
400 Million And Counting - Nineteen of ABBA s best songs are plenty, but you won t tire of them. It is amazing that four Swedes (Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus as writers and Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog as the main singers) could take such simple English cliches and turn them into pop music magic. Despite sometimes maddeningly simple lyrics, the song arrangements were unnervingly catchy and the multi-level layered compostions are fascinating. The keyboards and synthesizers were used in some of the more ingenious ways during the seventies to produce that unmistakeable ABBA sound. The energy and nearly anthemic enthusiasm eminating from each song marked them all as instant classics, no matter how jaded or synical the listener. It is doubtlful if you read the song list here that you would not know the melody. The one ironic thing about this groups phenomenal success, is that of over 400 million album sales, they only had one number one hit in the US - Dancing Queen. But it is one heck of a great song.
Disco!!!! - I absolutely love this compilation. I forgot how many great hits they have... great! great! great!
this is the soundtrack to my life - i work as a correctional officer in a rough toronto area jail. at nightime when my supervisor goes home, i stick on my walkman, and listen to this greatest hits selection by ABBA as i do my rounds. I absolutely love every song on this album, and it makes me feel soooooo good to glide along the hallways singing choice cuts such as ",mama mia", and ",fernando", at the top of my lungs! seriously, people! if you don t ever wanna stop singing and dancing and grooving and partying, then buy this disc! from beginning to end it truly is sold GOLD!!!
Abba Gold rocks my socks - As i listened to this cd, i realize that i know every single word to every single song. this cd is amazing in that the best songs arent just in the beginning, they are all throughout the cd. the cd starts with the huge hit Dancing Queen and ends with Waterloo. Waterloo was the song that made abba famous when abba won a competition with it and released a record ",Waterloo", using the song as the theme song. Throughout the years, movies have used abba songs because they re funny and fun to listen to. In johnny english, does your mother know is one of the main jokes used throughout the movie. some of the most popular songs on this cd are mamma mia, dancing queen, does your mother know, thank you for the music, take a chance on me, and Voulez vous. this cd is truly gold
ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits - Abba is one the greatest rock bands of all time. They are up their with greats such as Depeche Mode, Beatles, Bee Gees and The Rolling Stones. The lyrics are very well written, the music is amazing and they have unfairly been called stupid disco music when it is in deed sublime. Highly Recommended.