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I didn't realize they were all still alive. I had thought one of them committed suicide?
Why should they? "In 2000, ABBA was reported to have turned down an offer of approximately one billion US dollars to do a reunion tour consisting of 100 concerts." - [www.MTV.com] , [en.Wikipedia.org] .
DAMN! I don't know. Trying to recall where I had heard that from.
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mr_c_ox
I have worked in the music industry for more than 20 years now. The 1 Billion dollars for a reunion tour was genuinely offered to Led Zeppelin. In the end they did the 2007 gig for nothing! Well nothing until they released the live album five years later....
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VoodooLounge13
I didn't realize they were all still alive. I had thought one of them committed suicide?
It's careless to go out with information like that without checking the facts first. All the four original members are alive and well.
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Paddy
I genuinely like a lot of ABBA tunes, probably the best constructed pop songs by a band ever. Not a team of writers or any of that b ollocks.
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NICOS
I've never been excited about reunions I'd rather remember them how they were.
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NilsHolgersson
Does anybody know if the interview with Mick Jagger in like 1978 or 1980 or 1982 or something with a Swedish journalist where he's asked what he thinks about ABBA is still online somewhere? I can't find it. Mick's like: What the hell am I gonna say about ABBA? "I'm sure they're nice people.."
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Paddy
I genuinely like a lot of ABBA tunes, probably the best constructed pop songs by a band ever. Not a team of writers or any of that b ollocks.
The second best, after the Beatles, but yes, I admire their songwriting craft too, and also the combination of the two women's voices works very well.
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MisterDDDD
I say this with no disrespect intended, but I don't believe I've ever personally known anyone who was an ABBA fan, myself included.
Realize they exist obv, but always thought they were mostly from their home country and/or bubble gum pop type fans.
Good on 'em though ...never did get the popularity with them.
Suppose I never really.... Took A Chance ..on 'em to be fair
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MisterDDDD
I say this with no disrespect intended, but I don't believe I've ever personally known anyone who was an ABBA fan, myself included.
Realize they exist obv, but always thought they were mostly from their home country and/or bubble gum pop type fans.
Good on 'em though ...never did get the popularity with them.
Suppose I never really.... Took A Chance ..on 'em to be fair
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RollingFreakIf it happens, it'll be with holograms, not the real people. At this point, Abba doesn't hate each other like they'd did but they've flat out said they don't believe they'll ever get on stage for a full scale tour again, which completely makes sense given their age. So at this point, there's no way they suddenly have a change of heart and succumb. If they wanted to, it would have had to at least been 10 years ago, and the offers have been there forever. They hated each other long enough to the point that by the time they didn't, they thought they were too old to live up to their legacy. Sad, cause I would never go see their holograms, but would adore seeing an aged Abba, if they could still sing.Quote
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I predict an eventual reunion tour with ludicrous tickets prices.
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Paddy
I genuinely like a lot of ABBA tunes, probably the best constructed pop songs by a band ever. Not a team of writers or any of that b ollocks.
The second best, after the Beatles, but yes, I admire their songwriting craft too, and also the combination of the two women's voices works very well.
Yes Abba is great, but I've never seen Abba and the Beatles mentioned in the same sentence before!
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NilsHolgersson
Does anybody know if the interview with Mick Jagger in like 1978 or 1980 or 1982 or something with a Swedish journalist where he's asked what he thinks about ABBA is still online somewhere? I can't find it. Mick's like: What the hell am I gonna say about ABBA? "I'm sure they're nice people.."
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Paddy
I genuinely like a lot of ABBA tunes, probably the best constructed pop songs by a band ever. Not a team of writers or any of that b ollocks.
The second best, after the Beatles, but yes, I admire their songwriting craft too, and also the combination of the two women's voices works very well.
Yes Abba is great, but I've never seen Abba and the Beatles mentioned in the same sentence before!
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MisterDDDD
I say this with no disrespect intended, but I don't believe I've ever personally known anyone who was an ABBA fan, myself included.
Realize they exist obv, but always thought they were mostly from their home country and/or bubble gum pop type fans.
Good on 'em though ...never did get the popularity with them.
Suppose I never really.... Took A Chance ..on 'em to be fair
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matxil
Whenever people tell me "the Beatles were better" when I say I am a Rolling Stones fan, I say that one shouldn't compare the Stones with the Beatles, they do different things. The Beatles were a pop band and as such should be compared to ABBA. So, I mention them in the same sentence quite often.
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Big Al
Apparently, outside of their homeland, the U.K. was their main focus for obtaining success: it worked.
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Big Al
Apparently, outside of their homeland, the U.K. was their main focus for obtaining success: it worked.
Björn Ulvaeus in the above Guardian interview: "We have always felt that the Brits see us as their own" - but ABBA is actually from Sweden - [en.Wikipedia.org] . Album-Charts Europe vs. North America - [en.Wikipedia.org] .