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[CRAZY-HORSE]

ABBA "voulez-vous" cd,1979.

Abba....what can i say about Abba,
firstly, i either love of loathe their songs and this album is no exception with half of the tracks in the 'do not like' region of scores...
they do quite a number of styles on this one, disco,pop,rock,ballads. i like the ballads and the rock number(does your mother know), the rest i dont care for!
if i had to score on the production side of things these guys would get full marks from me...everything is crystal clear,the balance is perfect and it does sound like it could have been recorded yesterday, but alas half the songs let it down...not that they cant write, because i admire Benny and Bjorn as composer, its just the crappy dance/disco stuff i dont like..
i wouldnt say i like this album neither, but with three of the ten tracks scoring "***" it gets pushed into the like range, their harmonies on 'i have a dream' are about as good as it gets in popular music IMO, and 'chiquitita' still sends shivers up my spine when i hear it...great stuff also. then theres the Elton john-esque 'does your mother know' rock track which is also brilliant IMO,these guys never rocked better than that track.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: as good as new
best track: chiquitita

tracks:

1. as good as new *
2. voulez-vous *
3. i have a dream ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r82fyOb8F5w live
4. angel eyes **
5. the king has lost his crown **
6. does your mother know ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_u08VHRSCU live
7. if it wasnt for the truth *
8. chiquitita ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9PVF27Btw live
9. lovers(live a little longer) *
10.kisses of fire *

3s=3
2s=2
1s=5

rating: 1.8 or 6/10