ABBA-climactic: Heavy-handed 'Mamma Mia!' should take a chance on hiatus
Only the most confirmed of "indie snobs" would deny the irresistible delight that comes with hearing the songs of ABBA, that mega-selling Swedish-bred group of the 1970s and '80s. The band's rhythmically infectious hits possess the sort of innately theatrical lyrics and serrated attitudes that might even have put a smile on those Weimar era masters, Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht. And the danceability and easy allure …