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Abba's lasting greatness

PostPosted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:59 pm
by netzerkaiser
Has there ever been a band like this, who showed warts & all? Maybe Beatles in last couple of years, but obviously lacking feminine input. At their worst, Abba made some dreadful music... but at their best, alongside Bjorn Borg & Volvo, they, for a period of time, simply made Sweden the coolest place on Earth.

Abba - The Name Of The Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ90ZqH0PWI

ABBA - Eagle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WJLOLehLrI

Abba - The Day Before You Came
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HnOFwqpLRQ

Abba - SOS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvChjHcABPA

Borg = Legend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amG_wgdh44U

Re: Abba & sexual honesty

PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 1:51 am
by Starrio
ABBA is definitely one of the greatest bands of all time, along Bee Gees, The Who, Queen, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Supertramp, The Doors, Electric Light Orchestra, The Beach Boys, Bread, The Moody Blues, Credence Clearwater Revival, The Hollies, America, The Zombies, Pink Floyd, The Kinks, Fleetwood Mac, The Yardbirds, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Simon & Garfunkel, etc..

However I do love the 80s new wave synth pop and new romantics stuff like Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, The Police, Teras For Fears, Culture Club, Wham!, Spandau Ballet, A Flock Of Seagulls, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Soft Cell, New Order, Bronski Beat, Kajagoogoo, Erasure, Simply Red, Eurythmics, A-Ha, Cutting Crew, etc..

They were all a thing before I was even born, but that doesn't stop me from appreciating their music.

From today I listen to Dimmu Borgir, Opeth, Meshuggah, Samael, Children Of Bodom, Cradle Of Filth, Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth, Finntroll, Eternal Tears Of Sorrow, Eluveitie, Norther, Kalmah, Bloodbath, Old Man's Child, Callenish Circle, Dark Tranquility, Soilwork, In Flames, etc., and even those bands recognize the greatness of ABBA.

My favorite ABBA cover would definitely be Summer Night City by Therion:

https://youtu.be/yAQwSGGKNhg

Re: Abba & sexual honesty

PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 9:38 pm
by netzerkaiser
So they DID make video for Eagle

wow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdMNexT1OJQ

Re: Abba & sexual honesty

PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:55 am
by MackZatis
Dimmu Borgir fucking rocks!!!!

Re: Abba & sexual honesty

PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2021 6:58 am
by Starrio
Yeah, they are pretty good. I like them since Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, but I like stuff they did before too, like Spiritual Black Dimensions.

Re: Abba & sexual honesty

PostPosted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 9:06 pm
by netzerkaiser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgynuWyHoJI

Very interesting video, I think...

Re: Abba's lasting greatness

PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:44 pm
by ZiziMinuscule2
The only "pop" music band I've ever listened to for my own pleasure (?), because I liked it genuienly and not because somebody considered it as a "classic" etc.

A lot of wanking over Agnetha's pics, too.

Re: Abba's lasting greatness

PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 5:32 am
by ZiziMinuscule2
Test.

Re: Abba's lasting greatness

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:31 pm
by netzerkaiser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPWfydIeeHc

As an adult, I just can't see anything as naked as this being released today...

Re: Abba's lasting greatness

PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:30 pm
by Paul9080
Eagle is the best ABBA song ever. None of the cheese of Dancing Queen :)

Re: Abba's lasting greatness

PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:19 pm
by Anselm_Weinberg
Abba is so great they were even emulated in Yugoslavia. :D

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-FduJmQ1oco