I'm a closet ABBA fan...

So, I'm really excited about the new album coming out!

Ummm....if you are a dude and a fan of ABBA, you probably should come out of the closet!


I heard about this on the local talk station here yesterday.  They will also tour with a band and all the singers will be holograms.  I kid you not.

 

Yes, I saw that.  ABBA are really well known in the UK. They had a string on No. 1 singles.

I actually own all their studio albums.    The only song I don't like is their most famous song (Dancing Queen).

To be honest, that is the only song of theirs I could think of off the top of my head.

I know they had a big following here in the USA, but I just never got into them.

I don't normally find that sort of stuff enjoyable, but their songs (or at least most of them) were so catchy.

alldatndensum wrote:

To be honest, that is the only song of theirs I could think of off the top of my head.

I know they had a big following here in the USA, but I just never got into them.

You don't know more ABBA songs??? Mamma Mia!! Why don't you Take A Chance On Me, Super Trouper, since you know that The Winner Takes It All. 

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

alldatndensum wrote:

To be honest, that is the only song of theirs I could think of off the top of my head.

I know they had a big following here in the USA, but I just never got into them.

You don't know more ABBA songs??? Mamma Mia!! Why don't you Take A Chance On Me, Super Trouper, since you know that The Winner Takes It All. 

Sorry.....I can't recall any of those.

Believe it or not, Dale Huffman was a HUGE fan of ABBA. We used to joke about it with him on the Firestream board.

Pretty big fan of ABBA myself.  I don't have anything other than their Gold-Greatest Hits album, but I really enjoy it.  As a kid (especially the few years in Germany) I had two of their cassettes and played them to death.  Most people in the U.S. don't know this but in some European markets ABBA has outsold the Beatles.  ABBA's Gold-Greatest Hits album is the second highest selling album in the U.K. pushing The Beatles "Sgt Pepper" album to #3. (the #1 album is Queen's Greatest Hits).

I mean, I like some stuff like Neil Diamond, even some Bee Gees but ABBA? I have more self respect then that.

Black Rider wrote:

I mean, I like some stuff like Neil Diamond, even some Bee Gees but ABBA? I have more self respect then that.

Now Neil Diamond has some pretty cool stuff, but I wouldn't be caught dead listening to the Bee Gees. 

To make everyone feel a bit bettter...

I freakin love ABBA ! Got several albums, good memories from when the songs were new and on the radio

Just a bit of a disclaimer...  I'm not a fan who's collected all their albums over the years, I just bought the box set about 5 years ago, so I have all their songs from their official albums.  Prior to that I only had their black 'Gold' album.

Fundy wrote:

Just a bit of a disclaimer...  I'm not a fan who's collected all their albums over the years, I just bought the box set about 5 years ago, so I have all their songs from their official albums.  Prior to that I only had their black 'Gold' album.

That black "Gold" album is the one I have (It's like 20 songs).

When I was a kid in the 4th and 5th grade (back in the mid 70's).  I got two of their albums on cassette.  I'm almost certain I got "Arrival" as a brand new release in 1976, and I think the other cassette I had was their self-titled from 1975 (the one with S.O.S. on it), although it might have been a cassette rip copy that someone gave to me.  I had a few other cassettes at this time that I listened to quite a bit.  I had a bootleg ripped cassette with a handful of C.W. McCall songs on it (remember the Convoy song, featuring the "Rubber Duck" trucker?).  I also had a John Denver cassette that I really liked and Paper Lace's hits compilation album (Remember the song "The Night Chicago Died).
So instead of listening to AC/DC or Kiss in the mid 70's I was listening to European Pop (of course I lived in Europe between 1974-76 so that might have had something to do with it).

Guilty/Forgiven wrote:

Daddy was a cop... on the east side of Chicago....   

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na!

Samson wrote:

Believe it or not, Dale Huffman was a HUGE fan of ABBA. We used to joke about it with him on the Firestream board.

I forgot all about that 

I'm a "goldie" too. Always thought "Does Your Mother Know" would sound great if it were heavier.

ChristTrekker wrote:

I'm a "goldie" too. Always thought "Does Your Mother Know" would sound great if it were heavier.

 Like this?



and here is Leo doing Mamma Mia...  

Leo and PJ Roraback are great one-man bands!

Normaniac wrote:

Leo and PJ Roraback are great one-man bands!

Agreed. Leo is SUCH a great entertainer too. Shamelessly silly.

Okay so I'm wanting to shoot Benny right now. This stoopid song has been running pretty much on repeat in my head since hearing it ONCE! I'm in the studio right now. Every time my own music is quiet, friggin ABBA is there. When I woke up yesterday morning (and today), ABBA was there too. 4am. ABBA. Making dinner. ABBA. Brushing my teeth. ABBA. In the car....... 

"I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded. I'm fired up. I'm hot. Don't shut me down!' Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Stoopid ear worm

Jen5 wrote:

ChristTrekker wrote:

I'm a "goldie" too. Always thought "Does Your Mother Know" would sound great if it were heavier.

 Like this?

That's pretty good. Though what was in my head was somewhere between Def Leppard and AC/DC. Oh, and changing the line to "does your mama know" — sounds better in a hard rock song.