Arrival
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90
Although three LPs and a greatest-hits compilation preceded it, Arrival is aptly titled, as this album announces the band's move beyond bubblegum.
12y
86
At their best, as on Arrival, ABBA were as mysterious as Bowie, as rococo as Phil Spector, as unbearably sad as the Smiths.
9y
In honour of my Spotify wrapped saying that I apparently have abba as my 5th most listened artist I'm going to actually listen to an abba album to see what their about. I chose this album Purley because it has dancing queen and I'm not going to pretend that that's not the reason lol. Overall I think this is a very fancy record with some of the most iconic and recognisable pop music ever made with songs like money, money, money and especially dancing queen which is a masterpiece and I'm not ... read more
Going on a bit of an ABBA binge, these guys are truly generation defining, the amount of classics under their name is incredible, and even if they haven’t aged amazingly it’s still undeniable that they created some fantastic music. Arrival is the earliest album I am looking at, and has a few well known hits and some lesser known stuff too. I think this album is where they really found their style and knew what people wanted, and there aren’t really any downers in this one, ... read more
Scoring a very solid 65/100 ABBA’s fourth studio album Arrival is definitively the best album of their discography. Unlike their previous efforts which frequently suffered from uneven pacing and filler fatigue this album actually has real structure. Ensuring that the usual boredom didn't kick in after just three tracks. It is a incredibly focused Pop record that benefits immensely from housing some of the biggest and most ubiquitous songs ever written, proving that the group had ... read more
This is a really good album that is kind of carried by some great to legendary singles, but this album is mostly pretty good and at the very minimum is interesting and listenable enough for me to say this album as a whole is an enjoyable listen and really good. The production is really consistently great on this album, as it sounds very well engineered and polished, as all the instruments are able to shine, and the electronics and strings mix very well together. The instrumentation is very ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | When I Kissed the Teacher 3:01 | 79 |
| 2 | Dancing Queen 3:51 | 97 |
| 3 | My Love, My Life 3:52 | 82 |
| 4 | Dum Dum Diddle 2:53 | 77 |
| 5 | Knowing Me, Knowing You 4:01 | 87 |
| 6 | Money, Money, Money 3:06 | 90 |
| 7 | That's Me 3:15 | 80 |
| 8 | Why Did It Have to Be Me? 3:21 | 75 |
| 9 | Tiger 2:55 | 77 |
| 10 | Arrival 3:02 | 73 |
Total Length: 33 minutes
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