ABBA
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Saleen836

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12,215 posts

233 months

Thursday 2nd September 2021
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Love them or hate them,they have announced they are releasing new music in almost 40 years!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/abba-a...

V8covin

9,384 posts

217 months

Thursday 2nd September 2021
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They announced it a few years ago,had a couple of tracks written but never released them.
Looks like they'll finally be getting released but how relevant will they be after all this time ?

dundarach

5,998 posts

252 months

Thursday 2nd September 2021
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Ordered the vinyl, kids (11&9) are happy as am I smile

Mojooo

13,287 posts

204 months

Thursday 2nd September 2021
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1 of the new 2 songs ain't bad
Not sure on the touring idea though.

Daz68

3,664 posts

234 months

Thursday 2nd September 2021
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Registered for early ticket release. Got to give it a go as a massive fan when younger.

DodgyGeezer

46,757 posts

214 months

Thursday 2nd September 2021
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hmmm interesting and interested

MitchT

17,089 posts

233 months

Thursday 2nd September 2021
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Liking what I've heard so far. Hopefully the unique sounding Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer will feature in some of the songs. This was an essential part of their sonic DNA for me.

dickymint

28,467 posts

282 months

Friday 3rd September 2021
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I cried cry ................. getmecoat

macp

4,713 posts

207 months

Friday 3rd September 2021
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Bass playing on the track ‘one of us’ is pure bliss. Just saying, as you were.

MoggieMinor

467 posts

169 months

Monday 6th September 2021
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macp said:
Bass playing on the track ‘one of us’ is pure bliss. Just saying, as you were.
The late and very great Rutger Gunnarsson. His bass work with ABBA was incredible.

P9DH

144 posts

100 months

Wednesday 8th September 2021
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Never really been a fan, but will admit I've not listened beyond the obvious wedding disco anthems. Think I may need to fire up Spotify and make time to give ABBA a proper go with an open mind.

DoctorX

8,039 posts

191 months

Wednesday 8th September 2021
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P9DH said:
Never really been a fan, but will admit I've not listened beyond the obvious wedding disco anthems. Think I may need to fire up Spotify and make time to give ABBA a proper go with an open mind.
'Eagle', the long version. Class.

MitchT

17,089 posts

233 months

Wednesday 8th September 2021
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DoctorX said:
P9DH said:
Never really been a fan, but will admit I've not listened beyond the obvious wedding disco anthems. Think I may need to fire up Spotify and make time to give ABBA a proper go with an open mind.
'Eagle', the long version. Class.
Spectacular. This is the ABBA track that captured my imagination when I was a kid and my parents were playing their records. Also, "The Day Before You Came". Fantastic.

Klippie

3,608 posts

169 months

Tuesday 14th September 2021
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I grew up with ABBA's songs somehow I knew nothing of their new material..last Friday I saw this on Youtube...to say I was shocked would be an understatment...its simply outstanding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWGWFa3jznI

Seasons end

54 posts

67 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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MitchT said:
Spectacular. This is the ABBA track that captured my imagination when I was a kid and my parents were playing their records. Also, "The Day Before You Came". Fantastic.
The brilliant thing about that song, it's a love song played in a minor key so it sounds so melancholic. Absolute genius!

My favourite part is the outro keyboard! Just fantastic.

Cheers Nick


shih tzu faced

2,597 posts

73 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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Not a great ABBA fan, though I have to say they’re a bit like Elton John (in a good way) in that all their songs are very good, there aren’t any I can’t stand. We’ll just ignore EJ’s Diana candle pukefest as an anomaly.

Heard a couple of the new songs on the radio a week or so back and knew immediately it was them. Sounded modern and sort of 70s at the same time, pretty impressive really.