The Visitors
by: ABBA
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Abba's 1981 swan song is appropriately touched by intimations of loss; The Visitors certainly contains nothing as breezy as "Does Your Mother Know." Far from the listless meanderings of a group on its way out, however, the album is alive with emotion and creativity. The title track fuses a melody reminiscent of the Beatles Indian explorations with a smartly done synthesizer arrangement typical of the disc as a whole. (They could've been the Human League!) Similarly moody cuts like "Soldiers" and "One of Us" help make this that rare thing, an Abba record suited for lonely late nights. This 24-bit remaster boasts four bonus cuts, including the final singles "The Day Before You Came" and "Under Attack," in addition to improved sound quality. --Rickey Wright
Album Description:
Exclusive import limited edition digipak is remastered, has extensive line notes and lyrics, and includes four bonussongs, 'Should I Laugh Or Cry', 'The Day Before You Came', 'Cassandra' and 'Under Attack'. 13 tracks in all.
Album Details:
24-bit digital remaster with new liner notes, complete lyrics and bonus tracks: 'Should I Laugh or Cry', 'The Day Before You Came', 'Cassandra' and 'Under Attack'.
Abba's 1981 swan song is appropriately touched by intimations of loss; The Visitors certainly contains nothing as breezy as "Does Your Mother Know." Far from the listless meanderings of a group on its way out, however, the album is alive with emotion and creativity. The title track fuses a melody reminiscent of the Beatles Indian explorations with a smartly done synthesizer arrangement typical of the disc as a whole. (They could've been the Human League!) Similarly moody cuts like "Soldiers" and "One of Us" help make this that rare thing, an Abba record suited for lonely late nights. This 24-bit remaster boasts four bonus cuts, including the final singles "The Day Before You Came" and "Under Attack," in addition to improved sound quality. --Rickey Wright
Album Description:
Exclusive import limited edition digipak is remastered, has extensive line notes and lyrics, and includes four bonussongs, 'Should I Laugh Or Cry', 'The Day Before You Came', 'Cassandra' and 'Under Attack'. 13 tracks in all.
Album Details:
24-bit digital remaster with new liner notes, complete lyrics and bonus tracks: 'Should I Laugh or Cry', 'The Day Before You Came', 'Cassandra' and 'Under Attack'.
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Rating: 
- At Their Most Beautiful
Never meant as a swan song it ended up being, "The Visitors" found ABBA on the downturn of popularity (although "One Of Us" led the pop chart over Christmas 1981 in Germany), but at the top of creativity.
Make no mistake - "Arrival" may be their best, "Super Trouper" their most accomplished and "The Album" their most popular and critically acclaimed, but this album is their most beautiful. Gone is the fun ABBA of old that used to put off some and you may be disappointed failing to find ... Read More
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- Thanks For All Your Generous Love and Thanks For All the Fun
This is for me the best and favorite ABBA album. I'm not even in my twenties but I can still appreciate the music which is more mature than the upbeat songs like "So Long", "Dancing Queen" and "Take A Chance on Me" and more songs like "SOS", "Money, Money, Money" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You". "One of Us" is the best track for me because I can relate to lying in a lonely bed and wishing I was somewhere else. Also, Frida's "When All Is Said And Done" was a switch for me because I heard the Pierce Brosnan ... Read More
Rating: - So Underrated it's Criminal
"The Visitors" is an underrated album, filled with serious yet catchy songs. "When All Is Said And Done" could of been a chart hit, yet they instead released "Head Over Heels" (not the Tears for Fears song), which is catchy but not quite strong enough to be a hit. "Slipping Through My Fingers" is excellent, and features some of ABBA's best vocals. "Soldiers" it's a very interesting track both musically and lyrically, with it's combination of military-style drumming and some good guitar work (ABBA always ... Read More
Rating: 
- Abba - last album "Visitors"
If those guys were trying to get rid of & bury Abba they succeeded with this album.I've read it was their last & it should have been.Cover is very dark & gloomy & the music doesn't have the joy that Abba had.
I was very disappointed.
Rating: - A Sad Farewell to a Phenomenal Band
It's been said many times already that this album differs from your typical Abba but that doesn't make it inferior in any way.Quite the opposite.This is one of their most creative works almost exclusively motivated by their crumbling marriages and their fading interest in the world stage.Sad and dark in places, the creativity never falters and as the last notes die away, you feel sad that such a fantastic talent such as Abba had to put their personal torments to music and call it quits.I will always ... Read More
- At Their Most BeautifulNever meant as a swan song it ended up being, "The Visitors" found ABBA on the downturn of popularity (although "One Of Us" led the pop chart over Christmas 1981 in Germany), but at the top of creativity.
Make no mistake - "Arrival" may be their best, "Super Trouper" their most accomplished and "The Album" their most popular and critically acclaimed, but this album is their most beautiful. Gone is the fun ABBA of old that used to put off some and you may be disappointed failing to find ... Read More
- Thanks For All Your Generous Love and Thanks For All the FunThis is for me the best and favorite ABBA album. I'm not even in my twenties but I can still appreciate the music which is more mature than the upbeat songs like "So Long", "Dancing Queen" and "Take A Chance on Me" and more songs like "SOS", "Money, Money, Money" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You". "One of Us" is the best track for me because I can relate to lying in a lonely bed and wishing I was somewhere else. Also, Frida's "When All Is Said And Done" was a switch for me because I heard the Pierce Brosnan ... Read More
- So Underrated it's Criminal"The Visitors" is an underrated album, filled with serious yet catchy songs. "When All Is Said And Done" could of been a chart hit, yet they instead released "Head Over Heels" (not the Tears for Fears song), which is catchy but not quite strong enough to be a hit. "Slipping Through My Fingers" is excellent, and features some of ABBA's best vocals. "Soldiers" it's a very interesting track both musically and lyrically, with it's combination of military-style drumming and some good guitar work (ABBA always ... Read More
- Abba - last album "Visitors"If those guys were trying to get rid of & bury Abba they succeeded with this album.I've read it was their last & it should have been.Cover is very dark & gloomy & the music doesn't have the joy that Abba had.
I was very disappointed.
- A Sad Farewell to a Phenomenal BandIt's been said many times already that this album differs from your typical Abba but that doesn't make it inferior in any way.Quite the opposite.This is one of their most creative works almost exclusively motivated by their crumbling marriages and their fading interest in the world stage.Sad and dark in places, the creativity never falters and as the last notes die away, you feel sad that such a fantastic talent such as Abba had to put their personal torments to music and call it quits.I will always ... Read More
