“We had no idea it would be so well received,” Ulvaeus said. (The 10-track “Voyage,” which shares its name with the forthcoming live show, is out Nov. Starting in a custom-built London venue next May, the group will perform as highly sophisticated avatars (or in this case, Abbatars) designed to replicate their 1979 look - the era of feathered hair and flamboyant stage wear.Īndersson, 74, and Ulvaeus, 76, two of the most low-key men in a high-stress industry, said they were genuinely surprised, and possibly a little relieved, by the excitement that greeted the new album’s announcement. Now Abba is risking perhaps its most valuable asset - its legacy - by not only releasing a fresh addition to its catalog, but creating a stage show that features none of its members in the flesh. The 1999 jukebox musical “Mamma Mia!” paired the group’s hits with an unrelated plot, sparking a slew of imitators and two film adaptations that brought us the spectacle of Meryl Streep singing “Dancing Queen.” Its 1981 album “The Visitors” is generally acknowledged as the first commercial release on compact disc. Starting in the mid-1970s, it was among the first acts to make elaborate promotional mini-films - we’d call them music videos now - most of them directed by Lasse Hallstrom. But its paradigm-shifting impact can’t be measured only in numbers: The group was known for taking risks with technology and the use of its songs.
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