The Visitors [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)] [SHM-CD] [Limited Release]

This is a excellent recording, 5 stars, very good sound, so is possible to make a very good cd album.I am very happy having this wonderful recording.

Every SHM-CD is a new opportunity to listen to old songs in a refreshingly new and valuable way. The last ABBA album, with its austere, dramatic and theatrical cover, is a favorite of mine; very discreet and yet satisfying layer of grief and sorrow songs. I particularly love 'The Day Before You Came', Should I laugh Or Cry' and 'One Of Us', some of their best songs. ABBA knew how to end a cycle of albums that grew up in consistency and maturity. 'The Visitors' remains their opus.

There's no question about it: their best album by far. At this point they were two divorce couple and you can feel the pain almost in every song. There are outstanding songs with outstanding perfomances by Frida and Agnetha. You wont find here songs like Dancing Queen or Waterloo or disco gems but what you get here are amazing pop songs with a feeling of mature and sadness. Yes, in this album Abba had matured as a group. Even the songs has more complex and experimental sound, and of course the production is almost perfect. When you listen songs like When all is said and done, One of us or Sleeping through my fingers you release that your world or happy times can change in a minute forever. For me one of best albums in music history.