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Post by fabtastique on Sept 2, 2021 13:10:04 GMT -5
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Post by erik on Sept 2, 2021 18:44:19 GMT -5
It has been said that the only Swedish import that was any bigger than Abba was, of course, their national automobile company VOLVO (though Esa-Pekka Salonen, who is Conductor Laureate of the L.A. Philharmonic and the newly installed music director of the San Francisco Symphony, is from Sweden as well...and he hasn't done too shabbily in his positions here in America).
In all seriousness, it would be good to see them back on the world stage. Even with all the hits they had on this side of the Atlantic, including their ubiquitous #1 hit "Dancing Queen", and others like "Mamma Mia", "Waterloo", "The Name Of The Game" and "Fernando" to name just four, I don't know that ABBA was ever really taken all that seriously here. They only ever made a few North American appearances, and that was in 1979.
Fortunately, Mamma Mia: The Musical, and the two films made from it (both with no less than Meryl Streep), were more than enough to keep their sales streak going. And if this new music pans out....well, one never knows.
Watch this space.
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Post by rick on Sept 3, 2021 0:17:02 GMT -5
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Post by fabtastique on Sept 3, 2021 9:26:17 GMT -5
I think it looks like a spectacular and interesting event
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Post by sliderocker on Sept 4, 2021 22:18:12 GMT -5
It has been said that the only Swedish import that was any bigger than Abba was, of course, their national automobile company VOLVO (though Esa-Pekka Salonen, who is Conductor Laureate of the L.A. Philharmonic and the newly installed music director of the San Francisco Symphony, is from Sweden as well...and he hasn't done too shabbily in his positions here in America).
ABBA did remarkably well around the world with their music, even if they didn't do nearly as well in the US. If anything, the fact they did so well in almost every part of the globe except the US demonstrated a musical act didn't need to rely solely on the US for success.
In all seriousness, it would be good to see them back on the world stage. Even with all the hits they had on this side of the Atlantic, including their ubiquitous #1 hit "Dancing Queen", and others like "Mamma Mia", "Waterloo", "The Name Of The Game" and "Fernando" to name just four, I don't know that ABBA was ever really taken all that seriously here. They only ever made a few North American appearances, and that was in 1979.
I'm mindful of the fact the news ABBA would be getting back together in 2019 was first announced in like 2016 or 2017, but 2019 came and went with no new songs and no virtual concerts. I Still Have Faith In You was announced then. And then there was news as to what was going on. Like everything else, I think they discovered doing a world virtual tour would be more difficult than they thought and then coming to realize perhaps it would be good to come up with additional new songs would be worth the wait. The two new songs previewed, the aforementioned I Still Have Faith In You and Don't Shut Me Down is enough to whet the appetite of any ABBA lover. And I am an ABBA lover.
I hope they do well in the US with their new album. Go back in time and realize all the huge acts they were up against from 1974 through 1982. Linda, Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Elton John, the Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow. It was very difficult to move up the charts if any of those acts were in the Top 40 singles or album charts. This their new music will be an anachronism. It sounds like it will have no relation to the music currently on the charts. Maybe that will bode well for them, but it probably won't.
Fortunately, Mamma Mia: The Musical, and the two films made from it (both with no less than Meryl Streep), were more than enough to keep their sales streak going. And if this new music pans out....well, one never knows.
Watch this space.
I think ABBA still has their fan base. The Mamma Mia - The Musical stage play and two movies helped to keep ABBA before the public and with renewed interest, it's conceivable ABBA could have one of the biggest comebacks ever.
My question: with a virtual show and using avatars to represent them, would it be possible to do a virtual show with an avatar for Linda, strip the musical backing of the songs chosen to be in the virtual show and have a live band play the songs to Linda's singing? With Linda no longer able to sing, a virtual show would be an ideal way to promote Linda. Of course, the band and Linda's voice would have to be sync-ed up perfectly, with maybe some guitar solos to give the impression of a live show.
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