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Post by Zeebee on Jul 30, 2015 21:06:54 GMT
Which do you like better, Arrival or Intermezzo No. 1? I like both, but I like Arrival better.
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Post by shoshin on Aug 20, 2015 10:01:07 GMT
A couple of reasons for my preference for Arrival. There are more  But I would prefer to hear what others think  There's an early refrain in Intermezzo that immediately brings to mind 'oompah oompah stick it up your jumpah'. I'm afraid that once that gets ingrained into my head it is fighting a losing battle against Arrival straight away. Plus the girls are singing on Arrival; I think Intermezzo must be the only ABBA track with neither of them on it (Agnetha is completely missing from the version of LAAPTMR eventually chosen for release). |
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Post by mwilson on Aug 20, 2015 13:43:56 GMT
Arrival is a track that I often expect to skip but don't. Once I don't, I get lost in it. It's as if I'm in that helicopter on the back of the album cover (although that would be more like "departure" wouldn't it?). It's a piece of music that just takes me somewhere. The ladies' voices, like sirens, just carry me off.  |
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Post by Fafner on Aug 20, 2015 14:37:22 GMT
Arrival has a nice melody, but Intermezzo no.1 has more interesting things going on, and is better recorded and arranged (the loud and shrill synths on Arrival are almost unbearable).
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Post by dizzymoe33 on Aug 20, 2015 19:55:23 GMT
I prefer "Arrival" over "Intermezzo" myself, especially when the girls join in with those haunting vocals |
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Post by Zeebee on Aug 20, 2015 20:40:45 GMT
I thought some people would feel that Arrival is repetitive. I'm a bit surprised that Arrival is ahead in the poll.
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Post by Ausfan on Aug 23, 2015 6:00:59 GMT
Arrival is a beautiful piece of music - but Intermezzo No. 1 is so full of energy and is kind of exciting. I may be a little biased due to it being performed Live in 1977 (and 1979 of course) but it is such a great reflection of Benny's personality in my opinion |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2015 12:55:13 GMT
Two great, underrated tunes. But Intermezzo gets the nod from me - it is JOYOUS!!
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Post by chelseacharger on Oct 1, 2015 9:50:20 GMT
Got to go for 'Arrival'. I love how Benny tapped into Scandinavian folk music for this. A lovely connection between the band and their roots.
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Post by Liebezeit on Feb 2, 2017 23:29:15 GMT
Definitely Arrival! It sounds like Swedish new age music in the development. The girls' vocals are definitely top notch...  I'm not in favor of Intermezzo No. 1 as the drums ruined a bit of the song while the orchestration was tight, but it's a nice song for running, though. Arrival feels a lot more like an opening song to a live concert before ABBA and their touring ensemble roll out with a jamming song like 'Tiger' |
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Post by Michal on Feb 3, 2017 15:56:58 GMT
It's Intermezzo for me. It has so much energy. I have never really cared for Arrival too much, though I never skip it. It is a fine closing of the Arrival album but nothing more than that. I remember when I listened to the album for the very first time and it finally got to the last track, I thought, well, this is a nice tune and I waited and waited impatiently for the moment, when the girls would start singing... and then it suddenly ended (I had no clue it was an instumental then). Maybe I have never quite got over this initial disappointment :-)
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But I would prefer to hear what others think 
I'm not in favor of Intermezzo No. 1 as the drums ruined a bit of the song while the orchestration was tight, but it's a nice song for running, though. Arrival feels a lot more like an opening song to a live concert before ABBA and their touring ensemble roll out with a jamming song like 'Tiger'