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    Just bought Voyage for the wife ..
    Will get to hear it all tomorrow.

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    I think the album will be #1 in many many countries all over the world.

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    That 'concert' looks amazing.


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    Just bought Voyage for the wife ..
    Will get to hear it all tomorrow.
    In a word - Disappointing.

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    Quote Posted by Did You See Them (here)
    Quote Posted by Did You See Them (here)
    Just bought Voyage for the wife ..
    Will get to hear it all tomorrow.
    In a word - Disappointing.
    Agree. For now.  I've only skimmed listening to the songs released after the incredible release of "Don't Shut Me Down" and "I Still Have Faith In You" and they don't come anywhere close to goosebumps.

    The lyrics are interesting, coming from a mature age perspective, e.g. divorce and sole parenting, etc, but the music seemed somewhat repetitive and not rising to the glorious sounds of the other two songs.

    Album should arrive soon though so I will reserve my disappointment until I've marinated a bit in the new ones to give them the benefit of the doubt.

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    Quote Posted by Gemma13 (here)
    Quote Posted by Did You See Them (here)
    Quote Posted by Did You See Them (here)
    Just bought Voyage for the wife ..
    Will get to hear it all tomorrow.
    In a word - Disappointing.
    Agree. For now.  I've only skimmed listening to the songs released after the incredible release of "Don't Shut Me Down" and "I Still Have Faith In You" and they don't come anywhere close to goosebumps.

    The lyrics are interesting, coming from a mature age perspective, e.g. divorce and sole parenting, etc, but the music seemed somewhat repetitive and not rising to the glorious sounds of the other two songs.

    Album should arrive soon though so I will reserve my disappointment until I've marinated a bit in the new ones to give them the benefit of the doubt.
    It's growing on me.
    More folksy than disco, but they've still got it.
    Beautiful voices.
    Love Bumblebee - not one for the charts I think ( except at Christmas - has that vibe about it)

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    I was hoping for another home run like Voulez Vous. I did like the Bumblebee.

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    Reviews are certainly mixed (professional ones and customer e.g. on Amazon), but the positive side seems to have won the upper hand but there might be the 'fan bonus' also at play.

    So far I refrained from listening to the other 7 songs on the album because I wanted to save it for later when my vinyl will arrive, I got into vinyl again last year and bought even new ones or lots of reissues of albums I liked on vinyl now. I have already digged out of my cellar a truly 'vintage' record collection only going up to 1989, and having listened now to most of it for about a year this proved to me that music, at least pop music, was better decades ago although there is still good stuff out there.

    I listened to the album Arrival lately when I bought it second hand online (soundwise in great shape!) and it is marvellous. The big hits Dancing Queen, Knowing You Knowing Me and Money Money Money on it, already so great ... but there is also lots of other great stuff. No weak song really.

    My favs are actually "Tiger" (with a heavy metal vocal ending!) and "Arrival", but I also love the opening track "When I Kissed The Teacher" and the 'silly' "Dum Dum Diddle" or the grooving "Why Did It Have To Be Me".

    The song "Arrival" though came as a total surprise as it is so different and proved to me there were more than just a pop group. I knew the album before but how could I have forgotten this tune? I love this song, it is such a beautiful melody folk song.

    So here is the 'great B sides' selection from "Arrival" for your pleasure:






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    That digital recreation of them is crazy, remarkable and also spooky. Reminds me of the very realistic CGI recreation of Grand Moff Tarkin in the new Star Wars movies - which was originaly played by Peter Cushing (one of my favorite britsh actors and of Hammer Horror fame) which of course has long been deceased. Have you seen that one, Bill? Really striking and thus spooky.

    The real Cushing in the first 1977 movie:



    And here his "revival" in one of the new movies:



    Direct Comparison:




    When I first saw the movie I was totally shocked because I didn't know about this. And my reaction was like "WTF?? I thought Peter Cushining is dead??" LOL, I actually though of the Mandela Effect first.

    I have to admit, I see a dark side to this all - which seems to be the further acclimatisation of the masses to AI and transhumanism. They introduce us to it in a way that we think it is cool. (Yes, HERE it is...but what about later? Who else will get replaced with digital renditions of themselves? Alive as well as deceased people? Will grandpa be forever with us, just that he will be digital at some point? etc...)

    In the same direction - I also read that ABBA was planning on touring again, but only with holograms of themselves? (their younger versions) That would again kind of amazing but also eerie. And I would assume that it would leave a bit of an empty feeling in the audience. (At least with some....Some of course may just go OOh and AAh and just be totally down with it seeing how superficial people are these days ) (I'm kinda surprised some here in the forum would find this cool too?)

    Admittingly, who would want to see a 75 year old wrinkly grey Agnetha when you could also watch a young live rendition of her again? Granted, she and the others may not even be able to perform on stage anymore due to age-related frailty/sickness. But wouldn't that in the end be a form of deception to themselves and the whole world? It just wouldn't reflect reality. But hey, why go with that reality when you can have a better one? I really am split on this....

    p.s.: Even though I've never really been a fan of theirs (probably because they were before my time), I totally recognize the creativity/ingenuity/great songwriting & performing by ABBA. It was (is) quite unique - there has never been something like this again. And there were a lot of songs I do like - Gimme!Gimme!Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) is probably my favorite. That keyboard melody is a bit complex/difficult.

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    An interesting update published a couple weeks ago. The ABBA Voyage Virtual Reality show goes live on 27 May, just 10 days away now. The holographic, age-regressed 'Abbatars' are apparently far more sophisticated than the early versions we saw last October, and those reporters who have seen brief previews were extremely impressed.


    And some still images, published by the NME. (These aren't photos: they're the digital recreations)







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    This is amazing, outstanding. . .and a little bit scary. Great fun for techno geeks. Cheers!

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    It is allowed to be filmed by the audience. So we will get impressions at least from the first smartphone vids on YT from tomorrow on. Hope they will build more ABBA arenas if it is a success. Maybe one in my country too so that I can go then (not much of a traveller anymore although I went to concerts a lot in the past with a good friend of mine and hope to be able to resume this activity soon, including Abba?).

    https://abbavoyage.com/



    *Excited*

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    Abba Voyage review: jaw-dropping avatar act that’s destined to be copied

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...d-to-be-copied

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    Must be quite some experience you won't forget.




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    The name ABBA was first used by a food company established in 1838 and some of its most well known products include Kalles kaviar and Abba pickled herring.

    In 1974, they decided to let Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid share their name, though ABBA is actually an acronym of the first letters of the band members’ first names.

    Interesting, i thought there name was derrived from Major chords
    A B B A.

    SOS is a cool Tune
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    Setlist of the first night:


    The Visitors
    Hole in Your Soul
    SOS
    Knowing Me, Knowing You
    Chiquitita
    Fernando
    Mamma Mia
    Does Your Mother Know
    Eagle
    Lay All Your Love on Me
    Summer Night City
    Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
    Voulez-Vous
    When All Is Said and Done
    Don’t Shut Me Down
    I Still Have Faith in You
    Waterloo
    Dancing Queen
    Thank You for the Music
    The Winner Takes It All


    I'm a little disappointed that 'Take A Chance On Me' and 'Super Trouper' did not make it. But maybe there will be changes since I heard they recorded a few more songs for the concert.
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    Look at this brief clip from their new show... it's literally a little hard to believe.


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    And more. This is an amateur hand-held recording from the audience. The video text said simply:
    We went to see ABBA Voyage and it was nothing short of incredible.
    And for sure, if this was re-recorded by the 70+ year old ABBA members specifically for this performance — which I believe it was — it really was something else.


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    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    And for sure, if this was re-recorded by the 70+ year old ABBA members specifically for this performance — which I believe it was — it really was something else.

    Bill, you are for sure correct:

    Quote The live band brings an energy that the show would have lacked if the whole thing had been pre-recorded, and Abba’s vocals (a blend of their young and aged voices) are rich and warm.

    https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/ab...elated_stories
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