― Tim, Friday, 14 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Nicole, Friday, 14 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Tim raises a good point. What of "Summer Moved On"?
― Robin Carmody, Friday, 14 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― john from eire, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Poops McGee, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ron, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
There comeback in the 21st century has been hugely successful. 'Minor Earth Major Sky' was their fastest selling album ever apparently and 'Lifelines' went platinum in several countries and spawned a number one single in six.
- 9Lhttp://www.clubi.ie/grizmond/
― 9lives, Thursday, 3 October 2002 00:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 27 June 2003 16:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 27 June 2003 17:12 (twenty years ago) link
"Blue sky...BLUE SKY!"
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 02:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 12:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 13:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― deanster, Friday, 7 January 2005 00:42 (nineteen years ago) link
Understatement of the decade, perhaps. ;-)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 January 2005 01:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― manhattan man, Friday, 7 January 2005 01:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― manhattan man, Friday, 7 January 2005 01:45 (nineteen years ago) link
a big surprise was morten harket solo album - 7/10i also 2 x matt goss (bros)solo lps and joey tempest (europe)solo lp.
― locust lover, Friday, 7 January 2005 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link
Just found the literal version of Take On Me:
pipe wrench fiiiight!
― sparkletuna, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 13:32 (fifteen years ago) link
Excellent.
― chap, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 14:12 (fifteen years ago) link
By the way, Take On Me is my nomination for perfect pop song.
― chap, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 14:19 (fifteen years ago) link
"The Swing Of Things" is the perfect a-ha song.
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 20:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I equate them to a much, much better Coldplay - seriously.Understatement of the decade, perhaps. ;-)
Coldplay are the better Coldplay. a-ha were better back when they were a-ha. :)
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 20:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Wah!:
Pop group A-ha have announced they are to call it a day, just months after scoring a top 10 album in the UK."We've literally lived the ultimate boy's adventure tale," the group said in a statement.The trio added that the split would allow them to pursue "other meaningful aspects of life, be it humanitarian work, politics, or whatever else."
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 15 October 2009 15:47 (fourteen years ago) link
There is always a time for everything and splitting now may be wise.
That being said, the four albums they have released after the reformation (because they did break up in the 90s too, after all...) have all been surprisingly good. Other than the "Scoundrel Days" album and part of the debut, I'd say that the noughties may well have been their best era from an artistic point of view.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Thursday, 15 October 2009 19:43 (fourteen years ago) link
First few albums are classic, but they should've broken up about 15-20 years ago. I'm okay with this.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Someone call up the Big C, tell him it's another sign that David Cameron is bring down the European social democrat pop dream.
― "i find your antics mirthful and infectious" (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 15 October 2009 21:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Unfortunately, as their best work was down about two decades ago, an awful lot of people probably believe they already has broken up.
Then again, an awful lot of people don't appreciate "The Sun Always Shines On TV".
― "i find your antics mirthful and infectious" (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 15 October 2009 21:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Speaking of "TV," I could use an excuse to post this cover version...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTdq-tMkayo
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 15 October 2009 22:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Well, their latter albums are not at all bad. They were starting to lose it in the 90s, and their two 90s albums, plus their last 80s album, "Stay On These Roads" were their three weakest albums by quite a stretch. But then, they broke up and reformed, and after that they have been great. "Minor Earth Major Sky" from 2000 was particularly good, IMO even better than "Hunting High & Low", and the rest have also been quite good if quite not up there. Of course their best album remains "Scoundrel Days" and always will, but there were a couple of more recent albums that came close too.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Friday, 16 October 2009 10:38 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FRlAjPjazM
Here's another cover of "TV" by Delays.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 16 October 2009 10:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Their best noughties moment:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUB9Rq8FcEQ
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Friday, 16 October 2009 14:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Playing North America next month! Or at least NYC, Toronto, Chicago and LA.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Sondre Lerche opening in NYC.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Texas, guys... Texas!
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:11 (fourteen years ago) link
*hinthinthinthinthint*
"And You Tell Me" is one of my all time favorites of ever.Hits that perfect twee pop nerve that I'm such a sucker for
― rentboy, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 21:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Lerche is a huge a-ha fan so no wonder. I guess Donkeyboy are too busy setting Germany on fire to be able to warmup for a-ha in the US like they did in the UK.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 22:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Hello:
http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/a-ha-hunting-high-and-low-deluxe-edition
http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/a-ha-scoundrel-days-deluxe-edition
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 05:11 (thirteen years ago) link
*drool*
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 05:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Old news, Ned... these were announced a few weeks ago. ;-)
Brilliant albums, nonetheless.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 13:08 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urFtSadL42o
I think this is my first exposure to solo Morten material? It's not terribly different from latter day a-ha, actually. How does he hold on to that voice?
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 11 November 2012 06:46 (eleven years ago) link
There are not enough pics of Morten Harket itt.
― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Sunday, 11 November 2012 15:10 (eleven years ago) link
"Stay On These Roads" is lovely!
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 February 2013 01:24 (eleven years ago) link
It is indeed.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 8 February 2013 01:24 (eleven years ago) link
an amazing album too (aside from Touchy lol).
― piscesx, Friday, 8 February 2013 01:26 (eleven years ago) link
"The Blood That Moves the Body" would have been a way better Bond theme than "The Living Daylights." Those strings!
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 8 February 2013 01:29 (eleven years ago) link
I must buy it.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 February 2013 01:29 (eleven years ago) link
especially Bond-y here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jiEgyZeN-4
― piscesx, Friday, 8 February 2013 01:33 (eleven years ago) link
Reuniting for an album and world tour.
http://www.classicpopmag.com/2015/03/ha-reunite-album-world-tour/
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Wednesday, 25 March 2015 16:09 (nine years ago) link
Currently blasting the first two albums, particularly Scoundrel Days. Superb album.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Wednesday, 25 March 2015 19:52 (nine years ago) link
Morten Harket is 60 today.
― ban golf (jed_), Sunday, 15 September 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
"I Dream Myself Alive" by A-ha, performed by a student accordion trio of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Pyongyang 💙 pic.twitter.com/etiKiSHvEa— Comrade Natalie 🇰🇵 (@NatalieRevolts) September 17, 2020 ― xyzzzz__, donderdag 17 september 2020 21:48 bookmarkflaglink
"I Dream Myself Alive" by A-ha, performed by a student accordion trio of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Pyongyang 💙 pic.twitter.com/etiKiSHvEa— Comrade Natalie 🇰🇵 (@NatalieRevolts) September 17, 2020
― xyzzzz__, donderdag 17 september 2020 21:48 bookmarkflaglink
would have never dreamt it possible I would be rinsing an a-ha song to start my day when there's a new Wizkid single waiting for me, but here we are. I only knew them from their 80s singles, many of which I loved, but never went further than that. who knew there was an Italo track sitting on their first album!
(reposted from the North Korea thread, minus any of the tankie intent that may have been involved in this)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 18 September 2020 06:49 (three years ago) link
Propaganda is...good again!
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 18 September 2020 11:14 (three years ago) link
never look back (back, back)!
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 18 September 2020 11:35 (three years ago) link
Was in on ILX that someone noted "Take On Me" and "Maria" from "West Side Story" feature the same unusual key change? Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 30 October 2020 19:03 (three years ago) link
Goddamn YES PLEASE
https://tribecafilm.com/films/a-ha-the-movie-2021
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 21 May 2021 14:27 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOhiDxuOEuI
― aegis philbin (crüt), Thursday, 12 May 2022 21:36 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc6MumuychA
― aegis philbin (crüt), Thursday, 12 May 2022 21:39 (two years ago) link
the first album is great then they went downhill quick!
― xzanfar, Thursday, 12 May 2022 21:52 (two years ago) link
Nah.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 May 2022 22:00 (two years ago) link
Watched the movie last week. It's a good look at the band's history, the members' perspectives, the depth of the catalog, etc. After the bruised egos and Magne's doubt there would be a new record, nice to read _True North_ is coming out later this year. Glad that unlike other long-term bands, they seem to be able to set aside issues and continue on.
Have been obsessed lately with this track, particularly its chorus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkn3Y7HMbkA
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 1 June 2022 14:40 (one year ago) link
i am listening to scoundrel days for the first time
uhhhhh holy shit
― ivy., Monday, 14 August 2023 22:33 (nine months ago) link
Quite right, and very glad you now understand the greatness.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 14 August 2023 22:41 (nine months ago) link