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Music Debate 19: ABBA With poll and ratings explanation

Jul 18 at 9:32:43 PM

Brock Landers (61)

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Ratings key:
10 - One of your very favorite artists of all time.
9 - Killer fucking band. Or artist.
8 - Great sound, great songs, great albums.
7 - Very good, but not quite great.
6 - Pretty good. More than a few songs you like. You'd entertain the thought of seeing them live if they were in the area. Or still alive.
5 - They're okay, but maybe not something you'll go out of your way to listen to.
4 - Meh. There may be a song or two, or an album that you dig, but you'd rather listen to other stuff.
3 - Not very good. You will more likely than not turn the station if they come on the radio.
2 - Not your cup of tea at all. Some people like this, but you are not one of them.
1 - Horrible in every way.
0 - In the running for worst artist/musician of all time. You would rather take a cheese grater to your face than listen to this.

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7.84 - Michael Jackson
7.23 - Earth, Wind & Fire
7.16 - Faith No More
6.83 - Journey
6.66 - Prince
6.33 - Eminem
6.09 - Weezer
6.02 - Daft Punk
5.57 - Ghost
5.42 - ABBA
5.31 - Madonna
5.00 - Lady Gaga
4.66 - Avenged Sevenfold
4.53 - Bruno Mars
4.33 - Linkin Park
4.00 - twenty one pilots
3.66 - Babymetal
3.63 - My Chemical Romance
0.88 - Lil Xan

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Edited: 07/25/2019 at 11:59 PM by Brock Landers

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Never heard of... ahahah just kidding.

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Jul 18 at 9:50:02 PM

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The Visitors. Fantastic album

The pop stuff is okay.

Jul 18 at 9:50:12 PM

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Gotta givem a 6.
Need to find me an ABBA turd for this glass vile necklace I have 😜

Edited: 07/18/2019 at 09:50 PM by Richardhead

Jul 18 at 9:59:05 PM

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Slightly better than Linkin Park but not as good as Lil Xan. I prefer 90s Abba.

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Jul 18 at 10:06:50 PM

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4 and that's stretchin in it for me I think a little bit, it's not like they are Atomic Rooster or anything.

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Jul 18 at 10:28:39 PM

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5/10 They have 2-3 catchy songs. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme is probably their highlight to me

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Jul 19 at 1:10:32 AM

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Even if you don't like their big hits (which I sure do) you gotta respect their game. 8.

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Jul 19 at 1:38:59 AM

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A few hidden gems (the first and last songs in the first video are quite addictive):

(almost forgot this one):

PS: I don't see how that guy on the guitar at 3:10 in the last video could even keep his composure!! Seriously, if I had the A's (the A's in ABBA, not the baseball team) all over my legs like that, I would be so blushing!! hee hee, I'd seriously turn as pink as Mint's face in Tales of Phantasia when Arche in the hot springs said she has the biggest you-know-what's she's ever seen!

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Jul 19 at 2:32:52 AM

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Gave them a 6. I know quite a few of their songs and even sing along to them. I probably own a record or cassette of their music actually...lol.

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Jul 19 at 6:44:58 AM

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Originally posted by: Astor Reinhardt

Gave them a 6. I know quite a few of their songs and even sing along to them. I probably own a record or cassette of their music actually...lol.

I consider this true in general, but for ABBA in particular you can't really do them justice with just the audio alone. With my music I always have to have the video part too

Jul 19 at 9:30:59 AM

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Good thing I didn't vote, I'm dropping it down to a 2.

The epitome of shitty 70s disco pop.

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Jul 19 at 10:03:44 AM

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A week day where I don't listen to ABBA when walking to office or walking back home is not a week day worth living.

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Jul 19 at 12:57:12 PM

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Originally posted by: YOUR-AD-HERE

Good thing I didn't vote, I'm dropping it down to a 2.

The epitome of shitty 70s disco pop.

They were not disco...with maybe this one exception:

PS: Think with this video and a few of their others you can tell what the girls' favorite colors were?

Edited: 07/19/2019 at 12:58 PM by Estil

Jul 19 at 12:59:56 PM

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Fuck this thread is bullshit if lil xan is ranked lower than Bruno Mars and prince is the devil.

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Jul 19 at 1:03:46 PM

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Results are all over the map on this one. Probably going to settle in the 4-5 range.

Jul 19 at 1:12:32 PM

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Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

Fuck this thread is bullshit if lil xan is ranked lower than Bruno Mars and prince is the devil.

I thought foosball is the devil?

Jul 19 at 2:38:50 PM

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Originally posted by: Estil

Originally posted by: Astor Reinhardt

Gave them a 6. I know quite a few of their songs and even sing along to them. I probably own a record or cassette of their music actually...lol.

I consider this true in general, but for ABBA in particular you can't really do them justice with just the audio alone. With my music I always have to have the video part too

Unless it's a song I really care about, I find the music videos distract from the actual song. I like listening audio only so I can really hear the music...listen to the lyrics, see what the meaning of the song is. Some songs are simple with obvious meanings...others are complex with hidden meanings, but people tend to see what they want to see/hear what they want to hear...so I make a guess as to what the meaning is, then see what the original artist has to say about the meaning.

But I'm weird about music. I can listen to the same song endlessly.

Jul 19 at 5:48:40 PM

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I'm middle-road. Not something I'd normally go out my way to listen to, however I can't deny their legacy.

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Jul 19 at 5:58:05 PM

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10. Come at me.

Jul 19 at 6:37:34 PM

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Originally posted by: captmorgandrinker

10. Come at me.

Clearly, you are a man of fine taste.

Jul 19 at 7:00:13 PM

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Tossed em a 0. Garbage pop for lil Swedish girls to sing while they skip to school.

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Jul 19 at 7:21:20 PM

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Originally posted by: Estil

Originally posted by: YOUR-AD-HERE

Good thing I didn't vote, I'm dropping it down to a 2.

The epitome of shitty 70s disco pop.

They were not disco...

They definitely did a lot of disco. Hell, the first song I linked has a classic driving disco beat.

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Jul 19 at 8:13:29 PM

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10/10 from me. LOVE their music.

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Jul 19 at 8:19:01 PM

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Originally posted by: Brock Landers

Originally posted by: Estil

Originally posted by: YOUR-AD-HERE

Good thing I didn't vote, I'm dropping it down to a 2.

The epitome of shitty 70s disco pop.

They were not disco...

They definitely did a lot of disco. Hell, the first song I linked has a classic driving disco beat.

Their whole Voulez-Vous album is nothing but disco.