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The bitterness would grow to such an extent that all four of them would not even want to be seen together on the same stage for a long time. Following on from his well-received book 'Let’s Talk About ABBA', Stany Van Wymeersch now turns the spotlight on how musicians and other creatives from a surprising array of genres have been inspired to draw from ABBA’s mesmerizing musical canon. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.

Tema esimesele raamatule „Letʼs Talk About ABBA“ järgnes „We All Love ABBA“, seejärel kaheosaline „The Legacy of ABBA“. Palm is very good at his writing - he never gushes or fans over his subjects but clear-headedly states the facts, numbers and informations, explains how story unfolded and provides some very interesting anecdotes and opinions along the way: Benny describing "schlager" music like country with german beat and Agnetha reflecting on their Australian experience saying "It's a thin line between ecstatic adulation and menace.The Legacy of ABBA by Stany Van Wymeersch features his unique interviews and meetings with the ABBA members as well as talks with some of their closest collaborators (Lasse Wellander, Bernard Löhr, Hans Löfvenberg, Janne Schaffer,…). The complexity of the story of ABBA is a fascinating narration, but this 531 page book may not impress all readers. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The superstardom was over, but their music continued to be popular and in every decade that passed the question was asked: will ABBA ever re-form? I have loved Abba since discovering them as a shy, withdrawn teenager but never really knew much about their rise to fame or their personal lives until reading this book.

s extraordinary success and the ongoing lives of Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Föltskog, their music and their personal lives.See images from the pre-ABBA years, the formation of the band, ABBA's incredible rise to success with their break-through at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton and the rocket ride to global super-stardom that followed. From costume designer Owe Sandström to famous fans as Giorgio Moroder, Anne-Sofie von Otter, Neil Sedaka and Brian May: the book provides new insights on the iconic pop group. From the start, the creator of the famous ABBA logo and their record sleeves was involved in this ambitious project, written by Belgian pop journalist Stany Van Wymeersch.

The Dutch edition of Agnetha's book "Som jag är" also includes translations of more recent interviews. Samuti kuulus ta rahvusvahelisse žüriisse, mis annab välja auhinda Eurostory Best Lyrics Award kõige rabavamate laulusõnade eest Eurovisiooni lauluvõistlusel. This book is the best that I’ve seen in its field”, says ABBA’s art director Rune Söderqvist in his foreword to Let’s talk about ABBA, the brand new interview book about ABBA. After that,there was no stopping them as world wide hit after chart topping hit followed in rapid succession. Given that I can't much exceed a page count of 448 pages - this would make the book too heavy and, with packing, push it over the 2 kilos line, making it much more expensive to mail - I believe this is the best solution for me as the author/publisher and you as the reader.I am not sure how I feel now about the re-union this year, formerly a joyous occasion for me that prompted my renewed interest in the band.

I personally am still proud of my first choice and still fond of the music, the combination of happy and angst, the nice composition and often funny lyrics combined with the divine vocals. Oversize; page edges slightly age-toned; rubbing to DJ with very light wear to edges and corners ; Height: 11.Details their journey during the ABBA years , The music , the success , the good times and the dark times .