i just wanna say, every abba song is a freakin masterpiece

@plerpplerp5599

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes indeedy doo doo.

The whole album is a pure and joyous masterpiece from beginning to end.

"EAGLE" is my favorite song of all time. Simply wonderful.

You’re ridiculously adorable. This is one of those 10/10 albums where every song is 10/10. Uncommon to find that.

I love every single song of this album, it's a unique creation.

The Album is always the one I recommend for someone who is discovering ABBA because it is a key album with which they experimented in a lot of different styles, it's basically like travelling to a different place and time with each song. It's funny how everyone is different, because to me "move On" is somehow evocating south america, anywhere in the Andes really, but absolutely not swedish folk ;)

I'm a Marionette is spectacularly dark! Brilliant album from start to finish! So excited for you to keep going with these reviews

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah maybe that is why I loved that song so much 😂yeah I will have another ABBA video up soon! Thanks for watching :)

GO BUY ALL OF ABBA'S 8 STUDIO ALBUMS, SOON TO BE 9. SO MANY MASTERPIECES ON THEM, THAT YOU CAN'T FIND ON GOLD/MORE GOLD. YOU WON'T REGRET IT. THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC ABBA 🤩🤩🤩🤩

I always look forward to someone reacting to this, it's my favourite album. For me, it has the best sound quality, each track is on it's own, yet the whole album fits together well. As you say, it has the unexpected, and watching you reacting to that is a joy. This album shows the side and sounds of ABBA many are unaware of. 'The Visitors' may well give you the same reaction. Thanks for sharing your reaction, thoughts and surprises!

@RIANAVENTER

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Visitors is also brilliant. I'm always hesitant to single out any album as my favourite as there are songs on all their albums that are unforgettably unbearably beautiful. Even on the earlier lesser known albums Ring ring and Waterloo there are some gems.

They have so many underrated masterpieces. "I wonder" is one of them. The magical voice of Frida is unique. Brilliant album.

ABBA Music is timeless.

Eagle is a masterpiece ♥

Arrival and the Album were the first two albums I bought as a kid. They are still of two of my favourite albums.

Eagle. A Very underrated song. I would put this Album right up with Fleetwood Macs Rumors.

@gerhardvanderwesthuizen842

2 жыл бұрын

Better than "Rumours" methinks.

@123billydog

2 жыл бұрын

@Bobby Scott, I would agree and go as far as saying Eagle is the supreme example of Agnetha and Frida's voices being blended so perfectly you simply cannot tell them apart.

Such a great album that spent a huge amount of time on my turntable! I love how young people are wanting to discover everything about ABBA and really realizing how terrific they were. Thanks again for another lovely review.

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that wawa2 😁I am going to be looking out for some ABBA Vinyl's actually because I use the turntable often here and I would just love to hear the quality of their music on vinyl. I

@123billydog

2 жыл бұрын

@@blizzardz9797 if you do invest in some ABBA vinyl go with the album most of us UK fans of a certain age got hooked on first, 1976's Greatest Hits. I've never stopped loving this group since I recieved that album from my parents as an 11 year old (and that was a LONG LONG TIME ago!!).

The last three songs, beginning with Thankyou for the Music, were a “mini-musical” from their 1977 concert tour called “the girl with the golden hair”. Synopsis: small town girl with a gift for singing gets her big chance to move to the Big City and become a star…. But it all goes bad and she feels exploited and exhausted. I would have loved a fourth song, where she finds a happy ending! But it’s Scando-noir, so that never happens! 😳😉

@gerhardvanderwesthuizen842

2 жыл бұрын

I think the fourth song from this project was "I let the music speak", which ended up on The Visitors.

@imbutterworth

2 жыл бұрын

@@gerhardvanderwesthuizen842 wow. I’ve never heard of this. I would have thought that the lyrics were more “late stage” ABBA than 1977. Interesting commentary though

@123billydog

2 жыл бұрын

@@gerhardvanderwesthuizen842 nope, "I Let The Music Speak' was written for 'The Visitors' although Bjorn did say had it not made it to the 1981 album, it would probably have ended up in their 1984 musical 'Chess'.

@darrenbertram7289

9 ай бұрын

@@gerhardvanderwesthuizen842The fourth song was "Get on the carousel" which you'll see live in ABBA-The Movie but was never recorded.

Great reaction to this GREAT album........."Hole in your soul", "Move on" and "Eagle" are probably my favorite tracks on this album, though i love all other songs on the album equally.

I enjoyed how you complimented ABBA (mainly Björn) for his grasp of the English language - which is not easy to do in verse. ABBA sure had some pretty cheesy lyrics in their early days, but they also ended up writing some of the most mature pop songs ever penned in English (or any language). And then you played one of the best ever examples… One Man, One Woman!

@plerpplerp5599

2 жыл бұрын

Cheesy lyrics? Really? So what about "Wigwam Bam" by the Sweet? And 'my coo ca choo" by Alvin Stardust? They were all at it in the 70s! You should look at those lyrics, you will wet yourself laughing.😃

@noelleggett5368

2 жыл бұрын

@@plerpplerp5599 I remember the 70s… and there was plenty of cheese to go around. Brotherhood of Man (the poor man’s ABBA) comes to mind. ABBA was by no means the worst, but they did have a few clunkers…. Like Tropical Loveland: Ooh, it's a tropical loveland Ooh, I wanna share it with you Life can be funny, happy and sunny Ooh, in my tropical loveland! … and … Honey, honey (a guilty pleasure of mine): Honey honey, how you thrill me, a-ha, honey honey Honey honey, nearly kill me, a-ha, honey honey I'd heard about you before I wanted to know some more And now I know what they mean, you're a love machine Oh, you make me dizzy!

I love it when somebody, like yourself Blizzardz, gets the whole picture of ABBA. I don't know exactly what attracted me to their music when I was a teenager, but as I recall I found them to be somewhat theatrical, fun, and unique from everything else of the day. They stood out. Your video reactions, like this one, listening to the whole album, is where it is at. To fully understand this band you would have to listen to their whole album to get a full appreciation of what they are all about. For me, it was the songs not played on the radio that always stood out as my favorites. Keep up the awesome work you are doing here. I can't wait to see what you think of Super Trouper and my all time favorite album of theirs, The Visitors. This band blew my mind every new release. Cheers.

ABBA’s album showcases their incredible talent in many musical genre : pop , musical theater , even glam rock

Hey Blizzardz I’m really getting into ABBA now great music great songs and fantastic singing 👍 great reaction

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Yeah going back over ABBAs older music is just fantastic. 😁

As a Swede, it's very flattering to hear you compliment ABBA's grasp of the English language. Yes, I feel flattered by that, even though you were complimenting them and not me. The reason for this is that you, as a native speaker, has confirmed that our school system works. A huge emphasis is put on teaching Swedish kids to perfect their English as much as possible, not to mention that we all grow up with arguably more British programs on TV (and a few Irish ones as well) than local ones. So when you put it all together, we're constantly surrounded by English, and I suppose it must be rubbing off. As for ABBA's lyrics, it's very common for foreign artists to pay extra attention to their pronunciation. When you're singing in a different language than your own, you're very aware of that fact, and you don't want to sound foolish. So you make the extra effort to sound as convincing as you possibly can. And in ABBA's case, they ended up with lyrics that, as you say, are more "correct" than that of many rap artists. Anyway, thanks for the compliment. I'll steal it! 😁

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah no worries Space Cat 😂 I was speaking truly though, it is just incredible that they can write English so beautifully. You must have a way better school system over there so then over here haha. Yeah that makes a lot of sense actually, being taught proper English in schools by educated teachers and then with the help of English tv programs really goes to show how dedicated Sweden are to bring English into their everyday life. Speaking another language fluently apart from your native language is a real gift to have. Once again I appreciate you watching the video Space Cat and I hope to see you in the next one! :)

@123billydog

2 жыл бұрын

@space Cat I would say the very few times ABBA misspronounce a word in English is even more endearing. The 'Champaigne' in 'Happy New Year' is a great example. They even do it on 'Voyage' with 'Thyme' on 'Bumblebee'.

@SpaceCattttt

2 жыл бұрын

@@123billydog It might be easier for a non-Swede to appreciate those mistakes. It's funny that you should mention "Champaigne" because I've always winced whenever I've heard Agnetha sing that. My English teacher would never have accepted that, and I think it's because it was hammered into my head to always do my utmost to speak like THE QUEEN HERSELF that my instincts tell me that even small mistakes shouldn't be ignored. Agnetha sang that word the way us Swedes pronounce it, so I suppose she assumed that everyone else does as well. Damn good song, though!

Love your review, great analysis! My favourite tracks are 1. Move On 2. Take A Chance On Me 3. Hole In Your Soul 4. The Name Of The Game 5. Eagle

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that Nick, thank you! :) P.s I admire that Top 5 haha.

Fun facit. When they recorded Thank you for the music Agnetha was around 8 months pregnant and had to lay down on a sofa and sing the song.

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Omg 😲 that is crazy!

its top notch song after top notch song...no other band could have that as ABBA could in their albums...

Great review, very well presented and your understanding of the songs is really good. This album was ABBA's best in my opinion. I still play it today on vinyl - 44 years after I bought it ! It's very weird for me all these years later seeing someone as young as you loving this the way us older fans did and still do!

In love with your channel! Loving ABBA since 1979, "The Album" and "The Visitors" are my very favorites from them... So glad young people like you are discovering music that means so much to many people, is just wonderful... Saludos desde Argentina!

Been an Abba fan since the age of seven, with Waterloo! The following Albums I have “Ring Ring” “Waterloo” “ABBA” “Arrival” “The Album” “Voulez Vous” “Super Trooper” “The Visitors” “Gracias Por la musica” “The Complete Studio Recordings” and now “Voyage” I will continue to love ABBA! Some are on vinyl, cassette and CD as well as digital formats! I have enjoyed your reactions! To the music I grew up with! Cheers 🍻 thank you! “The Album” was almost the soundtrack for ABBA The Move- Eagle is one of my all time favourites- but I also rate Move On & Hole In Your Soul!

I remember reading somewhere that The name of the game is Abbas most complex song. So many things going on and like 3 different melodies. (We swedes learn english from start in school and its one of 3 main subjects)

@fredrikmoller629

2 жыл бұрын

You have to watch Hole in your soul Live at Wembley if you liked that song. Even better!

Totally agree with your re: Hole in your soul. From when I first heard the album in 1977, this was a stand out track. I never tire of listening to it. Your reaction after the quiet section was funny man! :D

This is my favourite Abba album from the 70's and maybe ever. I was hooked when I heard Eagle and The name of the game for the first time (as a teenager).

By far my fave album if I had to pick just one. No fillers top notch top to bottom. Actually only released in Sweden in 1977 but worldwide in early 1978… a Giant step from arrival to the album. They matured in songwriting and left the 3 Min. pop song formula. Eagle Is just epic… Take A Chance the catchy pop song of them all… and so on.. the complex structure of The name of the game… the Bassline the trumpets… the haunting of I’m a marionette, the signature thank you for the music..

This is my favorite album by ABBA, it has taken me a long time to decide but I'm sure of it now. It's I think their most unique album with the most variety of songs. The Name Of The Game is my favorite, it's such a complex song in its production with so many layers and so many different sections and it blows my mind. I also love Eagle because it's so psychedelic and just makes me feel like I'm high. Move On is also amazing, it just makes me so happy. Then I'm A Marionette, it's so dramatic and gives me goosebumps and might be one of their most underrated songs! This album is such a masterpiece, it deserves so much more love than it gets.

This album is pure gold. It is full of masterpieces that will live forever. My favorites are Eagle, Hole in your soul, The name of the game and I`m a marionette. But really, there`s no bad song in this album. None. Absolutely fantastic.

Hey Another great reaction 🙌 Loved your reaction to Hole in your sole especially 😂 You we’re really getting into it then 😱 so so funny 🤣

I love your videos, the perspective you give is so accurate I also love ABBA music, I started listening to them this year just like you.

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that Nickole :) You're on the same boat as me so haha, but it is just incredible going back over ABBAs discography. I am loving it and I cannot wait for Voyage 😁

@nickoletazza3140

2 жыл бұрын

@@blizzardz9797 me too!! Vogaye will be a masterpiece

Wonderful ABBA. Great job.👏👏👏

The best album of ABBA recordings! Soundly seen!!!

Looking forward to see more of these album reactions. ABBAs albums get better and better so you have yet more to discover

Blizzards your overall judgement of this album in my opinion is brilliant, I have been an ABBA fanatic most of my life. And I love your beautiful irish voice keep up the good work

This album makes me want to listen to it over and over again.

I’m enjoying your ABBA discovery, journey and voyage!

My absolute top.album from ABBA, no doubt about it! ”The name of the game” is an incredible masterpiece. One of the best songs ever written, in my opinion! 🌿 Just being better the more you hear it, grows more and more🌿 Cheers!

I still keep many ABBA records I bought when I was a teenager.

Dude when are you gonna start a Patreon so we ABBA fans can support you financially and get you to react to all kinds of ABBA stuff?! You're fast becoming my favourite ABBA reactor on YT; you're so young but you just *get* them. I'm only 30 myself but you remind me of my teen days when I first discovered them! I'd pay for your Patreon *now*.

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks @slashdisco, I appreciate that 100%. I would love to react to as much ABBA as possible and I am already hyped for Fridays release! 😁 I'll for sure look into Patreon and try and arrange that as I would love nothing more to give ye guys the ABBA content on a more regular basis! Thanks again for watching :)

Blizzards, mate, if you’re keen to explore ABBA’s discography - and their older hits - a little more…. This is the way you should do it (and I think you and I your fans might enjoy this approach): ABBA made 8 studio albums… and a bunch of compilation ‘greatest hits’ albums, single releases, video releases, etc You’ve started with No. 4: Arrival, then No. 5: ABBA: The Album, No. 6 Voulez-vous, No. 7: Super Trouper and 8: The Visitors. Most fans and critics agree that Arrival, The Album and Visitors are by far ABBA’s best albums. So you’ve started where most of the ‘gold’ is found. Some of their early hit singles among their best. Many people think ‘SOS’ is still the best pop song ever written. Their first three albums are worth a listen, but they’re not as amazing as the later albums. However, you can see where their sound came from, and developed in the early 70s. Benny was a bona fide rockstar in the 60s, and the others all had established serious careers in dance bands, and released their own albums before they formed a group together in 1971. But, before you listen and react to the early albums (that is, if you plan even to do so,) there is something that ABBA was very famous for, in their earlier career, which helped make them famous around the world. ABBA was one of the first bands (along with Queen) to pioneer the music video clip. Most of the famous early video clips were directed and filmed by famous Swedish film director Lasse Hälström. Their totally amazing ‘out-there’ glam rock costumes were especially designed for their film clips, and they developed some ‘signature’ moves for the camera (which might explain why ABBA fans often seem to be singing into each others’ ears). PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE… take some time out to react to some of the great music video clips of ABBA singles. This is how they became famous outside Sweden - especially in Australia. Ring, Ring I do, I do I do, I do, I do Waterloo (Eurovision song contest winner 1974) Mamma Mia (the clip that had the whole world singing) SOS (maybe their best ever single) … and, of course, singles you already know… Money, Money, Money Knowing Me, Knowing You (probably their best known and loved clip) Fernando That’s Me When I Kissed the Teacher Take a Chance on Me The Name of the Game Eagle Move on Chiquitita One of Us The Winner Takes it All The Day Before You Came (ABBA’s last single… until this year) … there were also a few cool video clips shot in ‘live’ performance: Honey Honey Hasta Mañana Dancing Queen Voulez-vous (and most of the Voulez-vous album) Some of the singles from Super Trouper and Visitors had some interesting video clips, too. … and some of their live performances - especially those shown in the ABBA: The Movie (shot on tour in Australia 1977) - like ‘Why Did it have to be me’ (live in Adelaide) -show exactly why the world was in love with them.

The best opening (like 5:51 min enjoyable journey in a swamp and flying birds) and (synth) intro in pop-music and best album cover: instantly recognizable caricatures of all four, even the colours suits precisely for all of them. :)

It's sort of interesting to watch someone less than half my age react to this album. I've been listening to it for literally forty years amd got beat up for staying loyal to ABBA throughout the last 40 years. It's like I ( and I'm sure mamy other fans feel the same ) I want to climb to the highest rooftop with the biggest megaphone and say " I knew they were great! I told you so! "

I got this album and Sweet’s Off the record album in christmas present in 1977. I was 11 years old and those 2 albums were pure magic. I still got those 2 records in my collection and in my heart. ❤️🙏👌

A "real" ABBA fan! THANK YOU! 😎

Super cool video man! 👌 Your reaction to „Hole in your soul“ when you say „don‘t scare me!“ is so funny 😂

Glad to see you again, B! Looking forward to checking out this ABBA album with you. 1). Eagle - Yes, fantastic instrumental. 2). Take a Chance on Me - Enjoy your singing along at the start! You move so well to the rhythm of the song, too. I bet you can really dance! Perceptive comment on how they wrote the songs in English without gaps. 3). One Man, One Woman - Yes, lovely songwriting. Working hard to stay together. Nice. What in the world is that noise outside? 😂🤣. 4). The Name of the Game - Love that look of wonder on your face as the chorus kicked in! I really enjoy watching you discover the beauty of the music … those moments when your face just lights up! 5). Move On - Yes, this song was different from the rest, I thought so, too. 6). Hole in Your Soul - Wow, this one really seems to rock at the outset, before the break in the song, with the strings. Scared you! Haha. This song has a lot of tempo changes. It builds to a frenetic ending. “Jebronies”???? 😂🤣. I thought it was a “banger,” too! Great reaction to this song, B! 7). Thank You For The Music - This song starts out like a show tune, in my opinion, like a song you would hear in a Broadway play. Loved the almost bashful look on your face (like you blushed) when you said, “Yeah, yeah, you can sing!” Priceless! 8). I Wonder (Departure) - Nice ballad, a “mellow track” as you describe it, sung from the heart. Good description. 9). I’m a Marionette - “James Bond vibe” at the beginning! Nice! I thought so, too! The instruments behind the chorus do sound like an action movie. Definitely, the song sounds different. In summary, good record and another great reaction! (I really liked Hole in My Soul, too)! Great job, B! I’ll see you in the next one. Peace out…..

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Your comments are classic man, you really give good feedback from the overall videos and really pay attention. I hope to see you in the next one again my friend.. Peace Out!

Another excellent ABBA album reaction ! .. I've really enjoyed your first 2 and am looking forward to more ! .. You not only have a true appreciation for the wonderful music this awesome foursome produced, but you can talk about it in an interesting and informative way .. Keep up the good work, champ .. Wayne

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Wayne, I appreciate that truly! I have a couple more albums in line to react to and upload onto the channel. I appreciate you watching the video and enjoying it :)

@wayne_twentyfive

2 жыл бұрын

@@blizzardz9797 My pleasure, mate 👍

Hello again! The long-awaited revision of "ABBA The Album" has finally arrived I had a lot of expectations Because just as the previous album "Arrival" is a monument to pop, this one is much more versatile in rhythms and when they start to write with more understanding and depth (because the composers already know the English language more) And my expectation was not disappointed I like your reviews and analysis And it really is so, for me this is the best ABBA album, because all the songs are very different from each other but very equal in quality These is the Masterpiece of versatility music of all ABBA albums That's why it's hard for me to make a podium (as happened to you, that chose five) I would choose: Take a chance on me Thank you for the music The name of the game and I add Eagle and Move on the most exotics songs from these álbum but I make a reservation: live the best song is "Hole in your soul" ABBA's performance at London's Wembley Arena 1979 closing the Concert is from another galaxy, ABBA has nothing to envy the colossi groups or singers of rock My favorite moment is the mythical melodic bridge of "Hole in your soul", with the two girls singing like angels in heaven And the song that I like the least (accepting that they are all very good) would be: "I wonder " And a special comment with the context These album was recording after the amazing ABBA tour in Australia and next with the blonde singer Agnetha in pregnacy of their second child She recording the song "Thank you for the music" in a forced position I would like you to continue with the ABBA albums the chronological would say go to "Voulez Vous" (ABBA's disco style) But I suggest you go back and take the third album, simply called "ABBA" (1975), the most underrated of all ABBA albums, there you will find the base of the two albums that you have listened until now, for me the three albums are in The Podium of ABBA albums I am pleased that you have done this analysis and want to continue I hope to continue watching your ABBA GOD bless and protect you always A cordial greeting from my city and country Buenos Aires (Argentina)

You should listen to Hole In Your Soul live at Wembley 1979

@annelisundkvist

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@MarkPMus

2 жыл бұрын

He absolutely should. In fact all of that album. He said on his VV reaction video that he wanted Does Your Mother Know to be longer, and there’s such a cool guitar solo in the live version.

I think it was their first truly perfect album. All the songs could have been released

@123billydog

2 жыл бұрын

@German Morawski I know what you mean but back then with their writting, recording, and production time for promotion was very limited. Also different singles were released in different countries. Eagle, Thank Your For The Music, and Move On were all A-sides.

Loved your reaction! I just can't see the time to see your "Super trouper" reaction. You'll surely like it. Greetings from Brazil!

you reacted to every single Abba album. you're the boss!

I don't know how the Album tracks are listed on Spotify, but if you had a physical copy, it's clearly stated on the back that the last 3 songs are "3 scenes from a mini-musical" called "The Girl With the Golden Hair" - an unfinished project at the time, that actually made more sense when performed on stage. A fourth cut from said mini-musical, Get On the Carousel (my personal favourite) was an energetic number that "would have injected some sorely needed life" into the Album, as one contemporary review noted. ABBA The Movie, where most of the songs on the Album can be heard, including the missing 4th scene, was already out at the time - you need to see it, if you haven't already, if only for the psychedelic segment where ABBA perform Eagle in an elevator . Once again, thank you for this video, always refreshing to see a younger generation discovering ABBA!

@Grybop

2 жыл бұрын

OK, so I just repeated what others have already said haha, oh well

that high note in Hole in your Soul was the highest note Agnetha ever sang

It's very interesting to see a primary reaction to something I've experienced more than 45 years ago. Eagle by the way broke the American chart and for the first time they were entered the 1 place. The first part of the Album is perfect and my beloved song is "Name of the game" which is melodically is written brilliantly. Take a chance on me was a huge hit. But "Thank you for the music" gain its appreciation through the years. See it through your eyes brought me back to my youth and my enthusiasm at that time.

Thank You For The Music is played at allot of Irish weddings and hopefully my funeral.

Another great review, so insightful and mature for someone so young! Abbas progressive and creative album I feel? That trip to California by Bjorn & Benny really had an influence!

“There’s gotta be rock’n’roll to FILL the hole in your soul!” You feel bad, let me tell you, we all get the blues Sometimes life is a burden, way down in your shoes When it's bad, worse, worst (And when you're feeling so bad) And you think you're cursed (And you've got it sad) Well, if there's one thing for the better that can turn you loose It's gotta be rock 'n' roll To fill the hole in your soul There's gotta be rock 'n' roll To fill the hole in your soul My friend Sam is a chauffeur, Annie goes to school Jerry works at the office, Sue lies by the pool But on all weekends (Together again) When I meet my friends (I'm gonna see them now) And we're looking 'round for the action, we sure play it cool It's gotta be rock 'n' roll To fill the hole in your soul There's gotta be rock 'n' roll To fill the hole in your soul

Going on this trip with you reminded me of sitting in front of the record player in the 70s listening to every single note!

ABBA is such a great ROCK band. Yes I said. They are first and foremost a rock band.

Thanks for great review! Love your album reviews!!

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

Voulez-vous (1979) will make you dance. Super Trouper (1980) will make you cry. Visitors (1981) will blow your mind.

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no I am going onto Super Trouper next 😂 I'm in for an emotional ride so, gotta prepare myself. I have Voulez Vous filmed and yes there is a good bit of moving by me in that reaction. I'm looking forward to getting onto The Visitors then! 😁

@noelleggett5368

2 жыл бұрын

@@blizzardz9797 Super Trouper is very, very personal. You’ll be tempted to read too much into it, but that’s ok. Everybody does. Just keep the handkerchief handy. You can’t go into Visitors blind. There’s a few things you need to know about how the world was when Visitors was made and released. The previous three albums are all about disco dancing, personal identity and relationships. Visitors is very very different. In 1981, the world had changed dramatically. Disco was dead. Reagan was in power in the USA, Thatcher was in power in the UK. Ireland was in a long recession. There were riots, strikes, bombings… huge hair, skinny leather ties, bubble skirts and enormous shoulder pads! The Cold War between the USA and USSR (Russia) was reaching a critical stage - and Sweden was caught right in the middle. There were spy scandals and missile launch scares. (Watch the movie: War Games). Europe was very tense. A few of the songs reflect that scary tension. Princess Diana was just beginning to become a superstar. Prince William had just been born, and Charles and Diana were about to embark on a huge world tour. (Think of The Crown - Season 3. That’s the world of Voulez-Vous, Super Trouper and Visitors). And ABBA was one of the first big pop bands to explore electronica! Prepare to be shocked… in more ways than one! Enjoy!

There was a shorter version of Eagle, but I think it was done after they split up to include on compilations. It’s on More ABBA Gold, but the edit is very obvious. Take A Chance and Name of the Game we’re the only 2 singles released at the time, and both spent 4 weeks at number 1 in the UK. Can we take a moment to appreciate Name of the Game as included on The Album? Again post ABBA this was given a cut that lopped out all of verse 2 starting with “I have no friends…” Absolutely sacrilegious! Your point about them writing brilliant English lyrics takes on extra meaning here. For ABBA The Movie, Björn was asked to write a song about a visit to a therapist, which is essentially the theme of NOTG. So he’s not only writing excellent English lyrics, but writing to order as well. Phenomenal. Hole In Your Soul was the finale of the 1979 tour, before encores.

Urs Geiser Thank you, that you react to the albums of ABBA. You do it very good, give me inspirations, to take intention to several music aspects ( uh my school English to formulate). I follow ABBA a week before they won ESC with Waterloo in Swedish language on Swiss TV. I'm not ABBA fan (not a fan any artist), but a great music fan. I follow them all the time, have great respect of their music development, also for their wide music spectrum, what makes it (for me) not easy (20 times 1977 I must listen "Name of the game", then I begun to like it; It's a song, one day I must hear it, others days I skip it; yes ABBA was a challenge, to recognize the good music in any style; an other middle aged reactor said, the bass is stolen by Earth, Wind and Fire; haven't you react to Sepetember???; for me yes possible a few seconds, but not clear; Bjorn said in an interview 1977, inspired generally by R&S; an other reactor said similar - specially the fantastic chanting - as Stevie Wonder =at the early70's "Talking Book+Innervisions!!!+Full...+Songs in the Key: fantastic!!!"; "Jive Talking" of BEE Gees: US no.1 1975; "Should be dancing" same time 1977; the immense success of Saturnight 1978 also later. The Bonus Tracks "Summer Night City" and "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme on "Voulez vous=French for "Do you want" (the long version of "Gimme" is as Bonus on it; many young reactors find only the short video version and are sad, if it's over after 3:30"; Madonna takes parts for "Hung up") are surely inspired US disco of the later 70's (Nile Rogers later, see Chic + David Bowie "Let's dance). With you I want find out, if I have a favour album (in the past I listen only Arrival and Super Trouper without breaks or skips; The Album has so different styles: "open your mind, dont shut these titles down!!!", only then one can discover several masterpieces). If you like "Hole in my Soul", then I recommend you (not a order; young people can decide own, if you have time and the mood) the DVD or a remastered version on internet "Live Wembley 79" "Does your mother know+Hole in your soul - as one title", "Summer Night City" (a reminence at their capital Stockholm in the long Summern Night; I think, that was only the second No. 1 single in their own land; not to believe) + many other titles (sadly Knowing ME not so good here live) or the fantastic, really Live Swedish TV show "DIick Cavett meets ABBA 1981" (every song excellent, also Knowing Me, in front of a little audience with the same excellent musicians, all well-known in Sweden!!!), then you will find a further ABBA side, full energy and power, have contact with their audience + fans (have done this for promotion and because Agnethas fear to fly). Abba were one of the first group with videos ("Take a chance" and "Knowing me" ... also today unique), long before MTV US started, good for us today. Beg your pardon I wrote too much. I have suscribed and think to get a mail (to do my part). All the best for YOU! Find good music to start your day, otherwise to spend a good times!!!

"Thank you for the music", "I wonder (departure" and "I am a marionette" are the songs of ABBAs mini-musical about a girl, who loved singing and decided to take up on showbusiness, but was eventually disappointed in it. There is the 4th song "Get on the carousel", which was not issued on the album, but it can be heard in "ABBA - The movie".

Abba=greatness+authenticity. BTW they did several albums in Spanish. They are legendary in south America. Felicidad,chiquitita fernando all sung in Spanish. They are superb.

Nice reactions, Blizzardz... Welcome back !

Amazing album one of their all time best 👍👍👍👍👍

I enjoy listening to your reviews. Its interesting to see you react to these songs for the first time that I have known for years. It's like you are having your eyes (ears) opened for the first time! This album is brilliant, with every song very strong. It has great variety. I bought the single of Take a Chance on Me when it came out in 1978, my father going halfers with me for the cost, illustrating the enjoyment that Abba have always had for people of all ages and, since then, to several generations. It's incredible that the people who created this great album have also created the equally good Voyage album 44 years later. Fantastic! 🙂

The best song on that album for me is Move on, should've been released as a single.

a nightmare before Christmas sounds on Im a Marionette. Great great song. play it load! total joy!

Great commentary on the music of the greatest groups of all time...loved them since the beginning....can't wait to hear your comments on"voyage"🇮🇪 Ireland loves ABBA....

I Must say Thank you for the music, I wonder and Im a Marionette are meant as a Mini Musical. They called it The girl with the golden Hair.So I have heard it. But its a great and I love this Album. Thanks for your react.

It's a wonderful album, which was considered quite experimental at the time it came out. Not least because of the mini-musical consisting of the last three songs, breaking with the classic ABBA pop formular, whatever that was. Great reaction by the way.

I was a kid when Abba was fabulously popular, and my parents would play Abba at their drinks parties for their posh career high flying friends, I remember the happiness it brought to everyone, and I got to drink the almost finished glasses of whisky and gin & tonic, with olive cheese biscults whilst they slept off the drink.

Don´t we all have those days :-) Love that you kept the sound of a creative neighbour.

"There's got to be Rock&Roll to FILL the hole in your soul"

It's gotta be Rock and Roll to FILL the hole in your soul.

Move on. The Name of the Game, I´m a Marionette...all songs !!!!

“Take a Chance on Me” is absolute aural Prozac! Always lifts your spirits up when listening to this. Great pick-me-up! 😀

Love it...

Dude! That was really good! Eagle and Hole in tour sole are the most underated Abba tunes. Scores highest on 26 best best songs. You missed Agnetas pitch there though😊 sidenote, i always stroll around central islands in Stockholm during the autumn and peek in to the studio where Benny is at. He is always there writing behind the piano, and with ProoTools i guess. Always get a bit starstuck! Take care dude!

My top five: EAGLE!, Take a Chance on Me, Name of the Game, One Man, One Woman and I Wonder. I've never cared for Thank You for the Music, and Hole in Your Soul (too shrill) and I'm a Marionette (too repetitive) are lesser songs for me. Move On is just okay for me.

I can’t wait until you get to their last … and best… album, The Visitors. Enjoy the ride, mate!

What a masterpiece this allbum is.

Thank you for the Music, I wonder and I'm a Marionette were subtitled the mini muscical on the original album. About a girl who knows she has a gift to sing. She dreams of getting away, going to the big city and making her fortune and fame. But she finds out its not all it seems and every one wants a piece of her. She decides she's not enjoying this and wants out. There was a 4th song called Get off the Carousel which never appered on the album but was done as part of the tour when the mini musical was staged. Both girls dressed identically with blond wigs as though both the same person. There is video footage of Get off the carousel and its a blast

LOVED this reaction video. Great that you're doing the next albums as well. But don't forget the earlier ones. Please react to all nine albums, including “Voyage” released today :-)

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure! Voyage will be the next one up and should be on the channel within the next few hours 👍

ABBA performing a song for a new James Bond movie would be brilliant!

The flutes in Move On are South American/Andean. Very Peru/Ecuador/Chile.

"Eagle" is the pinnacle of studio recording. It's based on a Richard Bach story called "Jonathan Livingston Seagull"

The album art is iconic

MY DEAR FREIND, I'm so entirely enjoying your reviews with that smexy A.F. accent from the Emerald Isle! I've touched down on Ireland at Shannon for a long layover, but never visited in truth. Given that my Christian Name is "Shawn" (American spelling circa 1961), and my mother's line is Greer out of the Antrim region, I hope to get there some day before I pass.

@blizzardz9797

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure Shawn, Ireland is a lovely place to travel around and discover beautiful landscapes and landmarks :) Thanks for watching Shawn! 😁

I don't think there's a bad track on this album. For me 1-5 are exquisite in everyway. Vocally, musically, production and arrangement and it flos beautifully. As much as I like 'Hole In Your Soul' parts of it were lifted from the 4th song of the Mini Musical 'The Girl With the Golden Hair', 'Get On The Carousel' which is only available in ABBA - The Movie, which this record was linked with when they were released. I always thought there was a hint to the USA on this album as ABBA were plugging away in the states to make it.

@shadow-js2hn

2 жыл бұрын

Correction: mini musical " The Girl With The Golden Hair"😁

@123billydog

2 жыл бұрын

@@shadow-js2hn edited, I was having a DOH moment!

"One Man, One Woman" was obviously not popular with the fringe polygamist Mormons in rural Utah :D ROFL

@greenbelly2008

2 жыл бұрын

lol