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Originally Posted by AbbiJoy78
ABBA put out exactly 8 studio albums while together, before ending. And even then, they never "officially" broke up. However they repeatedly have said in the past few years they will "never" get back together. Yes, they were two married couples at one time or another, but their image was far too squeaky-clean if compared to FM, as they didn't have the drug and alcohol reputation and mainly appealed to the "tween" category. The other similarity to Fleetwood Mac, would be that they had 3 people who would sing lead in their songs: 2 different women (Agnetha and Frida) and one man (Bjorn). However, all songs were written by the 2 men in the group. But what I like about Fleetwood Mac -- with having 3 different singers, and in having male and female leads --is also what I enjoy about ABBA. If you get bored of one particular sound, there are so many other styles of songs, when you have someone else singing the lead  . |
I love your Abba knowledge
Just further to the points above, the seperation of Abba members came as quite a shock to the general public. At the time of the first divorce between Bjorn and Agnetha, Abba were 8 years into their career's already and at the height of their fame. Fleetwood Mac, at the time of "Rumours" were really only 1 album into mainstream success outside the UK and were already famous for line up changes and arguments between members.
Agnetha and Bjorns divorce came as a shock to everyone - even those who were close friends and colleagues of the band. Michael Tretow and Tom Ladin have both stated in the past that there were no signs of tension, no fighting backstage or in the studio, and all members remained completely professional throughout the whole period.
The biggest comparison is, of course, in the music. Both Abba and Fleetwood Mac used their music to express their sadness. For Abba, it was in songs like "The Winner Takes It All", "One Of Us" and (one of my favourites) "When All Is Said And Done". Although Bjorn has stated that lyrically, these songs were not directly about either divorces, they all stemed from those feelings that came with it. Frida has also stated how proud she is of this period, because it gave the band a real chance to put their emotions into what they were performing. But I think the comparison ends there.