ABBA: The Definitive Collection [DVD]

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This is the best videos DVD of ABBA ever released. I'm a big ABBA fan, and this DVD has all of ABBA's video hits under one DVD. The picture and sound is perfect, escpecially for videos being over 30 years old and a DVD being 10 years old. This DVD is no brainer for any ABBA fan."1973: Ring Ring"02. Ring Ring (#1 Belgium)"1974: Waterloo"01. Waterloo (#1 UK)"1975: ABBA"03. Mamma Mia (#1 Australia, UK)04. SOS (#1 Australia)05. Bang-A-Boomarang (#59 France)06. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (#1 Australia)"1975: Greatest Hits"07. Fernando (#1 Australia, UK)"1976: Arrival"08. Dancing Queen (#1 Australia, UK, US)09. Money, Money, Money (#1 Australia)10. Knowing Me, Knowing You (#1 UK)11. That's Me (B-side to "Dancing Queen") (#75 Japan)31. When I Kissed The Teacher"1977: The Album"12. The Name Of The Game (#1 UK)13. Take A Chance On Me (#1 UK)14. Eagle (#1 Belgium)15. One Man, One Woman16. Thank You For The Music (#17 Ireland)"1979: Voulez-Vous"17. Summer Night City (#1 Sweden)18. Chiquitita (#1 Spain)19. Does Your Mother Know (#1 Belgium)20. Voulez-Vous (#1 Belgium)"1979: Greatest Hits Vol. 221. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (#1 France)"1980: Super Trouper"22. On And On And On (#9 Australia)23. The Winner Takes It All (#1 UK)24. Super Trouper (#1 UK)25. Happy New Year (#4 Sweden)"1981: The Visitors"26. When All Is Said And Done (#27 US)27. One Of Us (#1 Germany)28. Head Over Heels (#1 Netherlands)"1982: The Singles-The First Ten Years"29. The Day Before You Came (#2 Finland)30. Under Attack (#3 Belgium)Special Features:01. Estoy Sonando (I Have A Dream)02. Felicidad (Happy New Year)03. No Hay A Quien Culpar (When All Is Said And Done)04. Dancing Queen (at The Royal Swedish Opera)05. Picture Gallery

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I'm not an MTV fan, so I couldn't compare their fare to the quality of the music videos on this DVD. I thought these were just fine, especially considering that they date from the 70s, before most musical groups even had videos. I was never a die-hard fan of the Swedish musical group, but I enjoyed what I heard during that era, so it's not too surprising that I "rediscovered" them now in my mature years, and I find I really enjoy their music, as do other members of my family. It's hard to resist the urge to get up and dance when they perform their lively numbers, and I'm not a natural dancer.I rediscovered ABBA largely as the result of watching the DVD of "Momma Mia," and I found myself humming and whistling some favorites all through the day, so I had to purchase a good DVD of the group, and I'm very satisfied with what I got.What can one say about the songs themselves? This collection includes most of their top hits. Some people aren't fans, so they shouldn't purchase it, but for everyone else, ENJOY, ENJOY!

I was a bit disappointed in this, since only one or two of the songs are in front of a live audience. To me, a large part of ABBA's magic was the way they could grab an audience and hold it. Don't get me wrong, the songs are well done and so forth, but ABBA singing on an empty sound stage with obviously phony backgrounds, or, eg, in an empty apartment, does not capture the magic of their performances. However, the final clip, when ABBA performs "Dancing Queen" for the royal wedding, is nicely done, and the version of "Dancing Queen" with a young audience is, to me, the best ever. To me, ABBA in Concert is by far the better dvd.

I remember ABBA from the 70's but I was never really a fan.I rediscovered ABBA when my daughter gave me the ABBA Gold CD to listen to. After one listening session I was hooked on ABBA. I purchased the Definitive Collection CD and most recently purchased the DVD. I love the DVD. I read some reviews criticizing the quality of the videos (or promotional films as they were called). However you have to remember these were made in the 70's before MTV. As far as I'm concerned these "films" were terrific. The only thing better than listening to ABBA is to watch them. The version of "Dancing Queen" at the Swedish Opera House in front of the Queen of Sweden was great. I found all the films entertaining. I couldn't stop stomping my feet and clapping my hands. If you love ABBA and want to see them perform instead of just listening to their music, then this DVD is for you. As far as I'm concerned, you won't be dissapointed. I know I wasn't. Buy it, you'll love it.

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I've read some reviews on a few ABBA dvd's of their music videos. I decided on the ABBA The Definitive Collection dvd, which plays ALL 30 of their music videos in chronological order. I didn't mind that the format was the standard 4:3 ratio, instead of the widescreen 16:9 ratio. I read that the 2002 re-release of this dvd had better sound. I'm not an audiophile, but it sounded fantastic to me!After track #30, it went right into the five bonus tracks. Personally, I hit pause for a moment, to remember the thirty music videos I had just watched, and then played the final five bonus tracks. ABBA made the right decision in holding these bonus tracks to the very end. The original thirty music videos seem to flow beautifully!