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Post by Alan on Aug 23, 2023 20:48:23 GMT
There’s some excitement about a possible new Agnetha album, her first in just over ten years.
I have to ask this - how exciting would it be if this was a new Frida album, her first in 27 years? She sounded so good on Voyage, and it’s clear that, like Agnetha, she’s disappointed that Benny has dissed the idea of more from ABBA. There’s still a hope that she might have duetted with Agnetha on the rumoured new album. If not I Know Him So Well then hopefully something.
I know their situations are very different. Agnetha has known little else than music and, apart from a 17-year gap between albums, has remained fairly consistent. Frida, on the other hand, has diversified into other areas and music isn’t as important to her. But it would be nice if she felt the urge to make a new album. Either way, it’s clear she’s happy in her life and we certainly aren’t owed anything.
[Really hoping there is a duet on the Agnetha album… Agnetha refused the offer of a duet on Frida’s Djupa Andetag, citing fears of ABBA reunion rumours (and Agnetha was apparently not in a good place at the time), but as the ABBA reunion has finally happened, surely there’s no harm in it now? Frida certainly wouldn’t be churlish as to refuse such an offer simply because Agnetha refused hers all those years ago.]
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Post by Michel on Aug 26, 2023 13:53:49 GMT
In a 2015 interview Frida talks about not feeling the desire to record again, mainly because she would have to "get out there" (to promote) and because she doesn't want to expose herself to criticism. This was before ABBA recorded together again so she apparently changed her mind. And Voyage was of course a group project so she may have made an exception for that.
You are right, her voice sounded strong and in great shape on Voyage. I for one would be thrilled if a new Frida album would emerge after 27 years. A voice like that should not be hidden.
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Post by richard on Aug 26, 2023 15:44:04 GMT
Yes, it would've been great if Frida had felt inclined to record an album or two over the decades, since 2000. One of the best singers in popular music - as is Agnetha, of course - yet comparatively few recordings as a solo singer, really.
And I also wish Frida and Agnetha had done an album together a few years ago, well before the older ABBA got back together for Voyage.. But of course they would've had to put up with some nasty and silly ''watered-down ABBA'' comments - regardless of how good the album might have been. But in the end you do what you want to do, and it seems Agnetha and/or Frida didn't want to - or not enough, anyway. And maybe the possibility of such an album never crossed either of their minds because of their background awareness of the likely accompanying pressure.
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Post by HOMETIME on Aug 26, 2023 18:33:43 GMT
I think that the cluster of tragedies knocked the stuffing out of Frida. There was a follow-up to Djupa Andetag being recorded when her daughter died but, understandably, Frida abandoned the project. I'm curious about the material she was recording with Jon Lord before he died. It seems to have been an unexpected style for both of them. It'd be nice to think that his estate might consider releasing the tracks in due course. I've never been especially keen on the idea of Agnetha and Frida doing an album together. That said, I would dearly love to hear material that they had written together. Like you say, richard, it would most likely have been subject to some very tedious compare/contrast nonsense. But duets on each other's records? That would have been great. And still could be, in theory. Who knows what Agnetha's new album contains! |
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Post by clumsylikeaclown on Aug 26, 2023 22:21:11 GMT
Yes, it would've been great if Frida had felt inclined to record an album or two over the decades, since 2000. One of the best singers in popular music - as is Agnetha, of course - yet comparatively few recordings as a solo singer, really. And I also wish Frida and Agnetha had done an album together a few years ago, well before the older ABBA got back together for Voyage.. But of course they would've had to put up with some nasty and silly ''watered-down ABBA'' comments - regardless of how good the album might have been. But in the end you do what you want to do, and it seems Agnetha and/or Frida didn't want to - or not enough, anyway. And maybe the possibility of such an album never crossed either of their minds because of their background awareness of the likely accompanying pressure. Allegedly Frida asked Agnetha to record a duet with her for her 1996 album Djupa andetag, but Agnetha declined for that exact reason - she didn't want to fuel speculation of a full-blown ABBA reunion. |
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Post by richard on Aug 27, 2023 13:05:24 GMT
Such a terribly sad and devastating time for Frida, as you point out, Tony, so no wonder she abandoned recording.
But with the passage of time, maybe now she might feel able and interested to revisit these unreleased recordings and decide - hopefully with encouragement from those she trusts - that such material could perhaps form the basis of a couple of albums.
Frida deserves this at least while she's still alive, and so not let these recordings remain on the shelves, collecting dust and forgotten about. And, who knows, like Agnetha, a completely new album, too!
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Post by Michal on Aug 27, 2023 13:09:06 GMT
It would be very exciting, if Frida released a new album, but I probably know what you mean with the comparison, Alan . This is "the blonde recluse from ABBA" coming back to the limelight and it doesn't matter that Frida's artistic pause is actually much longer (with the exception of guest appearances here and there), as people perceive her as the more active of the two. I feel that besides the personal tragedies mentioned by HOMETIME, there is maybe one more reason why we don't have more albums from Frida. I believe the low self-confidence combined with with the lack of success of her albums didn't help. I remember an ethusiastic interview Frida gave at the time of recording Shine. There was a follow-up planned with the same team, if my memory doesn't deceive me. The plans were abandoned, when the album flopped, which must have been like a cold shower for Frida. |
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Post by Michal on Aug 27, 2023 13:14:21 GMT
By the way, I'm all for Agnetha / Frida duet. I think the time is finally ripe. ABBA has already reunited, so no worries about rumours. And they're both past the difficult periods in their lives, which prevented them from doing so before.
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Post by richard on Aug 31, 2023 19:49:00 GMT
As well as the example from Agnetha, perhaps Frida would be greatly encouraged to record a new album if she listened to someone the same age as her (77) who is already doing it - Dolly Parton. I'm not really into her music, but l listened on YouTube to a couple of tracks from her latest album, Rockstar (November release), and I think she sounds great. Very little - if any - vocal processing as far as I can tell: it seemed to me to be her natural voice. And I'm sure Frida could do the same with the right material and backup.
Of course, Dolly has been doing it all this time, while Frida hasn't. But this could be Frida's genuine story for the media: That she wanted to record an album again after all this time while she can, and to prove to herself that she still can.
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