Arrival

Throughly enjoyed the listen. Fun 70s pop. Nothing deep, just fun goofy songs.

Treble heavy. Good melodies, chord progressions. Plastic sound. Could've benefitted from more bass. "I Kissed The Teacher" and "Arrival" the standout tracks. 3/5.

Abba-ish album with big hits!!! But beneath the hits the rest is quite average!!

Abba are something else. They sound like simple pop but the music is very intricate. Always a bit of fun.

meh

When I Kissed the Teacher - 5/10, good upbeat vibes, didn’t fw the concept too much, song didn’t stick Dancing Queen - 8/10, YOU CAN DANCEEE YOU CAN JIVEEE. Makes me feel like I’m watching a house x wilson edit

A little rocky start with the "Teacher" song to start, but "Dancing Queen" (17?) steadied the ship.

Singles are the obvious best tunes, outside of My Love, My Life, none of the album tracks really come close to matching it. Instrumental closer is very different ABBA song. Dancing Queen remains of the greatest pop songs all all time, When I Kissed The Teacher though, WTF, of it's time lyrically! 6/10

Just pure pop nostalgia for me - there's really nothing to say about ABBA that everyone doesn't already know. I added four songs to my music library: "Dancing Queen," "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "Money, Money, Money," and "Fernando." As an album though, it's kind of weak. Even though I like those songs, the other ones hold no nostalgia for me and no new appreciation either, so even with four songs added, it's a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me.

ABBA great as always, such timeless songs. This album has two great hits "Dancing Queen" and "Money, Money, Money" but also some hidden nice catchysongs and some one or two ballads that despite not being my favorite tunes added to the depth of the album.

Very decent pop album. Def has a vibe to it. The teacher song is funny

A couple of missteps, such as "Why did it have to be me?" (uh, you're not Fats Domino) and "Happy Hawaii" (uh, you're not the Beach Boys!) this is pretty solid... incredible pop writing in the most part, and again superb production. Pretty unfairly maligned as being trite, it's all great fun and super catchy, of course.

Very good singles but not keen on the rest

I usually really like Abba but I've never gone that far as to listening to all their b-sides. I liked dancing queen, tiger, money money money and happy Hawaii from this album. That being said I think the other songs from this album are quite mid and too mellow for me. Especially knowing me, knowing you and arrival.

ABBA

So I've never been an ABBA person - that synthetic mid-70s pop sound has never worked for me. But this record is short, so that's good! I like their odd Scandi-accented English. And the keyboard bit going on in the background of "Money, Money, Money," "That's Me," and some of the rest of these songs is fun. They have an old-fashioned feel, like you're in a bar in the 1950s or something. I enjoyed "Tiger," though I'm disappointed on reading the wiki that it's metaphorical and not about an actual tiger. And if I meet you, then I will eat you, I am the tiger, tiger, TIGER. The rest is kinda dumb, but fun. Favorite track: "Arrival." This opens sounding like something by Väsen, or one of those other Swedish trad bands. I liked it better before they started singing, but it's nice.

usually not my go-to music taste but this was refreshing to listen to

Can’t decide if this is a 3 or a 4. Some absolute classics on here but also a fair few that there’s a reason that they’re not better known

Being Swedish, I've grown up hearing ABBA everywhere all the time, so there's lots of nostalgia connected to several songs of theirs. This album has some iconic songs, like Dancing queen and Fernando. My personal favourite is Knowing Me, Knowing You. Many of the others are just average.

Some pop classics. Some fillers

Not as bad as I thought it would be

i love some of their songs, but others are just sort of annoying, you know?

See that Garg, watch that scene, he is the dancing queen.

I was expecting this to be a couple of unassailable classics and ten tracks or so of garbage. The highs (Dancing Queen) are high, the lows (Dum Dum Diddle) are certainly low, and... I must begrudgingly admit that there are a few more pretty good pop songs on here than I expected. I still think ABBA is a singles band and not an album band, but this exceeded my expectations.

Pretty fun, a few bangers, kinda lumpy

Happy hawaii

Our friend, Geoff, is in an ABBA tribute act. Today was his birthday and, as I was playing with him this evening, I asked him to rate the album for me. After some consideration, he gave it three and a half stars. Playing ABBA several nights a week does rub the shine off some of the big hits, of course. He says that Dancing Queen now feels "like wallpaper that's been there too long." But it's hard to ignore the exactitude of the arrangements and the indelibility of the melodies when you are so immersed in them. It gives the album tracks a specific context too. You have to learn everything, because, despite the obvious primacy of the singles and the ABBA Gold tracks, people are desperate for album tracks too. People love Dum Dum Diddle - I'm one of them (that's me, not Geoff). Thanks, Geoff. 3.5 It’s hard to know what to say about an ABBA album. I know what to say about ABBA Gold. But when ABBA are laid bare in terms of individual albums like a regular band, a part of a material culture rather than presented summarily as a sort of half-understood but sublime religious miracle that happened somewhere mysterious and inaccessible (‘Sweden’), then their fallibility looms larger than everyone elses. It is rather discomforting to hear Dancing Queen follow When I Kissed the Teacher; absurd to hear Knowing Me, Knowing You begin after Dum Dum Diddle has just ended. There is something of debasement about the whole thing. It could be that the callow proceduralism of the lesser known half of this album highlights the procedural elements of the classic hits; no one wants to know how the sausages are made. I think the main problem is the shapelessness of the album itself. There is no narrative logic in beginning with When I Kissed the Teacher or ending with Happy Hawaii and no sign of thoughtful sequencing in between. Everything tries to ‘hit’ in some way - except maybe the Title Track. It’s a merciless conveyor belting of catchiness and hook and novelty. Which leaves us nearly obliged to compare it to ABBA Gold I think; clearly the record they were trying to make, right from the start. ABBA Gold is the paragon of pop writing; ABBA are the Lawgivers - no one saw Solon’s first draft and no one ought to have. Still…once the Gold is set to one side, there is much more here than muck. To be honest, it’s all sort of good. ABBA’s interests in a recording studio are so narrow - there is no sense of a desire to explore textures or play with the mixing desk. This is an element that sets them apart from The Beach Boys. The reason the Californians are my example is that ABBA are so like The Beach Boys in another respect - their old-fashioned belief in the power of the musically exquisite. The inherent assumption that you can disregard almost everything else about making a record (even the lyrics!) if, like Mozart, all your notes are in the right place. Well, I dare say they are. It’s very pretty, nimble, playful, carefully arranged music unburdened by Beethovian follies like self-expression and ‘something to say’. Not that that bit in When I Kissed the Teacher about the ‘laws of geometry’ isn’t sheer poetry - but you’d have to think it was accidental, at least amidst fluff like Tiger or Why Did it Have to be Me or…most of this. Schikaneder could have written this stuff. Well, in the 1970s as in the 1790s you had best be a genius if you want to find any significant quantity of Gold this way. Well done Mozart, I mean ABBA. 3/5

It's ABBA, it's fine.

Not really my jam, but some undeniable pop classics on this one. Although I must say I preferred 'The Visitors' as the more cohesive album, even if this has the bigger hits. Really kinda wish the album was more like 'Money, Money, Money' and less like Dancing Queen/Fernando.

The sound is definitely a little samey, but I was impressed by the variety of subjects covered by the lyrics. Unfortunately they are not immune from the One Creepy Song rule.

Undeniably irresistible pop music that has been so overplayed in time that I don’t get much enjoyment out of it anymore.

Enjoyable! Liked each song but feel like some of their other bangers are on different albums.

I prefer The Visitors over this, but still a fine album. 3.2/5.

I am not the biggest ABBA guy, but “money money money” is so important to me.

Some great gems and some... Not so great. I'll take the hits and pass on the rest unfortunately.

Also so es is gut, aber glaub auch nicht das ichs mir anmachen würde

Boomer Geburtstag und alle singen und tanzen...

Another singles band album that I just NEED to hear before I die!!! Spoiler alert: the singles carry and everything else is fine

ABBA on tosi ABBAa. Hittibiisejä löytyy pinkka, niiden ympäriltä ei suurempia sanottavia. Menee kuunnellessa, mutta en aktiivisesti hakeudu ABBAn seuraan.

Weird opening song but I guess it is catchy - good album but I see abba as more a hits band than an album band - high 3

5/10 - For a group with such big hits I thought this album was pretty average. Some of the classics on there but I've heard better.

Probably the platonic ideal of a 70s album— it’s got all the strings and sentimentality I associate with the era. Its more cohesive as an album than I expected, although Dancing Queen as track 2 was definitely jarring (would it be less so if I hadn’t heard it at literally every wedding and karaoke session I’ve been to?) Also doesn’t help it’s behind When I Kissed the Teacher, which is a crazy track 1. Still good overall and proof the Swedes know how to write good pop songs. I can hear the influence on my favorite band Ghost! Standout tracks: Dancing Queen (duh), Knowing Me Knowing You, That’s Me, Tiger…. Clunkers: When I Kissed the Teacher, why did it have to be me?, Happy Hawaii

Listened: 7/15/26 Not my usual. However. Not the worst album I've ever listened to. 3/5 Standout tracks, no order: 1. When I Kissed the Teacher Has some shockingly good beats + melodies 2. Dancing Queen (obv) A classic forever 3. Money Money Money So different from the rest of the album. Kind of threatening sounding 4. Fernando Has an incredible synthesizer. Crazy whiplash in each section of the song. 5. Arrival What is this? sounds very celtic. i feel this as more of a departure sound. Overall: I can see why it made the waves it did at the time. Maybe I need to research some more.

Sure, the songs are catchy and memorable. But listening through the album actually feels anachronistic. It is like an adult listening time capsule. It is comfortable, Hallmark music that feels like a card from a relative you don’t know that well.

Better than I expected. I've always hated the way ABBA gets forced into every possible birthday party, wedding or celebration. It's not that I dislike the music itself, it's just that I'm convinced people have been conditioned to believe it's the definitive party soundtrack, and that you're somehow obligated to enjoy it and pretend that no other music is worth dancing to. I'm sure a good number of people are just playing along because that's what's expected of them, and they don't want to sound like killjoys. Ironically, that does ABBA a disservice, because I have to admit this is actually a good album if you play it in a non-party context. It's warm, fun, full of life and energy. I expected the sugary pop sound and relentless enthusiasm to be insufferable after a few songs, but ABBA did rises above the stereotype, and their talent and sincerity managed to win over even grumpy old me. It's not something I'll be playing of my own accord, and I still can't stand hearing "Dancing Queen" at virtually every party this side of Stockholm. But as a one-time listening experience, I did enjoy it. 6/10

Ngl I was stuck in unexpectedly frustrating traffic so this did not bop as hard as I wanted

Although I've never really enjoyed ABBA all that much, it's easy to see and hear why this was their breakout album. They seemed to have nailed down a distinctive sound on this album, especially with all the mega-singles--including "Fernando", which strangely only appears on the Australian and New Zealand versions of this album--but also in the not-so-memorable remainder of the album too. It's not nearly as impressive as, say, "Rumours", mainly because the filler/vacuous tracks like "When I kissed the teacher" and "Dum dum diddle" bring down the average quality of the tracks by a lot, but still an impressive production from the Eurovision winners, and I'll always have a soft spot for "Money, money, money" and memories of my brothers and me singing along to the chorus and probably playing air-guitar with tennis rackets.

It was fine, obviously some catchy pop tunes.

6/10 ABBA used to be a bit of a joke - very naff, beloved by housewives and people who didn't really like music (e.g. my mother in law). But then people started liking them ironically. And now it is unironic. They work hard mining for musical gold, and return rate of 4 classic disco pop tracks is great. But the slag from such work is just weak and undermines any consideration of this as a larger body of work.

What’s not to love. Sweet hooks, wonderful harmony’s. It’s not chickening why ABBA took the world by storm.

Well, even if this band is overrated, doesn't mean that they are bad. Songs that are not hits are the better ones. Best one is Tiger

Some of their biggest hits here so if you like Abba you’ll love this album. For me it was enjoyable but not spectacular

A good enough album, but with sadly too many overplayed songs.

Hey uhh I'm getting ready for work but I just wanna say, I really liked this on paper and I haven't heard anything quite like this before, but the thing is, it's hard for me to wrap my head around this being a band. It sounds just a bit TOO polished, a but TOO stiff instrumentally. The happiness absolutely shines through, but I take issue with the fact that I don't hear any individuality in the performances outside of the vocals. But the vocals themselves are fantastic, and they make some great songs.

Singles = good Rest - filler

Not my kind of thing but the hits are undeniably good. As with the other album of theirs I heard on here, it's striking how it doesn't draw on the same influences as most of the other stuff on the list. It was actually a bit weird when one of the songs had a blues structure. Outside of the hits though, nothing grabbed me, and some of the songs were a bit silly.

7/10 Buen album, divertido, con energía, me gusto

Was expecting the worst but actually got something which is pretty good. Very surprised to learn that this is a concept album, something that I didn't think ABBA would really do. Quite a few classics on here, but also a couple of saccharine stinkers that let the side down somewhat. Overall, this was surprisingly alright, if a little dated in the synth department. Favourite track: Money, Money, Money Least favourite track: Dum Dum Diddle

it's good but i think i'm kinda sick of abba's sound and i need a break. i liked tiger, never heard that one. there's a few duds but lots of catchy classics too. not all of them i would dance to unless it was the greatest hits

It was fine. Not much into Abba; too saccharine, too Disco. It's a fine album though full of classic songs. I'll allow it.

A perfectly suitable pop album. ABBA's faults mostly lie in how good they are. They are so severely overplayed that "Dancing Queen"—a perfect get-on-the-dancefloor song—borders between a shimmy of my shoulders to enraging my ears. At times, they can come off childish, which is sometimes fun: "Dum Dum Diddle" has a quirky to us that fits in the same category as "Ob-La-Di" (an understandably divisive song). Or fails with a puzzling tale of "When I Kissed the Teacher." You can completely see how ABBA's likely greatest success is the musical of Mamma Mia! because their songs fit spectacularly into the category of musical theater, especially "Money, Money, Money" (the only song besides "Dancing Queen" from this album to feature in the original musical), which sounds like the midway point between Fiddler on the Roof's "If I Were A Rich Man" and Gwen Stefani's "Rich Girl" but is a skip for me for personal listening, but it's a fun one for wedding receptions. I understand why one would like this album, but as far as ABBA goes, this is not a strong album for them (in fairness, it's the only one I've listen to in entirety). It has my least favorite of their hit songs. "Fernando" has always gotten on my nerves, even the spectacular Cher version from Mamma Mia 2 where she plays Meryl Streep's mother. "My Love, My Life" is my favorite, exhibiting something I love about ABBA and I feel is not often brought up when discussing them. They write incredible ballads that don't suffer from being wistful overwrought. The complicities of the group or less focused on than their rock counterparts Fleetwood Mac, but if I had to choose I'd pick "The Winner Takes It All" over "Go Your Own Way." I hope we listen to other ABBA albums because my favorite songs are on Super Trouper and Voulez-Vous (EXCEPT "Chiquitta")

Ballsacks

É o melhor álbum dos ABBA? Provavelmente não Tem músicas conhecidas? Sim Sou fã? Não de todo, mas merece um 3 só porque tem músicas mais ou menos famosas

É divertido e os clássicos são bons. As restantes músicas acho que não acrescentaram muito.

It's difficult to find any big thing to complain about on this set of lush pop songs. The hooks are plentiful and the synths are layered. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" is great, as is "Dancing Queen," even if it feels weird to be listening to it on purpose instead of at a wedding or in a movie. There are, however, some little things that drag this down. "When I Kissed the Teacher" is very weird lyrically. It's short enough that the lack of variety doesn't really show, but also short enough that the number of songs that are just pretty good is noticeable. "My Love, My Life" is lethargic and uninteresting. With a few more hits this could have been great, but as it is it's only very good.

Dancing Queen Knowing Me, Knowing You Money, Money, Money Fernando

some great highs and some flops, I’m not super into Happy Hawaii. But some of my favorite ABBA songs are on here as well, so I mostly enjoyed it.

Individual ABBA songs are so good but when I listen to an album I feel so perplexed. My American mind can’t comprehend how or why a single group has made all these songs. I guess I can’t really read if the absurdity is sincere or a little self aware. Anyway this album has most of the hits!! I do love Why Did It Have to Be Me? And who doesn’t love Money Money Money!

Not a huge ABBA fan but this is a solid album for them. 3 Stars.

I had 1 added to the old playlist but its not a bad album not bad people and I do like the songs I just wouldn't listen to them

ABBA is ABBA. Enjoyable. But not to play every day.

I wonder how much their catalog remains popular because of the smashing success of the A*Teens

This is a fun album. It's a product of the 70s and showcases 70s europop at its finest.

Cheesy but in an enjoyable way. My favorite track is "The Tiger" and I imagine "I Kissed The Teacher" was more fun when this album came out, but as often as teacher/student affairs are in the news these days it just feels creepy.

One great song, the rest kind of annoying.

the hits hold up, but the deeper cuts are deep cuts for a reason. 3/5.

Bollywood 100% Copied the title track 'Arrival' but I can't prove it ;-;

Ah, ABBA. Or should I say, AHHA, ABBA. No, i should not say that, because that would be weird. You could probably pick any ABBA album to go on this list - each has a few hits and bangers you'll know and assorted filler. The issue with the band has always been a flaw and a plus - you know an ABBA song when you hear it, but they don't do much beyond that. Sure they have variety, but that core sound is so ingrained that they all kind of feel the same after a while. So, this has a few bangers and assorted filler which are fine.

started off very peppy i like the sound very shady bar karaoke coded My love, my life changes the sound a bit, until it the song sounded like a happier song but this sounds like something of substance is being talked about. I like knowing me knowing you as its the kind of song you would just listen in the metro while making a scenario about breaking up with somebody. I REALLY LIKE MONEY MONEY MONEY's SOUNDDD. Thats me reminds me of my sister very teenage girl empowering songs. the whole album is very dipika coded. the avoidance but not the ignorance. I like fernando for the lyrics and the feeling of it. Happy hawai is the kind of song i would play in the webseries i will make which will include a car drive scene or a fair scene with vague things happening .

I thought I liked Abba but perhaps I don't. The songwriting is clearly impressive but I found the actual music quite painful to listen to at times. Particularly the grating harmonies and cheesy backing tracks. But its still good music, despite the well known tracks having been played to death.

What more can be said about Abba? When they get it right they do pop music better than anyone else. Dancing Queen, KMKY, Money Money Money are all perfect little pop nuggets. That said, a lot of the rest of the album is filler. As good as some kf the production and instrumentation is, on repeat listens you can tell it's just 50s songs with twin guitar harmonies. Iron maiden if they read Take A Break instead of Tolkien. Impossible to hate, but not woeth recommending. 3?

The bagpipes number was a surprise especially being followed by a mexican number. The writing does come across as formulaic with some songs blending into each other. The harmonies stay just this side of sickly sweet but it's good honest pop with an accent on goodness

Meh.

Props for longevity and a couple monster hits ("Dancing Queen" and "Money Money Money" especially) but ABBA has never been high on my list of bands I enjoy. Just part of the disco-pop sound that was pretty vapid but did produce some extremely catchy jangles.

People will tell you that Abba are annoying. And they may be right, depending on the dose. But those people have never went to a white person wedding and seen the dance floor fill the second Dancing Queen starts up.

Not my cup of tea, but I understand why people like it.

I do enjoy Abba and it's very catchy. I didn't discover much that was better than the hits though. It was a fun listen tho! 3.5

this is not for me...im not excited for this I will say I recognize for more songs than expected. This is not a bad album per say, but it is not my vibe, and is not weird enough for me to be super interested in it.

O álbum tem vários hits (when i kissed the teacher, dancing queen, money, money e fernando), mas como álbum é bem fraco.

Sad i can't give a 3.5 cause fernando deserves a 0.5 on its own

I always considered ABBA a singles band…but what singles!

É um álbum giro. Acredito que tenha sido revolucionário na altura em que saiu. Tem muitos singles conhecidos que até aos dias de hoje são incríveis de ouvir. Dum dum diddle e knowing me, knowing you, foram as minhas favoritas. 6/10

Some very famous songs that I really like but a lot of filler in between to get to them that aren’t too good

it was OK. Abba is Abba.

This one is tough to grade. The songs seem so unauthentic, so produced and manufactured. It feels like... Ok, lay down the vocals. Ok, now lay down the acoustic guitars. Ok, now lay down the drums. Ok, now lay down the bass. Ok, now add some effects. The vocals are great, despite heavily overproduced. It just doesn't all come together for me. They are great songs though so whoever r the songwriters are super talented.

Fine. They sounded good enough, just not super special. “Dancing Queen” is a classic obviously, but besides that it’s just sort of fine.

La música de ABBA la vinculo automáticamente con la banda sonora para un musical, mi favorita ha sido Fernando

A fun batch of disco pop. Some absolute bangers on here that you’d need to be soulless not to start tapping your foot to.

Meh

Always kinda fun

Nicht mein Fall, aber besser als ich gedacht hätte Favs: when i kissed the teacher, Knowing me, knowing you

I felt like I was listening to randomized tracks from a musical I wasn’t aware existed, which I guess kinda tracks for ABBA. Not bad though!

These cornballs are alright. It’s not technically very impressive or innovative, but they did find a unique sound that is pleasant enough.

3 great songs, 9 very average songs

The hits are incredible (of which there are several), but the songs that surround them didn't capture my interest sadly.

Incredible song writing but I find in general ABBA songs are most enjoyed one at a time while drunk

I used to think and say a lot loudly that Abba was my least favourite music out of all, well now to think back on that it's a little bit of a stretch because I could easily find music which is way way way worse and maybe could barely even be labeled as music. Now on the other hand "Arrival", a concept album from Swedish eurovision legends. A well crafted pop music with several hits. Again it is not my cup of tea, but this is still a good record, easily enjoyable, 3 stars for me.

I love this

Uma pena um álbum de sexta ter caído logo na segunda de 8 graus

If I was a fan of this genre or ABBA in general I'd probably give it a 4. I'm sure there are several 5 ratings. But considering my musical tastes it's a three for me.

7/10 It's ABBA! Some bangers, some less than bangers but still enjoyable.

Its a classic album. Just not my favorite.

I wish I could say I enjoyed listening to this album, but I feel like ABBA has been played do death around me.

This album is presents as both beige and technicolour depending on the track..

Got my head bopping, and only stopped when I got to the last couple tracks.

Besides Dancing Queen I found myself annoyed by the overtly poppy production and simplistic song writing. I do respect ABBA and their impact on music culture as a whole. I don’t wish to dismiss that, so my rating will be skewed slightly higher. 2.5

Notable Textzeile: Are you sure you wanna hear more? What if I ain't worth the while Not the style you'd be looking for? Ich kann mir vorstellen dass diese auf der Soundebene sehr saubere und klare, die Instrumente und Stimmen gut verschränkende und doch harmonische, Produktion zum Zeitpunkt des Erscheinens wirklich besonders war. Und die grundsätzlich recht reduzierte Instrumentierung und die Harmonien sind ja auch technisch sehr gut. Kurz gesagt: verstehe den Erfolg, auch wenn es nicht meine Musik ist. Und dass das Schwed*ihnen sind und das textlich manchmal echt cringe ist gefällt mir auch irgendwie. Ist halt trotzdem überhaupt nicht mein Ding, aber kann hier verstehen dass der Musikgeschichte was fehlen würde wenn es das nicht gäbe. Daher 2,5 wird zu 3

Okay, noch nie ein Abba Album gehört. Lohnt sich der Deep Dive? Gibt es Versuche, aus dem Euro Disco Pop Gerüst auszubrechen oder damit zu spielen? Natürlich nicht. Interessant ist wie stark die Protagonistinnenrolle über die Songs "variiert" (starke Frau. Schwache Frau. Will Beziehung. Will keine Beziehung. Beziehung unlauter. Beziehung nicht unlauter.). Und musikalisch natürlich damit aus einem (zuckrigen) Guss. Die Hits sind Hits, den Rest hätte ich nicht auch noch gebraucht, aber der Rest hätte mit genug AirPlay wahrscheinlich auch Single sein können. Popfection.

Es gibt 2 Modi ABBA zu hören. 1. Nach 5 Bier auf der Tanzfläche Dancing Queen mitschallern. 2. Und ein ganzes Album hören. Was für ein absurder Ritt durch alles was 1976 hot war. Einmal durch den Pop-Wolf gedreht und ab dafür. Verkappte Disco-Songs, verkappte Fleetwood-Songs, und wenn man manche Songs hört absurd, dass man erst in denn 00ern ein ABBA Musical Film kam. Nicht dass mir das im Arrangement und auch in der Band-Instrumentierung nicht gefällt. Gerade sowas wie "Money Money Money" ist schon aus Musical-Perspektive und guter Song. Der Text hingegen - sagen wir mal - schlecht gealtert. Insgesamt kann in den nicht böse sein und gebe einen Bonus-Punkt für die vielen Male Dancing Queen mitschallern nach dem 5. Bier.

Classic

This album just isn't for me. There's definitely something to it, it's just not sticking for me. "Dancing Queen", "Money, Money, Money" & "Knowing Me, Knowing You" are all tracks that are so clearly foundational to Pop music as the genre traveled through the decades to today. Furthermore, while some aspects (such as the synth & piano work in particular) that feel very of the time, the tracks retain this timeless feel— undoubtedly in part because "Dancing Queen" remains to have a chokehold on humanity to this day, and continues to be regularly played. Vocal work is incredibly impressive across the album. It feels, in some way, that the vocal work here is sort of bridging the great vocal range that is found in opera and theater into a, then, modern context. I could be ignorant to other factors though in regards to that. Definitely think the back half of the album is weaker in comparison to the front half. Arrival is a culturally significant album in context of the times. But again, just not doing much for me personally.

It all feels like pop music as musical theater. Well sung. Well produced - I have to give credit here - there is some crazy sh*t going on here. But to what end. Perhaps the genius of great pop music is to make you feel something with no distinct origin point. This broadens the appeal. You can't actually have a bad day listening to Knowing me, Knowing you. I'm not sure if I'm happier. Or just distracted. And for as "poppy" as this album - Abba is also kind of weird precisely because of its uber poppiness (tiger, Tiger, TIIIGGGGRRRR...). I will never cease to be confounded by Abba. An object of fascination I can't quite "get". I know completely missed that point and probably points to a serious character flaw on my part. I can't give myself over and I feel that is what Abba requires. Just surrender and stop asking questions about whatever happened to Fernando.

Dancing Queen will always be a banger 3.33

Very good album.

Such extremely goofy song concepts. 3/5

decent, alot felt repetitive but i also liked a few

big fan of this one. by which i mean, big fan of the singles on this one. fake music fan

It was fine, but I won't listen to it again

It's a good album, it has some gems of songs

Altijd leuk voor party’s

Formulaic filler.

dancing queen le suma 3 estrellas

Dancing Queen! This is gonna be great! <First song plays> Okay, maybe not great, but Dancing Queen! <Next couple songs play> Okay, it's, you know...got Dancing Queen! <More songs, including 'Why Did It Have To Be Me', a 'Ringo' song led by the guys> Okay, well...Fernando's coming up, that's good. And Dancing Queen! <Album finishes> Okay...well, at least it has Dancing Queen. 3.

Not really my style, but a few great songs here.

What the hell are they talking about on the first song. 3.55

Enjoyable and has quite a few big songs but not one of my all time favourite albums.

The production value and the thought behind every song is noticeable. No wonder they are (or were) one of the best pop gigs. However it all sounds very planned for a radio audience, catchy and predictable. Nice album, not for me.

3 stars

Fun disco music. A staple in music.

Very lightweight disco pop, that's not trying to be anything else. Perfectly done without a doubt it still gets tedious after a while, for me at least. I like the darker "Visitors" better where I feel that they have something to say.

We've already had The Visitors, about which I wrote this: "For most of my life I had no use for ABBA whatsoever. Then my daughter appeared in her high school's production of Mamma Mia! and how ironic that a Swedish band would give me such an acute case of Stockholm Syndrome. Still not something I love, but it's not horrible. An album with more of the songs I recognize from the play would get 3 stars." This album has more of the songs I recognize from the play. So.... "When I Kissed the Teacher" is extremely creepy and I can't really imagine a time or place where it WOULDN'T have been. And putting "Dancing Queen" right after it kind of makes THAT song creepy in context.

Truly masters of treble sadness.

ABBA are a really good Greatest Hits band. If ABBA Gold was being reviewed, an easy 5. Unfortunately their studio albums have too much filler and not enough killer!

So this is the first album i get recommended, I love ABBA and know a lot of their songs but I haven't listening this as an album, sound like fun to me! 1. When I Kissed the Teacher I don't how to feel about this song no gonna lie. I would prefer to understand the story as a delusion from a romantic girl with a crush on her teacher. The melody is fun, energetic and very retro. 2. Dancing Queen Well, a classic. A song that I will always play when feel like dancing. Enjoyable, nostalgic and yes, the beat is amazing. The music production is insane. 3. My Love, My Life While this is not a bad song, it gives me a cheesy feeling.There is a little bit too much going on– the musical effects, melody and vocal power are not for me. 4. Dum Dum Diddle Forgettable tbh. 5. Knowing Me, Knowing You Another big hit from ABBA. I enjoyed listening to this, but the album has started to feel overwhelming. The guitar solo is amazing. 6. Money, money, money The break I need when I needed. 7. That's me I forget that I was listening the song. I don't remember anything about it. 8. Why Did It Have To Be Me Fun and catchy

Why I don’t get the hype.

Dum dum diddle dum dum diddle dum dum diddle Abba baba boo

yeah idk we had the other abba album like a week ago so i don't feel like i have much new to say here. it's freaking abba babyy! and they really don't look like they enjoy being in that helicopter. im glad they let them out for the french edition. as before, i think i like abba most when they're doing something a little less "abba". so i like "knowing me, knowing you" cos it's moving slightly more into a soft rock vibe over their usual pure pop flavour. and the title track ("arrival"...) is my favourite with that 70s synth approximation of bagpipes. i put that track on repeat for like half an hour after my first listen. do you understand? other than that... it's abba! "dum dum diddle" is cute i guess? "dancing queen" is "dancing queen". "money, money, money" is "money, money, money". its fine. i'm just overexposed. sorry........

Het mi irgendwie ned so fest abgholt wie erhoft. Scho paar gueti tracks natürli. Da Bevorzugi ABAB-Reim und so soll es sein, und da gebe ich gern, mit diesem ABAB-Reim, drei Mal einen Stern

The bangers are massive, the non bangers are forgettable, but its outrageous how many of bangers ABBA had. They had a stranglehold on pop music for so long. Best track: Knowing me, Knowing you AHA!

Musicas como dum dum didle e why did it have to be me foram descobertas incriveis que eu nao conhecia

Another album I don't objectively hate by a band I like, but it all just kind of washed over me. Dancing Queen is still great, though.

It's full of classic hit songs but otherwise is pretty average

some iconic songs on here. didn't realize I have this vinyl!

Great Songs: Dancing Queen, Money, Money, Money, Fernando Good Songs: When I Kissed the Teacher, Dum Dum Diddle, Knowing Me, Knowing You, That's Me, Why Did It Have to Be Me?, Happy Hawaii Mid Songs: My Love, My Life, Tiger, Arrival Bad Songs:

Bon album, franchement vraiment sympa pour un groupe commercial comme ABBA. Pour le coup, je dois l'avouer mais c'était pas forcément mauvais, alors que je pars de très loin avec ce groupe. Au global, la tracklist est efficace avec des hits mondiaux et connus d'absolument tout le monde comme "Dancing Queen" ou "Money, Money, Money", mais se contente à mon sens de rester dans cet exacte même position en collectant les singles sans vraiment tenter d'approche différente ce qui est vraiment dommage. Si on regarde, il y a pourtant de nombreuses sonorités très caractéristiques du groupes qui mériteraient à mon sens d'être beaucoup plus poussées vers l'experimentation comme avec les choeurs des voix féminines ou les morceaux de synthés, devenus par ailleurs extrêmement célèbre avec d'autres morceaux comme "Gimme Gimme". Enfin bref, album somme toute sympathique, mais vraiment sans plus, et c'est dommage étant donné le materiau exploitable.

I don't know. It's hard to be tough on ABBA. But it is quite cheesy and dated really. Aside from Dancing Queen I'm not sure if anything really stuck with me. Since they are quite a unique artist of their day though, I'll give a it 2.5 generously rounded to 3.

Un album muy alegre. Muchas vibras de verano y estar yendo de una playa a la otra en auto . Las canciones “Dancing Queen” y “Money, Money, Money” me traen recuerdos a Mamma Mia 1, “Fernando” a Stranger Things y “Arrival” tranquilamente podría estar en el sountrack de alguna película de Barbie o de la Novicia Rebelde. Muchas canciones se sienten como girlhood. HM: That's Me

I dunno, I feel like the other ABBA album in here was a bit more interesting. I mean, yeah, I'll give it to Arrival a bit, in that we've got "Dancing Queen" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You" on here. even the opener, "When I Kissed the Teacher", despite its very strange lyric, is a pretty great showcase of ABBA's strengths (oodles of countermelodies, all the syncopation and fast-moving harmony). that being said, The Visitors felt to me like a much more purposeful musical statement; this one comes off more like just a collection of odds and ends, and some are much more successful than others. I guess I'm mostly just wondering why this band, who have thrived most strongly in the realm of singles, gets two entries in 1001 Albums... while so many stronger, more cohesive statements in that format have been made by bands or artists who only get one, or even zero. if this were 1001 Singles You Have to Hear Before Your F------ Heart Stops, sure! you could include damn near all 19 tracks on ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits on a list like that! light 6/10.

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Nota: 7/10 Tiene unas canciones icónicas como “Dancing Queen” o “Money, Money, Money”. Sin embargo, a mi gusto tiene canciones que flaquean, es un album disfrutable, más no algo que volvería a escuchar entero.

Daar word je blij van

Fun listen. Good album overall.

REALLY weird opener. The rest is fine though! some classic ABBA on here but I think deep cuts 'That's Me' and 'Tiger' outshine even 'Dancing Queen'! my mum was ecstatic when I told her I was listening to ABBA today which was very nice. Fav: That's Me Least Fav: When I Kissed the Teacher

* ABBA is so timeless * This makes me want to live on a Greek island and sing all their songs out loud. My personal replays: Dum Dum Diddle, Dancing Queen, Fernando

BULEBÚ

I love ABBA as much as the next gay bastard, but I’m yet to be convinced an album will give me more than a greatest hits would. I hope to be proved wrong. But for now, other than the songs I already knew which are obviously amazing, my highlight was ‘Happy Hawaii’ which says it all. Other than that, It’s a lot of hooting and hollering for not a lot of payoff.

Some of the non-hits tracks are truly awful.

3.5

It's fine. I've always considered ABBA to be similar to most Kpop bands as in they're industry slop. 2.5 stars.

Second ABBA album. I like this one better than the last. People either appreciate/like ABBA, or they don’t. My father discovered them in his 70’s and bought a few of their CD’s. Classic ABBA tunes on this album that everyone has heard, whether they like them or not.

Dancing Queen is an all time great, and the other hits are good, but the non hits are just okay. This album is good, but idk if it is good enough to get a 4, it's close but I don't think so. High 3.

Not bad, but not good.

Very characteristic sound, very original, a lot of harmonies but not my cup of tea for a normal day. I would relisten though

No es mucho mi estilo pero es un clásico

perus abbelit

Abban isot hitit on kyl niin puhkikuluneita jollotuksia, että ovat raakana vähän turhan karmeita. Tälle levylle niitä on sit pakattu ihan riittävästi. Mut minkäs tietty teet, ei ne välttämättä kauheen huonoja oo, mutta ei vaan jaksais kuunnella. Kansikuva on kuitenkin hyvä. Siitä jo kolmonen.

I like a few of their albums more than this one. Only a handful of songs on this one that I enjoy. Rating: 3.1

If you don’t dance to ABBA you are evil. That said, other than the hits their tunes are a bit ho hum.

I was initially going to write that, other than the obvious hits on this album, the rest of the songs are meh. Then Tiger came on... which made me smile because it's used at the end of Dustbunny, which is such a freaking fun movie. So bonus for that. But ya, other than that, it's ABBA.

Nice vibes throughout.

Was curious if this would be an album where the hits are great and the rest is dreck. It wasn’t quite that a but the rest was nowhere near as catchy as the hits.

Yup, that’s Abba. Dancing Queen and Fernando.

1 classic (Dancing Queen), 1 semi-classic (Fernando), and at least one WTF (When I Kissed the Teacher) and several real stinkers, makes this a more considered 3 star review than I usually offer.

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*70 God gedigen svensk pop. Det fungerer ikke helt for mig som fuldlængde LP.

Money money money is my new fav Halloween track

better than the other abba album

Dancing Queen is a stone cold classic of course but I'm not sure anything else here is really notable. It's nice enough though Fav track: Dancing Queen

3.25. If you’d have told me a few years ago that I would be listening to an ABBA album and having a good time I would not have believed it.

I’m not really big on ABBA. Their sound is instantly recognizable, but the music just doesn’t connect with me. On one hand, there are the songs that have been played to oblivion, and on the other, the deeper cuts that rarely get talked about. I was more interested in exploring the latter. The lyrics can feel a bit all over the place, though it all fits within that seminal ’70s disco-pop sound. The best tracks for me were "Dancing Queen" and "Happy Hawaii".

3.5

Who does unbridled pop better than ABBA? I like this less than most ABBA I’ve heard but it still made me happy. I never really know what they’re singing about though.

Saved? ✅ Would listen again? 🤔 Would recommend to anyone? 🤔 Would buy on Vinyl? 🤔

3.5. boring at times

Pretty good

приятный летний альбом. его хочется слушать в теплую летнюю погоду на природе. + dancing queen в плейлист. легендарный альбом

Love ABBA, so many great songs to boogie to on this album. There are some misses too and overall I would like the sound to be a little cleaner. Still, it’s a timeless album.

ABBA albums are though to evaluate to me. The highs are very good and energetic. Who doesn't love Dancing Queen or Money Money Money? The lows are quite frankly a chore to get through. ABBA work the best for me in Greatest Hits compilations.

Jsuis sur qu'en 1978, avec de la coke jusqu'aux yeux, ça devait être incroyable.

Storytime.. Many moons ago I used to go to a cafe that only played Abba. Morning, noon and night. Abba, Abba, ABBA. It was a cool cafe, stuck somewhere in the '70s. I miss that place.

Not great. But okay and some popular songs. Classic Abba though, some songs start lame and cheesy but take your brain over

Upgraded from a 2 to a 3 after the second half - Fernando and tiger are good

Better than I expected as you hear the same 3 songs from this album over and over. But all quite samey.

3.25 - Decent, but not as fun as I thought it would be.

Some pretty perfect pop music with some big hitters

Solid. Great songwriting and fun presented pop of course. Didn't grab me as an album like I might have hoped

De kunne altså skrive nogle bangers.

Timeless

ABBA has never stood out to me, but I understand this album is very iconic. Nice, uncontroversial, a solid 3/5. Standout tracks: - Knowing Me, Knowing You (4/5) - Money, Money, Money (4/5) - Tiger (unhinged, obsessed - 4/5) - Arrival (made me really sad)

"Dancing Queen" is great and has a killer chorus and there are some other decent catchy tunes throughout, but on the whole there isn't much interesting instrumentally happening and the vocals start to grate after a while.

Pretty good, not something I’d regularly listen too but I can appreciate it.

13/20 Je suis peut être un peu dire avec l'album. Il s'écoute bien et possède quelques hit qui restent dans la tête. Pour autant, je ne peux m'empêcher d'avoir du mal avec, peut être notamment car j'ai beaucoup trop entendu certaines des musiques qui ne me plaisent pas plus que ça. C'est ce qui justifie cette note si basse, bien que je reconnais que l'album mérite peut être mieux

Couple of great hits. The rest are a bit of a miss

Some absolute classic tracks on here but some of the other tracks feel a bit dated now. Lead off track would definitely not be acceptable on a release today! Love it or hate it but these guys knew how to create a great pop tune. 3.5

Not big on this one. I wouldn't say its bad either though. Its kinda just some dumb fun. There are some good songs for sure. Give me a Fernando or a dancing queen, or a money money money. The rest though i wouldn't say im all that into. Throw in knowing me knowing you as well. The rest is whatever. It passes by without too much resistance but im not having a great time. The backing track on money is so famn good though. Its the best sounding song here by a mile. The singers harmonies are always great though. That's the meat and potatoes of the group. In the end its a decent little record with a bunch of great songs but im still not blown away in any regard. Still worthwhile though

chimba de álbum, pues es muy happy happy y pues bueno, muchos temas conocidos

Got a couple classic songs I've heard, but I'm not quite a fan of the sound.

Fun, but a bit of a throwaway for me.

The singles here are instantly recognizable, and somehow even the songs you may have only heard in passing are also extremely recognizable. ABBA is wholly its own thing. I feel like I put the album on, had an ABBA cloud around me for a half an hour, and then there was nothing. Nothing I would actively seek out, but also nothing I would turn off.

Little mixed on this one. Other than the hits I already knew like Money, money, money or Fernando, nothing really grabbed me. Tiger was kinda catchy though. The mixing here also started to hurt my ears after the first couple of songs. Maybe I need another listen for it to grow on me

Generally enjoyable if you ignore a few tracks. Wish we had a .5 option.

Solo conocía una canción. Pero es de esas que todo el mundo reconoce, incluso sin saber a qué banda pertenece. Es una pieza que trasciende generaciones: no tiene edad ni fecha de vencimiento. Su vigencia es permanente; es de esas melodías que seguirán sonando siempre.

Too scarred from doing Mamma Mia.

Not a bad album, some good singles on here, but not a good flow really.

Not my king of thing, but it's abba, no complaints here.

Dancing Queen. First time I ever heard that song was from the movie Miss Congeniality. It grows on you after a while. Good enough to make the playlist. ABBA is fun in small doses. Never been too fond of them. This record is just alright.

Abba is fun. There's some classics on here.

Title track actually the best of what I hadn’t heard before.

A bunch of famous ABBA songs. It has never been my thing but I can enjoy it once in a while

The idea of listening to Abba is more enjoyable than listening to Abba. Have heard these songs so many times they don't really do much. Don't have any urge to relisten to it in my own time. 2.5

Okish 2.5/5

Divertido, mas não tem nenhuma música animada, que é o tipo que eu gosto. Mas elas cantam muito bem

happy fleetwood mac :) and damn "when i kissed the teacher" BANGGEEEEEEEEEEER

Saccharine sweet, but hard to think of a better example of feel-good pop music. Fun in small doses, but probably not something I'm going to have on heavy rotation. I spent 3 weeks when I was young at corporate training that included a LOT of non-US individuals. One thing is certain, they LOVED ABBA - I probably heard Dancing Queen and Fernando at least once a night. h/t to the Core 7, RIP Trista.

p359. 1976. 3 stars. Proof (if it were needed) that ABBA were a great singles band. As an album, there is far too much substandard Eurotrash filler, but the best tracks are still brilliant nearly 50 years on.

Fun record

Favorite songs: Dancing Queen, That's Me, Fernando Creepy: When I Kissed the Teacher This album was like drinking sugar water from a firehose.

I love listening to Abba albums properly. The production quality is so high, really amazing to dedicate listening time, even though many of these umbers - Dancing Queen for example - are so ubiquitous it's easy to just write them off as background music. Knowing Me, Knowing You is a triumph and for that plus Fernando alone I could give this a 4 but there are a couple of fillers on here, and it's not the best of the Abba albums. Still very enjoyable.

Lush '70s orchestral pop. Not something I'm particularly into, but BOY are these songs polished to a mirror sheen. Amazing harmonies and arrangements, with sharp, catchy hooks. A top-quality example of its genre.

I expected to like this more than I did. The hits are great. The rest of the album though I felt was just kind of mid. 3.5/5

terrible album art solely off the fact that it’s not even offensively bad it’s just boring. but its abba

Fun but i like the bonus tracks more than some of the middle tracks; I feel like ABBA writes awesome singles and okay albums

I enjoyed this, I've always liked Dancing Queen the most out of all their hits. I liked about half the songs though some were pretty forgettable

I think this album is a great introduction into ABBA. You get a great sense of their style and get to experience some of their stand out hits like Dancing Queen, Money, Money, Money, and Fernando. I do feel as if the quintessential ABBA style get repetitive by the end of the record.

I suspect we got this one because we really had to hear Dancing Queen one way or another

It's always a good time with ABBA around.

The music is very well made, recorded and arranged. Dancing Queen is an ultimate classic, but I can't say that the album is a masterpiece, nor very good... Just okay! 3 stars and next!

A fun, uplifting and singalong probe album. Not my usual jam but was an enjoyable listen to keep it light and positive

-Not much a fan of this one -Fernando is a great song -Dancing Queen is iconic but lost its magic sort of

Some silly stuff, but I have a soft spot for ABBA.

Not a big Abba fan but you can't argue with the number of big hits on this album.

ABBA subverts expectations by not only being the pedophile but also the victim. Good job ABBA. Fuckin swingers. The most popular song is definitely the best. I love ABBA. Who doesn't. They're goated. Mamma Mia. Money, Money, Money is of course a close second but I like the musical version better. This is kind've menacing to be honest. ABBA instrumental track?? Yeah ABBA happy Hawaii. Favourite: obviously Dancing Queen wait maybe Fernando Least favourite: When I Kissed The Teacher

Architecturally flawless, emotionally complicated.

ABBA can put together an album, and this one has its share of hits. The other tracks are enjoyable, but not as remarkable. Dancing Queen Knowing Me, Knowing You Money, Money, Money Fernando

its ABBA so I have to hate. This was alright, nothing sprcial

Enjoyable, a pure pop classic.

Pretty good taking into account the time. Comforting

Temazos y bastante relleno

75

Ha estat bé escoltar-lo però no es el meu estil. Tinc ganes de veure Mamma mia tbh

I was in high school when this band came out so I heard all the hits constantly on the radio. They’re not a band I listen to but when I hear one of their songs I sing along and know all the words.

You can’t help but want to dance to this. Fernando and Dancing Queen!

ABBA not my fav but fun to listen to

Two songs into Arrival, and you've gone from horny and weird to at home in a song that, like A-ha's 'Take On Me' or Eurythmic's 'Sweet Dreams,' isn't possible to hear for the first time. B/c 'Dancing Queen' is a happy song - it may be THE happy song - I was surprised by some of the introspection the album swaggers: 'No more carefree laughter / Silence ever after / Walking thru an empty house / Tears in my eyes.' That's not particularly interesting broodiness, but this is pop music, so it doesn't need to be - it's just gotta have that thing we call pop magic. And some of these tracks have it, 'Why Did It Have To Be Me?' specifically. But plenty don't, and I'm left reckoning that ABBA is just a weak derivative of The Beach Boys and Fleetwood Mac.

So there are a few great songs and unsurprisingly they are hits, but theres a fair bit of filler too. ABBA are definitely a band that deserve to added to, say a 1001 artists you must listen to, but I don't think this album really deserves it.

Gosto de Abba, animado pra ouvir. Dancing Queen, gigantesca. Marcou uma geração nas baladas dessa época. Fernando também é muito famosa. Cheio dos hits mesmo, fudido. Mas vou com 3 estrelas por não me impactar tanto o estilo.

I honestly thought Abba would be better, legendary status and all...

Come on, everyone knows the hits on this one. Even if you’ve been living under a rock, you have listened to Dancing Queen - there is no escape. Lots of hits on this, and the commercial success makes sense - these are very catchy, well made songs. There are quite a few stinkers though, and it seems like they ran out of lyrics or just inspiration more generally for a few songs. 5/10

The hits are where it's at, the rest? Not so much

6.1/10 very bright but lacks emotional depth pretty av

When I Kissed the Teacher creeped me out a bit. But good record.

In one ear, out the other. ABBA just feels like music for pre-teens and teens and it never sticks with me.

Appreciate it but not my cup of tea.

Un albums con los meros clásicos de Abba. Divertido y con momentos bonitos

1976….. and I hated ABBA- always No1, in the charts, I hated them. Nowadays I quite like them, and sing along to a lot of their songs - how times change…..

im not the biggest fan of abba

This is absolutely one of those I wouldn’t reach to Pickup and it absolutely brightened my day the super fun to share with Ella. I’m sure my singing was appreciated by her as well.

Some good songs in this one! I liked quite a few of them. More towards the end it ramped up to more songs I liked.

Interesting to discover other songs than dancing queen. Gives me a smile

65/100. A bit of a mixed bag. On one hand, you’ve got absolute classics like Dancing Queen,probably their best track ever, and Money, Money, Money doing their dramatic pop thing. But the rest? Kind of feels like the album took a coffee break. A few too many middle of the road tracks that sound like they were contractually obligated to fill space.

Some great classic songs on here, I mean "Dancing Queen" takes the cake and is still a great song 50 years on that is beloved. I remember listening to ABBA on family roadtrips in our van. 3/5 stars - if I want to listen to ABBA I'll revisit their greatest hits collection.

Listening session: january 6th, while commuting to internship Listened to before: heard a few songs before but not the entire album Thoughts: never been a fan of ABBA but some songs on this are quite catchy Favourite tracks: Dancing Queen & Knowing Me, Knowing You

Not a fan of the lyrics, I like the melody though

me gusto

ABBA being ABBA. 1. Dancing Queen 2. Money Money Money 2. Fernando

This album is like going mountain climbing in uncharted Nordic lands. You get to the top of the mountain, and after taking a moment to enjoy the feat, you head back to town. To your surprise, you find there is a festival going on. It’s kind of like Oktoberfest, except everyone is wearing Viking helmets and eating cheese.

The hits were good. Everything else was so so

Obviously loved the songs I knew but didn’t get into the ones I didn’t know

Alright, it has some good classics but I am not the biggest ABBA fan, also it need to be remastered for better audio quality.

ABBAAAAA EVERYBODY SCREAM als ik eerlijk ben heb ik abba altijd al een beetje overrated gevonden. Abba heeft bangers, dat zeker, maar ik vind het niet heel bijzonder ofzo, ja dat vind ik echt. Ik heb wel echt genoten van dit album, zou ik het ooit nog een keer aanzetten, nee, maar een aantal liedjes hebben mijn playlists zeker gevonden. Favorieten: Dancing queen, my love my life, That's me, Fernando Minst favorieten: Money, Money, Money , tiger

I really don't feel a whole lot listening to this one. I felt uncomfortable from Dancing Queen randomly feeling a need to say that the character in the song is seventeen after they just did a song about a teacher kissing a student in front of a geometry class. Past that, the really really big hits of this album were okay. I've heard them all before, never been particularly huge on them. That's about how I feel about the whole album. I've heard it all before and I'm not big on a lot of it. Saxophone bonus points for one of the later songs, though. I will never not be huge on saxophones.

I'd never intentionally listened to Abba, they've just always been around. The hits here are classics, Dancing Queen, Money, Money, Money, and Fernando. The rest are more forgettable for me, especially the first track on the album , oof.

Well recorded catchy tunes, but I don't like them

When you encounter perennial popular groups who have been around for decades, there's usually a good reason why the hits remain and everything else is forgotten. Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, Fernando & Knowing Me Knowing You bookended by questionable subjects, cookie cutter dross and a 'title' track that's completely anonymous

Dancing Queen is of course iconic and a great song. If I watched Mama Mia more than once I might recognize more of these songs. I did recognize the song "Fernando" only to learn it was a bonus track. Are there any sad Abba songs? I also had the thought that this is an upbeat Carpenters with double the members. This is an ok album, I was surprised there were not more hits. I guess I need to watch Mama Mia again to become more familiar with their discography.

Kind of fun. My fave was Knowing Me, Knowing You.

Some bangers and some quite mid songs. Enjoyed the songs but didn't really enjoy cohesively as an album

These Swedes might be onto something.

Dancing Queen and Fernando give it 3 stars but not much else there

All fun songs but not my style. A couple really good songs that are interesting in harmonies and riffs but the rest of the songs are plain.