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Re: a-ha reuniting
Originally Posted by Supermallet
(Post 12439923)
but I'm about halfway through Scoundrel Days and it's excellent.
I recommended a couple of their more "modern" sounding albums for you, but if you're into the '80s stuff, then just keep digging. As I said, there are more winners than losers on all of their albums. |
Re: a-ha reuniting
I consider myself a big a-ha fan, and yet I find most of their albums to be a 50/50 split of great tracks and forgettable ones. The only exception to that is Minor Earth, Major Sky, which I consider to be their greatest album. Not a bad track from start to finish, and quite a few stellar ones, especially "I Wish I Cared," my all-time favorite song of theirs.
Additionally, I'd say their 90s output was by far their worst. I think their best work was on their first two albums and everything they've done post-2000. There are also a few gems on Morten Harket's solo albums. |
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^ Well, they only released two albums in the '90s, one of which, Memorial Beach, I think is an underrated masterpiece. Definitely their darkest, moodiest work. Great to listen to on dark, rainy nights.
I agree about Morten's solo work. Wild Seed is full of great tracks, and there are gems on all of his albums. But I could say the same about Savoy and Magnes' solo albums. These guys are just good songsmiths all the way around. |
Re: a-ha reuniting
Originally Posted by Numanoid
(Post 12444273)
^ Well, they only released two albums in the '90s, one of which, Memorial Beach, I think is an underrated masterpiece. Definitely their darkest, moodiest work. Great to listen to on dark, rainy nights.
I agree about Morten's solo work. Wild Seed is full of great tracks, and there are gems on all of his albums. But I could say the same about Savoy and Magnes' solo albums. These guys are just good songsmiths all the way around. |
Re: a-ha reuniting
Originally Posted by Obi-Wan Jabroni
(Post 12439917)
So the question you're asking is:
Is there a better song than A-Ha's "Take on Me"? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-IRMhLr9LAY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
Re: a-ha reuniting
color me clueless of Morten Harket's solo albums - just bought five of them from Amazon marketplace.
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Re: a-ha reuniting
Originally Posted by Giles
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color me clueless of Morten Harket's solo albums - just bought five of them from Amazon marketplace.
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Re: a-ha reuniting
Originally Posted by Mr. Flix
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Wasn't Stay on These Roads a 1990 release?
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Re: a-ha reuniting
Originally Posted by Numanoid
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SoTR was released in 1988.
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Re: a-ha reuniting
New track! I'm really liking this - and it reminds me a lot of songs like Lifelines, and Velvet.
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A-ha world tour
Massive world tour going on. And they're returning to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years. Sadly only three dates so far, all in Los Angeles at the Wiltern. Two of the shows are already sold out. They really do need to play more cities in America. At the very least NYC too. I would love to see them, never have. "Hunting High and Low" was such a great album.
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I'd see them if they came to the East Coast.
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Actually it's only been 9 years since they were last here, and NYC was on the list that time (since we drove from Michigan to see them)! That was actually their.. um.. "Farewell" tour. ;)
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a-ha is Norway’s biggest pop success ever and their hit Take On Me is still one of the most played song of the last millennium. Everybody remembers the iconic video and the band is still selling out arenas around the world. a-ha The Movie follows the band on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it? This is a story of big ambitions, great music, broken friendship – and maybe forgiveness. |
Re: a-ha reuniting
Originally Posted by dex14
(Post 13947367)
https://youtu.be/bKyHdGN_mUo
I saw this during Tribeca and it was pretty good. I don't think it has US distribution yet. |
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The most ridiculous playlist I've made on Spotify:
24 tracks--90 minutes--of different "Take On Me" versions & covers https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50..._branch=1&nd=1 |
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do you think we would still remember this song or band if not for the video? I think they had a couple of singles back in the day that charted but I can't recall anything but this song from them, yet it's one of the most played songs out there.
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