Abba Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA

It's easy to forget in these days of near-instant access - legitimate or otherwise - to just about any piece of music one might wish to hear (and quite a number one would not) but it's not that many years since the dread word "deleted" would make the heart sink, for it would mean a long trip around the second-hand record shops with no guarantee of success at its end. Such was the position with ABBA compilations in 1992: there wasn't a single one in print, and all you could buy new were the individual albums. Then came ABBA Gold, and everything changed. One of the most successful albums in history, this record has managed sales of more than 4.6 ...  Read the complete review

ABBA are probably the best all around pop group to ever grace this earth. They sometimes used an effect in the recording studio known as over dubbing vocals which achieved the effect of harmonies being created by multiple female vocals. The technique is also referred to as a Wall Of Sound which was pioneered by the music Producer Phil Spector back in the 1960s. On this 19 track CD you will hear exactly why. You get the catchy dance to tunes such as "Dancing Queen", "Super Trouper" and "Lay All Your Love On Me" but you also get the real genius of compositions such as "I Have A Dream", "Winner Takes It ...  Read the complete review

Having Swedish ancestry I grew up listening to ABBA, and from an early age loved their songs that all seemed to tell a story! To start off with I will give you a little history for those who are unfamiliar with the bands life story. I don't think there are many who haven't heard of ABBA, as their songs are still radio favorites, however many do not know the story behind the band. Here it is in brief. THE STORY: ABBA was a Swedish pop music group that was made up of two married couples, Björn Ulvaeus (Sweden), Agnetha Fältskog (Sweden),Benny Andersson (Sweden), and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Norway). (Benny with Frida, and Björn with ...  Read the complete review

ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits was incredibly first released in 1992. In 1999 the album was remastered and reissued to coincide with the 25th anniversary of ABBA's success in the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Waterloo'. There was also a further 10th Anniversary release in 2002 and the album was reissued with a revised booklet and updated liner notes. This CD contains no outstanding tracks because every one is a classic expertly crafted pop composition. The 19 track album includes chart successes covering a period of 8 years and, apart from the non-album single releases, all the songs are taken from 8 albums produced during that period starting with their Eurovision ...  Read the complete review

Ok this is possibly the longest review I have written. In the 70s ABBA's music was apparently Sweden's second biggest export after Volvo. They are one of the biggest selling artists of all time with sales of aprox 400 million tapes and discs world wide. What I have always found slightly amusing is that some people at times have said to me 'I always thought they were British'. Still the group became well known outside Sweden after winning the Eurovision Song contest in 1974 with 'Waterloo'. Even 30 years later many still believe that this is the best song ever to win the contest. In one interview Björn Ulvaeus had said that "if they were British or ...  Read the complete review