Ace of base biographical criticism
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An Honest Look at Ace of Base: Their Success and Shortcomings
It's no easy feat to be one of the most successful musical groups in history and Ace of Base definitely achieved that. With a career spanning over three decades, their hits continue to play on radio stations around the world. While much has been said both positively and negatively about the band, there is no denying they created some incredibly catchy songs with unforgettable hooks and memorable lyrics. Even so, in all fairness it’s important to look at both sides; besides their many achievements as a pop music sensation, there have also been critiques about their sound from those not too fond of their genre-bending approach. In this blog post we will take an honest look at both what people love about Ace of Base and certain shortcomings that are worth consideration for any fan or critic alike.
Ace of Base has been a household name for over three decades, and it's no surprise why. With catchy tunes and memorable lyrics,
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Max Martin, pictured at the 2015 Grammy Awards, has written nearly two dozen No. 1 songs, for performers including Britney Spears, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift.PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL TRAN / FILMMAGIC VIA GETTY
Among the stranger aspects of recent pop music history is how so many of the biggest hits of the past twenty years—by the Backstreet Boys, ’NSync, and Britney Spears to Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, and the Weeknd—have been co-written by a forty-four-year-old Swede. His real name is Karl Martin Sandberg, but you would know him as Max Martin, if you know of him at all, which, if he can help it, you won’t. He is music’s magic melody man, the master hooksmith responsible for twenty-one No. 1 Billboard hits—five fewer than John Lennon, and eleven behind Paul McCartney, on the all-time list. But, while Lennon and McCartney are universally acknowledged as geniuses, few outside the music business have heard of Max Martin.
Presumably this is because Martin writes all of his songs for
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10 years after one of the most successful musical groups ABBA broke up, the Swedes took advantage of the proven “recipe” and created the Ace of Base group.
The musical group also consisted of two guys and two girls. ung performers did not hesitate to borrow from ABBA the characteristic lyricism and melodiousness of the songs. The musical compositions of Ace of Base are not without meaning, which gives the musical group worldwide recognition.
The history of the creation and composition of the Ace of Base group
The members of the musical group were born in Gothenburg. Interestingly, in the surnames of each of them there is a root "Berg", which in Swedish, as well as in German, means "mountain".
The leader and main initiator of the creation of the musical group was Jonas Peter Berggren, who worked beneath the pseudonym Joker. It is this talented individ who owns many hits of the Ace of Base grupp. Jonas was the oldest member of the group. Male vocals and gitarr lay on his shoulde