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Arrival followed by The Album.

I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place

I honestly find a lot of ABBA's music more impressive than most things Prog. The compository skills, the arrangements, the vocal harmonies in their peak era ca. 1975-1981 is peak popular music.

It used to be The Visitors, but I've grown even fonder of Arrival:

Arrival
The Visitors
Super Trouper
The Album
Voulez-vous
ABBA
Waterloo
The Voyage

I was a huge fan as a child before discovering more exciting music and leaving soft pop. By now I know so much music that I can appreciate much better how special they were with what they did, so I have rediscovered much of their stuff. The Album > The Visitors, Arrival.

I make typos so you see I'm not a machine, but I may be a machine pretending to not be a machine.

Mamma Mia! Here we go again with the long-awaited return of ABBA with a magical new album - the first in forty years! My my, oh how much I've missed them, and they've barely aged at all in the video for their lovely new single: "I Still Have Faith in You" (featured below), but which of ABBA's nine studio albums is your favourite?

3 stars

1973: ABBA - Ring Ring - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kFZ1F___4Iw3JsDoNzF4bWWJCJ5EeVZAE
3 stars

1974: ABBA - Waterloo - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nFORwCuBW2NooffCJ45PA9-0MgZA0l64g
3 stars

1975: ABBA - ABBA - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k5CKBNbSpetWuIDWNNHChIRY6fMQqcn6o
4 stars

1976: ABBA - Arrival - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kOnW3BfzZ9ep4oHKxXVd-YXCwOLeRT4mU
4 stars

1977: ABBA - The Album - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m8UrT38dfztIDWhp7WBD84IuJIdBl_4wY
4 stars

1979: ABBA - Voulez-Vous - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kKVzXOMHN7YSA-RYRIJH5-VENEqGaFGdQ
4 stars

1980: ABBA - Super Trouper - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nfbdHZA0VilB7SVhxGZVbWRZPO7vcvxcI
5 stars

1981: ABBA - The Visitors - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l2j6c-5-nsg_DE_Vr3W07Lh0AhiJQhDww
4 stars

2021: ABBA - Voyage - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kay01Xel0LaimQ6kMT4gH70ieHQ3L35eM

Poll Question: Which is your favourite ABBA album?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Ring Ring (1973)	0	[0.00%]
Waterloo (1974)	0	[0.00%]
ABBA (1975)	1	[12.50%]
Arrival (1976)	3	[37.50%]
The Album (1977)	1	[12.50%]
Voulez-Vous (1979)	0	[0.00%]
Super Trouper (1980)	0	[0.00%]
The Visitors (1981)	3	[37.50%]
Voyage (2021)	0	[0.00%]
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TheLionOfPrague Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 08 2011 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 1107	Post Options Post Reply Quote TheLionOfPrague Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: ABBAcadabra Posted: 13 hours 30 minutes ago at 12:36
	Arrival followed by The Album.
	I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place

Psychedelic Paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 46597	Post Options Post Reply Quote Psychedelic Paul Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 21 2025 at 09:08
	1. The Visitors 2. Arrival 3. Super Trouper 4. Voyage

Saperlipopette! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 20 2010 Location: Tomorrowland Status: Offline Points: 13552	Post Options Post Reply Quote Saperlipopette! Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: August 20 2025 at 15:15
	I honestly find a lot of ABBA's music more impressive than most things Prog. The compository skills, the arrangements, the vocal harmonies in their peak era ca. 1975-1981 is peak popular music.

Fercandio46 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 06 2023 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 250	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fercandio46 Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: August 20 2025 at 15:14
	It's like Lewian says, you listened to it as a kid, and as an adult you appreciate and value it for its full significance! Besides, great songs can tolerate many versions, and they have them. It's hard to choose a favorite among the early versions, but I'll stick with the 1975 self-titled version.

Saperlipopette! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 20 2010 Location: Tomorrowland Status: Offline Points: 13552	Post Options Post Reply Quote Saperlipopette! Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: August 20 2025 at 07:42
	It used to be The Visitors, but I've grown even fonder of Arrival: Arrival The Visitors Super Trouper The Album Voulez-vous ABBA Waterloo The Voyage

Valdez Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1580	Post Options Post Reply Quote Valdez Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: August 20 2025 at 07:22
	Cheese Please! I’m a big fan of ABBA!
	https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine

Lewian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 09 2015 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 15752	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lewian Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: August 20 2025 at 07:07
	I was a huge fan as a child before discovering more exciting music and leaving soft pop. By now I know so much music that I can appreciate much better how special they were with what they did, so I have rediscovered much of their stuff. The Album > The Visitors, Arrival.
	I make typos so you see I'm not a machine, but I may be a machine pretending to not be a machine.

Octopus II Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 21 2023 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 14187	Post Options Post Reply Quote Octopus II Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: August 20 2025 at 05:48
	Arrival The Album Super Trouper The Visitors I love a bit of ABBA!

Psychedelic Paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 46597	Post Options Post Reply Quote Psychedelic Paul Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: August 20 2025 at 05:22
	Mamma Mia! Here we go again with the long-awaited return of ABBA with a magical new album - the first in forty years! My my, oh how much I've missed them, and they've barely aged at all in the video for their lovely new single: "I Still Have Faith in You" (featured below), but which of ABBA's nine studio albums is your favourite? 1973: ABBA - Ring Ring - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kFZ1F___4Iw3JsDoNzF4bWWJCJ5EeVZAE 1974: ABBA - Waterloo - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nFORwCuBW2NooffCJ45PA9-0MgZA0l64g 1975: ABBA - ABBA - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k5CKBNbSpetWuIDWNNHChIRY6fMQqcn6o 1976: ABBA - Arrival - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kOnW3BfzZ9ep4oHKxXVd-YXCwOLeRT4mU 1977: ABBA - The Album - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m8UrT38dfztIDWhp7WBD84IuJIdBl_4wY 1979: ABBA - Voulez-Vous - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kKVzXOMHN7YSA-RYRIJH5-VENEqGaFGdQ 1980: ABBA - Super Trouper - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nfbdHZA0VilB7SVhxGZVbWRZPO7vcvxcI 1981: ABBA - The Visitors - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l2j6c-5-nsg_DE_Vr3W07Lh0AhiJQhDww 2021: ABBA - Voyage - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kay01Xel0LaimQ6kMT4gH70ieHQ3L35eM