ABBA - Another Voyage Sync Listen

[Pingu]

One last album to get through before we count down Moopy's favourite ABBA song (not too late to vote on that by the way). It's the album we never thought we'd hear, Voyage. Maybe you won't need to refresh your memory on this one quite as much as the others, but it's the last one so hopefully you'll be able to join me in giving it a spin later on.

Calling @Tisch @Iguana @lolly @Gangsta Nancy Lam @Jark @Ag @RJN @Penelope @Suomi @Suedey @octophone and anybody else who would like to join!

Hit play at 7!

 

[Pingu]

1. I Still Have Faith In You

 

[Penelope]

Very STATELY and whimsical, like having a wank on a grand staircase

 

[Pingu]

There are lots of little moments in the first two minutes of this where if you didn't know, you'd think "hang on, is this ABBA?!" but I like that they kind of creep up on you until the first chorus hits.

 

[Penelope]

Has this won a Grammy yet

 

[lolly]

Sorry, not able to join in.

Enjoy Little Things xxx

 

[Pingu]

Also the boys definitely sing “ABBA have it in us” in that last chorus.

 

[RJN]

I thought this was one was boring the first time I heard it but I like it now. It’ll be good for Christmas?

 

[RJN]

Or of course masturbation on the grand staircase

 

[Pingu]

2. When You Danced With Me

 

[Penelope]

Or of course masturbation on the grand staircase

Or getting with someone unfortunately small

 

[Pingu]

I thought this was one was boring the first time I heard it but I like it now. It’ll be good for Christmas?

It hasn’t escaped my notice that about 5 tracks on this album are more Christmassy than the actual Christmas song.

 

[Penelope]

Oh I FORGOT how tremendous this intro is!

 

[Penelope]

Hope Timoteij were TAKING NOTES here

 

[Pingu]

3. Little Things

 

[RJN]

Oh yeah this one makes me want to throw up kind of

 

[Penelope]

Really just makes me want to have the dogs PUT DOWN to be honest. MAYBE THE KIDS TOO AND ALL

 

[RJN]

I’d put the kids down before the dogs any day

 

[Pingu]

First time listening to this one "out of season" and it's even worse than I remember it.

 

[Pingu]

It's ALMOST worth it for the transition into Don't Shut Me Down though.

 

[Pingu]

4. Don't Shut Me Down

 

[RJN]

I don’t like a children’s choir unless it’s roxette’s Stars

 

[Penelope]

God this is such a FANTASTIC 'WHAP THE BREASTS OUT' moment after Little Things

 

[Penelope]

(or, as @Alias #23 advises, JUST THE ONE TO BE SOPHISTICATED)

 

[Pingu]

The whole reason I'm doing this rate is to see where Don't Shut Me Down lands to be honest.

 

[Penelope]

God, IMAGINE if we'd only got I Still Have Faith In You and NOT THIS

 

[Pingu]

5. Just A Notion

 

[RJN]

(or, as @Alias #23 advises, JUST THE ONE TO BE SOPHISTICATED)

 

[RJN]

It’s really hot here today and it feels wrong with the music

 

[Penelope]

Really must put this one on at the local pub at closing time, before getting gaybashed for never going before now (and being gay)

 

[Pingu]

I'm surprised the Benny Andersson Collective never had a go on Just A Notion.

 

[Pingu]

6. I Can Be That Woman

 

[Penelope]

The REPROACH IN HER EYES!

 

[RJN]

omg I forgot the dog/cat with the flicking tail

 

[RJN]

I stand corrected, the tail was swishing

 

[RJN]

the melody still sounds like Listen To Your Heart at times

 

[Penelope]

This feels very Benny and Björn saying 'FUCK YOU DISNEY WE COULD'VE DONE A 90s FILM SOUNDTRACK TOO'

 

[lolly]

I've not listened to the album for a couple of months. Do the lyrics hit differently after the announcement of the Bjorn/Lena split?

 

[RJN]

I think this is my favorite after Don’t Shut Me Down

 

[Pingu]

I'm glad I listened to - and was moved by - this song before I had the chance to read everyone taking the piss out of it. Poor Tammy.