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As a sidenote, if you brought up the comparison between Abba and Ace of Base to a typical Swede, he would look at you like you had lost your mind to even make that comparison. There is ABBA (in terms of international exposure), then drop down many many levels and you get the rest of the bands: Ace of Base, the Cardigans, Roxette, the Hives among others.
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Leave us not forget two of the other greatest Swedish bands: The Hives and The Cardigans. The Hives are genuinely awesome and the Cardigans had some excellent hits.
As for the Ace of Base v. ABBA...lets not kid ourselves Ace of Base was a novelty act (and just about the only genuine pop music widely available in the throes of the grunge era), but ABBA stands with the titans of kitsch, the Bee Gees, etc. This is really a Ryan Leaf-Peyton Manning comparison. |
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Anyone know if these guys are Swedish and if so where do they fit in the scheme of things.
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I'm down with Peter Bjorn and John
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