

Quote from: nicknack on 16 November, 2008, 09:02:47 pm

And the gals were hot of course.

And a quarter Nazi, which is kind of exotic. Torment of the Abba star with a Nazi father
I like Eagle, Voulez Vous and the Day Before You Came. But the bulk of their ouevre is too inextricably linked to my parents' 'Abigail's Party' type soirees to be entirely enjoyable.

Damon.

Adrian · « **Reply #16 on:** 16 November, 2008, 11:23:53 pm »

Every Tuesday at 10:00 in my office they test the fire alarms, the sound of which puts me in mind of the introduction to Mama Mia.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 November, 2008, 09:37:00 am »

They're fab - the happy tunes are fun and moodlifting, and their sad songs are heartbreakingly sad. The Winner Takes It All - tragedy in song innit.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #18 on:** 19 November, 2008, 10:34:09 am »

I used to be ashamed of the fact that I saw their first ever UK gig at Birmingham Odeon in Feb 1977 - second row from the front - sitting behind their parents - but now I'm proud...

Rig of Jarkness · « **Reply #19 on:** 20 November, 2008, 06:56:08 pm »

They're fab. Nuff said !

What do people make of Mamma Mia ? I enjoyed the stage show immensely but wasn't so taken by the film.

toekneep · « **Reply #20 on:** 20 November, 2008, 07:00:14 pm »

The film was dreadful. I don't particularly like musicals at the best of times but if I hadn't been with family I would have walked out.

Manotea · « **Reply #21 on:** 20 November, 2008, 08:35:35 pm »

According to the radio, the DVD of the film is set to become "the best seller of all time"!?!?!?!

Then again, people bought that Diana 'blowing inthe wind' CD by the barrowload , so who knows?

rogerzilla · « **Reply #22 on:** 20 November, 2008, 10:24:19 pm »

It's the ultimate chick flick, innit?

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #23 on:** 21 November, 2008, 12:38:58 pm »

I was surprised they chose to cast a musical full of people who can't sing. My thoughts about the film were it was 50% fabulous and 50% sheer unadulterated shit.

Really Ancien · « **Reply #24 on:** 21 November, 2008, 12:46:10 pm »

According to the guy who runs the mobile cinema for the Highlands and Islands it was the best attended film ever. The subject of a promiscuous old hippy running a B&B on a remote island was a popular subject apparently. (Not that I've seen it, I am neither Female nor a Homosexual, W was the last film I saw.)

Damon.

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