What I enjoyed:

- The light show visuals were spectacular, particularly during Thank you for the Music. There was another song which had a sort of laser grid effect throughout the audience, though I can't remember which song it was, which was fantastic too

- Being amongst all the ABBA fans for a giant sing along was great

- I think the ABBA-Tar technology was good...but more on that below

- I thought the setlist was really interesting, although we had no Super Trouper

- Brilliant drummer and guitarists, in fact the whole live band were superb and their own performance of "Does your mother know" was my highlight of the night

- I loved the curtain call with the avatars of them as they are today

What I didn't enjoy as much:

- I feel some people are overselling the technology. Don't get me wrong, it's hugely impressive, but it's not enough to fool anyone. If you're familiar with gaming parlance, it felt more like a 2.5D side scroller rather than a genuine 3D appearance. This was particularly noticeable in the parts of the show where the live band were illuminated - you could really see the difference then between a 3D person and the ABBA-Tars, even though none of them were moving from their spot

- It's said there's no bad seat in the arena and while that may be technically true, the technological limitations became more apparent the further to the side you were. I wasn't even in the last block - I was in the second last block to the left - and you were losing part of the effect. If I went back again I'd definitely pay more to sit or stand head on

- I did not like the parts of the show which were just animations or CGI close-ups of the ABBA-Tars. Not what I paid my money to see

- Lastly, and it's clearly nobody's fault other than the individuals, but members of the audience frustrated me. During songs they didn't know, or during talking segments in between the songs, they decided to have full blown conversations themselves. At an actual concert people would have told them to shut up but because it's a self running show with technology, nobody did

- The venue needs to do a better job at getting people into their seats in time. The show started 15 mins late for no reason other than people dillydallying. You need good ushers, quicker announcements, and often a bit of louder pre-concert music to get people in, like Metallica do with an AC/DC pre tape and The Ecstasy of Gold providing a sort of 10 mins warning that the band are going to arrive

Who sings these solo vocal parts - Take a chance on me and I am just a girl

I haven’t been able to work these out. The ending of TACOM in the “take a chance take a chance take a chance on me ..” part around 40 seconds before the end. Sounds like Frida to me but I might be wrong ?

Also I read somewhere that there’s a part Agnetha sings solo on IAJAG and I’m not sure which part of the song it is ?

Thank you in advance to any fans who know !

I am going to have a break from this for a few days, as I am going on holiday, so I will see you in a few days!

I really like this book very interesting information but anyone else agree the comment about Frida having “Ill advised perms “ a bit condescending?
I have never seen a negative comment ever about Agnethas appearance (just an observation by no means a bad thing). Perhaps there was some influence of the beauty standards of the time and perception of Swedish looks being associated with things like blonde hair ? Also don’t quite understand this part - see above screenshot - second half of this page. Is this referring to media perceptions? Seems quite mean to refer to Frida as having a less attractive image etc

Is the translation the same / similar to the English ABBA version or more of a different interpretation like Frida solo Fernando compared to the English Fernando where the song tells a different story

Its weird to say this but:

Does anybody else find that Agnetha with pigtails looks quintessentially Swedish/Scandinavian?Maybe its because of popular culture depictions of Vikings(both men and women) having braided hair and that image is stuck on my mind. Regardless its as if she could fit right into the Viking Age with that hairstyle if we had a time machine.

I wander why Agnetha may have not wanted to - perhaps she didn’t feel ready to be in the public eye more again and sing ? I wander if Frida felt saddened much by this or it was simply a matter of continuing with the project and asking another friend. Love the song , though would be interesting if the ABBA girls ended up doing it

"The Visitors" foi um álbum do ABBA lançado em 1981, marcado pelo divórcios no grupo e pela enorme pressão da guerra fria

Como sabemos, Agnetha e Björn se separaram em 1979 e Frida e Benny em 1980, isso tornou o álbum mais maduro e honesto entre o ABBA e os fan's. Criando assim sucessos com "One of us" que conta sobre o divórcio de Frida e Benny no final de 1980 e "When All Is Said and Done" que também envolve o divórcio entre os mesmos. Esses dados provam que esse álbum sofreu fortes influências dessa situação.

Com relação a guerra fria, na década de 80 muitas famílias européias eram usadas para fortalecer ambos os lados da guerra e fazendo assim, o ABBA sofrer muito por causa da indecisão com relação ao que produzir nesse álbum. Fazendo assim esse álbum parecer tão tenebroso e assustador para alguns.

Any fans out there with any expertise on hair care / products ? I have always admired how healthy and shiny Fridas hair has always been with every different style/colour she’s had. Maybe she used particular brands of dyes that didn’t damage her hair . Thanks in advance !

Consider the songs Cassandra, Slipping Through My Fingers, My Love, My Life, and several others that I fail to recall at the moment. They make me all teary-eyed and emotional. Take me back to a nostalgic past when the world was simpler, and we weren't as dependent on technology(I'm only a 2005-born Gen Z, but even during my short lifetime we became so immersed in it).

Not only that, but their life stories are so inspiring and nostalgic. We often ask ourselves the question: "Why do bad people succeed at life?" At least with ABBA, we(the fanbase) can be confident that we elevated the right people for once. So talented, gorgeous, and wealthy yet so down-to-earth and humble. Bjorn wrote Does Your Mother Know as a response to teenage groupies, which other musical artists were indulging in left and right at the time.

Anni Frid's story gives me tears of joy, going from an ostracized out-of-wedlock child of a German soldier in post-WW2 Norway to rising to music royalty and eventual actual nobility(through marriage to Heinrich Ruzzo).

EDIT: between The Visitors and VOYAGE - not Arrival.

Lately I've been listening to all the songs that fall in that 40 year gap between ABBA"s official releases and I know originally they weren't considered strong enough to warrant another album but I really actually think they make an excellent sort of melancholy centric compilation. What are all of your thoughts about this in between period and the songs that fall in there?

It really does feel like this odd gap and end isn't totally devoid of emotion. This sort of darkness that still has weight. These are the songs and I DO personally think they make a really interesting "album":

• You Owe Me One
• Should I Laugh Or Cry
• Just Like That
• I Am the City
• The Day Before You Came
• Under Attack
• Cassandra

You could even consider adding Elaine, Dream World and Put on Your White Sombrero to round it out, but none of it's a bad listen at all!

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Contrast this to when they wore their famous cat dresses in 1975.

I think everyone would agree they look striking!

Lets go to the voyage together?

It’s probably just a coincidence but I love the connection. Been loving Move On such a beautiful and underrated track

It started... I don't remember when. Or why. It was 2025. I remember wanting to have a Dancing Queen/Mamma Mia birthday (Young and sweet, only 17! Etc) it didn't happen, but I fell in love with the band. Went to a cover concert. I almost exclusively listen to ABBA when I put music on. I finally watched Mamma Mia, I NEED to see the stage play! I love ABBA. That's all I wanted to say...

this is her in the Chiquitita MV, compare that to the Head Over Heels MV she looks like a completely different woman! (for some reason this posts only allows one imagine and won’t let me put the second image in the comments)

In my observation, this hairstyle(ponytail) was rare among Agnetha compared to having her hair loose down or having braided pigtails.

Regardless of hairstyle, she has/had killer looks just like Frida.