Comments on: Abba’s “Cassandra” http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/02/abbas-cassandra/ She escaped from the belly of the liberal beast Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:26:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bookworm http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/02/abbas-cassandra/#comment-15310 Bookworm Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:36:43 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1901#comment-15310 I've said it before and I'll say it again, JJ. From the little bits and pieces you drop occasionally, it's clear that you've led an interesting life. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, JJ. From the little bits and pieces you drop occasionally, it’s clear that you’ve led an interesting life.

]]> By: JJ http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/02/abbas-cassandra/#comment-15311 JJ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:15:58 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1901#comment-15311 Nothing to be embarrassed about, liking this group. I spent a few weeks working with them some time ago, and I'll tell you something: Anna-Frid and Agnetha can flat SING - in any era, by anyone's standards. That is a pair of voices worth listening to - and Anna-Frid is perfectly capable of tackling opera. These two butterflies warmed up by shattering crystal backstage - they both did it without effort. The sad thing is they so rarely perform anymore, because they are also among those (John Denver, Don and Phil Everly come to mind) whose voices grow richer, increase in depth and get broader as they age. I don't think any of their "classic" songs ever remotely challenged them. Nothing to be embarrassed about, liking this group. I spent a few weeks working with them some time ago, and I’ll tell you something: Anna-Frid and Agnetha can flat SING - in any era, by anyone’s standards. That is a pair of voices worth listening to - and Anna-Frid is perfectly capable of tackling opera. These two butterflies warmed up by shattering crystal backstage - they both did it without effort.

The sad thing is they so rarely perform anymore, because they are also among those (John Denver, Don and Phil Everly come to mind) whose voices grow richer, increase in depth and get broader as they age.

I don’t think any of their “classic” songs ever remotely challenged them.

]]> By: Bald-Headed Geek http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/02/abbas-cassandra/#comment-15312 Bald-Headed Geek Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:34:12 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1901#comment-15312 A followup to my earlier post. If you want (relatively) obscure Abba spinoffs from the early 1980s, how about this one from Frida (a/k/a Anna Frijlingstad--I am sure that I just butchered the spelling of her name), with Phil Collins on drums and backup vocals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz5DkTF2RW8. It just SCREAMS 1980s.......... A followup to my earlier post. If you want (relatively) obscure Abba spinoffs from the early 1980s, how about this one from Frida (a/k/a Anna Frijlingstad–I am sure that I just butchered the spelling of her name), with Phil Collins on drums and backup vocals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz5DkTF2RW8. It just SCREAMS 1980s……….

]]> By: Bald-Headed Geek http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/02/abbas-cassandra/#comment-15313 Bald-Headed Geek Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:23:17 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1901#comment-15313 You want classic Abba? How about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKDdaVRNGwE BHG You want classic Abba? How about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKDdaVRNGwE

BHG

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