ABBA - [The self-titled album] Sync Listen

[Iguana]

Is this another one where they just used the lyrics that they came up with off the cuff?

 

[GinAg (39)]

I Do x5 is a rough old bird but not without its charms.

 

[Pingu]

7. I Do x5

 

[Iguana]

I Do x4 feels quite old fashioned. A bit in the vein of Just A Notion

 

[Iguana]

Oh X5, I apologise

 

[GNL]

I quite like this one (I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do)

 

[GinAg (39)]

It's like they had a grand plan for a wedding based musical 25 years later.

 

[Pingu]

I Do x4 feels quite old fashioned. A bit in the vein of Just A Notion

Pretty much why they ditched Just A Notion from Voulez-Vous.

 

[Jark]

I Do x4 feels quite old fashioned. A bit in the vein of Just A Notion

true. but i think JAN is quite a bit better! (sure Jan...)

09 Mamma Mia
07 Hey, Hey Helen
06 Tropical Loveland
10 SOS
06 Man in the Middle
06 Boom-a-boomerang
07 I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do

 

[GinAg (39)]

LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME!

Total soap opera drama.

 

[Pingu]

8. Rock Me

 

[Iguana]

Is your Frida, or Mushroom from Masked Singer?

 

[GinAg (39)]

I like Rock Me way more than I should. It does what it says on the tin.

 

[Pingu]

Bjorn really did fancy himself as a bit of a Noddy Holder back in the early days. They do kind of pull this off though.

 

[Tisch]

Those blue sheer suits though

 

[GNL]

 

[GinAg (39)]

Bjorn really did fancy himself as a bit of a Noddy Holder back in the early days. They do kind of pull this off though.

You could have said Marc Bolan!

 

[Tisch]

Bjorn really did fancy himself as a bit of a Noddy Holder back in the early days. They do kind of pull this off though.

The miming doesn't go with the voice at all. Surely you'd have to pull some sort of face to make that sound!

 

[GNL]

You could have said Marc Bolan!

At least he didn't say Gary Glitter

 

[Jark]

God Rock Me is just horrible. SOS and Mamma Mia deserve better than to languish on this album.

09 Mamma Mia
07 Hey, Hey Helen
06 Tropical Loveland
10 SOS
06 Man in the Middle
06 Boom-a-boomerang
07 I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do
04 Rock Me

 

[Iguana]

Rock opera time

 

[Tisch]

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE Intermezzo!

 

[Pingu]

The first half of this album is weirdly divided into stone cold classics and stone cold dross. While the 2nd half is more or less constant well made if unspectacular "ABBA pop"

 

[GinAg (39)]

I do enjoy Intermezzo. I love that they have a couple of instrumental numbers.

 

[Pingu]

9. Intermezzo No. 1

 

[Pingu]

I love this one.

 

[GinAg (39)]

Don't call ABBA a singles band... oh wait.

 

[GinAg (39)]

Intermezzo No. 1 FORUM NOW!

 

[GinAg (39)]

Brian May set to roll in his grave.

 

[Iguana]

A&A's contribution to this

 

[Pingu]

10. I've Been Waiting For You

 

[GinAg (39)]

Moopy: we love this
Jark: When is it New Music Friday?

 

[GNL]

When is Intermezzo No 2 coming out?

 

[GinAg (39)]

10. I've Been Waiting For You

Love love love this.

 

[Iguana]

When is Intermezzo No 2 coming out?

As with everything when it comes to ABBA: in 45 years.

 

[GinAg (39)]

It's their most underrated ballad. I saw a very good ABBA cover band do this and I emoted.

 

[Iguana]

Loving this!

 

[Pingu]

I was pleasantly unsurprised to learn that this one made one of the biggest impressions on @dUb in his pre-podcast studying.

 

[Jark]

Moopy: we love this
Jark: When is it New Music Friday?

well this album was never likely to be my bag*. at least I'm here?

09 Mamma Mia
07 Hey, Hey Helen
06 Tropical Loveland
10 SOS
06 Man in the Middle
06 Boom-a-boomerang
07 I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do
04 Rock Me
— Intermezzo
06 I've Been Waiting For You




*no stolen bag jokes pls

 

[Pingu]

-1 for the nanana chorus, but still doing pretty well overall.