next year, they will be 300 (total) :-) we will have a new album with their original sound and their original current voices, while their original (motion captured) performance will go on tour with the Abbatars, and they can rightfully stay at home, enjoy their lives without touring stress and pressure, and maybe ... someday ... produce yet another new album ... :-)
It's just unique...they are unique. I've been an ABBA fan for more than 40 years, it's a dream within a dream. New songs the same feelings...but by far this is their best masterpiece. I can't stop crying, it's a very special time in my life. Hugs for you from Argentina
"These songs ARE proof!! " I have to say that *_you are_* that ultimate proof of this, cuz you find them *changing* "the world again" and loving them doing so. Yep. ABBA could've been something _bad_ this time around. Hell no- they're the same even today! Who would believe?
I watched an interview with Frida from 2015 in which she was asked if she would ever consider recording and going on tour again. Frida replied; "I don't think I have it in me to do that. When you do that you leave yourself open to all kinds of criticism and the pressures of touring schedules. I don't think I have it in me." Now, here she is 6 years later singing that phrase but in a positive way, not negative. More of a "we have each others' back and we won't let each other down!" I think this is just wonderful!
boosuedon thank you for stating this.I hadnt watched it so it was useful to know.If so, then these are honest words from an honest wise woman,but even so open minded to take a chance and reconsider.Thank God Frida and her mates did it for us maybe for one more last time.The sweetest pill to cure my bleeding ears from some of today"s "music"stuff that rule the industry.This is the kiss of life we needed to breath some healthy air again.
“Amazing for the music industry”. A statement that means a lot to die hard ABBA fans to hear, because, the music industry is broken and full of utter rubbish. ABBA have in fact, saved us from the deepest depression.
OF COURSE, IT'S ABBA.UNMISTAKEABLE ABBA SOUND. NO ONE ELSE CAN WRITE OR SING SUCH BEAUTIFUL SONGS. ABBA IS BACK. ' JUST ' WAITED FOR THIS FOR ' ONLY ' 39 YEARS. ABBALICIOUS 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Absolutely unmistakable ABBA. Who would have thought after 40 years. They've still got it. I hope they had as much fun making this new album as we all are listening to it. Well done.
They used their young faces to create avatars for the new concert in London coming up. They show will he them singing now but using avatars with their younger faces for the entire show. Can’t wait to see it! They sound amazing!
Hi 👋 Really enjoyed your genuine reaction.😉👍 This for a fan for 40 yrs was the biggest and most thrilling experience I’ve had to date 🤩 I was so overwhelmed and delighted with the new songs and Album all our dreams came true and continue to do so ABBA has surpassed with what they have given us fans and continues still in 2022 💝 Now the ABBA Voyage is about to happen in concert format only 24 days to go I’m beyond excited 😆 And yes ABBA is Universals best asset 💝 ps enjoy Palma city it’s a beautiful island
I think it was Agnetha that held back a reunion .. she *hated* touring, she had done it since she was seventeen .. terribly homesick all the time .. missing her kids, she just wanted a normal life. ABBA was too large for her gentle soul. The other three appear to have always been more positive of the thought of making more music. They never broke up though, the band was just put on a hold and all of them remained friends. No animosity. I am Swedish and these "facts" are fairly well known here at home, but maybe not in the rest of the world. They will not tour and that is probably because Agnetha refuses to do that again. It scarred her the last time around. When the two ladies layer their harmonies hearts melt and meld. Glorious chemistry between the four of them. Cheers 🍺
Yes, You are right. This is a pleasant miracle! ABBA with the former sound but more mature. I haven't been a fanatical fan but they were part of my youth.
The day that they said ABBA had reformed for a new album was like a dream come true. I was 16 or 17 when they broke up. I was heart broken. But now, I love watching reactions to the new songs. ABBA fans the world over are rejoicing. There's a new section of fans from the children of fans of ABBA when they broke up. I cannot wait for the new album. It's going to break a lot of records I think.
David Quinton I was even younger than you when i realised they had silently disbanded and felt the same. I got depressed for a long while.There was a huge devastating gap.Fortunately from the ashes of that era raised a new happy sequel that seems to go on and on and on to the next generations.Fair enough...
I've been a Massive Fan of ABBA mainly since I saw Mamma Mia! in 2008 & then got ABBA Gold around the same time. Definitely the greatest Pop band in history & the GOAT in my opinion. No other group has had as much popularity, sales, musicals & movies based on their songs decades after they broke up. I'm ecstatic that they've released new music. I'm only 24 so it's amazing to actually be experiencing brand new ABBA music. PS: Out of All the ABBA new song reaction videos I've watched, Johnny - you're definitely the best looking of all of them - you should be an actor or model! You're a 10 and the others were a 4, 5 or 6 & some of them were women.
Being of Swedish heritage (parents both born in Sweden), it’s that accent that has always made ABBA just SO special to me! And hearing it now with their older voices, it’s even more so! 🥰🇸🇪 (from a guy in his 60’s)
A lot of bands never get back together. THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE ABBA IS MY #1) FAVORITE GROUP. They did a ABSOLUTELY incredible job on this new album. I love ABBA and fell for them in 1975 when I first heard them on the radio. I had no doubt they would be big.
Looks like Professor Johnny forgot to brief you about the Abbatars! Thanks for reacting, it's probably the first time I'm not crying while watching this video since it was released..We needed that for 2021, and indeed the whole music industry needs artists in their seventies, singing without autotune and making songs of more than 3 minutes..need I say more?! Now I want to see more of the professor in the videos!
It's a very retrospective song,expressing insecureness and trying to find reassurance in themselves to restart their musical relationship again. Btw, the "concert" is part of a computer generated project, featuring their CGR-personas, aka avatars, in a concert-tour. Next year, will see a computer-animated concert-tour with live-audience and orchestra plus the avatar-show for the album "Voyage"
They where active between 72 and 82 but since they won the Eurovision song contest in 1974 they where on the wolrdstage with 22 worldhits and until now 400 million records sold. Not from an english speaking country and no international pop culture. Not much touring and scandals. Every song is unique, so are their blend of styles. Compositions, production and the quality of both vocalist is on an incredible high level. Indeed a phenomenon!
Why did they break up? The pain and shame of having other people take care of your young children all the while feeling that you are a bad mother for not being with them but rather traveling the world. That was Agnetha. She hated touring and it wore on her which meant that it wore then on her husband, Bjorn (guitar player) which then became an issue with others in the band. Agnetha became disenchanted with the fame and whole business. Benny and Anni-Frid just lost touch with each other and didn't realize it because they were so busy. The boys were the driving force in the band and both loved the lime light. The girls, not so much! Relationships fell apart. Agnetha and Bjorn divorced in 1979 and Benny and Frida just a couple years after that. They all wanted to pursue other projects and so the band went on hiatus. They never made a declaration that the band was dissolved, they just never got back together. Agnetha and Bjorns' divorce was pretty amicable with no real ill will, after all, they did have two small children together. Anni-Frid (Frida) and Bennys divorce was much more of an acrimonious split. Agnetha did record some solo albums in the early to mid 80s', Benny and Bjorn worked on writing a play called "Chess" with famed lyricistTim Rice which, as I understand made it to Broadway and was quite successful! Then, in the late 90s' Benny and Bjorn were approached by a woman who had an idea about writing a play using their music called; "Mamma Mia". Bjorn was on board from the start but Benny was more cautious. Bennie insisted that he maintain complete control of the music to ensure that the ABBA brand would not be tarnished. The play was, and still is a huge success! That then led to a "Mamma Mia" movie starring Meryl Streep which ten years later led to another movie. "Mamma Mia, Here We Go again". It became obvious that their music had some very strong legs and there was a marketer more. Problem, there was no way that Agnetha and Frida would tour! Absolutely out of the question! Possible solution, "ILM Performance Capture Technology". Benny called them, Abbatars and the term seems to have stuck. It is important to note that they were all good friends and hung out together way before they decided to form a group. Agnetha and Frida have been friends all of this time. Frida married a German Prince who died of cancer in 1999, so she is a widow, but she does have a royal title of Princess Anni-Frid Reuss, Countess of Paulen. Frida recorded several records in the years following ABBA that did meet with modest success world wide. Time heals all wounds, so here we are at this incredible moment in time! You DID ask us to explain why they broke up. This is the abridged version.
They managed to keep it secret by talking openly about it for years! In 2018 they told about this avatar concert project and that they had recorded 2 new songs, and then there was promises now and then when this was going to happen. So after 2 years or so everyone started thinking it will never happen and almost forgot about it And now suddenly it happened and the two songs have become an album and the digital tour became an arena. These two things they managed to keep a secret which still is incredible.
Loved your reaction, powerful ! ... the concert scene at the very end are the results of a new digital technology, avatars a.k.a ABBAtars. The ABBA concert arena is now being built and will open in May 2022 in London. All four members of ABBA performed all the songs in front of almost 200 cameras, capture motion tech., along with some digital magic so they appear as they did in 1977 - 79 era. Attendees at the concerts will be seeing the ABBAtars..
It is the greatest thing! To counteract all the bullshit going on in the world! You know I have no problem listening to Morbid Angel, or Slayer, and then ABBA. Because ABBA is awesome .
🧡 ABBA ! WELCOME BACK ! WELCOME HOME ! ABBA's new anthem. PLATINUM. After 40 long years, the magic has been rekindled and the dream is still alive. Though they may have had their doubts, we, the original community that helped propel ABBA to global stardom never doubted them. And this proves we were right all along. This release, along with "Don't Shut Me Down," heralds what magic must still be waiting inside those eight other tracks on "Voyage." November 5th release ! Cannot wait. Thanks, Johnny, for this reaction. Consider reacting to the other genius release "Don't Shut Me Down." For the love of music, and ABBA - Peace.
Agnetha released a solo album back in 2013 simply titled 'A', I bought it & thought it was fabulous & now they are all back together with their unbelievable album Voyage. Yes, it is awesome my friend & only ABBA can have those harmonies. This song will win them an accolation for sure. The final footage is their Avatars but it's them as they were over 40 years ago.
Oh yes it is from now! They are the new ABBAtars! this has been in the pipeline for at least 3 years now that’s how long we have been waiting. They are bringing an avatar concert to London.
It’s a new song along with ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ and a new album with eight more new songs and a concert in February using avatars. Agnetha and Frida weren’t interested but Bjorn and Benny were always keen to get back together. Also pressure from their manager who kept persuading them. He said as their friend I understand them not wanting to get back together but as their manager I want them to. (Also their fans worldwide wanted it to) They were offered 1 billion dollars years ago to do a concert but they declined. I’m glad they’re back together even though this will be their very last time.
that large amount of money was not for "a (one) concert", but for a tour with 100 concerts. still a large amount of money, but none of them wanted to do such a tour that would keep them away from home for probably a whole year.
The live clip at the end of the video is the new digital avatars they’re creating for the concerts next year. It is their live performances recorded recently and their vocals just digital avatars of how they looked in 1979….for the full concert at their purpose built arena in London…and I’m going!!!!
How many people (from Europe) want to go, but not travel to the UK because they have no passport, probably need visa, etc In hindsight (after Brexit) London may not have been the best choice ... next year we'll know more ...
@@Anson_AKB shouldn’t need a visa just for a holiday. Even if you do it shouldn’t be an issue. Plenty of time to get a passport too . I’m sure if people really want to go they’ll sort it
Until now two new ABBA songs have been known, both different in their themes and leading voices And both have the ABBA trademark on their solvency in musical composition and production We know the great spirit of perfection that Björn and Benny impress on their creations, and both new creatures live up to their great successes of the 80s. So the biggest mystery was to know the state of the voices of Agnetha and Frida and how they could react to the inevitable passing of the decades and their possible comparisons with previous classics. And I must also say that they both look very good And in that "look" there is an extraordinary job of caring for Björn and Benny to "take care" of their historical singers, partners and former partners. They gave them two wonderful songs, with beautiful melodies and deep lyrics, but they were also surrounded by the iconic hooks and the appeal to emotional nostalgia "I still have faith in You" is an unpublished song in its conception in the history of ABBA because it is self-referential about them as a group, and it is also testimonial, because they tell us about their experiences in all this time Musically it is a ballad with mystical and epic A stately and majestic piano, and Frida's soft voice conducts and recreates ABBA's story with poignant beauty, with Agnetha joining in some verses to emphasize The sound of the drums arrives (a nod to the mega hit "Fernando") as if preparing the change of rhythm And with a powerful guitar comes that first unpublished chorus, because this time all ABBA sings from the bowels of its history and with the strength of its testimony of life, of healing and togetherness. And in the second chorus, even stronger, it becomes very clear that ABBA sings with the passion and courage that Björn's excellent lyrics stand out, it is like a triumphant song of their survival and their bond. And it ends with a solo by Frida, flawless, with the flutes at the end Also isn't a commercial song (more than 5 minutes) it's so emotional, with a fantastic vídeo of all greatest memories of pictures, official videos of 70s songs and Australia tour ABBA really comes back at high level The world needs ABBA sound
the reason you see frida singing this new song is her abbatar look which will be used next may when they kick off their concert in london all 4 members went in and recorded 22 songs for this concert and wore leotards with motion detectors capturing all their movements. so when you see this show it will be their voices today and their movements but made to look like 1979 when they were at their peak.the only thing i am disappointed in is the chart positions on the top 100 in the u.s. both songs have charted 1 or 2 on most charts from england to australia but not here. people here would rather listen to the crap that is shoveled out there today. ABBA is pure magic and create masterpieces and they still do after 40 yrs. maybe these new artists can learn a lesson from them. ABBA came back just when the world needed them the most. over the years in many interviews they denied a reunion would be possible but when benny and bjorn had this live stream introducing these 2 new songs said they wanted to do this before they died
After or in the end of the recording of the last album in the 80:ties, they felt they did'nt find songs that suits them. So they agree to take a break and wait for it to come back. Under the time the girls had singel music carriers, and The boys worked with musicals. But now they find the bitter sweet songs again and I am so happie.
What you saw on stage was ABBAtars. They performed on stage with lots of moving sensors attached and 160 cameras around, and through modern technology, engineers put their younger faces on the captured images.
At the end those are the ABBAtars, A never been done before presentation using motion capture and holography courtesy of Industrial Light and Magic. A venue is being built in London specifically for a concert with the ABBAtars and a full audience. The first concert will be in May of 2022. ABBA is once again making history. It's not animation, it's what's next.
I am a huge ABBA fan, they announced this in 2018, but kept delaying, I began to think this was just just bullshit, And then that magical Thursday on You Tube, for the announcement, and premiere of the new songs, I had tears in myneyes
ABBA never got back together before now because......... ABBA chose not to get back together before now. Why people choose to do what they do in life is still one of the great mysteries of the Universe. Thanks for your reactions. They are fun and insightful. (Mostly). ABBA was NOT from the '60s. They formed in 1972.
There is more to the comeback than just releasing a couple of songs. They are planning a concert in London in February (?). What you are seeing in that video are digital avatars created to look like them back in the 70s. There are several vids here that show how all this came about. It's cool because it has some clips of them in the recording studio, and while the avatars are on stage, it's their real voices doing the singing. Which is incredible. They are in their 70s! You see them with gray hair, thinning hair, double chins, age spots, and they are STILL SINGING!
ABBA are very private persons. Many times they've been saying that they will never ever get into a reunion or something if they don't have the right feeling for it. Back in the early 2000s ABC/BBC offered the group to have a reunion concert for $1B but they turned it down. Maybe, this time around they have found the right feeling to make a new song again for their fans.
I haven't quite listened to their whole new album yet only some songs but if U listen closely they have sneakingly included a few bars of some of their old song music like Gimme,Gimme A Man After Midnight & SOS in a couple of their songs but I do love this song as I embed it into my brain. Hope they tour with this, it would be awesome.
The ABBA tars as they are being called, we're done by thev4 of them doing motion capture, then the ABBA tars were made to look as they appeared in 1979
The visuals are motion captured, and International Light And Magic computer avatars. The steps, singing and all mannerisms are regenerated in copies. This will be the ABA on the screen. The voices are actually the 4. The tour will bec2cyears in London, at a purpose-built portable arena for 3000. There is a 10 piece band in the background.
This comeback has been in the making for 4 years, first announced in 2017, when this song and Don’t Shut Me Down were announced to accompany the “digital” stage comeback as “ABBAtars” . The release was then pushed back to 2018, then indefinitely, then the pandemic hit. So, with the delay of the show, they decided to do a few more new songs which eventually turned into a whole album (which is a miracle!). Their avatars aka ABBAtars is what you see in the state segment of the video. So it is them NOW, singing this song as their young selves thanks to the technology. I recommend you watch their comeback “making of” video on their official channel which explains everything better than any of us could. Lol As for the reason why they never did anything together between then and now - like another commenter said, only they know it.
Gosh, it's been a long time since I have heard this info, but I think they were eventually two married couples. There were nasty divorces, and not only were they all still in the same band but singing about their private pain for the world to hear. Once the band dissolved, maybe it was just too much for them.
THEY REACHED A POINT WHERE THEY NEEDED TIME OUT IN THE 80'S. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE GIRLS ESPECIALLY WERE VERY PRIVATE PEOPLE AND CERTAINLY FOR AGNETHA, SHE HAD A FAMILY TO RAISE. THIS COMEBACK HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR 4-5 YEARS, SO THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT THEIR ABSENCE FROM SINGING AS WE KNOW THEM, SEEMS TO HAVE PRESERVED THEIR VOICES, BECAUSE THE GIRLS SUNG AMAZINGLY WELL - RIGHT
I listened to a video interview (I think it was here on UA-cam) After breaking up, Agnetta had a sad story. She was a single mother (of course, she didn't lack for money or anything) and she was so burned out from recording and touring that she became a bit of a recluse. She said she got rid of anything musical in her house. She didn't want to think about it. She didn't want to hear it. I'll stop there because the story gets a bit personal after that. The other members went on with their lives. Benny and Bjorn were still composing - Chess premiered in 89. Frida got involved with environmental issues, but Angetta just disappeared. There were reports of her walking to the grocery store in Stockholm. But she just didn't want the intensity and pressure of recording again. I'm glad someone talked her out of it.
They’re saying they still have bonds and they have faith that we will accept them. Björn has said that as soon as he heard Benny’s music for the first song, he new it had t be about them, ABBA. We all know that because of their years, this might be a final reunion, but also nostalgic, it’s sweet and it’s sharing of the true bonds they have always had. We might be saying farewell to them, because we are realistic. Maybe their return is the gift of closure for us fans, a gift from the most wonderful music group ever.
Agnetha hated noise, crowds and struggled with the fame and subsequent split from bjorn. She became recluse, this was the main reason they never got back together until now, actually the next song “Don’t shut me down” is about Agnetha
ABBA!! There's nothing more to say that their music is absolutely magical!!
And when we do realise that we are listening to singers all well over 70 years of age it makes it even more special. This is amazing.
next year, they will be 300 (total) :-)
we will have a new album with their original sound and their original current voices,
while their original (motion captured) performance will go on tour with the Abbatars,
and they can rightfully stay at home, enjoy their lives without touring stress and pressure,
and maybe ... someday ... produce yet another new album ... :-)
It's just unique...they are unique. I've been an ABBA fan for more than 40 years, it's a dream within a dream. New songs the same feelings...but by far this is their best masterpiece. I can't stop crying, it's a very special time in my life. Hugs for you from Argentina
I think "I Still Have Faith in You" will go down as their most beautiful song ever!
_"..it's a dream within a dream..."_
...and now decoded, yeah! ;-)
Congrats!
@@EmmetPhD hugs...
50 years ago… ABBA changed the world.
Now, in 2021, ABBA has returned to change the world….AGAIN!!
These songs ARE proof!!
"These songs ARE proof!!
" I have to say that *_you are_* that ultimate proof of this, cuz you find them *changing* "the world again" and loving them doing so.
Yep. ABBA could've been something _bad_ this time around.
Hell no- they're the same even today! Who would believe?
I watched an interview with Frida from 2015 in which she was asked if she would ever consider recording and going on tour again. Frida replied; "I don't think I have it in me to do that. When you do that you leave yourself open to all kinds of criticism and the pressures of touring schedules. I don't think I have it in me."
Now, here she is 6 years later singing that phrase but in a positive way, not negative. More of a "we have each others' back and we won't let each other down!" I think this is just wonderful!
boosuedon thank you for stating this.I hadnt watched it so it was useful to know.If so, then these are honest words from an honest wise woman,but even so open minded to take a chance and reconsider.Thank God Frida and her mates did it for us maybe for one more last time.The sweetest pill to cure my bleeding ears from some of today"s "music"stuff that rule the industry.This is the kiss of life we needed to breath some healthy air again.
She realized she still has it, they still have it 😀. And it’s amazing.
Just what we needed - messages of hope, humility, forgiveness, passion, courage, LOVE!
An ode and testimony to forgiveness ! They are still pure magic !
“Amazing for the music industry”. A statement that means a lot to die hard ABBA fans to hear, because, the music industry is broken and full of utter rubbish. ABBA have in fact, saved us from the deepest depression.
OF COURSE, IT'S ABBA.UNMISTAKEABLE ABBA SOUND. NO ONE ELSE CAN WRITE OR SING SUCH BEAUTIFUL SONGS. ABBA IS BACK. ' JUST ' WAITED FOR THIS FOR ' ONLY ' 39 YEARS. ABBALICIOUS 🤩🤩🤩🤩
I've been waiting for the "music industry" to release something worth buying for at least 5 years. The ABBA album is it!
Absolutely unmistakable ABBA. Who would have thought after 40 years. They've still got it. I hope they had as much fun making this new
album as we all are
listening to it. Well done.
I think they really did have fun 😃.
This song is so beautiful.
They are just one of a kind,and will not compromise on their style of music
They used their young faces to create avatars for the new concert in London coming up. They show will he them singing now but using avatars with their younger faces for the entire show. Can’t wait to see it! They sound amazing!
A moment in music history
Hi 👋
Really enjoyed your genuine reaction.😉👍 This for a fan for 40 yrs was the biggest and most thrilling experience I’ve had to date 🤩
I was so overwhelmed and delighted with the new songs and Album all our dreams came true and continue to do so ABBA has surpassed with what they have given us fans and continues still in 2022 💝 Now the ABBA Voyage is about to happen in concert format only 24 days to go I’m beyond excited 😆 And yes ABBA is Universals best asset 💝 ps enjoy Palma city it’s a beautiful island
I think it was Agnetha that held back a reunion .. she *hated* touring, she had done it since she was seventeen .. terribly homesick all the time .. missing her kids, she just wanted a normal life. ABBA was too large for her gentle soul. The other three appear to have always been more positive of the thought of making more music.
They never broke up though, the band was just put on a hold and all of them remained friends. No animosity.
I am Swedish and these "facts" are fairly well known here at home, but maybe not in the rest of the world. They will not tour and that is probably because Agnetha refuses to do that again. It scarred her the last time around.
When the two ladies layer their harmonies hearts melt and meld. Glorious chemistry between the four of them.
Cheers 🍺
Yes, You are right. This is a pleasant miracle! ABBA with the former sound but more mature. I haven't been a fanatical fan but they were part of my youth.
The day that they said ABBA had reformed for a new album was like a dream come true. I was 16 or 17 when they broke up. I was heart broken. But now, I love watching reactions to the new songs. ABBA fans the world over are rejoicing. There's a new section of fans from the children of fans of ABBA when they broke up. I cannot wait for the new album. It's going to break a lot of records I think.
David Quinton I was even younger than you when i realised they had silently disbanded and felt the same. I got depressed for a long while.There was a huge devastating gap.Fortunately from the ashes of that era raised a new happy sequel that seems to go on and on and on to the next generations.Fair enough...
The LEGENDs are back..we definitely have faith in you ABBA FOREVER N EVER 😍😍💗💗💗😍😍😍💕💕💕luv this reaction video ❤❤❤❤❤❤
😎👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Outstanding song. The progression of the song is amazing. Love it.
So so Beautiful. They have put the smiles back on millions of faces around the world again ♥
I've been a Massive Fan of ABBA mainly since I saw Mamma Mia! in 2008 & then got ABBA Gold around the same time. Definitely the greatest Pop band in history & the GOAT in my opinion. No other group has had as much popularity, sales, musicals & movies based on their songs decades after they broke up. I'm ecstatic that they've released new music. I'm only 24 so it's amazing to actually be experiencing brand new ABBA music.
PS: Out of All the ABBA new song reaction videos I've watched, Johnny - you're definitely the best looking of all of them - you should be an actor or model! You're a 10 and the others were a 4, 5 or 6 & some of them were women.
ABBA is needed today!!
Yes they are!♥️They can make melodier!
Yeah , for sure because the music these days is garbage. This new song is so beautiful. 60's and 70's is the best music.
Love ABBA timeless
True talent never gets old.
Being of Swedish heritage (parents both born in Sweden), it’s that accent that has always made ABBA just SO special to me! And hearing it now with their older voices, it’s even more so! 🥰🇸🇪 (from a guy in his 60’s)
ABBA Is Back 👏 Thank you 💐
A lot of bands never get back together. THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE ABBA IS MY #1) FAVORITE GROUP. They did a ABSOLUTELY incredible job on this new album. I love ABBA and fell for them in 1975 when I first heard them on the radio. I had no doubt they would be big.
Looks like Professor Johnny forgot to brief you about the Abbatars! Thanks for reacting, it's probably the first time I'm not crying while watching this video since it was released..We needed that for 2021, and indeed the whole music industry needs artists in their seventies, singing without autotune and making songs of more than 3 minutes..need I say more?! Now I want to see more of the professor in the videos!
And now again, i have this speziell feeling, and my tears went down on my cheaks
Agnetha & Frida have the BEST female voices of all time!!!💋👏👍
It's a very retrospective song,expressing insecureness and trying to find reassurance in themselves to restart their musical relationship again.
Btw, the "concert" is part of a computer generated project, featuring their CGR-personas, aka avatars, in a concert-tour.
Next year, will see a computer-animated concert-tour with live-audience and orchestra plus the avatar-show for the album "Voyage"
They're building a new Arena in London for the only purpose of this show
They're called ABBA-tars
@Erlend Svenssson And then - the new ABBA-stars ❤️🧸🎹 🌎
They where active between 72 and 82 but since they won the Eurovision song contest in 1974 they where on the wolrdstage with 22 worldhits and until now 400 million records sold. Not from an english speaking country and no international pop culture. Not much touring and scandals. Every song is unique, so are their blend of styles. Compositions, production and the quality of both vocalist is on an incredible high level. Indeed a phenomenon!
Tears & joy , sweet memories
I'm a proud Norwegian at 59. I grew up with ABBA. Thay are a part of me. I grew up close to Anni-Frid.
Ther music is out of this world.
Why did they break up?
The pain and shame of having other people take care of your young children all the while feeling that you are a bad mother for not being with them but rather traveling the world. That was Agnetha. She hated touring and it wore on her which meant that it wore then on her husband, Bjorn (guitar player) which then became an issue with others in the band. Agnetha became disenchanted with the fame and whole business. Benny and Anni-Frid just lost touch with each other and didn't realize it because they were so busy. The boys were the driving force in the band and both loved the lime light. The girls, not so much! Relationships fell apart. Agnetha and Bjorn divorced in 1979 and Benny and Frida just a couple years after that. They all wanted to pursue other projects and so the band went on hiatus. They never made a declaration that the band was dissolved, they just never got back together.
Agnetha and Bjorns' divorce was pretty amicable with no real ill will, after all, they did have two small children together.
Anni-Frid (Frida) and Bennys divorce was much more of an acrimonious split. Agnetha did record some solo albums in the early to mid 80s', Benny and Bjorn worked on writing a play called "Chess" with famed lyricistTim Rice which, as I understand made it to Broadway and was quite successful!
Then, in the late 90s' Benny and Bjorn were approached by a woman who had an idea about writing a play using their music called; "Mamma Mia". Bjorn was on board from the start but Benny was more cautious. Bennie insisted that he maintain complete control of the music to ensure that the ABBA brand would not be tarnished. The play was, and still is a huge success! That then led to a "Mamma Mia" movie starring Meryl Streep which ten years later led to another movie. "Mamma Mia, Here We Go again".
It became obvious that their music had some very strong legs and there was a marketer more. Problem, there was no way that Agnetha and Frida would tour! Absolutely out of the question! Possible solution, "ILM Performance Capture Technology". Benny called them, Abbatars and the term seems to have stuck.
It is important to note that they were all good friends and hung out together way before they decided to form a group. Agnetha and Frida have been friends all of this time. Frida married a German Prince who died of cancer in 1999, so she is a widow, but she does have a royal title of Princess Anni-Frid Reuss, Countess of Paulen.
Frida recorded several records in the years following ABBA that did meet with modest success world wide.
Time heals all wounds, so here we are at this incredible moment in time!
You DID ask us to explain why they broke up. This is the abridged version.
Thank you for filling in so many gaps in my knowledge.
Well done! There are so many misconceptions about their breakup and just about everyone blames Björn. Which is rather unfair. They all broke up.
Yesss ABBA BACK.
They managed to keep it secret by talking openly about it for years! In 2018 they told about this avatar concert project and that they had recorded 2 new songs, and then there was promises now and then when this was going to happen. So after 2 years or so everyone started thinking it will never happen and almost forgot about it
And now suddenly it happened and the two songs have become an album and the digital tour became an arena. These two things they managed to keep a secret which still is incredible.
I was born in 2006. I grew up on ABBA, when I found this, I said that they sound so old. They sound, it's at least 30 years.
A powerful witty and fun review where you showed your reaction well - both in what you said and in your body language. Nice.
Loved your reaction, powerful ! ... the concert scene at the very end are the results of a new digital technology, avatars a.k.a ABBAtars. The ABBA concert arena is now being built and will open in May 2022 in London. All four members of ABBA performed all the songs in front of almost 200 cameras, capture motion tech., along with some digital magic so they appear as they did in 1977 - 79 era. Attendees at the concerts will be seeing the ABBAtars..
It is the greatest thing! To counteract all the bullshit going on in the world! You know I have no problem listening to Morbid Angel, or Slayer, and then ABBA. Because ABBA is awesome .
You are absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🧡 ABBA !
WELCOME BACK ! WELCOME HOME !
ABBA's new anthem. PLATINUM. After 40 long years, the magic has been rekindled and the dream is still alive. Though they may have had their doubts, we, the original community that helped propel ABBA to global stardom never doubted them. And this proves we were right all along. This release, along with "Don't Shut Me Down," heralds what magic must still be waiting inside those eight other tracks on "Voyage." November 5th release ! Cannot wait.
Thanks, Johnny, for this reaction. Consider reacting to the other genius release "Don't Shut Me Down."
For the love of music, and ABBA - Peace.
Agnetha released a solo album back in 2013 simply titled 'A', I bought it & thought it was fabulous & now they are all back together with their unbelievable album Voyage. Yes, it is awesome my friend & only ABBA can have those harmonies. This song will win them an accolation for sure. The final footage is their Avatars but it's them as they were over 40 years ago.
Oh yes it is from now! They are the new ABBAtars! this has been in the pipeline for at least 3 years now that’s how long we have been waiting. They are bringing an avatar concert to London.
Thank you for reaction, ist just ABBA
It’s a new song along with ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ and a new album with eight more new songs and a concert in February using avatars. Agnetha and Frida weren’t interested but Bjorn and Benny were always keen to get back together. Also pressure from their manager who kept persuading them. He said as their friend I understand them not wanting to get back together but as their manager I want them to. (Also their fans worldwide wanted it to) They were offered 1 billion dollars years ago to do a concert but they declined. I’m glad they’re back together even though this will be their very last time.
that large amount of money was not for "a (one) concert", but for a tour with 100 concerts. still a large amount of money, but none of them wanted to do such a tour that would keep them away from home for probably a whole year.
The live clip at the end of the video is the new digital avatars they’re creating for the concerts next year. It is their live performances recorded recently and their vocals just digital avatars of how they looked in 1979….for the full concert at their purpose built arena in London…and I’m going!!!!
How many people (from Europe) want to go, but not travel to the UK because they have no passport, probably need visa, etc
In hindsight (after Brexit) London may not have been the best choice ... next year we'll know more ...
@@Anson_AKB shouldn’t need a visa just for a holiday. Even if you do it shouldn’t be an issue. Plenty of time to get a passport too . I’m sure if people really want to go they’ll sort it
Until now two new ABBA songs have been known, both different in their themes and leading voices And both have the ABBA trademark on their solvency in musical composition and production
We know the great spirit of perfection that Björn and Benny impress on their creations, and both new creatures live up to their great successes of the 80s.
So the biggest mystery was to know the state of the voices of Agnetha and Frida and how they could react to the inevitable passing of the decades and their possible comparisons with previous classics.
And I must also say that they both look very good
And in that "look" there is an extraordinary job of caring for Björn and Benny to "take care" of their historical singers, partners and former partners. They gave them two wonderful songs, with beautiful melodies and deep lyrics, but they were also surrounded by the iconic hooks and the appeal to emotional nostalgia
"I still have faith in You" is an unpublished song in its conception in the history of ABBA
because it is self-referential about them as a group,
and it is also testimonial, because they tell us about their experiences in all this time
Musically it is a ballad with mystical and epic
A stately and majestic piano, and Frida's soft voice conducts and recreates ABBA's story with poignant beauty,
with Agnetha joining in some verses to emphasize
The sound of the drums arrives (a nod to the mega hit "Fernando") as if preparing the change of rhythm
And with a powerful guitar comes that first unpublished chorus, because this time all ABBA sings from the bowels of its history and with the strength of its testimony of life, of healing and togetherness.
And in the second chorus, even stronger, it becomes very clear that ABBA sings with the passion and courage that Björn's excellent lyrics stand out, it is like a triumphant song of their survival and their bond.
And it ends with a solo by Frida, flawless, with the flutes at the end
Also isn't a commercial song (more than 5 minutes) it's so emotional, with a fantastic vídeo of all greatest memories of pictures, official videos of 70s songs and Australia tour
ABBA really comes back at high level
The world needs ABBA sound
At the end are the ABBAtars.
Goosebumps - only Goosebumps 🤣 Very cool Reaction, I am curios what you will say about the other Song..... Greetings from Nuremberg - Germany 🙂
the reason you see frida singing this new song is her abbatar look which will be used next may when they kick off their concert in london all 4 members went in and recorded 22 songs for this concert and wore leotards with motion detectors capturing all their movements. so when you see this show it will be their voices today and their movements but made to look like 1979 when they were at their peak.the only thing i am disappointed in is the chart positions on the top 100 in the u.s. both songs have charted 1 or 2 on most charts from england to australia but not here. people here would rather listen to the crap that is shoveled out there today. ABBA is pure magic and create masterpieces and they still do after 40 yrs. maybe these new artists can learn a lesson from them. ABBA came back just when the world needed them the most. over the years in many interviews they denied a reunion would be possible but when benny and bjorn had this live stream introducing these 2 new songs said they wanted to do this before they died
Ihave loved ABBA sens i was a Child now iam old My self
After or in the end of the recording of the last album in the 80:ties, they felt they did'nt find songs that suits them. So they agree to take a break and wait for it to come back.
Under the time the girls had singel music carriers, and The boys worked with musicals.
But now they find the bitter sweet songs again and I am so happie.
It looks like she is singing the lyrics because she is, its the Abbatar version of Frida.
What you saw on stage was ABBAtars. They performed on stage with lots of moving sensors attached and 160 cameras around, and through modern technology, engineers put their younger faces on the captured images.
At the end those are the ABBAtars, A never been done before presentation using motion capture and holography courtesy of Industrial Light and Magic. A venue is being built in London specifically for a concert with the ABBAtars and a full audience. The first concert will be in May of 2022. ABBA is once again making history. It's not animation, it's what's next.
ABBA hit the scene worldwide in 1974 with Waterloo winning Eurovision song contest, 🎵 5he parted in 82
4:30 ABBA made their records during the 1970s (72-81). The 60s were other musical carriers for all four.
I am a huge ABBA fan, they announced this in 2018, but kept delaying, I began to think this was just just bullshit,
And then that magical Thursday on You Tube, for the announcement, and premiere of the new songs, I had tears in myneyes
ABBA never got back together before now because......... ABBA chose not to get back together before now. Why people choose to do what they do in life is still one of the great mysteries of the Universe. Thanks for your reactions. They are fun and insightful. (Mostly). ABBA was NOT from the '60s. They formed in 1972.
There is more to the comeback than just releasing a couple of songs. They are planning a concert in London in February (?). What you are seeing in that video are digital avatars created to look like them back in the 70s. There are several vids here that show how all this came about. It's cool because it has some clips of them in the recording studio, and while the avatars are on stage, it's their real voices doing the singing. Which is incredible. They are in their 70s! You see them with gray hair, thinning hair, double chins, age spots, and they are STILL SINGING!
ABBA are very private persons. Many times they've been saying that they will never ever get into a reunion or something if they don't have the right feeling for it. Back in the early 2000s ABC/BBC offered the group to have a reunion concert for $1B but they turned it down. Maybe, this time around they have found the right feeling to make a new song again for their fans.
It wasn’t a tv company - but an Arab prince.
and in an interview i heard that it was not "a (one) concert", but a tour with 100 concerts, and that caused an immediate big NO by all of them.
Great review. Love it!
This year 1974 it's 50 years since winning the Eurovision song contest with waterloo
I hope my voice sounds that awesome in my 70s!!
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They made their own music inbetween.
I haven't quite listened to their whole new album yet only some songs but if U listen closely they have sneakingly included a few bars of some of their old song music like Gimme,Gimme A Man After Midnight & SOS in a couple of their songs but I do love this song as I embed it into my brain. Hope they tour with this, it would be awesome.
New song, and the ending is CGI motion capture of the band performing the song but de-aged to look young like they did in the late 70s :)
The ABBA tars as they are being called, we're done by thev4 of them doing motion capture, then the ABBA tars were made to look as they appeared in 1979
I love ABBA. And you’re cute.
The visuals are motion captured, and International Light And Magic computer avatars. The steps, singing and all mannerisms are regenerated in copies. This will be the ABA on the screen. The voices are actually the 4. The tour will bec2cyears in London, at a purpose-built portable arena for 3000. There is a 10 piece band in the background.
They are Avatars (ABBAtars) in the end.
The tickets for the hologram tour next year in London are on sale. Some of them are hundreds of Euros Each! Ouch!
You are seeing their new avatars at the end! They are doing concerts with the avatars!
Thx, Perhaps, on occasion a rock of Abba, please.
This comeback has been in the making for 4 years, first announced in 2017, when this song and Don’t Shut Me Down were announced to accompany the “digital” stage comeback as “ABBAtars” . The release was then pushed back to 2018, then indefinitely, then the pandemic hit. So, with the delay of the show, they decided to do a few more new songs which eventually turned into a whole album (which is a miracle!). Their avatars aka ABBAtars is what you see in the state segment of the video. So it is them NOW, singing this song as their young selves thanks to the technology. I recommend you watch their comeback “making of” video on their official channel which explains everything better than any of us could. Lol
As for the reason why they never did anything together between then and now - like another commenter said, only they know it.
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Gosh, it's been a long time since I have heard this info, but I think they were eventually two married couples. There were nasty divorces, and not only were they all still in the same band but singing about their private pain for the world to hear. Once the band dissolved, maybe it was just too much for them.
The were to couples broke up older and wiser time is great healer welcome back Abba great song next one is better song I think .
Frida avatar was singing in the middle it is not an old video everything is new they're officially back and what a comeback wow!
It is ridiculous to see a young face of an avatar and hear an aged (but still interesting) voice of real Frida.
You see there Abbatars in the end 😀
It is a brand new song and soon a new album
You should know that the Video of the concert, the new Song, was abbatars (Avatars)
Those are 'ABBATARS', so look it up ;) It is - frankly - unbelieveable, but it is true! :D
THEY REACHED A POINT WHERE THEY NEEDED TIME OUT IN THE 80'S. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE GIRLS ESPECIALLY WERE VERY PRIVATE PEOPLE AND CERTAINLY FOR AGNETHA, SHE HAD A FAMILY TO RAISE.
THIS COMEBACK HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR 4-5 YEARS, SO THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
IT ALSO SEEMS THAT THEIR ABSENCE FROM SINGING AS WE KNOW THEM, SEEMS TO HAVE PRESERVED THEIR VOICES, BECAUSE THE GIRLS SUNG AMAZINGLY WELL - RIGHT
I listened to a video interview (I think it was here on UA-cam) After breaking up, Agnetta had a sad story. She was a single mother (of course, she didn't lack for money or anything) and she was so burned out from recording and touring that she became a bit of a recluse. She said she got rid of anything musical in her house. She didn't want to think about it. She didn't want to hear it. I'll stop there because the story gets a bit personal after that. The other members went on with their lives. Benny and Bjorn were still composing - Chess premiered in 89. Frida got involved with environmental issues, but Angetta just disappeared. There were reports of her walking to the grocery store in Stockholm. But she just didn't want the intensity and pressure of recording again. I'm glad someone talked her out of it.
The band at the end are CGI "Abbatars" (the movements are actualy taken from the real band themselves).
Abba turned down $ 1 billion for their come back in 2000 as the return meant 100 live shows a year.
ABBA in the 60s?!!! Hahahaha very funny
move over kids, the adults are back in the room!
Their images toward the end of the clip, are Abbatars.
you should try "Don't
Shut Me Down"
I get profoundly sad when ever I hear this song, they are saying goodbye to us.
They’re saying they still have bonds and they have faith that we will accept them. Björn has said that as soon as he heard Benny’s music for the first song, he new it had t be about them, ABBA. We all know that because of their years, this might be a final reunion, but also nostalgic, it’s sweet and it’s sharing of the true bonds they have always had.
We might be saying farewell to them, because we are realistic. Maybe their return is the gift of closure for us fans, a gift from the most wonderful music group ever.
The last part of the song is with ABBAtars.
I find the other song is even better.
Agnetha hated noise, crowds and struggled with the fame and subsequent split from bjorn. She became recluse, this was the main reason they never got back together until now, actually the next song “Don’t shut me down” is about Agnetha