ABBA Voyage: General Discussion 2022 May - Aug

There's an hour's version of the same, l have it on repeat.. my neighbors have just been banging their approval of it which is nice:)

I saw that video on my facebook feed, spectacular to see (from a youtube video screen lol)

Just came across a chronology for the songs on the Voyage album...

2017...ISHFIY/DSMD no surprises there

2019...Bumblebee/ICBTW again no surprise but also that Hit by a Train (or whatever it is called)


2021...the first songs recorded last year Little Things and new backing track for Just a Notion.

Then all the other songs.


The best songs were recorded at the begining and towards the end. It sagged a bit in the middle with those 2019 songs and first two from 2021. Nice to know the weaker songs were not the last recorded as that would give the impression they were struggling.

Probably. It was done well though. #1. Platinum. Etc.

The only circumstances it might re-enter are
1. A deluxe edition as you suggest
2. Part of an advertising campaign for the Voyage show which also mentions the album.
3. If it is sold at the concert. It only takes about 1200 sales to scrape into the Top 100. A few hundred sales at the venue could make a difference in chart appearance.

I love Bumblebee too - especially the little section near the end where the two gals harmonise. Sheer bliss!

I think Angeleyes would be a great addition or substitute in the set. Its various Mamma Mia/TikTok incarnations have lifted its profile quite a bit. It'd be interesting to see how the live band would tackle it: would they emphasise the Motown feel to make up for the lack of a string section, or would they devise a new synth arrangement to keep close to the original arrangement?

Additional benefit: it would add to the list of visual performances of singles that never got a video back in the day. When decent clips of these songs are eventually allowed on YouTube, maybe they could lift their fortunes?

In the scheme of things, I'm not completely against the video interludes in the show, but it seems really odd to park a very high-energy (in all senses of the phrase) track like Voulez-Vous in that kind of dreamy setting. It's crying out for some vampy moves from the Agnetar and Fridatron.

Bumblebee is a lovely song. It's one that, sometimes, is somehow already stuck in my head when I wake up. Not gonna lie: I could live without those bloody flutes, but the melody and the performances are gorgeous. I want a remix that mimics the bare beauty of Frida's Lugna Vatten. Flutes begone!

Me too l enjoy 'Bumblebee' one of my top 5 from Voyage', it resonates with me more, probably because l live in a mountainous Area, surrounded by nature, fresh air, l kept bees at one stage, plus l love Gardening and Eco living, as much as possible. And no immediate neighbors, so l can play my music, and Guitar to my heart's content without objections, after living in a Noisy, Polluted, City, l now live in my preferred location.

Joseph and Tony, I too would have loved " Angeleyes " to be included in the " Voyage " concert set song list instead of " Does Your Mother Know ". 
Love " Bumblebee " . For me one of the highlights of the " Voyage " album. Also, " I Can Be That Woman " is one of the tracks I listen to the most. Incredible song !

'Hit by a train'? There's no way that could seriously be the title of an unreleased song. Could it?! It's just so , I don't know...insensitive? 

I see orf popped in,  posted then deleted it quickly, as he's often done before.

Your post is like a paraphrase of One More Time's Highland

Bumblebee is not my favourite from Voyage but it's nice. Actually there is not a single song on the album that I don't like. I even got used to Little Things in the end.

If 'hit by a train' is a line within a song I guess it's ok. Actually, thinking about it, even if it was the title, so what? Art is art; there are no rules. I've changed my stance. I think it's actually a great title. Ok, maybe not great...but it's not up to me to decide what's acceptable and what isn't. I daresay there are some really 'out there' lyrics in pop culture. Definitely. There are songs about everything under the sun.

Yes, if they do release this track, I hope "Hit By A Train" won't be used as the title, even if it's in the lyrics. In the UK it is a common form of suicide and such a problem that the Samaritans have put up posters on station platforms. I have many times been waiting for a train on a station to hear an announcement of a delay or cancellation due to someone being hit by a train (they don't mince their words these days) - it makes you go cold. So, that title is a definite no-go area in this country.

On a more cheery note, has anyone received their box-sets and/or picture-discs yet? If so, what is the verdict?

They could make it into the Sales chart. The studio album most likely to re-enter the album chart is Voulez Vous. It had 4 singles released in the UK and 5 songs if you count the VV/Angeleyes double A side. Then add SNC and GGG. It is a mini Greatest Hits album. Streams for those songs count towards VV and Gold. Infact Voulez Vous has re-entered the charts in UK, Sweden and one or two other places since the release of the first Voyage singkes/Voyage album/Voyage show.

As for Hit By a Train, it is clearly methaphorical. Let's not get too sensitive or pretend its mocking suicide.

We had a similarly bizarre re-entry of the VV album last year. Obviously these album re-entries are a result of the picture-disc releases but I gather that VV does particularly well because it is supplemented by streams of 5 singles, while other albums have fewer singles - that is, streams of individual songs contribute to an album's chart performance (which doesn't seem right to me).