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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 2, 2021 18:11:24 GMT 1
I love the new song, it sounds like classic Abba!
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 2, 2021 18:11:36 GMT 1
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 2, 2021 18:16:18 GMT 1
The album will be released on 5th November
Tracklisting: 1. I Still Have Faith In You 2. When You Danced With Me 3. Little Things 4. Dont Shut Me Down 5. Just A Notion 6. I Can Be That Woman 7. Keep An Eye On Dan 8. Bumble Bee 9. No Doubt About It 10. Ode To Freedom
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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 2, 2021 18:20:04 GMT 1
Both songs are great after just one listen! I'm excited for the album.
Not sure about the concert. Will it all be virtual? Not that it will be easy to get tickets either way.
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Post by rubcale on Sept 2, 2021 18:20:14 GMT 1
Mightn't be their VERY best but I really liked this.
Faith sounds a lot better on second and third plays.
Overall augurs well for the album.
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Post by rubcale on Sept 2, 2021 18:21:17 GMT 1
Both songs are great after just one listen! I'm excited for the album. Not sure about the concert. Will it all be virtual? Not that it will be easy to get tickets either way. Isn't it only 3k at the UK venue?
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Post by TheThorne on Sept 2, 2021 18:24:51 GMT 1
Both songs are great after just one listen! I'm excited for the album. Not sure about the concert. Will it all be virtual? Not that it will be easy to get tickets either way. The special effects look amazing, its like 3d digital avatars that motion capture all the singing and dancing, seeing that clip of them doing 'Knowing Me Knowing You' was magical. Seeing Anna-Frid as should looked in 1976 was amazing, my pre teen crush came flooding back hehe they have definitely not got that uncanny valley look, very believable.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 2, 2021 18:26:21 GMT 1
Both songs are great after just one listen! I'm excited for the album. Not sure about the concert. Will it all be virtual? Not that it will be easy to get tickets either way. Isn't it only 3k at the UK venue? I'm not sure. I'm sort of glad they won't be there in person if it's just one concert they're doing, because it would just be setting myself up for disappointment again- like with Kate Bush, when I went online for tickets the second they went on sale, only to be put in a queue and told they were sold out when I reached the end of it!
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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 2, 2021 18:32:01 GMT 1
I wonder how these new songs will do in streaming. Surely any new ABBA music after all this time should raise enough interest for them to get a #1 single again.
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Post by TheThorne on Sept 2, 2021 18:45:31 GMT 1
I wonder how these new songs will do in streaming. Surely any new ABBA music after all this time should raise enough interest for them to get a #1 single again. I assume they will be top of Spotify new release list tomorrow and added to most major lists, top 10 seems a sure thing for at least one of them. But really its all about the album, it will be massive at Xmas with only Ed Sheeran and a possibility of new Adele to stand in its way. It will be on every granny's xmas list hehe
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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 2, 2021 18:58:36 GMT 1
I wonder how these new songs will do in streaming. Surely any new ABBA music after all this time should raise enough interest for them to get a #1 single again. I assume they will be top of Spotify new release list tomorrow and added to most major lists, top 10 seems a sure thing for at least one of them. But really its all about the album, it will be massive at Xmas with only Ed Sheeran and a possibility of new Adele to stand in its way. It will be on every granny's xmas list hehe It would be amazing for them to get a top ten hit after all this time! I think 'Don't Shut Me Down' is the best of the 2, but I like them both.
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Post by TheThorne on Sept 2, 2021 21:12:13 GMT 1
Isn't it only 3k at the UK venue? I'm not sure. I'm sort of glad they won't be there in person if it's just one concert they're doing, because it would just be setting myself up for disappointment again- like with Kate Bush, when I went online for tickets the second they went on sale, only to be put in a queue and told they were sold out when I reached the end of it! Not one concert there is something like 200 shows over 4 months, 2 shows a night. So anyone who wants to should get a ticket although other countries are going to want to come here for it.
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Post by Smurfie on Sept 2, 2021 21:51:54 GMT 1
Love both, but Don’t Shut Me Down is the better of the two. I was driving at the time of the YouTube announcement so couldn’t see the whole thing visually but listened - only complaint other than the slight filler, I found Zoe Ball really condescending. Otherwise great news - very excited about a whole album.
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Post by lewis17 on Sept 3, 2021 8:06:28 GMT 1
I expected to be disappointed, but I really like both songs!
I loved Don't Shut Me Down the first time I heard it, and I Still Have Faith In You is a real grower. I'd love to see both songs in the Top 10 next week, assuming they will chart separately?
Can't wait for the album to be released!
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Post by rubcale on Sept 3, 2021 9:20:17 GMT 1
Really loving Don't Shut Me Down and I Still Have Faith In You is getting better with each play.
Reception seems to be mixed - apparently got a 5 star review in The Guardian but Neil McCormick in The Daily Telegraph today says:
A leftover performed by a group of Swedish OAPs - this is not so much a case of Abba being Bjorn again as thank you for the music, and goodnight.
Ouch!
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Post by lewis17 on Sept 3, 2021 9:53:42 GMT 1
The album will be released on 5th November Tracklisting: 1. I Still Have Faith In You 2. When You Danced With Me 3. Little Things 4. Dont Shut Me Down 5. Just A Notion 6. I Can Be That Woman 7. Keep An Eye On Dan 8. Bumble Bee 9. No Doubt About It 10. Ode To Freedom Interesting to see Just A Notion on the album. It's an old, previously unreleased song ~ I wonder if they've re-recorded it, or simply polished what they recorded decades ago? Or could it be a new song with a familiar title? I guess we'll find out on Bonfire Night!
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 3, 2021 9:55:27 GMT 1
As far as I know it is the old sing, Bumblebee is also an old song
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Post by lewis17 on Sept 3, 2021 10:29:06 GMT 1
Yes, I thought I recognised the title Bumble Bee, but I wasn't sure if my memory was playing tricks on me or not.
Apparently Little Things is a Christmas song, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's the next single.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 3, 2021 10:30:14 GMT 1
Really loving Don't Shut Me Down and I Still Have Faith In You is getting better with each play. Reception seems to be mixed - apparently got a 5 star review in The Guardian but Neil McCormick in The Daily Telegraph today says: A leftover performed by a group of Swedish OAPs - this is not so much a case of Abba being Bjorn again as thank you for the music, and goodnight. Ouch! It's impossible to please everyone. I bet that negative reviewer had already made his mind up before he even listened to the songs.
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 3, 2021 11:16:29 GMT 1
It's written by Neil McCormick, the same guy who went to Kylie's Anti-Tour and moaned about the lack of hits.
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