widthThe hen is not surprising: after they were separated for 400 million years, and after selling nearly 40 records Abba return! No, wait, it must be the opposite. The news broadcast live on YouTube on Thursday night showed that the world was turned upside down, however, it caused a sensation in the history of popular music. Abba is probably the group of people who will never come back. They will not be lured out of the reserve by money and kind words, nor will they be lured out by the studio’s technical skills. For example, through these techniques, the late John Lennon was sent to the Beatles in the 90s. New works.
And now after all. On November 5th, 39 years after the previous album “Guest”, the new album will be released. The multimedia program will premiere in London on May 27th, 2022. Four members can be watched as 3D animations. Accompanied by orchestra musicians. The advance ticket sales for this Avatar appearance should have been carried out five years ago and will start on September 7. Both the record and concert projects run under the title “Abba Voyage”.
This is indeed a journey through time and space. In the history of popular music, even in the history of music, there has never been a span between the end and the new beginning. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the two songwriters who had personally broadcast for the BBC in London-these women obviously didn’t want to-mentioned the golden rule of light music, according to which the time interval between the two should not exceed 40 year. Record; they insist on this.
Two relaxed people in their seventies were sitting there, and the host Zoe Ball asked them about this “important moment in the history of pop.” They said that songwriting is fun. So after each of them has done their own thing for a long time, they will start again. They have never really left in these years, and their songs have always existed.
It is true. So this impeccable music is everywhere, and only after the band ends do we really realize its practical significance. Many people who expressed derogatory meaning to it during the event discovered its fun at some point. In the 70s, at a certain age, it was not cool to like A-Ba at all. Today is different. Passed down from generation to generation, the heritage of the two former couples who were supposed to get along again today has become a world cultural heritage, just like a natural party, but also a little opportunistic global broadcast once again.
As for the artistic essence of this return, it has been considered impossible for a long time, and it has also been excluded by musicians. It remains to be seen. The two new songs released now (“I Still Have Confidence in You” and “Don’t Let Me Down”) breathe the melancholic spirit of later works. Now they can almost be regarded as early works, but they lack its beautiful melody. The most important thing is that there are The rhythm of the swing. To be clear, they are a bit crappy.
It is unclear whether there will be any new materials worth mentioning. The composers talked about the 22 songs that will be heard on stage performances in May next year, including two new songs; but some people suspect that there should be a Christmas carol record that will not be much different. Maybe, hope not, you will soon discover that the undoubtedly ancient magic of their music will disappear a little – or on the contrary, it will be felt more. Well, they have nothing to lose because: The winner takes everything.
