ABBA on BBC4

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ABBA on BBC4

Post by Spijed » Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:58 pm

Just don't realise how sucessful they were.

Never seem to get mentioned in the same way as the Stones, Beatles, The Who etc, but they certainly sold enough albums to justify being one of the greatest groups ever.

And they had some fantastic songs.

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Post by jdrobbo » Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:24 pm

Some of the songs were incredibly technical.

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Re: ABBA on BBC4

Post by FactualFrank » Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:31 pm

The best group of all time, for me.
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Post by Burnley1989 » Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:39 pm

Always remind me of happy times in family bars with my family as a kid on holiday. I’m a secret fan

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Post by Herts Clarets » Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:46 pm

SOS is a brilliant song. Was it Pete Townshend who described it as the perfect pop song? I can't think of many bands where all the members are still alive that would be as big a draw if they reformed. The Jam in the UK perhaps but globally I don't think anyone could rival ABBA.
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Post by thatdberight » Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:54 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:
Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:46 pm
The Jam in the UK perhaps...
I think 'Sound Affects' is a great album but a reunion for them wouldn't even register compared to a hypothetical ABBA reunion.

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Post by longside72 » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:07 pm

A poor man's 'Bucks Fizz'

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Post by Tricky Trevor » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:08 pm

longside72 wrote:
Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:07 pm
A poor man's 'Bucks Fizz'
2 days too late, longside.

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Post by Pimlico_Claret » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:19 pm

Just watched, really enjoyable antidote to the current shite going on, and they're a million miles away from my usual music taste.

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Post by exilecanada » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:28 pm

ABBA were ridiculed by some back in the day, turns out their music is timeless, Funny innit?

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Post by Hibsclaret » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:42 pm

ABBA are great.

However, Dancing Queen is a very annoying song...I think the worst of their songs by a mile.

Pretty much all their other ones from the greatest hits compilations are fantastic.
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Re: ABBA on BBC4

Post by Steve1956 » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:59 pm

FactualFrank wrote:
Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:31 pm
The best group of all time, for me.
Toe tapping Frankie, :) i love you buddy but ABBA the best group of all time GTFOH :lol:

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Post by bfcjg » Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:00 pm

https://youtu.be/Nvv2E6UwZ_o
There best song IMHO.
Still they cant be considered the best ever they never played the concert artists.

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Post by Spijed » Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:45 pm

exilecanada wrote:
Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:28 pm
ABBA were ridiculed by some back in the day, turns out their music is timeless, Funny innit?
Not bad for a group who won the Eurovision Song Contest!

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Post by Wile E Coyote » Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:07 am

hang on, catchy tunes maybe, but if just the 4 of them had to perform without the enormous studios and session musicians, it would sound like a cats chorus.
it was all about vids and slick production.
I can never grasp why shite like bananarama were seen as decent, those 3 dollops couldnt do anything.
its a massive con. 99.9 % of bands never get that backing.

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Post by bfcjg » Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:16 am

Wile E Coyote wrote:
Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:07 am
hang on, catchy tunes maybe, but if just the 4 of them had to perform without the enormous studios and session musicians, it would sound like a cats chorus.
it was all about vids and slick production.
I can never grasp why shite like bananarama were seen as decent, those 3 dollops couldnt do anything.
its a massive con. 99.9 % of bands never get that backing.
Did the ladies not respond to your fan mail Wile ? You seem very bitter.

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Post by Wile E Coyote » Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:25 am

not bitter, its fact.

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Post by Spijed » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:01 am

Wile E Coyote wrote:
Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:07 am
hang on, catchy tunes maybe, but if just the 4 of them had to perform without the enormous studios and session musicians, it would sound like a cats chorus.
it was all about vids and slick production.
I can never grasp why shite like bananarama were seen as decent, those 3 dollops couldnt do anything.
its a massive con. 99.9 % of bands never get that backing.
Would they sell so many albums if they were as poor as you say?

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Post by Whitgord » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:13 am

They pioneered the use of multi track recording. ie They over dubbed their vocals many times to gain that unique sound. Therefore when they played live, they had to use other musicians to replicate the studio sound.

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Post by Whitgord » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:18 am

Remember going to see ABBA The Movie as a student. It was one of the first films to use surround sound in the cinema. The start of the film is in a narrow screen with the sound just coming from the front of the cinema. There then comes a point where a music producer says “I’m going to take them ‘World Wide’”. At this point he opens his arms and the screen goes wide screen and the sound comes from all round the cinema. The rest of the film feels like you are in the crowd at one of their live concerts. As I said above, great technical innovation.

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Post by beddie » Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:48 pm

Enjoyed listening to Agnetha on Graham Nortons radio show this morning. Still the best ever Eurovision song (Waterloo) imo of course.

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Post by FactualFrank » Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:51 pm

I think my fave Abba songs are probably, Fernando, Winner Takes it All and maybe Super Trouper.

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Post by TheOriginalLongsider » Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:57 pm

If they reformed for a gig they would make an absolute fortune. Don’t think it will happen but they did sing together on a show a couple of years ago. I’ve been to the ABBA museum in Stockholm. Worth a visit if you ever go there.

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Post by Silkyskills1 » Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:03 pm

Hibsclaret wrote:
Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:42 pm
ABBA are great.

However, Dancing Queen is a very annoying song...I think the worst of their songs by a mile.

Pretty much all their other ones from the greatest hits compilations are fantastic.
Differing opinions here as I thought 'Dancing Queen' was a great pop song. Feel good factor as good as it gets and a song to make people smile.
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Post by basil6345789 » Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:27 pm

Thanks for the heads up - not to watch.

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Post by timshorts » Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:28 pm

Hibsclaret wrote:
Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:42 pm
ABBA are great.

However, Dancing Queen is a very annoying song...I think the worst of their songs by a mile.

Pretty much all their other ones from the greatest hits compilations are fantastic.
Yes, very annoying, but it was turned into "dancing Breen" by Maidstone fans before they sold Gary Breen to Coventry and that was rather amusing.

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Post by Aclaret » Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:36 pm

FactualFrank wrote:
Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:51 pm
I think my fave Abba songs are probably, Fernando, Winner Takes it All and maybe Super Trouper.
Winner takes it all. Great words , great song.

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Post by Hibsclaret » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:50 pm

Silkyskills1 wrote:
Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:03 pm
Differing opinions here as I thought 'Dancing Queen' was a great pop song. Feel good factor as good as it gets and a song to make people smile.
Tbh I agree it is a great pop song....just, for me, a very annoying one. There are many great pop songs that are annoying. Probably a mixture of how often you hear them and how cheesy they are...

Was probably wrong to say it was the worst of their songs, more that it’s the one I don’t like...opinions and all that
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Re: ABBA on BBC4

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:57 pm

I can’t sing for toffee but I’m told their songs are very difficult to sing.

Brilliant performers with songs that will last forever.

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Post by Fazz » Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:09 pm

''The day before you came'' is in my top 10 fav songs of all time

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Re: ABBA on BBC4

Post by Tribesmen » Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:21 pm

Just flicking channels last night then stayed with it .
Wow they were good .

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