What's all this about??

New single stiffs at No.40 and album only debuts at No.45 ??

One of our best acts from the 80s and they're being ignored.

Is this a case of little or no record company support? Anyone any views?

tell it not be true...tell it not be true.....

LoL

I dont even wanna know how you found that pic.

Anyways. They are has beens only coming together for the money; DOH! That reflects on the music, I suppose.

Btw, I love what Bjorn of Abba said of split up bands coming together again; "Let there be ONE band that does not come back together." I kinda liked that. Wish Orzabal and Smith had listened to that.

First two albums weren't bad.

I happen to like the new album...

amyhr said:

so do i, one of my favs of last year....


i could care less about what abba says about reuniting bands...if the music is quality, then so be it.....

did anyone else see how all the abba members attended some event and everyone there went crazy? what was that?

sosgemini said:

Ermmm, are we talking about the same album? Was it released LAST year?

HamsterHuey said:

yup....

HamsterHuey said:

"Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" check it out if you like any of their other stuff...

amyhr said:

he knows that..he is just being an arse.....

but i still love him..despite himself..

amyhr said:

Yeah me too.... I even loved "them" when Roland did it on his own

Lennon said:

stop!!

sosgemini said:

Raoul & the kings of Spain..... just try, and be convinced

MattUK said:

Not surprised. The album sounds like an ELO tribute album.

Shapeshifter said:

clutching the pearls...clutching the pearls...

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MattUK said:

In fact you mean, it sounds Beatle-ish?


That is what I like about them!!

Lennon said:[quote]

Shapeshifter said:

No, I said it sounded like ELO, not the Beatles - in other words, a fifth rate, big hair retread of the Beatles. Disappointing album, but hardly surprising given the not exactly blinding quality of Curt Smith's solo output. They should've joined ABC and Kajagoogoo on an 80s reunion tour.

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Lennon said:

and what exactly is wrong with ABC?? Martin Fry is one of the most underated songwriters of his generation.

Anyway... back to the topic. Everyone Loves a Happy Ending was released in the US last year but only now in the UK. I have barely heard any radio play, not even Radio2 (!). It smacks of (a) no record company support and (b) the album being released too long after that Mad World cover raised their profile again.

Still at least they made the Top40 - 3 places higher than Cinnamon Girl!

MattUK said:

I was thinkin maybe it woulda been good to have a few more blues-y rock, wank-off guitar solos on there, myself...

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Shapeshifter said:

The album's got nothing to really recommend it outside TFF's hardcore fanbase - i.e: people who own Curt Smith's lost second album.