Being Swedish, I've had A LOT of exposure to Bjorn and Benny's music in my short life. And I can guarantee you that they are both musical geniuses. Maybe not on the same level as Steinman, but their strength is that they always manage to pick the right performers for their musicals. Check out "Anthem" by Tommy Nilsson and "Guldet Blev Till Sand" by Peter Jöback. You may not understand the language, but the musical quality is legendary.
Trivia: The son of Benny Andersson, Peter Grönvall, produced Cecilia Vennersten's "Lämnad I Mörkret" (Left In The Dark).
> In earlier days -pre cd age- I listened a lot to ABBA. I
> had loads of lp's from my older sisters.
> Since I have a (beautiful) daughter I never ever listen,
> but I certainly must buy some Abba cd's very soon cause
> they are great.
> yesterday on dutch telly was a documentary about ABBA and
> all the hits came along. It was great to watch and the
> musci still touches me. I hate the vocals but the
> production, arrangements and the songwriting is really
> really awesome. Could I say that the songwriting is on the
> same level als Steinman's? I think it is. And here all
> those piano chords, backing vocals. ABBA rules same as
> Steinman. Who agrees?
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