Monday, July 7, 2008

ABBA_HOLZ

Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus: "We will never appear on stage again. There is simply no motivation to re-group. Money is not a factor and we would like people to remember us as we were. Young, exuberant, full of energy and ambition. I remember Robert Plant saying Led Zeppelin were a cover band now because they cover all their own stuff. I think that hit the nail on the head."
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You'll never appear on stage again? Good, because comparing yourselves to Zep is, well, like comparing Stairway to Fernando. It just kind of makes you look like a bunch of idiots.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

i like ABBA! And i like how they retired and stayed retired, not like so many bands who retire and then get back together every 2 years and say it's their last tour ever....

Dirty Disher said...

I knew you had a dark side. Heh.

Anonymous said...

ABBA is way cooler because they don't regroup. LZ on the other hand are lame. As the rolling stones. When you are old, you shouldn't act like that. It just makes you look stupid - or greedy.

Anonymous said...

Hey now!!! Mick and the guys, and Robert Plant and Jimmy Paige cannot help it if they are still cooler than any of us could ever hope to be at any age, when they are all now old! I don't hate ABBA. I think they might be milking the "Mama Mia" movie publicity that is all over right now. In hopes to generate some sales of their old stuff. Good! I hope they don't come back. Ace of Base already was the reincarnated ABBA and that was enough!

Anonymous said...

i think Michael McKean has a great line in "This is Spinal Tap" about ABBA. "No...I don't like ABBA..." something like that. I love that movie!

Anonymous said...

So How gay are those guys in their little white linen pantsuits? Dayum! Did nobody else think that? Gay! Gay!

Anonymous said...

Oh for cripes sake, Dish... I hardly think he was "comparing" them to Zepp!

Anonymous said...

"So How gay are those guys in their little white linen pantsuits? Dayum! Did nobody else think that? Gay! Gay!"

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Duhhh, about as gay as everyone ELSE who wore stage costumes like that in the 70's?

You're an idiot.

Anonymous said...

hey DD, i shall blast 'dancing queen' in honor of you this evening! :)

Anonymous said...

I don't want to like Abba, but I have to admit their music is catchy and varied and original, so I respect that about them.

But, ya, he wasn't comparing Abba to Zep, was only illustrating how he felt about a reunion.

I guess this was DD's way of telling us she doesn't like Abba.