The book "Dark Glory - The Real Story of ABBA" also recreates a part of the unstable and vibrant 70s world. Perhaps no moment has passed without an ABBA song being played somewhere in the world.
Millions of people around the world of all ages know ABBA. They are a talented 4-member Swedish band, creating an endless flow of memorable, captivating, and unfashionable songs thanks to their simplicity, emotional strength and ease of singing.
For a legendary band like ABBA, there have been many books written about them from music to entertainment or celebrities. However, the broader story of the group's social and cultural impact has never been mentioned – until the notable book "Dark Glory _ The Real Story of ABBA" appeared...
Carl Magnus Palm - the author of the book - once interviewed each member of the ABBA group and wrote a book about the works that made the name of the legendary quartet. With this work, he spent more than 1 year of full-time research before starting to write "Dark Glory - The Real Story of ABBA" - a work considered the most comprehensive and complete objective biography of this world-famous band.
By placing the band in the context of Swedish society where ABBA was formed and went through a long period of hard training until reaching glory, the author has painted a vivid, accurate and outstanding journey of the band compared to many works on the same topic. The writing style is coherent and concise, objective, without uncontrolled exaggeration that confuses the author's text, helping readers know more layers about the attractive story of this famous band.
Glory of the Dark - The real story of ABBA" includes specific details about the biographies of the artists; the changes of Pop music throughout the period from the mid-1950s to the present; how the public shapes perceptions of ABBA; and the journey of the artists themselves from youthful naivety, hard work and seriousness with their careers, to their current peaks of glory and status as respected veterans, somewhat mysterious in the world music scene.
The book also clarifies the role of manager Stig Anderson, in the group's resounding international success; along with his relationship as well as the root causes of the cracks with the band members later. However, no one can deny the necessary and mutual relationship between Stig and the band members in the journey to bring ABBA's name to the sacred music temple of the world.
Author Carl Magnus Palm has also been successful in depicting ABBA music group together with famous manager Stig Anderson in a profound way, as well as building a vivid picture of the social context environment in which these characters operate and build their names.
This is an extremely impressive work and very worth reading for anyone who has, is and will listen to ABBA's immortal works.
