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| ABBA - Thank You for the Music Band: ABBA Tracks: - People Need Love - Another Town, Another Train - He Is Your Brother - Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) - Ring Ring - Waterloo - Hasta Mañana - Honey, Honey - Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) - So Long - I've Been Waiting for You - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - S.O.S. - Mamma Mia - Fernando - Dancing Queen - That's Me - When I Kissed the Teacher - Money, Money, Money - Crazy World - My Love, My Life - Knowing Me, Knowing You - Happy Hawaii - Name of the Game - I Wonder (Departure) [Live] - Eagle - Take a Chance on Me - Thank You for the Music - Summer Night City - Chiquitita - Lovelight - Does Your Mother Know - Voulez-Vous - Angeleyes - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - I Have a Dream - Winner Takes It All - Elaine - Super Trouper - Lay All Your Love on Me - On and on and On - Our Last Summer - Way Old Friends Do - Visitors - One of Us - Should I Laugh or Cry - Head over Heels - When All Is Said and Done - Like an Angel Passing Through My Room - Day Before You Came - Cassandra - Under Attack - Put on Your White Sombrero - Dream World - Thank You for the Music - Hej Gamle Man - Merry-Go-Round - Santa Rosa - She's My Kind of Girl - Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight Special - You Owe Me One - Slipping Through My Fingers/Me and I - ABBA Undeleted - Waterloo [French/Swedish] - Ring Ring [Swedish/Spanish/German] - Honey, Honey [Swedish] Thank You For The Music has never been so appropriate. ABBA has Truly stood the test of time. Tribute CD's do not do the Swedish group justice-you have to hear their songs in all of their original glory to Truly understand the musical scope of ABBA. With this Box Set, all of ABBA's biggest hits-and even some fan favorites-are included, as well as an "studio" CD. The fourth CD has many un-released works of ABBA, some foreign language versions, and even some "pre-single" items. The set includes a biography of ABBA, a discography of their songs, and some neat little pictures. The price is nothing compared to the lasting value of the box set-50 some dollars for 66 songs makes for some incredible listening time. ABBA may be gone from the public eye, but they will always be in our hearts, and this Box Set re-kindles those fond memories of ABBA, that every music lover should have. ABBA Fans - Don't miss this one!!! This is a superb collection. Beautifully boxed, wonderful photos, really interesting historical comments, AND, great music!! Packaged in 1994, the first three of the four discs contain 52 tracks recorded from 1972 to 1982. The chronological order is neat, as it lets you experience the gradual maturing of the group over the decade. Most tracks are familiar to ABBA-ites, but a few are new or somewhat different arrangements. Recording is crystal clear. The fourth disc of another 14 cuts is an odd and interesting collection of previously unreleased works and other behind-the-scenes studio tapes, the popular hits in other languages, etc. When I bought the set, I thought this disc might really be a bit of a waste, but not at all. There are even some cuts that I think could have made it if released in the States at the time. So, I really recommend all four of the discs. If you're already hooked, you'll Love the set. If you sort of like ABBA, you'll get hooked. If you're just browsing (and have the bucks to spare), and like the genre,it's definitely worth a shot. Thank You ABBA. This is a great greatest hits collection for all you Abba fans from around the world. The 4 CD box set called "Thank You For The Music" is "Abba Gold" and "More Abba Gold" put together, plus add some b-sides, unreleased songs, and Abba in the studio (on disc 4), and you've got a collection of some of the greatest songs ever heard. Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid (or Frida as she is called) has created some wonderful music in the 70s and early 80s with their style of harmony and creating a sound all their own. In the 66-page booklet, you will find photos, liner notes, and stories on how they got started, their videos and photos of the costumes they wore from their concerts. Highlights include "Dancing Queen," to me that is their signature song. "You can dance/you can jive/having the time of your life" is all I can say about it. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" is one of their serious songs about broken relationships and heartbreak. "Take A Chance On Me" is one My Favorite songs from Abba, especially the a capella intro at the beginning. Of course you have to have some rare Abba recordings like their b-sides. Take "Lovelight" for example, this song is a flip side of "Chiquitita" from the "Voulez-Voul" album. The song itself is typical Abba singing about Love and romance and like the song says "your Love is shining like a lovelight" or something like that. "Happy Hawaii" is probably the best original version of "Why Did It Have To Be Me." It almost sounded like "California Girls" from The Beach Boys but when they recorded the former song for the "Arrival" album, they Felt it was unsatisfied and re-recorded it as the latter instead. I guess it shows us how little we know about the group and how they re-invent a song. Disc 4 has "Abba Undeleted," which has the group behind the scenes in the studio and how Benny and Bjorn (the priciple songwriters)put their heads together and just experiment melodies, harmonies and instruments and you'll hear demos of "Take A Chance On Me," "B dlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-HA Buy Abba Thank You For The Music at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
