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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Can we call you "Gal" for short? |
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Location: south east Michigan | I surprised Mrs. Slipkid with 5th row seats for the ABBA stage play "Momma Mia" a while back. And I already have some 2nd row seats for "White Christmas" in December for a surprise Christmas present.
But it all balances out because she also looks forward to 3 or 4 Detroit Tiger games and a couple Red Wings games a year. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I saw Momma Mia as well. That was awesome. Abba does not get enough credit for how good they really were/are. I'm not sure I could take it 24/7, but that same statement holds true for just about any band.
Actually (I'm not just saying this for Brad), maybe one of the few bands I COULD listen to 24/7 if I had to would be the Who. Huge catalog and pretty diverse. Throw in the Daltry and Townshend solo projects and I could do it.
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Location: SoCal | In about a week and a half, Mrs. P.I. and I are going to the Orange County Fair where we'll see Tom Jones. Also considered kinda square, but the man can sing. Check this out...
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24/7 ABBA on Sirius?
I'm glad I got XM in the Chevy |
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Location: closely held secret | I can't listen to Tom Jones anymore without thinking of Mars Attacks! |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | There are lots of bands that I didn't listen to when they were really popular (too busy with other stuff;) ABBA is one of them.
I really like their vocals--clean, clear, smooth and so perfectly blended. That was what I noticed about their music first, before I even knew who they were. (We only get one radio station here at work, and it's one of the ones that never tells you what you're hearing.)
I don't think I'd listen to them 24/7, but that's o.k.; they certainly wouldn't listen to me 24/7, either! ;)
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Location: SoCal | ABBA had good harmonies. I just never cared for their tunes..... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | ABBA filled a niche that was somewhat lacking at the time. They were wildly popular throughout Europe while I was stationed Germany.
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Location: North Carolina | There ain't ANYbody I want to hear 24/7. |
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Location: NJ | ". . ABBA filled a niche . ."
Yeah, but unfortunately the niche wasn't covered-over with enough dirt . . . |
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Location: enid, ok | So that's what they meant by, "Dig it, the dancing queen..." |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The wife and I also saw "Momma Mia" on Broadway and I would pay to see it again in a heartbeat. Just a fantastic production.
I think we are going to see the movie later this month but after seeing the play, I don't hold very high hopes for the movie.
I like Abba but 24/7 might be pushing it!!!
Now AIR SUPPLY....Jeff W and I have been lobbying Sirius and XM for that one for quite a while. I think we are getting close! |
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Location: North Carolina | I'm waiting for the All-David-Gates-All-The-Time channel. |
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Location: NJ | . . . that's the "Muzak" in Hell. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | David Soul too. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | How about David Allen Coe 24/7: That would be comparable: but at least he plays an Ovation. (or at least he used to) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | You know, I realize this is a fan forum and people get their jollies expressing their opinions. So EXCUSE ME for posting something interesting about one of my favorite bands. With a few exceptions (Brad, Karen, ...) most of you can't help but pile on the negativism. Thanks a lot guys. Maybe I shouldn't be so good at biting my tongue when you all post about Tommy Oh Cum Emanual and Glen F. Campbell.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | What am I.....funkin invisible........guess I didn't send cookies like Bradley and Karen.
oh wait.....I must be the dot thingies......... |
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Location: Vermont USA | "So EXCUSE ME for posting something interesting about one of my favorite bands."
Relax take a deep cleansing breath.
Now don't that make ya feel all warm inside :rolleyes: |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | So Sorry... Here ya\' go... :D And this too... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Now THAT'S more like it. Thanks OMA !!! I knew I couldn't possibly be the only one here who's head over heels into ABBA. That's right baby, I even named my dog Fernando ...
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Location: Seoul, Korea | Came across this post as I was searching for contact details on Mothership.
Lived in Sweden for 15 years which closely matches with this Swedish band's halcyon days. Like them or not, they influenced beyond music and beyond Europe. In Australia, movies were made with close connection to ABBA music - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; and Muriel's Wedding.
They sang when the Swedish King married his Queen-to-be and that's when the song Dancing Queen was released.
Mamma Mia is not their first musical. They also had another musical (perhaps more) called Chess where one of my favorite songs is from, the Anthem. Here is a link http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=cN5Z2TNLlEU
The song is sang by Tommy Körberg, one of Sweden's best singers for the pasat 40 years. If he was American, he would have been a household name like Elvis Presley.
Attached YouTube version is interesting for anyone who plays classical guitar because it is a live performance from Berwaldshallen, a concert hall in Stockholm, Sweden. It is unique because the sound is evenly distributed across the hall through a wooden sound box (Dave, you would love this) created by the Swedish luthier Georg Bolin, a carpenter turned luthier. He is best known for his 11-stringed guitar played by Swedish classical guitarist Göran Söllscher. http://web.telia.com/~u13704017/LatStaProduction/Artiklar/BolinAltg...
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Location: North Carolina | Hmm. Didn't think it was a pile-on, but you did and here we are.
I can take or leave ABBA, but I always thought the Carpenters were great. Now, a lot of people will jump on this with both feet and I understand that. It simply comes with the territory when you happen to like an act that many deride, particularly after their star has dimmed.
Wish that were my biggest problem. |
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Location: SoCal | I"m sorry... and the point of this thread was? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The point of the thread was "how many people that love AIR SUPPLY" also like ABBA, THE CARPENTERS, DAVID SOUL, DAVID GATES, DAVID ALLEN COE, TOM JONES and other outstanding vocal acts of the past.
24/7 YEAH BABY! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Would someone medicate him, please!? Which one? DAVID SOUL, DAVID GATES, DAVID ALLEN COE or TOM JONES? 
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | There's not enough medication in the world to sedate the lovers of AIR SUPPLY!
Come out of the closet Jeff. Ya know ya love em! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Moody P.I. wrote: I"m sorry... and the point of this thread was?
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I bet it would be hard for them to replicate their studio sound. Those vocal chords can't be what they used to be.
Or... perhaps they can't find their old Breadwinners. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | "Ulvaeus said money is not a factor and we would like people to remember us as we were. Young, exuberant, full of energy and ambition."
If someone has Jaggar's e-mail address, please forward this. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I think CHESS was Benny & Bjorn working with Tim Rice (A.L. Webbers ex) and a post-ABBA project. They are the only two of the four still in a working relationship AFAIK. |
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