Disco de ABBA: “Abba [Remaster]”

In my opinion this is ABBA's best album. Sure, they had many hits after this release but the true, at least classic, ABBA sound is all over the place here. What I mean by that is; their later songs (as good as they were) moved in the disco pop direction, while here we get timeless pop rock at its finest. To me this is their "Tapestry" (legendary Carole King album) filled with monster song upon monster song. How can you beat an album featuring hits like "Mamma Mia", "S.O.S.", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", and "So Long" ?. Add to that gems like the catchy "Bang-A-Boomerang", "Rock Me" (shades of Slade), and the ballad "I've Been Waiting For You". -Not only one of their best ballads, but one of the best pop ballads ever. That's nearly the whole album right there, I might as well mention the rest; the excellent and underrated "Hey, Hey Helen", the seductive "Tropical Loveland", the funny "Man In The Middle", and the superb instrumental "Intermezzo No. 1". -Pop music doesn't get much better than this, folks. A classic album from start to finish, with two interesting bonus tracks. Like I said, they were to write many more great songs, but in pop history this remains their classic album and deserves to be seen as such. At least in my humble opinion.

The eponymous ABBA LP was actually the 3rd by the Swedish quartet after 1973 Ring Ring and 1974 Waterloo. It is true that it shows a group still looking for its own identity. But here, Abba are starting to find their very own sound : SOS (which by the way was recorded and released as a single before Mamma Mia) is widely considered as a milestone in this perspective. Although the classic sound which will be present from 1976 is not fully blown yet on "Abba", the whole album is already giant steps away from the two first albums : the overall quality is there, almost all the tracks ended up being released on singles : out of eleven songs, seven were A-sides in at least one country and thus made it to the charts. Even some of the glam rock attempts, like So Long or Rock Me, have some kind of charm about them, although they're obviously not what Abba did best. If you don't own any of the original albums yet, this might not be your first choice, but it should definitely not be forgotten.

This CD puts one of the absolutely best albums out with a couple of extra tracks (that are nice additions but not up to the quality of the album as a whole).

ABBA self-titled album is my favorite of their catalog. I don't like compilations (unless I want to hear what their other albums around like) and I really don't care for the band's disco phase. All the songs on this album are pure cheesy pop. Every song is worth listening to and the music will cheer you up (no wonder why everyone loved ABBA, young or old, punk or straight neck). Great stuff.

Recommended for fans of cheesy pop music.

What is the album that finally shot ABBA onto the scene? This one. And no wonder! This third album contains four hits. From the positively flawless "Mamma Mia" to the pop/rock ballad "SOS", this is one heck of an album. It was also the first one I ever bought. I bought it in Florida with my cousins and now every time I listen to it, I remember the wonderful days with my cousins in that TROPICAL LOVELAND. I mostly bought this album for that song because it sounded so intriguing. And it is! It is the best reggae song I have ever heard and Frida does a Marvelous job on her soothing lead vocals. There is even an instrumental track on here! "Intermezzo No.1" was the B-side to the "Mamma Mia" single. I can just imagine the workout Benny got on this pseudo rock/classical number. This very special album is grade A+ + +!!!

ABBA'S LANDMARK ALBUM

BEST SONG: MAMMA MIA (This is, in my opinion, the best song ever recorded any where. My favorite song of all time.)

WORST SONG: MAN IN THE MIDDLE