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Post by madonnabba on Feb 12, 2022 12:41:18 GMT
Now we know NDAI is the next promo single am I right in saying that it too will be worked into the Voyage concert? Thought I remember reading that but maybe not. I think it would be good to have KAEOD as part of the show as it leads nicely into S.O.S. It would make sense to have a least 4 to help promote the album.
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Post by madonnabba on Feb 10, 2022 20:27:15 GMT
Strange I had been thinking the same thing. With different lyrics, WYDWM could have been a festive offering. I feel that JAN also had that potential with different lyrics. I hope if they do finish those songs that they replace Little Things on any deluxe album. I feel guilty about not liking Little Things. But it's too twee for me. And that choir does not help. Love the rest of the album though. Little Things could have worked with different lyrics but not as a Christmas song and without the choir.
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Post by madonnabba on Feb 10, 2022 20:12:16 GMT
Thanks Genius. I know it was easier picking tracks from the first two albums. Not so easy from Abba on. From Voyage, Bumblebee is actually my 4th favourite but would have featured above Ring Ring. When I was young I loved TYFTM but I have grown tired of it. Not dated well.
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Post by madonnabba on Feb 8, 2022 22:57:21 GMT
Never a fan of award shows. Luvvies voting for each other. Time they were all dumped including the Oscars. And the fact that Adel and Robbie Williams hold so many makes it laughable. Ed should have won for best song and album over Adel. How anyone can slap on one of her albums after a hard day is beyond me.
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Post by madonnabba on Feb 6, 2022 21:04:37 GMT
I thought they suggested a year with the possibility of extending. I could be wrong. Mamma Mia was only supposed to run for a few month and it's now in its 23 rd year. So who knows? If the reviews are good and the technology is good and the experience is good then it could do very well. I feel confident that it should be good with George Lucas involved.
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Post by madonnabba on Feb 6, 2022 12:23:25 GMT
Hope you get well soon Genius.
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Post by madonnabba on Feb 6, 2022 12:21:49 GMT
Just a thought. If the concert plays for a year to capacity crowds, that's over 1 million people after just one year. A lot more than has bought the album. Unfortunately success these days is measured in sales. Apparently the number one album this week in the UK is down to vinyl sales as it has been about for a long time but only the release of it on vinyl this week has given the band a number one which has raised their profile and more importantly money in the bank. This should help guarantee the band has a future. So sales are still important in this era of streaming.
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Post by madonnabba on Feb 6, 2022 8:00:01 GMT
I am hopeful that come the concerts that Voyage will travel up the charts again. If 4000 guarantees a top 10 place and with up to 21000 people seeing it each week then that should generate enough sales to lift the album into the top 20 at least. The Album I take it will be promoted prior to the start of the concert. As long as any sales on site count towards the chart then that should be achievable.
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Post by madonnabba on Feb 1, 2022 10:50:35 GMT
I am not sure either. So in the example given DQ would feature in 4 UK releases. Arrival, GH2, the Singles and Gold. Does it get 4 credits or one. Similarly if you set up various playlists on Spotify with a song say Dsmd on 5 different playlists....Does that count as one or 5? Should be one listen per device that would shake up the charts and keep the chart fresh...songs constantly getting played by the same people would not be around for as long as they are. Sick of hearing Easy on me. Not easy on the ear.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 26, 2022 2:36:38 GMT
This poll has made me re visit the older albums and appreciate some of the songs I had not played in a long time....He is your brother, ATAT,My Mamma Said, Suzy hang around, GSYML,DWTMSGO,Ring Ring. Getting to appreciate them all over again. I have even grown to like Man in the middle. The music in particular. Intermezzo got me thinking too. Could they have ever put words to it? Was it their intention to have an instrumental on Abba and then the Arrival albums? Two very different instrumentals. One all guns blazing and the other very haunting. Music really doe make you reconnect with your past. Hearing these songs take me right back to carefree days. Days when I only had the albums Abba, Waterloo and GH. The beginning of my Abba journey. And what a ride it has been. And here I am today...listening to the old and the new still with the same passion.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 23, 2022 23:04:08 GMT
Thought it strange it was never corrected but now I know it was a myth. Human League said they wanted to be the electronic Abba..Iloved that album Dare. Think I will revisit it.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 23, 2022 19:22:45 GMT
Love One of Us and the charts should have been corrected to show its number one status in that Christmas week.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 23, 2022 18:24:21 GMT
Like IATC. Think You owe me one could have been better with better lyrics. The lyrics sound like a first draft. The song overall feels as though it is in its infancy. Comes across as we will not be doing another album, just release it as a b side. Cassandra is good but was a bit dated then to be a single in the early 80s with the changing tastes in music and the rise of the New Romantics.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 22, 2022 1:57:27 GMT
1982 was a disappointing year. Always thought Head over Heels was the wrong choice . The Visitors with a good video would have been my choice and I think it would have been top 10 if not top 5. And releasing Slipping through my fingers leading up to Mother's day could have scored another big hit. I do however like TDBYC but maybe not as a single. It has a sad, kind of haunted feel. Interestingly I heard a mix of Head over Heels intro with TDBYC and I thought that could have worked as a single. Seemed to lift TDBYC.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 21, 2022 10:42:41 GMT
I am so grateful that we got another album. As decades pass most artists will pass into obscurity. A few will stand out Elvis, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Abba. Most Abba songs are well crafted. Anything else would be a bonus.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 18, 2022 19:46:29 GMT
Don't know how successful another compilation would be. I am not keen on them.i have all the tracks. Think I would rather they finished on a high with their last album being number one. Can't see another compilation doing that. I could maybe tolerate a collaboration album with some of today's artists.Might help with speeding up recording time spreading the load with other artists. Just a thought.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 15, 2022 18:12:59 GMT
Sorry best album tracks ...meant non single tracks.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 15, 2022 18:12:12 GMT
Not sure it would do well considering almost 6 million people have Gold in the UK already. Maybe a re packaged Voyage with selected best non album tracks from over the years on a second disc. Past and present combined. The insert should list the albums and their track lists to promote those albums.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 14, 2022 23:39:03 GMT
Thanks Johnny for the sales chart info. Still doing well at number 4.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 14, 2022 20:22:17 GMT
Yeah. Three new entries helped push it down the charts. Two of them may drop out again after their first week sales. So maybe Voyage will enjoy another top 10 week. Maybe a targeted TV campaign during the soaps may help or during This Morning. What I don't get is why young people are streaming Adele? Easy on you by a woman in her thirties doesnt strike me as something the young would listen to if we are lead to believe streaming is mainly done by under 20s. Noticed in the local Asda Voyage sold out but plenty of Ed and Adele so are they not restocking Voyage? That too would impact on sales if repeated elsewhere. You can't buy what's not there.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 14, 2022 13:12:18 GMT
Well Benny did say he goes to the studios most days and they finished recording Voyage 3 months ago with another few months before the shows begin. More than enough time to perfect those 2 songs if he so desires. A good subject for an Abba song would be an upbeat song where the wronged person comes out fighting....recent songs have the singer as being the cause of failure or failing relationships DSMD, NDAI, ICBTW and possibly even KAEOD.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 10, 2022 20:10:34 GMT
Re ..another single. Although I favour Bumble bee and OTF over Dan and NDAI, they would not promote the album better than Dan and NDAI. My choice would be NDAI if I was pushed for s choice.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 9, 2022 16:47:05 GMT
No doubt about it or Dan for me.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 9, 2022 12:30:26 GMT
Doing it that way takes out some of my choices but here goes.. Ring Ring.. 1 RING RING.2 HE IS YOUR BROTHER.3 ANOTHER TOWN/TRAIN Waterloo 1. WATERLOO.2 HONEY HONEY.3 GONNA SING YOU MY LOVESONG Abba 1.S.O.S 2.MAMMA MIA.3 IDO X5 Arrival 1 Dancing Queen.2 KMKY.3 MY LOVE MY LIFE The Album 1 TNOTG. 2 TACOM 3. EAGLE Voulez Vous 1 IIWFTN. 2 ANGEL EYES 3 VOULEZ VOUS Super Trouper 1 TWTIA. 2 LAYLOM 3 SUPER TROUPER The Visitors 1.THE VISITORS.2 ONE OF US.3 STMF Voyage 1.DSMD.2 ISHFIY.3 OTF Non album singles 1 FERNANDO.2 SNC.3 GGG Others not on original albums 1 Happy Hawaii 2 I am The City 3 Elaine
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 9, 2022 10:47:17 GMT
Started working on my revised list of favourites. So difficult. ABBA have spoiled us over the years. From my list of 30 the break down from the albums is.. Ring Ring 0 Waterloo 1 Abba 2 Arrival 5 The Album 5 Voulez Vous 4 Super Trouper 4 The Visitors 4 Voyage 5 Narrowing it down to 20 As follows Abba 2 Arrival 4 The Album 3 Voulez Vous 1 Super Trouper4 The Visitors 3 Voyage 3 I included the Fernando etc on the albums they eventually appeared on Arrival, Voulez Vous etc.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 9, 2022 1:11:29 GMT
I favour No doubt about it as the next release. Although Dan is also a contender. But 2 of my favourites are Bumblee bee and OTF. Think an uptempo one would be better in the show.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 8, 2022 21:40:48 GMT
Did not see much in the way of TV adverts promoting the album. When the concerts start sales should pick up again. 21000 people attending the concerts a week should generate some additional sales. But doing really well for any act never mind a heritage act.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 8, 2022 15:04:02 GMT
It would be interesting to have another mega rate but I think it would need to be 30 songs to make it more meaningful. I would struggle to pick just 20 from 9 albums plus non album tracks. Last time I tried a similar poll I started a top 20 from the first three albums then expanded it from there introducing tracks from each album thereafter. Some that were high to begin with fell out of the top 10 top 20 and top 30 by the final releases in 1982. Even more difficult now with another 10 tracks to consider. But it would only be a snapshot as I remember as a kid I lived TFTM and now it's a track I often skip. Same with IHAD.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 8, 2022 12:46:45 GMT
Re streaming. Each to their own. I used to say never but now I love the choice and the convenience . For me it works. Even better for me is that I can free up storage space and I am contributing a little to the streaming figures. And for a special treat I listen to the physical copy. Not sure how long before I will cut down on listening to Voyage but for just now, still my go to listen. And in between listening to tracks from older albums and appreciating them all over again.
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Post by madonnabba on Jan 8, 2022 12:34:41 GMT
Me too. After homework. But the weight of those headphones used to hurt my ears. I sometimes wear headphones now usually at the gym, walking or using transport. For a while I stopped listening to music regularly until last year. Now I am enjoying it all again and the old tracks too. Think the best side of any Abba album is Side one The Album.
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