Shnootz - Reaction Video (ABBA - Ode to Freedom)
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- What's up, folks! I'm back for the final tune on ABBA's 2021 album Voyage, "Ode to Freedom," a very clever and seemingly cheeky/funny song about writing an ode to freedom. The sonics of this are bliss, and I had fun tracking the meta-lyrics along the way. So join me as we finish the main run of our beautiful ABBA journey (courtesy of ABBA, of course, but also hero of the channel Adam; thank you, brother!). As I explain during the video, we'll loop back and hit any outstanding ABBA tracks in the coming weeks, and we'll kick off the solo Agnetha and Frida voyages soon as well. Cheers!
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Not going to lie I had tears in my eyes when I first heard this song. If this really is the last song we hear from Abba then what a beautiful way to say goodbye to their fans
Officially, yes, but eventually, we might get the two unreleased songs from the Voyage album. And as Agnetha pointed out, you never know with Abba.
@@6549Marci I suspect they have finished them but may wait for the right timming to let them fly out.
@@christianoazzuro6711
after listening to Agnetha's new song
maybe there, in that title,
there is an 'unconscious message' addressed to "Benny and Björn"
for ABBA to perform one more song
as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of their iconic Eurovision win
(I allow myself to fantasize and cross my fingers)
@@eduardooscar309lol!Agnetha twisted Benny's arm in the VOYAGE premier!'They want more!' , she said to the cameras when asked almost laughing and hinting things!
Me too! Not so much because of 'this is the last new song we'll ever get to hear', but because it is just so beautiful. I never ever cry/cried when I hear beautiful music but here, when the music swells after the first verse, I do get misty-eyed. Even now, after having heard it so often.
I think it was brilliant that they were singing the last song together. What a journey it has been!
Like in 'The way old friends do".
A great and proper finale for Voyage album. It's a real journey through time, music genres and human creativity.
A fitting finale to what is probably the greatest catalogue of music by one band ever. There will never be anyone like them again, and how great it is that they are all still with us.
This is the closer of our adventure.Perfume of a glorious 'goodbeye'.I was tearful again and devastated when the album finished.Oh well.....
What a swansong from the most talented group in the history of music ...they couldn't have chosen a more beautiful, meaningful masterpiece to leave on...thank you for the beauty you brought into our lives over the years dear friends...
Fun fact about this one. Benny said he wrote the melody around 25 years ago, but he didn’t have any suitable outlet to release it, so he thought it would be right for ABBA.
Thanks for that info. Very interesting.
This song feels like a slow liftoff of the spaceship of benevolent beings who visited us with the intention of setting us right again, futile or not.
Hats off man!!!!Was feeling the same but couldn't find the words!
oh my god, this.
@@JCWiley2300 The Visitors!
wow
Like the way old friends do, its an epic close to an album and a reflection on where we are politically.
Its a sumptuous feast that lets you map your own feelings towards freedom onto it. The delicate nature of the frredoms we have, are under constant realignments by well intentioned ( or not) people, but we must never forget the road to ruin is paved with good intentions.
I think Bjorn and Benny have been clever in that they are gentley goading the public to reconsider the blessings of the freedoms we have.
What and amazing journey
three ABBA songs !!! and the last three ABBA songs!
and today is special to all ABBA fans
September 2 in 2021 was the live stream
when ABBA premiered
I still have faith in You
& Don't shut me down
"Ode to Freedom" (2021)
is an extraordinary ending
to what may be ABBA's extraordinary musical and group journey
it's seems at others ending tracks of albums, like
"Arrival" & "The way all friends do"
but now in ABBA orchestral tune, majestic!
I believe that the last thing ABBA has done
is to be aware of its Legacy and to be faithful to it,
to perpetuate it to the new generations
That is why I believe that this new album "Voyage",
perhaps the last of ABBA,
is a trip to eternity in the history of music.
In particular,
I feel that this song is sung by the four of them together from beginning to end,
although Frida stands out strongly
in the lower tones and Agnetha appears as a beautiful second voice in the treble,
the men do background voices
Again, what a fantastic Journey
and will be more, with Agnetha & Frida
Thanks for all those greatest videos
My best regards to You, dear friend, from
Buenos Aires , Argentina
South America
PS:
to think that this song, composed in 2021, in these contexts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,
I think it was performed by Benny on the piano with a choir of Ukrainian singers who went to Sweden
(if my memory fails me and I'm wrong about something, please correct me)
Thank you for this ABBA journey! It now belongs to the pantheon of the ABBA experience of the 2020s.
Ha, I love that! Cheers, and thanks for being part of it with me!
No surprises... I burst into tears😭 What a beautiful and perfect way for ABBA to end(?) 😉 The words the music the voices....the meanings...always open to interpretation..that's ABBA❤
Matt my man, I have loved joining you on this ABBA journey... Trust me I will still be here the the next chapters.❤
BTW ... Agnetha has recently released new song. 'Where Do We Go From Here?'
A MAZE ING😊 And an album release soon.
Happy dance from me❤
I've already been given access to one of the non-album tunes I've yet to react to, and more are coming soon. So the proper ABBA deep-dive is not quite done! :)
One of the greatest ingredients of Abba's loyal longlasting love from their fans is their solid achievement to create emotional bonds with them.That's rare but if it happens in the degree they obtained it's deep and unbeatable.That's why there's nobody to touch them in their field.
Enjoyed being a part of your journey through ABBA's amazing career. The incredible talent of EVERYONE involved will never be duplicated.
Another ABBA "MASTERPIECE"...❤❤❤
Best Band Ever. All 4 of them are signing this song. Love it.
Cried my eyes out hearing this the wonderful final track on the album. Brilliant ending to the catalogue of ABBA. And thank you Matt for sharing your journey with us.
How I love this song!
A masterpiece!
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Their s most impactful album closer after 'The Way old friends do" imo.
In the VOYAGE interviews when a journalist wondered why they hadn't put more song s in the Voyage gig set list from the last album and which favour one was missed Benny answered 'Ode to Freedom".As long as they are still alive case isn't closed for some extra additions and changes.Who knows?
A magbificent goodbeye from them.And I'm left with a feeling of desperation as if 'i had FINALLY found them again,given the kiss of life and then again lost them, but this time its forever, leaving me thinking ...Gosh... they've gone...and now what?....
This beautiful song seam to grow on better and better for every listen.
Ode to Frida.
To my ears, the track takes it's inspiration from two other pieces.
The waltz from Swan Lake which is in 3/4 time but the Abba one is in 4/4.
And the other is The Hebrew Slaves Chorus Va pensiero from Verdi's Nabucco .
I hear flavours of each in the ODE in different ways. Of course others may hear nothing of the sort.
The other thing of note is Agnetha floating an octave higher in the second verse. It's quite beautiful and probably not noticed.
My God, I cried when I heard Ode to Freedom. Even today I am very moved.
We might a little regret that Michael B. Tretow was not there to accentuate the chorus effect.
I saw here on UA-cam that Ode to Freedom is in MI - 582Hz, which according to my research is one of the DNA repair frequencies. The mathematician Vic Showell has demonstrated that there is a very precise link between the Golden ratio, the number Pi and the frequency 528. He affirms that the frequency 528, music of light, is the key to spiritual freedom. It’s perhaps no coincidence that this song is called “Ode to Freedom"...
Wow. Every time I hear it I'm on the verge of tears. What an ending.
I've followed you through your entire ABBA journey and I haven't commented before but it's been so wonderful! This song is such a beautiful goodbye. I love that they sing that they wish someone could write an ode to freedom that we all could sing, but they just did! Also fun fact, today it's the 2nd anniversary of the first two singles being released and the Voyage album announcement, what a coincidence!
Now when the ABBA journey is nearly over, I'd love some more frequent Kate Bush reactions! I am eagerly waiting for you to get to the Aerial album!
Hey there! Cheers, appreciate you being part of the journey with us all here. And honestly, what a gorgeous end to the album, indeed.
До мурашек! Они настоящие гении! Это поп-песня!!! В нашем мире Барби и интернета!
As the others say, I was very moved by this one. Still am. Sometimes I wonder if it’s their Freedom from ABBA and their final goodbye
What a journey we’ve been on with you Matt. I’ve genuinely enjoyed every single video. Thank you. There’s a wealth of other ABBA/solo/related music out there. And I guarantee I’ll be there with you as you take the second part of this voyage.
There is cold and rain in my Buenos Aires, Argentina
and today the usual ABBA stats report is set aside to celebrate Your stats:
3000 subscribers! Congratulations
ABBA Journay almost ended here (only a few bonus tracks or B-sides left)
and just the anniversary of ABBA's comeback
I remember that at some point along the way you celebrated that you reached 2000
Well, a new brand, 50% more than then Cheers, let's toast!
You will take a break from ABBA for two weeks, and so will I hahaha
These weeks will serve so that the last songs are accommodated
and we have the numbers of the final trends of the statistics
(surely the first 10 or 15 will be the same, just with some position change)
See you soon, here and with the solo albums of Frida and Agnetha
have a nice weekend
A big greeting from
Buenos Aires, Argentina
South America
The last new ABBA song we will probably hear. I remember playing the album for the firs time and when this came on, I was thinking ..OK, this is the last time I will ever hear an ABBA song for the first time - and it was a brilliant finale!
Aahh!Same here.If you read my comment i was feeling the same.Gosh this is kinda heartbreaking.
Harking back to the instrumental tracks on ABBA and Arrival but this goes one stage further and is a fitting end to the album.
Hi Matt.
Have loved your reflections and appreciated your insights and emotions as you've travelled 50 years through ABBA's history. From funky and danceable to class and maturity we've had so many genres to experience. All I can say hand on heart - loved it! Thank you for the voyage.
A truly incredible piece of music a testament to the greatest band ever too produce music🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much for doing this amazing ABBA journey, Matt. Is has been a true pleasure following your honest ABBA reactions. I hope, that you will start from scratch with both Frida and Agnetha’s solo material from the 60’s and up until now 🙌😊
Thank you in return! Really appreciate all the insight, perspective, and support from the ABBA fans, which picked up momentum very quickly. So big thanks right back at you! And yes, my plan is to go chronologically from earliest to latest, as with ABBA proper. Cheers!
aaawwww you're gonna cry.🤘💥
I think this is stunningly beautiful ❤
What an ABBA journey it was! I love your reactions, especially how you always try to assume what the song might be about. And you often captured the point very well.
There is also a Spanish ABBA album, "Gracias Por La Musica,"(especially Deluxe Edition, which contains additional songs) worth listening to.
I'm looking forward to your reactions to Frida and Agnetha - will you do it again chronologically? Will it be all of their solo albums, even before the Abba era?
👍Manic street preachers - you stole the sun from my heart
Thanks for you reaction/ It was very honestly
Absolutely love this track and well placed to be the finishing song on Voyage. I would love and so appreciate if ABBA produced a complete album in this style , a classical album .
Great last song... (I fear..) It was a joy to follow this road with you!
Ha, some folks have already reached out and begun to send me the non-album tracks I haven't reacted to yet, so the proper ABBA journey is not fully over yet. :)
@@mattsnider2667 Great!!
Emotional. That's all I need to say.
What a wonderful song to end this voyage. It's sort of epic. And it's funny how your pre-listening words already echoed the gist of the song: freedom means so many different things to different people, so how on earth is it possible to write an ode to freedom. Bjorn made that rather personal by writing the lyrics: If I ever wrote my ode to freedom, being privileged and spoiled for choice, then I fear that you would be suspicious, of the cause to which I'd lend my voice. Gives the whole thing an extra edge.
It would be great, now that the main deep dive is over, if you could make a video wherein you sort of sum up the whole dive and what you think of the whole catalogue of ABBA songs. Maybe add some favourites, songs you have returned to, etc.
Either way, it's been a great 'voyage' from beginning to end, and I'm looking forward to you diving into the solo projects.
Oh and by the way: am I the only one who always checks to see whether your background ever changes at all?
🙂
Painful, exquisite Swedish ambiguity.
Haha, I've added to my background (including a lot you can't see in the shot), but I don't tend to switch the album covers. But cheers, Adrian, really appreciate you. And more Sinead coming! ;)
😊My second favorite song from Voyage. My nº1 from the album is "Keep An Eye On Dan".
Frida is doing almost all the voices alone at the age of 75.
thank you ..
This is a wonderful piece...
The final message of ABBA (we hope not).... A great way to end this album...
Maybe you should to try 'Ricky rock and roller'...🤔
See you soon, Matt & Lucca
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Thank you for your reactions. It has been interesting.
Despite Just a Notion (for obvious reasons) this song is for me the only one in the album that really captures the "old ABBA" way of doing songs. How they choose this piece so the voices perfectly fit the style with their age, a song that has a progressive melody, very different to the rest of their repertoire, and including a surprise with this cinematic orchestral arrangement.
I am not saying that the rest of the songs aren't good, they are great too, but what I felt with them is that some are like tributes and reminiscences to their classics, and other the evident stamp of Benny's later years with BAO. That's why for me Ode to Freedom is the only ABBA song that could fit in an album like The Visitors without being noticed that came from the future.
Well done Matt on your ABBA Voyage /, journey in general. As usual your eloquent insightful thoughts are always meaningful and colourful. Enjoying your Kate Bush journey as well, a little further to go with that grand artist as well. Goodluck 🙌🌟🙏
Indeed, more Kate to experience for sure. And thanks for the kind words, really appreciate you!
Special comment of "Voyage" album
It's new to put in the right order, I"m still listening and discover new things
until now I put "Voyage" from the middle to the top
better than "The Visitors" & "Voulez Vous"
so good as "Super Trouper" & "ABBA"
only behind "The Album" & "Arrival "
in my order
1) Arrival & The Album
2) ABBA , Super Trouper & Voyage
3) Voulez Vous & The Visitors
4) Ring Ring & Waterloo
About the songs of "Voyage"
favourite song: "Don't shut me down"
(masterpiece! 10pts, in my Top5 of all ABBA songs)
only a level bellow:
I still have faith in you
(so in my Top10 of all ABBA songs)
another level bellow (9pts):
Just a Notion
Kep one eye on Dan
another level bellow (8pts):
When you danced with me
No doubt about it
Ode to Freedom
another level bellow (7pts):
Little things
I can be that woman
the last level (6pts)
Bumblebee
but is a fantastic ABBA come back
more that what every one expected
ABBA still have it in
Thanks you for the music
Hello again Matt 😀 OMG your doing a TRIPLE 💥 you're spoiling us matt🎉
If you get the chance you must check out Eric Ericsons Chamber Choir singing this in front of a live audience that had the King and Queen of Sweden in attendance, ( they were also at the Premiere of ABBA "Voyage Concert" in London in 2022, Frida is a very close friend to the Swedish Royal Family, Frida married Heinrich Ruzzo Prinz of Germany, but he passed away in the late 90's at the age of 49 from cancer, 18 months earlier Frida's daughter from her first marriage was killed in a RTA in New York State, as you can imagine it was a very dark period for Frida and it took along time for her to recover from such tragedies) and Benny is on piano, its a stunning performance. Both versions brings a lump to my throat and tears to my eyes😢
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Someone please send over the „ABBA Undeleted“ track to Matt. Thanks! 😀
Yeh I could do that, or Folk Medley too. To Matt, I have (I think.) all of post Abba Benny & Bjorn material whether it’s Chess, Gemini, Benny’s solo albums, Kristina, Josefin Nilsson, Benny’s Orchestra, plus other individual tracks like Barbara Dickson, Anne Wood, Avicci and Others.
plus the ultimate version of 'Summernight city" with the original slow intro before the exploding.
To my ears Anni-Frid is more dominant in this.Vocals are like of a choir coming from a small distance , reminiscent of the ARRIVAL arrangements.Ok 'Goodbeye" our beloved Swedish friends.well sometimes 'Goodbeye' is 'bye for now",but i gotta be realistic!l'm such a silly dreamer,lol.
Listen for Agnetha singing an octave higher in the second verse.
@@The_Jupiter2_MissionYes she does.I think they both are in the same balance level but Frida is deceptively slightly more audible to me maybe due to the lower,kinda 'bassier' shades of her warmer colours..Agnetha uses falseto on her high notes here or smth?Kinda More airy.Seems there's always some more hidden stuff in Abba's song i'll dig out in time.I still do after 4 pus decades.
@@christianoazzuro6711There's a subtle operatic voice in the second verse which I assume is Frida, given her previous use of that voice.
@@rdwulf6289 lol,These 2 foxes have fooled me lots of times.They never bore me.I LUV them one way or another.You know, Frida's operatic part in TDBYC was something i cleared out a decade later after release.I wowed!
@@rdwulf6289 No. that's Agnetha. Frida stays in chest voice now. She doesn't attempt head/falsetto anymore.
Matt, do you have a copy of "ABBA Undeleted"? It's a medley of unfinished demos and studio snippets assembled by their engineer Michael B. Tretow (often called the 5th member of ABBA) in 1994 for their box set. You have to react to it! I can send it to you if need be.
Yes! I really hope Matt can get that along with From A Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel.
@@discogareth Yes! and maybe also the 1975 medley of American folk songs for the German charity album.
Hey, Delius! No, I don't think I have access to ABBA Undeleted currently. But would be happy to react to anything ABBA still remaining. :)
@marvinpoprockfan Oh jeez I forgot Dream World
It’s interesting how a song can sound so different depending on how you hear it. Your channel is mono - I listen with my Sennheiser wireless headphones - and yet Frida’s operatic vocal line is so prominent. When listening to the CD - on my AKG 702’s - I struggle to pick that vocal out, it’s so buried in the mix!
When doing the girls’ solo albums I do hope you’ll give Frida’s “Ensam” album a spin, some amazing vocal work on there 😎
Yo! So to be fair, my system does feature stereo sound. Indeed, left-right panning from one speaker to another or isolation in a single side can clearly be heard by me, in the room while listening; but I think the room-sound as recorded by my camera obscures that in the videos, given that it's essentially second-hand sound rather than direct-line.
Side note: since I face away from my speakers, the right channel is heard primarily by my left ear, and vice versa. Lol.
In any case, I do listen to songs I react to in headphones afterward, so after I finish shooting videos this morning (in an hour or so), I'll give this one another listen in headphones and pay attention to the mixing in that setting. Cheers, Darren!
@@mattsnider2667Oh I know you listen in stereo, you give very interesting observations on that (shimmering, etc!) Your output is mono is what I meant - not surprising really, seeing as you use the one mic. Anyhoo, I've always wondered what decks you have. I have an Audio Technica LP120 which looks similar to what's behind you. 😊
You have a great and soothing voice. Subbing for that alone.
Haha, cheers. I've been told I have a "mellow voice" before, so I guess that's just what it sounds like. Still weird for me when I hear it, though. :)
Freedom costs a buck o' five.
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Matt you owe us at least 4 more songs
1. Åh vilka tider
2. Santa Rosa
3. Medley Pick a bale of cotton/on top of old Smokey/Midnight special
4. Dream world
In 1972 Bjorn and Benny released the album Lycka ( Happiness ) as a duet but some songs with Agnetha and Frida which lead to the idea of letting Agnetha and frida become the leading vocalists . Some songs are considered ABBA songs because the four sing together . With these we could complete a list of 10 songs left to be played before moving to “after ABBA” releases
Haha, I'm currently being sent all 4 of those by Delius! So yes, we will go through the 4 songs you mentioned over the next couple weeks. Cheers!
Also a song called "I'm Still Alive"
@@mattsnider2667 that’s just Agnetha’s she composed it for a Swedish singer for the Melodiefestivalen , -the swedish Eurovision finals - and after her breakup with Bjorn , she decided to sing it on stage in English for the last tour inspired in Bee Gees music style , also one of their musician , son in law of the manager was on stage , but you’re right Benny’s son Ludvig who produced the ABBA Live Album included it and now it appeared as part of an ABBA album but it’s just a solo Live version , it’s not a proper ABBA recording so to speak , in that sense there is also the Get on the Carousel as a live recording that should have been released but since they used a bridge in Hole in Your Soul , it was discarded and it appears with good sound on their film ABBA the movie BUT I won’t complain should you to include it in the awaited recap . I enjoy my Saturday mornings drinking my coffee with your comments .
@marvinpoprockfan you’re right ! I was sure Matt played it but after your comment I checked it out and nope , he didn’t
Frida‘s best album is the Swedish language one from 1996. Really cool tunes. Agnetha has lots of great songs - but also a lot of mediocre ones, imo. Her best album is „My Colouring Book“ from 2003. I feel like most producers didn’t „get“ what makes Agnetha‘s voice so unique. Benny and Björn got it. But in her solo work they overproduce her voice oftentimes.
You're absolutely right! Agnetha's solo work always sounds so inferior to her Abba work. So it is true then that a singer needs a producer who understands their voice and can make it sound really good. It's also why Frida's solo work is so amazing. Phil Collins sort of got it on the first one (though it really was a Phil Collins album on which Frida sang), her 'Shine' album allowed to make her voice shine much more, and like you said, her Djupa Andetag album is truly amazing.
@@adriankeppel3698I've been listening to the Shine album lately. Some really good songs and man does Frida sound great.
its such a smooth symphonic ending which gives a feel of a ship (on see or in space) drifting off on their Voyage.
The strings remind me of some of the music from their Swedish Musical "Kristina från Duvemåla" (about Swedish emigrants to America), for which there are a few live perfomances by the original cast on UA-cam, such as this one: ua-cam.com/video/7xzZgeHYZ2s/v-deo.htmlsi=4y3hi206cjghBGGg
This song is so poignant. And if it's their final song, it's quite a 'goodbye'.