Did You Like ABBA?

[CrackpotForeigner]

In Aus in the late 70s early 80s it was always a case of:

 

Men listen to AC/DC or, if they have cloths instead of ears, Cold Chisel

 

Sheilas and poofs listen to ABBA

 

I don't think that is a hard and fast rule any more though!

 

Personally, I like many of their songs and I'd find myself singing along if it came on the radio but I wouldn't actively put an ABBA album on to listen to.

 

Fixed for you.

[Wainy316]

Surprised by the positive response tbh.  I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than listen to one track.  Vomit inducing tripe.

[PauloBarnesi]

You like pop music then you will like them. You hate pop music then you will probably hate them. 

 

Think they were pop geniuses and that doesn’t mean I like them. Also the whole story of Abba is pop babylon...

[Morpheus]

After having a listen to Agnetha's new single i thought it was surprisingly good.

 

[Morpheus]

Well there's my hopes dashed.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10037635/Abba-reunion-is-called-off.html

[MakemineVanilla]

Surprised by the positive response tbh.  I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than listen to one track.  Vomit inducing tripe.

 

Or, if there was a remake of The Third Man, Harry Lime might be heard to say, 'Thirty years of cradle to grave Swedish socialism produced Abba, while thirty years of British class division, inequality, privilege, and divide and rule politics, produced The Clash.

[Wainy316]

 

Surprised by the positive response tbh.  I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than listen to one track.  Vomit inducing tripe.

 

Or, if there was a remake of The Third Man, Harry Lime might be heard to say, 'Thirty years of cradle to grave Swedish socialism produced Abba, while thirty years of British class division, inequality, privilege, and divide and rule politics, produced The Clash.

 

 

So happiness and tranquillity is boring?

[turnbull]

Abba were ok I suppose, Dancing Queen is sort of alright.

 

They were just Brotherhood of Man rip offs really.

 

 

 

 

[MakemineVanilla]

 

 

Surprised by the positive response tbh.  I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than listen to one track.  Vomit inducing tripe.

 

Or, if there was a remake of The Third Man, Harry Lime might be heard to say, 'Thirty years of cradle to grave Swedish socialism produced Abba, while thirty years of British class division, inequality, privilege, and divide and rule politics, produced The Clash.

 

 

So happiness and tranquillity is boring?

 

 

I don't know about boring but you can certainly make the case that artistic creation arises out suffering.

 

So the middle passage and two hundred years of slavery produced jazz, blues and subsequent off-shoots.

The Irish enforced emigration to America produced country and folk music.

The European pogroms against the Jews sent them to America and Britain which led to massive influences on a wide range of art-forms from cinema to popular music.

 

I think you can make the case that British class conflict played an important role in inspiring the musical creativity of working class Brits, which has been nothing short of phenomenal.  

Edited November 18, 2013 by MakemineVanilla

[mjmooney]

 

 

 

Surprised by the positive response tbh.  I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than listen to one track.  Vomit inducing tripe.

 

Or, if there was a remake of The Third Man, Harry Lime might be heard to say, 'Thirty years of cradle to grave Swedish socialism produced Abba, while thirty years of British class division, inequality, privilege, and divide and rule politics, produced The Clash.

 

 

So happiness and tranquillity is boring?

 

 

I don't know about boring but you can certainly make the case that artistic creation arises out suffering.

 

So the middle passage and two hundred years of slavery produced jazz, blues and subsequent off-shoots.

The Irish enforced emigration to America produced country and folk music.

The European pogroms against the Jews sent them to America and Britain which led to massive influences on a wide range of art-forms from cinema to popular music.

 

I think you can make the case that British class conflict played an important role in inspiring the musical creativity of working class Brits, which has been nothing short of phenomenal.  

 

 

I think there is much truth in that. But also many paradoxes.

 

For example, the music produced by those descended from slaves (blues and jazz) influenced the composers descended from the Jewish diaspora (the Gershwins, etc.) - and produced a slick form of catchy pop that arguably formed the roots of ABBA's own highly commercial take on the form.

 

It's all good, as far as I'm concerned.

[MakemineVanilla]

 

 

 

 

Surprised by the positive response tbh.  I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than listen to one track.  Vomit inducing tripe.

 

Or, if there was a remake of The Third Man, Harry Lime might be heard to say, 'Thirty years of cradle to grave Swedish socialism produced Abba, while thirty years of British class division, inequality, privilege, and divide and rule politics, produced The Clash.

 

 

So happiness and tranquillity is boring?

 

 

I don't know about boring but you can certainly make the case that artistic creation arises out suffering.

 

So the middle passage and two hundred years of slavery produced jazz, blues and subsequent off-shoots.

The Irish enforced emigration to America produced country and folk music.

The European pogroms against the Jews sent them to America and Britain which led to massive influences on a wide range of art-forms from cinema to popular music.

 

I think you can make the case that British class conflict played an important role in inspiring the musical creativity of working class Brits, which has been nothing short of phenomenal.  

 

 

I think there is much truth in that. But also many paradoxes.

 

For example, the music produced by those descended from slaves (blues and jazz) influenced the composers descended from the Jewish diaspora (the Gershwins, etc.) - and produced a slick form of catchy pop that arguably formed the roots of ABBA's own highly commercial take on the form.

 

It's all good, as far as I'm concerned.

 

 

The ironies and paradoxes abound in popular music which bring a lot of claims to authenticity into doubt and make the classification of commercial and non-commercial music impossible to substantiate.

 

I do like to look at the list of artists Rick Rubin has produced for example and chuckle at the difference between Slip Knot and Slayer, and Melanie C and Adele.

[Seat68]

abba was a band I loved when I was a very young child, the first single I ever bought was an abba single, then maybe because they werent cool, during my teenage years I kept the love under wraps and instead talked to friends about husker du albums and the greatness of velvet underground. These days I am out and proud, I think abba were the greatest pop band that ever was.

[Morpheus]

My first single too 'Seat68.'

 

There is probably a lot more people than they care to admit liking ABBA and their songs but due to being deemed 'uncool' at the time there were and still are a lot of closet fans.

 

Just wondering why so many feel that way. Was it their dress sense or bubble gum pop songs? That second definition is certainly not my opinion as their songs were a lot better than that but it might have been how they were perceived?  

[Pelle]

ABBA were decent. Had a few really good songs, some decent and more than a few meh-songs. Dancing Queen and Take a chance on me are my favourites. But as Tegis said, Björn and Benny are really talented musicians and song writers. Probably the best Sweden has produced in modern time.

[Seat68]

Go as far to say The winner Takes It All is probably in my all time top ten.

[Morpheus]

Again in total agreement S68. My favourite ABBA song.

[Zatman]

wasnt that wrote when going through a divorce and he made her sing it? always found that back story to that song the most interesting thing about ABBA

[Wainy316]

ABBA were decent. Had a few really good songs, some decent and more than a few meh-songs. Dancing Queen and Take a chance on me are my favourites. But as Tegis said, Björn and Benny are really talented musicians and song writers. Probably the best Sweden has produced in modern time.

 

I've never heard them but Olof Mellberg's favourite band are Money Brother so I'm going with them.

[GarethRDR]

No.  No, I did not like the ABBA.

[mjmooney]