Disco de ABBA: “More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits”

It was so very long ago that I heard Abba for the first time. Before disco, before New Wave, Abba was fresh, usually fun, pop music. The fact that the two female lead singers were beautiful and the two male singers were attractive likely helped the group's popularity.

For about 8 years, 1974 to 1982, if Abba sang and released a song, it was almost instantly a hit. It would be difficult to explain to someone today the popularity of the group, given that the music is very light and relatively simple by today's standards. However, the fact remains that their music was catchy, and you could easily find yourself singing along.

This CD was a follow on to "Abba Gold", and I believe it is the better CD of the two. "Abba Gold" was primarily filled with music that made it into the top 40, and most of that into the top 10, in either Great Britain, The United States, or Australia. Often the music made it into the top in all three countries. "More Abba Gold" includes the rest of Abba's released hit singles, and a number of other gems that were considered good examples of Abba's music.

Read the other reviewers for their picks. Among my favorites are "Eagle", "The Visitors", "Our Last Summer", "I Wonder (Departure)", "Lovelight", "I Am the City", "Cassandra", "Under Attack", and "When All Is Said and Done". After having listened to these songs you'll realize that most of these songs were not monster released hits, but are artistically and musically more satisfying than songs like "Dancing Queen" and "Waterloo".

The other songs on this CD are generally okay as well. Certainly I have no objections to the selections on this CD. I play it much more than "Abba Gold" because of the aforementioned selections, which tend to be more serious and more representative of what Abba was capable of performing.

If you like the pure pop sound of Abba, stick with "Abba Gold". If you want a sampler of Abba that expands beyond the pop hits, then start with "More Abba Gold". You may find that the music Abba was capable of producing entices you to buy their albums.

I am not prepared to comment on the sound quality of the reproduction. The original vinyl albums had technical recording flaws, and I was sometimes disappointed with their quality. Based on my now-vague recollection of the quality of the vinyl, this CD is better. However, my memory could be flawed as well. If you see a reviewer comparing the original vinyl recordings and the CD version, and seems to be objective, listen to that reviewer. In the meantime, as long as you are not an audiophile and will pick apart every little detail, the quality of this CD was good enough for me.

You should have enough information to decide whether you want to buy this CD at this point. I think if you like the sound of Abba, you'll like this CD.

Bee Gees and ABBA totaly dominated the airwaves during the 70's and when one listens to their music it is easy to understand why. Both bands were so dominant compared to what all the other bands released at the time. This their second hits album is just as amazing with tracks such as angel eyes, the day before you came, under attcack, summer night cirty and many more. The day before you came is probably one of their strongest tracks they ever wrote and one can definetely sense the 80's synthpop sound that would have been part of their repoitoire if they had not broken up.

A much-welcome addition to the first disc "Abba Gold." this CD includes many of the group's lesser hits commercially, but also some of the best songs they ever recorded, artistically.

"The Visitors" is a classic - although I would highly recommend buying the Album of the same name, as the version included on this disc is shortened considerably, and inexplicably. A dance-floor triumph. I wish the original 12" extended dance mix was available on CD.

Also, "I do,I do,I do, I do, I do," is quite possibly the most perfect pop single ever recorded by ANY artist - and I'm not joking here. The vocal harmonies, key changes for dramatic effect, and instrumentation make for a joyful, transcendant effect that is impossible to describe with words. Listen to it - it's stupendous. As I've commented to a good friend, this single alone would establish Abba as the Mozart of pop music. Incredible. A pity the group didn't make a few more recordings - but what we've got here is nothing short of heavenly, nonetheless.

Even more hits of this incomparable Swedish pop group. Necessary supplement to the previous hits compilation. Again every song is a masterpiece. Some songs may be less known, but that doesn't mean less good. My favorite songs are „Summer Night City", „The Day Before You Came", „Eagle", „Our Last Summer" and „On & On & On".

Though not as hit-packed as 'GOLD', this album clearly shows ABBA's diversity and multi-faceted talent. I think their greatest ability was creating songs of different styles, never getting locked into a particular genre. From Rock..to Disco..to Reggae..to Ballads..to almost Inspirational...this band was very underrated. 'Eagle' is a masterpiece in its own right, its a shame this CD contains the edited, shortened version. The full-length, almost 6 minute original album version is definitely headphone heaven. If you loved 'GOLD' and have been smitten by the ABBA bug, this is a good follow-up to learn more about the ABBA phenemenon.