NewCC0080: ABBA
- Gold: Greatest Hits (93): **** 1/2
- Thank You for the Music (95): ****
- Arrival (77): ****
- Collection (98): ****
- The Album (78): *** 1/2
- More ABBA Gold (93): ***
- Waterloo (74): ***
- ABBA (75): ***
- Super Trouper (80): ***
- The Visitors (81): ***
- Voulez-Vous (79): ** 1/2
- Ring Ring (73): **
This is a new entry in an up-dated series I'm calling the New Critical Consensus. Several people have requested updates of the older series, and since critical opinions shift, I am revamping the entire system. I am averaging the opinions of several excellent music critics to produce a list of each artist's albums. Rather than using a number system, which was perhaps a bit clunky, I will now be using a five-star system. The albums will be listed in a recommended purchasing order, so new fans will have an idea of where the best place to start buying an artist's work is.
These are not my opinions, although, since I have chosen the critics used (and I'm using many), my taste will perhaps seep through a bit.
Terribly nerdy, I know, but maybe this will help people only now beginning to dabble into certain artists' bodies of work.
Scale:
***** - Masterpiece
**** 1/2 - Classic
**** - Great
*** 1/2 - Good
*** - Above Average
** 1/2 - Average
** - Below Average
* 1/2 - Bad
* - Terrible
1/2 - One of the worst albums ever
Waterloo..ooh Waterloo... It still amazes me the panache and staying power this band has had. As a serious record buyer at the time they were popular I can say I nver bought an album. Of course I still usually smile when I hear one of their songs.
I personally have Gold, which I enjoy, but I doubt I'll be buying any other albums by this band. Gold seems to sum up this singles band perfectly.
So glad you mentioned Waterloo - easily my favorite tune by the band, it sadly is often overlooked for the lesser (but still fun) Dancing Queen.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs