Reviews (page 4 of 14)
ABBA are a singles band and there is one of their finest here: Knowing Me Knowing You, with all it's brooding shifting textures and power. Tiger and When I Kissed the Teacher are extraordinary in all respects except the lyrics but frankly who cares when the product, songwriting, melody, harmonies and dynamics are so extraordinarily, effortlessly good. The rest is uneven but never dull.
First time listening to the album. Great album! Will be adding it to my listening rotation.
i've listened to most of this album bc it's PACKED with the all time favorites of ABBA; the fact that so many of the staples are on this album is insane. so some notes just on the songs i've never listened to: (4) Dum Dum Diddle - catchy as hell of course; i wasn't convinced until the first chorus and post-chorus happened and that was it. very cute to me, a solid ditty. ditty ditty dum dum ditty. (7) That's Me - love it for the indistinguishability between the verse and chorus, it transitions v smoothly such that maybe there isn't a "chorus" per se at all, but there is a nice bridge. I really thought that the reference to Carrie meant that it was about insecurity but actually the lyrics are implying to me that this is a Carrie post-murder spree and disastrous prom. Carrie, not-the-kind-of-girl-you-marry, still, but in a different way. Again, ABBA hooks don't MISS. I like that this is right before "Why Did It Have to Be Me?" because now there's a story in my head: this is the man Carrie was singing to in this one; she cuts in to remind him...does he really want to hear more? (9) Tiger - I love a good fun beat with disturbing and threatening lyrics. See, this could be a bop about walking home alone at night as a woman and being alert for whatever predator might be hunting you. BUT if you keep the Carrie thread going suddenly it's not a man, it's Carrie. Who is she hunting? This also reminds me of a surrealist one act we did in college, the tiger of lust prowling. Good shit and again, FUCKING CATCHY. The extended second syllable for Tiger and the vibrato, mmm. I always thought there was something lecherous/decadent/excessive about certain uses of vibrato, it's in full form here. (10) Arrival - I have listened to this many times but I'm just making a note for the record that this is on my funeral playlist like 10 times in a row to allow for the opening procession and contemplation. (12) Happy Hawaii - Why is this here....is what I was asking myself when I was listening to it. Felt very out of nowhere and not cohesive with the rest of the album. Come to find out that actually it wasn't on Arrival originally just a bonus track on a re-release, and it was replaced in the OG tracklist by the WAY superior "Why Did It Have to Be Me?" phew. "Fernando" was ALSO not on the original release, so it ended on "Arrival". I actually like that better even though Fernando is iconic and the second listened to on Spotify below "Dancing Queen". Which was actually surprising to me! Thought it would have been "Money, Money, Money" for sure.
Fun from beginning to end
Is Happy Hawaii a repeat of Why does it have to be me? Feels like the album is a bit stretched. Aside from that it’s a 5. Anyone who grew up in the 70s cannot deny ABBA was a dominant force and influences all pop to this day. It holds its head above much of the genre produced since. Forgotten this was 1976. Cover art : 4:5 How cool is a glass helicopter
Dang, I like ABBA. They're just fun. And Fernando is such a great song.
THE ALBUM
It’s ABBA. You can’t go wrong with ABBA.
There are always some strangely cringy lyrics in ABBA’s records, and its something I’ll chock up to overt Scandinavian sensibilities and a dorky sense of humor. One of the strangest and most interesting things about ABBA is that they are such a completely over-the-top nerd band but manage to make the leap into absolute maestro status in production and song-writing that demands study from producers the world over in multi-cultural and cross-genre circles. For example I would bet the drums in Dancing Queen absolutely demanded the attentions of Dilla at some point: they absolutely bang eternally. The piano work in some of the album would give Elton John pause. Stevie Wonder was definitely considering their synthesizer innovations. Even when borrowing heavily from black American musical traditions like they do so obviously in songs like Why Did It Have To Be Me, it is somehow so comically lacking soul, but simultaneously having *something else* that is some combination of technical musical ability, catchy hooks, cohesive presentation, and great production: You could imagine the absolutely shit-eating grin when Bjourn describes it as “just a little boogie woogie” or something weird like that. I stand firm in my belief that ABBA is a complete anomaly that doesn’t make sense on paper, has more in common with brilliant outsider art than say Donny and Marie Osmond, even though they might both frequently occupy the same record collections. It makes for a complete head-trip of a band that consistently makes great records, and Arrival is one of their best. Must-hear even if to say “not for me”.
Love ABBA, some of my fav songs on this album as well!!
Tuurlijk, het is appels met peren vergelijken... is Abba nou beter dan Bruce Springsteen of Miles Davis? Maar nu gaat het om de vraag: is dit een Klassiek Album? Hell yeah. Onwijze zuurstokmuziek, maar zo retegoed gemaakt. Dancing Queen wordt nu nog door jongetjes en meisjes van 17 jaar meegeblèrd. Dat zie ik Bob Dylan nog niet presteren.
Je pense que c'est impossible de ne pas aimer ABBA. Ceux qui disent le contraire aiment contrarier, justement. Je n'écoute pas souvent ce groupe, mais les mélodies sont irrésistibles. Je suis surprise par l'innovation que présentent leurs succès pourtant très pop. Ça m'a donné envie d'aller écouter les autres grands succès. Mention spéciale à la pièce "Tiger", que j'ai trouvé très accrocheuse (même si la finale était un peu stridente).
The all time hits are as good as always, but I’m surprised by how good the less famous songs are too
Can’t go wrong with abba as all the songs follow the same funk from the 70s TV at the band mastered with any lyrics behind it , clearly showing the talent and how much fun the music was to create
Fond memories of mother dearest
fun energetic and sometimes mournful pop. Well produced and rich disco sounds
Nearly perfect
Pop perfection. I love ballads and harmonies, and sometimes I want to dance. There was not a single song here I disliked, although some were apparent standouts. :)
Very good
A glorious cocktail of fun, hope and ill-gotten semen make this record a timeless scar down the forehead of a once pretty infant girl.
Eitt stórt partý! Vandræðalega gott stöff. Kann þetta smá utanað, enda var ég svaðalegur ABBA aðdáandi þegar þessi kom út þegar ég var 4ra ára. Hlustiði bara. Þetta er frábær plata.
Best ABBA album
The first track - about kissing the teacher - has aged like yoghurt. Was it even acceptable in the 70s? So many of the tracks on this album are good. Multi layered pop that's danceable, fun and hold up to repeated listening. The exception is the titular "arrival", which is just hot garbage, sounding like someone who's never been to Scotland imagining what it's like to see the sun rise over a loch.
It's basically an album of absolute bangers
Abba are GOATS
The 2nd ABBA album this week and I can't complain. I love their music and even when the songs aren't the best, they are still a joy to listen to.
When I kissed the teacher, Fernando, Knowing me, Knowing you.
This album came out the year I was born, which means it’s amazing, obviously.
Ohhh, Fernando... where art thou, Fernando...? I know I don't possess you, so go away, God bless you. You are still my love and my life, still my one and only, Fernando... Dumb dumb diddle, to be your fiddle. To be so near you and not just hear you... Fernando has stolen my heart and my taste because I'm in love with this album. I know it's crazy but please don't hate me ... for my love of Fernando (and Arrival).
Lots of classics here.
You simply can't go wrong with ABBA. It was a delight to listen to songs I'd never heard before alongside beloved classics. All were wonderful.
All Bery Bery Awesome!
Abba
Un moment de pur bonheur
Quintessential pop album. Great work ABBA keep it up
Rating: 9/10 Best songs: When I kissed the teacher, Dancing queen, Dum dum diddle, Knowing me,knowing you, Money,money,money, Tiger
So much pop gold.
sweet! Love Fernando
Loved it, classic songs to sing along.
Fuck you I love this. I do not understand how anyone can say they just don't like ABBA. I'm looking at you Freja.
Great album
Forever a Classic.
When I kissed the teacher, Fernando, Knowing me, Knwing you.
Leuk album met veel meezingers en toch wat afwisseling in de nummers
Yes! I love ABBA and this is definitely one of their best albums.
Overall, the album sounds like a Swedish utopia, and it does get a little dull at points, but hot Damn do some of the singles and the title track yank this thing up to a place of power.
I love it
Absolute banger, saved. Iconic song after icon song.
34. Os montes têm frio. Já é tempo de os cobrir de branco, com a pureza dos céus. Havia algo no ar da noite. O que raio é uma tamborina? MotA: Dancing Queen "Everybody screamed when I kissed the teacher"
classic, and great. dang why do I love this cheesy stuff ha
One of the most positive albums ever.
Loved it
Waouh!!!
Klassisk ABBA. Verdens beste album.
todos los hitazos
Paar banger natuurlijk, maar de rest is eigenlijk niet heel bijzonder en best een hoog casio-gehalte
Excellent for a Friday drive
Dum Dum Diddle
LOVE ABBA!
kommt gut beim arbeiten unter high voltage smile. Knowing me, Knowing You ziemlicher banger. 3.61 Sterne
Love love love Abba. You can not go wrong with their music
I can’t give it anything less than a 4, it makes my mom too happy.
A very pleasant album that hits a lot of the classic disco notes; prime ABBA.
Good album and one I bought back in the day.
Are these songs tacky; tacky but great; or just great? Maybe a mixture of all those but with a leaning to the latter.
A great album that marks the transition to the extremely eventful 1980s, with wonderful songs
I unironically like disco. This album has a couple tracks fall flat like 'Happy Hawaii' and 'Why did it have to be me'. But it also has some real hitters like 'Money Money Money' and a new personal fave for me 'Tiger'.
This and Voulez-Vouz are just two incredible albums that most artists would only dream of creating.
It’s a fun tiime for sure. Not my thing at all, but can’t hate on any of these when they come up in a club or at a party.
listened
01) When I Kissed The Teacher - 8,5 02) Dancing Queen - 10,0 03) My Love, My Life - 8,5 04) Dum Dum Diddle - 8,5 05) Knowing Me, Knowing You - 10,0 06) Money, Money, Money - 10,0 07) That's Me - 8,5 08) Why Did It Have to Be Me? - 8,5 09) Tiger - 8,5 10) Arrival - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,90 (89/100)
★: estrelas ✦: não gostei tanto ✧: mediana ❀: incrível ✿: favoritadas arrival — abba when i kissed the teacher: ★★★,5 ✧ divertida e questionável dancing queen: ★★★★★✿ melhor do álbum sem a sombra de dúvidas !! my love, my life: ★★★★,5 ✿ linda, refrão chiclete dum dum diddle: ★★★✧ os acordes me deram nervoso knowing me, knowing you: ★★★★★✿ adorei, parece que as vozes mudaram money³: ★★★★✿ sem comentários KKKKKKK thats me: ★★★★★✿ REBOLÁVEL why did it have to be me?: ★★★★★✿ os homens cantando, uma gracinha tiger: ★★★★✿ perfeita e engraçadinha arrival: ★★★★★❀ transição perfeita fernando: ★★★★★✿ música de velho contando história vibes happy hawaii: ★★★★★✿ perfeição mesmo, epítome das harmonias do álbum conclusão geral: álbum 9/10, me deu aquela vontade de escutar de novo e tem poucos skips (nenhum, no caso. ou talvez só dum dum diddle) mas as harmonias e instrumentais são perfeitos.
ABBA is cool.
I’m apparently a sucker for a good pop album
singles band. however (comma) decent album cuts. i thought i'd hate the blues track but they make it work. 3.7-4.2.
bloody decent and full of hits, first song was good too. will relisten
Nunca tinha ouvido um álbum de ABBA. Valeu a pena. 3.5 seria a avaliação mais correcta.
Ouvir abba de headphones é a primeira vez, bons clássicos
Divertido, boa musica pop, bons bangers
So beautifully, wonderfully corny. Even the song that's a pastiche of 50s rock and roll has that europop cheese all over it. There are a couple of duds on here but overall it's a good time.
Some classic ABBA songs on this one. A great album all-around. Favorite Track: Money, Money, Money
I found this to be a really enjoyable (cheesy fun!) album throughout. Surprised me how almost every song put a smile on my face.
So much fun. Putting aside how many times I’ve heard Dancing Queen, it really is a phenomenal, well-made pop album. I don’t often comment on influence, but I know for a fact this had a huge impact on pop music. 4
Everything is so catchy and so expertly produced. It's pop that bridges disco and adds depth with melodies.
so so so fire only 4 cuz its overplayed and some songs can irritate me
pretty peak
8/10 - Bangers. I didn't know ABBA made BANGERS. Thanks 1001. Still prefer The Visitors. But damn do they make catchy music Fav Tracks: That's Me, Tiger, Dancing Queen 👸 Heard before? ---–- ✅ Saved a Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? --–-- ✅ Will Listen Again? -- ❌ Album Cover -------I dont like it
Really good ABBA album. Great songs!
Good ole iconic ABBA. Sure you know the hits, but when you listen you just sense that they absolutely know how to put a good pop song together. All of the pop songs today are formulaic and trying to be like the others, ABBA is this wholly original entity with great and timeless music. Pretty good album and easy listening at any time
good
God I love ABBA. Not for Casey, but definitely for me.
Second ABBA album I’ve had and better than the first (the visitors). Having known ABBA all my life but only via the singles, listening to the studio albums has been fun. They show the development as a band, and how even album tracks feature the attention to detail and exquisite production as the hits. I enjoyed this a lot. I do genuinely struggle to understand how anyone who likes music could not enjoy this stuff.
This album was actually so much fun to listen to. It was energetic, but also touching and sensitive at certain times points too. My favorite singer were Dancing Queen of course, Fernando, and Tiger.
I fuck with ABBA so heavy
ABBA is the definition of happy music! Good album with great classics!
Tiger is such a cool song Great pop songs. Reminds me of ELO a little bit from that same time period
Klasyka, która rozbrzmiewa do dziś.
Actually solid. I think a 4 is fair. It is fun and does some interesting things. I felt myself slipping on some songs but I don't really have anything I dislike. It could have been cut a song or two.
Discazo, gran banda. Después de varios dás flojos, apareció un discazo. Un pop muy bueno. Arranca bien, pero ya en la 2da canción se va al carajo con "Dancing Queen", hitazo. Después mantiene, hay un par de temas muy buenos, otros buenos y otros normalitos. Pero la verdad muy buen disco. 8,5/10
This little twink loves ABBA. I don't know any band that sounds similar to them. Such a fun album with a nice flow.
Day882 - me just bee-boppin down the road listening to abba
I often claim "I only like a select few ABBA songs" but that could well be beacuse I've only heard the singles. This whole album is really fun and worthwhile. RYM: N Saved a song: N
aun sigo pensando el hecho de que son descendientes de nazis
I don’t like fun music. This is pretty much as fun as it gets. It’s not bad, I’m trying.
Tons of great classic Abba songs from their happy days
The alblum has some of thier greatest songs and is "well supported" by the rest. I very much appreciated and enjoyed it. A good listen but I can see how it might get old if listened to too often
You always feel good when you listen to ABBA. I don’t know why, but you do
ABBA is probably the most overrated and underrated band at the same time. Overrated because the only seventies band that plays in the clubs. Underrated because that makes people think they have only danceable dj music. There is much more depth to ABBA and Arrival shows that, though I find that Arrival had a few more dull moments than their best: Voulez-Vous
This album is really great despite not being something I really love.
Does it hsve many of the classics? Yes. Are the deep cuts good in their own right? Yes. Do I feel the inclinatikn to give it a perfect rating... not quite. Sequencing is an issue and I can't quite shake that it feels more like a compilation than an LP.
Awesome album from the GOATs of disco. Love the vocals and vibe of the group and this album has plenty of cheery songs that fit them.
Classic
I take back previous criticism as a this was great pop music. Dum Di Dum was a new friend banger.
There are some BIG tunes in here, and the tracks I didn’t already know were also good. Lots of foot tapping going on! It's not just campy, poppy fun either - these are genuinely great songs, well written with great hooks and rhythms. I had a thoroughly good time with this!
1. When I kissed the Teacher- 8/10 Gorgeous bright vibrant song. 2. Dancing Queen- 10/10. Straight up is one of the best songs ever. perfect song. 3. My love, My life- Slow Ballad like intro into the song. Again a really pretty beautiful song. Makes the whole body just sway side to side. When the vocals come back higher after the plateau in the the middle very nice. 9/10 4. Dum Dum Diddle- fun upbeat song. Vocals as always are great. Want a bit more with it. 5/10 5.Knowing Me, Knowing You- yeah this is really good. So good. End is kinda slow 8/10 6. Money, Money, Money- Funky little start. fine song. last minute of the song is the best part. 5.5/10 7. Thats Me- Good mix of the funky instrumentals and the gorgeous ballad vocals. Really Enjoy this one. Feel like I'm floating away in a tunnel at Mach speed.- 8/10 8. Why Did It Have To Be Me- Good Song. Solid song 6/10 9. Tiger- Upbeat feel good confidence bopper- 7/10 10. Arrival- Intermission. instrumental song. Cool synths and horns. NA/10 11. Fernando- Gorgeous Ballad songs have my heart as always- 10/10 12. Happy Hawaii- Up beat. Tropical anthem. fine song 6/10 Overall- 8.5/10 . Great Pop Record. At its best leaning into the ballads (Dancing Queen , Fernando , thats me). The synth type instrumentals i enjoy as well. Great
Hmm Abba. A 4 feels very generous, but ultimately I love the music. I've probably given technically better albums a lower score, but by my metrics, where a 4 is an album I would rush back to, this has to be one.
The singles were classic, so big it overpowers the rest of the album because I can’t hear them in context as they’ve been a part of my entire life. The album was okay as a whole, but those singles took them to a place of noteworthy few other acts ever reached.
Tellement fun et whimsy !!
Sweden has really come out with some interesting groups. This is quintessential Disco Pop with a very lush and vibrant sound. Focus goes to the two lead singers which have become centered around a whole era of music and dance. The music itself is very tightly put together and is the real achievement of the band I think, the change of instruments, the jaunty bouncing pace of many songs worms its way into you. There's some variety on this album but you're going to get what ABBA is most know for "Dancing Queen" and if you don't like that then its gonna fall flat.
286 I’m not sure I’ve ever listened to an ABBA studio album, but ABBA Gold was quite often on in the house whilst growing up. Some huge disco songs here. Highlights Knowing me knowing you Money money money Why did it have to be me
did no one tell these bitches how to pronounce Hawaii
8/10… 70s pop / disco / *1976
Oh yeah!
you fuckers deleted my review :(
Great dance!
Dum dum diddle most songs are in the middle but the hits you can hum and ABBA is fun
Who doesn't love some ABBA. I came in expecting fun nice 80s grand pop. I was rocketed out with some insane, symphonic, conceptual art. The singles were amazing as expected, the deep cuts were honestly better and had an unexplored magic in each one. Very high 4, definitely returning.
Cheerful and fun, everything we want from ABBA
Álbum pop, clásico, reconocible, aunque con arreglos variados. Música alegre, letras melancólicas.
4/5
Comme avec Michael, presque étonnée d'avoir découvert des titres d'un groupe dont j'étais fan étant enfant. Contient deux de mes titres favoris, et pour ça c'est 4 étoiles.
ABBA is great!
classical, dance suitable
I want to hate but it’s not easy
I'm a sucker for ABBA. In my friend's basement "billiards room", there was a pool table and a CD player. The first time we played, ABBA Greatest Hits was in there, and we just never changed the CD. So that was all we ever listened to while playing pool. Obviously this wasn't the greatest hits album, but it had some of the classic bangers. The filler wasn't to bad though I wouldn't open with a song called When I Kissed the Teacher, no matter how innocent it might intend to be.
First things first - Dancing Queen is the number one greatest pop song of all time. Right? I mean if not it then what? It's simply a perfect piece of entertainment that floods your pleasure centres. The album surrounding it is fine too, depending on your tolerance for utterly cheesey yet undeniable well constructed euro-pop and disco adjacent bops. The other songs can be pretty silly (Looking at you Dum Dum Diddle), but are hard to really hate, unless you're super cynical. In which case, hate away. As for me, I was stressed out after a long day and this absolutely brightned my commute, so thank you ABBA, you goofy Sweedish pop auters.
LOVE IT
That was fun… I kinda turned into a theater kid for a bit and had a good time! 4.3
ABBA is great! Couple of hits here, and the rest was pretty enjoyable too. Not something I put on often, but still fun. 7/10 Quite Likeable
great melodies
Well here's a group and album everyone in my close and extended family probably knows about including my famously "allergic to western music" grandma - which can't be said for 99% of other artists on this list save for maybe The Beatles and the other disco pop staple in Boney M. (which now that I look them up aren't even on this list? Daddy Cool, Rasputin, Rivers of Babylon, hello?!). I think the popularity of ABBA is lost for anyone that's not European; they've been inescapable for going on more than 50 years and I'd bet if we were just looking at Europe they'd give MJ a run for his money in a popularity contest. Literally anyone younger than that still can't remember a time they didn't know about Dancing Queen. Anyone that performs at Eurovision still gets compared to Waterloo. This is all to say that this likely isn't an objective rating, I have memories tied to this group and anyone I know also does. Sure it's a bit of its time as all disco is, but the instrumentation is still great at what it's trying to do and the lyricism and singing still more than holds up. If I were listening to this for the first time it'd likely score a bit lower, but I can't bring myself to do that when I'm still, even after listening to it probably thousands of times, belting out YOU ARE A DANCING QUEEEEEEN! any chance I get.
Very chill and laid back album with massive hits such as dancing queen and money money money. Definitely enjoyed it not only for the hits but also the vocalist that did an incredible job.
Bueno!
So many hitters I can't fault it really
stark, hat ma schon gfallen. 4/5
Tracks like Money, Money, Money feel like proto-Oingo Boingo. Pop sensibilities with a delightful impishness to it. Some of this album drags, because it's scandanavian people trying to make 50s style American rock and roll. Overall, pretty solid album. 3.5/5
3.7/5
Really solid, though it feels like they didn't really have an ending for it.
I enjoyed this. But I think that might be down to the fact that my girlfriend loves Mamma Mia; she regularly makes us watch the film, and we have even seen it in the West End this year.
When ABBA hit, they bloody hit. But Jesus Christ when they miss is it not good. ABBA's second best album after ABBA Gold though. Why Did It Have To Be Me? is a hidden gem. There was something in the air that night, the stars were bright, Fernando. There was something there for you and me, and Carol P, Fernando.
when I kissed the teacher - 9.5/10 dancing queen - 9/10 my love my life - 7.5/10 dum dum diddle - 5/10 knowing me knowing you - 9/10 money money money - 10/10 thats me - 8.5/10 why did it have to be me? - 8/10 tiger - 10/10 arrival - N/A interlude Fernando - 7.5/10 happy hawaii - 6
Pop for it time nothing more to say
classic from the outset
ahhh ABBA.. our mom loved them we grew up with them !! more fun memories than 'I can't wait to listen to that again' but I'll take dancing queen anytime-they played that on my birthday once at universal grill in the west village and all the fabulous gay boy waiters came out dancing and singing around me lolllll
A reminder of my childhood when Abba blared through the house - total freedom. I was at the age when I could spin in circles, thrash about and jump off the furniture in complete artistic bursts. Untethered.
banger
Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Gran álbum, este grupo me hace recordar a mis padres. Lo quiero cómo vinilo
Es imposible que no te guste. Tampoco es como que sea una maravilla, pero si tenés algo en el cerebro te va a gustar.
you get most of the best abba in this one, there's a few tracks about kind of whatever but this is mostly kino wedding music,what the hell is that title track sounds like I'm listening to gospel
Makes me wanna drive in california coast
Very fun album. Came into it really only knowing the hits, but was nice to hear how musically interesting the entire record is.
While the first song has not aged well. I really enjoyed the rest of the album with its tour through Abba's musical capabilities. The 1st third is anchored by Dancing Queen and Dum Dum Diddle. The middle third is where this album shines as Abba flexes and shows off their musical prowess. The end of the album keeps up the energy and brings us home with Fernando. All in all a very good album.
3.5
For as long as I've been into music, people have been talking about how ABBA is the ultimate guilty pleasure. Now that we all agree on that, maybe it's time to stop being guilty about it? Anyway, I've always been more of a "Waterloo" girl, but I can't really deny the concentration of hits here! Unfortunately, aside from "When I Kissed the Teacher", the album tracks don't really live up to the near-impossible standards set by the singles.
classic vibes
4 porque los amo
Ja heel eerlijk, gewoon een leuk album. Zal het echter niet vaak zelf opzetten. Dancing Queen is vanzelfsprekend een all time classic
Aardig Best Bekokstoofde Audio.
A great album with some huge hits, but a couple of tracks were a bit samey so it's only a 4.
Love abba makes me think of my childhood
un tanto repetitivo
Supersupersuper
Such a cheerful and positive album, full of hits, that makes this group so authentic and still pretty relevant in today's mainstream music 👏🎶
Holy fuck Arrival slaps ass HOLY FUCKK Other notable standouts:- Tiger Fernando Will need to give another listen!
ABBA good but none of the new songs stuck (who could have imagined)
Proper good
Singles superb, others less so
Du beau ABBA ! Très bon mood
ABBA!! quite excited to listen to this one. Imagine having all of these huge singles all on the one album??? I know ABBA have many more, but still this is stacked Anyway, besides the joy of hearing the all time greats in context, I loved Tiger and Arrival. I thought it was very cool hearing them do some different things on those songs I remember the strong feelings evoked by Mamma Mia 2 but it’s interesting that some of these were saved for the sequel
man, ABBA is pretty stellar. they just hit the mark on like all of their songs. the harmonies and their voices really just elevate what is possible with music. Dancing Queen is obvi the standout, but Money, Money, Money, Fernando, and Why Did It Have to be Me are all great tracks as well. I think that the back 1/3 of the album (specifically, Tiger, Arrival, and Happy Hawaii) all lose a bit of steam, but still a great album
Fun to listen to. Some great hits. Even the “non hits” are super catchy and enjoyable. What a weird way to start your album with “when I kissed the teacher”
I know I’m in the minority when it comes say this but I’m not in on the ABBA hype, their music just isn’t my thing. That being said, they have some incredible hits that have stood the test of time, and more than a few are on this album. Even though I’d only ever listen to those bigger tracks, this is still one of the better albums on this list.
It was really fun - I knew a lot of the songs already. Some of the middle dragged a little.
I understand that ABBA is not everyone's thing, but if you objectively listen to this album, it's actually quite good. The record gets off to a solid start with When I Kissed the Teacher. People would probably go ape over a song like this these days, but in truth, it's just lighthearted and fun. What follows next is the big one. There are three unavoidable inevitabilities in this world: Death, taxes, and anyone 20-65 belting out the chorus of Dancing Queen anytime it comes on. Sorry, I don't make the rules, I just abide by them. This song is an absolute classic, unbelievably catchy, a just generally a great time. If you really listen to it though, it's actually quite well constructed beyond its hook-filled nature. Just a great, great track. The rest of this album waffles between good and very good. Highlights for me include Money, Money, Money and Fernando. A blast to go back to, worthy of inclusion. 4-stars.
Muss sege positiv überrascht. Han abba scho biz trashy gfunde. Klar gueti hits blabla. Sber würki guet sinds eigentli absiits vo de hits, wenn eifach vibe kickt
I’m not the biggest ABBA fan, but it’s undeniable that this album is just full of hits. Hits that get stuck in your head all day long. Hits like Money Money Money which then morph seamlessly into the Oompa Loompa song from Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. Great. 4.0/5.0 Best Song: Knowing Me Knowing You (aha)
Un álbum bastante distinto a lo "normal" de hoy en día, me gustó mucho, si tuviera que valorarlo con un puntaje sería un sólido 7.
A good album. Not any that I was extremely uninterested in listening to.
4 de 5 El cuarto trabajo creado por ABBA, es una pieza de alta calidad técnica que destaca por sus melodías pop perfectas, fina composición y detallada producción. Considerado como uno de los mejores álbumes dentro de su discografía, donde la banda alcanzó un punto muy alto en la creatividad, reflejando una madurez muy notoria. A destacar: Track 4 - Dum Dum Diddle Track 5 - Knowing Me, Knowing You Track 9 - Tiger Track 10 - Arrival
good
8/10 love their music, but is a short album
You know younger me definitely fit into the “I hate ABBA” stereotype. An older wiser me appreciates this so much more. I’m not in the 5 range, but I am feeling a very solid 4 for this record. Dancing Queen and Fernando (yes I know this was not on the original release) are undeniable bangers. Several other tracks are catchy disco pop. 4/5
Simply the best
* when i kissed the teacher: what a banger, new ABBA one i've never heard. super fun and girly vibe. don't kiss your teacher, though!!! #weird * dancing queen: CLASSIC! forever, of course. makes me sad to not be 17 though.... it's such a beautiful song that encapsulates what it's like to be a teenage girl. let's all just get up and dance! * my love, my life: belongs in a 80s/90s romance movie where the couple slow dances as a montage of their relationship plays, but they have to go their separate ways because it's for the best. so beautiful... SOSOSOSO glad i'm listening to this song now...wow! * dum dum diddle: ABBA just always has the best instrumentals ever don't they? * knowing me, knowing you: angsty. i love it. * money, money: realest song ever * that's me: the melody is so good.... and "i'm not a man's toy, i'll never be" INJECT IT!!!!!! * why did it have to be me?: OH!!! story of my life. groovyyyyy * tiger: shoulder shimmy/ clapping song. * arrival: church procession vibes * fernando: naming my son fernando so he has a theme song. * happy hawaii: oh the ocean sounds...
In the center of the Venn diagram of “classic albums” and “fun ways to spend the weekend” there lies this album.
This is some good time music, youre in for some fun upbeat tunes
Nice
What party could I not put this on, I love how epic the later half felt
Solidly frothy.
ABBA arrival listens to some had pretty good entry will look back later currently 3:40 am need to sleep
albumazo. POR SIEMPRE DANCING QUERN. muy buena knowing me knowing you
Great pop album.
That first song was weird! Overall more varied than I expected. But it still had all the hits. Fernando is one of my favorite ABBA songs.
This was so much weirder and more varied than I expected! The hits are, well, the hits - but the songs I hadn't heard before felt really surprising coming from this band. Fun experience!
Oikein mainio levy. Abballa ollu aina oma paikkansa mun musiikkimakunystyröissä
Synkkiä salaisuuksia lapsuudesta paljastuu, kun tässä ja nyt totean että Abbaa tuli vielä oikeastaan yläasteiässä kuunneltua ihan helvetisti. Ja kyllä sitä nykyäänkin aina silloin tällöin tulee tykiteltyä. Tässä on kourallinen ihan helvetin kovia biisejä (mm. S.O.S.:in ohella oma Abba-suosikkini Knowing Me Knowing You sekä Fernando) ja sitten täytebiisitkin ovat ihan ok. Onhan tää hyvää musaa, ei siitä mihinkään pääse.
Para la época muy revolucionario, tiene temazos, no tiene remasterización, cosa que hace que la calidad del sonido se perciba algo mas baja para la actualidad, pero se sustenta con temas muy sólidos, líricos y una gran precisión en tonos
I enjoyed this a lot! It’s just so fun and lively, hard to be in a bad mood with this album playing.
Fun disco-ish europop. Already knew Dancing Queen, of course, and there wasn't any track that let me down even if it is kind of just junkfood music. Love the synths. 8/10.
Even more catchy than people have given it credit for, Dum Dum Diddle and Tiger are the underrated earworms here. Favourite track: Dancing Queen
8.5/10 No one makes disco music like ABBA, Dancing Queen is as great as ever.
Is it just me or is there a sinister vibe lurking underneath these songs?
First women artists to appear on this list for me.
Los voy a rankear del 1 al 10, con la medicion “juanes”, excelente album, el hecho de escuchar solo dancing queen me hace ampliamente feliz. 7/10 juanes⭐️
mamma mia condesado en un album
Makes you want to get up and dance like 7 times in 44 minutes. 8/10
Classic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Most of the songs here are excellent
ABBA really deserves the flowers they get nowadays as a truly incredible force of music at their best. Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, Gimme Gimme Gimme, all absolute classic bangers. Now obviously this album only has two of those absolute classics, but it is still a very quality album. Especially when you have one of the best songs of all time, Dancing Queen, in the second slot. Obviously there are SOME duds, but there’s still some really great standouts, and by the end of the A-side it’s a really great if slightly flawed (it would be very flawed if I didn’t think dum diddle was the funniest thing ever) album! By the end of the B-side, it’s a similar story, even though it mostly rides on the afterglow of Dancing Queen. Even so it’s a great album with a couple of fantastic songs. 8.4/10
Upbeat and calming
I mean it's ABBA.
There really didn’t need to be more than one ABBA album on this list. This is the ONE.
Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, and Fernando are all certified bops, and I really enjoyed That's Me. I think ABBA production style feels a bit weird on the rock and country inspired tracks, but everything on the album is rock solid.
Having only really listened to a few of ABBA's songs in general, I find that I did enjoy the album. There were a couple songs that I was not fond of in general but overall, a good album.
Enjoyable - Kiss the teacher gave me pause hopefully it's sung by a colleague not a student
Such happy Swedes! This music is so joyful. Obviously Dancing Queen and Fernando are classics.
Det er faktisk er overraskende godt. De sidste numre på albummet er dog ikke helt på niveau.
Hjertet siger 5. Hovedet siger 4.
Det her er en kæmpe fornøjelse hele vejen igennem.
4.5 straight bangers, men ikke hverken deres, eller generelt, et magnus opus
Can anyone REALLY hate disco?
Nice
There was a guy sitting next to the jukebox at gooski's last time we went telling me about how much he loved abba while I was trying to play songs
Another great pop album by Abba!
I mean c'mon. It's ABBA! What do you even need to say?
Чудовий альбом. Загальне враження схвальне.
They truly figured out the pop formula early on. Listening to it you can hear the 4/4 beats and proper keys and tones taking a hold of you as you tap your foot and chat the rhythmic choruses that feel unique and reptitive all at the same time. It really is impressive to hear because this could be zshushed up with some new synths and bigger drums and feel new as any pop contemporary.
Some very good (and popular) songs in this, otherwise it didn‘t catch me so much.
The older I get the more I appreciate Abba. Complex tunes, catchy melodies and amazing vocals, heard a lot of these before but good to listen to the whole album
Feel like I got a sugar rush from this. It was like eating slice after slice of chocolate cake - so good, so delicious, but after a while it felt like too much cake at once, too much ABBA.
Ah . . . lovely. Dancing Queen is such a beautiful track.
I don't have to write about ABBA or how this is their biggest album with their biggest hit. As this was my first listen through, I'll pretend I know nothing about all that. I'll give points for great production, a relatively unique sound, and clearly talented musicians. All those points are then lost to lyrics so superficial they make Brittany Spears look like a poet laureate and songs so musically similar they actually work as different verses of one song. I'm not a disco fan, but I can respect the genre for being unabashedly fun. This album is fun if you've never scored a single point at "Never Have I Ever" and/or are the librarian at a convent. Influence 5. Hits 5. Quality 4. Intangibles 5. Just can't do it 3.
This is undoubtedly one of the best pop albums I have ever heard. The technical layering of vocals and instruments is masterful and it sounds incredibly polished even today. While the studio craftsmanship is near-perfect, it stays at a 4 because it feels a bit too calculated, lacking that raw, organic spark that usually characterizes a 5 record.
As an avid ABBA denier in my teens, I can't help but admit in my 30s that the ABBA hits slap. There are 5-6 absolutely killer tracks on this album, mixed with a few songs that fill the airtime without making as much of an impact. Still, a very enjoyable listen all round.
What a fun album!! I really enjoyed it.
To start off with,, "When I Kissed the Teacher" is YIKES! "Dancing Queen" is I think overrated, but still good. The favorites on here are probably the 4 track run of "Money, Money, Money" "That's Me" "Why Did It Have To Be Me?" and "Tiger"
What’s not to like? Fun, well produced, well performed pop. It may not reach the upper echelons of being great album for me, but it’s an excellent collection of songs. Gotta love ABBA.
jingle jangle par excellence
Great pop album with some certified classics.
Some really great tracks on this album overall.
Dancing Queen and Money Money Money??? Album is carried. So good!
O estilo dos Abba nunca me cativou, mas ouvir com os fones a conversa já é outra. Este álbum é perfeito para quem quer começar a ouvir a banda. Tem alguns dos maiores hits deles. As outras músicas são todas excelentes. Muito bom.
Album 124. Arrival (https://open.spotify.com/album/79ZX48114T8NH36MnOTtl7?si=zs6naKHBR96NiSlo7_XGfA) — ABBA (1976) Golden classic. It's been a long time since I listened to this much ABBA 4/5 Liked songs: — Dancing Queen — Knowing Me, Knowing You — Money, Money, Money
A week ago I got the other ABBA album on the list and wow. This one has the HITS. It’s good to hear ABBA in their prime, esp when most of my favs are in in this album.
Pour la nostalgie et le rythme …
You can't ding this. A couple of mega hits that even a 12 year old will recognise. Pure voice and harmonies. Even one song with one of the boys singing lead vocals. Seems so innocent. I had fun.
A classic, fun album jam-packed with hit after hit. There's always a reason to smile and sing along when ABBA is playing.
One of the most influential albums of all time, this is a classic filled with catchy tunes and beautiful vocals
Singing into a marker pen, bouncing on the bed looking in the mirror. Im the blonde one.
Yes it's relentlessly poppy and commercial, but that's what it's supposed to be. It's very good at what it wants to be good at. I also don't think you can argue against that scale of global success.
classic
I am Swedish and this is ABBA. We ... well, we consider ABBA to be like national icons. Plus they are wholly unique and quite fantastic, so there is that! What's not to like if you can stand sort of 70's pop that stands the test of time anyhow?
I'd call myself a passive ABBA guy; I've put some tracks on playlists and maybe owned a greatest hits comp in my day, but never sought out individual records. This one goes pretty hard! It's mostly about the singles you already know: Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Fernando, etc., not many deep album cuts. But the singles go crazy. Special shoutout to Rutger Gunnarsson, absolutely destroying on bass throughout the record. top track: Dancing Queen
C’est un bon album, ça s’écoute bien — ça sonne beaucoup moins bien ceci dit… est ce que c’est le genre qui veut ça, ou l’époque ? C’est dans les mêmes années que Parliament pourtant…
Very nice pop music. Great compositions, catchy songs, amazing vocals and some extremely popular songs that, although a bit overplayed, are still among the very best that pop music has to offer (which is impressive, as there are so so many amazing pop songs out there). Very obvious why Arrival is considered essential enough to make it to this list, as some of the tracks in here have had a huge impact, as well as many other ABBA songs. 4/5, and I'm not rating it 5/5 purely because of personal preference, as it is consistently great and cohesive.
It’s hard to hate on ABBA. Such catchy songs. Incredible melodies and harmonies.
Para sorpresa de nadie, Dancing Queen se come el disco. Se siente como si el Pop hubiese comenzado ahí, en esos compases, con esas letras y acordes. My Love My Life, Money Money Money y Fernando grandísimas piezas. La canción homónima me sorprendió mucho. Gran redescubrimiento.
What an album! It’s full of joy, fun, great music, wonderful Melodies, catchy lyrics and all around is just a total banger of an album! Starting with ‘when I kissed the teacher’ had me worried but apart from that slightly inappropriate start every song was so good!
track 1: pretty good track 2: also good, who hasn't heard this song before lol track 3: great track, probably my favorite track 4: okay track, probably my least favorite track 5: good track track 6: good track track 7: good track track 8: good track track 9: good track track 10: pretty good track track 11: good track track 12: good track, i like the intro a lot
pretty good tbf
i fear the ratings are way too low for this album omg this is like one of their best albums. Apart from that, it is all pretty freaking good. all the songs sound the same lmao, but i support
I was excited to get ABBA today. But, the more I listened to their songs, the more I realize that I don't really enjoy ABBA by myself. I like listening to it with my girlfriend or my mom and even dance to it, but as listening music, I don't love it. I'm still going to give it a 4 because I know I can enjoy it, just, under specific conditions.
еще одна классика поп-музыки
Immaculate vibes
First ABBA album I’ve ever listened to, very fun.
Short and sweet, filled to the brim with absolute hits. The deep cuts are also quite great. 8/10
Dancing Queen // Knowing Me, Knowing You // Money, Money, Money // Why Did It Have To Be Me? // 3.5/5
I doubt 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 will turn me into a full ABBA fan — the meticulous production shaped by Benny and Björn can feel a bit clinical and cool, almost “Nordic” in its precision. But there’s no denying their gift for melody: 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 is full of effortlessly memorable songs and marks the moment when ABBA finally reached full power. After the post-Eurovision awkwardness, this is where Abbamania truly begins. Seen from today, 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 also marks the starting point for a much larger story: the rise of Sweden as a global pop force throughout the 80s and 90s. Acts like Roxette — who broke internationally in the late 80s — and Ace of Base in the early 90s followed the international blueprint ABBA established. That legacy eventually leads to the studio era of producers like Max Martin, who would bring Swedish songwriting to the very top of global charts. 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 isn’t just a strong pop record — it’s a foundation stone for decades of “Made in Sweden” pop success.
Great dance bops, addictive and fun!
Already recently listened to this within the past two weeks. Great album. Dancing Queen and much more.
An iconic album, perfect, almost too perfect for me, I enjoyed it but the truth is I like it when there are some mistakes in the music and in this one there was none in my opinion, for me it is a 4 only because I feel that it was too much
Songs such as Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Fernando, Why Did It Have To Be Me and Money, Money, Money are all pretty much perfect songs to me but the rest of the songs while good aren't as strong. I did also like the Happy Hawaii song
Hit-parade
un clásico ; nostalgico.
Its got some great classics that I remember from childhood. Very nostalgic album for me!
good, solid art-pop album. a couple low notes. "my love, my life" is maybe my least fav. the rest are pretty good jams. idk if i would have ended it on "happy hawaii". "dancing queen" is pretty grating at this point with its saturation in pop culture, but that's not abba's fault. "fernando" is a jam. gotta love a couple of swedes singing about mexican revolutionaries.
When I Kissed the Teacher Dancing Queen Dum Dum Diddle Money, Money, Money That’s Me Tiger Fernando
Dancing Queen My Love, My Life Money, Money, Money Why Did It Have To Be Me? Arrival Fernando
Праздник, энергия движения
Bright and fun. I enjoyed the listen, sang along with the familiar tunes and had a good time.
FERNANDO!
Another great album. Would definitely buy some songs but not necessarily the whole album. I loved their greatist hits album!!! Four stars
Classic
Great album, catchy songs, good melodies, beautiful vocals. I dont know what songs were listed on charts when this album was released, but i bet half of the songs on it were there. Btw. This scale is quite defective, i mean, it should definitely include ratings from 1-10. 4 stars is too low for this album, 5 is too much so i give 4.5.
well... this is abba. Pretty good
No puedo mencionar otra cosa primero en este disco más que el excelente trabajo de los ensamble vocal y coral que tiene ABBA en este disco y seguramente en todos, pero en este están sus canciones, en mi opinión, más reconocidas y gustadas. Construyen una armonía sumamente apacible y agradable que sumado con el gran trabajo instrumental, los arreglos de cuerdas y esos riffs de piano tan distinguibles resultan en un disco cantable, bailable y muy único y especial. Buen disco.
Was fully expecting this to be terrible apart from the obvious hits, which are great in group settings but I had never properly listened to them. Turns out, this album is actually good. The instrumentation, which gets lost when you hear at parties etc., is much better and more layered than I had realised. The bass and drums are particularly enjoyable. Shame a lot of it has been overplayed.
I can definitely see why an artist like ABBA made this list. I didn’t know many of the songs off of this album going in. They were all so catchy and full of hooks that it was hard to not move your body to them. I don’t know that I’ll specifically come back to this album, but I would consider listening to an ABBA greatest hits if there aren’t more ABBA albums on the list. The music they make is just effortless fun pop rock.
I might be biased (I'm Swedish), but there is nothing out there that gives me the same feelings as listening to ABBA. This album has such bangers, Dancing Queen and money, money, money are some of their best. Such stunning music, even if some lyrics are questionable today ^^