As someonewho has loved this band since 74, this album is an absolute gift. It is pure theatre and is so emotional that I have had tears running down my face every time I listen to it. "Ode to Freedom" is particularly beautiful and, given that it's the last song on their final album is especially able to choke me up - it's not just the song but also the implicationof finality and closure on these wonderful artists. Love your reactions Dereck - the best out there, and luckily for you still many ABBA songs to discover
Hi Albert,what do you mean,you should have people who react to your reaction?Do we not?Is that not saying a reaction when you add what Dereck says?And Dereck doesn't always"i love what you have to say?But when Dereck that also the way you see,for example,is what i've been saying for a long time and mean,not good enough for him!Then i'll keep my mouth shut in the future.
"I Still Have Faith In You" has grown on me massively, and like you, I loved it to start with anyway, but now it's up there among their best for me. It's just so effortlessly bittersweet and touching. Frida's final statement of the track title at the end absolutely breaks me.
I love this Album. With each listen, it gets better and better, and Ode To Freedom literally slays me. It's like they're saying goodbye and leaving a cautionary tale to making. I'm 59 years old, and never thought they'd get back together. I'm filled with elation and tears. God Bless Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Frida. You were the soundtrack of my life.
I especially love the contrast in I still have faith in you between the deep, full warm sound of Frida`s at the verse and then the brightness of Agnetha`s voice in the chorus. Fantastic.
I've been an ABBA fan since 1982 and was really excited about a new album but at first listen I was a bit disappointed but took about 3 listens and then I was IN LOVE with it!!
I'm beyond words, I can't describe how happy I am. I've never thought that this would ever happen, still as a very young boy I always wished to be able to buy a new Abba album. Now I'm 21 and this dream came true, thank you ABBA. I just love them, they were the very first band I've listened to when I was a child. They're simply magical together
Hey Dereck Appreciate your honesty and sometimes heartwarming reactions ⭐️ As an ABBA fan for 30 odd years now 1982 was when I started my adoration and appreciation for this special group they captured my heart then perhaps not knowing as I was only 10 yrs old now 💗39 years later I feel like that 10 yrs old again , This chocolate box has opened again and Voyage has fulfilled my wildest dreams it’s so so amazing to hear ABBA as ABBA all these years later I’m in heaven 💕
Hi Dereck, greetings from IRELAND 🇮🇪 I love your reaction videos as your enthusiasm is infectious! Just on track 2 WHEN YOU DANCED WITH ME, that's an Irish inspired track.....Kilkenny is one of the 32 counties of Ireland. It is referenced in the first line of the song and Irish ABBA fans went nuts when they heard it!!! Apparently Bjorn visited Ireland in the mid 90s and visited Kilkenny Castle and that inspired the song! Mark in DUBLIN
What a fabulous album. I am in love with Ode to Freedom. I love, love this album. What a great gift. I hope it helped them as a way to tie loose ends and to come to a loving place in their lives. What they gave the world is priceless. I do not know how to thank them. It brings tears to my eyes again. Thank you ABBA. By the way, we knew there was going to be a Christmas song on it. They told us. You might consider watching their interviews. You can have a great education. As far as the car, I can sing ballads and rockers while driving. They both express my moods and feelings. Who said you can only jam with an upbeat song in the car? Another fable.
Dereck, so happy that you give a special react to the full álbum There's a lot of reactors that begin to react the new ABBA songs, but first... I've been waiting for you ! (with all ABBA fans)
Abba brought happiness, beauty and hope back to us in 2021....now they will break our hearts again by not recording any more music. I pray they will be inspired to release at least one more album. Voyage is a treasure of everything I love about the band!
my favourite song is actually When You Danced With Me, because I sure love ABBA and I also love folk music. So the combination of both makes it sooo good. But Ode to Freedom is great as well, because it is so classical and musical-ish. It really sounds almost like a part of an opera, especially because it begins like Swan Lake Great Album, my second favourite of all ABBA albums. Voulez-Vous is still my number one, because I love their disco era
@@lionheartroar3104 You're the first person I meet that doesn't like it. 😯 But good to hear that you love the other 9 songs. 🙂 I personally struggle with "Bumblebee". 🤷♀️
ODE TO FREEDOM is the soundtrack of the journey of these four entities who return where they came from having fulfilled their mission, which began with Ring Ring 48 years ago. 48 years of pure joy. They said this is their last work and they came back to tell us. There is melancholy for this, but this departure will make their whole gift even more appreciated. Thanks Abba. 🇮🇹
These, your words: *"...but this departure will make their whole gift even **_more appreciated._** Thanks Abba. 🇮🇹"* This statement gives me goosebumps! Greetings from Sweden :)
Yes...I agree that Frida's voice is dominant when the two girls sing in unison. Don't think it was done intentional just how powerful dominant her voice is...especially noticeable now that she is much older and her voice much deeper...I have to say that Frida now and Frida when she was younger, really has a unique voice, I have not heard a voice like hers from other woman singers. Agnetha also has a very unique timeless voice...for 71 her voice sounds angelic timeless....love the girls....
It isnt always the case though. On many ABBA songs there is clear third voice (Mamma Mia, Ring Ring, Dancng Queen, Chiqutita, Thank you for the music, Voulez Vous, Gimme Gimme, Name of the game et cet). On some other songs Frida's more prominent in chorus (Fernando, I have a dream, Dum Diddle) and on some another songs - Agnetha (Cassandra, One of us, As good as new, Soldiers). I think on new album their voices became lower (including Agnetha - her low voice on ISHFIY became very similar to Frida's - in harmony part they merge well). in WYDWM they both singing in low voice. In 2d part of chorus (when they go slightly higher) you hear their both voices clearer.
"Keep An Eye On Dan" is my favorite track on the album. It is very dramatic with a great melody and soaring vocals, and it ends with a "touch" of S.O.S. I'm addicted to this song. 👍😆♫♫♫♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♥
Me too, I love it. The dramatic beginning, the small and subtle electronic sounds that reminds me of Abba later albums like Super Trouper or The Visitors. I love this song, it's amazing. It is so the logical step after Lay All Your Love On Me or The Day Before You Came. It's magical
The first time I heard it I wasn't sure what to make of it, but then I realized the song was way ahead of me. Each subsequent listen I realized how brilliant it was. Pure creativity.
So glad and grateful for the younger generation that is discovering ABBA! I find almost all of ABBA`s songs/lyrics are personal. Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Annifrid are all humble, nice, honest and decent human beings; down to earth people. They are just like anybody else, with all of their flaws, traumas, embarrassments, difficulties etc. They know that, and they do not put themselves over anybody else. In addition, they are even generous with sharing those painful experiences with us, so that we have the opportunity to feel our own pain - and heal it. They also share their joy and happiness with us; all their precious feelings. That is why their music touches all of us, young as old and everyone in between. That makes their music so GREAT, and SPECIAL. I think. What do you think? In addition, all about ABBA is natural. They could easily have artificially “fixed” the ladies “older” voices and other things, but they refrained from doing so. Their music it is genuine right through As far as I know, no other band is doing the same today; the temptation is too big to fix almost everything to perfection. ABBAs music is therefore REAL MUSIC. Today it is unusual, which makes them so BIG!
🧡 ABBA ! THE MAGIC IS STILL THERE. THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE. "I Still Have Faith in You" - PLATINUM ABBA anthem. "When You Danced With Me" - Danceable not to the Scots and Irish. "Little Things" - We need a full ABBA Christmas album. "Don't Shut Me Down" - PLATINUM dance track. Pure ABBA PLATINUM. "Just a Notion" - Nice, and danceable. Thank you always, Dereck. Love the hell out of you and all your reactions. On to #2! Believe in Yourself. Be You.
ABBA can really paint whole new worlds with simple words and melodies, just in the right place - like paintbrush strokes from a true fine arts master painter during the renaissance.
Those of us who have loved ABBA since those times when some questioned them know that "Voyage" is our musical lotus flower. Our love for their music was so great that it brought them to us to share an endless hug challenging time like no one else.
Don't shut me down is my absolute favourit. Could listen to it the whole day. Also Just a notion is very good. And I just love your reactions. I am laughing and nodding my head, fully agree with you on so many things. 😘
I am a 54 year old life long fan of ABBA, and while I loved the 3 singles released, I immediately loved When You Danced With Me and Bumblebee (adore that song), but I have to admit I was a bit unsure with the rest of the songs on first listen. That was Friday November 5, but as I listened to the album repeatedly over the weekend and into this week, I absolutely fell in love with the entire album. Songs that I was really unsure of, like What About Dan and No Doubt About It, I found myself first humming along then singing along to those tracks. It is amazing how this album really gets so much better with repeated listening. I have been listening to this album on repeat while working all week long, I can't get enough of it. Amazing. Thank you for your great reviews! Cheers!
I love the entire album, the girls sound amazing and the song writing is phenomenal. Ode to Freedom is stunning but I think my favourite is Keep an Eye on Dan, what an unusual, thought provoking song x
In "When you danced with me" it's natural, that Frida's voice sounds stronger. The instrumentation is heavy on pipes and violins which overlap a lot with Agnetha's high soprano, partially absorbing it. So Frida's deeper voice is in more contrast to the background.
Hello Dereck Reacts! Wow! This video will be available to me by tomorrow, which is my birthday! Thanks for this gift! I am surely going to watch it, this album is a masterpiece by the way!
My head is still spinning since the album dropped at midnight on Thursday night!!! For me: I Still Have Faith In You - The ultimate comeback single and I just love the instrumentation (especially the synths and the flutes), the sublime vocals and slow build up and the explosion of bittersweet and sentimental joy in the choruses. 9.5/10 When You Danced With Me - I'm a sucker for Irish music along with Benny's Swedish folk music stuff with BAO so I adore this!!! But it does end too quickly and abruptly and could have maybe benefited with it kicking off more with the vocals perhaps in acapella before the thumping drums come in? It's performing quite well on streaming charts around the world at the moment and I wonder too if it will become a staple at Irish weddings! 9/10 Little Things - It's incredible that after almost 50 years we have an Abba Christmas song!!! (though "I Have A Dream" and "Super Trouper" have been considered somewhat festive) Beautifully clean production, both Frida & Agnetha's vocals are gorgeous and hehe at the naughty bit with the breakfast tray! Also I wonder if the children's choir and the reference to Grandma at the end is a nod to the St Winifred' School Choir whose single "There's No One Quite Like Grandma" beat "Super Trouper" to be the UK's #1 Christmas single for 1980? 8/10 Don't Shut Me Down - Still sounds beyond amazing 2 months on, just a completely flawless pop song and recording. Perfection. 10/10 (the Dolby Atmos mix on Apple Music with more prominent vocals and punchier drums gets 11/10!!!) Just A Notion - I think I prefer the 2021 version, just sounds more finished and polished to my ears. Can't believe that some out there still think it's unworthy of being on the album, it's just so fun, cheery, catchy and pure Abba!!! Interestingly the Dolby Atmos mix has the guitars shining through more and overall it sounds a bit closer to the 1978 demo. 9/10
I'm especially keen to hear your reaction to "When You Danced With Me", I thought at first it could be a sexy disco type of song but was BLOWN with it being an Irish/Celtic type of song, love it heaps but I wish it could have been 30 seconds to a minute longer!!!
Frida was interviewed by a BBC journalist the other day and suggested that this might not be the end chapter for ABBA after all... she also spoke fondly about Agnetha as her 'little sister' 😭
never say never about them doing another album. we never thought we would ever get new music. since they had such a wonderful joyous experience doing this project and they must know how much they have given to their fans it would be a shame to not do this again next year. if another album comes out it would be an even 10 nice round number so we can still hope there will be one more album in them. benny writes everyday so am sure he has material plus they might finally release just like that. even though benny said they didnt like the end result. well fix it lol so you never know ABBA is full of surprises. am crossing my fingers and toes!!!
Me too! Did you see the BBC interview when they talked about, if their arm was twisted enough... I could see Benny's staunch "this is it" perspective softening 😆 One can hope 💗
If Benny said he didn't like the end result, he must listen to the tracks, at least five times more - as a lot of us had to do ... =) I never believe(d) the end is with this!
@@raywright8226 hi ray. i didnt see that but i heard about what he said about the girls twisting his arm. hey i look at it this way. benny writes everyday so naturally he has material to record and since they had such a joyous reunion and time in the studio why stop at only 1 album. also heard they recorded more songs than what appeared on the album. so i just hope in my heart of hearts they can do one more album. thats not alot to ask for.. sure its selfish to wish for more but what a tease to drop this new album and walk away again?? i hope not.
@@dlind1985 me either. think they all have something brewing up their sleeve for next year. lets hope its 1 more album. someone said they should do a christmas album so that would be cool. will see in time.
Not that masterpiece like "Arrival" and "Super Trouper" but wonderful and perfectly arranged songs! And - that's what I've been waiting for the most - the women's voices!!! I'm just enjoying it!
I love the new album. I just wish they recorded it 10 years ago. Frida and Agnetha's voices would have been even more spectacular. ABBA announced "Voyage" is their farewell album, but I still hope for "Just like that" to be released as a bonus...
Hello Dereck,this Album is just right at this time.So much honestly in the lyrics.I already love the album.I haven't got it yet.My favorit song is. I can be that women.It will stay that way.I already know that.Dereck you are also honest.Hence the different ratings of the songs.I love the album right now!And next year too!And then it merged with me!Thank you Dereck for your time to react this Album!Have a nice Weekend💝💝💝😄🐬
ABBA VOYAGE, ALREADY MY FAVE ALBUM. ABBA'S STAYING TRUE TO THEMSELVES, NOT TRYING TO SOUND LIKE OTHER ACTS AROUND. LEGENDARY ABBA SOUND IS BACK ON FULL FORCE. ABBALICIOUS🥰🥰🥰🥰
Your devotion to these four is really endearing. Also: i was four when The Visitors came out in ‘81 so I’m proof it is never too late to be a super fan
Me too!! Dereck loved that one so I thought he might appreciate this one in the same way. For me it ends too soon though (like many tracks on this album) and would really benefit from one final chorus to raise it to another level.
You were wondering if there might be a reason for Frida being so prominently present on this album, and I've wondered about that too... Could it be that, because Frida admitted in several interviews during ABBA's gap years that she had been jealous sometimes of most songs that have been given to Agnetha, it is something of an apology to her..? And so she's more in the spot-light this final time around? Who knows, but that would be nice 😍 I've always been one for team-Frida and was also dissapointed sometimes when a new album came out, and Frida's voice most of the times seemed only to be leading on the album-tracks instead of the singles... I have always wondered how it would have been had Frida sung 'The Day Before You Came'... Anywho... Voyage is a wonderful album, and 98% of the world seems to agree (have you read RollingStone mag.?) And I do understand your reactions, even when you rate them a 7, or 8, and talk about 'a cute song', but I can assure you: if you play this album seven times, and discover all the layers everywhere, understand the lyrics and the story-telling a bit more... all ratings will go up to 10's everywhere (perhaps one 9?) I can't get any of the songs out of my head by now: have a little patience and you'll get there too! Btw: 'Little Things' is a definite 10! 😜😜😜
I agree. As a life-long ABBA fan, a lot of their music is instantly catchy, but some of the best tracks do take a few listens to completely fall in love with (Don't shut me Down was instant, I Still Have Faith in You probably took me more than 10 listens to completely love rather than merely like). It's the same with this album - the first listen to Little Things I wasn't sure, and now it's stuck in my head and won't leave - it's beautiful. I'm sure that eventually I Can be that Woman will be covered in true Country and Western style by a country artist at some point.
Frida prominent on this new album, probably, because Agnetha doesnt have that edgy high voice anymore and their much lower voices merge too well now (Agnetha's low voice sounds very similar to Frida's now). And I think it's nonsense that Frida was jealous of songs given to Agnetha. She sang leads on many ABBA hits. Benny and Bjorn knew what songs suited which girl's voice. And certain songs required certain voice. and already on Visitors Frida was more present and was given more songs. So I think it's very strange narrative that Frida was underrated somehow. Agnetha was sidelined on Visitors. She wasnt given same freedom that Frida has gotten on that album. imho, new ABBA album lacks that contrast between two girls' voices. that tension.
@@robertwill23 Frida indeed admitted that she was sometimes jealous of songs given to Agnetha. Just today I saw a documentary in TV where she said that. Not with anger but with a smile at her face. But who knows if Agnetha wasn't sometimes jealous of songs given to Frida, too? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But you're right, on The Visitors Frida was more present and also on Super Trouper.
@@Lisa-M She was kind of joking when she said that. Frida wanted to sing The Winner Takes It All and that was the song she was referencing in that interview and equally, Agnetha wanted to sing Our Last Summer - so I don’t know why people keep focusing on just Frida wanting to sing a certain song and translating that into more than it is. Benny and Björn made the right decisions based on which would highlight each voice. Frida’s voice was more adaptable with a larger range and full bodied, colourful timbre whereas Agnetha’s was more suited to pop centric with crystal clear high but thinner brighter sound - both beautiful voices in their own right but Frida’s voice could carry more different styles - she sounds different but still uniquely distinctive on every recording so could be used for their more creative compositions. Singularly they both have exceptionally beautiful voices and together they transform into unequalled magical perfection
I think that it is extra emotional for us Swedes that ABBA has done a comeback. So happy that young Swedes discover our treasure ABBA. We are a country who love to sing, and we have a long tradition in Sweden with song- and music treasures, which has been passed down from generation to generation. Which other country has for example "Sing-along at Skansen” in Stockholm? So proud of being Swedish
Dereck..LOVE LOVE LOVE your enthusiasm!! Brings a smile to my face...Don't shut me down is definitely their best song. The album...mixed bag..think I will have to listen quite a few times but..it is ABBA...so so happy they are back even for just one last album!!
been an ABBA fan since 1975MAMMA MIA first album i bought was ARRIVALsaw them in 1979 the only north american tour i llove your videos make me smile thanks
ABBA are well and truly back as Voyage charges straight in at Number 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart. Racking up 204,000 chart sales in its first seven days, Voyage is the fastest-selling album of 2021 so far, and earns the biggest opening week on the UK’s Official Albums Chart in four years. Their tenth Number 1 record in the UK, Voyage is the renowned group’s first studio album to top the Official Albums Chart in 40 years - though two hits collections, The Singles and Gold both managed the feat in between. It’s also the fastest-selling album released by a group in eight years. Indeed, ABBA are only the fourth act in the past decade to surpass 200,000 UK chart sales in release week. Voyage’s total is made up of 90% physical copies, including 29,900 on vinyl, which makes it the fastest-selling vinyl release of the century. This also marks ABBA’s 58th total week as UK Number 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart. Only two other acts in history have spent more weeks at the top, The Beatles and Elvis. Additionally, with ten Number 1 albums to their name, only seven other acts have notched up more UK chart-toppers than ABBA. Celebrating the news, ABBA tell the Official UK Charts, “We are so happy that our fans seem to have enjoyed our new album as much as we enjoyed making it! We are absolutely over the moon to have an album at the top of the charts again!” www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/abba-soar-to-tenth-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart-with-voyage-we-are-absolutely-over-the-moon__34427
Într-o lume plină de manele "Voyage" este ca o rază de lumină după o lungă perioadă de întuneric. Este un album minunat, a rezistat influiențelor maneliste și păstrează aceeași curată linie melodică a formației - consacrată acum 40 de ani. Este de necrezut cum acești oameni au putut să treacă peste ceea ce i-a despărțit atâta timp și să mai ofere omenirii clipe de bucurie și speranța că muzica de calitate nu a dispărut încă. M-am bucurat nespus când am citit că mulți fani au stat (chiar în frig și ploaie) în noaptea de 4 spre 5 noiembrie pentru a aștepta începerea vânzării albumului - ca în vremurile bune. Bravo ABBA ! Te iubesc și astăzi ca acum 40 de ani !
When you said that Fridas voice has much more strength to it than Agnethas, is true, I'm thinking maybe Benny and Bjorn needed the girls to sing in that way to give both of them the opportunity to give all fans of both girls equality of their voices, if that makes sence😊
The band has always been fair to both women giving them equal divisions of lead vocals. This album is no exception, but interestingly, they’ve tried something different with their vocal harmonies. Just a Notion has Agnetha pushed forward with Frida clearly in the background when they are singing together, and in Little Things it’s the reverse where Frida is definitely singing more prominently with Agnetha singing a backing harmony. The only song where it’s truly their ‘third voice’ is When You Danced With Me. Dereck felt Frida’s voice sounds more prominent there, too, but I think this a more equal blend… Frida does naturally have more power behind her voice and always has. I think the men were just always careful to blend them really well to get that unique ‘third voice’ that we love so much. I Still Have Faith - Frida When You Danced - third voice Little Things - Frida predominant Don’t Shut Me Down - Agnetha Just a Notion - Agnetha prominent I Could Be - Agnetha Keep An Eye - Agnetha Bumblebee - Frida No Doubt - Frida Ode - everyone
Its not stronger its just different fridas is deeper she's a mezzo soprano and on songs like I can be that woman her voice is not clear because she is singing about pain.
13:16 I've been watching a lot of reaction videos since friday but you're the only person who mentions this. You're absolutely right that Frida's voice is so strong on several songs that Agnetha can barely be heard. As a matter of fact I had to listen to a couple of songs for several times to discover that it was Frida and Agnetha singing together. Before that I thought it was only Frida. Weird. 🤷
@@DereckReacts I don’t understand how you can make that observation and yet then not hear that it is Frida singing No Doubt About It?? It is so obviously Frida from the first line she sings.
probably, because those several songs - Bumblebee, Doubt about it, ISHFIY and When you danced (although on that one I hear them both singing - both their voices much lower) are supposedly Frida's lead songs.
@@robertwill23 At first I thought "Little things" was sung only by Frida and also her voice is the most prominent on "Ode to Freedom". But you're right. There are 4 songs with Frida being the lead singer, 4 with Agnetha, 1 with A & F singing together, and 1 with all members.
@@AnSe902 on Ode to freedom you hear higher voice of Agnetha and the rest voices as well. all four voices are cloudy and distant (intentional, I guess). it's just lower tones attract attention at first more but when you foucs on higher tones, you hear them very well.
Little Things is an instant classic Christmas song. When you Dance with me is pure ABBA magic. Don't Shut me Down is a commercially hit perfect for a comeback. Just a Notion is just ABBA retro style song.
Apparently just a notion was a left over track from the 70’s and used the vocals for voyage. You can actually tell by the vocals to their modern day vocals. So nice to hear.
Thanks for your great review. Love watching your reactions! Love this album already, although I've only been able to hear the tracks on TH-cam, as I'm still awaiting my copies of the album in the post. The ladies voices are amazing, the melodies and lyrics are superb, and production of the songs absolutely 💯 Some one on here commented on here that some of the voices might have been "processed ", however as we Agnetha as proved on her album A, she still has an amazing soprano voice.
You are really good at what you do. I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to your show. Isn’t ABBA just amazing. I am 74 and have listened to them since they first began. My children all listen to them and my grandchildren. My husband loved them to but passed away when Covid started. Keep up the awesome job you do.
I like Little Things but I sure wish they’d placed it last on the album. It’s placement as the 3rd song disrupts the flow. I don’t necessarily want to listen to Christmas music all the times I listen to the rest of the album. I would have preferred this to be the 10th of 10 tracks, or just as a b-side/bonus track to one of the singles from the album.
Dereck, you look like the cat that's got the cream in this review! 'When You Danced With Me' has definitely got a Scottish swing to it with the drone and that steady thump from the kick drum. Could 'Little Things' be a Christmas No 1?
It really isnt St Winnifreds choir on 'Little Things' Dereck, its some of the children from the stockholm international school, presumably younger members than those who appeared on 'I Have A Dream' all those years ago! As one of the older fans who's been around and waited 40 years for a new album I think you're doing the group a great service introducing the band to younger people who hopefully will love the variation of 'Voyage', invest in the back catalogue, and carry the music on for future generations to fall in love with when all us old fans are long gone. Infact the only sadness I feel listening to Voyage is that so many of the older ABBA fans who bought the records and went to the concerts are no longer with us. Your enthusism for the singles from the new album has been infectious. Great review on first listen for the other seven songs which after many listens myself, are still continuing to grow.
The last we going to hear from ABBA soo sad I´m crying,,,GODBYE ABBA if they should ever comeback they will be 80 years old THINK ABOUT THAT,,,,,,,,LOVE FROM SWEDEN❤❤❤
Got my CD today the 6th November, its fabulous 👌 Can't wait till next June when I go to see them. Alltwen songs are pure ABBA. I can be that woman reminds me so much of a 70s country song.
My favorite order: 1. Ode to freedom 2. I still have faith in you 3. Bumblebee 4. When you danced with me 5. Keep an eye on Dan 8: I cabn be that woman 9. Don't shut me down 10. Just a motion
I could write an essay. Critic reviews are mixed. Some are highly praising, but some just don't get it, the same as they didnt nearly half a century ago. That's how slow they are.
Dereck you need to listen to "When you danced with me" again. You sold it short. It is a fantastic song I have already listened to that one about a hundred times and don't get tired of it.
Il est rare pour moi d'aimer toutes les chansons d'un album quel que soit l'interprète. Mais pour celui-ci j'aime tous les morceaux. C'est un sans-faute.
Je suis d'accord avec toi, mais (a mon avis seulement) la chanson est un peu trop douce. J'adore la voix de Frida, mais je n'aime pas la chorale. est la chanson que j'aime la plus. Aussi, la vivacité de est superbe. Salut Thierry! Edouard.
Ne trouvez-vous pas que l'album est plutôt calme en gros, et que ce serait un peu une histoire d'âge, ou de proximité à Noël? Sans bien sûr gâcher la super qualité de leur musique?
*****Be sure to stick around for PART 2 next video!
And by the way Dereck just remember you are still not finished with ABBA! Lots more of their back catalogue to get thru😍😍
@@mariaJ3105 Yes, so many other gems still to come. ♥️
I was born a decade after the band split up, and i can't believe I'm actually now living in ABBA era! I'm so lucky love em so much😍
They never split UP, they just stopped recording.
As someonewho has loved this band since 74, this album is an absolute gift. It is pure theatre and is so emotional that I have had tears running down my face every time I listen to it. "Ode to Freedom" is particularly beautiful and, given that it's the last song on their final album is especially able to choke me up - it's not just the song but also the implicationof finality and closure on these wonderful artists.
Love your reactions Dereck - the best out there, and luckily for you still many ABBA songs to discover
'I Still Have Faith' in You keeps growing on me too. It's a masterpiece, it's touching, and Frida is amazing.
Yes I still have faith in you is running a close second to Don’t shut me down.
ABBASOLUTLY 💕💕🌈💚⭐
You should have people reacting to YOUR reactions. You’re the best in the business and you always make me smile. Terrific.
Thanks Albert
Hi Albert,what do you mean,you should have people who react to your reaction?Do we not?Is that not saying a reaction when you add what Dereck says?And Dereck doesn't always"i love what you have to say?But when Dereck that also the way you see,for example,is what i've been saying for a long time and mean,not good enough for him!Then i'll keep my mouth shut in the future.
I agree!!! I love Derek’s reactions! So much fun!
@@CMHussmusic i did too!
And i always do!
"I Still Have Faith In You" has grown on me massively, and like you, I loved it to start with anyway, but now it's up there among their best for me. It's just so effortlessly bittersweet and touching. Frida's final statement of the track title at the end absolutely breaks me.
I love this Album. With each listen, it gets better and better, and Ode To Freedom literally slays me. It's like they're saying goodbye and leaving a cautionary tale to making. I'm 59 years old, and never thought they'd get back together. I'm filled with elation and tears. God Bless Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Frida. You were the soundtrack of my life.
I love that.. "the soundtrack of my life". So true. Many of us only realizing it now
I who discovered (and love) these four Swedish hearts since 1982 share your sensitive appreciation. A hug from Argentina!
Das sehe ich genauso
I especially love the contrast in I still have faith in you between the deep, full warm sound of Frida`s at the verse and then the brightness of Agnetha`s voice in the chorus. Fantastic.
I've been an ABBA fan since 1982 and was really excited about a new album but at first listen I was a bit disappointed but took about 3 listens and then I was IN LOVE with it!!
There are so many people reviewing ABBA simply for the likes/views .. Dereck has a beautiful genuine love for ABBA you can tell xx
I'm beyond words, I can't describe how happy I am. I've never thought that this would ever happen, still as a very young boy I always wished to be able to buy a new Abba album. Now I'm 21 and this dream came true, thank you ABBA. I just love them, they were the very first band I've listened to when I was a child. They're simply magical together
Hey Dereck
Appreciate your honesty and sometimes heartwarming reactions ⭐️
As an ABBA fan for 30 odd years now 1982 was when I started my adoration and appreciation for this special group they captured my heart then perhaps not knowing as I was only 10 yrs old now 💗39 years later I feel like that 10 yrs old again , This chocolate box has opened again and Voyage has fulfilled my wildest dreams it’s so so amazing to hear ABBA as ABBA all these years later I’m in heaven 💕
Hi Dereck, greetings from IRELAND 🇮🇪 I love your reaction videos as your enthusiasm is infectious! Just on track 2 WHEN YOU DANCED WITH ME, that's an Irish inspired track.....Kilkenny is one of the 32 counties of Ireland. It is referenced in the first line of the song and Irish ABBA fans went nuts when they heard it!!! Apparently Bjorn visited Ireland in the mid 90s and visited Kilkenny Castle and that inspired the song! Mark in DUBLIN
What a fabulous album. I am in love with Ode to Freedom. I love, love this album. What a great gift. I hope it helped them as a way to tie loose ends and to come to a loving place in their lives. What they gave the world is priceless. I do not know how to thank them. It brings tears to my eyes again. Thank you ABBA. By the way, we knew there was going to be a Christmas song on it. They told us. You might consider watching their interviews. You can have a great education. As far as the car, I can sing ballads and rockers while driving. They both express my moods and feelings. Who said you can only jam with an upbeat song in the car? Another fable.
Hello, Dereck! Thank you very much for this brilliant review!!! The album is the greatest gift to all ABBA fans!🙂
Dereck, so happy that you give a special react to the full álbum
There's a lot of reactors that begin to react the new ABBA songs, but first...
I've been waiting for you !
(with all ABBA fans)
Abba brought happiness, beauty and hope back to us in 2021....now they will break our hearts again by not recording any more music. I pray they will be inspired to release at least one more album. Voyage is a treasure of everything I love about the band!
I would be happy if they just released two singles a year like Don’t Shut Me Down
"I can be that woman" is an absolute masterpiece and Agnetha is incredible.
DSMD is still my favourite though.
Looking forward to your reaction.j
You are so right Andrea
It brings tears to my eyes. The emotion in I Can Be That Woman is goosebump inducing.
my favourite song is actually When You Danced With Me, because I sure love ABBA and I also love folk music. So the combination of both makes it sooo good.
But Ode to Freedom is great as well, because it is so classical and musical-ish. It really sounds almost like a part of an opera, especially because it begins like Swan Lake
Great Album, my second favourite of all ABBA albums. Voulez-Vous is still my number one, because I love their disco era
I'm trying to like the track, but I love the rest of the album.
@@lionheartroar3104 You're the first person I meet that doesn't like it. 😯
But good to hear that you love the other 9 songs. 🙂
I personally struggle with "Bumblebee". 🤷♀️
the album is a masterpiece
ODE TO FREEDOM is the soundtrack of the journey of these four entities who return where they came from having fulfilled their mission, which began with Ring Ring 48 years ago. 48 years of pure joy. They said this is their last work and they came back to tell us. There is melancholy for this, but this departure will make their whole gift even more appreciated. Thanks Abba. 🇮🇹
I love that song.
These, your words: *"...but this departure will make their whole gift even **_more appreciated._** Thanks Abba. 🇮🇹"*
This statement gives me goosebumps!
Greetings from Sweden :)
Yes...I agree that Frida's voice is dominant when the two girls sing in unison. Don't think it was done intentional just how powerful dominant her voice is...especially noticeable now that she is much older and her voice much deeper...I have to say that Frida now and Frida when she was younger, really has a unique voice, I have not heard a voice like hers from other woman singers. Agnetha also has a very unique timeless voice...for 71 her voice sounds angelic timeless....love the girls....
Agree 100%, except that I've always had a huge soft spot for Agnetha's voice so I'm not glad they have mixed her into the background...
It depends on the song in question actually.
It isnt always the case though. On many ABBA songs there is clear third voice (Mamma Mia, Ring Ring, Dancng Queen, Chiqutita, Thank you for the music, Voulez Vous, Gimme Gimme, Name of the game et cet). On some other songs Frida's more prominent in chorus (Fernando, I have a dream, Dum Diddle) and on some another songs - Agnetha (Cassandra, One of us, As good as new, Soldiers). I think on new album their voices became lower (including Agnetha - her low voice on ISHFIY became very similar to Frida's - in harmony part they merge well). in WYDWM they both singing in low voice. In 2d part of chorus (when they go slightly higher) you hear their both voices clearer.
"Keep An Eye On Dan" is my favorite track on the album. It is very dramatic with a great melody and soaring vocals, and it ends with a "touch" of S.O.S. I'm addicted to this song. 👍😆♫♫♫♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♥
Me too, I love it. The dramatic beginning, the small and subtle electronic sounds that reminds me of Abba later albums like Super Trouper or The Visitors. I love this song, it's amazing. It is so the logical step after Lay All Your Love On Me or The Day Before You Came. It's magical
@@dana.1546 👍😆 I am hooked ❗❗ And I agree about what you say about the Super Trouper and Visitors albums.... it does have those sounds. ♫♫♪♪♪
@@dana.1546 Sounds more like an uptempo change/evolution from the soldiers sound to me. Need to listen again!
The first time I heard it I wasn't sure what to make of it, but then I realized the song was way ahead of me. Each subsequent listen I realized how brilliant it was. Pure creativity.
I keep trying to like 'Dan' but I just dont get it x
So glad and grateful for the younger generation that is discovering ABBA!
I find almost all of ABBA`s songs/lyrics are personal. Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Annifrid are all humble, nice, honest and decent human beings; down to earth people.
They are just like anybody else, with all of their flaws, traumas, embarrassments, difficulties etc. They know that, and they do not put themselves over anybody else. In addition, they are even generous with sharing those painful experiences with us, so that we have the opportunity to feel our own pain - and heal it. They also share their joy and happiness with us; all their precious feelings. That is why their music touches all of us, young as old and everyone in between. That makes their music so GREAT, and SPECIAL. I think. What do you think?
In addition, all about ABBA is natural. They could easily have artificially “fixed” the ladies “older” voices and other things, but they refrained from doing so. Their music it is genuine right through
As far as I know, no other band is doing the same today; the temptation is too big to fix almost everything to perfection. ABBAs music is therefore REAL MUSIC. Today it is unusual, which makes them so BIG!
🧡 ABBA !
THE MAGIC IS STILL THERE. THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE.
"I Still Have Faith in You" - PLATINUM ABBA anthem.
"When You Danced With Me" - Danceable not to the Scots and Irish.
"Little Things" - We need a full ABBA Christmas album.
"Don't Shut Me Down" - PLATINUM dance track. Pure ABBA PLATINUM.
"Just a Notion" - Nice, and danceable.
Thank you always, Dereck. Love the hell out of you and all your reactions. On to #2!
Believe in Yourself. Be You.
Agnetha's voice is incredible. It is absolutely ageless, none of the angelic qualities of her voice have diminished at all!
I cried...what a way to round up a fantastic musical career! Legends
There's something soothing and heartwarming with ABBA and they keep making me weirdly teary eyed while smiling.
Derek, you are the gold standard for ABBA reactions. You are younger, but know so much about the group. I love your passion!
ABBA can really paint whole new worlds with simple words and melodies, just in the right place - like paintbrush strokes from a true fine arts master painter during the renaissance.
Those of us who have loved ABBA since those times when some questioned them know that "Voyage" is our musical lotus flower. Our love for their music was so great that it brought them to us to share an endless hug challenging time like no one else.
Don't shut me down is my absolute favourit. Could listen to it the whole day. Also Just a notion is very good.
And I just love your reactions. I am laughing and nodding my head, fully agree with you on so many things. 😘
I am a 54 year old life long fan of ABBA, and while I loved the 3 singles released, I immediately loved When You Danced With Me and Bumblebee (adore that song), but I have to admit I was a bit unsure with the rest of the songs on first listen. That was Friday November 5, but as I listened to the album repeatedly over the weekend and into this week, I absolutely fell in love with the entire album. Songs that I was really unsure of, like What About Dan and No Doubt About It, I found myself first humming along then singing along to those tracks. It is amazing how this album really gets so much better with repeated listening. I have been listening to this album on repeat while working all week long, I can't get enough of it. Amazing. Thank you for your great reviews! Cheers!
Ode To Freedom is a masterpiece and Fridas voice is amazing. Love the whole album ♥️.
I wasn't that impressed initially, but the album definitely gets better with repeated listening.
Ek stem 100% saam! Keep an eye on Dan my fave 👌
Which is so typical ABBA isn’t it?
I agree. I’d heard the two pre-released tracks and loved them and it took a few plays to really enjoy the album. It definitely gets better with time.
I love the entire album, the girls sound amazing and the song writing is phenomenal. Ode to Freedom is stunning but I think my favourite is Keep an Eye on Dan, what an unusual, thought provoking song x
I love “Keep an eye 👁 on Dan!
In "When you danced with me" it's natural, that Frida's voice sounds stronger. The instrumentation is heavy on pipes and violins which overlap a lot with Agnetha's high soprano, partially absorbing it. So Frida's deeper voice is in more contrast to the background.
You can still hear Agnetha's high harmony on that song and it is awesome!
Hello Dereck Reacts! Wow! This video will be available to me by tomorrow, which is my birthday! Thanks for this gift! I am surely going to watch it, this album is a masterpiece by the way!
Don't shut me down deserve ABBA gold !!!! No doubt about it....👍💪
My head is still spinning since the album dropped at midnight on Thursday night!!! For me:
I Still Have Faith In You - The ultimate comeback single and I just love the instrumentation (especially the synths and the flutes), the sublime vocals and slow build up and the explosion of bittersweet and sentimental joy in the choruses. 9.5/10
When You Danced With Me - I'm a sucker for Irish music along with Benny's Swedish folk music stuff with BAO so I adore this!!! But it does end too quickly and abruptly and could have maybe benefited with it kicking off more with the vocals perhaps in acapella before the thumping drums come in? It's performing quite well on streaming charts around the world at the moment and I wonder too if it will become a staple at Irish weddings! 9/10
Little Things - It's incredible that after almost 50 years we have an Abba Christmas song!!! (though "I Have A Dream" and "Super Trouper" have been considered somewhat festive) Beautifully clean production, both Frida & Agnetha's vocals are gorgeous and hehe at the naughty bit with the breakfast tray! Also I wonder if the children's choir and the reference to Grandma at the end is a nod to the St Winifred' School Choir whose single "There's No One Quite Like Grandma" beat "Super Trouper" to be the UK's #1 Christmas single for 1980? 8/10
Don't Shut Me Down - Still sounds beyond amazing 2 months on, just a completely flawless pop song and recording. Perfection. 10/10 (the Dolby Atmos mix on Apple Music with more prominent vocals and punchier drums gets 11/10!!!)
Just A Notion - I think I prefer the 2021 version, just sounds more finished and polished to my ears. Can't believe that some out there still think it's unworthy of being on the album, it's just so fun, cheery, catchy and pure Abba!!! Interestingly the Dolby Atmos mix has the guitars shining through more and overall it sounds a bit closer to the 1978 demo. 9/10
I'm especially keen to hear your reaction to "When You Danced With Me", I thought at first it could be a sexy disco type of song but was BLOWN with it being an Irish/Celtic type of song, love it heaps but I wish it could have been 30 seconds to a minute longer!!!
I agree! Another verse and chorus would have finished it off nicely.
Frida was interviewed by a BBC journalist the other day and suggested that this might not be the end chapter for ABBA after all... she also spoke fondly about Agnetha as her 'little sister' 😭
never say never about them doing another album. we never thought we would ever get new music. since they had such a wonderful joyous experience doing this project and they must know how much they have given to their fans it would be a shame to not do this again next year. if another album comes out it would be an even 10 nice round number so we can still hope there will be one more album in them. benny writes everyday so am sure he has material plus they might finally release just like that. even though benny said they didnt like the end result. well fix it lol so you never know ABBA is full of surprises. am crossing my fingers and toes!!!
Me too! Did you see the BBC interview when they talked about, if their arm was twisted enough... I could see Benny's staunch "this is it" perspective softening 😆 One can hope 💗
Listen to the last lines of No Doubt About It. There's a little hope in it for another album.
If Benny said he didn't like the end result, he must listen to the tracks, at least five times more - as a lot of us had to do ... =)
I never believe(d) the end is with this!
@@raywright8226 hi ray. i didnt see that but i heard about what he said about the girls twisting his arm. hey i look at it this way. benny writes everyday so naturally he has material to record and since they had such a joyous reunion and time in the studio why stop at only 1 album. also heard they recorded more songs than what appeared on the album. so i just hope in my heart of hearts they can do one more album. thats not alot to ask for.. sure its selfish to wish for more but what a tease to drop this new album and walk away again?? i hope not.
@@dlind1985 me either. think they all have something brewing up their sleeve for next year. lets hope its 1 more album. someone said they should do a christmas album so that would be cool. will see in time.
Not that masterpiece like "Arrival" and "Super Trouper" but wonderful and perfectly arranged songs! And - that's what I've been waiting for the most - the women's voices!!! I'm just enjoying it!
I love the new album. I just wish they recorded it 10 years ago. Frida and Agnetha's voices would have been even more spectacular. ABBA announced "Voyage" is their farewell album, but I still hope for "Just like that" to be released as a bonus...
Hello Dereck,this Album is just right at this time.So much honestly in the lyrics.I already love the album.I haven't got it yet.My favorit song is. I can be that women.It will stay that way.I already know that.Dereck you are also honest.Hence the different ratings of the songs.I love the album right now!And next year too!And then it merged with me!Thank you Dereck for your time to react this Album!Have a nice Weekend💝💝💝😄🐬
ABBA VOYAGE, ALREADY MY FAVE ALBUM. ABBA'S STAYING TRUE TO THEMSELVES, NOT TRYING TO SOUND LIKE OTHER ACTS AROUND. LEGENDARY ABBA SOUND IS BACK ON FULL FORCE. ABBALICIOUS🥰🥰🥰🥰
Fernando and Chiquita had a baby 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
I love Frida, her voice is perfect!
HEY THERE DERECK! THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME! THE ALBUM.💖 IS AMAZING! JUST AS ABBA ALWAYS ARE....HASTA MANANA! 😊
Your devotion to these four is really endearing. Also: i was four when The Visitors came out in ‘81 so I’m proof it is never too late to be a super fan
I get The Piper vibes with when you danced with me
Me too!! Dereck loved that one so I thought he might appreciate this one in the same way. For me it ends too soon though (like many tracks on this album) and would really benefit from one final chorus to raise it to another level.
When you danced with Me is a Keltic masterpiece, Way above your lousy 7. It’s a full 10!
HOLY BANANAS 👍👍👍
SOOO BEAUTIFUL 👌👌👌
ABBA IS BACK 👏👏👏
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, GUYS 🤩 😍 🥰
You were wondering if there might be a reason for Frida being so prominently present on this album,
and I've wondered about that too... Could it be that, because Frida admitted in several interviews during
ABBA's gap years that she had been jealous sometimes of most songs that have been given to Agnetha,
it is something of an apology to her..? And so she's more in the spot-light this final time around? Who knows,
but that would be nice 😍
I've always been one for team-Frida and was also dissapointed sometimes when a new album came out, and
Frida's voice most of the times seemed only to be leading on the album-tracks instead of the singles...
I have always wondered how it would have been had Frida sung 'The Day Before You Came'...
Anywho... Voyage is a wonderful album, and 98% of the world seems to agree (have you read RollingStone mag.?)
And I do understand your reactions, even when you rate them a 7, or 8, and talk about 'a cute song', but I can
assure you: if you play this album seven times, and discover all the layers everywhere, understand the lyrics
and the story-telling a bit more... all ratings will go up to 10's everywhere (perhaps one 9?)
I can't get any of the songs out of my head by now: have a little patience and you'll get there too!
Btw: 'Little Things' is a definite 10! 😜😜😜
I agree. As a life-long ABBA fan, a lot of their music is instantly catchy, but some of the best tracks do take a few listens to completely fall in love with (Don't shut me Down was instant, I Still Have Faith in You probably took me more than 10 listens to completely love rather than merely like). It's the same with this album - the first listen to Little Things I wasn't sure, and now it's stuck in my head and won't leave - it's beautiful. I'm sure that eventually I Can be that Woman will be covered in true Country and Western style by a country artist at some point.
Frida prominent on this new album, probably, because Agnetha doesnt have that edgy high voice anymore and their much lower voices merge too well now (Agnetha's low voice sounds very similar to Frida's now). And I think it's nonsense that Frida was jealous of songs given to Agnetha. She sang leads on many ABBA hits. Benny and Bjorn knew what songs suited which girl's voice. And certain songs required certain voice. and already on Visitors Frida was more present and was given more songs. So I think it's very strange narrative that Frida was underrated somehow. Agnetha was sidelined on Visitors. She wasnt given same freedom that Frida has gotten on that album. imho, new ABBA album lacks that contrast between two girls' voices. that tension.
@@robertwill23 Frida indeed admitted that she was sometimes jealous of songs given to Agnetha. Just today I saw a documentary in TV where she said that. Not with anger but with a smile at her face. But who knows if Agnetha wasn't sometimes jealous of songs given to Frida, too? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But you're right, on The Visitors Frida was more present and also on Super Trouper.
@@Lisa-M She was kind of joking when she said that. Frida wanted to sing The Winner Takes It All and that was the song she was referencing in that interview and equally, Agnetha wanted to sing Our Last Summer - so I don’t know why people keep focusing on just Frida wanting to sing a certain song and translating that into more than it is. Benny and Björn made the right decisions based on which would highlight each voice. Frida’s voice was more adaptable with a larger range and full bodied, colourful timbre whereas Agnetha’s was more suited to pop centric with crystal clear high but thinner brighter sound - both beautiful voices in their own right but Frida’s voice could carry more different styles - she sounds different but still uniquely distinctive on every recording so could be used for their more creative compositions. Singularly they both have exceptionally beautiful voices and together they transform into unequalled magical perfection
@@lounolastname4477 I absolutely agree with you.
Your joyous energy is infectious. You are amazing ❤️
I think that it is extra emotional for us Swedes that ABBA has done a comeback. So happy that young Swedes discover our treasure ABBA. We are a country who love to sing, and we have a long tradition in Sweden with song- and music treasures, which has been passed down from generation to generation. Which other country has for example "Sing-along at Skansen” in Stockholm? So proud of being Swedish
It’s as if they have always belonged to 2021 and just travelled back to the 70s to do a job, and now they came home. Back to the future. 💫
When You Danced With Me is back to their folk music roots.
This album has given me so much hope . Thank you so much ABBA .
I bought ABBA's "Voyage" today and haven't stopped listening to it!!
I knew that Dereck would love No Doubt and Dan :-)
Masterpiece.
Dereck..LOVE LOVE LOVE your enthusiasm!! Brings a smile to my face...Don't shut me down is definitely their best song. The album...mixed bag..think I will have to listen quite a few times but..it is ABBA...so so happy they are back even for just one last album!!
I love Ode to Freedom
been an ABBA fan since 1975MAMMA MIA first album i bought was ARRIVALsaw them in 1979 the only north american tour i llove your videos make me smile thanks
ABBA are well and truly back as Voyage charges straight in at Number 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart. Racking up 204,000 chart sales in its first seven days, Voyage is the fastest-selling album of 2021 so far, and earns the biggest opening week on the UK’s Official Albums Chart in four years.
Their tenth Number 1 record in the UK, Voyage is the renowned group’s first studio album to top the Official Albums Chart in 40 years - though two hits collections, The Singles and Gold both managed the feat in between. It’s also the fastest-selling album released by a group in eight years.
Indeed, ABBA are only the fourth act in the past decade to surpass 200,000 UK chart sales in release week. Voyage’s total is made up of 90% physical copies, including 29,900 on vinyl, which makes it the fastest-selling vinyl release of the century.
This also marks ABBA’s 58th total week as UK Number 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart. Only two other acts in history have spent more weeks at the top, The Beatles and Elvis. Additionally, with ten Number 1 albums to their name, only seven other acts have notched up more UK chart-toppers than ABBA.
Celebrating the news, ABBA tell the Official UK Charts, “We are so happy that our fans seem to have enjoyed our new album as much as we enjoyed making it! We are absolutely over the moon to have an album at the top of the charts again!”
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/abba-soar-to-tenth-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart-with-voyage-we-are-absolutely-over-the-moon__34427
Dereck...please check out "The Sun Will Shine Again" with Frida & Jon Lord. Its so beautiful you will fall off your chair.
I sent him the link months ago
I love that song - a Frida classic!
So bittersweet... song written for her after all the tragedy in her life.. 2 deaths..
I preordered both the CD and LP at the same time. The CD arrived today and the LP arrives Monday. It's also available on Compact Cassette.
The album is awesome and I get goosebumps every time. Otherwise I hear Motörhead, Slipknot, Metallica, ABBA is awesome. 👍😀😎♥️♥️🇩🇪
Într-o lume plină de manele "Voyage" este ca o rază de lumină după o lungă perioadă de întuneric. Este un album minunat, a rezistat influiențelor maneliste și păstrează aceeași curată linie melodică a formației - consacrată acum 40 de ani. Este de necrezut cum acești oameni au putut să treacă peste ceea ce i-a despărțit atâta timp și să mai ofere omenirii clipe de bucurie și speranța că muzica de calitate nu a dispărut încă.
M-am bucurat nespus când am citit că mulți fani au stat (chiar în frig și ploaie) în noaptea de 4 spre 5 noiembrie pentru a aștepta începerea vânzării albumului - ca în vremurile bune.
Bravo ABBA ! Te iubesc și astăzi ca acum 40 de ani !
When you said that Fridas voice has much more strength to it than Agnethas, is true, I'm thinking maybe Benny and Bjorn needed the girls to sing in that way to give both of them the opportunity to give all fans of both girls equality of their voices, if that makes sence😊
The band has always been fair to both women giving them equal divisions of lead vocals. This album is no exception, but interestingly, they’ve tried something different with their vocal harmonies. Just a Notion has Agnetha pushed forward with Frida clearly in the background when they are singing together, and in Little Things it’s the reverse where Frida is definitely singing more prominently with Agnetha singing a backing harmony. The only song where it’s truly their ‘third voice’ is When You Danced With Me. Dereck felt Frida’s voice sounds more prominent there, too, but I think this a more equal blend… Frida does naturally have more power behind her voice and always has. I think the men were just always careful to blend them really well to get that unique ‘third voice’ that we love so much.
I Still Have Faith - Frida
When You Danced - third voice
Little Things - Frida predominant
Don’t Shut Me Down - Agnetha
Just a Notion - Agnetha prominent
I Could Be - Agnetha
Keep An Eye - Agnetha
Bumblebee - Frida
No Doubt - Frida
Ode - everyone
@@graphiquejack Disagree about Little Things. Agnetha more prominent.
Its not stronger its just different fridas is deeper she's a mezzo soprano and on songs like I can be that woman her voice is not clear because she is singing about pain.
When You Dance With Me is not a 'cute' song, it's an AMAZING song; it's far beyond 'cute'.
13:16 I've been watching a lot of reaction videos since friday but you're the only person who mentions this. You're absolutely right that Frida's voice is so strong on several songs that Agnetha can barely be heard. As a matter of fact I had to listen to a couple of songs for several times to discover that it was Frida and Agnetha singing together. Before that I thought it was only Frida. Weird. 🤷
Yes very true
@@DereckReacts I don’t understand how you can make that observation and yet then not hear that it is Frida singing No Doubt About It?? It is so obviously Frida from the first line she sings.
probably, because those several songs - Bumblebee, Doubt about it, ISHFIY and When you danced (although on that one I hear them both singing - both their voices much lower) are supposedly Frida's lead songs.
@@robertwill23 At first I thought "Little things" was sung only by Frida and also her voice is the most prominent on "Ode to Freedom".
But you're right. There are 4 songs with Frida being the lead singer, 4 with Agnetha, 1 with A & F singing together, and 1 with all members.
@@AnSe902 on Ode to freedom you hear higher voice of Agnetha and the rest voices as well. all four voices are cloudy and distant (intentional, I guess). it's just lower tones attract attention at first more but when you foucs on higher tones, you hear them very well.
🧡 ABBA!
This is going to be wild.
'When you Danced With Me' is a fabulous song I really like it.
Little Things is an instant classic Christmas song.
When you Dance with me is pure ABBA magic.
Don't Shut me Down is a commercially hit perfect for a comeback.
Just a Notion is just ABBA retro style song.
"My hairs my friends" ... yes they are back, wonderful times :)
Another masterpiece. I love the Scottish sound a bit like The piper from Souper trouper. Great sound and vocals . Thank you for your reaction .
ABBA voyage
Number one in Australia ,
iTunes charts . Congratulations abba
Apparently just a notion was a left over track from the 70’s and used the vocals for voyage. You can actually tell by the vocals to their modern day vocals. So nice to hear.
Thanks for your great review. Love watching your reactions! Love this album already, although I've only been able to hear the tracks on TH-cam, as I'm still awaiting my copies of the album in the post. The ladies voices are amazing, the melodies and lyrics are superb, and production of the songs absolutely 💯 Some one on here commented on here that some of the voices might have been "processed ", however as we Agnetha as proved on her album A, she still has an amazing soprano voice.
You are really good at what you do. I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to your show. Isn’t ABBA just amazing. I am 74 and have listened to them since they first began. My children all listen to them and my grandchildren. My husband loved them to but passed away when Covid started. Keep up the awesome job you do.
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I like Little Things but I sure wish they’d placed it last on the album. It’s placement as the 3rd song disrupts the flow. I don’t necessarily want to listen to Christmas music all the times I listen to the rest of the album. I would have preferred this to be the 10th of 10 tracks, or just as a b-side/bonus track to one of the singles from the album.
Dereck, you look like the cat that's got the cream in this review! 'When You Danced With Me' has definitely got a Scottish swing to it with the drone and that steady thump from the kick drum. Could 'Little Things' be a Christmas No 1?
It really isnt St Winnifreds choir on 'Little Things' Dereck, its some of the children from the stockholm international school, presumably younger members than those who appeared on 'I Have A Dream' all those years ago! As one of the older fans who's been around and waited 40 years for a new album I think you're doing the group a great service introducing the band to younger people who hopefully will love the variation of 'Voyage', invest in the back catalogue, and carry the music on for future generations to fall in love with when all us old fans are long gone. Infact the only sadness I feel listening to Voyage is that so many of the older ABBA fans who bought the records and went to the concerts are no longer with us. Your enthusism for the singles from the new album has been infectious. Great review on first listen for the other seven songs which after many listens myself, are still continuing to grow.
St Winafreds school had a number 1 in the UK in early 80s with there's no one quite like grandma and appeared on top of the pop's with ABBA.
The last we going to hear from ABBA soo sad I´m crying,,,GODBYE ABBA if they should ever comeback they will be 80 years old THINK ABOUT THAT,,,,,,,,LOVE FROM SWEDEN❤❤❤
ABBA 💕💕
Que hermosa voz la de Frida. Bella canción!!
Got my CD today the 6th November, its fabulous 👌 Can't wait till next June when I go to see them. Alltwen songs are pure ABBA. I can be that woman reminds me so much of a 70s country song.
My favorite order: 1. Ode to freedom 2. I still have faith in you 3. Bumblebee 4. When you danced with me 5. Keep an eye on Dan 8: I cabn be that woman 9. Don't shut me down 10. Just a motion
My favorites, too
When You danced with me reminds me to the Piper .. abba is Magic
I could write an essay. Critic reviews are mixed. Some are highly praising, but some just don't get it, the same as they didnt nearly half a century ago. That's how slow they are.
I still have faith in you sound like a theme for a new big Disney production.
Like a fairytale.
Love it.
23:04 - 23:10 that violin!!!
Dereck you need to listen to "When you danced with me" again. You sold it short. It is a fantastic song I have already listened to that one about a hundred times and don't get tired of it.
Il est rare pour moi d'aimer toutes les chansons d'un album quel que soit l'interprète. Mais pour celui-ci j'aime tous les morceaux. C'est un sans-faute.
Je suis d'accord avec toi, mais (a mon avis seulement) la chanson est un peu trop douce. J'adore la voix de Frida, mais je n'aime pas la chorale. est la chanson que j'aime la plus. Aussi, la vivacité de est superbe. Salut Thierry! Edouard.
Idem 👍👍👍👍
Ne trouvez-vous pas que l'album est plutôt calme en gros, et que ce serait un peu une histoire d'âge, ou de proximité à Noël? Sans bien sûr gâcher la super qualité de leur musique?
Love this! If you’re ever in West Hollywood I’d totally buy you a drink
Wonderful ...a christmas song in their new Album...💙💛💖
Sensational!