Ritchie Blackmore - We all love ABBA!

Ritchie Blackmore discusses a great moment whilst recording with Cozy Powell and Bob Daisley whilst in France in 1977 for the recording of 'Long Live Rock n Roll'.

With great trepidation these giants of hard rock discuss how "They all love ABBA!"

[HeavyMetalRocker]

Ever since I was a toddler I was listening to both ABBA and Rainbow. You gotta love the music.

[AHB]

I'm glad I'm not the only headbanger who likes ABBA.

[JoeyArmstrong]

ABBA were great performers but even better songwriters. Total geniuses.

[geezberry]

abba had great melodies. Ritchie is all about a good melody

[Whitensnake]

I would give anything to have a night with Ritchie Blackmore and listening to his stories all night long. 🎶

[slimhanson]

Love you guys, , i also liked Abba....And Purple and Sabbath..

[TULL]

Good music is good music. I like abba too

[d_must]

Good musicians are influenced by all sorts of music, as long as it is quality, real music. And the way you can tell is that good music stands the test of time. Are people listening to ABBA 50 years later? Yes, by the millions. Will they be listening to ABBA in another 50 years from now? Most likely.
Same applies for Rainbow and Deep Purple. They've made some immortal records.

[danielfisch]

Many rockers love ABBA, for instance Lemmy, Pete Townshend, and even Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious listened to them.

[michellekozlov]

Really really really miss Cozy. What a great loss. RIP Cozy.

[funkster]

I can just picture those guys having a good buzz singing loudly along to S.O.S. 😁

[riproar]

I was a kid during the 1970s and loved when my parents played ABBA on the "Hi-Fi". That's speak for LP record player with and amp, and dual speakers. Their music is so well-written that it is timeless.

[Ivanhoe]

I love ABBA too. I'm glad they do as well.

[billyshane]

Ritchie Blackmore - Champion & Legend with a brilliant sense of humour and an ability to recognise songwriting genius.

[rileyjones]

It's like all kinds of musicians loving The Beatles, it is undeniable. They changed music, and ABBA did the same as well. They both have such an amazing musical reach.

Used to feel embarrassed about liking ABBA, but I don't care about it now and I'm glad to know I'm not alone.

[GeorgeTel]

If you're a great songwriter (like Richie) how can you not like ABBA

[harryfountainiii]

THOSE BANDS WERE IMMENSE IN THOSE DAYS. STILL LOVE THAT MUSIC. RITCHIE IS GUITAR GOD. DIO. ONE MY FAVORITE FRONT MEN. .
HE APPRECIATED THE FANS. HE ALWAYS SAID. YOU HAVE US WE HERE CAUSE YOU

[regpither]

I've always loved ABBA, then as I got older, heavy metal/rock as well. You can't spell Sabbath without ABBA! 😎

[ainsleystones]

Well, I've been a Classic Rock person since I was about 6 years old and I have to agree: ABBA were and are f*cking class. ❤

[nelsonfilho]

Primeiro Like Ritchie !!! Ritchie, nós do Brasil iríamos adorar ver você e sua Banda tocando RAINBOW e DEEP PURPLE aqui no ROCK'N RIO ... Venham !!!