While we're already talking Wal basses, another good example for the 'Mwah' sound is Mick Karn (Japan), who'd played a fretless one. As for Suzanne Vega, I had not heard this song 'In The Eye' in a veeery long time, and it reminded me today of what I _didn't_ like about the 'Solitude Standing' album: She sings in this whispery style 90% of the time! And that got a bit boring (to me) two thirds in, and I would've liked it if she'd sung some of the songs with a bit more power. Like she obviously had done on her debut album! I'll have to listen to that one in full at some stage! I very much enjoyed the two songs from it you've reacted to 😀👍
@carlosazul230 минут бұрын
This "corny" band it's only one of the best selling acts of all time, you are hearing and reacting to them, so you cant deny they are good! Don't judge what is "good" and "bad" it is always reductive and a prejudice attitude.
@chrisandersen563534 минут бұрын
Do you remember reacting to Small Blue Thing by her awhile ago? You enjoyed it. It’s from the first album.
@delorangeadeСағат бұрын
It's as close to a perfect record as you can get. I like the video as well. They are no more corny than Queen, but it comes from a European aesthetic not an American one. No blues influence here, which ordinarily would be a turn-off for me, but not when it comes to ABBA. It doesn't sound upbeat to me at all. I do get the melancholy in the song, specifically in the vocals. they just let the words and music do the work without over-emoting in the performance. It wouldn't work if they did.
@mightyV444Сағат бұрын
I would've thought that 'Luka' was her best-known song, with 'Tom's Diner' at #2 (Well, that dancy remake by whoever those guys were). Depends on where you live, I guess.
@jluisg622Сағат бұрын
El rock de The Warning es tan adictivo y sus riffs tan pegajosos ,un rock que se disfruta
@jluisg622Сағат бұрын
Ale la bajista de mas calidad del rock actual ,su talento es tremendo ,es capas de tocar Jass y blues ,es el nuevo Jaco Pastorius del 2024
@MrJest2Сағат бұрын
It's kind of bittersweet sometimes for me. A good friend of mine, who was a drummer, "self-exited" (to use YT parlance) many years ago, before I started closely following _The Warning_ . I know he would have absolutely gotten a kick out of watching Paulina beat the crap out of her set. Been nearly a decade, and I still miss him.
@Easy_Skanking2 сағат бұрын
This song shows that striding beat and groove that almost feels dragging, that is a signature of King's X. They pull it off like no one else I've ever heard.
@Easy_Skanking2 сағат бұрын
THESE are the King's X harmonies! They are one of the biggest draws to me with them. I saw them at a gig when Ty's guitar rig completely died. They could not get it working. A fan ran home and got his acoustic for Ty to play and they did the rest of the gig with Ty on acoustic. This song was one that they rarely do and it just HIT at that gig.
@Easy_Skanking2 сағат бұрын
This is the song that I first heard on Metal Shop when it was released. I got the album as soon as I could the next day. I've been a fan ever since.
@Chief21123 сағат бұрын
Robert Smith is a genius. I think The Cure is one of the most interesting and original groups ever. I love them so much.
@Easy_Skanking3 сағат бұрын
It's great to see you checking out such an amazing album! It has a magical existence to me with seeing them live and the magic that was still the 80's. "GGtN" is one of those albums I can still put on and play along with front to back. LOVE IT!!!
@mark-be9mq3 сағат бұрын
Out of the Silent Planet is the name of C S Leswis' 1938 Science Fiction novel.
@gregsilver83123 сағат бұрын
I have both versions in a playlist called CATCHY ROCK on youtube music
@gregsilver83123 сағат бұрын
This is the second version and not from 1972. The first version is off of Carryin' On. This is off of New Day
@roba77374 сағат бұрын
They sound the same. Saw them at Warsaw smaller. Brooklyn NY in Sept Awsome They appeared on a radio station acoustic. Pau sings Money
@henryneuville30714 сағат бұрын
The second song you went into to reflect her music at that time period made me think of Morphine in some of the atmosphere she brings
@henryneuville30714 сағат бұрын
Dramatic all the same
@badlongon5255 сағат бұрын
Please react to their 2021 song "Don't shut me down".
@SnowDogisVictorious5 сағат бұрын
I should have also mentioned that I didn't stop feeling ashamed of liking ABBA and the Bee Gees until well into my fifth decade on this earth. Probably that's what happens when your formative years were the mid-70's to mid-80's and your first favourite bands were Rush, Triumph, Van Halen, etc...
@SnowDogisVictorious5 сағат бұрын
I always found emotion in the "breaking up is never easy, I know, but I have to go" refrain. Definitely shouldn't have watched the video though. Melodrama was seriously camp.
@mightyV4445 сағат бұрын
Don't ever check out The Smiths then, Justin! The majority of their songs are a mix of happy-sounding music and sad, dark lyrics! 😅 😉
@JustinPanariello2 сағат бұрын
i love that song heaven knows im miserable now lol
@HaleysTusk5 сағат бұрын
Bono & The Edge of U2 were ABBA fans: People Magazine 2023 “Bono appeared alongside The Edge on BBC Radio 2's Piano Room, where he and his U2 bandmate revealed their love for disco greats ABBA, even performing a cover of the mega-hit "S.O.S." "We're big fans of this band, this Scandinavian band, and appreciators of their work in a way that grew on us over years,"
@HaleysTusk5 сағат бұрын
Kurt Cobain & Krist Novecelek of Nirvana were ABBA fans From an article in the Guardian August 2011: “Cobain loved the Bay City Rollers as much as he loved the punk rock of Half Japanese and Beat Happening. He loved the chest-beating swagger of Black Flag, the cute girl pop of Shonen Knife, the hair-flailing noise of his Sub Pop contemporaries, and Abba.”
@christianoazzuro67114 сағат бұрын
David Grohl too.He even toured and gave interviews wearing the ABBA golden logo t-shirt.Benny got aware of his love 'n posted a brief clip wearing smth relevant to him and played a FF tune on his piano widesmiling.
@HaleysTusk5 сағат бұрын
Ritchie Blackmore recently (March 2nd on instagram live) retold the story of how he, Ronnie James Dio & Cozy Powell discovered their shared love of ABBA one night when they got together to write songs in a chateau Many famous rockers liked ABBA, they just never exclaimed it publicly at the time partly because there was such an attitude about them from the US public Source: instagram.com/reel/C4Cr996u6_s/?igsh=OWY0NzM1bGtscnRu
@richardfurness75566 сағат бұрын
The only Abba hit single I can stand listening to, mainly because it sounds as if Todd Rundgren might have produced it - though I suspect he'd have edited out the 'uh-huh's and replaced them with a bit of his own wizardry.
@fotdss16 сағат бұрын
Boobing head retards!
@Newworldman666 сағат бұрын
Alan Partridge AHA!!!
@mightyV4445 сағат бұрын
I watched the clip of him playing air bass to Gary Numan's 'Music For Chameleons' only earlier this week! 😁
@The_Jupiter2_Mission6 сағат бұрын
It's all just corny. Whenever I listen to something that is not on my radar or not my thing, I try to do a bit of research before hand. Look at the cultural context of the time that it was made to understand it more musically and visually. Get a sense of why it was so popular then and now. I may come away still not liking it to my taste, but I can say at least I get it and appreciate it. I would not just dismiss it.
@HaleysTusk7 сағат бұрын
It seems you liked my comments about the lack of blues/soul roots in ABBA’s music from your past ABBA videos without reading it. It’s why you, as an American listener can’t connect with their music while it touches many millions in the last half century across the world except America, and that’s fine. This is why IMO Thomas’ decision to have you listen to their earliest songs was a disservice to their discography. I understand why he listed what he did, it’s just if you had to choose 3 songs, the early stuff will influence your opinion of their music going forward 🤷🏻♂️
@evanhughes15107 сағат бұрын
Please do the iconic ABbA song dancing queen. Disco/70s cllassic
@mightyV4445 сағат бұрын
That's one of the few ABBA songs he'd already known before doing the recent reactions 😉
@lo_souza7 сағат бұрын
I think you finally understand what ABBA was all about. ABBA’s music is very upbeat and uplifting but also very sentimental with lyrics that are both melancholic and nostalgic. ABBA songs have different meanings to people... To some - who focus on the melody - they’ll happily clean their house or dance at a wedding with not a single care in the world. To others - who focus on the lyrics - they’ll relate to something bad in their lives, sit in a dark corner and cry about it. I think was genius how ABBA catered to people’s different moods with the same song, but I also understand that their music is not for everybody. Also, ABBA fans are crazy, the only thing they agree... is to disagree! “You can DANCE! You can CRY! Having the time of your LIFE.” ✌️
@genecase94647 сағат бұрын
ABBA was so cheezy in the 70's that no self-respecting hard rock/progressive rocker would give them a second thought...Waterloo and SOS were my two favorite ABBA songs back then. LOL 😁😬
@HaleysTusk6 сағат бұрын
Turns out many musicians of that era liked ABBA’s music, they just didn’t announce it publicly because US audience didn’t like it 🤷🏻♂️
@HaleysTusk5 сағат бұрын
How about Ritchie Blackmore, Dio & Cozy Powell? “during a recent Instagram Live video. In the process, he also revealed a time when he and Rainbow bandmates Ronnie James Dio and Cozy Powell all revealed to each other that they liked ABBA.” As Blackmore tells it, he, Dio and Powell were hanging around and drinking at a chateau around a fire. This was around the time they were recording 1978’s Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll. As they were all drinking and attempting to write songs, Powell cuts in to say he has to “own up.” Blackmore and Dio were intrigued and confused as to what their drummer was talking about. And then, Powell admits to liking ABBA, which led to both Blackmore and Dio to both say how much they liked the pop band. This then led Powell to fetch his ABBA records he had at the chateau, and they all just sat around and let those records play. Blackmore said, “We should have been writing our own songs, but it was much better to listen to ABBA.”
@carlbusque7 сағат бұрын
Love that last minute, Alex is on fire with those blues cords and Geddy funk!😊
@lesblatnyak59477 сағат бұрын
Dance party sing along song with that Euro feel. That lack of word emotion comes from the fact that it's their second language. Kapish 🤪
@mightyV4445 сағат бұрын
Also, "No two pairs of ears ever hear the same music"! This song has never sounded actually happy to mine! 🙂
@ono1dij8 сағат бұрын
So, you are not going to react to "The Name of The Game", "The Winner Takes it All" or "The Visitors"... What a pity, you are going to stay with what you think now, and it is not like that, a pity that you do not listen to at least those three
@alexioverdo52257 сағат бұрын
Never mind it's rather obvious he wouldn't relate.He's a classic US rocker. Different taste and perception.
@ono1dij7 сағат бұрын
@@alexioverdo5225 yes, but I'm sad with this final thoughts
@alexioverdo52257 сағат бұрын
@@ono1dijI understand you but ,you shouldn't. it's his rightful taste and choice.Don't forget there are some squillions in the planet who connect to Abba,while others don't.Join the side you feel you can relate.
@ono1dij7 сағат бұрын
@@alexioverdo5225 Yes, I know that people have different types of tastes!!! You are not understanding what I am saying, it makes me sad that he is left with that feeling, there are many examples of ABBA songs that he may like much more, that's all.
@alexioverdo52256 сағат бұрын
@@ono1dij Ok i see and on the one hand i feel this way too, but my point was that after this i personally doubt this might make him reconsider .I feel he already thinks it was kinda waste of time, kinda 'Abba?ok no big deal".I'll just pass to some next reactor who might enjoy this.Btw if u asked my choices for him then would have also been TNOTG/EAGLE/I am a Marionette and of course 'The Winner..." too."The Visitors" is excellent but don't think he would mind or get this..
@MarkRichter-j2l8 сағат бұрын
is that a Grateful Dead shirt you have on, Justin???
@JustinPanariello8 сағат бұрын
@@MarkRichter-j2l yes
@MarkRichter-j2l8 сағат бұрын
@@JustinPanariello Ive been a HARDCORE head since my 1st show 11/11/85 seen 5-800 dead related shows GD/Other Ones/The Dead/Furthur/Ratdog/Phil&friends/Dead&Co/etc
@donny19609 сағат бұрын
You can stop any time with the ABBA put downs. It is obvious that classic Pop is not for you. Also, you are just on the wrong side of history. ABBA made their mark before you were even born. They sold millions and still are.
@JustinPanariello8 сағат бұрын
@@donny1960 thats fine lol. Its not a matter of right or wrong side of history. Music is subjective. I dont care if every single person in the room likes it. If i dont im not gonna just go along.
@mattleppard196411 минут бұрын
@@JustinPanarielloFair enough. You gave it a go 😊
@donny19609 сағат бұрын
I completely understand "not for me". Don't bother doing ABBA. If they are not for you, and you made that clear. Do not just try and tap into their popularity. Seems desperate, and clearly a ploy.
@alejandrosantanaborquez9179 сағат бұрын
I have listened to a lot of music in my life (I am 52 years old) from many places, many rhythms and styles, and I have decided that my favorite band is ABBA. And this, in particular, is my favorite song, since it was rhythmically recorded in my head when I was a child in the 70's... Thank you for your reactions, and I hope to see you reacting to ABBA songs again in the future... Songs like 'The winner takes it all', 'The day before you came' (a song without a chorus... not corny at all😊), or something fun like 'Take a chance on me'. Take care ✌️ Love ❤️ from Chile 🇨🇱🤗👍
@robshaw26399 сағат бұрын
Hey Justin- I’m not entirely surprised that this song is currently at the bottom of the tracks so far… After I see your full reaction to my requests, I’m thinking I can fire some “2nd choice” requests for albums like this one 😁
@nicholassmith4799 сағат бұрын
Now this is one of their better songs. Winner takes it All might be the more emotional breakup song since it was released when the band or the couples were breaking up.
@neilloughran44379 сағат бұрын
One of the best pop records ever made. Tons of hooks, lovely vocals and THAT bassline... magical video... I remember watching this on TOTP in UK back in the day... hard to believe almost 50 years have gone by.
@Muckylittleme9 сағат бұрын
You aren't supposed to feel the heartache. It is very ABBA with upbeat music hiding a darker underlying message, very common in their songs, although they did some actual ballads. It is funny you say you can't hear the emotion in their voices though or pick up on the harmonies. Anyone can like or dislike any band or music but you seem a bit snobbish in your musical appraisal TBH.
@EnzFab739 сағат бұрын
Exactly. Not all songs about breakup have to be ballads. I guess he's never heard "The Winner Takes it All" because when ABBA did heartbreak, they did it extremely well. Better than most I would say.
@EnzFab739 сағат бұрын
People making fun of a video made in 1976 will always be funny to me; I mean, compare it other videos from that time period & ABBA doesn't come out looking too bad. They even had Oscar nominated director Lasse Hallström direct most of their videos including this one. This is prior to MTV. A completely different time and era in music & even the 80's had it's fair share of cheese. & those acting like ABBA were the only 70's band that wore funny clothes & stage costumes should take a good look at that decade where absolutely no one fared any better in the music scene. Anyways, this song is classic. There is nothing about the song production that is subpar. Not the vocals or backing vocals, not the harmonies, not the band. Nothing. This is top tier.
@alexioverdo52259 сағат бұрын
Top tier , absolutely!
@theDML21129 сағат бұрын
This is my FAVORITE ABBA song !!!
@alexioverdo52259 сағат бұрын
I think my favest Abba video.
@mightyV4445 сағат бұрын
I love it also because it reminds me of my childhood 😀 They had been my first favourite group then, and I still love them today 😊
@mattleppard196410 минут бұрын
@@mightyV444Me too (as usual). I was 4 when Waterloo hit the big time.
@markferrett70010 сағат бұрын
So funny watching you laugh at this..😅😅....although the song is a great one...the video is cringeworthy!!!😮
@christianoazzuro67119 сағат бұрын
BTW Elvis Costello's fave Abba song.Not really a proper video clip but a low budget '70s promo film that ended being an iconic "facial shot" oriented classic by awarded director Lasse Hallstrom.'Cringeworthy" or not this was impactful back at the time.A no1 for 5 weeks (despite being the 3rd single off the ARRIVAL LP) and after this was screened it also brought them back at the top of the album's chart again for another 9 weeks.CHER got inspired by this video for the cover photo of her 2018 album tribute.
@Muckylittleme9 сағат бұрын
It is like people who like jetfighters laughing at Biplanes TBH, shows a lack of understanding and respect of what came before. ABBA were making music videos before music videos were a thing. Without Biplanes there are no jets, everything comes from something, and ABBA were pretty influential both musically and culturally and still have relevance today.
@markferrett7009 сағат бұрын
@@christianoazzuro6711The Wurzels got to no.1.......so did Clive Dunn!!!!!!
@christianoazzuro67117 сағат бұрын
@@markferrett700The Beatles and The Bee Gees ,M.Jackson,Whitney,The Carpenters etc too.The ones you've mentioned despite my being i 'm in my 5th decade yet i don't know them.At least Abba not only sold massively(400million records) but survived time and became classic and PanGenerarional.Other acts get to no1 but get lost in obscurity.
@alexioverdo52257 сағат бұрын
@@markferrett700 LOL!Wuzzles and Dunn ain't Abba for sure.
@yes_head10 сағат бұрын
This dreamier vibe in these 90's records IS a nice style, but IMO her flat, understated vocal delivery doesn't really crack through it. Like, it was fine for when she was hunched over a guitar on a stool in a NYC folk club, but put against these bigger LA production settings it sort of gets lost.
@yes_head11 сағат бұрын
In general my thoughts echo yours, Justin, although weirdly for some reason I connect with this one better than almost everything I've heard before. It has Rush' knack for rock with pop sensibilities and hooks, but I can also hear these guys' individual talents making it something uniquely their own.
@ericerickson425211 сағат бұрын
Cool song, nice riff. Religious leaning lyrics, and messages to "The King of Kings" would normally be a turnoff, but in minor doses...its fine because it's KX.