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24/24 #ABBAVoyage

Surprise! There's an update!

I listened to "The Visitors" basically non stop in the last weeks and came to the following conclusion: it's their best. It's perfection.

And thus, all is said and done.

🎵 When All Is Said And Done by #ABBA
💿 The Visitors, 1981
▶️ https://song.link/y/iboewC6qxyo

23/n #ABBAVoyage

From a commercial standpoint, it was clear that an ABBA comeback album will always be successful.

But does it measure up to ABBA's legacy?

In my opinion it does. There were so many things they could have done wrong, but they didn't. They transported their sound into the 2020s and it worked.

And thus, my ABBA voyage comes to an end. There is only one thing missing, my final #ABBA studio album ranking:

22/n #ABBAVoyage

Voyage sounds grand, it is a "big" album, but I guess this was somehow to be expected.

It still has the ABBA sound though, especiall on tracks like "Don't Shut Me Down" and this one 👇

🎵 Keep An Eye On Dan
💿 Voyage, 2023
▶️ https://song.link/y/kIywjSfqP9c

21/n #ABBAVoyage

Legend has it, that the members of ABBA turned down a $1 billion offer to perform again.

And then in 2021, 40 years after The Visitors, the unimaginable happened, ABBA released a new album.

And it was a huge success.

🎵 I Still Have Faith In You by ABBA
💿 Voyage, 2023
▶️ https://song.link/y/tny2C4yrHUQ

#TomsMusic #NowPlaying #ABBA

20/n #ABBAVoyage

The Visitors - #ABBA's last album for 40 years - is different.

The group recorded it after they were all divorced and I bet that this didn't make things easy. Now you might think this overshadowed things, but just like Fleetwood Mac with Rumors, they pulled of a true masterpiece.

The Visitors is the ABBA album for people who don't like ABBA.

🎵 The Visitors by ABBA
💿 The Visitors, 1981
▶️ https://song.link/y/T_xFpjlrF38

Ranking:

1. The Album
2. ABBA
3. The Visitors
4. Voulez-Vous
5. Super Trouper
6. Waterloo
7. Ring Ring
8. Arrival

#TomsMusic

19/n #ABBAVoyage

Lay All Your Love On Me might be my favourite ABBA song.

The harmonies are godlike.
I'd even go so far and say: these are the best harmonies ever done.
Period.

Better than the Beach Boys.
Better than the Beatles.
Better than Simon and Garfunkel.

I'll die on that hill.

🎵 Lay All Your Love On Me by ABBA
💿 Super Trouper, 1980
▶️ https://song.link/y/5mHzaIehRTE

Ranking:

1. The Album
2. ABBA
3. Voulez-Vous
4. Super Trouper
5. Waterloo
6. Ring Ring
7. Arrival

18/n #ABBAVoyage

Wait... that's a guitar solo.
There is an ABBA song with a guitar solo?

🎵 Our Last Summer by ABBA
💿 Super Trouper, 1980
▶️ https://song.link/y/xm3s1sANRDE

#TomsMusic #NowPlaying #ABBA

17/n #ABBAVoyage

What do you listen to on your way home from a thrash and death metal show?

ABBA!

Voulez-Vous is ABBA's most disco album and it is full with iconic melodies. My highlights were the title track and of course Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, but I also found "new" songs: "Does Your Mother Know", "Lovelight" and "The King Has Lost His Crown" are exceptional pop songs.

You may not like ABBA, but you have to acknowledge their influence across all musical genres.

🎵 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
💿 Voulez-Vous, 1979
▶️ https://song.link/y/pa2j0Bh83ms

Ranking:

1. The Album
2. ABBA
3. Voulez-Vous
4. Waterloo
5. Ring Ring
6. Arrival

16/n #ABBAVoyage

Voulez-Vous?

Oui-Oui!

🎵 Voulez-Vous by ABBA
💿 Voulez-Vous, 1979
▶️ https://song.link/y/0X2mn7Sk9lQ

#TomsMusic #NowPlaying #ABBA

15/n #ABBAVoyage

With "I'm A Marionette" ABBA is closing "The Album" with a song I only knew because of Ghost, who did a cover once.

But ABBA's version is better.

🎵 I'm A Marionette by ABBA
💿 ABBA: The Album, 1977
▶️ https://song.link/y/a0WMVEUb3FE

And the whole album is great too. Of course it's cheesy at parts, but the cringeworthy "Schlager" elements from "Arrival" are mostly gone. Every now and then there's a really nice guitar and some great bass lines.

Fantastic album!

Ranking:

1. The Album
2. ABBA
3. Waterloo
4. Ring Ring
5. Arrival

13/n #ABBAVoyage

Man, ABBA had some nice bass lines.

🎵 The Name of the Game by ABBA
💿 ABBA: The Album, 1977
▶️ https://song.link/y/mK3f-D4kdLs

#TomsMusic #NowPlaying #ABBA

https://www.europesays.com/uk/?p=881024 Best Immersive Theatre in London: 9 Essential Shows for Summer 2026 #58thStreet #AbbaVoyage #Britain #ChatNoir! #ComeAlive!TheGreatestShowmanCircusSpectacular #England #FaultyTowersTheDiningExperience #Grease:TheImmersiveMovieMusical #GreatBritain #InspirationBestsellers #InspirationHome #JeffWayne’sTheWarOfTheWorlds:TheImmersiveExperience #london #MammaMia!TheParty #UK #UnitedKingdom

12/n #ABBAVoyage

The next ABBA album, "The Album" doesn't take a chance.

https://youtu.be/DDVbp3IuZJ4

#TomsMusic

11/n #ABBAVoyage

Do you know German Schlager?
It sucks ass, plain and simple.

Now ABBA always had some Schalgery songs, but on Arrival it's just too much.

The closing track, for example, is some serious Schlager shit you can only listen to when you're intoxinated. I am not, so that's a no no for me.

🎵 Happy Hawaii by ABBA
💿 Arrival, 1976
▶️ https://song.link/y/4uNX7rcCGes

Ranking:

1. ABBA
2. Waterloo
3. Ring Ring
4. Arrival

#TomsMusic #NowPlaying #ABBA

10/n #ABBAVoyage

If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

https://youtu.be/cbkCOwZqbZU

Anyone else hyped up for the Malcom in the Middle reboot?

9/n #ABBAVoyage

With their 4th studio album, Arrival, ABBA became global stars. Which makes sense since the album is very polished pop music. The experiments are gone.
And why I am still enjoying this uplifting disco music, I miss the "odd" ones.

There's a lot of foreshadowing in their songs, like if they knew they'd all split up rather sooner than later.

🎵 Knowing Me, Knowing You by ABBA
💿 Arrival, 1976
▶️ https://song.link/y/_oAnFBiQng4

#TomsMusic #NowPlaying #ABBA

8/n #ABBAVoyage

A medley closes a fantastic album called "ABBA" made by ABBA.

Man In The Middle was my highlight, but overall it's a pretty strong album. Seems like they were experimenting a lot (Tropical Loveland, Rock Me) so this album had some surprises left for me.

🎵 Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton
💿 ABBA, 1974
▶️ https://song.link/y/xtXtuY541S0

Ranking:

1. ABBA
2. Waterloo
3. Ring Ring

7/n #ABBAVoyage

Now this is what my journeys are all about: to find hidden gems I never ever heard of.

Man In The Middle is a very groovy funk-rock song, almost like a jam. That's totally my jam!

🎵 Man In The Middle by ABBA
💿 ABBA, 1974
▶️ https://song.link/y/QXStM5hUcSY

#TomsMusic #NowPlaying #ABBA

6/n #ABBAVoyage

I've been cheated by you since I don't know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end

Did they know that they'll get divorced some few years later?

Anyways, I absolutely love the sound of the bass on their albums. It's such a distinct 70s bass that sounds even better on vintage speakers. At least that's what I could imagine.

🎵 Mamma Mia by ABBA
💿 ABBA, 1974
▶️ https://song.link/y/KMViJKmAV4M

#TomsMusic #NowPlaying #ABBA

5/n #ABBAVoyage

Hell yes what an album!

There was even a rock song on it.
And the King Kong Song.
What else does an album really need?

🎵 King Kong Song by #ABBA
💿 Waterloo, 1974
▶️ https://song.link/y/7qO2eEScFYU

Ranking:

1. Waterloo
2. Ring Ring

4/n #ABBAVoyage

Wait a minute, these are some nice guitars 🎸

The song totally reminds me of Queen's "Coming Soon". Queen influenced by ABBA confirmed.

I also get some Kiss from it.

Watch Out might be the most metal song ABBA ever made.

🎵 Watch Out by ABBA
💿 Waterloo, 1974
▶️ https://song.link/y/6QeJF_eEBEo

#TomsMusic #NowPlaying #ABBA

3/n #ABBAVoyage

In 1974 ABBA entered the big stage and won the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo, which became their first global hit.

I have never ever listened to the Swedish version of the title track, but I am doing so now and it adds another layer of awesomeness.

"Jo, jo
I Waterloo Napoleon fick ge sig"

(German speakers might giggle now)

🎵 Waterloo (Swedish Version) by #ABBA
💿 #Waterloo, 1974
▶️ https://song.link/y/7BXyboCMDS4

2/n #ABBAVoyage

Let's go girl
It's a beautiful place this world
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n'roll band

🎵 Rock 'n Roll Band by ABBA
💿 Ring Ring, 1973
▶️ https://song.link/y/wALtkMYT63o

ABBA's debut album is packed with good mood.

And here's a fun fact: did you know that one of the songs was recorded for the Swedish soft porn film Inga II: the Seduction of Inga?

🅰️gneta
🅱️jörn
🅱️enny
🅰️nni-Fried

If these names/letters don't bring you joy, you are a lost cause.

Voulez-vous join me on my ABBA voyage?
✨🕺🪩

🎵 Ring, Ring (Swedish Version) by ABBA
💿 Ring Ring, 1973
▶️ https://song.link/y/Gf7Ea7IZcyU

#ABBAVoyage #ABBA

https://www.europesays.com/uk/850338/ Sir Alistair Spalding on turning a London wasteland into a cultural destination #AbbaVoyage #AlistairSpalding #BorisJohnson #Britain #EastBank #England #GreatBritain #HongKong #InternationalCulturalSummit #london #LondonLegacyDevelopmentCorporation #QueenElizabethOlympicPark #Sadler’sWells #Sadler'sWellsEast #SirAlistairSpalding #SirAlistairSpaldingCBE #UK #UnitedKingdom #WestHamUnitedFootballClub #WestKowloonCulturalDistrict #WestKowloonCulturalDistrictAuthority

Just came out of the #ABBA show in London. Excellent stuff: had a great time! Really well produced. The "Abbatars" skirt over the uncanny valley and work really well. The fantastic lighting setup brings it all together. Highly recommended! #ABBAVoyage

Iconic ABBA Performing Painting by Mauricio Sobalvarro - Fine Art America
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/iconic-abba-performing-mauricio-sobalvarro.html #abba #mammamia #s #love #annifridlyngstad #merylstreep #music #mammamiaherewegoagain #dancingqueen #jesus #cher #bennyandersson #fridalyngstad #lilyjames #abbafans #abbavoyage #musical #amandaseyfried #piercebrosnan #bj #ltskog #christinebaranski #donnasheridan #frida #agnethaf #smusic #annifrid #agnetha #colinfirth #agnethafaltskog

Iconic ABBA Performing Painting by Mauricio Sobalvarro - Fine Art America
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/iconic-abba-performing-mauricio-sobalvarro.html #abba #mammamia #s #love #annifridlyngstad #merylstreep #music #mammamiaherewegoagain #dancingqueen #jesus #cher #bennyandersson #fridalyngstad #lilyjames #abbafans #abbavoyage #musical #amandaseyfried #piercebrosnan #bj #ltskog #christinebaranski #donnasheridan #frida #agnethaf #smusic #annifrid #agnetha #colinfirth #agnethafaltskog

Iconic ABBA Performing Painting by Mauricio Sobalvarro - Fine Art America
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/iconic-abba-performing-mauricio-sobalvarro.html #abba #mammamia #s #love #annifridlyngstad #merylstreep #music #mammamiaherewegoagain #dancingqueen #jesus #cher #bennyandersson #fridalyngstad #lilyjames #abbafans #abbavoyage #musical #amandaseyfried #piercebrosnan #bj #ltskog #christinebaranski #donnasheridan #frida #agnethaf #smusic #annifrid #agnetha #colinfirth #agnethafaltskog

Iconic ABBA Performing Painting by Mauricio Sobalvarro - Fine Art America
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/iconic-abba-performing-mauricio-sobalvarro.html #abba #mammamia #s #love #annifridlyngstad #merylstreep #music #mammamiaherewegoagain #dancingqueen #jesus #cher #bennyandersson #fridalyngstad #lilyjames #abbafans #abbavoyage #musical #amandaseyfried #piercebrosnan #bj #ltskog #christinebaranski #donnasheridan #frida #agnethaf #smusic #annifrid #agnetha #colinfirth #agnethafaltskog

ABBA Voyage and ILM: Three years on and new songs added

#ABBAVoyage #ILMVFX #StarWars #FanthaTracks #ILMVFX #ABBA #ABBAVoyage 

ILM and ABBA Voyage add three new songs to the live experience.

Read the whole story at the below link:

https://fantha.news/gi9e6

Lighter Darker | EP 018: ABBA Voyage

#ILMVFX #LighterDarker #StarWars #FanthaTracks #ILMVFX #ABBAVoyage 

ILMVFX are back with episode 18 of the Lighter Darker podcast.

Read the whole story at the below link:

https://fantha.news/84xg4

Lighter Darker | EP 018: ABBA Voyage

#ILMVFX #LighterDarker #StarWars #FanthaTracks #ILMVFX #ABBAVoyage 

ILMVFX are back with episode 18 of the Lighter Darker podcast.

Read the whole story at the below link:

https://fantha.news/84xg4

Lighter Darker | EP 018: ABBA Voyage

#ILMVFX #LighterDarker #StarWars #FanthaTracks #ILMVFX #ABBAVoyage 

ILMVFX are back with episode 18 of the Lighter Darker podcast.

Read the whole story at the below link:

https://fantha.news/84xg4

Lighter Darker | EP 018: ABBA Voyage

#ILMVFX #LighterDarker #StarWars #FanthaTracks #ILMVFX #ABBAVoyage 

ILMVFX are back with episode 18 of the Lighter Darker podcast.

Read the whole story at the below link:

https://fantha.news/84xg4

Lighter Darker | EP 018: ABBA Voyage

#ILMVFX #LighterDarker #StarWars #FanthaTracks #ILMVFX #ABBAVoyage 

ILMVFX are back with episode 18 of the Lighter Darker podcast.

Read the whole story at the below link:

https://fantha.news/84xg4

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ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus Surprises ‘Mamma Mia!’ Audience On 50th Anniversary Of ‘Waterloo’ Win
#News #ABBA #ABBAVoyage #BjornUlvaeus #Eurovision #MammaMia

https://deadline.com/2024/04/abbas-bjorn-ulvaeus-surprises-mamma-mia-audience-50th-anniversary-of-waterloo-eurovision-victory-1235877615/

Recently I attended the weird and wonderful ABBA Voyage performance.

Few thoughts 👇

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paolo-pescatore-867832_cgi-vr-ar-activity-6997615611694440448-w82J?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

#ABBA #abbavoyage #AR #VR #mixedreality #creativity #music #experience #3d #immersivetechnology #metaverse #concert #musicconcert #tech #london #virtualconcert #VFX #livemusic #technology #ABBAVoyage #entertainment