Ring Ring
by ABBA

From CaptainPain 03/07/2026 10:07 | #313469

It's a great album! It's tasteful and uplifting. From today's perspective, it may seem a bit naive. On the other hand, there are some "not-so-childish" songs. The melodies are beautiful. Agneta and Anni-Frid's angelic and mesmerizing voices add to the album's allure. The songs are filled with a variety of musical instruments, including flutes, a Mellotron, and a piano. Some of the tracks are reminiscent of The Beatles and The Kinks, making the album even more interesting. By the way, the beautiful cover, which is eye-catching, is also in the spirit of the 1960s. Another achievement of the album is its versatility: the music has shades of pop rock, glam rock, and soft rock, and there is also a luxurious, enveloping waltz. Everything is done beautifully, with quality, and with heart. Bravo!!!

Bought for a bit of nostalgia. I expected cheese. Surprisingly, a lot of the album had the stylings and sound of British Folk bands from the 60's mixed with pop. Well done to them since they didn't speak much English.

From Jboy56 05/28/2023 17:03 | #297272

The one and only does some nice things but not just yet. Smooth and poppy, 2 good singles I suppose

From Boltzmann 05/06/2021 04:25 | #269400

Really funny to hear what they were like before they broke through. It's not much different however; infectious as always. But you can hear that they are not aware that the rest of the world is listening. They pretty much had the same career as the Bee Gees: psychedelic pop, disco, and they even had an attempt at a more sophisticated album at the end.

I agree with Mother Nature's Son however, what were they trying with this cover art? A bit funny though. They look so innocent, like they know about the positivity of the hippy movement, but they would be shocked if you told them they were heavy drug users too.

She's Just My Kind of Girl is a bit trippy, which is really strange for ABBA.

I have a real soft spot for this and Waterloo.

Once you get past the pretty vocals, you find that Abba isn't really singing about anything interesting. Chorus are repeated too often as well.

This first ABBA album, from before their rise to fame, is quite different from the rest. Their schlager music influences are a bit more prominent on this album and a large portion of the singing is done by the men. This leads to a less distinctive sound.

However, it's quite a comfortable listen from start to finish and you can clearly hear the songwriting qualities are there. Some people might actually be pleasantly surprised by this 'version' of ABBA.

Abba would go on to achieve more impressive things until their final album. This, their debut, is still a good effort, however. Abba were together for 10 years, but fit 9 albums into that time. Huge progress between each offering.

From Tamthebam 08/26/2015 12:25 | #148585

A not bad debut but as everyone has mentioned nothing like their best. There are 4 or 5 really nice songs here, Ring Ring the stand out track along with Nina.......& Another Town. He is Your Brother & People Need Love are under rated songs.