ABBA is back after 40 Years!

[clwnuke]

Finally some Good News!

https://www.ksl.com/article/50233668/abba-back-after-40-years-with-new-album-virtual-stage-show

LONDON — ABBA is releasing its first new music in four decades, along with a concert performance that will see the "Dancing Queen" quartet going entirely digital.

The forthcoming album "Voyage," to be released Nov. 5, is a follow-up to 1981's "The Visitors," which until now had been the swan song of the Swedish supergroup. And a virtual version of the band will begin a series of concerts in London on May 27.

"We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we've decided it's time to end it," ABBA said in a statement Thursday. "They say it's foolhardy to wait more than 40 years between albums, so we've recorded a follow-up to 'The Visitors.'"

The group has been creating the live show with George Lucas' special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic. They say the virtual versions of themselves are "weird and wonderful," and go beyond holograms.

[Grunt]

I was probably one of the first pre-orders. 

Edited September 4, 2021 by Grunt

[Vort]

Amazing. These people are in their eighth decade. Quite impressive. Sadly, it sounds like there will be no original music, only retreads. Still, it should be enjoyable.

[clwnuke]

I can still recall my older sister participating in the Regional Dance Festival at a college in Hayward, CA around 1976 or 77 and hearing "Dancing Queen" for the first time. Remains a favorite after all these years.

[Grunt]

12 hours ago, Vort said:

Amazing. These people are in their eighth decade. Quite impressive. Sadly, it sounds like there will be no original music, only retreads. Still, it should be enjoyable.

I believe there are several new songs.