A-Ha will probably always be remembered mostly for their hit single in the 80's ' Take On Me' and the video that accompanied it, which featured groundbreaking animation at the time. But there was always a lot more to a-ha then this, as shown on this greatest hits collection.
While there ... Read review
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Advantages: Very good first half. Disadvantages: Bad second half.
A-Ha will probably always be remembered mostly for their hit single in the 80's ' Take On Me' and the video that accompanied it, which featured groundbreaking animation at the time. But there was always a lot more to a-ha then this, as shown on this greatest hits collection.
While there is that excellent hit, there are also other notable hits, including 'Hunting High And Low', 'The Sun Always Shines on TV' and 'The Living Daylights', which all have ... ...the sound of bands around today like Coldplay and Keane, who have both stated that they are huge fans of a-ha. And rightfully so, a-ha have a knack for writing excellent pop songs, which is showed beautifully on the album 'Hunting High And Low'.
But this isn't that album. This collection ranges from 1994 to 2004. And like most bands, the material wavers over time, and gets either less accessible or more schmaltzy. Some of the later stuff lacks inspiration, ...
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Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004, The [ECD] - A-Ha
Main specs
Title: Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004, The [ECD]
Performer: A-Ha
Genre: Rock & Pop
Sub Genre: Synth Pop
Release Date: 11/04/2005
Recomended Retail Price: 14.99 GBP
Label / Distributor: WSM / Cinram Logistics
Producer: Alan Tarney; Tony Mansfield; Christ
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 5050467832428
Catalogue Number: 5046783242
Additional notes
Album Notes: DEFINITIVE SINGLES COLLECTION brings together all the hits by 1980s electro-popsters A-Ha. There are 17 songs, including, of course, the trio's smash hit \"Take On Me.\" The popular video for the song is also included on this enhanced media disc.
Titles on disc 1
1.: Take On Me
2.: Sun Always Shines On TV
3.: Train Of Thought
4.: Hunting High And Low
5.: I've Been Losing You
6.: Cry Wolf
7.: Manhattan Skyline
8.: Living Daylights
9.: Stay On These Roads
10.: Touchy
11.: You Are The One
12.: Crying In The Rain
13.: Dark Is The Night
14.: Shapes That Go Together
15.: Summer Moved On
16.: Lifelines
17.: Velvet
18.: Take On Me (video)
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