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Angeleyes - 14.11.2007, 22:55
ARRIVAL Coverband
Because I see there is much to share about coverband ARRIVAL,
I thought of opening a new topic!

Share your pics and stories here with us! :D

Fire&Ice - 15.11.2007, 12:44

Will do it soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I saw "ABBA" in concert!! 8) 8) 8) :shock: :o :lol: :lol: :D :arrow: this all means EXHILARATION!!!!
Fire&Ice - 15.11.2007, 15:42

I don't have much time for an in-depth story, but I'll be back. Here are a few pictures for now.

I have also made a few videos with two Sony Ericsson phones but I don't know how to convert them and put on YouTube. I use Quick Time player to use them. Any help?

Right!

It all started with one billboard at the bus station where I wait for the bus home:



And another one a little farther from the first one -

And then the day has ARRIVED. :wink:

A nice pink stage, just before hearing the chopper sound and Gammal Fabodpsalm and then they broke into - Ring Ring in Swedish! The audience was surprised, but I could sing the song together with them.. :wink:


A few more:



...and...




Finally, my pride and joy picture which is bad quality, but I love the pose of "Frida" here: 8)


I have to be back to tell the whole story, as well as how I interacted with Vicky right in front of her when the audience stormed the front part - and some more!

PLEASE SOMEONE help me with Quicktime conversion... :cry:
Angeleyes - 15.11.2007, 17:34

:excited: Lovely pictures Ivana!! We want more... :lol:

Unfortunately I can't help you with converting... :(
mailman - 15.11.2007, 17:50

Thanks for great picture FireandIce and thank you Angeleys to start the Arrival topic



Discografi

A. 1. Just A Notion,
2. Hey, Hey Helen
(Musikverkstan AB MVCS 017)
(CD-single)
(Released 1999)

“First Flight”
01 - (3:04) What About Livingstone
02 - (3:44) Just A Notion
03 - (3:47) All My Tomorrows
04 - (3:18) That's Me
05 - (3:29) Kisses Of Fire
06 - (3:36) Watch Out
07 - (4:03) I've Been Waiting For You
08 - (3:13) He Is Your Brother
09 - (3:31) Funky Feet
10 - (3:09) Money Money Money
11 - (3:21) Hey Hey Helen
12 - (5:22) Eagle
13 - (2:43) Waterloo
(Musikverkstan AB MVCD 206)
(CD)
(Released 1999)

inside the CD booklet

We would from the bottom of our heart thank Benny Andersson
and Björn Ulvaeus for their kindness of letting us record
and arrange the unreleased ABBA-song "Just A Notion",
ABBA for their wonderful music, Rutger Gunnarsson our
producer and mentor for his support and belief in us.
We really love you!
Thanks to Olle Rönnbäck at Sweden Music for all his help with
lyricks and deep digging for words in the archives.
Also thanks to: Jan Olof Rabe at Volvo and his wife Monica Rabe,
consul Niels A. R. Sundvik and Madeleine Hägne of Swedish Embassy
in Vietnam and Mr. Nguyen Phong for his work with our live concerts
in Vietnam. Thanks to our record company - Torgny Söderberg,
Anders Engberg and Chris Severinsson. Without your engagement this
album would not have been possible.
Last but not least we would like to thank all our friends, families
and the people who worked and supported us during the record-sessions
and on stage

- With Love from
ARRIVAL
Angeleyes - 15.11.2007, 19:15

Thanks for your information Mailman! I didn't know they even released 2 cd's...though I read on their site that they recorded "Just a Notion"....
Fire&Ice - 15.11.2007, 22:02

Thank you very much Mailman!

Unfort, they did not sing Just a notion. :( And there are no more pictures from Belgrade, but I could ask a friend who had been in Zagreb on 13th November if she would let me put them here, or even better, Ivana MX-5 could do that herself! :wink:
These pics are great quality!

Oh the impressions... I wish I could post these videos immediately but if not, I could make a few caps.

Anyway, the three of us went inside and I was wondering about the start of the concert. And then, the magic started!
It was very effective, the light, the sound and then, all of a sudden, "Benny" was there at the piano on the far right. I haven't noticed him come on stage at all. After the introduction described above, they broke into Ring Ring and that was soooo energetic! Then they continued with Hey Hey Helen which they did extremely well.
My sister said that the first part was mostly for hard core fans, but she liked it anyway. A few more songs like Honey honey and then I was totally delighted with the following performance, and that was actually the first song that made the audience go wild! :shock: (I must say I was delighted with how the audience reacted at the concert. There was also a big shot in the state there, right there in the first row, taking the seat I had wanted to have LOL :twisted: )

Then I think "Bjorn" introduced the song about something we all need, but that wasn't love hehe! My sister exclaimed MMMoney and I immediately pressed rec but at that point I was so excited that I did not zoom in at all..... but the sound is there. Vicky did a great job, she was quite dramatic. She is an excellent Frida I must say - not only did her voice sound Frida-ish, but she is a very warm person and VERY lively on stage! At least she gave me the grand illusion of interacting with Frida during Dancing Queen and SNC (or maybe TACOM..hehe)!
At that point I screamed "Fridaaaa" LOL

Then Anna "Agnetha" started singing I've been waiting for you. Amazing! Of course, we all know this is not Agnetha singing it, but I liked the ease with which she had been singing it. The colour of her voice is very very close to Agnetha, and the girl can sing, she really can. She was so lively on stage! :wink: But I got the impression that she was a little shy. :)

They sang Fernando in Swedish too, half of it, and I enjoyed it immensely, especially because the audience was amazed LOL! As for the audience, I noticed that the right side (where I wasn't sitting..sigh) was quite wild, but fortunately I had two more supporters (hard core fans), the girl who wore a cap like Agnetha on 77 tour and she had the 77 Agnetha hairstyle, and a white satin dress - quite sweet and later on we danced together as well LOL and another guy who started dancing immediately upon the beginning.

Finally they did So Long at which everybody jumped off their seats and they sounded quite good! At that point, I realised the horrible truth that both my phones cannot record any more as the memory was full! :cry: :cry:

Will continue soon.

:D
Fire&Ice - 16.11.2007, 02:37

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=I_i3aruDHO4

The Intro and a little Ring Ring in Swedish.

It is not a problem to upload that 3GPP file but I wanted to cut and make a collage of at least the first part of the concert.

Money money money (and at one point you can hear me belt "bravo Frida" and some other reactions as well :lol: )
The audience was singing along throughtout the whole song and it was the first real ROOF RAISER. MMM has always been very popular here.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hMKvd1ZyRlQ

Actually, you can hear me sing and belt at some points :oops:
Angeleyes - 16.11.2007, 10:22

Thanks Ivana, love to read your report! In Amsterdam the people only started to dance after hearing Mamma Mia!... Till that moment they were all sitting on their seats...I think you are right about Anna that she is a little shy, but indeed she can sing, she sung 'The winner takes it all' with so much power! And when she started 'I've been waiting for you' it gave me the creeps..., but that happens always when I hear that song... :lol:
Yes, Frida sung Hey Hey Helen very good.

Will see (and hear) your vids later, because my sound doesn't work right now... :cry:

The report of your friend MX-5 with pics can be found here:
http://www.iphpbb.com/board/ftopic-30652567nx61610-2978-60.html
MX-5 - 16.11.2007, 10:47

Thanks Angeleyes, :thumbup:

I just wanted to do the same with my post or someone can movi it to this post because of the photos.....

Hello Ivana...I'm back..... :thumbup:

Anyway I am happy as a hell that I was there....I am still impressed and in a special mood...."ABBA mood" :boogie: (ah as always).....sometimes I think that I was dreaming......and you know what, I have sent these photos to my friend in Canada who used to live in Zagreb and she said that she couldn't believe how they perform ABBA sooooooo perfect :bow: , she sid she wondered where did I got these pictures from as she was so damn sure that ABBA was never in ZG and now this.......I was soooooo excited :boogie: that I couldn't believe that this is happening and I can tell you all that it was obvious that people in the concert hall were really delighted and had a great fun and the coments after were fantastic as well.....it is a pitty that we didn't have a chance to see the real ABBA.... :sob1:

I am always enjoying when I can shere thse strong feelings about ABBA with someone who understands and fells the same as sometimes the people look at me with that look "Jesus, what is the matter with her....I mean that passion" :oops: .....sometimes people don't understand :stupid: ....ah, me again, going off-topic.......

Thanks.....
Rgds
Ivana :wink1:
Fire&Ice - 16.11.2007, 12:52

Hi Karin and Ivana!!

Thanks for the pics, they are just fab!

I have found the way how to cut and mix videos so I'll be posting them soon - probably tomorrow.

And my story is not over yet! :D

In the meantime, check out KMKY:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fL6QV_H1yCw
johnny59 - 16.11.2007, 13:09

Ivana,

this is exciting, I have heard from many that Arrival is a "fake" as close as can get to the original.

I hope they'll come to my place some day and then I surely will go to enjoy a little bit of illusion.
Visitor26 - 16.11.2007, 13:19

Thank you for the links and your stories Ivana! Especially Knowing me, knowing you almost sounds like the real thing!

How I regret that I didn't go when they were here!

Pam
Angeleyes - 16.11.2007, 13:36

Visitor26 wrote: How I regret that I didn't go when they were here!

Pam

Ooo, you were not there?? That explaines why there were free chairs left in Amsterdam... :cry:
MX-5 - 16.11.2007, 16:15

I also recorded some movie clips with my digital camera and I will try to put it on Youtube tonight as the recordings are quite good......well, missing the begining of the song but it will do...I was so excited that I didn't know what to do, either to record or to watch.....you will see....

Ivana :wink1:
Angeleyes - 16.11.2007, 16:28

A friend of mine recorded this on October 28 in Amsterdam:

http://s125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/Angeleyes74_photos/video/?action=view&current=Arrival_When_i_kissed_the_teacher.flv
Fire&Ice - 16.11.2007, 18:17

Looking forward to videos!

You'll soon be able to see my medley of SOS, Fernando Swedish, Mamma Mia, Voulez-vous, DYMK, Gimme gimme gimme, Intermezzo No. 1, WIKTT, Waterloo and So Long - only parts of songs and nothing more as my both cameras were full.....

Thanks for the link Karin, will look at it later as I am having guests this evening...

I promise to continue the story very soon!

Johnny, you must not miss it! You'll be amazed at Anna's voice! Her interpretation of the Winner is fabulous!
I was also told they might be back in 2 or 3 years time! :D
Fire&Ice - 17.11.2007, 00:33

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0fxNC6n_Ynw

Ok, this is everything I have recorded. At some points, the videos aren't of the best quality as I simply couldn't stand still :lol: (understandable hehe) but I hope the sound is all right.

Karin, the WIKTT video is FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great quality!

Will be back to continue the story.. (guests are still here...hehe)
Fire&Ice - 17.11.2007, 11:32

After the break they continued with the great show which I couldn't record at all but I was also partly pleased as I could enjoy the show in full. :D

Great performances one after another, the audience extatic, Chiquitita was greeted with ovation, OMOW for which I was glad they chose to sing as Frida wasn't comfortable with it during the 79 tour, and I still got the chance to hear it. When they announced it, the right side of the audience and me on the left started to cheer! :lol:
At that point, I kicked myself hard because I couldn't film it.. :arrow: which continued at the beginning and during The Winner Takes It All.

Now Anna's rendition definitely enchanted the audience as everybody was up and singing. If I was to ask to put various performances of TWTIA in order, that would be naturally Agnetha at 1, MMattieu at 2 (the lady is a fabulous singer) and Anna at 3. She has quite a similar voice, maybe only slightly darker but still it comes out clear and powerful. She made the audience go wild with the "Allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll" - everybody applauded. :bow: :applause:
Of course it is not the real thing, we all know that, and TWTIA made me sad because I think Agnetha had never sung it live. She would have done a tremendous performance had she done that.. because Anna proved it is possible to sing it live and make it sound great.

Then poeple started coming in front of the stage during a few songs which I did not want to at first, but at the first sounds of TACOM (my sister's fav ABBA song), both of us jumped off the seats and ran down to the stage. From now on, every song they had been singing was a total roof raiser. The girl who was dressed in 77 tour outfits and whom we called "Agnetha" was also there. Then, SNC followed!

Back later!

EDIT - Later's arrived.

Ah, SNC and Dancing Queen were my personal highlights of the whole venue! I was right there in front of the stage, dancing wildly with the "Agnetha" I had mentioned before! :lol: The photographers were clicking in front of us, actually aiming at "Agnetha", but I wouldn't be too surprised if my picture appears in a magazine. Will have to check for that as well! :lol: :lol:
At one point, Vicky came to us and I was so delighted with her during SNC that we started interacting - something like she was stretching out her hands towards me as she clearly noticed that I had been doing the same in her direction, but I don't remember any more which part of the song it was but I do remember we did the same thing during Dancing Queen at "see that girl, watch that scene dig in the dancing queen" part.

Then they bowed and left the stage and the audience started yelling Dancing Queen and of course they were back and what is there to say more..... :D Finally came TYFTM - and then it was over. :cry:

However, it was not over for me!

:D :D :D
_CROgirl_ - 17.11.2007, 13:37

MX-5 wrote: Thanks Angeleyes, :thumbup:

I just wanted to do the same with my post or someone can movi it to this post because of the photos.....

Hello Ivana...I'm back..... :thumbup:

Anyway I am happy as a hell that I was there....I am still impressed and in a special mood...."ABBA mood" :boogie: (ah as always).....sometimes I think that I was dreaming......and you know what, I have sent these photos to my friend in Canada who used to live in Zagreb and she said that she couldn't believe how they perform ABBA sooooooo perfect :bow: , she sid she wondered where did I got these pictures from as she was so damn sure that ABBA was never in ZG and now this.......I was soooooo excited :boogie: that I couldn't believe that this is happening and I can tell you all that it was obvious that people in the concert hall were really delighted and had a great fun and the coments after were fantastic as well.....it is a pitty that we didn't have a chance to see the real ABBA.... :sob1:

I am always enjoying when I can shere thse strong feelings about ABBA with someone who understands and fells the same as sometimes the people look at me with that look "Jesus, what is the matter with her....I mean that passion" :oops: .....sometimes people don't understand :stupid: ....ah, me again, going off-topic.......

Thanks.....
Rgds
Ivana :wink1:

Thank you for that story from concert from Zagreb, I haven't been there :cry:
My friend from Zagreb was taken some advertising pictures 2-3 days before the concert, we put it to our website www.abbaforever.net

Can you please write your experience from concert to croatian fan forum?
:D
Matea
Fire&Ice - 18.11.2007, 17:02

Ahem, let me continue.....


After the concert and the standing ovations, I decided to hang around the stage, waiting and hoping for a miracle.

After some 10 minutes, I saw a guy who looked to me like a part of their entourage so I asked him if it was possible to meet Arrival and he said YES! So me and my sister followed him across the stage and were brutally stopped by one of the security who said we weren't allowed further. :wrath:
The Swedish guy was so annoyed with it and I said we wanted a few autographs and pictures so he let us pass. Phew!

And then, all of a sudden, "ABBA" in their 77 tour costumes (DQ dresses ) was standing right in front of me!
They are such nice and kind people, very modest, while I was congratulating them on the fantastic concert. I think Vicky recognized me from earlier as the one in front of the stage who sort of danced with her so she gave me a big hug and I was so pleasantly surprised! :D

I told them they really sounded almost like ABBA, the voices were there, the harmonies were there, the right feeling was there. I also said that the big part of their successful performance is that they are Swedish. "B&B" said they had tried to sing pure English but it didn't work properly.
Then I handed out four leaflets I had got earlier for them to sign, and instead of signing one leaflet each, they all signed all four of them so I got 4 x 4 autographs! :D They also gave me ABBA Arrival postcards.

Then I asked if I could get my old MMia single cover signed by Roger Palm and Vicky-Frida immediately went inside to get him and we shook hands and introduced himself and I said my name and "I am the biggest ABBA fan in Serbia" and everybody laughed. He saw my MMia cover and said he had never seen it before. Well, naturally. :wink:

Finally I asked them for a picture which they gladly did and then we said good-bye and they also said they would be back in 2 or 3 years. 8)



I understand that this might not be as interesting to fans as it was to me, but this has been the biggest thing ABBA that has ever happened to me!
Again, thank you Arrival very much for the joy that you've given me and I still can't take that smile off my face!

:D :D :D
Angeleyes - 18.11.2007, 17:32

Thanks for your story Ivana, I love it! Good picture as well. :agree:
Fire&Ice - 18.11.2007, 20:53

You are welcome Karin!

Unfortunately the light was so bad and the phone is not of the top quality but we are still visible, and so is my MM cover. :D

Anyway, I have found out that they were delighted with the Belgrade audience that started singing as of MMM and just couldn't stop singing, dancing and cheering. Later they all went clubbing till the morning light in a Belgrade disco. So they had a great time in my home town. 8)

The state TV recorded the whole concert and I really hope they will air it around New Year - that is when they usually aired ABBA stuff a lot in the 70s. :lol: Of course, I have to record it. :wink:
Angeleyes - 18.11.2007, 20:58

Fire&Ice wrote: Later they all went clubbing till the morning light in a Belgrade disco.

:shock: How do you know that?
Fire&Ice - 18.11.2007, 21:03

ABBA Arrival have made a miracle in Belgrade - they have united ABBA fans here.
After the concert, I surfed on a well known blog here and I met a guy who had started a topic "Abbasolutely" , so I posted a few interesting comments about ABBA's original musicians there and he sent me a PM.

It turned out that a good friend of his was one of the organizers for Arrival to come to Belgrade. 8)
Angeleyes - 18.11.2007, 21:06

8) :agree:
Fire&Ice - 18.11.2007, 21:09

Now I regret I haven't taken my video camera with me! (with the tape and everything.. lol) I could have taken it inside without a problem. It is a rule that video and photo cameras are not allowed, but I would have snuck it inside.. hehe.

Ok then, in two years' time! LOL
Angeleyes - 18.11.2007, 21:15

In Amsterdam nobody told us it wasn't allowed to take photo's. But a lot of people made pictures of Arrival (ofcourse without a flashlight...lol) and so did we.

People in Belgrade started to sing with MMM, but the people in Amsterdam were a long time very quiet... :roll:
They first started to sing (and dance!) when the song Mamma Mia started...!!
Fire&Ice - 18.11.2007, 21:20

Actually, with the first sounds of Ring Ring people wanted to sing but they were baffled because it was in Swedish! :D Well, I could!

I loved that version of RR very much - just like in Tommy Cooper show - with sax!

I wonder why it was quiet in Amsterdam?

We did the waves as well during Chiquitita! :D
Angeleyes - 18.11.2007, 21:26

Fire&Ice wrote: I wonder why it was quiet in Amsterdam?
Maybe it was a kind of luxury theatre? I don't understand that either...

Fire&Ice wrote: We did the waves as well during Chiquitita! :D

Yes, we did that too! :blob1:

And did Anna spoke some words in your language?
Fire&Ice - 18.11.2007, 21:29

YES. she did, and Vicky as well. "Bjorn" was I think quiet, unlike his famous original LOL, and so was "Benny".. They let the girls do the talking! :wink:

They greeted us with "Dobro vece Beograd" - good evening Belgrade and they thanked us in Serbian. That was soooo sweet!

They really appreciated the audience and I must say I am really proud of it! I hadn't expected such a great response. Both of them said they hadn't expected such a great atmosphere. :)
Angeleyes - 18.11.2007, 21:34

Fire&Ice wrote: Both of them said they hadn't expected such a great atmosphere. :)

Sounds good! Anna told me, though the theatre wasn't sold out, the atomosphere in Amsterdam was good as well, which gave them a lot of power!
MX-5 - 18.11.2007, 23:22

I know, I know....I have promissed "this" evening and it was friday, but I had some things to do 8) .....and beside that this up loading on "you tube" lasts foooooorver........ :roll:

So, here we are, the movies are right there for you : :band: :agree:

Take A Chance On Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GggKUN5OLD0

Mamma Mia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3oE3IwtDEI

Money, Money, Money
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e7j4B6J8a8

So Long
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=468_-E1xDTI

Waterloo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcMQq-kQdsI

One Man, One Woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWDzr9Holow

Have fun and enjoy :boogie:

Rgds,:whistle:
Ivana :wink1:

PS. Now you have my photo too (finally....this is called being lazy.....thanks Fire&Ice&Ivana for resizing it.....) to know who you are talking to.... 8)
Fire&Ice - 18.11.2007, 23:42

FANTASTIC VIDEOS Ivchy! :wink:

Have just rated them! :D They are worth every star there! I hope I haven't missed anything!

I must admit I haven't noticed her wearing a hat during MMM lol! Looking forward to OMOW!
kitty-cat - 18.11.2007, 23:47

Fab videos Ivana, nice pic by the way :D

gill xx
Fire&Ice - 18.11.2007, 23:50

OMOW is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :boogie:
MX-5 - 18.11.2007, 23:55

Thanks ladies :kiss: for the compliments and Ivana for rating my videos.....I have added link for OMOW now as it "was processed" (whatever it means....)

Yeah, Frida was wearing THE hat while singing MMM in The Movie....

I'm glad you like it.....

Iv 8)
johnny59 - 18.11.2007, 23:56

Hey, nice to see your avatar, Ivana.
MX-5 - 19.11.2007, 00:16

Fire&Ice wrote: Now I regret I haven't taken my video camera with me! (with the tape and everything.. lol) I could have taken it inside without a problem. It is a rule that video and photo cameras are not allowed, but I would have snuck it inside.. hehe.

Ok then, in two years' time! LOL

My Dear....a suggestion from a person who takes pictures everywhere, of everything and I am always ready for spying (probably a professional occupation habit - not a photographer, thow)....and that is why I ALWAYS have my little Sony digi camera (they make fun of me that I like to carry all those "James Bond gadgets" with me) with me in my purse so whenever I see something I want to show, discuss, keep, anyrthing I just pull out my camera and that's it....taking photos and video clips with no prob....

For example....this is photo from my trip to Istanbul...don't know what does it mean....(someone from Turkey here?) but it meant to me only one thing.....
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8769/dsc00969ne9.jpg

Going off-topic.....sorry.... :oops: back to ABBA Arrival case.....

Iv :wink1: 8)
MX-5 - 19.11.2007, 00:21

johnny59 wrote: Hey, nice to see your avatar, Ivana.


Jaaa...thanks Johnny....happy to be back with you...

:rotate: Iv :agree:
johnny59 - 19.11.2007, 00:21

MX-5 wrote: (someone from Turkey here?)

Yes, but I haven't seen Lütfi for a while.
Fire&Ice - 19.11.2007, 02:24

johnny59 wrote:

Yes, but I haven't seen Lütfi for a while.

Back on topic Sir, back on topic!

The Winner Takes It All Belgrade:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1YQTdeFHHuQ

Chiquitita Belgrade: (everybody clapping their hands :D )

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jIu8GpSJ_HY

Waterloo Belgrade: (much better than mine.. :P )

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=M2VxZqqv1UQ
WATERL00 - 19.11.2007, 16:00

Wow, they are really good. I was sceptical at first because there are some really bad performances on youtube by "Arrival" biut I'm no longer sure if this is really the same group.

Are these e.g. the same? They sound so much different
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLxNUr7OnCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqoVHk8d8RU

And this is how Arrivals started:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVsZvcw-sjI

Interesting to see that "Frida" was originally "Agnetha" - looked and sounded strange if you ask me. The original "Frida" however wasn't bad either.

This is when they finally got Vicky as Frida - but I wonder if "Agnetha" was the same in 2005 as today....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2lajlnve50
Fire&Ice - 19.11.2007, 18:08

Well, I am absolutely baffled.

I have seen them from very close and I wouldn't say the guys in WAL/JAN clip are the same as the ones I have seen - though "Bjorn" looks a little like the guy from there but both "B&B" I have seen seem very young and so does Anna Agnetha.

I have to say that "Frida" from WAL/JAN clip is SOOOOOOO cute and it is a pity she did not stay in the band although her voice is more like (real) Agnetha's!

I have found it a little weird that the "Frida" from Arrival is in fact - an Agnetha fan! :lol: I must say she is way better as Frida because her voice is smokey and sensual just like - well almost like Frida's. :wink:

In the MMM video (the last link you supplied Philipp) it is the "Agnetha" I've met, Anna.
I can also add that Vicky sang MMM live in concert way better than in this performance, with more drama and, what is very important for me, power.

I really can't say anything for DQ (though Bjorn again comes to mind but it is not them) and Waterloo - they are awful to my mind.. :P
Angeleyes - 19.11.2007, 20:03

Thanks for your links WATERLOO!

:roll: Now I'm totally confused about the members of this band. On the site www.arrival.se it's been said that Vicky is the former of the band, so who is that "frida" in those clips? Or is it Vicky?? Anna isn't the girl in the first links, though the girl in the MMM clip looks like Anna, but I think it is the girl of the promocard (i.m.o. not Anna...).:roll:

The only thing I know for sure is that the girls on this picture are Anna and Vicky :lol:


btw: the B&B are not the same...In last link I recognize Björn, but it's 'another' Benny... :D

Maybe Anna and Vicky better come to this site, to explain some things about the changes in the band... 8):lol:
Fire&Ice - 20.11.2007, 12:14

I think the girl on the promo card is Anna. Look at her eyebrows. :D

By the way, I have collected a few articles from daily papers in which Arrival is lavished with praises. Today I am hunting down weekly magazines.

But it is so obvious the reporters had absolutely no idea about Arrival's repertoire that evening. Some of they mentioned I have a dream and Our Last Summer! LOL I haven't heard them sing these two at all. :lol:

Here are the girls performing WAL - Vicky as Agnetha and the other girl (which I find SOOO cute) as Frida:



And JAN:
Angeleyes - 22.11.2007, 11:40

Fire&Ice wrote: Some of they mentioned I have a dream and Our Last Summer! LOL I haven't heard them sing these two at all. :lol:


:rotfl2: They didn't sung those songs in Amsterdam either....

Funny to see Vicky in role of Agnetha! :D
Fire&Ice - 22.11.2007, 16:35

Yes, it is really funny. She looks better with darker hair and she really does not have the right face (lol) or voice to be Agnetha, I must say.

I've spent a lot of money on various weekly magazines and come across two articles too. I hit the jackpot with one in particular - there is a large picture of Arrival in concert and also a small one of the original (that is what it is printed on that picture lol).

In a few articles the reporters claim that the very same original couldn't have done the job better - with which I have to disagree of course but I understand. They simply have never seen the Movie or In Concert.

Arrival did a great job however and I really hope I'll be able to tape the whole concert if they air it around New Year. Oh that would be super cool!!!!
abbascots - 24.11.2007, 05:18

Thankyou for posting!
Johnsteven
Fire&Ice - 04.12.2007, 22:34

You are welcome Johnsteven!

Karin, here are the promised scans! I did my best to enable my scanner while I was offline. lol




A big one:


Even the bigger one with ABBA's picture too! "Original" LOL


And the huge picture:



And of course, Roger's autograph. 8)

Angeleyes - 04.12.2007, 22:45

Wow Ivana, that's great! :blob1:

Love your scans especially the huge picture!! The first scan is your ticket with autographs?
It's a shame that Roger has written his name on Agnetha's face...:evil: :lol:
Nice single btw, haven't that one in my collection... :cry:
Fire&Ice - 04.12.2007, 23:16

No, not the ticket, but the flyer (I took about 15 flyers, and I got 4 of them signed lol)

The ticket was pretty unimpressive..

I too thought he didn't really have to write all over her face, but I fortunately have the flip side of the cover! :D
Angeleyes - 05.12.2007, 10:52

There were no flyers in Amsterdam... :cry:
Angeleyes - 06.12.2007, 22:10

I've got beautiful pictures of Arrival from a dear forum-friend to show them to you. :wink:
These pics were taken during the last europian tour.

Spot Finn Sjöberg behind the girls:

Voulez-Vous:


Let me hear you!:

:applause: Applause :applause:
Fire&Ice - 07.12.2007, 21:26

Niiiiiiiice! It looks like Belgrade, at least some pics. Maybe the last one especially!

They had these starry light background in Bgd. I don't know if they had that in other places. They didn't have it in Zagreb.

OMG I can see myself, and my sister and cousin! LOL :shock:

Just a sec, I'll post a smaller pic.

Here:
MX-5 - 07.12.2007, 23:53

Yo....fantastic :applause: ....veeeeeery nice photos....and that one from the back side of the stage is interesting......

Iv, is that realy you out there? :rotate: Far right ? This is great......I have always wondered how does it look on the stage when you stand in front of the huge audience :eyebrow: ....nice, nice.....

Thanks Angeleyes for sharing it with us..... :thumbup:

Have to admit that I had several doubts before going to see Arrival...I have never seen any cover band and I was not really sure that I will like it......you know someone else performing ABBA and pretending that they are ABBA, but boy, it looked so REAL..... :agree:

Thanks,
Ivana :wink1:
Angeleyes - 08.12.2007, 13:32

8) That's fun to see you there Ivana!!
Fire&Ice - 08.12.2007, 15:19

HAHA Thanks Karin for posting that one in particular, the last one. It was me, you can see the same outfit of mine in the pic with Arrival and Roger.

Ivana, same thoughts I had as you regarding the concert. Now I am mighty glad I was there! Even in that picture! LOL
Angeleyes - 08.12.2007, 17:23

Fire&Ice wrote: Ivana, same thoughts I had as you regarding the concert. Now I am mighty glad I was there!
Ladies, I agree with you too!! :D
DESIGNER - 08.12.2007, 20:23

Its just to bad that more people do not agree, but the armey is building slowely. Ross
Angeleyes - 09.12.2007, 15:49

Some time ago I promised you that I would share my ARRIVAL-concert story with you. I think now the time has come to do this. :D

You can read all about it here and don't forget to watch the pictures at the bottom of my weblog!
http://angeleyes4friends.spaces.live.com/
Fire&Ice - 10.12.2007, 21:48

Thanks for the wonderful story Karin!

Love your site, that slideshow at the bottom is fabulous! And all those pictures after the concert! WOW

I see a slightly different playlist, and Finn Sjoberg wasn't introduced at all. I would have known it if he had been. They probably thought who would know about him in Belgrade. Well, I would lol.

They also played just parts of I've been Waiting and Honey honey, so no whole songs and they DEFINITELY did not play Eagle - which was strange to me at the time. Maybe Finn had to leave..

As of TACOM, I was right there where you had seen me till the end. LOL
Angeleyes - 10.12.2007, 22:18

:D I'm glad to hear that you like my site! Maybe some other people will take a look at that too...:wink:

Fire&Ice wrote: ...they DEFINITELY did not play Eagle - which was strange to me at the time.
I'm wondering why they are not playing the same songs in all countries...Eagle sounded so great in Amsterdam!!
On the other hand: one show isn't the same as the other, so you must visit them all....:lol:
Fire&Ice wrote: Maybe Finn had to leave..
Did Finn left the stage earlier?? Wasn't he there till the end? I can see Roger standing on the right side of that 'Belgrade' picture!

Fire&Ice wrote: As of TACOM, I was right there where you had seen me till the end. LOL Did I see you... :?
Fire&Ice - 11.12.2007, 00:12

I haven't even noticed Finn on stage... I don't know what was going on, maybe he did play but I didn't recognize him. And maybe he did not appear at all, I don't know the reason. Maybe that is why they dropped Eagle.

Of course you saw me! In your last picture! I was there on my left side of the stage as of TACOM till the very end.
Angeleyes - 11.12.2007, 12:26

Fire&Ice wrote: I haven't even noticed Finn on stage... I don't know what was going on, maybe he did play but I didn't recognize him. And maybe he did not appear at all, I don't know the reason. Maybe that is why they dropped Eagle.

Reading your story I think he wasn't there that night...:(

Fire&Ice wrote: Of course you saw me! In your last picture! I was there on my left side of the stage as of TACOM till the very end.
:lol: Ofcourse I saw you on that picture, I recognized you immediately... :lol:
Fire&Ice - 11.12.2007, 19:37

Just for the record, in a quiz this evening, the question was: Which country does the band ABBA Arrival come from? :lol:

The contestant knew the answer. :D
Angeleyes - 11.12.2007, 20:01

Fire&Ice wrote: The contestant knew the answer. :D
And that was you ?? :)
Fire&Ice - 11.12.2007, 20:27

Noooooo, a shame really!
I was watching it on TV. Even my son knew the answer! :lol:
Angeleyes - 11.12.2007, 20:29

:lol: :lol:
Angeleyes - 13.12.2007, 16:54

I've got some pictures of Arrival from their USA Tour 2007 and I want to share them with you. As you can see the blonde girl isn't Anna here, but I think it is Jenny.





You can read more of this tour here and see more pics:
http://abbamail.com/arrival_tour_usa_2007.htm
DESIGNER - 13.12.2007, 18:48

They look grate. :blob1: :blob1: :band:
Angeleyes - 13.12.2007, 19:57

DESIGNER wrote: They look grate. :blob1: :blob1: :band:

They are great!! :lol: :wink:
WATERL00 - 13.12.2007, 21:30

Angeleyes wrote: I've got some pictures of Arrival from their USA Tour 2007 and I want to share them with you. As you can see the blonde girl isn't Anna here, but I think it is Jenny. I think she looks closer to Agnetha than the other...
Angeleyes - 13.12.2007, 21:38

WATERL00 wrote: ...Agbetha... :shock: :wink:

Yes I think you are right! :D
Fire&Ice - 14.12.2007, 00:42

You are right Karin, this one really looks different.

So Anna signed the flyer with Jenny lol.

I must say Jenny looks more like Agnetha.

And the pictures are fabulous!!
Maxi-saxi - 14.12.2007, 04:38

Nice pictures

Thank you

Maxi-saxi
johnny59 - 14.12.2007, 10:21

Gosh.

Two Agnethas.
Fire&Ice - 14.12.2007, 18:22

johnny59 wrote:
Two Agnethas.

:shock: Now that is too much for you Johnny! :lol:
DESIGNER - 18.12.2007, 19:01

Jenny has ben with Arrival for about three years but it was her first American tour and I think all of you are right she does look more like Agnetha. Jenny also is a very nice person and very frendly.
Maxi-saxi - 19.12.2007, 06:07

johnny59 wrote: Gosh.

Two Agnethas.

Too Confusing...


Maxi-saxi
Fire&Ice - 29.12.2007, 22:49

It seems state TV has filmed the concert indeed and on 31 Dec. there will be half an hour concert footage.

There are two reports though. In the newspapers they say: Abba Tribute Concert, and on the net it is ABBA Concert. (not ABBA in Concert and it can't last 30 min. only) I hope it will be Arrival instead of ABBA :shock: :lol: because I already have everything ABBA in concerts and there definitely won't be anything new to see, and I would really like to tape this one!
Angeleyes - 31.12.2007, 11:46

Please let us know if it was really Arrival?! :)
Fire&Ice - 31.12.2007, 23:05

It was Arrival!!!!!!!! :D

I have duly taped it, and watching it at the moment!

I promise I'll record the screen on mobile soon..

GGGimme playing at the moment! 8)
Fire&Ice - 02.01.2008, 21:52

Here are Knowing Me Knowing You and Waterloo, both filmed with my phone camera :P from my TV screen..

I've seen myself 4-5 times in the audience, during Waterloo (just at the moment when I was filming the concert LOL, and during GGGimme as well. Will try to take a picture from the video still...hehe.

KMKY:

Link

Waterloo:

Link
Maxi-saxi - 03.01.2008, 07:01

Thanls Ivana

Maxi-saxi
Angeleyes - 03.01.2008, 17:29

:blob1: Thanks Ivana! It's very nice to see and hear them again, you can feel a kind of party during Waterloo!
Fire&Ice - 04.01.2008, 16:52

I'll be posting the pics of the audience and me there soon.

Now can anyone explain to me WHY WHY WHY I can't post YouTube player instead of the stupid link?

What am I doing wrong?
johnny59 - 04.01.2008, 17:42

Fire&Ice wrote: Now can anyone explain to me WHY WHY WHY I can't post YouTube player instead of the stupid link?


I can. :lol:

You used the following embedded URLs:
johnny59 - 04.01.2008, 17:43

KMKY:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UBJYoyJPV3Q

Waterloo:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v_6jzGJfstA

The feature only works with URLs beginning with "http://www.youtube.com . . . "

i.e.

KMKY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBJYoyJPV3Q

Waterloo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_6jzGJfstA

Then it will work. (See next post.)
johnny59 - 04.01.2008, 17:46

KMKY:
Link

Waterloo:
Link

Voila.
Fire&Ice - 04.01.2008, 17:53

:kiss: Thanks so much Johnny.

Now I'll edit my above post as well.
welshabbalover - 04.01.2008, 18:36

Thanks for the clips Ivana [And Johnny's help ;)]

Samy
Fire&Ice - 04.01.2008, 20:53

Now this may look self-centered, but in the bottom picture from left to right you can see me and my sister (next to me) in the audience, as well as our cousin, dressed in a white pullover. You'll also get to see the "Agnetha"who is wearing a white cap, I was talking about her many posts back :shock: , the girl really fits in the role! :D

My cousin offered me a seat next to her so that we could be "Agnetha and Frida" :lol:

During Waterloo



Later on, me filming Waterloo



Dancing GGG

Angeleyes - 04.01.2008, 21:25

8) Thanks Johnny! Now I can do that too :lol::

Link

Very nice pictures Ivana, I even recognize you without your description! :wink:
malin - 05.01.2008, 23:29

I have had the impression that ARRIVAL is quite an appresiated cover band among ABBAfans and since thsey (we) should be the hardest critics in this case I suppose they are good. Unfortunaly I hven't seen them perform. A shame really since there were several shows in Båstad last year (well, it's 2008 now) really close too were I live.
I've seen ABBA coverband "Waterloo" twice which I enjoyes, on the oter hand I have no other coverband to compare to...
Fire&Ice - 06.01.2008, 12:52

Thanks Karin! Funky feet is a catchy tune! :D

Malin, the next time you have the chance to see them, go see them! You won't regret it! :)
Arrival57 - 06.01.2008, 14:00

Arrival look and sound Great,
I wonder if they'll tour the uk? i've only just heard of them But will certainly keep an eye and ear out especially to see them LIVE,
What a Party. :boogie:

Stu :frida:
Angeleyes - 06.01.2008, 15:09

malin wrote: ...I've seen ABBA coverband "Waterloo" twice which I enjoyes...

Malin, I think you've already seen the best coverband there is! :wink:
But Arrival is a very good second choice! :D
malin - 07.01.2008, 20:51

Angeleyes wrote: malin wrote: ...I've seen ABBA coverband "Waterloo" twice which I enjoyes...

Malin, I think you've already seen the best coverband there is! :wink:
...

Ok, that sounds good :wink:
Angeleyes - 30.01.2008, 13:44

I'll do some more Arrival "promotion" here..., no I don't get money for it...:lol: :wink:
Unfortunately we can't hear Anna sing the entire song which she can sing so powerful...

Link
DESIGNER - 30.01.2008, 18:39

Angeleyes I am happy to see you are still promoting Arrival, keep up the good work, best to you, Ross...
Fire&Ice - 30.01.2008, 23:25

Great work Karin!! :D
DESIGNER - 13.05.2008, 19:09

Arrival will be landing in the U.S. next week to do a short tour of four days then coming back in July to do the whole month. Then coming back in October and November....
Fire&Ice - 13.05.2008, 21:11

Oh cool! You'll enjoy Arrival! :blob1:
Angeleyes - 14.05.2008, 10:11

Thanks for your information Ross! How many times are you gonna to see them? :wink:
I'm almost sure a lot of other people from this forum will go to see Arrival too!

I got information that Arrival will tour Europe this autumn 2 times (!!) :D.
The tourdates can soon be found on their website: www.arrival.se
DESIGNER - 14.05.2008, 19:10

I am not shore, I am on the fence about Vicky not returning my e-mails and I really wont to go back stage this year to see them all. I know I can ketch them at the stage door but I think because she did not answer my e-mails I would feel strange, only because we have a close relationship. If she answers my e-mail before May 22 I will drive to Rhode Island and also see them in Massachusetts and then in Conn... I am moving to the west coast in August and if they come close enough to the west coast I will see them in October or November. I do not know what to do, I may call peter their road manager an ask him if there is a problem or I may e-mail their agent in LA an ask them if there is a problem. If things are ok I will try to see them may be five times, thanks for asking Karin, Ross...
Angeleyes - 14.05.2008, 19:23

Sent you a PM.
philzone - 14.05.2008, 19:45

we are going july 26th to see Arrival at beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado USA. just like last year. also going to Mamma-Mia on Broadway June 5th.

phil
DESIGNER - 16.05.2008, 18:38

Sorry Karin, oops I slipped, I must have had Jenny on my mind wondering if she is comeing back with Vicky this year. No Phil I will not be going to R/R this year, only because my son and I will be flying to the west coast in June to look for a place to live. So flying to Co. is out of the question.
Angeleyes - 16.05.2008, 19:16

DESIGNER wrote: If things are ok I will try to see them may be five times, thanks for asking Karin, Ross... I hope that you will see them again this year. By the way: don't you think that one time is enough? :wink:
DESIGNER - 19.05.2008, 19:09

The way thingd are going, one time is enought and may be 0 times will be enought. I will play it by ear. Ross....
Angeleyes - 30.05.2008, 16:26

Good news for you Ross...check your e-mail! :wink:
Angeleyes - 02.06.2008, 14:06

Arrival will go again to the USA this July for a 3 weeks tour.
And this autumn they also will do 2 tours in Europe again!

So people who didn't see Arrival last year, can see them this year! :D
DESIGNER - 08.06.2008, 02:47

Thank you Soooooooooooo much karin, I am so happy. Ross
Angeleyes - 09.06.2008, 14:42

:oops: you're welcome Ross. :wink:
Angeleyes - 29.06.2008, 21:09

New tourdates can be found on their site: www.arrival.se

Ivana: they are coming to you again on September 19!! :D
philzone - 25.07.2008, 21:33

we are going tonight to see Arrival at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, an incredible place to see any concert. last year sold-out but there are still tickets for tonight. after last weekend's Mamma-Mia opening i thought they would sell out Arrival.

phil
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