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    Posted: June 15 2012 at 18:35
Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

if just Åkerfeld can say he is also influenced by Vresviijk then i would be pleased, (i like Abba though)

but i would be suprised if Cornelis or Taube have ment anything for Opeths music


Vreeswijk was influenced by Taube, who in his turn got his inspiration from Bellman.
I think Heritage reveals traces of all three of them, mixed with traditional Swedish folk and the music from jazz pianist Jan Johansson, to whom I think it's a hommage.  I don't hear any ABBA though. LOL

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 15 2012 at 14:30
if just Åkerfeld can say he is also influenced by Vresviijk then i would be pleased, (i like Abba though)

but i would be suprised if Cornelis or Taube have ment anything for Opeths music
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 15 2012 at 13:38
ABBA was absolutely brilliant!
They got a lot of flack in their heydays but I think time has proven what a quality act they were.
The arrangements, production, the lovely and varied melodies and, as someone has already mentioned, the fantastic harmony singing. They also had great guitar playing from Janne Schaffer and Lasse Wellander.
It's no wonder that they inspired the younger generation of Swedish musicians such as Åkerfeldt. I can also hear a bit of ABBA in Pain of Salvation's music.

As a side note;  Steve Howe is an ABBA fan. Yep!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 15 2012 at 08:07
Now Dancing Queen is stuck in my head LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 15 2012 at 07:48
I loved ABBA as a kid.

There are still some songs, I'll happily listen to: SOS, Mama Mia, Take a chance on me, Dancing Queen, Knowing me knowing you..

Those guys could 'compose' very good pop music. They knew how to write very strong melodies, with well placed key changes, and those girls used to harmonise very well indeed. There's no shame in admitting some time for ABBA..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 15 2012 at 01:11
at least he won't be for villified for admitting he likes prog and guff like ELPTongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2012 at 20:32
I'm a huge Akerfeldt fan. His rants between songs are so funny on the live concert dvds and I'm sure at any live gig. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2012 at 20:22
My first reaction was, "Who cares?" LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2012 at 19:26
My first reaction was, "Who isn't?" LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2012 at 19:18
This might be slightly off topic but since this thread is partially about Åkerfeldt I will give it a try.

What is the band's name on his shirt? I guess it's a band, could perhaps also be movie. I have no idea myself so any response to this would be great!

(I don't know how to post pictures but I hope this link will do for now.)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2012 at 03:00
Originally posted by martinprog77 martinprog77 wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

And the point of this thread is...?

By the way, lucas, don't forget Mike Oldfield had covered ABBA. This must mean something.
ABBA also had a huge influence on A.C.T.
 my wife [who doesn't like prog ]  loves   A.C.T. cos sounds like prog version of abba 


Interesting.  I like ABBA considerably, and it along with the Carpenters are my wife's favourite bands, but I didn't like A.C.T.  Doubt she would either since she usually doesn't like proggy music period (she appreciates brevity in music and doesn't care for pomp).

Nor does she like ABBA that sounds like this:


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2012 at 02:25
he also had a childhood crush on Carola, and mentioned that to Mike Portnoy in a interview where Mike only gave a blank stare Stern Smile (who!)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2012 at 10:48
Being that he has been deeply into metal at some point, he is probably also a fan of bands like Slayer and Dismember and ABBA were not that monotonous, at any rate.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2012 at 05:24
Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

And the point of this thread is...?

By the way, lucas, don't forget Mike Oldfield had covered ABBA. This must mean something.
ABBA also had a huge influence on A.C.T.
 my wife [who doesn't like prog ]  loves   A.C.T. cos sounds like prog version of abba 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 18 2012 at 19:07
Cool. Hey, I blast Dancing Queen whenever it comes on the radio. Who, doesn't? Headbanger 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 18 2012 at 19:02
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Everyone likes Abba a bit.

quoted for truth.

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

I like a bit of Abba. Classy and timeless pop music, which is not a bad thing at all.

I don't know about classy nor timeless (specially timeless), but they are definitely not bad at all.

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

And the point of this thread is...?

By the way, lucas, don't forget Mike Oldfield had covered ABBA. This must mean something.
ABBA also had a huge influence on A.C.T.

quoted for truth².


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 18 2012 at 19:01
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 18 2012 at 15:04
ABBA were brilliant. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 18 2012 at 14:15
Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

And the point of this thread is...?

By the way, lucas, don't forget Mike Oldfield had covered ABBA. This must mean something.
ABBA also had a huge influence on A.C.T.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 18 2012 at 12:05
I like a bit of Abba. Classy and timeless pop music, which is not a bad thing at all.
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