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Friday, July 18, 2008 12:00 AM

Knowing me, knowing ABBA

How did a cheesy Scandinavian pop group in jumpsuits and blue eye shadow become as seriously beloved as the Beatles?

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  • Sunday, July 20, 2008 06:19 AM

    sorry -- but when people put Simon and Garfunkel and the Mommas and the Poppas in the same box with ABBA ...

    if got me trying to figure out what they might be meaning ... S&G and M&P come definitely from a folky tradition ... however, both used some "wall of sound" techniques in their recordings, particularly their "hits" Sounds of Silence, California Dreaming, specifically ... by their 3rd (?) album "Bookend" S&G were a bit overproduced for my tastes ... and M&P seemed to be moving towards "mainstream" production values.

    It's interesting the associations that are made. Obviously ABBA was a GREAT band that I didn't like and still don't, if longevity of enthusiastic fan base is any kind of an indicator... Lawrence Welk is on my TV every weekend ... 'nuf said.

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