Mamma Mia ABBA is reuniting!

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

We felt all four that after 35 years it would be fun to reconnect and go back into the studio

/Agnetha, Benny, Björn and Anni-Frid

https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/musik/abba-records-first-new-music-in-35-years/
 

[AngelBack]

Woohooo, break out the bell bottoms!!

[Cool Chris]

In this industry that usually translates to "All of us are broke" but I don't know enough about the four of them to know of that applies here as well.

ABBA are legends but while Dancing Queen will get the ladies dancing at weddings like no other song, I wonder how much interests there will be in new material. I would think if it was just for the money, they would just do a tour an embrace the nostalgia act moniker. That would be a gold mine.

[Zydar]

Awesome   They're practically religion here in Sweden. Don't think it will be a danceable tune though, rather more like the last album they did (The Visitors).

[MirrorMask]

It's funny how given enough time, there's nostalgia and then a demand for basically everything. Look at Black Sabbath reuniting with Dio again and then with Ozzy again... or Ritchie Blackmore re-re-forming Rainbow after having re-formed them in 1997 after the split in 1984 to re-join Deep Purple... from Game of Thrones there's a house motto "What is dead may never die", I'd say in the music industry "What is not dead may always reunite" 

[Ben_Jamin]

After Lindsey being "Fired" from Fleetwood, ABBA reuniting is the best.

The "LGTB" community is dancing now.

Me (being a gay man), could give two shits. But then I may finally get to see ABBA

[The Walrus]

I don't really know anything about ABBA other than Dancing Queen and Lay All Your Love On Me. I've somehow seen Mamma Mia! twice and don't remember anything else. Good tunes though... wouldn't mind exploring more of their stuff.

[jingle.boy]

It's funny how given enough time, there's nostalgia and then a demand for basically everything.

In a lot of instances, it's the economics of demographics.  Disposable income goes through phases as we age - pre-teens .. your parents will spend money on pretty much anything for you; teens... you'll spend whatever money you have on whatever pleases you; 20s... saving and/or broke (from post-secondary or starting a family); 30s... still broke; 40s ... starting to get out of the hole, less non-discretionary expenses; 50s/60s ... money to burn baby!  70s+... I burned all my money!

So, those that were in their (pre) teens/20s back in the '70s and '80s now have money to burn.  Just wait until grunge hits this 'nostalgic' phase.     I give it a couple more years.

[Elite]

Yeeeeaaaah!!

[pg1067]

In this industry that usually translates to "All of us are broke" but I don't know enough about the four of them to know of that applies here as well.

Well...Benny and Bjorn are quite wealthy from, among other things, royalties from Mamma Mia and the recent resurgence in interest in ABBA, and Frida (Her Serene Highness) is married to a Prince.  Don't know about Agnetha though.


The most interesting thing about this is that, if, in the mid-80s or so, a bunch of 70 year old singers were reuniting to produce no music, absolutely no one under the age of 60 would have given a shit.

[KevShmev]

I don't really know anything about ABBA other than Dancing Queen and Lay All Your Love On Me. I've somehow seen Mamma Mia! twice and don't remember anything else. Good tunes though... wouldn't mind exploring more of their stuff.

Check out the album Arrival, which has Dancing Queen.  I wouldn't call myself an ABBA fan, but that whole album is good, with one insanely catchy song after another.

[TAC]

In this industry that usually translates to "All of us are broke"

 

[jammindude]

In this industry that usually translates to "All of us are broke" but I don't know enough about the four of them to know of that applies here as well.

Well...Benny and Bjorn are quite wealthy from, among other things, royalties from Mamma Mia and the recent resurgence in interest in ABBA, and Frida (Her Serene Highness) is married to a Prince.  Don't know about Agnetha though.


The most interesting thing about this is that, if, in the mid-80s or so, a bunch of 70 year old singers were reuniting to produce no music, absolutely no one under the age of 60 would have given a shit.

Marketing...

[DoctorAction]

ABBA are baked into my DNA and are the greatest pop group in history, afaic. Beyond excited by this news. 

[pg1067]

The most interesting thing about this is that, if, in the mid-80s or so, a bunch of 70 year old singers were reuniting to produce no music, absolutely no one under the age of 60 would have given a shit.

I'm now trying to figure out if this typo was a Freudian slip.

[Lowdz]

My first favourite band! Then I discovered KISS 😀

Any metal covers of ABBA songs are always awesome. Especially this one

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rNYcojp03-I

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

ABBA ARE BACK with Voyage!
A brand new album out November 5 and revolutionary concert coming to London Spring 2022.  Listen to two brand new songs and pre-order the album from the official store for first access to tickets.

ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down (Lyric Video)
ABBA Voyage - Album & Concert trailer
ABBA Voyage: The Journey Is About To Begin

Quite the spectacle of a liveshow they're putting together in 2022.

Bring it on! 

[nobloodyname]

I very much enjoyed both the new songs. Looking forward to hearing more.

[DoctorAction]

ABBA... 40 years on... My first memories of pop music are ABBA (and Simon & Garfunkel). I can imagine my late mother dancing and humming along to Don't Shut Me Down. That's given me goosebumps!

The live show looks amazing.

[JediKnight1969]

 

[Cool Chris]

"Well, there isn't an arena."
"We can build one."

That "live" show definitely looks ambitious.

[Sebastián Pratesi]

I don't really know anything about ABBA other than Dancing Queen and Lay All Your Love On Me. I've somehow seen Mamma Mia! twice and don't remember anything else. Good tunes though... wouldn't mind exploring more of their stuff.

Check out these two songs:

• "Knowing Me, Knowing You": https://youtu.be/iUrzicaiRLU
• "Does Your Mother Know": https://youtu.be/WkL7Fkigfn8

When I was a kid, I checked out my parents' Gold CD. And those were the two songs I loved.

[Dittomist]

ABBAcadabra! The new song "Don't Shut Me Down" is magical! 

[Zydar]

I really like the two new songs, they sure do sound like ABBA (the latter days, 1980-1981) but with a modern style. There's no mistaking the heavenly voices of Frida and Agneta

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Might sound silly but I love how much ABBA it sounds. I was kinda hoping they would do a retro sounding album and not too modern sounding, this feels like a middleground.

I know Janne Schaffer is involved, wonder if they used more of the original musicians?

[The Curious Orange]

Greatest pop group in history, with some of the finest pop songs ever written. Got to be a contender for album of the year.

[Kotowboy]

Might sound silly but I love how much ABBA it sounds. I was kinda hoping they would do a retro sounding album and not too modern sounding, this feels like a middleground.

I know Janne Schaffer is involved, wonder if they used more of the original musicians?

Yeah they could have gone the trap beat route with ultra compressed mumbled vocals. It's always a shame when legendary artists try to 'get hip'.

In this industry that usually translates to "All of us are broke" but I don't know enough about the four of them to know of that applies here as well.

I doubt that's the case here as their GOLD collection is THE biggest selling album of all time as far as I know. Plus the two Mama Mia movies would have shifted a few units i'm sure.

Highly doubt they're broke.

[jammindude]

What do all of you think about these ABBAtar concerts?

According to this BBC article, they did motion capture for a series of concerts. They wore motion capture suits and actually recorded an entire set with industrial light and magic capturing their every move. But now the concerts are going to be “virtual concerts”. With “avatars” of the band performing.

Is this the next level attempt at the failed (IMO) hologram concerts?

https://bbc.in/3jEuOq1?fbclid=IwAR1JaeUrcgvjSrQqML2c-dk8qGukXU8SBND3bZFwQ1jSO-PEYaLIpljg2ns

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

I have no idea if it's gonna be a success but it sounds pretty ambitious, it's ILM after all. I think it's a sweet gesture to their longtime fans to be able to witness them in their prime one last time. I think because they're in their 70s they don't value themself to be important to be on stage but more about the legacy of ABBA and the music. I don't know, i'm just guessing.

You get a glimps of it here:
https://youtu.be/OE8aSnhzTfQ?t=91

[TheCountOfNYC]

I’m hyped. I absolutely adore ABBA’s music.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

I’m hyped. I absolutely adore ABBA’s music.

Yea me too. The 2:30-2:55 section in Don't Shut Me Down shows how well orchestrated the music is, so many layers with texture. 

[DoctorAction]

I have ABBA tickets! 

[Lowdz]

ABBA we’re my first favourite group when I was a kid. I went from them straight to KISS. I’m very over them now but their songs metal up very well. A few years ago I flirted with the idea of forming an ABBA metal tribute band 😁.

My favourite song of theirs is this beauty

https://youtu.be/qdoSy4ROZpg

And metalled up

https://youtu.be/rNYcojp03-I

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

I have ABBA tickets! 

Awesome! 

[Ben_Jamin]

What do all of you think about these ABBAtar concerts?

According to this BBC article, they did motion capture for a series of concerts. They wore motion capture suits and actually recorded an entire set with industrial light and magic capturing their every move. But now the concerts are going to be “virtual concerts”. With “avatars” of the band performing.

Is this the next level attempt at the failed (IMO) hologram concerts?

https://bbc.in/3jEuOq1?fbclid=IwAR1JaeUrcgvjSrQqML2c-dk8qGukXU8SBND3bZFwQ1jSO-PEYaLIpljg2ns

And what better band to get the peoples attention and awe than one of the biggest groups.

Are they like the first big pop group to hold a virtual concert?


But I will say, this takes nostalgia up to a new level. 

And could this pave a way for them to actually accomplish the dead artists nostalgia concerts selling marketing strategy. If this Abba thing is a hit, I could see them going more this way for the dead artists, have someone mokap or do what they did with the hologram fail and utilize old videos to make a composite of the artists dance moves and action on stage.