ABBA is apparently back.

[fourteenfour]

They have a new album and some other stuff in the works

 

They haven't performed since 1981 and even once turned down a billion dollars to do 100 shows.

 

Considering they are in their seventies it should be interesting to hear how they sound

[RandyShields]

Still very catchy tunes, but the critics always hated them; not sure why.  They had a resurgence after the Mama Mia!, and are still raking in the royalties.  I heard but don't know for a fact that, after both couples divorced, one of the impediments to an earlier reunion was that the guys, whose idea it was to form the band, thought they were the stars and wanted more of the money when, in fact, the sound is definitely from the harmonies of the ladies (the AAs).  If true, I wonder if the guys relented and agreed to give them equal or better pay?

[Rougarou]

Frida,.....solo,......'twas better

 

 

[Hosstage]

One of my guilty pleasures. I've always enjoyed their music.

[Rougarou]

5 minutes ago, Hosstage said:

One of my guilty pleasures. I've always enjoyed their music.

 

I dug on the Village People,.....still tap the foot when Macho Man comes on,....or In the Navy,.....had that stuff on the 8-track

[Hosstage]

We likes what we likes, can't help it.

[Rougarou]

6 minutes ago, Hosstage said:

We likes what we likes, can't help it.

 

Yep, from Enya to Marilyn Manson to TuPac to Tchaikovsky, much and many in between

[Hosstage]

1 minute ago, Rougarou said:

 

Yep, from Enya to Marilyn Manson to TuPac to Tchaikovsky, much and many in between

I was thinking the same thing. I honestly don't know how anyone can listen to only one type of music, it gets too boring for me. Hate to stereotype, but country fans seem to be the most closed minded toward other types of music.  

[Rougarou]

11 minutes ago, Hosstage said:

I was thinking the same thing. I honestly don't know how anyone can listen to only one type of music, it gets too boring for me. Hate to stereotype, but country fans seem to be the most closed minded toward other types of music.  

 

To Hank Williams to Hank jr, to Alabama to Reba to Ray Charles to Dwight to Johnnie Allan to Wayne Toups to Ghost to Ravel to Clannad to Ottmar Leibert,.....and on and on, and on

[Hosstage]

3 minutes ago, Rougarou said:

 

To Hank Williams to Hank jr, to Alabama to Reba to Ray Charles to Dwight to Johnnie Allan to Wayne Toups to Ghost to Ravel to Clannad to Ottmar Leibert,.....and on and on, and on

I didn't see Led Zeppelin on that list....  😉

[Rougarou]

9 hours ago, Hosstage said:

I didn't see Led Zeppelin on that list....  😉

 

Overrated/overplayed, but they're on the iphone.  Just swapped/added/deleted a bunch of my tunes on the phone and the only Zep that I added was the Immigrant Song.  Flipped a bunch of techno in.

 

Some of the stuff I have is burned at too low a level so its to quiet to here on the bike, even with ear buds.  Simon and Garfunkle's Sounds of Silence,.....is,.....well, too silent to hear,......I think my phone died when a low burn rate tune comes on,....ugh!!

 

Also, since iphone's random algorithm sucks,...I run all my songs in alphabetical order so I don't hear the same song three times in one day.  I went ahead and added Fernando and The Winner Takes it All to the list on the iphone.

 

 

[Hosstage]

Led Zeppelin overrated. Ouch.

[Lowndes]

Karen Carpenter.   Rest her soul.  Made it sound so easy.

 

Captain and Tennille.

 

And Toto.  Africa.

 

and some Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[Hosstage]

Now you did it, I've got Africa playing in my head all day!

[Lowndes]

You're welcome!!

[Sonor]

I heard that ABBA and Elvis Costelo will be touring together. That would be the ABBA Costelo tour. I wonder who is going first?

[Rougarou]

1 hour ago, Lowndes said:

You're welcome!!

 

Wheezers remake is identical to Toto's original

 

 

[West_Coaster]

Led Zeppelin overrated..... but ABBA is cool.   

 

 

 

 

[Rougarou]

7 minutes ago, West_Coaster said:

Led Zeppelin overrated..... but ABBA is cool.   

 

 

 

 

Just cause you grew up with them doesnt make them “all that”, and I didn’t say abba was cool. I like them with equal enthusiasm to zepplin, they have some good songs. 

 

I used to think there were no better band than Iron Maiden, my hi skool years they were the end all be all. Selling out 30k seat arenas with zero airplay (still do that), but when I finally started exploring different genres of music, there are no end all be alls, theres good artist with good songs. 
 

 

[Hosstage]

I'll agree that there is no one end all be all band. Depending on my mood, any random band or song can be "the best ever".

Often there is a song I never gave much attention, but then hear it in the right circumstance, or used perfectly in a movie, and I have a whole new appreciation for it.

Or, a song is associated with a bad event, and it becomes unlistenable.

Music is such a personal thing, shared by so many.

[RogerC60]

On 9/3/2021 at 10:17 AM, Rougarou said:

 

Wheezers remake is identical to Toto's original

 

 

 

Erm, there will never be another Jeff Porcaro. Weezer's drummer is trying too hard. Other than that, it's a commendable effort.