imitation: the sincerest form of flattery?

Review Score: (6/10)
some have questioned what value is there to release a note-by-note cover album of the hits of one of the most successful pop groups of all time. frankly, I enjoy The Abba Generation more than the originals! "Gimme Gimme Gimme" is the best example of the difference between the original, with the addition of synth layers and the nearly inhuman plastic-perfect voices of the girls. perhaps what most listeners find so disconcerting about this album is the almost overproduced, shiny quality of the songs. I find that to be what makes this album so irresistable-- Abba songs strike me as the sort that can take a bit of slickness and still remain listenable. they made some of the best pop singles of all time and a bit of "updating" for today's radio format does not hurt them.

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