Abba...Deja Vu

[Forrrce]

In my naughty hour, I've offered an ex-Ms. Forrrce an Abba collection on CD. Buy it? Nah - but some Kazaa-ing later, I'm skipping through the tracks to weed out the duffs - and find myself boogieing to 'Voulez Vouz'. It sounds a lot more sophisticated than it did at the time, though still camp and a bit trashy. Can't stop playing it! (D'oh :roll:)

You've probably been here before, but did it see a lot of 'credible' disco action first time 'round?

After my recent Bee Gees 'epithany' is the kebab house, I'm starting to worry.

[Forrrce]

Quick-time with the 12" link there, Bernie :D ...oh, dear...is it gonna cost me?

[Bernie]

Originally Posted by Forrrce

...oh, dear...is it gonna cost me?

Only your rep as a died in the wool jazz-funkster :-) Don't worry, everyone loves at least 1 or 2 Abba songs.

[Forrrce]

Originally Posted by Bernie

Only your rep as a died in the wool jazz-funkster :-) Don't worry, everyone loves at least 1 or 2 Abba songs.

To quote another forum member..."LMFAO - I'm f**kin' rollin'!!!" That steamed my goose!
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

My ABBA timeline...

'Waterloo' - memories of being taken on a tour of London by my father...Buckingham Palace and all that malarky. What a big, scary city I lived in!

'I Do, I Do, I Do' - playground crush on Lisa Hazel. Still feel it now, over a quarter-century later...

'Dancing Queen' - on the cusp of moving from our old terraced house, to more luxurious surroundings 50 yards down the road.


'The Winner Takes It All' - a depressing period, as I had ruined the tape machine - and wasn't to record again for some time...

'Voulez Vouz' - or is it 'Tragedy' by the Bee Gees???

[QUINNY]

Forrrce: Just to let you know that ABBA never saw much disco action where I played. They were looked down upon, disco wise.
There were exceptions. Like a week in Marbella when my boss thought it would be a good idea to have a Swedish band that was staying at the local club 33 hotel (all Swedes, Norwegians etc) come in to the club and do a live set every night. I HAD to play Waterloo otherwise I would have been shot.
Dancing Queen survived a few weeks and that's about it.
BTW: Both my wife and I HATE ABBA (throws up at the very second mention of their name). Our daughter loves 'em. Doh!!!

[Forrrce]

Originally Posted by QUINNY

Forrrce: Just to let you know that ABBA never saw much disco action where I played. They were looked down upon, disco wise.
There were exceptions. Like a week in Marbella when my boss thought it would be a good idea to have a Swedish band that was staying at the local club 33 hotel (all Swedes, Norwegians etc) come in to the club and do a live set every night. I HAD to play Waterloo otherwise I would have been shot.
Dancing Queen survived a few weeks and that's about it.
BTW: Both my wife and I HATE ABBA (throws up at the very second mention of their name). Our daughter loves 'em. Doh!!!

Truth be told, I can't imagine Abba being played in any discos here, pre 'Car Wash' and all the other 'School Dinners'-type cheese fests, though such retro nights are not for the musically serious.

I just wondered, really, as the Americans (for better or for worse) have never indulged in the type of snobbery us limeys pride ourselves on. Irony, for want of a better word, has played a part in UK club culture since that balearic nonsense in the late '80s, so playing perceived no-nos nowadays is looked upon as daring, experimental, or even groundbreaking.

[K-Bee]

OMG Forrrce, this is just sooo damn funny! :lol:

You use over 700 posts to build up your reputation as a knowledgeble jazz funkster and then destroys everything by declaring your love for ABBA of all groups - and even calling "Voulez Vous" Sophisticated! :o :lol:

I've have to give you credit for being honest at least. Stuff like this is what makes this forum the funniest place on the net!

[Forrrce]

Originally Posted by K-Bee

OMG Forrrce, this is just sooo damn funny! :lol:

You use over 700 posts to build up your reputation as a knowledgeble jazz funkster and then destroys everything by declaring your love for ABBA of all groups - and even calling "Voulez Vous" Sophisticated! :o :lol:

I've have to give you credit for being honest at least. Stuff like this is what makes this forum the funniest place on the net!

Evidently, the comic potential of my revelation passed me by. The cat's out of the bag - and I'm out of the closet... :oops:

[QUINNY]

Forrrrrrrrrce:
And this is after I listed all those Hi NRG CD comps that thumped on my doorstep yesterday. Or was it because of that ( y'know, let it out the bag why a potentially bigger faux pas is being made by someone else, hoping no one will notice)?
We all have our ABBAS.
A new dictionary definition?

[NickNack]

Originally Posted by Forrrce

You've probably been here before, but did it see a lot of 'credible' disco action first time 'round?

I think it did fairly well in the club scene over here. I was not into ABBA and it passed me by. Playing it later, I found I liked it but by then it was 'passe' as far as the crowd was concerned. Someone covered it later (Italo release I believe) which got some play also.

[efunk_adelic]

Originally Posted by QUINNY

Forrrrrrrrrce:
And this is after I listed all those Hi NRG CD comps that thumped on my doorstep yesterday. Or was it because of that ( y'know, let it out the bag why a potentially bigger faux pas is being made by someone else, hoping no one will notice)?
We all have our ABBAS.
A new dictionary definition?

I feel like i've lost 2 of my funk bro's... :( I'm all by myself now... Quinny's into strings now.. :lol: and Forrrce should be posting in the "Afraid to Admit" thread...

[QUINNY]

EFunk: Don't feel lost. We're still a pair of funkers. :lol: :lol: :lol:
You know I'm only doing what a good (hopefully future) DJ oughta. Amassing a wide ranging playlist. Now who wrote that somewhere?????? dumdee dumm dee dum dee dee dee........... :-? It's all part of a master plan.
It's not as if I'm gonna go to bed each night listening to Eurobeats 'n' thumpin' strings. Only funky toons can soothe my soul.

[efunk_adelic]

I know what you're doing Quinny,


you are just checking the BPM's and writing them down for future reference... cool gotcha. I feel a lot better now :lol: :lol:

[Forrrce]

Originally Posted by QUINNY

Forrrrrrrrrce:
And this is after I listed all those Hi NRG CD comps that thumped on my doorstep yesterday. Or was it because of that ( y'know, let it out the bag why a potentially bigger faux pas is being made by someone else, hoping no one will notice)?
We all have our ABBAS.
A new dictionary definition?

Mmmmmmmmm...not sure 'bout the first bit - I'm pretty certain I logged on to share my new experience with the disco world and your new thread had just appeared. But, yes...we all have our Abbas, or our Lieutenant Pigeons.

Originally Posted by NickNack

I think it did fairly well in the club scene over here. I was not into ABBA and it passed me by. Playing it later, I found I liked it but by then it was 'passe' as far as the crowd was concerned. Someone covered it later (Italo release I believe) which got some play also.

Cool...just wondered 'cos I'm thinking of rinsing it out at my (next) annual gig.

Originally Posted by efunk_adelic

I feel like i've lost 2 of my funk bro's... I'm all by myself now... Quinny's into strings now.. and Forrrce should be posting in the "Afraid to Admit" thread...

Fear not, efunk...I WILL SURVIVE!
Expect to see me posting on the hi-nrg page pretty soon, consoling a desperate Quinny over the Record Shack/Nightmare CD collection he'll be touting on there any day now! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[QUINNY]

Forrrce: Just a quick note.
I've been amazed at the output of one Ian Levine. I knew he got into production, but boy did he get into production. It's been interesting to see the breadth of his writing and production skills, although it has to be said that much of his prodigious output, was rather derivative at times. Eastbound Expressway though 'Never Let Go' was a very good record from day one, which I always liked. The voice box sounds great on CD.

Hi NRG rules............but not for me.