While I don't share your love for "Memorial Beach," a-ha is a band whose work has always at least piqued my interest -- and I came *thisclose* to buying "Wild Seed" on more than one occasion, but never did.
I also haven't ordered "Letter from Egypt" yet. Maybe I oughta...
WHarrisBullzEye
· 1 year ago
I can concede that "Memorial Beach" is probably the most pretentious of their albums, but it falls into that category of Albums I Listened To So Many Times When I Was Working At The Record Store That I Can't Judge Them Properly Any Longer. Once I know a record backwards and forwards, it's musical comfort food, even if I know it isn't necessarily the band's best work.
jefito
· 1 year ago
I *do* love "Dark Is the Night"...
eddie_w
· 1 year ago
Appreciate you posting these songs. As big of an a-ha fan as I am (I just received my import copy of their 2003 live album ... very good stuff), I had not heard any of Morten's solo work before, so it's a nice treat.
As for Memorial Beach, I do enjoy it, but it's one of those albums I had to listen to many times before I could say that. I agree that "Dark is the Night for All" is probably the best track (I'm also partial to the title song).
I was afraid MB was going to the end up being their last release, but then they came back seven years later with the fantastic "Minor Earth Major Sky", which is my favorite of all of their albums. MEMS also includes what I read once was the longest note ever held in a hit song (Morten held one around 20sec. in "Summer Moved On").
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
There was some good stuff off "Analogue" and "Lifelines" too, but I find that, aside from "Hunting High And Low" their albums are split evenly between good tunes and tunes that might as well sell cars, for all I care.
That said, I bet their Greatest Hits collection is a masterpiece.
Spence
· 1 year ago
Yeah!!!! Wild Seed is a fantastic album. I bought it on release, and it had quite a big promo push over here in the UK (not that it sold as a result, but still). In terms of the reformed A-ha, 2000's Minor Earth Major Sky is probably the one to go for - big tunes that really should've found a wider audience.
And yup, their Greatest Hits record is a gem.
Morty
· 1 year ago
a-ha is currently working on their 9th album. It will proabably be released late this year or sometime in 2009. something to look forward too :-)
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I also haven't ordered "Letter from Egypt" yet. Maybe I oughta...
As for Memorial Beach, I do enjoy it, but it's one of those albums I had to listen to many times before I could say that. I agree that "Dark is the Night for All" is probably the best track (I'm also partial to the title song).
I was afraid MB was going to the end up being their last release, but then they came back seven years later with the fantastic "Minor Earth Major Sky", which is my favorite of all of their albums. MEMS also includes what I read once was the longest note ever held in a hit song (Morten held one around 20sec. in "Summer Moved On").
That said, I bet their Greatest Hits collection is a masterpiece.
And yup, their Greatest Hits record is a gem.