Arrival

Objectively, I would write this album as a three. I didn’t love the song about the violin, Arrival and the one about Hawaii But Abba holds a special place in my heart. One of the first records that I bought was the single honey honey when I was a very little girl. The song Fernando always made my heart swell, even though I didn’t really understand what it was about when I was a kid. Marianne and I were in New York last month at a tiny bar called The Cubbyhole where we used to go with Keith. When the song dancing Queen came on the entire bar sang and danced. It was lovely.

I want to like ABBA more than I do. As it is, they're indelibly seared into my music brain, and I actively like a couple of their songs (SOS comes to mind), but it's hard to get past the camp. It seems pretty earnest. Good on them for cementing their place in music history.

I never used to be an ABBA fan. Nor was I a hater. They seemed fine for what they were. I liked some of their songs—even loved a couple. But overall, I felt that most of their catalog was too cloying and silly to take seriously. But then I wizened up and realized I was a snobby, stuffy prat. ABBA is smarter, more creative, and more talented than they had any need to be. Dancing Queen isn't just a great pop song. It's so jammed-packed with goodness, tasty hooks, and gorgeous harmonies that it towers over its peers. The chorus of Fernando is maybe the most glorious piece of music I've ever heard. I didn't know most of the songs on this album, and I'm not sure they're all masterpieces. The first song, for example, seems like a misfire. But damn, every tune is layered with production and performance goodness, and they each offer up something unique. Also, the bass player is a badass.

Dancing Queen is the reason I decided to explore this project. It was October 26, 2018 ... a gorgeous fall evening in Connecticut just hours after Keith and Carlyle got married in their backyard. Keith, recently diagnosed with the rare cancer that would kill him just 3.5 years later, said the hardest thing to reconcile is "when will be the last." He said, "Like when is the last time I'll hear Dancing Queen." He loved that song like no other. His joy from Abba made me so giddy with delight. Nothing more fun than our drunken deep dives into Abba videos and recreating the Knowing Me, Knowing You video. It always surprised me that he wanted to play the role of Anni rather than Agnetha. Abba has become more than a great nostalgic band for me since Keith's death. It's my touchstone to him now. Nothing makes me feel closer. I refrained from listening to Abba for a long time after his death and then when they popped up on a playlist, I realized it was all going to be OK. So this album carries a lot for me. And for me, that's the point of music...to stir the emotions with groove and comfort. I can look pass When I Kissed the Teacher and My Love, My Life because the great songs are just so transcendent. I listened closely to the sleepers---Tiger, Arrival---and really enjoyed those tunes as well. Something about the keys on this album envelopes me in that 70s nostalgia when we could all come together and dance and sing no matter our culture or age. Though I never thought that we could lose There's no regret If I had to do the same again I would, my friend Yes, if I had to do the same again I would, my friend

Arrival, siendo uno de los primeros lanzamientos de ABBA, es un trabajo espectacular lleno de canciones y éxitos pop de excelencia. No es exagerado decir que esta banda da el puntapié inicial a más de 50 años de control sueco sobre los "charts" del pop global. Los singles son destacables, pero el LP completo es sorprendentemente sólido. Por favor, escúchelo.

Loved this, it was fun from start to finish. Think my favorite is Money, Money, Money.

A true pop masterpiece. Just what the doctor ordered for a Monday morning.

Just fine

Not my kind of jam but it was okay 3 stars.

Mostly awful. 1.9

ABBA is rock n’ roll

3.5

I'm sorry but Abba does nothing for me as a whole. Thier music is so comically Eurovision down the line to me... Best song on the album for me was "Knowing Me Knowing You" the only other songs I actually liked were the bonus tracks (in fact I liked both of them better than "KMKY") (5.7) ★★½

Being born in the mid-80s and growing up in Scandinavia, it was impossible to avoid ABBA's music. Even though this is not my prefered style of music, they have a knack for good pop tunes and an undeniable musicality, but too me they are certainly a songs band, not an album band. On this album, I think \"Dancing Queen\", \"My Love, My Life\" and \"Knowing Me, Knowing You\" are great, but the rest is not as good in my opinion. 3 stars

Soulless European pop. Dancing Queen is okay as is Knowing Me, Knowing You and the instrumental title track. 2.5 stars.

Appropriate that they’re in a helicopter on the album cover because the quality of the tracklist gets almightily choppy. Singles like Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Knowing You and Money x3 outshine a hundredfold the rest of the songs which are at best pleasant or not even slightly pleasant at all like on the track where one of the two blokes takes over lead vocal duties. Light 3.5 stars.

Very enjoyable listen. Not a masterpiece by any means but well put together. Easy 4 stars.

Couple of good songs, not my favorite.

Fantastic album. Just on the break between their rock/pop era towards the disco. Happy music that set the tone of the day! 5/5

ABBA schmabba

Good album, not great. But a couple major bops

Dancing Queen is a microcosm of ABBA as a whole, it has the disco punch and emotional story. Then this album is the ABBA universe, excellent songs full of fun and jubilee. Solid song and solid song, and plenty of show stoppers. Exquisite listen from start to finish!

un groupe incontournable , à écouter et réécouter .

What a cute album. It's such a fun and electric feel throughout that makes it very easy to listen to. "Dancing Queen" is such a huge hit and such a feel-good song that stands the test of time. The vocals blend so nicely with the charming and upbeat instrumentation. This is really nice.

When I'm not listening to this album I remember it as a 3 or a 4. How many marks could an ABBA album really deserve? When it is playing I couldn't allow it anything less than full marks.

Not my jam, but lots of memories from a few of these songs.

this is a jam

4 - as if Mama Mia was an album… wait

It’s ok

Fun

A timeless album indeed.

Can’t really knock ABBA, they knew how to make ridiculously catchy pop songs. The singles are far better than the other album tracks but still a reasonably enjoyable listen.

Great pop album

Perfection. Absolute joy. God bless ABBA!! 5

I just never got on the ABBA train but will admit they have some well crafted songs.

Really good album didn’t expect to know most of the songs already

Other than Dancing Queen this really isnt great

Good

Absolutely fantastic album. This one was a nice surprise for today. The 'ah-ha' after knowing me knowing you is sung is one of my earliest musical memories. I was about 6 or 7 and at the mercy of what came on the radio and this group always stood out. This is the first time I've listened to an ABBA album in my adult life and I enjoyed every minute of it.

ABBA is like the ultimate singles band. The deep cuts on this thing are forgettable but those singles…just the best of the best

It's pretty conceptual. I definitely am old enough to appreciate what ABBA is without a trace of irony. I guess that I would say it fills the role it set out to perfectly. It is generally uplifting and even when it is sad and contemplative it isn't very deep about it. It is a candy apple but the apple is a granny smith variety. I like it in small doses but it is cloying and ultimately begins to agitate like apple flesh between my molars. Patently well made but not for me...picky fuck that I am.

ABBA is a 5-star band, but ABBA Gold Greatest Hits is fully the 5-star album

How do you even start rating music that’s been a soundtrack since childhood? A number of 5-star songs and it’s great music - would be a 5 if I could imagine myself feeling like listening to the album rather than individual songs.

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Fun catchy pop. Standout songs: Knowing Me Knowing you Money, Money, Money

4.5/5. Dancing Queen is a certified banger but what the hell is that first track?

Somehow this group can be polarizing, but honestly they are just fun. I don't know where they fit into the evolution of disco and the music scene in the 70's but honestly they are just fun and something to dance to. Even their slow songs I can't help but shake to. Is there anything life changing here, no, but sometimes just dancing and smiling is enough! The fact that they are still known today speaks something to being able to write a catchy fun song.

This is the first time I've listened to a full ABBA album. They write such great melodies! Everybody knows Dancing Queen but so glad I have these new ABBA favorites: My Love My Life, Knowing Me Knowing You, MoneyMoneyMoney, That's Me, Why Did it Have to be Me?, Tiger. Great album! (I've been to Hawaii. it IS a happy place!)

What's not to love about Abba? This is just feel good music that makes me smile. Obviously Dancing Queen and Fernando are iconic, and Happy Hawaii was my favorite surprise on the album. When I Kissed the Teacher lyrics were cringe, but whatevs, it was the 70s and she had a crush on her teacher, and the song is super fun.

#364. Pop music is pop music. It's always been the same. The music itself may sound slightly outdated, but add some synth sounds and some autotune and any of these could easily be a modern William Eyelash or Cathedral Moan song. Some things never change. 3/5: alright. Song added to playlist: Dancing Queen I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Listen, Sweden has given the world some truly wonderful things, IKEA, zippers, Bluetooth technology, and the king of automobiles the Volvo 240. Without the Swedes we never would have had Alfred Nobel! Unfortunately, I don’t believe anything they ever do will make up for unleashing ABBA upon this world. This album in particular is an uncomfortable mess of toxic positivity and far too many major chords. The melodies are grating and repetitive, the lyrics often vapid and meaningless. Fernando is the only song that doesn’t entirely suck. I genuinely needed a palate cleanser after this one, and it’s a good thing Graceland exists. I’d give this album 0 starts if I could.

But disappointed to be honest after listening to their other album. Some well written songs but a bit too poppy and Stock, Aitken and Waterman for my liking.

I like ABBA but I don't think they are very album-oriented. The standouts on this album all did well as singles and the rest of the album is filled with forgettable, cloying tracks that get old quickly. 5/10

I will never understand how this got popular. There are some catchy songs, namely the actual singles and "Knowing Me, Knowing You" are good pop songs. I'd like to see someone less ABBAish take a run at that one.

Solid album with some really catchy tracks. I liked this!

Two amazing and timeless songs lift up an album where the rest sounds dated

ABBA-solutely relentless pop banger after pop banger! I mean, why not just release a best of as a studio album. Very efficient way to produce records! I feel like if you don’t love this album you need to go and sit in some sunshine for a bit. Maybe meet some new people. Broaden your horizons. Try to find some happiness somewhere. 4.5

I liked dancing queen and fernando, but the rest didn't resonate with me. I wouldn't seek it out but I wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio.

3 out of 5. Definitely see how ABBA set a standard for pop music and lots of hits on this one.

****a really good album. Great variety

My kid is going to be in Mama Mia this spring. I better enjoy Abba while I can before I’m sick to death of them.

What makes ABBA amazing is how fun they are. Even if you hate disco, these songs are silly silly fun.

New this one before and loved it again

Classic!

A good album with some familiar songs.

It’s about as solid a pop album as exists.

mid 5

Pretty good overall. I enjoyed the hits (dancing queen & money, money, money) as well as Dum Dum Diddle. Nothing else really stood out. I didn't dislike any of the songs though. 6/10

Epic opening (When I Kissed The Teacher). Feelgood. Some songs are a bit too kitsch (Dum Dum Diddle).

Fernando is a better song than Dancing Queen. fight me. also this album is mediocre but some bangers brought it up to 3 stars.

ABBA is only famous because they covered all the songs from Mama Mia.

The pop-music-as-sugary-confection metaphor is perfected with these songs. As appealing as they are on the surface, by the end of three I need something substantive or I begin to feel queasy. And the lyrics are among the worst ever published. But as much as I'd like to detest it outright, there's no denying the other-worldly power of those hooks.

Yeah, nah. I can understand why they were huge, but, doesn't do much for me.

Took me until listening to this to understand why "Mamma Mia" was such a success. Sure, it's solidly from the disco era, of course, but all of these songs sound like they belong in a musical theater production -- from the harmonies to the largely "We're going to burst into song in random places" lyrics. "When I Kissed the Teacher" reads like a different take on "Don't Stand So Close to Me." It's bubblegum with an odd darkness behind it in places -- and far hornier than I remembered ABBA being.

Yup this one is great

Another album where the classic pop hits shine and the rest goes in the instantly forgettable bin

I'm here to find new albums, not the ABBA album. Maybe I'm just narrow minded

Classic album

"Tiger"! The greatest ABBA deep cut ever! Arrival has some surprisingly darkish stuff on it. Surprising because ABBA makes some of the lightest music ever made! I was thinking "oh! ABBA! Gentle enough for a fifth-grader!" Have you heard "Knowing Me, Knowing You" or "That's Me"? I'm not explaining that to a fifth-grader. On the other hand, the shimmering pop beauty of "Fernando" or "Dancing Queen" (or pretty much any other song on here) knows no comparison. Really good, especially for those times when Nick Cave or Joanna Newsome are just a bit much!

Sometimes a pop album catches you so off guard with the quality that it makes you rethink what you know. There's so many high quality, catchy songs on this album that it's no wonder everyone knows them. There's also a weird, dark underside to many of the songs. Maybe it's because the singers don't really speak English but it seems very universal.

For a 70's disco pop record it was about what I expected. It had lots of fun and catchy songs throughout. The synergy between the two singers really elevates the overall sound and feel of it all. Even less popular songs on it were fun to listen to. Top 3 Fav: Fernando, Dancing Queen, and Knowing Me, Knowing You Top 3 Worst: no bad songs 4.00-4.25/5

3.5

Some classics there but the rest was not for me.

Everything ABBA Touches is gold. Not excluding this.

maybe dial it back on kissing your teacher

Starting an album with “When I Kissed the Teacher” is certainly a choice. I now know that “Arrival” is apparently the song that The Darkness plays before every one of their shows, so there’s that.

Influential and really really well edited when you consider it was in the tape days. But a bit too bubblegum for over 3 from me.

felt like i was watching mamma mia

Like most other ABBA, it’s super fun whether you want to admit it or not!! Knew a couple songs but many were new to me. 4.5/5

YES

did not puke

Uff. Auf abba muss man glaube ich Lust haben um das zu hören…

It's a fine album, but ABBA isn't my cup of tea. Some classic songs, and as a complete album it's solid if you're into that 70s pop sound.

ABBA halt. 2,6

Maybe not the deepest or most interesting album, but a great vibe. I had fun with this one.

If it’s good enough for Alan Partridge, it’s good enough for me.

Perfect album

LIVE shout out to the swedes

Abba son los autores de las canciones mas pegadizas y odiosas del pop. Se salva dancing queen para las fiestas.

First off, there's no denying Dancing Queen is an all time banger. Just a great pop song through and through. The rest of the album is quite solid. A well constructed, well crafted pop album. Not every song hits but most of them do. Deserves to be on this list.

It's ABBA. If you want to get down with some well-crafted pop songs, this is your jam.

I have had a weird relationship with ABBA over the last decade or so. I was put onto their music when I was really young, because my mum grew up listening to them, so she introduced me to their music too. And at the time, That was pretty much all the music I ever listened to, because you know, I was 7 and didn't know anything else. But over the years as my tastes changed, I started to discover music more independently, and ABBA just faded into obscurity in my mind, despite the huge part they played in my childhood. As a teenager, I had decided that I hated ABBA, that they were annoying oversaturated disco and bubblegum pop, and that I was embarassed to have had them as my favourite band when I was younger. But now, I'm glad to be open to thier music again. Due to how overplayed it is, I still can't stand to listen to Dancing Queen (just typical that it's on this album), but outside of that, I actually really liked this. This was my first time listening to a full ABBA album from front to back in probably nearly 15 years, and I'm surprised at how well it actually holds up. 7 year old me was definitely onto something.

You ever eat something really sweet and decadent and you know it's going to make you want to puke but you just keep hammering down fork fulls into your fat face? This is the audio version.

Some cute, lighthearted fun, with the absolute banger Dancing Queen thrown in too.

Love the singles, “Arrival” and at least half of “Happy Hawaii”. Had I the time, I’d talk to Simon’s excellent comment re inverse snobbery and ABBA, which made me felt looked at. To be clear, I think they are a good few tiers above Ace of Bass, but I hear the europop awkwardness outside the singles. I think they built their own world.

There's a weird inverse snobbery around ABBA - if you don't think they are unbridled geniuses then you must hate pop music and be a really boring human, a joyless cipher. I find them a bit basic and awkward in the classic Europop fashion - fun and tuneful but no different fundamentally from Ace of Base or Eiffel 65. This album cover was everywhere when I was a kid, and the mysteries contained therein were revealed today as: a bit basic and awkward, if fun and tuneful. Didn't hold my attention long despite fond memories of "Dancing Queen" signaling lights-up horror at The Dome in Tufnell Park, and amusing thoughts of Zapata and Villa chilling over a margarita to "Fernando". Aha..

Dancing Queen - if you have a problem with this song, the problem is you. Not every song is a winner. But the classics are legendary. They still work. 4/5

Feel nostalgic listening to this. I like the some of the songs but the sound of it gets a bit much for me.

Basically a greatest hits album lol

They aren't saying "Dan Marino"

Favorite Track: Dancing Queen

Very enjoyable!

Fun. Keyboards. ABBA. Classic tunes.

I love ABBAs fun and silly vibe. Great album!

I know... I know... but it's a guilty pleasure. Their most popular album with hits galore. Unless you just came out from under a rock, you will recognize these hits.

Het zegt me altijd wat als de nummers die spotify automatisch na het album afspeelt me meer hyped maken. Prima, nothing special

classic pop Favorite track: Dancing Queen other picks: knowing me, money money, arrival, fernando

awesome

It’s ABBA! Knowing the hits kind of preempts a true rating of the album, but those are the best songs. I wasn't really a fan of the first song, especially as it transitioned into Dancing Queen. But the songs are catchy and fun to listen to.

It has a few dings I've heard before and didn't know it was ABBA. Has more of that sound, and it's interesting to hear it in different configurations. Some songs don't get as dramatic as I'd like.

4.5 ESTE ALBÚM ES MI VIDA, LO MEJOR DE MI VIDA. ME SÉ TODAS LAS CACNIONES Y DE CORAZÓN. CÓMO LO AMO. ABBA VINO A SALVARME DE TODO LO MALO. Aunque debo admitir que había alguna canciones que no conocía. Creo que esas tendría que escucharlas de nuevo. Excepto "That's me".

ABBA is the Beatles of the queer community. There is not a gay person alive today who isn’t a massive ABBA fan, myself included. But more importantly, ABBA has clearly stood the test of time and have arguably made a larger impact on modern sounds and styles than any rock band ever did, including/especially the Beatles. While Arrival is maybe my least favorite ABBA album, it’s still one of the best pop albums ever made. From the harmonies on “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” the musical theater rhythm of “Money, Money, Money,” the subtle bass groove on “When I Kissed The Teacher,” the guitar lick on “Tiger” – it’s all so strong. What pushes Arrival over the edge, though, is the phenomenal instrumental title track and, of course, “Dancing Queen,” which is, as they say, a ✨cultural reset✨ that still hits you like a ton of bricks at the club 5 decades later. I’d personally say Voulez-Vous and Super Trooper are both stronger albums and better entry points into ABBA, but that’s just splitting hairs and picking a favorite child. Because again, I’d switch out 7 Beatles records with 5 ABBA albums in a heartbeat. Arrival is amazing, one of the greatest pop albums ever made, and 1,000% deserves to be on this list.

Classic tunes, some I hadn't heard before, just love it.

er abba-maður. skemmtilegt og grípandi popp. 3,5.

ABBA is always a good idea

I wouldn’t be an ABBA fan, but I recognise how catchy and ubiquitous these songs are. 3.5-4, but I’ll be generous and say 4.

Favourite Song: Money, Money, Money

When I Kissed the Teacher 3.5 Dancing Queen 4 My Love, My Life 3 Dum Dum Diddle 3.2 Knowing Me, Knowing You 3.4 Money, Money, Money 3.4 That's Me 3.3 Why Did It Have to Be Me? 3.4 Tiger 3.7 Arrival 3.6 Score: 3.45

pre 2000s guilty pleasure pop artist Standout: Fernando, Dancing Queen

Well it ABBA, sickly sweet pop, can remember it being on as a kid and it wasn't for me then. It is brilliant crafted pop music no doubt and it has all the Eurovision flare but still its a bit naff. This album has some of the big hits: - Dancing Queen - Knowing me, knowing you - just makes me think of Alan Partridge - Money Money Money - Fernando

I guess I am the only european person who doesn't like ABBA all that much. It sounds like German Schlager to me.

Fun album. Not my fav type of music, but I can get down to it if needed.

Are they all great songs, no, but the album is fun and would love to have been at the disco listening to this in its prime

I’m torn. There’s good stuff here. There’s bad stuff here. There’s ridiculous series stuff here. It’s almost like disco ELO at times and then other songs are shitty pop from a musical. The lyrics are consistently terrible though. That I’m sure of. Money money money and dancing queen carry the album. Nothing else touches these tunes and dancing queen is timeless

Fun for a couple of songs.

I knew I wouldn't like the pop sound of Abba. But I gave it a listen and, initially, I started to think, its not so bad. But the more I listened the more the nausea built up in my gut, to the point where it started to make me angry. Unless you are a juvenile, I see no redeeming qualities in this album. What qualifies this for the list? How many good and impactful albums with music for adults were passed over for this trash. You see, I'm getting angry just writting this. Sure you can listen to 1 or 2 catchy songs in a mix of others. But as an album, this is terrible. It sounds like a soundtrack for a Telletubbies movie or whatever toddlers are watching these days. Its only because the bar is so low for a 1 star that I give it 1.4

Love it.

Weird pop amazingness

I loved just about every moment--their music is very rousing and story based, they should make a musical! They have a knack for choosing just the right transition chord to keep a hook going. Standouts (besides hits) were Knowing Me Knowing You and Tiger (roar).

I didn't love it and I didn't hate it. It's interesting to hear the hits in context of the album but in this case that didn't make them better or worse and they were the only stand-outs.

Unfair to even take into account some of the filler (most of which is far superior to what could be considered filler) when it contains three of the greatest singles ever released, and in Fernando, possibly THE greatest.

While it may seem tame now this album was seismic in influence. So many pop stars and indie bands owe something to ABBA in general and this album in particular. Such a refreshing album after the doldrums of the California singer/songwriter era in the first half of the 70s. Favorite tracks: "Dancing Queen", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Why Did It Have to Be Me?", "Tiger", "Arrival", and "Fernando".

A band that I’m not that into - marmite I think and there’s a couple of songs I’d rather nail my nuts to my head than listen to again

Don't mind a bit of Abba. Some good songs on this along with a couple that are a bit "meh". I can't stand Dancing Queen, but Knowing Me, Knowing You is a great song.

I never really thought of abba as an album band - big hit singles are their bread and butter. This kinda show that - the singles are top class 70’s pop but the rest are a mixed bag.

This album was fine. It's an ABBA album. It's not exactly the pinnacle of disco, but at the same time they wrote some great songs 3/4

I mean, I get it!

Banger after banger on this album. I like ABBA, and forgot how good/influential they are. More albums like this, please :)

Why did ABBA kiss the teacher Kinda easy to see why Dancing Queen became an anthem. It hits everything. Why Did It Have to be Me? More like Why Did You Have to Go Away from Disco? This is so out of place. Tiger seems a little goofy on the surface but honestly it's a bopper.

Proof positive that whites should NEVER be allowed to make "dance music". ZERO soul here. This is the music equivalent of unseasoned boiled pasta on a cold plate. Thank GOD someone introduced me to Nile Rodgers a few years ago. I had grown up thinking disco was just Abba and The Bee Gees. No wonder I hated it.

The hits slap, but I can see why I've never heard some of these tracks.

Great harmonies. Great dance tunes.

A legitimately fun album despite my misgivings. Like some other albums on this list, it suffers from overexposure - having heard most, if not all of the songs repeatedly (and pretty much never in situations when I’ve intentionally sought them out), it was hard to approach it with fresh ears and an open mind. It’s a very well-crafted pop album, though, and it’s easy to see why its popularity has endured. Maybe a score of 3 is a little unfair, but I just don’t see myself jumping to listen to this in full again. Favorite tracks: Fernando; Money, Money, Money

A masterpiece; a blessing to this world.

[…..and takes deep breath, grits teeth] Abba are really quite good aren’t they. There, I’ve said it. As pop goes it’s ridiculously catchy when they get it right and the singles are bangin. Some filler though and the first track needs a bit of a rethink!

I got into work yesterday, shattered from moving all weekend, emotionally drained and looking like that one tired rage comic man, ready to listen to some two hour long experimental hammer and nail album. And instead, I got to listen to ABBA!! I have never been happier, this is such a good album 10/10

Would have been awesome 40 years ago. It’s fun and lots of bounce to it but it’s just really dated for my taste. Not really my jam

It's very fun. Never really pick it myself but happy to hear it. Will I listen to again: 90%

I am not proud of the fact that I hate ABBA. It's not some medal I wear with pride or an opinion I've purposefully selected in order to appear Edgy and Different and Cool. I would love to love ABBA - I feel like I'm missing out! This is all to say that I went into this album with an open mind. In fact, I actively wanted to enjoy it! And I actively did not. I say this was active regret and disappointment: I hated it so much. I do understand, of course, how people can enjoy this album. Or at least I'm very keen to try and understand how people can enjoy this album. I'm not going to be quite so arrogant as to say that it's objectively bad and everyone who disagrees is wrong. So I'll try and present this review in a way that clearly shows that this is just my personal, subjective opinion. [I personally think that] this album sounds like a spoof of itself. [I personally find myself asking:] how can anyone hear songs like Dum Dum Diddle or hear those blood-curdling whispers on Knowing Me, Knowing You and NOT think that it was created by a sketch comedy group with a very basic knowledge of music theory and a deep-rooted vendetta against Eurovision fans? It sound like a joke [to me personally]. Everyone talks about how happy and upbeat ABBA's music is but I cannot decipher any emotion whatsoever in any of it. It sounds [to me] like music made by a Martian trying to disguise themselves as a popstar - like Ziggy Stardust on a cocktail of sertraline, melatonin and Calpol. Every song sounds like it's going to end with the sound of the vocals slowing down and getting deeper in pitch as the band slowly power down and enter hibernation mode... in my opinion.

Mamma Mia

Overall, it was just kind of boring. I think I just don’t get ABBA.

Boh pazzesco, ma subito dalla prima: "when i kissed the teacher", quella dopo è "Dancing queen"... Forse tra le prime l'unica non bellissima è "Dum dum diddle", ma delle altre non si può dire nulla. Forse sarà anche che ho recitato in "Mamma mia!", ma mi restituisce delle vibes pazzesche questo album. Ok dopo "Money money money" scema un po'

So catchy. Brilliant meolodies. The rhythm guitar sound is light and crisp, very pleasant. This is pretty much the ultimate pop album. Many have tried, most have failed - but this is in the vein of the Beatles songwriting tradition. Hard to fault it. Lots of variety from song to song, too. Abba at the top of their game. Perhaps you could say that it is more a collection of great songs than something that obviously forms a theme as an album, but that doesn't really matter.

73% Best: Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You Must-Hear? Nah (DQ yes)

Pop album…that’s about all I got

This album contains every cliche that exists. Is there anything real happening here? Or was this all produced to be clean, fake, and appealing? This shit is more artificial than Sunny D. This is the soundtrack of every sheltered white girl from the suburbs, and I hate it a little.

Fun and inoffensive. Nice easy listening that could be played or listened to almost anywhere. Feels both dated and timeless at the same time almost. Overall solid. Top tracks: Dancing Queen; Knowing Me, Knowing You; Money, Money, Money

Besides the hits, these are some willy wonka ass songs.

ABBA fucking rules! Impossible to be in a bad mood when listening. Aside from the obvious juggernauts on the album, I really enjoyed the instrumental title track 'Arrival'. Tastefully hypnotic

I thought I’d hate it. But there are a few bangers on here and even some heady sophisti-pop vibes. There are a few moments that are hard to take and are so polished and manicured they sound like Disney animatronics singing these songs. It’s a sweet vibe and from a songwriting perspective it’s almost scientifically good:)

Pretty much just a nonstop dopamine release of an album

There are too many bangers on this album to do anything but sit back and enjoy regardless of your taste.

Wow, there are so many Swedish reviews :-D The only thing I regret is the stigma that’s stuck to them after the LGBTQ+ community appropriated so many of their themes… well, maybe we’re all a little gay after all LOL It’s just that this is really good and immediately makes you want to sing and dance! Damn

I know a small handful of ABBA songs, but this will be my first time listening to one of their albums. I don't really have any strong opinions about ABBA, other than that I think the Erasure version of "Take a Chance On Me" is far better than ABBA's version. People seem to be pretty high on this album, so I'm excited to immerse myself in some Scandinavian pop. Musically, this album is pure pop bliss. The arrangements are bright, wonderfully layered, and full of kick-ass harmonies. Theses songs were a blast to listen to, and they're really easy to bop along too. No two songs sounded the same, and each song was fresh and felt really original. The only song that was a total clunker to me was "My Love, My Life," which just wrecked the pace of the album in my opinion. Thankfully it was early enough in the album to where I wasn't able to enjoy the rest of it. As much as I enjoyed this album musically, the lyrics were... not my favorite. No offense to ABBA, but I don't think they're exactly known for great songwriting, and that's pretty evident from this album. The lyrics were pretty nonsensical ("Dum Dum Diddle") and on one occasion, really weird and cringe-worthy ("When I Kissed The Teacher"). Structurally, these songs were pretty bland as well. As much as fun as the music was, these songs never really developed much. I know that might be a bit nitpicky, but I know pop music can be deep and experimental, and this album is very much stuck in its time. Again, this isn't a bad album, but I found it to be just fine overall.

I’ll never tell Linn, but I didn’t enjoy it

god bless abba and their transparent egg copter

It's ABBA innit

One of if not the most fun albums I’ve listened to so far

It's fun to listen to this relaxed and happy music!

Just all around fun, bubblegum pop music. Stand-out: Fernando

This album started our a bit too disco pop for me but it turned around after Dancing Queen. I ended up really enjoying this one. The harmonies and vocals are mighty damn good. They definitely knew how to craft a song. Some pretty thought out lyrical content too. I think I can get on board with ABBA

Album was good, listened to it before bed.

This album was so much better than it has a right to be

angelic. loved the harmonies. my favourite ones out of those i've never heard before must be "my love, my life" and "fernando". am i ever going to listen to the full album again tho? probably no.

Incredible songwriting

so disco no opinions really, its an ok album my favorite song: money, money, money

ABBA is the perfect example of 70's pop. I remember hearing several of these songs from my mom and aunts growing up if not just in pop culture itself. I dont even really like ABBA that much but I can admit they have some great hits on this one. Dancing Queen and Fernando of course.

Strong pop album but one of the best pop acts of all time. Lots of songs your mom loved when you were a kid. Fernando is spectacular!

Hmm, some was good but not really for me

Una gran colección de hits

"Ahaaa!" as Alan Partridge would say, "Knowing you, Abba - Arrival, knowing me, Alan Partridge. It was odd going into this because, although I've never listened to an ABBA album, I knew what I was going to get - some classic pop songs and a bunch of filler. I wasn't expecting it to start with a slightly suspect song about kissing a teacher, but given the era, perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised. But when it gets to the hits - "Dancing Queen", "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "Money, Money, Money," you can't help but feel a sort of cheesy joy. I want to give it 4 for the excellent song writing, but the filler is dragging it down. Three and a half?

Classic architecture meets pop art

ABBA is my 9 year old’s favorite band, and this was full of several great songs.

This isn't called 1001 mediocre albums you should listen to before you die.

I have enjoyed ABBA in passing, but this was the first opportunity where I listened to a complete album. Will definitely be adding ABBA to my playlist!

I wanted to like this album, going into it. I know some ABBA songs are adjacent to other easy-listening/soft-rock that I now enjoy from the 70's and 80's. However, while the first couple songs on this album weren't that bad, I felt it got worse and worse as it went on, and I couldn't wait for it to end. It was too much disco and hokey adult pop for me, unfortunately.

I dunno shit about Eurovision, but thank you Europe for bringing us ABBA.

Неплохой альбом. Есть хиты, есть песни похуже. 50% есть

It's ABBA. What is there that anyone can add to the discussion of ABBA and this late date. Back when they were big, I was always pretty indifferent to them, but "Fernando" (from this album) has always been my favorite song of theirs.

Pretty good

Позитивная музыка. Сразу несколько хитов на альбоме, летним утром заряжает на позитив

good harmonies well crafted pop music

ABBA has been a band I've listened to for a while, but mostly in association with Mamma Mia or their Gold album. It was nice to get one of their studio releases to see how it holds up. And it does hold up. Definitely an early album from them but filled with some great songs from them. Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You, Money Money Money, Fernando. All slappers and that isn't even all the ones on the album. This would definitely be a 4.5 if half stars were allowed but a really solid album nonetheless that I will come back to.

Really good pop album. Their harmony is superb and there's a deep understanding from everyone involved on how to get people dancing and singing along. While it's not an album im going to be listening to on my own that doesn't change the fact they cooked with this one. Arrival is definitely going into a Playlist and I'll be listening to that song a lot. By far my favorite track. It's like a 4.5 rounded up for me.

ha vergesse dass abba jo immer bitz slappt. when i kissed the teacher isch en weeeirde song vom text her aber s tönt afoch suuper. dancing queen tanzt de grot vo super guete song zu nervig catchy. je noch dem nervter mi oder ich finden suuuper. my love my life isch seeeehr cheesy aber no schön. dum dum diddle isch chli arsch findi. knowing me knowing you het en seeehr coole bass. booooah und de refrain slaaaaappt. jooooo money money money aaaaah banger die lustig synthis jaaa und d giti vergesse gha. riese banger. de song hani scho öfter selber vor mich her gsunge als glost. lohnt sich. that's me hani nonie ghört glaub? isch cool halt sehr abba ich lieb die übermässige chords da chönds. why did it have to be me au nöd e offebarig tiger besser als eye of the tiger aber au nöd sooo geil etz. arrival isch sochli schottisch style type beat? no schöni melodie fernando baut huuuere uuf mit de flötibötis und so. happy hawaii au chli ass. immerno boppig ufgnoh bass isch geil aber jäääh. ah ghört au nöd zum album und fernando au nöd. egal. isch nöch amne vieri aber isch e 3.

hobblaschorsch mrntig lorge abba wär normslerwiis nöd min wunsch scho nöd de grösst abba fan aber mal luege when I kissed tescher hani nanig gern gha sorr dancing queen hani rig scho immer gern gha ABER mentig morge my love, my life actually no cute, nonie ghört glaub dum dum diddle katastrophe sie nached mengisch schochli ac/dc konkurrenz was d kreativität bide drums ahgaht knowing me, knowing you hani scho so vill mite salomé bi wii dance tanzt hahahaha s ahhhhaaaaa findi immerno chli weird ABER d giti nachem refrain findi immerno sehr cute die hend ja im jahrestakt musig ussegschisse?? money hani vill nerviger im chopf gha, muss sege bis jz gfalltsmer besser und finds echli spannender als de rest (v.a. d strophe) ok klavier goht dumm ja that's me isch fertig und nüt isch hange blibe OUHH NEI FERNANDO ISCH NO UF DEM ALBUM min grosspapi het das lied gliebt aber ja ich finds so ass bzw. mal luege, money hetmi au überrascht dass es mier besser gfallt s erst mal männlichi stimm eine vo dene heisst safe björn oder? sax no cool tiger rawrawr ich han fernando iwie no gern gha??? happy hawaii chan ja nur guet sii OH WAS ok de rest hassi

Arrival finds ABBA at the height of their melodic powers, crafting polished pop with an almost mechanical precision. The album is filled with shimmering harmonies, lush arrangements, and that unmistakable Swedish pop shine. For all of its craft, though, it can sometimes feel a little too clean: beautiful, but a bit emotionally distant. “Dancing Queen” is the undeniable crown jewel, a perfect slice of pop euphoria that is both regal and irresistibly fun. It is the track that justifies the album’s legendary status. The rest of the songs are solid but don’t always reach the same heights. A few fade into the background, impressive in production but lighter in emotional pull. This album shows ABBA’s brilliance while also highlighting their limitations. It is pristine and expertly made, but that polish can come at the cost of connection. Still, when ABBA hits their stride here, they sound untouchable. Favorite Song: “Dancing Queen”

Vacation style of music. Something you feel like you caught a second of as you’re walking down the street. Love Dancing Queen, but the rest of the album was just alright. Standouts: Dancing Queen, My Love, My Life, and Tiger.

Loved this album when I was a kid. Now it's ok to listen to, guess I've simply heard it too often!

ABBA rules, that's all. 8/10 (4/5)

This has Dancing Queen. This has Knowing Me, Knowing You. This has Why Did It Have To Be Me. This has Fernando. This has hidden gem 'Arrival'. 5 stars.

I mean, it's ABBA. You can't dislike ABBA. I was doubting whether I should give this one a 4 or a 5 but fuck it, this one is a solid 5 (or like, maybe a 4.6 since Voulez-Vous is a tad better).

you really can't go wrong with ABBA, the swedish pop group that makes songs that are so peppy you'll actually hurt yourself if you attempt to frown or restrain your body from moving. every song captures your attention and keeps you entertained. it's a deeply energized and harmonious album that'll make you feel great. seriously, who doesn't like ABBA?

Arrival was a fairly good album. This is mostly the one with a lot of ABBA's biggest songs including stuff like Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Knowing You and Money, Money, Money and all of those tracks are pretty good. The regular album tracks were a bit more of a mixed bag with high points like Tiger and low points like Dum Dum Diddle. The album did move at just the right length for an album like this. This one is certainly a solid one. Best Song: Money, Money, Money Worst Song: Dum Dum Diddle

Very good. Very interesting pop album. The songs are played so much, it's easy to realise how often they make unexpected choices. A few album tracks that are duds, particularly the closer, but it's a 4 and more baby

Half the songs were good half of them were dog ass

It’s a theatrical cheese fest. This album may have a few undeniable hits, but tracks like, “When I Kissed the Teacher”, “Dum Dum Diddle”, “That’s Me”, “Why Did It Have to Be Me”, and especially “Tiger” send me into a spiral of annoyance, restlessness, and boredom. I enjoy ABBA, or thought I did, but this album seems like a collection of songs pumped out and thrown together as filler for 70s teeny boppers and middle aged squares to tap a foot and sing along to.

Receiving an ABBA album as my first to review was a pleasant surprise. 𝑨𝑹𝑹𝑰𝑽𝑨𝑳 is a bit of a fever dream. I will always have a bit of bias when it comes to ABBA. They hold a special spot in my heart, as they were my Grandfather's favorite band. The overall mood of the album is generally happy. When I listen to songs like "Dancing Queen" or "Fernando" it makes me feel as if I am frolicking in an open grass field with a variety of cute forest creatures such as deer, foxes, squirrels, and docile raccoons. Hair flowing in the summer breeze, and not a car in the world. It's genuinely uplifting. My personal favorite on the album, "Money, Money, Money", stands out as a song that gives me more of a mischevious vibe. I could envision myself robbing a bank to this song, in the most innocent way possible. Dressed in a black and white striped long-sleeved shirt, black stocking cap, black pants, a bandit mask, and carrying an old knapsack over my shoulder that is marked with a large dollar sign, I imagine myself crawling through vents, lowering into the vault via cable and harness, stuffing my sack with righteous dollar bills, then tiptoeing out of the front entrance, leaving a money trail behind me that nobody seems to notice. One song I had never really gave the time of a day to that I became fond of was "Happy Hawaii". The piano and bass riff go very well together. Overall, I'd give this album a 3.1 out of 5 stars. The album cover, which I personally adore, edges this out of the high 2's for me. I can always count on my mood being improved a little after I listen to 𝑨𝑹𝑹𝑰𝑽𝑨𝑳.

haters can suck it

Like the first song nothing else.

4.0

Unexpected surprise

So many good songs

+: When I Kissed the Teacher, Dancing Queen, My Love, My Life, Money, Money, Money, That's Me, Tiger +-: Why Did It Have to Be Me?, Arrival -: Knowing Me, Knowing You --: Dum Dum Diddle 6,0/10

I feel like this album helped me understand ABBA and why everyone loves them. This is just a fun singable album.

Fun upbeat songs but wow some of the lyrics are wild.

Je m'attendais à plus, mais ça reste un bon album. Je pensais que les deep cuts allaient un peu plus se démarquer. Néanmoins on comprend poourquoi c'est un classique. De plus, la production et le mixing sont impeccables. 7.5/10

ABBA is just the best. So glad I got this album on a Friday. Listened to it all weekend.

Incredible. I love ABBA already. I will say, I know most of their hits and don’t tend to listen to full albums. There were some new songs I learned and some great ones I already knew. I saw a tweet that said that ABBA is a great indicator of who someone is, like if they don’t like ABBA they’re a bad person. I agree. Their songs are silly but so upbeat and fun. Who does like happiness?

almost a 5 but a few not so good tracks

Better than the first ABBA dabba doo album we had. Dancing Queen and Fernando were really good. I saw poor Fernando didn't make the original cut. What a travesty! I can see how this was big in the 70s ..but in that fateful evening of July 12 1979...disco died a fiery death.

Happy disco sung by a group that sounds like a school choir. Weird lyrics but I enjoyed this dancy number.

Arrival presents a collection of catchy pop tunes with the band's trademark polished production. Released in 1976, it includes memorable hits like Dancing Queen and Knowing Me, Knowing You. The album's upbeat melodies and sophisticated instrumentation highlight ABBA's musical abilities, though I found most tracks overly sweet or lacking in depth. While widely regarded as a classic pop record, it didn't particularly stand out for me, it undeniably holds a significant place in ABBA's legacy and the history of pop music. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 0 STAND OUT TRACK - None

1.9 I enjoyed the bass playing and Dancing Queen is pretty good but other than that, not really my cup of tea.

Pretty fun. But - I can’t dock Eminem a star for making me uncomfortable with “Stan,” and then ignore a song called “When I Kissed the Teacher”. This was common enough to be a pop song trope?! What was wrong with everyone?!

Nice fun album that includes two of their best hits in Dancing Queen and Fernando. Liked it and can see why they were so popular. 8/10.

Wow. Very overrated. The only track I didn’t skip after 1 minute was dancing queen.

Fun Disco/Pop record. ABBA gets a little grating and I don't love every idea on the record at all times but when I need something hopeful, joyous, fun, this is perfect (when you're in the mood).

This is more like it. The first LP I owned, so a profoundly nostalgic pleasure, but Dancing Queen and Knowing Me, Knowing You are classics for a reason and I have an ongoing fondness for Tiger and Why Did It Have To Be Me? too. No need to add Fernando and Happy Hawaii to this album, Arrival was the perfect ending already.

Got some good classics, but not my thing.

When I Kissed The Teacher should be retroactively renamed Entrapment: Making a Pedophile.

I always wish I wouldn't enjoy ABBA songs as much as I do, or enjoy them even more. Always stuck in this weird place where I cannot help but groove with the tune when it plays, but wouldn't actively seek it out. This album features (at least) 5 hits, varies in mood and tone while keeping a unifying style, and isn't too long.

Cleverly written pop music and excellenty produced album that sounds great even after almost 50 years. I love the hits ('Dancing Queen' is one of my fav ABBA songs), and 'Arrival' is a beautiful ending of this album. Others mentioned 'Fernando' being such a great song - but it was not included on the original album, it was released as a single in 1976 and was released only on the Australia and New Zealand versions. This album is great even without such a great song as 'Fernando'.

This is disco and disco sucks, right? So why do I find myself sort of enjoying this?

Abba is a guilty pleasure for me. The harmonies make me blush like a kissed teacher. This album was fun throughout, even though I only knew two songs.

It's ABBA, what can I say? Dancing Queen is one of the best songs ever recorded.

Some songs are fun but overall it's a 3.4 for me

I'd give it 3.5 if it were an option.

This album is very, very good for what it is. Perfectly catchy. Perfectly produced. The songs that dancy are successful in getting you to move. I don't listen to ABBA voluntarily but I don't turn them off either. I'd be happy to hear any of these songs at a club (or let's face it, it would really be at a wedding). I was not familiar with Money, Money, Money and I really liked it

The first time I've listened to ABBA front to back. I thought I liked 'em but after the 33-minute listen, I can safely say that ABBA is best in small doses.

Loved listening to this entire album.

this is pretty fun. I mean, it's disco. But guilty pleasure I guess.

So this has a few of the hits, but arguably not the best ones, and there is a big gap between their hits and album tracks. Still, enjoyable and of course some interesting ideas. Would be a 5 for a lot of other artists but they can do better.

A few good songs, but definitely some filler.

no notes this is perfect

Kill me now, I can’t believe so many people bought this crap

Not sure if this is important, but I’m white, straight, in my 30’s, like sports, enjoy a good beer, lift weights. ABBA rules.

Pop at its best!

Excellent

my love my life <3 gut one

Great music to clean the house to. Couple classics.

BloobsPls

Cheesy, silly but brilliant. So catchy, every song is a singalong and it’s fun. Plus it’s full of genuine classics. People will hate it but I don’t care, 4.5 but nostalgia takes it up to a 5.

4/5. A solid collection of disco pop with several classic songs and Dancing Queen throws this up a whole number. There are definitely some misses and Abba is best enjoyed as a greatest hits album but as an album goes, it's short and sweet with mostly enjoyable songs save a couple. Forget the haters who are missing out on the fun, just play it and enjoy. Best Song: Dancing Queen, Tiger, Money

Some definite classics and some other good songs, but a few head scratchers. Overall good

Just fun!

Classic abba

I grimaced when this popped up but I recognize a Pop monument when I hear one. And it's a good one.

I am not that much into the slowy thing. I guess it is alright. Kind of enjoyed and bored at the same time.

If you've heard ABBA, it's off this album. Upbeat and catchy, just not really my thing.

Reawakened some joy listening to them...

Good album featuring some great songs like "knowing me, knowing you" and "money, money , money". Especially when you look at it from a musical perspective. The basslines are just perfect. On the other hand, "happy hawaii" and "Dum dum diddle" ruin it for me

Nice album!

Abba keeps annoying me on a special level only surpassed by how annoyed I get about this group being popular.

Great band, great album. Has a few weak songs costing it that fifth star

When it comes to Abba, I am of the belief that all you really need is, Abba Gold-Greatest Hits. Even that could be trimmed down, they do have some bangers, absolutely they do, they do dance pop really well. Arrival bizarrely starts off with, When I Kissed the Teacher so that’s a weird note to kick off on. Money, Money, Money and Happy Hawaii are a couple fun tracks I hadn’t previously heard. This is a mix of bangers and trash. 2.5 stars

Pop aus meinem Geburtsjahr - mit "Dancing Queen" 5/5

Very fun album that has some staying power due to wedding and events like that. But nothing felt to impactful or groundbreaking.

I totally get why people like ABBA. I’m also not really one of those people.

My wife gives it 4 stars since it’s in her wheelhouse. I would give it 2 so we’ll split the difference. Actually very catchy and poppy album.

ABBA slays

Its ABBA. Would give 4.5/5 but I cant:/

I find it annoying how upbeat and cheerful they try to sound, but musically it feels like something that would play in the end of some old romantic drama. But even I can appreciate Money, Money, Money

Never liked Abba. Genuinely never. Their best work is a single throwaway piano section at the end of Chiquitita; everything else is just annoying to listen to. One of the few albums/genres/bands that, despite not being as harsh to the ears as some other albums, still makes me way more annoyed when I am forced to listen to it, be it that they are on the speakers in a grocery store or elsewhere. Maybe it's just the last remaining piece of my childhood that I refuse to let go off, my rebellious youth of disliking the music my parents listened to. Either way, I do support them disbanding and refusing to reunite the group.

Sparkling disco, so beloved by all of the Swedes in my life. Not really my jam, but I appreciate the quality.

Never listened to ABBA before but this album wasn't too bad!

Has so many hits.

Meh

The thing that really creeps me out about these guys is that they’re always writing questionable lyrics about skeevy things they’re trying to get girls to do (“When I Kissed the Teacher” indeed!), and then they get their wives to sing that stuff! It’s no wonder these marriages barely made it out of the 70s. I so badly wanted to give this one star, but, I mean, “Dancing Queen” and “Money Money Money” are decent jams. Thing is, all of ABBA’s big hits are so impossibly overplayed, they’ve become like musical wallpaper, and if I never heard any of them again, I’d never miss ‘em. Meanwhile, the album tracks are inane at best, and at worst are soppy, gloppy, ridiculous nonsense.

Can't argue that it's done right. Amazing that this came out after their first greatest hits. Smells like a slightly cloying perfume and the hot vinyl seats in a late 70s family car.

Can’t handle ABBA. They make me angry. But others like it, so I might give it a 2… no I can’t bring myself to do it. 1 it is then.

Would never buy an Abba album even if Bono covered them with U2. I know Dancing Queen, it’s the disco era. Another new sound for the times. Knowing Me Knowing you rings a bell. Fernando was another song on the radio. All in all this duel vocal approach by these two powerful woman is the strength of the approach, unfortunately I could never buy this or add any of it to a playlist.

Never listened to an abba album but this was good - a lot of their hits and always fun to listen to. Surprisingly good as an album listen as I thought it would just sound like a compilation of singles, but it didn't.

ABBA will always score high, this is a good set of single songs but it is missing a story.

This is a last minute review so will be quick. I liked this quite a lot, although I expected to be familiar with more songs than I was. It is very catchy, and interestingly composed. There was something in the air that night. I lost my kite. Fernando.

Dancing Queen is one of the best pop songs of all time I think, that and Money Money Money are classics that are unbelievably catchy and very nostalgic for me. The rest of the album keeps up that vibe well with some great songs and a couple weaker spots. ABBA has always been pretty cheesy but they are unapologetic about it and are such great and catchy songwriters that they make it work, they're undeniable. Not stuff I would necessarily throw on a playlist but I really enjoyed this album.

I will admit I was less than excited when I saw this one pop up. 70s bubblegum pop is not really my kind of music. I think I had probably heard at least most of this record before. I mean amidst the sea of disco at the time this was released I can understand why people liked it so much. It doesn't hold up for me though. I mean imagine if When I Kissed the Teacher was released today.... I don't know, the whole 70s synthesized pop dance music is just something I can't really get on board with. Great vocals on this record though, so I enjoyed it for that. But ridiculous and sappy lyrics for the most part. I know a lot of people love Abba (#128 in the world on Spotify as I write this???!?!), I am not one of those people. 2/5

Yep. That's Abba alright.

A Milestone of Pop

Great fun for the night.