Agnetha and her voice

Re: Agnetha and her voice

abbangelears - 29.11.2006, 00:34
Agnetha and her voice
I know there's a great deal of people (grrr) around here that love Agnetha. Well, believe it or not, the first thing that caught my eye (or ear) in Agnetha was her voice, a stunning weapon! Difficult to describe, but able to stir the deepest emotions inside ourselves. Later I liked all her other charms (eyes, mouth, hair, teeth, curves, bottom, geometry..), but voice came first. And my question is: Do you think we would love Agnetha's body so much if her voice wasn't so appealing? I would like to hear some opinions before stating my point of view.

Re: Agnetha and her voice

jacko10 - 29.11.2006, 02:18

Agnetha took a fifteen year old lad and turned his head into mush!
Loved her then and still adore her. nearly thirty odd years later.

the question is a little strange as I wouldn't know of Agnetha had it not been for the eurovision song contest it was her voice that brought her to the ''light''

However she has/had a lovely figure too. the both together made for an idol

the two separate? well just as wonderful, she was born to be an heartbreaker with a face and body to die for!

she is lovely, a beautiful smile the way she bites her lip. cheeky face And a very good looking woman in all ways

ps. she was my first big crush!


Jack

Re: Agnetha and her voice

abbascots - 29.11.2006, 02:45

Agnetha has the ability to capture you heart with her voice,When this lady sings you are instantly frozen with the emotion that it holds a beutiful looking lady but for me the voice has always been Agnethas biggest and formost asett
Regards johnsteven :)

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Maxi-saxi - 29.11.2006, 02:47

Johnny, Sorry forgot to say I read your article,


Very Good :lol:

Maxi-saxi

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Anonymous - 29.11.2006, 10:09
agnetha's voice
Agnetha have a great voice, one of the beautiful in the world and better, in my mind than the others "divas" from pop like Streisand etc. because she could be strong and powerful without be "too much"except, perhaps" in some rare songs.
That's why, i am so sad about her solo's career, not at the top of her great talent and beautiful voice. For me, agnetha must be in a "structure", not alone, to be abble to give the maxi.
About her physical, i let Johnny with his dreams; lines are going to Frida because i prefer this kind of girl, perhaps because she's the same style than my wife: green eyes, reds hair etc.
Agnetha could be very sensual and touching. She looks, for me, very scandinav girl, more européan and "nature", not "hollywood" than N.Kildman ou C.Theron, more "girly" or cute.
My childrens think she is a real beauty; it's not my mind but i respect that.
I always find that benny and frida was the glamour's couple from the bad but it seems, i am almost the lone.
regards,
pierre

Re: Agnetha and her voice

drimnagh - 29.11.2006, 13:49

I heard her voice first so it has to be that. Although when I saw how beautiful she was my heart was stolen forever! Well, not stolen, I gave it freely. It is the complete package for me but she still could have been successful if she'd been less easy on the eye- I mean, look at Barbra Streisand! There is the difficulty of coming from Sweden and maybe not reaching further afield- perish the thought that I could have missed out on hearing her angelic voice! One thing I've noticed with Agnetha is her ability to inspire such devotion in her fans- each of us somehow feel she is ours alone and that we are her number one fan and that nobody could appreciate her talent and beauty more which is bizarre but I for one am happy to share her with you all! :lol:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

drimnagh - 29.11.2006, 16:23

[quote="johnny59"]
And I'm happy to share her with you - up to a certain degree . . . :lol:[/quote]

We are her adoring admirers, Johnny (worship at her feet and all that) and I'm happy to be in such good company. :wink:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Anonymous - 29.11.2006, 17:04
agnetha's voice
Drimnagh and Johnny,
It's more admiration you feel about agnetha, more adoration, it's devotion or religion.
it surprises me because i can't separate agnetha and her behaviour or diva's caprices with the admiration i have for her, especially her voice.
it's difficult forme to admitt many things she said about the other members and i find that she is not a fair play member from the group.
I know you're not right with me and it's true that i am very straight about her but when i ask why she don't accept to sing with Frida in Djupa Andetag, you find many reasons (she lost her mother and father in dramatic circonstances etc) ok, but Frida had a curious childhood, lived a cruel divorce too, and her daughter at first, and her husband died in a short time ago. Meanwhile, Frida stays warm, generous, and overcoat completely loyal and faithfull with the 3 others abba's members and the fans.
One little example,please: Agnetha answered that "something going on" contains some good songs but that it was not "her cup of tea"; Frida said that "my colouring book" is delicious.
I'm sorry but it makes a difference.
Best regards,
Pierre

Re: Agnetha and her voice

johnny59 - 29.11.2006, 17:15

LOL. Yes, Joe, please do that. I can't always jump in because folks will begin to think I'm overly protective. :wink:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

kristina57 - 29.11.2006, 18:36

This is an ABBA fan site, so I think we are all fans of Agnetha, Frida, Benny and Björn.

:)

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Carribean - 29.11.2006, 21:41

Of course the looks make enjoying a voice easier!

In the case of both Agnetha and Frida it is the best package: great voices and incredible women. Back then and still today!

People who dislike any of these wonderful ladies have to be nuts or are simply clueless...

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Anonymous - 30.11.2006, 10:12
agnetha's voice
carribean,
what do you mean by "nuts"; forme a nut is a failure.
regards,
pierre

Re: Agnetha and her voice

drimnagh - 30.11.2006, 16:16
Re: agnetha's voice
joos wrote: Drimnagh and Johnny,
It's more admiration you feel about agnetha, more adoration, it's devotion or religion.
it surprises me because i can't separate agnetha and her behaviour or diva's caprices with the admiration i have for her, especially her voice.
it's difficult forme to admitt many things she said about the other members and i find that she is not a fair play member from the group.
I know you're not right with me and it's true that i am very straight about her but when i ask why she don't accept to sing with Frida in Djupa Andetag, you find many reasons (she lost her mother and father in dramatic circonstances etc) ok, but Frida had a curious childhood, lived a cruel divorce too, and her daughter at first, and her husband died in a short time ago. Meanwhile, Frida stays warm, generous, and overcoat completely loyal and faithfull with the 3 others abba's members and the fans.
One little example,please: Agnetha answered that "something going on" contains some good songs but that it was not "her cup of tea"; Frida said that "my colouring book" is delicious.
I'm sorry but it makes a difference.
Best regards,
Pierre

Hi Pierre.
I've felt compelled to quote all of your post because there is so much in there I want to address. With respect: the beauty of forums like this is the freedom for fans to express their opinions and feelings and naturally sometimes others hold differing views and we are then free to question or debate whatever has arisen. I have absolutely no problem 'per se' with you or your views and I apologise in advance if I've misunderstood you. BUT... :) I feel I must speak up regarding your views on Agnetha and Frida. I realise you are a fan of both ladies but you must realise that they are very different individuals with sometimes quite opposing lifestyles. Simply because Agnetha is a shy and private person with self confessed phobias doesn't mean she is a capricious diva. You are correct when you say that both her and Frida have experienced tragedy in their lives in recent years but I must say that every individual reacts to traumas and difficulties in varying and sometimes vastly different ways. I think it's wonderful that Frida seems able to smile and appear in public as often as she does but simply because Agnetha cannot/will not behave in the same way does not mean that she is being deliberately elusive or difficult and we all should respect their individual choices in life. We can't possibly know what goes through their minds day to day but it is a given that they must have a life outside of ABBA as to live and breath it all the time would be stultifying. They're entitled to do 'other stuff' outside of their work- to relax and 'have a life'. As for mine and Johnny's (amongst many others) adulation of Agnetha, I make no apology. I believe most people have their heroes or idols and she is one of mine. I don't wish to marry her or make a nuisance of myself; I simply enjoy her heavenly voice and apparently down to earth personality. She's certainly no diva in the derogatory sense of the word! Also, don't you feel it is better that Agnetha is honest about her feelings or opinions? I really don't think it's such a big deal if 'Something's Going On' or 'Shine' wasn't her cup of tea. I daresay that 'MCB' notwithstanding, Frida in all probability isn't a fan of everything Agnetha has ever recorded either!
I enjoy reading your posts very much. :wink:
Regards,
Joe.

Re: Agnetha and her voice

drimnagh - 30.11.2006, 18:42

No probs :lol:
Joe

Re: Agnetha and her voice

platobird - 08.02.2008, 18:46

Old Topic, new video. This just appeared on YouTube from an Agnetha worshiper in the Philippines. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d2bb2KZM6Q

Although we've worshiped her eyes, nose, teeth, lip-bite, costumes and yes- even her butt, this video hits home on her voice :D - until the very end that is. :shock:

There's no doubt in my mind that Agnetha's voice is the absolute best pop voice of my lifetime. Although she charted in Sweden before ABBA, she failed to make a big hit in Germany. So the question is: without ABBA, how far would she have gone?? :?:

I suspect that Agnetha's popularity in Sweden was due to her own songs, which emerged from her very Swedish brain. ABBA's worldwide popularity, although abetted by to two very sexy and accomplished vocalists, was due to songs that everyone wanted to hear over and over. :D

Re: Agnetha and her voice

drimnagh - 09.02.2008, 13:20

'The best 'popvoice' in the world.

I really like that! 8)

-J

Re: Agnetha and her voice

johnny59 - 09.02.2008, 16:34

Toni wrote: Agnetha is in my Top 2 of the best popsingers in the world! :D :wink:

LOL, Toni. :lol:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

lemmon - 09.02.2008, 16:56

Here is my top 5:

1. Agnetha Faltskog
2. Barbra Streisand
3. Madonna
4. Karen Carpenter
5. Kylie.

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Fire&Ice - 09.02.2008, 17:16

In my book, she is among top 5 pop voices in the world.

(for my taste Debbie Harry is No.1)

Curiously enough, I don't think Frida comes anywhere near a pop voice. Hers is suitable for other kind of music. :o

Re: Agnetha and her voice

abbangelears - 09.02.2008, 18:44

Frida's voice is not suitable for pop? And what did she sing with Abba? chinese opera? I understand she comes from jazz, she's very versatile and all that, but her voice fits perfectly in pop, or do you think she sang badly with Abba?

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Fire&Ice - 09.02.2008, 19:20

abbangelears wrote: Frida's voice is not suitable for pop? And what did she sing with Abba? chinese opera? I understand she comes from jazz, she's very versatile and all that, but her voice fits perfectly in pop, or do you think she sang badly with Abba?

Well, well.... Can you name one typical pop song with Frida on the lead?? Maybe KMKY comes to mind but that one comes closest to pop IMO.

Besides, I don't think ABBA's music could be limited to pop only. Their style was much too versatile to be called just pop. Would you call Tropical Loveland a typical pop song? Or I let the music speak? That one is closer to Chinese opera than pop.

Duet with Agnetha is a different story of course.

Re: Agnetha and her voice

jacko10 - 09.02.2008, 23:58

Number One Agnetha
Number two Agnetha
Number three Agnetha
Number four Agnetha
Number five Agnetha


I an slighty biased, theres no-one I like more....


Jack

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Toni - 10.02.2008, 00:53

Maybe many of the Agnetha fans are very focussed on her favorite, for them sheŽs the one and only, while many Frida fans like both ABBA ladies very much, I think thatŽs the difference.


Before you kill me: I wrote "maybe" and "many"! :innocent:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Toni - 10.02.2008, 01:27

...but every Frida fan on the last page of this forum has Agnetha in her/his top 5, while Agnetha fans donŽt have Frida in their top five. True or not true? :wink:


(IŽm not talking about Joe Drimnagh & Abbaangelears who hasnŽt mentioned their top 5)

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Carribean - 10.02.2008, 01:33

Only on the last page? Makes me smile!

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Toni - 10.02.2008, 01:40

On page two, because nobody on page one made a top 5 :P :D

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Toni - 10.02.2008, 01:43

Agree with both of you, Phil & Ron.


:wink:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Phil - 10.02.2008, 01:58

Dear JohnnyI love Frida to bits but I allways keep a place in my heart for lovely Agnetha....

I tell you we Frida fans are (slightly!) more.....cooperative :-))

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Fire&Ice - 10.02.2008, 02:23

abbangelears wrote: Knowing me Knowing you,

Pop rock (I said above that would be the closest to pop)

abbangelears wrote: Supertrouper,

I don't know what it is but I wouldn't call that pop.

abbangelears wrote: Our last summer,

That is soft rock.

abbangelears wrote: Me and I, Alla Mina Basta Ar, or When all is said and done, for example? I agree with you that the way she sings the songs gives them a jazzy feeling, but basically they are still pop, I think.

Alla mina basta ar is a little heavier than pop. Even if you can call the rest of the songs pop, I still don't think her voice is poppy, and all the songs you listed are still not typical pop like Gimme Gimme Gimme, for example.

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Carribean - 10.02.2008, 04:35

Fire&Ice wrote: and all the songs you listed are still not typical pop like Gimme Gimme Gimme, for example.

Lol! If Our Last Summer is soft rock and Super Trouper is not pure pop then Gimme Gimme Gimme (with Agnetha in the lead) is not pop either. That would be disco!

If all this would be true then we have Bjorn and Benny to thank for their production and not the singers. But ABBA is as pure pop as it gets with indeed a lot of influences. Madonna is seen as a disco singer while she has recorded an album full of acoustic songs and she has done mellow songs and even musical but she still will be seen as disco and ABBA will always be pop.

And the Agnetha remark is me being sarcastic when people get overboard about how Frida can sing it all and Agnetha's voice is pure pop. Yes she did pop but also adult oriented rock, Schlager, middle of the road, musical and even reggae... But at the end of the day both women will be remembered as the singers of popgroup ABBA.

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Maxi-saxi - 10.02.2008, 08:21

johnny59 wrote: jacko10 wrote: Number One Agnetha
Number two Agnetha
Number three Agnetha
Number four Agnetha
Number five Agnetha


I an slighty biased, theres no-one I like more....


Jack

Jack! We tie. :rotfl2:


Great choices Gentlemen :wink:

Maxi-saxi

Re: Agnetha and her voice

johnny59 - 10.02.2008, 12:42

May I remind the esteemed audience that this is a thread about Agnetha's voice?

:shutup:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Carribean - 10.02.2008, 17:18

Lol Joe... ok I agree!

:wink:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Fire&Ice - 10.02.2008, 19:00

johnny59 wrote: May I remind the esteemed audience that this is a thread about Agnetha's voice?

:shutup:

:lol: Don't look at me Johnny! I just had to reply to a few remarks. In fact, I did not intend to discuss Frida at all here. :P

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Fire&Ice - 10.02.2008, 19:23

:lol: Indeed, that is very true!

That was actually a reply to people (my fellow Frida fans) who did not like the fact Frida was not among top 5 pop singers but only Agnetha from 1-5th place which I've found quite all right. :wink:

Now, back to Agnetha please. :D

Re: Agnetha and her voice

jacko10 - 10.02.2008, 22:31

Carribean wrote: Fire&Ice wrote: That was actually a reply to people (my fellow Frida fans) who did not like the fact Frida was not among top 5 pop singers but only Agnetha from 1-5th place which I've found quite all right. :wink:

Well I do not like that either and I find it hard to believe. It might be a joke or it is just a way to try to upset other fans. In the case of Jack and Johnny I am sure Frida is in their Top 5 as well.



Oh Frida is there between 1 and 5 , you just have too work out where :P
how can I forget our Brunette Bombshell, Jack runs and Hides (reminds people I am a little :angel: really

Jack

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Joe - 10.02.2008, 23:24

Getting back on the initial question I say there are so many beautiful women out there that Agnetha would be just one of them, if there wasn't her voice.

I don't know what it is in her voice and I don't know if I would call Agnetha the best singer in the world, but there's just something very special about it which leaves quite a unique impression.

There are other pop (or whatever) singers with good voices of course but hearing them I usually get the feeling another singer could sing the same song just as good as the other one. In fact when I hear some songs on the radio I pretty often get confused about the real singer. This will never happen with Agnetha.

This quality was/is one of the essentials of ABBA's attraction for me, perfectly combined with the abilities of the other three. And this quality will always be the most important thing about Agnetha to me. I don't have to see her, I have to hear her to get carried away.

Joachim

Re: Agnetha and her voice

platobird - 11.02.2008, 01:12

OMG, what did I do? :shock: This thread dates back to the beginning of the forum, but I brought it back to life to share a video. I also expressed my personal opinion that Agnetha has the absolute best pop voice of my lifetime. Now, two pages later, I see that some agree with me but some have a different opinion. DUH! :roll:

I always tell my son, "it is never a mistake to have a personal opinion; although sometimes you have to keep it to yourself." 8)

I sure do like Karen Carpenter too; :D and I admit I had to look up Gigliola Cinquetti on YouTube; I found an amazing 1964 ESC video. Wow! Another wunderkind. :D It's interesting to know about others favorites (even by comparison in an Agnetha topic), and there are so many great singers in the world, but my opinion is mine and it survives any comparison. :agnetha: :love4:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

abbangelears - 11.02.2008, 16:55

Yes, yes, yes

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Toni - 11.02.2008, 20:36

platobird wrote: I always tell my son, "it is never a mistake to have a personal opinion; although sometimes you have to keep it to yourself." 8)



Very well said, Platobird. :agree: :rotfl:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Carribean - 11.02.2008, 21:35

platobird wrote: In MCB I note that Agnetha has picked up a few more harmonics as her voice matured.
Yes I noticed that too! Funny that her voice matured that way after not singing for so many years (over a decade!) and that it still sounds young.

Re: Agnetha and her voice

drimnagh - 12.02.2008, 16:07

Yes, Maxi Saxi but then what? Let's suppose Agnetha DOES record another CD? How long do you think it will be before us fans are asking for MORE!!!!!!!!! :shock:

You know it's true.. :agree:

Going back to Daniel and platobirds comments.... :bow: :applause:

Let's have more of this slightly scientific analysis of Agnetha's voice and ABBA's music from our two boffins- I LOVE it!

-J

Re: Agnetha and her voice

platobird - 12.02.2008, 19:31

jacko10 wrote: I want, I want, I want........Stamps his feet..
Hold On! A tantrum will not get us more Agnetha. :shock:

There's more that can be said for a technical analysis of Agnetha's voice, but perhaps we should pause for a look at the possibilities of another album. Any analysis should start by creating a framework using the facts and key issues that are known. Then, we can extrapolate and propose hypotheses for yet unknown events. 8)

What are the facts:
1) Releasing an album is a complex and expensive process. Usually it's done to make a profit. Profits in the music business are generated by sales of albums - millions are good, and hundreds of thousands are needed to just break even. Her hard-core fans on this site are not enough - even if we each buy 100 albums.:?: For MCB, Agnetha was explicit that she would not travel for promotion. Who will finance a project with a singer who won't get out and meet the public? :?:

2) Creating an album, particularly one using her own songs, will be a major effort for Agnetha. When she did MCB, she said it took time and effort to regain her voice after the long break, and she's on a "short" break since then. (The older you are, the longer short breaks seem.) She's comfortably rich, why should she experience such pain? :?: (The older you are, the more pains you have. :lol: )

3) Although she's still known as ABBA-Agnetha, she would not perform ABBA type songs, so how will the album buying public respond? Can she write enough good melodies to attract an audience? Will she sing her old songs in Swedish? There's lots of competition for album sales, and the shelves in your local music store are packed full. :!:

4) The purity and quality of Agnetha's voice is not appreciated by all. :shock: Many singers use extreme vocal styles, shock lyrics, and sex to attract fans. I don't think Agnetha will join them. :!: Are Agnetha's melodies and singing style in tune with the times? :?:

These facts and real questions don't leave much room to hypothesize a course of action to obviate tantrums among extreme ABBA fans. :lol: Oh dear, we'll never get any new Agnetha songs. :( :cry:

But wait - there's a new wave on the horizon - web-based music that's "not available in stores!" For example, Joost (started by Swedes) is now up and running. Your local music store may soon be out of business. Here's an entertainment medium that might serve Agnetha to release a "few" new mucic (videos) with less effort than creating, distributing and promoting a CD album. :D I need to write her a letter! :wink:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

Carribean - 12.02.2008, 22:49

lemmon wrote: Platobird: you describe her voice so well!! I am impressed. That's why I love that voice so much: straightforword. holding a note. But with so much feeling. That's why she can do it all: disco/uptempo and ballads.

I am in shock since I am actually agreeing with lemmon!

:shock: Lol :wink:

Re: Agnetha and her voice

drimnagh - 13.02.2008, 17:31

I disagree. A (group) tantrum might be JUST the thing to get us what we want! If all of us Agnetha fans throw our toys out of the pram at the same time (shades of the Chinese all jumping at the same time thus creating a tidal wave or some such.. :shock: :lol: ) it might have the desired effect on Agnetha- i.e. she may well record another CD just to shut us up- remember MCB?

Altogether now.... :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :sob:

:lol:

-J

Re: Agnetha and her voice

jacko10 - 13.02.2008, 21:09

oh stop ya Blubbering

hehe