![]() ![]() ![]() One of only two ABBA instrumentals (the other being 'Intermezzo No.1' from ABBA), 'Arrival' is undoubtedly one of the band's most successful sonic experiments that, despite the overlapping and overwhelming wash of synthesisers, actually sees Benny and Björn harking back to the traditional music that helped form them during their youth. So why is it genuinely moving where that, and most of its ilk, are so cloying? Because it was ABBA, of course, and even when attempting cynicism they somehow couldn’t help but transcend it.ĭavid Bennun 'Arrival' from Arrival (1976) ![]() You can imagine someone such as Terry Jacks making a success of it in place of 'Seasons In The Sun'. 'Another Town, Another Train', from the group’s debut album (and one of those early curios on which the men take an equal vocal role) is an almost perfect example of the sentimental, country/folk-inflected pop weepie style that an act serious about incursions into international charts probably felt obligated to attempt. 'Another Town, Another Train' - from Ring Ring (1973)Īll of them seasoned pros long before they united as a quartet, ABBA were never too precious to work in genre.
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