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Made by Swedish television company SVT, and released for the first time on DVD in 2004 to coincide with ABBA's 30th anniversary, Urban Lasson's film begins by charting the group's attempts to crack the US. Rather than using a narrator to guide the viewer through the scenes, the film competently uses stylish images to tell the story of the group's trip across the continent. Recorded at the height of the disco era, the American footage is dominated by images of roller skaters, and some of the live material from the Wembley shows was shot by a roller-skating cameraman, so that he could move more quickly on stage to get the best shots.
The four split just a couple of years after this tour, making the film one of a few quality recordings of the band playing live. It's a shame that additional full performances of other ABBA favourites were not recorded, or included in the final cut. However the disc does include previously unreleased DVD footage of "The Way Old Friends Do", "I Have A Dream" (Unedited Live Version) and "Thank You For The Music" to partially compensate for this.
On the DVD:As well as the bonus concert performances, the DVD includes recently recorded interviews with the film director Urban Lasson, and the promoter and tour producer Thomas Johansson. A tour souvenir programme picture gallery is also included, and the disc comes with a 28-page colour booklet, which features an excellent extended essay by Carl Magnus Palm on the making of the film. The soundtrack has been painstakingly remastered in 5.1 Surround Sound, making the live performances sound stunning. --John Galilee
DVD Description
- 1. Waterloo
- 2. Eagle
- 3. Take A Chance On Me
- 4. Voulez Vous
- 5. Chiquitita
- 6. I Have A Dream
- 7. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- 8. Knowing Me, Knowing You
- 9. Summer Night City
- 10. Dancing Queen
- 11. Does Your Mother Know?
- 12. Hole In Your Soul
- 13. The Way Old Friends Do
- 14. I Have A Dream
- 15. Thank You For The Music
- 2. Eagle
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There are bonus tracks, interviews with producers of the shows and people close to ABBA at the time. They recount their memories of their time with ABBA on tour. A good insight into what happenned and a few snippets of current information. Will they reform? Not even a billion dollars as reportedly offered recently will make them reform.
Extra concert footage includes unseen and renovated "The Way Old Friends Do" preceded by Agnetha and Bjorn recalling how well this track sounded live. So much so they added it to their 1980 album "Super Trouper". A great unseen "Thank You For The Music" and "I Have A Dream", an uninterrupted version in full.
A great historical record of a great group at the height of its popularity in the 1970s. This DVD is a must for anyone studying music and of course for anyone who likes ABBA.
Another great thing about this DVD is that it is in 5.1 Surround sound which allows you to get the full Abba experience.
This is a must have for any Abba fan and collector especially if you were not around when Abba was together.
A MUST HAVE!!!!
The sound quality, in particular, is excellent - I shut my eyes a couple of times and... Read more
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