ABBA Reaction VOYAGE Album Review PT.2 (SWEET SURPRISE!) | Dereck Reacts

[@SimplyTim_UK]

ABBA are unapologetically ABBA and they’ve stayed true to their sound. They’ve shown such maturity in very profound lyrics. This fits in seamlessly with the other albums. It’s a very “intellectual” album. They tackled unusual themes. I think it’ll grow on those who are unsure. They took a gamble and hit the jackpot. I’m happy. Very happy!

[@user-mv6he6gl8m]

It sure is growing to me - a bit sceptical early on but, as you say, it's growing:)

[@lenaengell8528]

I have followed ABBA since before they got famous all over the world. I have so many wonderful memories of their music. I danced to Dancing Queen in a kibbuz near Tel Aviv, I cried when I myself sang “Fernando” in Los Angeles, I played “The Winner Takes It All”, when I was left by a boyfriend, etc. etc. Their music always helps my soul, my psyche. It is like ointment for my nerves. I remember seeing the couples in Stockholm many times. When they went to the grocery store, to the cinema and so on. So down to earth, so "normal", so humble, so gentle. The success has not changed them. It is incredible, if you think about it. Still humble and down to earth. I have seen the young generation embrace them just like I did in the in the mid-1970s. So glad and grateful for the younger generation that is discovering ABBA! So many people, old as young, get very emotional when hearing their music and lyrics and Agneta and Annifrid`s unique voices and ability to convey the message. Björn, Benny, Agnetha and Annifrid touches our hearts. I think, that if it is something we humans need today, is it to awaken our real, deep emotions again. It is our emotions that make us human. Their music and lyrics bring us joy and happiness, an uplifted state. At the same time, they make us come into contact with our deep wounds so that we can heal them. And with our melancholy. I think that we cannot feel a real joy if we do not have contact with our opposite feelings; ABBA knows that like a tree trunk that we erode with our sorrow and pain, as big a hole that has become, just as much joy we can hold. It is like their music has a healing impact on our (today) so weary souls. No other group that I am aware of can touch our feelings as they do. Many says: “Oh, their music makes me cry, or their music really touch my heart”. I have also heard: “Just when the world needed them most ABBA returns”. 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! What I also hear many young people of today say is: “Wow, this is nothing like the “music” made today. ABBA is really making MUSIC”. Their music and the “modern” music cannot even be compared, that is my opinion. What is yours? Thank you, ABBA: you make me so proud of being Swedish!

[@louisedemarillac777]

Wow! This is such a profound analysis. You are saying what psychologists I've spoken to and other counselors say.... when looking at why the huge reaction to Voyage. Well said. Well written. Wish we could share what you wrote.

[@tamarakaddatz9955]

You've eloquently captured what I enjoy about ABBA's music. I listened to them while growing up in the late 1970s until 85 in the 🇺🇸.

[@lenaengell8528]

@@louisedemarillac777 So glad that you love ABBA. Be free to share anything. It is an honour for meg :).

[@lenaengell8528]

@@tamarakaddatz9955 So glad to hear that you enjoy ABBA just as much as I do. Much love from Sweden :)

[@NikkiDrawsStuff]

it was 5:00am when i found out they were back. i checked twitter. and went to Spotify and listened to it. i cried. and now its my favorite.

[@AFLOVEable]

"I can be that woman" could be the congenial successor to "The winner takes it all". It's vintage Agnetha, singing in the most intimate and dramatic way, she masters so greatly.

[@juani2243]

I can`t explain how much i cried in every single song. This album is fantastic. Abba voyage is the best thing of the last years.

[@CristinavdfV]

I cry every time when I listen to them.........I am a fan from 1974 so my hole life is ABBA. I have seen them in Rotterdam and I didn't expect this album.

[@mikebatlinh6650]

Agnetha is the best interpretor of a story even she tells a story like no other. Her voice is unique so beautiful.

[@exploringrvdude7817]

Ode to Freedom is musical brilliance. It's sublime, hard to describe how sublime.

[@TangoEliott]

I could not agree with you more. I played it 40 times or more yesterday. I think it has universal appeal and should be required listening. What an ending to a glorious album.

[@jonasandersson6769]

and a good bye :(

[@randykoger4646]

Exactly. It’s majestic perfection.

[@gerhardvanderwesthuizen842]

Musically it's inspired by Tchaikovsky I think (Swan Lake).

[@raywright8226]

@@gerhardvanderwesthuizen842 Oh you got it. I was wracking my mind through classical pieces and waltzes trying to get it 😄💗

[@bobbyyounger7632]

VOYAGE album is fantastic! ...their ninth and final closure album is more than satisfying, a mature adult pop production, with a classic ABBA style upbeat tune NO DOUBT ABOUT IT to the majestic and grand ODE TO FREEDOM. Benny's awesome keyboards, Frida and Agnetha's voices strong individually and still the magic of their combined third voice, and of course Bjorn's provocative lyrics. Thank you ABBA !

[@lionheartroar3104]

"Ode To Freedom" is an emotional closer of cinematic scale. The album is pure ABBA, and one of their best imo.

[@ANightworkerslife]

Had to keep my tears in cause I heard it at work... It is absolutely chilling

[@maddej59]

Yes, Ode To Freedom is a very speciell and beautiful song, almost like an anthem.

[@iatinom22]

This album is fantastic. In addition, they kept their style and "old" sound, but with more current themes. Domestic violence, child custody, the bee and ecosystem crisis, and so on. Absolutely fantastic. And yes, the end of "Keep an eye on Dan" is the intro of SOS. Throughout the album there are many nods to several of their old songs. They are just AMAZING.

[@tuijakarttunen9164]

I love this album. But what really amazes me is the quality of those voices. The ladies sound absolutely amazing. Still. Sure they sound more mature like they should, but it`s clearly Agnetha and Anni-Frid. So beautiful.

[@iatinom22]

Is Frida singing "No doubt about it". She sounds SO great. I love it.

[@graphiquejack]

Yup that’s her

[@Tom_McMurtry]

She does sound great! I think it would be cool to have a version with Agnetha more prominent on the high notes in the chorus duet.

[@troyahughes]

Sure is! In all her glory! Agnetha is a master storyteller, Frida (is too…) but can bang out a feel good 😊 emotion

[@moised96]

Yes is Frida ✨

[@josny1]

The whole album is a masterpiece

[@williamgranero8239]

I can be that woman kills me in every possible way. My god Abba, don"t stop making music please even if it is one song every year, please!!!

[@Tom_McMurtry]

It is so good! And the tribute melody briefly touched upon in the chorus "Listen to your heart" by Marie from Roxette was a beautiful touch. RIP Marie.

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

I would settle for that if I had to🙂

[@marcossosa1030]

For me is the best song for being done on the family dog's feelings. It deserved a 10.

[@NoFinalWords]

@@Tom_McMurtry thanks for sharing that. I hadn't heard that yet. I'll be listening for it 👍🏼✨

[@mikesmithson6805]

This album is number 1 in itunes of 65 countries upon release. Amazing only ABBA could pull it off

[@alejandrolongopas8685]

It makes my heart glad to know!

[@LUCIANON25]

DERECK, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT IS SUNG BY FRIDA!!!!! AN EXCELLENT AND UNBELIEVABLE SOUND TO HER VOICE AT 74 YO

[@mikesmithson6805]

I'm so in love with Ode to Freedom. Always on repeat, it's majestic and gives me chills..

[@TangoEliott]

You are part of my musical soul. I agree 1000000%.

[@PedroRio07]

Totally agree Mike, who would write and perform such an anthem? Tchaikovsky level in 2021... man, let's make Bjorn's dream true and sing it together...

[@tootsie5052]

I was totally SHOCKED when I heard "Keep an Eye on Dan" last night!!! I played it over and over and over, the music is amazing!! I never expected it would be so good with that title. #1 on the album for me.

[@brunoliddle]

The funny thing for me is, on first listen I really didn't like "Keep An Eye On Dan" but now part of me wishes there were a couple more songs like that on the album - it's one of the strongest songs on the album and really grows on you.

[@iwd1705]

It was so much the case for me too. I especially felt strange about these siren-like sounds. That song really grew on me the more I listened to it. Now it's my personal No. 1 on the album.

[@ronaldharreveld1252]

I Can be that woman, wow! That Voice, that emotion in the Voice, that melody and the harmonies. Magical music. Thank you ABBA. Chickenbumps

[@guentherk.1082]

What a masterpiece and a Grand finale. ABBA at its best. These songs make me laugh and cry. They are so good, so incredible good!

[@sharifuddinsalleh7119]

No Doubt About It has Frida on lead vocals. We love it❤️

[@jamesleogue9564]

Oh Dereck😪.... "No doubt about it" is mostly sung by Frida..... 💖🤗🇬🇧 I know that Agnetha is the popular ABBA member but for me Anni-Frid was and always will be my favourite..... I saw ABBA live in 1979 in London at Wembley Arena and Frida 💖was electric, a great singer live and an even more charismatic performer🤗👌😱🤩🎉 Put on your white sombrero 💥💖🤗 🇬🇧💖😷🤗

[@erikskifte8862]

THIS ALBUM IS SOOOOOOO ABBA, THANK YOU FOR THAT ABBA. WE ALL NEEDED GREAT MUSIC BACK. ABBA HAS NEVER SOUNDED LIKE BROKEN RECORD. BIGGEST COMEBACK EVER🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@MarcosPagan67]

I can be that woman and No doubt about it .... on fire !!!!

[@DarkDeo21]

I’m SOO happy we have a new “Dark ABBA” song with Keep an Eye on Dan to add to the other Dark ABBA songs like, Lay All Your Love On Me, The Day Before You Came, and I’m a Marionette

[@skinnymimosa9941]

YESSS WE NEED MORE DARK ABBA

[@steveniskanen4060]

I think as you listen more to the "iffy" things you may appreciate their genius, eg. Frida's contemplative vision of the bumblebee and cry for its conservation amid buzzing synths. It is glorious and Fernando-esque!

[@michaelgoh7064]

‘Keep an eye on Dan’ Agnetha is the lead vocal. Bjorn has mentioned it’s a divorce song. Agnetha handled the song excellently. Rich emotions. 👍🏻👏🏻⭐️

[@michaelgoh7064]

Björn Ulvaeus told Apple Music about "Keep An Eye On Dan", "Dan is the little child; his two parents are divorced and he is being left with one parent. All of us who have been divorced know what it's like to leave that little kid and seeing how absorbed that little kid is with the other parent. And he waves, or she, and you stand there and you feel, 'Argh.' I find it interesting to explore things that happen in relationships that haven't been explored before. I don't think that this has." What a powerful song!

[@steveniskanen4060]

I just realized that the rhythm of the words "Keep an Eye On Dan" mimic the intro/outro to SOS.

[@panaydunn8535]

The more I listen to the new songs the more I love this new album. I am so pleased ABBA did not change their style. Just pure great pop music and both ladies vocals are still so so good. I love the instrumentation. Thanks for your reaction. I have not yet finished listening to the whole of reaction yet!

[@jjgreek1]

This is one of those albums you have to listen to many times to really appreciate

[@marcossosa1030]

"No Doubt About It" I think Frida is the leadvocal at her 76! You're right when you say that A's voices are very similar but I'm 61 and I grew up listening to and dancing with ABBA'S music. That's why I'm pretty sure that Anni-Frid (Frida) is the leadvocal on the album's 9th song. What a legacy ABBA is giving us!

[@leilashampoo1408]

He recorded the song when he was 73... Not great difference, though.

[@danfrost3043]

In a recent radio interview Frida hinted that this isn't the last we've heard of ABBA. Here's hoping.

[@mikaelandersson6313]

"No Doubt About It" could have been on Frida's album "SHINE"!

[@johnnewman4576]

Listening to Bumblebee again now and I'm crying. May God forgive us for what we're doing to this world.

[@georgesams4936]

Addiction!?

[@ewonnestrand7298]

@@georgesams4936 we need the bumblebees to live in this planet. Frida specily is very intresse of these big problems we have createt.

[@MIKAGEHAT]

There couldn’t be a better comeback than voyage . A very strong and mature album and we are so lucky to live this reunion I think the album is brilliant the ballads are so emotional and ode to freedom is epic Voyage is definitely not a random title The album is a passing through the career and unique music style that ABBA have from the retro first album till visitors And watch this out Keep an eye on Dan is literally and musically a sequel to SOS listen to both stories of the songs And I think that’s why the song ends with the beginning of SOS GENIUS CONNECTION!!! Welcome back legends !!!

[@sigridragnarsson1709]

The whole album is a masterpiece wowo fantastic.

[@Destinyslotus]

WWhen You Danced With Me is a very feel good song. It really grows on you and is that classic ABBA sound. This album doesn't grab you on the first listen but the more you listen, the greater it sounds. This is probably one of my favourite albums of all time now.

[@mikesmithson6805]

FYI Frida is a known environmentalist aside from being a pop goddess, maybe that's why she took the lead in bumblebee as it's about climate change😉

[@resireg]

She doesn't write any lyrics. It is always Bjorn

[@josue-joshuacordova3847]

Exactly. Is about climate change.

[@resireg]

@@josue-joshuacordova3847 depends on the interpretation. It could be a metaphor for many things.

[@a._wesker]

But Björn somehow admitted it's about climate change.

[@Dalghryn]

I know most people comment on the Voyage songs here, but their excellence is a given. So, I wanted to comment on your videos. I had never watched a reaction video until "I Still Have Faith in You." Yours was one of the first. At the time, I subscribed and belled a couple dozen reactions. Since then, I've back tracked and unsubscribed all but two. Yours will stay top of the list. Your reactions are genuine, well-spoken, and fun. Now it's time to start working back through all your other videos. Thanks for making ABBA even *more* enjoyable, Dereck.

[@sushigirl1069]

ABBA, unspoilt by progress. No additives or preservatives,and true to their own style and sound❤

[@tarzanisno1]

🧡 ABBA ! "I Can Be That Woman" - Sad, misplaced guilt. "Keep An Eye On Dan" - Breakup ties. (Instrumentals hint back to the great danceable 70s disco.) "Bumblebee" - Sweet. A reminder of our global climate threat. "No Doubt About It" - Get to the dance floor again. "Ode to Freedom" - Waltz, slow and graceful. Want to dance? We don't slow dance enough anymore. This is a reminder of what could have been if ABBA had carried on without the 40-year pause. Pure ABBA - creative genius stamped on this album as with all their others. Come on, ABBA. The magic is all here. The dream is still alive. I'm ready for another album. Thank you, Dereck. Very high marks, overall, for this album. Agreed. What a joy for this unique two-part full album reaction. And, YES, to vinyl ! - the only way to listen to music. Believe in Yourself. Be You.

[@AdamDawson3]

'I Can Be That Woman' is a beautiful song its one of my favourite songs on the album.

[@jeffreytidwell5509]

I received my vinyl and cd copies of Voyage today. I can't believe just how clear and powerful the sound is. I'm crying again like I did when the first two singles were released. ABBA you have out done yourselves. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. 😢

[@algregory6597]

A interesting FYI for "I Can Be That Woman." Bjorn said he dedicated the song to Tammy Wynette,(the dog's name in the song).She was married to George Jones and they both struggled with personal addictions,alcohol,painkillers.

[@jasonhart6431]

Best album of the year

[@tangothecat237]

That's a song that breaks my heart. I understand now that this is a message from her heart.

[@Zinatra]

Hello Dereck ! I must tell you it is Frida who leadsing in No doubt About It ! Merry Chrismas to you !!

[@Lisa-M]

It's Frida's birthday today, so happy birthday to you, Frida, and a lot of hugs from Germany. ❤️

[@artroyo9202]

When two girls blend it is MAGIC... 💙💛💖😇🤩😊😁 FRIDA is leading the vocals in the song No Doubt about it Dereck...😁😁😁

[@MarkRadford78]

I think Side B is slightly stronger than Side A! I Can Be That Woman: What I love most about this song is that Agnetha's vocal is delivered with such honesty and conviction that it makes me concentrate on the lyrics and follow the story to the end where it continues Abba's theme of failing relationships and regrets with this time also exploring the effect on their dog. Production and instrumentation is so beautiful and lush and this along with "Don't Shut Me Down" are Agnetha's best vocal performances on the album. Parts of the song too remind me of "Listen To You Heart" by Roxette with a hint of Carpenters in there too. 8.5/10 Keep An Eye On Dan - Woweeeee!!! The very best of the 7 new tracks, Benny's synths SLAY and it definitely harks back to The Visitors album and the end of his synth instrumental part reminds me a bit of Kim Wilde's "Cambodia" so it does take me back to 1981/82. The verses too are so dramatic and atmospheric before getting into that amazing chorus and I love how the girls' & guys' vocals get mixed towards and Benny playing a bit of SOS at the end turned me into a RABBLE!!! Bumblebee - I have to admit that this one passed me by at first but is growing on me more and more with every listen. I think this one is Frida's best vocal on the album and the instrumentation is soooooo beautiful. Just like "Andante Andante" I think this one will shine and shine more as the years go by. And I like too the nod to the present in the lyrics with the climate change emergency. A grower not a shower this one! 8.5/10. No Doubt About It - Wow at how instantly catchy this is!!! Abba have taken the ingredients off the shelf for "Dancing Queen" for this one by kicking off with the chorus before calming down for the verses and building up to and exploding back into the chorus again. Frida's performance is beyond amazing with her being in her mid 70's. 9.5/10. Ode To Freedom - I had to get the tissues out for this one! This one is definitely a case of when Abba meets Chess and I think we would've had tracks like this if Abba had stayed together during the 80s and 90s with a hint of it being on The Visitors with "I Let The Music Speak". The instrumentation is so moody and foreboding yet stunningly beautiful. I like to think that it was the last song that they recorded for the album, such a fitting finale and an amazing way to close the book on 49 years of Abba. 9.5/10 So far I have the CD with the regular cover with the CD with the Abbatars cover, the green vinyl and the eco box set on their way in the post. The blue vinyl and the cassette I ordered appear to be delayed. The Dolby Atmos mix sounds amazing as well with the main and backing vocals coming through more clearer and instruments like the flute, synths and strings being more noticeable. Bernard Lohr did a fantastic job and I hope the previous albums and compilations get released in Dolby Atmos soon too.

[@markymids]

Ode to Freedom is the highlight for me. Majestic, sweeping, beautiful... shivers up and down my spine when I first heard it

[@SebaZero]

Only the ones that have hours of listening ABBA compositions can realize this song is the best example of their authenticity.

[@anthonysmith8800]

Majestic, epic and yet simple at the same time. Beautiful and fitting.

[@1974pieter]

Dereck...I love your channel to bits...love your reactions...especially ABBA seeing they are my favorite band of all time...Love Frida and Agnetha...however you should by now know the different voices of the two girls when they sing lead...Lol!...love you man...stay great!!!!

[@waynewest6987]

No Doubt About It is Frida on lead mate. Fantastic album. ❤️💙💙❤️ ‘Ode To Freedom’ reminds me of the song ‘Arrival’. Thank you for 50 wonderful years ABBA. Fantastic album. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@1964paulsmith]

Just a superb album by a superb group. So,so happy with this.

[@diegoshepherd3464]

Love how much time and attention you pay on these wonderful songs. I am blessed to hear ABBA again.

[@ruditermaat6725]

Every time I listen, I hear New things fantastic.

[@sirjohnmara]

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.

[@rasul01]

1:51 I Can Be That Woman 10:25 Keep An Eye On Dansito 17:55 Bumblebee 24:53 No Doubt About It 29:40 Ode To Freedom

[@MarkRadford78]

So excited for your reaction to all the new songs, especially both "Keep An Eye On Dan" and "Ode To Freedom"!!!!

[@paulecrosby2006]

Ode to freedom is stunningly beautiful ♥

[@markwilliams49]

'Bumblebee' and 'No Doubt About it' Were both led by Frida!

[@laisiasanaigulevu8139]

Frida on lead vocals..BOOM!!!!

[@rose-x5h6k]

Agnetha is siging the major parts of the song.

[@badlongon525]

Each song from this album is very special. ABBA is indeed a rare gem. Only ABBA can give us a marvelous experience. With ABBA, you can't help but sit down to a nice couch listen to their songs and immerse yourself in their music coz they will take care of you and bring you to a good space. ABBA loves us! Thank you ABBA. ❤

[@wawa2]

No Doubt About It is my favorite track, and the lead is Frida.

[@thewatcher2570]

Mine too. Definitely up there with the other 3 top 10s of his

[@1974pieter]

The chorus when they sing in unison is absolutely BLISS....

[@billm8287]

ABBA decided to release an Album after they wrote "I still have faith in you". Voyage is a goodbye album in which ABBA gets to say they didn't leave anything undone. They did a Christmas song "Little Things" (sure to be a standard going forward), "I can be that woman" is a country song from the vocals to the story telling, "Bumblebee" is an environmental song it talks about how the amazing bumblebee is disappearing it is not as over the top as the lovely The Promise (Dolphin Song) written and performed by Olivia Newton John [Dereck react to the video you'll be surprised]. "Ode to Freedom" a orchestral piece that could easily have been in a movie. Just a Notion was a chance to finish a song they loved but never released.

[@maddygrims1823]

I love your reaction when you listen to ABBA

[@traceyjell724]

Fantastic album Abba staying true to Abba, all the sounds have a beginning a middle and an end, the girls voices are just as brilliant as they were 40 years ago, I can't pick a favorite song as I love them all, playing the album non stop in the car. Brilliant

[@laurakal]

This album is brilliant❤️👏🏻 “Keep an Eye on Dan” is 💣🔥👏🏻

[@scandorelias]

Bumblebee is about climate change. Put very realistically and emotionally with for me the best voice I ever heard singing.

[@raymondtaylor8525]

Great album. No.1 all over the world this week.

[@michaelcole9951]

I can definitely hear Frida in “Ode Freedom”. Her lead followed by the harmonies is beautiful!!

[@PositiveChanges71]

I'm excited to see your reaction. I've listened to this album and love each song, even those that still have to grow on me I appreciate the quality that went into them. I can only expect you will love this album too. How can you not? It's ABBA!!!!

[@rodneyirwin4450]

You can tell that it is Fridas smooth and effortless voice or thought both there voices together is just magic

[@williamclarke5658]

Frida is on lead here !!! :)>

[@scandorelias]

With ' no doubt about it' it's undoubtedly Frida who is the lead singer. In full force!

[@Tom_McMurtry]

I think you love uptempo Dereck, where as ABBA can sometimes be about the slow, the sweet and the ballads. But this album certainly has a wise and gentle feel about it. Just like they are now.

[@markcreek487]

No Doubt About It is lead vocals by Frida and it sounds a lot like something from her Shine album 1984

[@ANightworkerslife]

Ode to freedom, chilling... I got boosebumps all over. Now, I been on your case about kristna, take ode to freedom, time it by a thousand and do it for 4 hours . :) This is a very mature album, not pop- chewinggum but a group that is still interested in the craft and development of music... Agneta and Frida ARE abba... And their voices together is pure gold, they take you on a... Voyage...

[@downtherabbithole1353]

OMG...Ode to Freedom is a masterpice, just incredible.

[@TangoEliott]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@kirkhassett8726]

Who’d have ever thought that ABBA would close their recording career with a beautiful waltz? ❤️

[@retrosilk]

As a massive Abba fan my whole life the privilege of new music from them after 40 years is unreal. I really love it, still especially the first released songs, others growing strong on me but from first listen Ode To Freedom completely tugs at my heart and fills my soul, a beautiful, whole and sentimental closure to another great album! Let’s hope the girls continue to twist particularly Bennys arm for more, thanks for the great reaction videos 🙂❤️🎶😍💃

[@Zentrix-24]

So glad I pre-ordered this album. Their voices/harmonies have not changed. All happy here :)

[@artroyo9202]

Ode to Freedom...fantastic strings...matches Fridas voice that is Sublime...Awesome...💙💛💖😇🤩😊😁

[@Aquamontana26]

Frida is taking the lead vocal on "No doubt about it" - It's not Agnetha 😁

[@simonjackson8804]

The keyboard at the end of "Keep an Eye on Dan" is absolutely the sign-off of "SOS...it made me think, "Where are those happy days, they seem so hard to find..?", which is exactly what the song is about. "No Doubt About it" I feel needed just a small extra push to be an absolutely huge track...the synth work, if you listen to the backing track, is so intricate...I think it needed another verse and bridge: it deserved another minute of that tight lyric contrasting with the depth of the synthesisers, IMO

[@dana.1546]

I loved your reaction on "Keep An Eye On Dan", I felt the exact same way, i was overjoyed, enthousiastic and ecstatic. It is so "The Visitors" and what came after you're right. Electronic like the latest Abba songs like "Lay All Your Love On Me" or "The Day Before You Came" but more uplifting. I don't know why people don't see it as great as we see it. For me it's a sure fire hit, worthy of their greatest anthem songs like "Gimme ! Gimme ! Gimme (A Man After Midnight). If we still were in the 80's it would have been a hit. But these days, not so sure and I think it's sad. But there's a lot of good songs on this album, it's not the only one, it's true but it's a stand out, definitely.

[@MarcosPagan67]

Dereck ! I waitting your react to ABBA song Lovelight !!!

[@juanjrablaza7129]

" I can be that Woman " what a masterpiece , the lyric are very true and realistic.. some people critic it or rate it low from their other songs saying "they could have doen it better blah blah?? because they can't accept the fact that it happened or they are the one being portrayed in this song and their pride don't accept it.. maybe my neighbor who grew up from a broken family can justify it.. what song!

[@graphiquejack]

No Doubt About It is lead by Frida. She also did Bumblebee, Little Things and I Still Have Faith. Agnetha is lead on Don’t Shut Me Down, Just a Notion, I Could Be That Woman and Keep an Eye on Dan. The third voice is really only full on used on When You Danced With Me and Ode to Freedom features everyone.

[@grantc61]

Little Things is actually a joint lead vocal.

[@malcolmbrown7683]

@@grantc61 And Agnetha is more prominent.

[@davidwimmerstedt1071]

FRIDA is the lead!

[@Yasnoor1]

That part of “I can be that woman” that reminds you of another song - It’s like “Listen to your heart”, by Roxett. The rest of it sounds like Dolly Parton! It’s pure gold!

[@Smgs-ue7tj]

I remember that Frida sang with Roxette's Marie Fredriksson, and theyare also Swedish. Maybe it was a way to honor her and Swedish music 😀🤔🤩

[@nanokiss1220]

I had to think about the Movie "Top Gun" when I have heard this Song 👍

[@angelosantibanez4455]

Yesss

[@graphiquejack]

Oh yah… totally. And they were Swedish, too, right? Perhaps a little tribute to a group that was able to succeed internationally because ABBA paved the way.

[@Tom_McMurtry]

@@Smgs-ue7tj Yeah must be a tribute riff! Cool! RIP Marie.

[@Yasnoor1]

“Keep an eye on Dan” has elements from “I’m a marionette” from the album Arrival. And yes the end part of this song is from S.O.S.

[@Smgs-ue7tj]

I'm A Marionette is from The Album, not Arrival 😉.

[@robertopereira9592]

I love your reactions

[@leilashampoo1408]

Thanks again for your reaction. I love this ALBUM. What an incredible comeback for a band who disbanded 40 years ago and all of them are in their seventies. I love this album. Thanks ABBA. Thanks again. Your music is like gold. For mi, it's 9/10

[@majkenludemannmadsen4566]

Love the new ABBA album 😍, and especially in the end of “keep an eye on Dan” where they use the rif from SOS 👏🏼💪🏼

[@ruttakirchner166]

Ein wunderbares Album.Das Warten hat sich gelohnt.Es macht mich aber auch sehr traurig, ist es doch auch ein Abschied.Ein letzter Weihnachtsgruß an ihre Fans.ABBA for Ever!!!Passt auf Euch auf und bleibt gesund.

[@uteorgahs815]

Kann ich mich nur anschließen, es ist ein tolles Album, tolle Musik, die Stimmen ziehen einen wie vor 40 Jahren in ihren Bann !!! 👍👍👍 👌👌👌 Aber auch mich stimmt das Album traurig, da es wohl diesmal wirklich ein Abschied für immer ist und auch das man die Vier nicht mehr zu sehen bekommt. 😢😢 BJÖRN und BENNY waren zwar eben bei Wetten dass, aber leider ohne die LADY'S , man hat sie nur alle zusammen im Studio gesehen ( ein kurzer Ein - Spieler) und das war es dann !!! LEIDER !!! 💔 Aber so ist es halt, man kann nicht alles haben, Erfreuen wir uns an dem neuen Album, an ihrer einzigartigen Musik und sind froh darüber, dass die Vier Schweden und allen soviel Freude über soviel Jahrzehnte, geschenkt haben !!! 👏👏👏 THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC --- AGNETHA FÄLTSKOG BJÖRN ULVEUS BENNY ANDERSSON ANNI- FRIDA LYNGSTAD 💯 🅰️🅱️🅱️🅰️ 🎼🎵🎶 🥰‼️

[@maritast.537]

@@uteorgahs815 Stimmt, dem kann ich mich nur anschließen. Ich finde, dieses Album ist ein würdiger Abschluss einer der besten Gruppen der Welt. Ich bin mit ABBA aufgewachsen und ich muss sagen, als ich Ode to Freedom gehört habe, war mir erst richtig bewusst, dass es ein Abschied für immer ist. Mit Dankbarkeit aber auch Freude im Herzen. Ich kann nur sagen, danke ABBA .

[@michaelrobinson9309]

You are probably one of the coolest Abba fans I ‘know’. Really appreciate it. Just a few comments. I am waiting for my vinyl too! Love Faith, When I Danced, Don’t Shut Me Down, Notion, I Can Be, Bumblebee, No Doubt, and Ode. Just about all of them I guess. Dan is ok, there is something about the lyrics that didn’t hit me as a jam song. I have to say Ode blew me away when I watched the lyric video. Its first pass sounded nice, but I missed the details of the message. When I watched the lyrics, I had to stop it and go back to really look at the structure, vocabulary. Amazing. They covered relationship reunions, child custody, global warming, world peace, domestic strife, and more. Very unexpected. I Can Be That Woman reminds me of a song that would be on an Agnetha solo album. I have listed to several interviews with Benny and Bjorn, and it feels like there were some deals made to do this project. I wonder if Agnetha wanted a ballad like this to be included. I would like to have had more backing vocals throughout it to make it more of an Abba produced song. But still great. I actually really like When You Danced with Me. It’s kind of a go to jam on this album for me right now. No Doubt About It. Need any of us say more? I know they say it’s over but, what is with the “This isn’t where it ends”?

[@emattdat10]

hey D thank you for the full album reaction. Up until I started watching your videos and reaction, I had only listened to 1,3,4,5,7 tracks only. I was going to savor the rest for a special time. I then remembered you're going to react to the full album today! I decided to listen to the rest of the album (for the first time) with you. I have mentioned before of my being a hard core ABBA fan. We have common reactions to different items presented here. I had only listened to Little Things once just earlier today and I was kinda on the fence. However listening to it again I fell in love with it. I think it will be a great song to add to the Christmas cannon. I also have to remember when I first heard some of the other ABBA songs in the past, I had to give it time, let it breath and in the end I fell in love with that song one way or another. I have read in other reviews, ABBA songs can be like a fine wine, they get better with age. I am sure after listening to these tracks, in time, will age and become classics.

[@josue-joshuacordova3847]

Voyage is an album of 4 mid 70s individuals reflecting on life. If you listen Ode to Freedom and look at the Album artwork is a farewell song. Getting ready to travel to the other side. Bumblebee seems simple but is not. love this album.

[@tedvincent2409]

Here we go again with the age thing.

[@josue-joshuacordova3847]

@@tedvincent2409 I do apologize Ted. My intention is only to reflect that the album , their new music is a reflection of their life experiences and how they see themselves now.

[@mirjanabittar2189]

Frida is singing No doubt about it !!!!

[@josny1]

Ode to Freedom is amazing, best song on the album

[@stevehulse4005]

Your definitely the expert when it comes to the analysis of ABBA songs and I agree with your scoring for each of the songs. I do like Ode to Freedom as the closing song. It’s very reminiscent of ABBA instrumentals that were on the albums ABBA and Arrival. A very fitting end. I’m interested in your remark about the tweeting of the vocals and specifically which songs as of course ABBA were known for the tweaking of vocals by Michael Tretow by altering the speed. I do agree that Frida does come through quite strong on tracks where both of them are singing.