Abba - Eponymously

Advantages: Strong production, vocals, melodies and musical ability
Disadvantages: "Crazy World" - nuff said

...Introduction "Abba" was the band's third album, but only their second release outside Sweden. It was released in the spring of 1975 and I recall getting it as a Christmas gift that year when I was 11. I had bypassed their first album - back then I only really got albums at birthdays and Christmas and I think my brief love affair with the Rubettes overtook my desire to hear more of Abba, despite the fact I loved "Waterloo" from the minute I heard them sing it at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. That changed in the summer of 1975 when I heard "I Do I Do I Do I Do" and "SOS". It was these singles that drew me towards this album and to this day I can still recall the beautifully photographed sleeve and bright yellow label. My vinyl copy has long since gone but I still have the album on CD, in the remastered edition which I am...

rosebud2001 20.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Abba - Abba

Probably all the ABBA you'll ever need

Advantages: Compact collection of great music, and at competitive price in right places
Disadvantages: No lyrics provided (see review)

...If you're a fair to middling fan of ABBA, the chances are that you'll have at least one of their several compilation CDs in your collection. I suspect about 1 in 20 of the music-loving population probably has 'Gold Greatest Hits', for example, rarely out of the charts since its release in 1992. So, apart from the customary 'cashing-in on Mamma Mia' malarkey, is there really any point in putting this boxed set containing everything they ever did, apart from the post-split live set? For true fans - and I would count myself among them - yes, it's justifiable. Firstly, which albums are we talking about? In order of release, they are 'Ring Ring' (1973), 'Waterloo' (1974), 'ABBA' (1975), 'Arrival' (1976), 'ABBA - The Album' (1978), 'Voulez-Vous' (1979), Super Trouper' (1980), 'The Visitors' (1981), and exclusive to this package, 'Bonus...

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Review of Albums, The - Abba

Witnessing The Arrival Of Abba

Advantages: Our true first taste of Euro pop
Disadvantages: A couple of flat tracks....

...From the beautiful, burning beaches of the West coast of California to the smallest, poorest lowliest communities of Japan, Abba will always be the worlds biggest, highest paid international group of the 20th of century and beyond. This Swedish quartet of individual songsters on their own right joined forces originally in 1971. The powerful drive of creative writing came from the two male members, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. The two iconic female voices came from Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad. Together, their real success came with their Eurovision winning song, 'Waterloo' in 1974. It was to be the biggest winning euro song ever. No winning artist has topped it since. On the back of this event, it was the springboard that was enough to launch them into a stunning, media stricken career peppered...

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Review of Abba/Arrival - Abba

Remembering ABBA's Classic Songs

Advantages: Contains super hit tracks
Disadvantages: None

...The ABBA Agnetha Falskog vocals Benny Anderson vocals, keyboards, synthesizer Bjorn Ulvaeus vocals, banjo, guitar Anni-Frid Lyngstad vocals Full Tracks Listing 1. Dancing Queen 2. Knowing Me, Knowing You 3. Take A Chance On Me 4. Mamma Mia 5. Lay All Your Love On Me 6. Super Trooper 7. I Have A Dream 8. The Winner Takes It All 9. Money, Money, Money 10. S.O.S. 11. Chiquitita 12. Fernando 13. Voulez Vous 14. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 15. Does Your Mother Know 16. One Of Us 17. The Name Of The Game 18. Thank You For The Music 19. Waterloo About each track (This contains year of recording and running time of each track. I personally like to read some few lines of each track when I read music reviews to help me familiarized with the song...

browndoll 25.08.2009 (29.08.2009) · Read review
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Review of (The) Greatest Hits of Abba

Pure Gold from ABBA as usual

Advantages: Great songs, some real hidden gems in there
Disadvantages: Only 2 tracks I didn't like

...I have always liked ABBA since I was little - grew up in the 70's and 80's and therefore ABBA was part of my childhood before I became a teenager. I had a voucher/giftcard thing for HMV as a xmas present and decided I'd go for 'More ABBA Gold' CD Album, I already had ABBA Gold Greatest Hits, which has all their most popular tracks (won't bore you with those, as I'm sure you can guess what they are) so thought this would be the next logical step to listen to some of ABBA'S less well known tunes. I scanned the back to see what tracks (if any) I had heard of. Out of the 20 tracks I recognised (by name) about 8, although thought to myself if I listen to the album I might recognise a few more. Like ABBA Gold Greatest Hits you get a fairly good history about ABBA from start to end, but the timeline takes you through the lesser well...

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Review of Abba Gold Vol.2 (More Abba Gold) - Abba

Good old abba

Advantages: Enduring songs
Disadvantages: few new albums

...I borrowed this cd from a friend, and got hooked to abba's songs. Though already in their forties or fifties, abba members really live up to their songs. Young and full of energy, I especially like the "dancing queen" and "waterloo" and "SOS" songs. This compilation CD in gold is worth buying if you are a abba fan. It contains all the goodies songs and bring you nostagic times when the abba were famous in the seventies. To me, abba is the best swedish team I have ever come across. I hope they would continue to make some more music for us to enjoy....

sailormn 29.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Abba - Abba

ABBA Love The Blonde Thats a Turn up

Advantages: Great Band Nice Girls
Disadvantages: The Blonde Didnt Marry Me

...ABBA….Thank You For The Music….. I was going to do a review on their greatest hits album but thought it would be better just to do an opinion on them as a group, who can forget Agnetha, Frida, Benny and Bjorn, the fab four of the 70’s. I love Abba, that blonde thing, not the guy, the girl. I first remember Abba when I passed my driving test, it was April 1974 and it was the Eurovision Song contest and the group that won it had these two real eyecatching babes singing a song called “Waterloo”, what a great backside that girl had. Anyway I have so many memories from our Swedish friends, I got engaged to The Dancing Queen in 1976,those words “Friday night and the lights are low, looking out for a place to go”. Simple songs with a simple beat, they continued to churn them out year...

art1954 02.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Abba - Abba

Its comical

Advantages: excellent fund raising
Disadvantages: None

..., and by the time I had gone to bed they had raised well over £10.5 million. The charity is quite unique in as much as that it supports charities in the UK as well as abroad. And watching some of the 'trailers' for the good causes, were extrememly touching. Only the most hardened person able to ignore the pleading. One woman of just 45 years old suffering from Alzimers disease told her story with sheer braveness it was touching. Another 'trailer' told of a group of teenagers who had HIV, and it made you realise how lonely they are. Most of them had lost their parents also. (Both stories in this country). There was also touching stories from abroad. The genicide in Africa several years ago, and how the people left alive had coped, even though fighting HIV through being raped! Comic relief doesn't aim to distress anyone, just bring...

dabmim 17.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of Comic Relief

The best of Abba

Advantages: great voice and songs, and plenty of songs
Disadvantages: none

...ABIT ABOUT ABBA ABBA were a Swedish pop music group active from 1969 until 1982. They are the most successful music group ever to come out of Scandinavia. The quartet topped worldwide charts from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s.The group have reportedly sold more than 370 million records. ABBA were widely noted for the colourful and trend-setting costumes its members wore. the band consisted of 4 members who were: Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Agnetha Fältskog Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad There is alot more information on the band, in the booklet that comes with the disc, should you decide to purchase. THE ALBUM This compilation of greatest hits was released in 1992. The album consists of 19 songs: 1) Dancing Queen (3.51) - This is one of Abba's best hits that is sang on Karaoke all over the world. Its a great song...

kineticspade 12.03.2007 (13.03.2007) · Read review
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Review of Abba Gold Vol.1 (Greatest Hits) - Abba

Comic Relief 2005

Advantages: Helps loads of people, Lots of fun
Disadvantages: None.

...Every year Comic Relief holds a show on BBC1 to raise money for elderly and homeless people which will all be explained in this review. ~~How Comic Relief Raises Money~~ Comic Relief creates a ''red nose'' every year which costs £1 to buy from Sainsburys and Oxfam. Every Pound spent a red nose goes to Comic Relief. They also create TV Programmes to raise money as well. This year they created Comic Relief Does Fame Academy. You phone up to vote for the winner and 15p from the call goes to Comic Relief. Also the MAKEpovertyHISTORY wristbands donate to the earnings. ~~Who Comic Relief Helps~~ All the money goes to help elderly people who are victims of abuse and homeless people out in Africa. The money goes to help get those people of the streets and to find them a family and a home. The money for ederly people helps them get...

james564 11.03.2005 · Read review
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