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Post by Michal on Jul 22, 2018 12:22:49 GMT
Yesterday we watched the remainder of the film. It is indeed very moving. I couldn't quite imagine how they would deal with the suicide and it was done very tenderly. I think I'll soon watch it again alone and in one go to let the feelings go deeper.
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Post by Michal on Jul 22, 2018 11:55:09 GMT
By the way, where should I order the single from to help them climb the UK charts? Amazon?
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Post by Michal on Jul 22, 2018 10:55:06 GMT
Well, they surely can sell a lot, especially if people buy more copies of the single (and I, for one, will certainly buy both the CD and vinyl version). Moreover I'm quite certain there won't be "just" the CD-single and vinyl single but we will be treated to a picture disc version or a coloured vinyl or both - Universal must be aware of everything you said and they will do everything to sell as much copies as possible and get ABBA back to No.1. I was told by a friend, whose neighbour works at the factory manufacturing CDs and vinyls, that the preparations for some new unspecified ABBA release have already begun. He didn't know, what it might be, but there's no doubt it is the I Still Have Faith In You single, unless we get some other surprise for Christmas
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Post by Michal on Jul 22, 2018 6:30:23 GMT
It's possible then, that the timing of the new single is tied with the second Mamma Mia movie, which will, no doubt increase the interest among the younger generation, and these new fans may then stream ABBA's new single out of curiosity...
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Post by Michal on Jul 21, 2018 9:10:25 GMT
Liebezeit, I finally have the DVD too and I have to agree the movie is great. Unfortunately I wasnt't able to finish it yet (as I watched it together with my wife, who understands no Swedish and has a limited knowledge of English, so watching a movie in Swedish with English subtitles required some explanations from me now and then , thus it took longer than expected). I was very surprised to learn that Ted was invited to join ABBA on their 1977 tour as an opening act. I've never ever seen the information anywhere before and I wonder if it really is correct. If it is, than it was a wasted opportunity, especially when you consider his reasons and the way the things finally evolved (got divorced anyway). The scene from the Eurovision song contest really is intense and after I checked the video of the real thing and found out he indeed wore that old jumper during the performance and looked like he'd actually taken Valium before, it left me even more shocked. "Benny" looks the best and most "real" out of the four ABBA members. "Stikkan" is very authentic. What made me a bit confused in the beginning was that the 15-year old Ted looks the same as his older-self in the movie. They might have chosen a different actor for the first part of the movie. Also I would not be able to tell that the two brothers are eight years apart age-wise.
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Post by Michal on Jul 20, 2018 17:47:28 GMT
Has anyone here actually seen the movie yet? One of my colleagues has and she said it has no plot whatsoever. Yesterday I saw a terrible review (by a critic I personally respect) that almost made me not go and see the film. He reviewed the movie itself, not the songs (which he called "real earworms" :-)). The only thing that comforted me in the end was that he admitted he didn't like the first film either. However, he definitely thought that the first film worked quite well for a "jukebox" musical but the second does not.
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Post by Michal on May 30, 2018 19:32:58 GMT
gary, it's interesting that so many people count I Am Just A Girl among the weakest of ABBA songs… I've always thought it was one of the better tracks on the Ring Ring album. And Benny is quite fond of it too. And as for Two For The Price Of One… it indeed sounds a bit inappropriate on The Visitors album but I don't think it is a bad song. Maybe it should have been sung by one of the girls though. But back to Slipping Through My Fingers… it seems we all agree that the lyrics are extraordinary. I always loved the music (especially the chorus) too. The only thing that I never liked is the way Agnetha sings the final line.
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Post by Michal on May 29, 2018 19:32:47 GMT
500 USD? You must be joking...
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Post by Michal on May 8, 2018 19:37:51 GMT
Does that mean it was released as a single?
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Post by Michal on May 8, 2018 19:35:20 GMT
Is Tretow still working, or too ill? I wonder if he worked on the singles... I'm guessing Benny has an entire staff now anyway. I don't think he's too ill to work but he has retired from the music business completely. It would be interesting if he took part in the recording and mixing though - at least it would add some magic just because the team would be complete
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Post by Michal on May 8, 2018 18:56:59 GMT
I guess the remixes are more likely - either of the new songs or some of the old ones - maybe some of those that they're not completely happy with...
By the way, I think that Universal will try many different ways to make people buy the singles, possibly even multiple times. I guess we can expect picture discs, coloured vinyls or even CD-singles with different covers (remember Agnetha's When You Walk In The Room single... or Michael Jackson's Invincible album)
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Post by Michal on May 8, 2018 18:26:38 GMT
Some modern singles available on iTunes and CDs... have one track. Will that be the case? But what about the vinyls?
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Post by Michal on May 8, 2018 16:46:32 GMT
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if e.g. Dancing Queen or any other of the well-known songs was used for the B-side...
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Post by Michal on May 8, 2018 11:39:11 GMT
I wonder if ABBA recorded more than the 2 New Songs? When ABBA were together, they'd record several Songs & then choose the 2 or 3 strongest ones as Singles. It seems strange, that they'd only record 2 New Songs, in June 2017, & decided that both were strong enough to be 'Comeback' Hits. I don't think so... they did it that way when they were active as a group. It was quite natural - recording many songs for an upcoming album and then choosing the singles. Also, they always said that they worked the way that every song recorded was a potential single (no filler material for the albums). So I guess this time they really recorded just the two songs. Maybe Björn and Benny have written more but then they chose just the two they thought were best and recorded them...
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Post by Michal on May 8, 2018 11:33:11 GMT
And Gorel Hanser said there are no plans for a live Australian concert CD.... Where did she say that? Great pity... But then... we've been told a thousand times that ABBA would never record again too
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Post by Michal on May 8, 2018 11:27:10 GMT
I can imagine I would enjoy it, as I was never able to see ABBA live for real. Especially if they recreate their original world tours, it could be interesting. However I don't see how they mean to sustain the interest if the shows are the same all the time. I mean - I would go to see it once, maybe twice and what next?
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Post by Michal on May 3, 2018 15:13:56 GMT
ABBA really cannot win, regarding the 2 New Songs. Some Fans want the Group to give us a final Tour. But, ABBA were never a Touring Group. They were a Studio Group, who - very rarely - went on Tour. They disliked Touring. They are certainly in no mood to Tour, at their current ages. If they don't Tour, then some Fans will call them 'lazy'. If they were to Tour, some Fans would say that they are: 'Far too old'. No matter what decision ABBA make, there will be some ABBA Fans who do not agree with it. Already, some Fans do not even want ABBA to release the 2 New Singles. Those Fans see it all as a huge risk. That the Singles will not be very good. That they will both flop etc. The irony is that those Fans want ABBA to just remain in the past - just like the people who dislike the Group. Neither of those 2 types of people want ABBA to record again. We should all just relax and see what happens in December. To predict, that it is all going to go 'wrong', before we even hear the New Singles, is silly and far too pessimistic. We have to move away from such 'Doom and Gloom' thoughts. If the 2 New ABBA Songs do well, (in the World's Charts), then I'm sure that the Group may well go into the Studio to record an entire Album. (They need not even tell us about it until they have finished recording it). They'd use 'I Still Have Faith In You' & 'Don't Shut Me Down' as the basis for that Album. Then they could either add 8 freshly written Songs. Or they could get Agnetha & Frida to record 'I Know Him So Well', 'Just Like That' & 'Story Of A Heart', and add 5 brand New Songs. We then have a 10 Track New ABBA Album. It could all be recorded by this time next Year. To promote the New Album, they could just make Videos - using the ABBATars. So, that is a far more optimistic idea for ABBA... My thoughts exactly. No need to worry what the songs will sound like and what success they will generate. Let's be thankful they actually want to do something together...
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Post by Michal on May 1, 2018 7:46:25 GMT
@thisboycries, very well said. For me the success of the new songs doesn't matter too. I am delighted that I will hear Agnetha and Frida together (something I've dreaming about for decades) and I would be even if they sang a Swedish folk song. Another thing I've been waiting for was that one of the ABBA ladies would sing a song written by Björn and Benny (the last time this happened was in 1984). And lo! We have a song by Björn and Benny sung by not one but both ABBA ladies!! What more to wish? I don't even need it to be promoted and presented as new ABBA song. It is sufficient that it's Agnetha, Frida, Björn and Benny together again. Of course, Universal will certainly want to present this as an ABBA song, but for me it's really not that important.
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Post by Michal on May 1, 2018 4:59:57 GMT
Haha, it's actually a montage of various themes and hooks from various ABBA songs. Interesting... but the singing is terrible in my opinion. I wonder who did it. Probably some YouTuber, now counting how many people watch this.
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Post by Michal on Apr 27, 2018 16:00:53 GMT
Considering the level of Björn and Benny's self-criticism I guess the songs must be 1st class, otherwise they wouldn't risk ABBA's reputation. Maybe it won't be even presented as ABBA - what if they released it under the group name Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida I wonder if the songs will be released as singles separately...
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Gemini
Apr 27, 2018 15:28:12 GMT
Post by Michal on Apr 27, 2018 15:28:12 GMT
Well, at first I liked Karin Glenmark's style but gradually I somehow got tired of it and I must agree with Mr. Palm, that she is a bit histrionic. (there are some exceptions though - e.g. Mio Min Mio sounds good). And as for Just Like That - no doubt ABBA's version is superior. I don't understand how Björn and Benny can think otherwise...
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Post by Michal on Apr 27, 2018 15:21:16 GMT
To express it with song lyrics: "I never would have thought this in my wildest dreams!"
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Post by Michal on Apr 27, 2018 15:17:07 GMT
It sounds great!
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Post by Michal on Apr 24, 2018 18:15:59 GMT
The covers for the Ted movie on DVD and Blu-ray. Looks like they will have English subtitles. They will be released on May 14 2018. DVD: Blu-ray: Good news! I asked Bengans about this and they replied that according to the distributor, there won't be any subtitles, but they cannot be sure until they have it in stock.
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Post by Michal on Apr 21, 2018 19:30:26 GMT
I was very lucky - managed to order both the SNC single and Agnetha's Elva Kvinnor LP. Hopefully there won't be any problem with delivery... I won't celebrate until I see them on my table. :-)
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Post by Michal on Mar 7, 2018 14:55:46 GMT
So far it's been confirmed only in Germany and The Netherlands. Hopefully Sweden will release it too, as it was ABBA's last No.1 single there. But with just 1000 copies available I'm afraid it will be gone in a flash... Another ABBA related record rumoured to be released on the Record Store Day 2018 is Agnetha's Elva Kvinnor I Ett Hus album. Not confirmed yet, however.
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Post by Michal on Feb 10, 2018 10:11:43 GMT
I'm kinda shocked that En Ledig Dag wasn't celebrated at all yesterday on ABBAChat. En Ledig Dag kickstarted Frida's career 50 years ago and it deserved to be celebrated. I'm sure one of the reasons is that some of us don't know that much about the ABBA members' solo careers. I'm not familiar with En Ledig Dag. Is it that you're not interested in the solo stuff generally? You know, I once started out as an ABBA fan but gradually I was growing curious what all these solo recordings sounded like. Sometimes it was very difficult to get especially some of the Swedish recordings, but today, with YouTube and all those sites you can download music from it's extremely easy...
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Post by Michal on Feb 7, 2018 10:29:13 GMT
I haven't noticed this before and just recently stumbled upon the documentary on YouTube (the link to au.tv.yahoo.com doesn't work for the non-australian viewers):
I recommend everybody to watch, it is one of the best documentaries about ABBA I have seen so far...
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Post by Michal on Feb 7, 2018 10:19:01 GMT
Check out this, I haven't seen it before - Frida yodel, accompanied by the sound of her hairdryer : By the way, it is the first time I stumbled upon this documentary and I very much recommend everybody to watch it (sorry if it's been mentioned somewhere on this forum already...). One of the best I have seen so far for many reasons - it's very positive, honest, we get to see a very rare footage, to hear Benny playing songs that could easily be on the follow up of the Piano album, there is a new information about the 2019 hologram tour and last but not least, it is one of the few documentaries (if not the only one), where Agnetha appears to be at perfect ease talking to the reporter and reminiscing about ABBA. Pity Frida wasn't involved (does anybody know why?).
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Post by Michal on Feb 6, 2018 18:07:27 GMT
And this one is one of my favourites, even if it is likely that actually it was a bit rehearsed:
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