Abba - Super Troupers

Starring:ABBA
Studio: Polydor / Pgd
Product Type: DVD

Description

The Documentary includes extended performance clips - Includes the entire finale of the gala performance of Mamma Mia! - Exclusive in depth interviews with Bjorn and Frida. Also featuring Super Trouper (Video), Mamma Mia (Video), Fernando (Video), Eagle (Video), Head Over Heels (Video), Take A Chance On Me (Video), One Man One Woman (Video), Money, Money, Money (Video), Knowing Me, Knowing You (Video), The Winner Takes It All (Video), Happy New Year (Video)

Customer Reviews:

Never a great group but an OK movie.......2007-06-15

Except for "Dancing Queen" and "Fernando," ABBA never caught in in the USA. They were insanely popular in Europe, Australia, Spain, etc. Most Americans found their brand of Euro-pop to be adolescent. Many of the melodies were no better than what you hear in children's songs. Strip away the production and you have very spare music that can sound clunky to US ears. In this movie, Benny even admits that there isn't much to their international hit, "The winner takes it all." It consists of nothing but two musical phrases - one repeated three times and one repeated twice. If you have ever tried to play ABBA on a guitar, it is embarassing how monotonous and simple their songs all sound (except for the more complex "Dancing Queen." I was never a fan. All that being said, this is an interesting movie, with clips from the sixties from Swedish tv that are fun to watch. This is a well-done documentary.

More Music, Please.......2007-02-14

This is probably great for the ABBA fan who wants to learn about the group, but if you are wanting a video of them doing what they do best, you will probably be disappointed. The DVD includes too much stuff that is not ABBA performing. The bits and pieces of their performances that are included are good, but I had hoped for more of a "concert" DVD.

Bombastic DVD.......2007-01-30

It is a very good concert, and a good DVD as well... I like it.

Mamma Mia!!! That was some group!!!.......2006-08-18

If anyone doubts the influence ABBA had on the music scene of the 70's, this should get rid of them. Since their win at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo", this Swedish supergroup has become a true household name. When the music of a group who had disbanded as long ago as they did endures to the point of a musical being created, based on the songs we all grew to love, there can be no greater testimonial. This video documentary covers the 5th anniversary of the opening of "MammaMia", the musical that was "Bjorn" of Abba's songs. Benny, Bjorn, and Frida were all there; Agnetha's fear of travel got the better of her and she declined to attend. But this documentary didn't stop there. It dug much deeper, into the band, its members, and both good and bad times. It seems all of the members aged well; Frida still looks amazing, Agnetha also looks great, although we only saw her in filmed clips. While it was mentioned that Agnetha is not comfortable with interviews in English, she did some in English and some in Swedish with subtitles. There's the impression that she now lives as a recluse; she dispelled that myth and said that her life has taken a different turn. She also has a new studio album that was mentioned in the video. But the real star of this program is the music. It shines here, and makes you want to dig out the CD's and listen to them nonstop. This is definitely a video your collection needs. Now, if the folks at UMG would just give us these hits again, this time in full 5.1, I'd be ecstatic.

Super Troupers review.......2006-06-25

Too much conversation mixed in with tunes .A concert DVD should be music performed on stage with conversations at the end as an extra

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Super Troupers
Abba
Manufacturer: Polydor
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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