Dr Powerfun
01-27-2010, 06:12 PM
From tonic.com (http://www.tonic.com/article/mamma-mia-abbaworld-opens-for-business-abba/)
Mamma Mia! ABBAWORLD Opens for Business
By Jac Chebatoris |
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 2:50 PM ET
ABBA may never reunite, but you can take a trip down memory lane at the new ABBAWORLD exhibit.
Whether you grooved to "Dancing Queen" when it was played on the radio back in the day (1976), or you only knew of it from the movie Muriel's Wedding more recently (1994), there is no denying that one of the biggest musical acts on the planet, ABBA, reigned supreme throughout their domination in the 1970s. How supreme? The foursome from Sweden have sold over 400 million albums worldwide.
Spurring on their popularity most recently was the stage musical, Mamma Mia though the movie version might just be Meryl Streep's one misstep in her long list of roles.
But what might just ensure that Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anna-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog are superstars of another stratosphere, is the opening of ABBAWORLD, a "new museum-cum-theme park in London with enough music, mementos and memory-lane appeal to satisfy even the most fervent ABBA (http://www.abbaworld.com/) fan," reports MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35077792/ns/travel-destinations/).
Grab your gold lame and get going through the 25 rooms that are devoted to telling the band's story from their beginnings as two married couples (divorced subsequently), in 70s era-cool costumes to their ultimate ascension and demise as a band (vowing to never reunite).
Their songs have endured (you're pretty much guaranteed at least one turn of Dancing Queen per wedding or bachelorette party), and the organizers are hoping to create a destination for ABBA fans such as Graceland is for the devoted legions of Elvis.
While we love Waterloo and Knowing Me, Knowing You as much as the next person, we're not quite sure the ABBA allure will reach the heights of the great hip swiveler himself. But giving credit where credit is due, ABBA sure did make their mark, in a totally unironic, sparkly and sequined way and made life their own disco ball. More importantly, they taught the rest of us that when all else fails, there's always a way to "take a chance (http://popup.lala.com/popup/432627052153344440)" and dance and sing your way into a happier place.
ABBAWorld @ Earl's Court (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/gallery/2010/jan/26/abba-world) (Slideshow)
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Dialup Link (http://drpowerfun.webng.com/video/abbaworld.wmv)
Mamma Mia! ABBAWORLD Opens for Business
By Jac Chebatoris |
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 2:50 PM ET
ABBA may never reunite, but you can take a trip down memory lane at the new ABBAWORLD exhibit.
Whether you grooved to "Dancing Queen" when it was played on the radio back in the day (1976), or you only knew of it from the movie Muriel's Wedding more recently (1994), there is no denying that one of the biggest musical acts on the planet, ABBA, reigned supreme throughout their domination in the 1970s. How supreme? The foursome from Sweden have sold over 400 million albums worldwide.
Spurring on their popularity most recently was the stage musical, Mamma Mia though the movie version might just be Meryl Streep's one misstep in her long list of roles.
But what might just ensure that Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anna-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog are superstars of another stratosphere, is the opening of ABBAWORLD, a "new museum-cum-theme park in London with enough music, mementos and memory-lane appeal to satisfy even the most fervent ABBA (http://www.abbaworld.com/) fan," reports MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35077792/ns/travel-destinations/).
Grab your gold lame and get going through the 25 rooms that are devoted to telling the band's story from their beginnings as two married couples (divorced subsequently), in 70s era-cool costumes to their ultimate ascension and demise as a band (vowing to never reunite).
Their songs have endured (you're pretty much guaranteed at least one turn of Dancing Queen per wedding or bachelorette party), and the organizers are hoping to create a destination for ABBA fans such as Graceland is for the devoted legions of Elvis.
While we love Waterloo and Knowing Me, Knowing You as much as the next person, we're not quite sure the ABBA allure will reach the heights of the great hip swiveler himself. But giving credit where credit is due, ABBA sure did make their mark, in a totally unironic, sparkly and sequined way and made life their own disco ball. More importantly, they taught the rest of us that when all else fails, there's always a way to "take a chance (http://popup.lala.com/popup/432627052153344440)" and dance and sing your way into a happier place.
ABBAWorld @ Earl's Court (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/gallery/2010/jan/26/abba-world) (Slideshow)
Ghd4cC1VjUM
Dialup Link (http://drpowerfun.webng.com/video/abbaworld.wmv)