Arrival

Feel like several half cooked songs

One of the larger overall critiques I have with this challenge is that it’s rarely the albums themselves which are influential. Rather it’s the one or two songs which passed through the filter of time that had great influence. This is knees of those cases, since honestly this is just here for dancing queen. Everything else doesn’t matter.

First track has a poppy, tinny sounds to it. Backup vocals are pretty energetic. Second track is a classic. Money money money is a popular track. I largely dislike the sound of this group. I think it’s the genre and the bouncy teeny bopper kind of sound.

I just can't stand ABBA. I took this opportunity to try and understand why I hate this music so much. I Actually gave it a listen, thinking that maybe over the years I'd hear it in a new light, but I couldn't get through any one song to the end. I actually like the production, it's got that kind of 70s airy mix - apparently a complaint is that the mix is too busy and overall too polished, but I don't hear it. It's nothing like today's over-compressed pop music. Rhythm section is super tight. And there's no denying those 2 guys are brilliant at writing catchy pop songs. But for whatever reason I find it grating to listen to. Way too corny, too campy and sugary. I tried to watch mama mia with my daughter this summer and got up less than halfway through. Those tunes do create ear worms for me, but just the worst kind. Giving it a 2 for how incredibly catchy some of the songs are.

Too much bubblegum. I can't hang.

Started off wrong, couple of bangers and couple of skips at the end.

Je n'ai pas peur de la mort car je suis convaincu qu'une fois mort je n'entendrai plus jamais ABBA. À moins que l'enfer existe... 2.49 étoiles

Although Dancing Queen was certainly an iconic piece of the era, ABBA in general, and this album in particular, don’t do much for me.

I like a few of their notable songs.

Arrival entstand überwiegend in den Metronome Studios in Stockholm und dokumentiert ABBA auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer internationalen Präsenz. Die schwedische Gruppe verbindet hier eingängige Popstrukturen mit klarer Studioästhetik und einer ausgeprägten melodischen Handschrift. Besonders prägend sind Songs wie „Dancing Queen“, „Knowing Me, Knowing You“ und „Money, Money, Money“, die bis heute zu den bekanntesten Titeln ihres Katalogs zählen. Stilistisch bewegt sich das Album zwischen europäischem Pop, Disco-Einflüssen und klassischem Songwriting, wobei die sorgfältigen Arrangements und der mehrstimmige Gesang im Vordergrund stehen. Insgesamt wirkt Arrival geschlossen und zielgerichtet und zeigt ABBA als Band, die ihre musikalische Sprache konsequent verfeinert hat.

I never used to mind Abba, in times before Mamma Mia, then suddenly you heard them everywhere. This has enough non hits to be interesting, however it's all a bit children's TV.

Oh yes ABBA . I’m expecting a disco classic ala Sister Sledge or Chic… except neither Benny or Bjorn are Niles … the only Rodger’s around here is my ears being rogered by middle of the road musak The singles are great the rest is mediocre at best - well apart from “why did it have to be me “ which would be awful if it was a shawoddywoddy song . The irony with the title song , arrival, is it never arrives … a 2+ minute intro to a song that never starts - even then you know it would be some horrible pastiche of a Scottish Christmas song Close it’s an intro to (the acceptably good) Fernando that nobody asked for . This is Hard; it should be a 1 but the 4 singles pull it up to a 2 The snobbery to not include best of albums is notable here as my favorite abba album is “ABBA gold” now that would be 4 stars

Honestly a couple bangers on this album, particularly Dancing Queen and Why Did It Have To Be Me. Didn’t hate the album but mostly mid besides those 2. I enjoy 70s disco to an extent, this wouldn’t be my first choice.

Is this what they call disco? Not my cup of tea. Maybe if I was a middle aged woman I would like this album. Although dancing queen brought back some good memories of middle school music class. Not a bad album but personally did not enjoy it.

Just started listening to this the night before - first song feels very traditional late 70s pop, and I normally hate that style because it fucking ruined rock and roll, but this is nice, feels like a beach boys beat but sounds like it could be Diana Ross singing- liking this. Ohhh shit we got dancing queen - haven’t heard this song since high school and it’s kinda weird to listen to but if u get over that this songs dope. ‘My love, my life’ feels like it could grow on me after a few more listens, felt catchy towards the end. ‘Dum Dum Dittle’ this is a song I don’t know but I’ve heard so many times in analysis of ABBA as being such a unique song for its chord progression and theory and yeah it definitely sounds like it, some weird things they do in the song that are super non traditional, they make it work, but I don’t necessarily hear an advantage of it or a intrigue about the song like I do with other weird songs, prob least fav in album so far ‘Knowing me, knowing you’ this has big rock feels but then the main chorus is more dance revolution, so I don’t really like that part just because I don’t like that genre, but the rest of the song is common sounding but I like it, the guitar is fun light in the album, tone is wack kinda cool. ‘Money, money…’ awww shiiiiiiiiiit. This shits weird!!! Tempo changes in the first 20 seconds and a hockey tonk hell yeah. More guitar again, some parts very fun. Good song, felt short, excited to relisten to this one ‘That’s me’ one of my favorite songs from a structure aspect ‘Why did it…’ Man what cant these guy do this shits dope. Genre switching like crazy in this album. ‘Tiger’ dope beat switch at end, want to sit on this one ‘Arrival’ wow, just listened and relistened immediately, beautiful experience. Opening sounds like a common bagpipe tune but I guess it’s synths? Not sure what type idk what year this was. Also pretty unreal to think that they were singing this shit with minimal production compared to today’s standards, their voices are simply lovely. ‘Fernando’ this song sounds like a different song, or maybe I’m just thinking of this song? This is the first song in the album wherr I think like yeah they’re forsure not English or American, definitely some other European influence coming out in this song and I’m enjoying it. Setting up as a good penultimate ‘Happy Hawaii’ very cool intro. Think I’m about a minute into the song and it sounds like a song that would be very different if it’s not stereo, so I’m going to listen to a mono version of this song next because this one seems to have too much going on for me. Couldn’t find a mono version, relistened to this one, very enjoyable. Good album, very fun experience. Some songs felt less original then others, some felt weirder than others. Good time was had by all. It’s 10am now, starting my second listen, skipped dancing queen this time around

One good song

Oh god, not ABBA. My husband and I made the mistake of seeing Mama Mia (the musical, not the movie). When it finally ended, we looked at each other and said, "wow that was dreadful." I thought the ABBA fans surrounding us were going to to assault us. What a rabid fanbase! We survived and left the theater intact. My dislike of ABBA only intensified. Yes, there are some super catchy, sorta fun in the right atmosphere songs on here (Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You, Money Money Money, Fernando). But if you don't really love ABBA, 42 minutes of Arrival feels like a slog. ABBA seems to have a limited song structure. "My Love My Life" sounds too much like "Fernando." Any song by any artist about getting it on with a teacher or student creeps me out. "That's Me" weirdly reminded me of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now." What the hell is going on with "What Did It Have to Be Me?" What in the 1950s doo-wop is this? ABBA is good for the big hits only. The rest is just entirely unnecessary. I still don't like ABBA.

Nope. As a swede ive been tortured with this all my life. I can add one star for the craftmanship, but this really doesnt give me anything.

Singles are better

All that cheese!

The writing, the music, the vocals all exemplify what I hate most about genuine "pop" music.

ABBA is best listened to either at weddings or in greatest hits form. Two stars is a bit harsh, but the album contained too many punishing songs between the singles

I don’t really like ABBA

I couldn't stand ABBA when they first appeared. Later I sort of liked them a little bit in secret, and then not. 50 years later I've given my head a wobble and can embrace some of the music. They were part of the music scene, whether I liked it or not, in the 70s.

A classic...not soul crushing and manageable.

I just can't bring myself to like this

4.5

The hits are nostalgic rest of it is not good. I’m sure the album had a unique sound during its time but retrospectively not very good.

I dont think abba was made to be listened to through my headphones on the bus tbf

Whoa, this was a wildly mixed-bag, rollercoaster listening experience. Some of Arrival’s production choices and songwriting turns are absolutely brilliant (the soaring chorus of “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” the build-and-release tension of “That’s Me”); others are downright annoying (the synth squiggles of “Dum Dum Diddle” - especially post-chorus - or that deeply questionable sax line in “Why Did It Have to Be Me?”, not to mention the flanger-soaked vocals on “Tiger”). And what’s up with the title track? That one feels completely out of place after the previous glam rock excursion in “Tiger”. Plus, a lot of the topics seem like they’ve fallen out of time, and sometimes the lyrics are just overly cringey (“When I Kissed the Teacher” and “Dum Dum Diddle” being the most obvious examples). Actually, if I think about it… most of the lyrics are simply terrible. Still, regardless of how you feel about ABBA, it’s impossible to deny that Benny and Björn sure as hell knew exactly how to write instantly memorable pop songs. To add to my opening statement: to some degree, listening to Arrival felt like hearing some tracks for the first time again: Foe example, paying close attention to the brick-wall-like wall of sound on “Dancing Queen”… I still have a hard time coming to terms with it. I never loved ABBA (quite the contrary), but giving it some time and deliberate attention, I can now see more clearly why Sid Vicious and Joe Strummer were kind of into this Swedish Eurodance powerhouse. Leaning heavily into the disco sensibilities of the early ’70s, ABBA took some risks - and a lot of them paid off (while just as many didn’t). Too bad the record is such a mess and tries to be all over the place.

Aga loves Abba. I've heard a bit too much Abba - and whilst there are a couple of bangers on this album - in particular Knowing Me Knowing You.... (aha! ) its rather let down by ear bleeders like Dum Dum Diddle......

Between 'When I Kissed the Teacher' and 'Does Your Mother Knew' ABBA has written the two best perv-influenced pop tunes of all time. But the teacher one is ok because it's the girl kissing the teacher and not the other way round. The album doesn't hang together as well as The Visitors which was amuch more interesting proposition (albeit I was not too taken with that as an album, but some standout tracks). Some classic singles, but all else forgettable to substandard. ABBA really are a great singles band.

After listening to this album, I understand that Abba were a singles band, not an album band. 3 1/2 classic Abba hits with some other songs of dubious quality - Dum Dum Diddle wins the prize for the most dubious.

A grudging 2* for Dancing Queen. Nothing else to see here. Next.

Pop sensation Abba! Glad I listened to it. Will probably never listen to it again lol. 6/10 for a pop album. 3/10 for personal enjoyment.

Not sure about this Euro pop.  It's a cheese fest that only really has a home in theatre or some weak pop competition. It's an obsessive jolly/pop fest but for me a bit like commending a serial killer for being fabulous at it. Ok they are good at it.  Just a shame some songs were excruciating - e.g. "Tiger" Premium Eurovision wankers!

I genuinely don't understand why ABBA continue to have such a broad appeal. I find them banal, sickly sweet, and generally irritating. My perception is clouded by all the times some DJ has tanked the vibes on a dancefloor by deciding that ABBA was an edgy or ironic crowd pleaser. That said, I tried my best to listen with an open mind and can say this: It's upbeat, joyful, a bit mainstream poppy but that's ok. I don't think it's aged well at all, but I can't deny their inexplicable influence on pop culture.

There are bits i can appreciate iate - the bass sound on knowing me knowing you,the drum sound on dancing queen - but the over all is not for me. A lot of songs i know on here which is testimony to their catchiness and as a pop record that has to be a measure of success, but the unknowns, like dum dum diddle about secretly loving someone obssessed with playing fiddle, not ao catchy. Not terrible, just not my thing. Didnt finish.

Dum dum Diddle to be your fiddle …

Only serves to confirm that Abba are just a singles band.

A blister pack of pure polish and airbrushed joy. Arrival is the national anthem of a fantasy world where everything sparkles just a little too brightly...a place so perfect it’s almost creepy.

Arrival [Album6581] By ABBA . . . . . Cover art for Arrival by ABBA Submit media links Type Album Released 11 October 1976 Recorded 4 August 1975 - 18 September 1976 RYM Rating 3.54 / 5.0 from 6,629 ratings Ranked #241 for 1976 Genres Europop Euro-Disco, Pop Rock Descriptors female vocalist, melodic, happy, love, uplifting, lush, optimistic, energetic, playful, male vocalist, anthemic, rhythmic, duet Language English Track listingShow track credits A1 When I Kissed the Teacherlyrics3:00 A2 Dancing Queenlyrics3:50 A3 My Love, My Lifelyrics3:52 A4 Dum Dum Diddlelyrics2:53 A5 Knowing Me, Knowing Youlyrics4:02 B1 Money, Money, Moneylyrics3:05 B2 That's Melyrics3:15 B3 Why Did It Have to Be Me3:20 B4 Tigerlyrics2:55 B5 Arrivallyrics3:00 Total length: 33:12 PreviousNext Previous in discography: ABBA ABBA The Album Next in discography: ABBA Rate/Catalog --- Catalog Set listening Tags Review Track ratings indie_echo Oct 14 2025 5.5 ¿Cual es el valor de la nostalgia? ¿Es justo valorar la música antigua con los ojos de la actualidad? ¿Hace una canción un album? Empezaré por el final. No, una canción no hace un album. Si, es Dancing Queen, es uno de los temas de pop más famosos de todos los tiempos y probablemente de los mejores de los 70, pero está acompañado de un puñado de temas bastante mediocres (excepto quizá Money, Money, Money). Entonces, ¿es justo valorar la música antigua con los ojos de la actualidad?, no del todo, pero no hay que negar que la mayoría de las canciones en Arrival son totalmente incapaces de pasar el filtro de la atemporalidad. Hay ciertos toques Kitsch que pueden pasar como simpáticos, pero las letras a nivel temático tampoco es que sean para tirar cohetes. Entonces, ¿Cuanto juega el factor nostalgia ala hora de valorar propuestas como la de Arrival?, pues puede que un valor importante, pero hay que reconocer cuando se está tirando de los recuerdos y cuando hay cosas que quizá no eran tan maravillosas como las recordábamos. Arrival es un disco de pop correcto propulsado por un hit universal, pero un hit universal no justifica un álbum. Falta sustancia.

I realize that these are iconic songs but I just can't sit and listen to a full album of ABBA anymore.

Rating: 5/10 Meh.

Sin más, ABBA nunca ha sido santo de mi devoción salvo alguna canción típica que repetida muchas veces me llega a cansar. Se puede rescatar "Dancing Queen".

Cheesier than my underpants.

Meh...

Ugh

It’s not the worst

i don't know if i've ever listened to abba except for dancing queen so this will be interesting... when i kissed the teacher is a hell of a song to start with. dancing queen so iconic. these songs remind me of looking through my mom's record collection when i was little but it's just not for me. dancing queen i will always love you but the rest are forgettable.

Obvs knowing me knowing you is sick, but nah. Only scanned through it but I’m not listening to all that.

Fernando is great. The other classics are overplayed, the rest was annoying.

dont have much to say about this one. everyone knows abba

Not my thing at all. The songs just felt... idk. Just didn't like it.

I first heard of Abba because I had a cat named Fernando. Everyone kept asking if I named him after the Abba song, so I checked them out. I almost considered changing his name, but I named him Fernando because it just fit him. I still miss him, he was the sweetest kitty ever. Any way, Abba. No thanks. I'm not a pop fan, and this is just disco flavored pop music with all songs sounds pretty similar enough. It's not hateful, but it's just bland.

Worse than I would have through. Mainly Unmemorable

Surely a classic, but so cheesy and not really my taste! Unless maybe I am really drunk :)

Did not care for this album outside of the obvious Dancing Queen

It's smart - achievable vocal ranges and repetitive lyrics make the songs very easy to sing along to. But I'm not falling for your trap Agnetha!

We have hit the disco era and boy is it lame. Arrival has the smash hit "Dancing Queen" and I will say I somewhat enjoy the song but everything else by ABBA is poker stick material. This album got so cheesy. At times it felt like I was listening to some bad stage play. "Money, Money, Money" and "Tiger" are good examples with the later taking the 2nd best track slot. Come on list...give me something good soon. 1.75 stars for the Swedes.

First time listening to this album in full. The older I get the more I realize that ABBA is a greatest hits type of band. The popular songs from this album are great but the rest is so mid and silly. No "hidden gems" or anything like that. I'd already known all the best songs from it before I even hit play. Eh 2/5

I like ABBA but this album is one of their weakest. Dancing Queen and Money Money Money are standouts on an otherwise underwhelming album

It’s abba

At least four 4 star songs, but to listen to as an album… nope

Outside of two songs, this was a hard one to get through.

АВВА поважаю звичайно, чудові вокали, основа з клавішами завжди імпонує. Незважаючи на те, що тут вистачає хітів і супер хітів теж, але як альбом мені це не дуже працює. Деякі пісні занадто далеко за рівнем від кращих і для поп-альбому це не дуже динаміка.

Tout est bien fait, c'est maîtrisé, ça s'enchaîne assez bien alors pourquoi je me suis autant ennuyé ?

Some classic bangers and a generally enjoyable album overall but I didn’t find any hidden gems that I didn’t already know about. I’d rather listed to one of their greatest hits albums

There are a few ok songs, but the music is almost complete trash.

Yeah. OK I listened to the whole thing. It was a bad as I thought it would be

Dancing Queen is great, the rest of the album is good but just not really memorable. 2.49 / 5 stars.

2 good songs otherwise blah

ABBA is good, this album is meh. Couple of hits, but didn't rivet me.

Objectively? Excellent album. How many bands release an album that becomes a de facto best of? And that also soundtrack so many movies? I still groaned when it popped up though. Very much an overplayed album. Still listened, I hope it doesn't pollute my algorithms.

Poor

Abba is a group where the singles are undoubtedly some of the best disco records ever made. The album has more filler than a hen do. Stay for the singles but swerve the rest there really isn't much else

not feeling as classic as i thought it would. Sounds a little dated

Besides dancing queen and a couple other good songs I found this album whatever

Dee enjoyed her singalong.

Wow, the album opener kinda starts it out off-kilter. Thank goodness Dancing Queen swoops in like Will Smith from Men in Black with that memory eraser. The harmonies on the album are gorgeous and ethereal. However, the melodies get old quickly for me; it feels dated and overproduced at times. I don’t think it’s a bad album; it’s just not for me.

Not my thing really but clearly they are very good at what they do.

I don't hear no "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!"... 2 stars for this slow excuse for disco.

Not for me.

I only know the hits, which actually I'm not entirely averse to. There's a sense of nostalgia to a certain degree, but I also acknowledge the influence (both direct and non-direct) on some acts that I really do like, including **The Cardigans**, **The Ark**, **Queen**, **The Darkness**, and **Rainbow**. I was also struck by the **Sparks**-esque vibe, although probably not surprising given they operated in similar timeframes and both embraced theatricality and pop sophistication, I'm always reminded that **Ritchie Blackmore** genuinely said that **ABBA** was “probably my favorite band of all time,” saying their music was “so melodic, and it just worked,” Melodically, **ABBA** is in a class of their own. Their songs are deceptively complex and I respect them for that. It wouldn't have endured if it wasn't good on some level. Longevity alone means there's some real substance beneath the surface even if it's not really my thing. I love the cover art. It's very symbolic and it complements the music - sleek, polished, but with real emotion and grit just under the surface.

It has the hits, but the rest is pretty boring. Fav: Money, Money, Money

Familiar disco songs...

Not for me. At times ok but mainly had to skip songs.

This is not a good album. Dancing Queen is an absolute banger, a real masterpiece of disco pop, but the rest is just studio filler. I'm not a disco hater... But if you're looking to dance it's really just that one song. Tiger and Fernando are both good, not not great. Also, looking at the other reviews, everyone gets weirded out by I kissed the teacher but just rolls with the dancing queen being only 17? Hmm ok y'all.

Look I get it, its ABBA. But this sucks. It's so annoying Best Song: Dancing Queen Rating: 3/10 (Irritating) Stars: 2/5

The definition of catchy but dull

I don't really understand why ABBA is considered a landmark of music and why so many of its fans are annoying little cucks that worship them. Not really a bad album, but not my thing.

I don't like bland pop tunes with cute blondes mouthing repetitive words and gestures but I know most of the rest of the world totally gets off on them.

I loved Dancing Queen, but the other songs didn't really stand out to me.

Not my favorite. Dancing queen is an overplayed classic, the rest of this album 👎

Not a fan of

- "Everybody likes ABBA". No, not me. - "I'm a punk rocker/metalhead/jazz aficionado but ABBA is my guilty pleasure". Nobody cares. - "Every song is fun here". Every song is the fucking same here. - "If you don't like ABBA, you're boring". At least I'm not a cheesy, soulless individual. You get the point. The spirit of Eurovision (one of the most pathetic aspects of this part of the world) condensed in a single band. 2 stars because Dancing Queen is cool.

Not for me

I don't like ABBA, let's move on

5/10 Money Money Money nearly saved it, but the irritation factor and the terrible lyrics were just too much. Highlight: Money Money Money

It’s obviously well constructed, but so so banal. I can see ABBA’s value at a wedding or the comedy of playing Fernando to cheer on your favourite athlete of the same name, but this is not essential listening. AI could have written these lyrics. There’s something so plain about this music. A bologna sandwich on white bread, but at least the bread is decent.

Some big hits on this one but hard to like an album in 2025 that starts the way it does lol.

I've never been an ABBA fan I know that means I lack sufficient Joy or something in my life to not appreciate them. But just doesn't do it for me.. that said, there were a couple sons on here that were less annoying.

Biggest shrug in the history of shrugs

Eh

Just not for me.

Can’t fault it for what it is, and what it is it does well. For me it’s impossible to sit through this entire album. So saccharine and honestly boring. Not dropping to one because of notability.

Can I appreciate that some women adore ABBA, sure. Have I had fun karaoking ‘Fernando?’ Yes. But really…no to all of this. It sounds like a kids’ album. I was not in the mood for cheery Swedes. If you need to play ‘Dancing Queen’ at a wedding reception to get out your glam vibes. Have fun, no judgement. But I don’t want to listen to a full album of this.

A little too show choir for me.

ABBA is about as neutral of a band as I can imagine, so this album fit that in it neither excited nor disappointed, and the only song I can recall from this is Dancing Queen which was played multiple times a day, every day, at the Value Village where I worked in my early 20's. That all said, I guess by my metrics I have to give this a 2 because I would never choose to listen to this album.

ABBA isn’t too bad, but they’re just a band I’m never going to get into. I think it’s because every time I hear them, it takes me straight back to that scene in Addams Family Values where the scout leaders lock Pugsley and Wednesday in a log cabin and blast “Dancing Queen” to torture and “normalize” them. As it happens, “Dancing Queen” is on this album, so when I listen to ABBA, I can’t help but see them as a torture weapon wielded by strait-laced, nerdy normies. Lol!

An odd mix of bangers and dross. Proof that even the best aren't perfect. Brilliant at times , awful at other times.

Never really listened to Abba outside of some unavoidable singles. I'm dubious... Yeah, I can appreciate the production and pop hooks but this isn't my jam. Dancing Queen does kinda bop though.

Funk soul brotha

It’s ABBA, just some extremely basic but relatively enjoyable pop music. Nothing special

I had fond memories of singing ABBA with my dear departed mother on long road trips. I wanted to like it again. But i do not like it now. The songs are trash. Overly serious for such mundane and even silly topics (“i kissed the teacher;” “dancing queen”). The lyrics are simply dedigned to rhyme and scan — the story they tell is often internally inconsistent (“there us nothing we can’t do” & breaking up is “the best I can do”?? — weak!) & always delivered as if everything depends on *this one song*. There’s no snap to this pop — it’s all hyper-orchestrated and soulless. I guess they harmonize well enough. A two bordering on a 1.

Ja, nee, daar loop ik niet warm voor. De kinderliedjes (When I Kissed the Teacher) van ABBA zijn af en toe leuk om een feestje maar gaan we hier absoluut geen serieuze beoordeling geven. 4/10 Highlights Knowing Me, Knowing You

Average

No thank you

Det startede godt.. Men blev pladen gik i hak, og tilbage var det kun datids pop efter en helt stram skabelon. Jeg fik lyst til at skippe for at komme lidt videre, efter bare 15 minutter...

I’m no dancing queen

Went in excited because there are a lot of ABBA songs I enjoy, but was a little disappointed. The hits were definitely hits, but a lot of the songs sounded the same. And there was a saccharine tone that started to get old. Overall- not bad, enjoyable at parts. Probably a 2.5/5

The production and arrangements are uninspiring and very samey, and let down a lot of the songs. Listen to Melonie Cannon's version of Dancing Queen to hear how good ABBA's material can be in more imaginative hands.

Not my style

One ABBA song is a tasty delight but an entire album is insufferable. There are a couple hits on the album but otherwise it’s just annoying.

1. Knowing me, knowing you 2. Dancing queen 3. Money money money Skjønte først nå at ABBA er dansband på engelsk. Mye fillers, få killers her ass..

Light 5 Dancing queen and rich man's world good 2 awful songs Rest okay

So I feel like this band is subject to a lot of glaze. Dancing Queen is a fine song, but everything else is coated in 70s cheese, and quite frankly gets annoying really quick. In addition, the lyrics are laughably terrible. When I Kissed the Teacher might be the worst start to an album ever. That being said, I would like Dancing Queen more if it wasn't so overplayed, and I did quite enjoy the title track as a refreshing creative instrumental free from cringe-worthy lyrics. These guys are good songwriters and instrumentalists, I just don't care for the style.

Not my bag

Dancing queen is obviously a good song, but the rest of the album, just isn't my thing. I'm sure it has a brief place in time and history where it was relevant, but I was never around for that time and place.

Yep, that's some ABBA, all right. I think we've all heard ABBA before and know what to expect. If you have not heard ABBA before, maybe go to a wedding reception every once in a while. Guaranteed you'll hear plenty of it. Zero surprises on this record.

Look, there's a reason why Abba's best selling album is their Greatest Hits.

The album is fine. Not for me.

yuck

This album reinforced my stereotype of pop songs as hit or miss. I liked Dancing Queen which Ive heard a million times, and as for the others from Mamma Mia!, I like the movie soundtrack versions better. The rest of the songs were misses for me.

Everyone loves this band, I’m glad they do, I just don’t get it yet

A couple of classic dance floor tracks for sure but o it a good album for real ABBA fans I think

Not bad. Not my style, but they are a good band with good songs. It fell off a bit towards the end.

God I do not care for ABBA.

Far too catchy

Just sounds like a greatest hits album, no red thread. It‘s just your usual ABBA

i just cant get into abba but this album made me smile because it made me think of alan partridge

It was ok

I’ll never be an ABBA fan and this isn’t for me 2/5 A 2 in my scale means it has merit but isn’t for me. I assume many of you are ABBA fans

Not an ABBA fan

I tried, but I just can’t enjoy this at all. It’s just not good.

It's not that I don't enjoy ABBA, I do enjoy most of the more dancey songs on here but it feels as if this album can go from a really great pop song (Dancing Queen, Tiger) to a bad one (Why Did It Have to Be Me) which makes it all the more frustrating of a listen. I don't wanna feel like this about ABBA because they are fun! But I don't think the fun can last for 30 mins really (I would not be opposed to checking a second album of theirs)

1. teacher - 1 2. queen - 3 3. life - 1.5 4. dum - 1 5. knouuing - 1.5 6. money - 1.5 7. me - 1 8. uuhy - 1 9. tiger - 0 10. arrival - 0 11. fernando - 3 12. hauuaii - 1

No, sorry. I never did like Abba in period. Neither did anyone I knew. It was the band elderly relatives said they liked in order to try and relate to us young folk. Abba weren't in any respect "cool". I cannot comprehend the nostalgia for them now. 2/5 but it only gets that much because it is "well done" nonsense.

Es una verga esto. Realmente muy dietético y meloso. Las baladas son un asco. Rescato algún estribillo pegadizo y nada más.

2.5

The singles brought back some good memories from the past, but the rest were pants I thought.

I like Money Money Money

Sounds like a musical. Some huge classics. Not my thing.

I mean it's Abba and i know they bring a lot of joy to a lot of people, but I'm not one of them! Still hard to be to harsh on this well producced catchy pop that has lots of harmonies and infectious hooks. This is for all those that lose their shit to me what is shit.

I think this album is okay. I like the beat of the songs in this album but the lyrics are sometimes confusing. 2/5

2.4 2x some classics on here, but not really my thing

Well done pop music but they have never really appealed to me

I always had the impression that ABBA were ‘a good pop outfit’ but this was pretty dull. I do fancy the Voyage hologram show that has an installation in Geeenwich still though, but I think that’s just because it’s the closest I’ll get to being like Tron.

This is the album with Dancing Queen. All the rest of the songs are not very memorable, some hit me as a bit creepy. But all very upbeat.

There is no denying Dancing Queen, the rest is trash

A great classic and an okay one are on here. But I can’t stomach the idea of listening to this as a full album again.

Ok

Bad memories of pervasive 70s disco. Sort of starts things off on a bad foot. Overly packaged, overproduced, overshadowing the actually creative moments lurking somewhere herein. "Soaring" is a bad word here--please no. So the guys can sing too?--please no. I do confess, however, for a fondness for Fernando. Way to go, Scandinavians, for writing a song for Mexican revolutionaries.

Now I remember that I don’t really like ABBA.

Mostly awful. 1.9

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

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 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.

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

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

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 for a couple of songs.

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

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.

Pop album…that’s about all I got

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

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

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 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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Classic some killer and the rest is filler. Not really an album band are they? As such never listened to one of their albums before and it's pretty awful. You can't knock the big hits, they are classics, but the rest is rubbish honestly.

Just not my thing.

Meh, pretty underwhelming to be honest considering how many bangers they've made.

Lots of classic hits. But I would be ok never hearing the whole album again.

Although, I inexplicably love Fernando, it couldn’t save te rest of this for me.

Man - I know nothing about this genre. I’m sure this is fine easy listening or easy dancing, but it’s just not my style, and I do like a handful of ABBA songs here and there. - 2/5: may relisten to a few songs, but ultimately not my thing.

Heard it so much in my youth, can't stand it now.

One listen was enough to know that ABBA is as vapid as I always thought they were.

Muito alegre, enjoativo, manjado. Parece tudo a mesma música!

Very ABBA’ey, they’re popular but I’m not a huge fan. 2.3

2/5 Had some good songs but nothing special, did all sound the same to me.

My grandad thought the only two bands worth a damn were credence Clearwater revival and abba. He was right 50% of the time and very wrong in this instance. Campy, cheap, very proto Waterman. Though I'd enjoy, didn't at all.

I liked Fernando, and the instrumental that sounded like something from an Irish funeral. 2*

Undeniably catchy 70s disco pop. It's fun, and there's some bangers on here. However it's just so poppy, and a little one-dimensional at times.

Got the record of this but never play it as I'm not a big ABBA fan. Very appropriate to be listening to in Stockholm, fits the vibe nicely. Too syrupy and sweet for me. I get too much of a 'schlager' vibe.

Great singles, so-so album tracks

Nah.

Couple of decent tunes on this one.

The singles are great, but the filler is a massive drop off, quality wise.

I thought I was going to enjoy this more, but I did not. I enjoy ABBA's radio hits, but their deep cuts aren't that great, at least to me. Some of them are even a bit cringeworthy with as corny as they sound. Arrival? More like Departure. And I grew up listening to ABBA. Not a fan.

This is just not a great album. There are a few hits on it, but outside of that, the music isn't great and the lyrics are subpar at best.

Disco Pop der 70er, Generationen von Tanzschülern haben zu den Klängen von Abba Foxtrot un Discofox gelernt. Eingängige Melodien und Texte zum Mitträllern...

not for me

god I can't stand them

Mid-70's frenetic saccharine disco-pop that somehow makes me think of Christmas music. Not my thing. No. Title Length 1. "When I Kissed the Teacher" 3:00 5/10 2. "Dancing Queen" 3:50 7/10 3. "My Love, My Life" 3:52 5/10 4. "Dum Dum Diddle" 2:53 4/10 5. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" 4:02 5/10 6. "Money, Money, Money" 3:05 5/10 7. "That's Me" 3:15 4/10 8. "Why Did It Have to Be Me?" 3:20 4/10 9. "Tiger" 2:55 4/10 10. "Arrival" (instrumental) 3:00 5/10 11. "Fernando" 4:12 4/10 12. "Happy Hawaii" 4:25 4/10

What a disgrace of a band to my personal tranquility and comfort. I sincerely can not stand their music. I must be fair, though, and not doom them with the lowest rating. Their influence is huge and got billions of people dancing in clubs for decades. I'm not one of them. Expected Marc rating: 1

Dancing Queen and Fernando were okay.

The singles I already knew were OK. And "Tiger" is so dumb it's fun. But a lot of forgettable mediocrity beyond that.

Nope.

Proof that pop music still mostly sucks when it's done well

I can see myself playing this taking a long drive down the coast on a nice sunny day with the top down…. Unfortunately that’s something I’m unlikely to do so this album doesn’t do it for me.

I don't get it.

2.3/5 For me, nothing more than the singles I’m already familiar with. Except a pretty creepy opening track about jailbaiting a teacher.

ABBA are just really odd right? I don't hate the music and the tracks are super iconic and I'm sure they're great, just something about ABBA gives me the heebie jeebies. They creep me out.

Not really an ABBA fan. Some songs were ok but some were actually annoying for me to listen to.

Nope. Can't do it. Fuck ABBA.

1 if it wasn't for fernando money and general vibes

I know it is cool to like ABBA now but besides some obvious skill at writing hooks, I just don’t find much to really latch onto.

Not a great album but several songs were good with knowing me knowing you being great!

Apart from the one song that everyone knows, the others were quite weird songs, didn't age so well, especially the lyrics.

There are 2 ways I can look at this album - do I think musically it's a good album? absolutely. There's layers of complexity to both the songwriting and execution technically. Do I like it though? not really. Rating it based on how much I actually enjoy and appreciate these albums rather than how much I respect them musically.

Karaoke Hen Do Bullshit

Not my deal

The hits are great. The deep cuts... not so much.

I don't like ABBA.

It just doesn't sound very interesting

Jag tycker inte att det är jättebra. Skulle kunna ge deras greatest hits en 3:a pga institutionalisering.

Välproducerat som satan. Det som skaver är den dåliga engelskan, att det ibland blir lite dansbandskänsla och att det är rätt tjatigt.

2/5. Too discotastic for me.

Europop trash can with one half eaten eclair sticking out, just visible above the rim. If you’re craving fresh, monotonous executive-to-studio anal drippings, this is the record for you. Plain bagel. 2.5/5

It is obviously very famous and impactful, but I just don't enjoy this sort of music. I find it almost upsetting upbeat and cheery

I should just stop being a grump and admit that “Dancing Queen” is a perfect song, and it’s perfect everything, so vibrant, amazing, yeah. But I’m still grumpy. I should like this, because it’s so fun and unserious and they’re making hilarious risky choices with the production. But for some reasons, the whole is less than the sum of its parts for me! Or maybe it’s like adding salt to a dish… a tad too much, and you’ve overdone it, and all you can taste is the salt. That’s my reaction to the music part… over-salty. I tend to fall off the train with albums where the pieces fit together a little *too* well. I start to sense a conspiracy. Yes I’ll dance to these songs at every wedding, yes they are fun, I found myself having fun occasionally, but something about it just feels super off and… weirdly sterile? Solely in the production here. The songs make sense to me. I think I have to give this at least a 2 for sheer voluminous effort, and I did have something of a good time, really. I just feel a little nauseous afterwards and want to skip everything other than Dancing Queen, the second run. 2/5

Well, I can now say I've listened to an ABBA album. Silly and upbeat, but definitely not my jam.

5/10

Quite a few of Abbas iconic tracks... which if you're into them... then it will be fabulous. But I'm not into them, I'm that inbetween age range to never have got the hype, not old enough for their heyday... and not young enough to be reintroduced through Mamma Mia the movie. So.. the best I can give them is a 2, and that's for Dancing Queen, and not because I liked the song, it's because my mate used to do a class piss take dance to that track, we used to get the clubs to play it early in the night and he'd do his dance... was a piss take... but he always got a lot of interest from the girls, so we humoured his wee routine lol.

Silakka nauttii

Fernando and Tigers don't make up for the rest of the album. I see why they made a musical using Abba music it all feels like mediocre music plucked from musicals and synthetically reproduced removing the sting of the lyrics.

Pop, disco. Non esattamente il mio genere, sia per le tematiche che per le melodie, ma senza dubbio sono presenti anche alcuni pezzi di spessore. Trovo che la voce femminile inizi a diventare fastidiosa dopo un ascolto prolungato. Conoscevo solo SOS, che ha un posto nel mio cuore.

Great hooks, bouncy, not my style

Dancing queen is a classic, none of the other songs really hold up to that song. Upbeat songs are fun.

Quite frankly, I'm a little surprised to see ABBA on the list. "When I Kissed the Teacher" is such a weak opening for an album. "My Love, My Life" - is just so. much. schmaltz.😛 There were several songs I couldn't get all the way through, especially "Happy Hawaii" because the lyrics were so mundane and dumb. I don't have anything against ABBA, but I think with them, you are best off just listening to their greatest hits, a number of which are found in "Arrival." Two stars, because I was so annoyed it was not pure "ABBA Gold".

I get why they are/were popular, but I found this surprisingly hard to listen to even though being familiar with their music (Dancing Queen etc.). Best way I can explain my experience is that it was like eating unseasoned chicken.

Not sure how to properly rate this. Musically, it isnt for me. Its ultimate pop, bordering on cheese. Not a lot of substance, but I’m not sure that’s what it wants to be anyway. Its certainly iconic and for what it is, very good. Incredibly catchy, glittery, camp. Cant knock their talent for producing this sort of music, and they have some great harmonies. The big songs are fucking huge classics, the filler on this is instantly forgettable. Quite a contrast. Apart from Dum Dum Diddle, the best track on here. My wife loves it. She loves Mamma Mia too, and given its on ITV2 every night I feel like I’ve done my time with Abba. It also brings up a personal annoyance tht I’ve had to endure Mamma Mia countless times, yet the second I bring up History of the Third Reich or World at War she suddenly decides that actually we should both have a say in what we watch. Plays the democracy card when it suits her. And for that reason, Abba aint for me. Blame Mamma Mia, democracy, and countless weddings.

While they are horrendously overplayed, I have some time for ABBA, they are good songwriters and a lot of their more lively songs have good hooks. Except for money money money the lively songs were absent from this album, lots of piano and sweeping strings, and I spent most of it bored. The songwriting talent is still clear but these songs aren't for me. Will probably score their other albums higher.

Woof, Dancing Queen and Fernando really salvage this extraordinarily corny album

Interesting to hear Abba songs I ain't heard before.. Knowing me knowing you got that guitar damn. Not really my cup of tea tho.

All the ABBA classics. Not to interesting

Fernando was a banger

Couple Jamz, but overall not for me

Bleh. This hasn’t aged well, and I wasn’t much of a fan in the first place.

Basically exactly what you’d expect. Not really my thing.

Ok for what it is...i'm just not a huge ABBA fan. 2/5

Possibly an unpopular opinion, but I find Abba's stuff hugely overrated.

I guess it's OK...

First cut, meh. Second cut "Dancing Queen" timeless anthem. Third cut, dreck. Fourth, bad dreck. Fifth track "Knowing Me, Knowing You" timeless anthem. Sixth track "Money, Money, Money" timeless anthem, I guess, though not as strong as the other two. Seventh, dreck. Eighth, meh with sax. Nine, wow, so bad. Ten, bagpipes? Electronic bagpipes? Wow. I'm listening to a bonus version with "Fernando" which wasn't on the original album but I gotta say, based on some of my other reviews, it's hard to give this a very good rating, though it has a couple of classic tracks on it. From the era where the record companies were happy if an album had two hits on it, and the rest was filler, and people bought the record. Ugh! I went into this knowing full well what I was likely to find, prepared to hold my nose and give it a three based on the monster tracks, and after listening, I think it doesn't even merit that rating, because the other tunes are so terrible.

This is not my jam...but I didn't hate it! They're real musicians making decent music, I just don't like it.

If someone were to lay a claim again me stating that my vitriolic opinion of disco was originated because of a Disco Sucks t-shirt I saw on TV once, I would not be able to refute them. Have I heard many disco records? No. Am I excited to list to more disco after hearing this record? Also no. The thing about this album that drove me insane was that musically it was terrific. If you hear the notes of the singing it meshes so well with the instrumentation to craft a hyper-danceable sound that could make it impossible to not bop along in your chair. However, when I listen to the words this album is about as entertaining as running a marathon wearing underpants made of razor wire and salt. [Pre-Chorus] You don't care It's not fair And you're only smiling When you play your violin [Chorus] Dum dum diddle, to be your fiddle To be so near you and not just hear you Dum dum diddle, to be your fiddle I think then maybe you'd see me, baby If this were an album of Swedish folk music played on fiddles, accordions, or nyckelharpas, then it is a banger. As dance music, however, it just doesn't work for me. None if this would matter if as a listen would be justified in immediately turning off the record when they realize that track one is a song about a female student sexually abusing their teacher. It is difficult to imagine a time when a producer or record label would be cool with this. Either way you shake it, this is a mesmerizingly good album that I don't expect I will ever choose to listen to again.

Some good songs but a whole album of ABBA is a big ask for my ears.

Kuinka hyviä kappaleita on tehtävä, että hirveyden saa anteeksi? Ehkä Dancing Queen ym. riittävät, ehkä eivät. Tiedän vain, etten kuuntelisi parhaitakaan näistä teoreettisella vapaa-ajallani. Mitä sitten että laulaisin baarissa mukana?

Not my cup of tea

Honestly never have gone out of my way to listen to ABBA so interested for this. Kiss the teacher just reminds me of the South Park episode where Ike sleeps with the teacher and the police just say "Nice" when they realize she is a hottie. Dancing Queen is a jam but nothing I'll go out of my way to listen to. Money Money Money is kinda dark lol Who is this Bjorn guy and why is he singing over the other A's. Also their names are all so fucking svedish. Agnetha Fältskog Anni-Frid Lyngstad Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Fernando! I would kms if that was my name and then this song came out. Pretty diddy though. Honestly not much here for me besides the two I had already heard.

Not my bag at all...

One of the greatest pop songs of all time, from a band that released a list of superlative pop songs. Yet as an album it’s really hard work. The lyrics on many of the songs are banal and predictable and the tunes weary. A magnificent singles band , one of the best ever, and a terrible albums band.

Turns out I'm not a big ABBA fan.

Just can’t do it

Klassikko mutta kokonaisuutena epätasainen kuten kaikki abban levyt. Artisti joka kannattaa arvioida muilla perutein kun levykokonaisuulsien suhteen 2/5

This album wasn’t for me. I can appreciate the talent, and I can see why they are popular, but I just wasn’t feeling it.

Knowing Me Knowing You was better than I remembered but overall this was not an album I enjoyed.

Seems like everyone hates disco, but I'm not one of those people. That said, I didn't love this album. "Dancing Queen" is a classic, but the rest of the album runs the gamut from fine and blah.

Ok ... it's Abba. Too disco-y for me. Besides "Dancing Queen", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", the songs were skip-tracks.

This is one of those bands everybody knows but who can really listen to this except on Broadway?

Dancing Queen is a bop. I can handle a song or two of ABBA but a whole album is a bit like the musical equivalent of eating a pound of cotton candy. It's too much. Definitely a singles band for me, and even that I can mostly take or leave.

You all know this sounds like. Great if you like that sort of thing. I can see the appeal, but it’s not for me.

noty

Not much that stands out here. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding

I will make if all the way through, but I don't want to.

Ok

When I saw this as my first album, I literally said “ahhh fuck”. Not the type of music I would ever choose. The first song was hard to get through (what a creepy track/lyrics), but the rest of the album wasn’t too bad to putter and clean the house to. Dancing Queen is a classic but still not my jam. I didn’t realize that this is their fourth album, and this track was this far into their career!

I am unashamed to say that "Dancing Queen" is a catchy and classic song. I honestly gave the rest of their music a chance, but I just couldn't get into it. Just not far me.

Abba just isn’t for me. Kind of like Fleetwood without the edge.

скучные баллады

They're the kind of band that sounds like they're actively trying to make pop hits, which is unappetizing. This listen of "Dancing Queen," I really liked it and was noticing how commanding the drum groove is - it really defines the song. Many of the other songs I kind of disliked. Interestingly, the other night, in 2023, ABBA was nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year - so points for staying power I guess.

I don't mind ABBA for a song or two, but a whole album starts to wear me down. It's like eating a whole store-bought birthday cake for dinner, all slathered in buttercream frosting and artificial dyes.

ABBA is probably the most consistent band I know of. 2

ABBA :( in their defense, the singles weren't totally unlistenable

I mean you already know what it is

Tja, ik ben gewoon niet zo zoetekauw als het om muziek gaat...

Tja, ABBA zal nooit in mijn persoonlijke toplijstjes komen. Maar er staan wel een paar krakers van hits op dit album. Toch klinkt dit veel gedateerder dan albums uit de 70s die we vorige week hadden, zoals de Boss en Elton. Meer dan 2 sterretjes kan ik er dan ook niet voor geven.

This album met my low expectations. 35/112

Oh Christ. I can't imagine I'll ever be in the mood for an entire album of Abba. The odd song here and there of irresistible pop glitter, sure. Even though Dancing Queen is in the top 5 most overplayed pieces of music ever created, it's still somehow enjoyable, once you get over the initial "oh god, this again". The other singles also very good, in an Abba way. Knowing Me... and Fernando, and the odd other Abba song that isn't here I genuinely like, so I'm not a hater. And hey, let's be honest here, some Madness songs sound like Money, Money, Money, and we like Madness don't we? Yes they do, go back and listen again. There's some shocking shite elsewhere on here though. Dum Dum Diddle can get tae fuck. That's Me is actually pretty good right up until the cringe chorus refrain Carrie-not-the-kind-of-girl-you-marry. Unggggh. Why Did It Have To Be Me reminds me of The Beach Boys after Mike Love decided to take one of the greatest bands ever and make them the worst. Tiger is fine I guess. Fernando isn't really on the album, which is a shame for its rating because that's one I like. Overall, 10 songs, 3 great ones, 5 average and 2 absolute toss. Earns it a 2/5

a couple good songs but too repetitive

i just can't do it. this music is reserved for weddings or 60th birthday parties down the local social club. i've looked at the track list and there's songs on there that everyone knows. they're very well written pop songs.

Just not a fan of Abba 😟