a-ha no more

[Hammerhead]

Read/heard yesterday that a-ha are splitting up for good at the end of 2010. Not a bad run of 25 years, 9 albums and some cracking pop songs.

Will miss 'em but guess it's 'the swing of things'.

Steve

[DAVE-W]

thought this was something to do with Alan Partridge on title

[ShadownINja]

Hammerhead said:

Read/heard yesterday that a-ha are splitting up for good at the end of 2010. Not a bad run of 25 years, 9 albums and some cracking pop songs.

Will miss 'em but guess it's 'the swing of things'.

Steve

Wowsers. You must be a fan - that wasn't a single, was it? Plus my sister told me and I couldn't think of any suitable songs to reply with.

[5150]

I didn't even know they were still going??!!

[anonymous-user]

Yep, just released their latest album about a month ago.

They did sort of occupy the middle of the road synthpop of the 80's, without the more camp overtones of the Pet Shop Boys or Erasure.

[celticpilgrim]

i thought, after releasing 'Foot of the mountain' that this would be some sort of a comeback - what's the point in releasing 1 new album then jacking it in?

[clonmult]

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They dropped away from the synthpop stuff, and if you listen to a few of their albums you can see where Coldplay were influenced by A-Ha.

Live they're totally different though - sound more like a rock/blues band, and damn good at it as well.

I can see my sister and a few of her friends trying to get tickets to the last gig.

[ShadownINja]

clonmult said:

you can see where Coldplay were influenced by A-Ha.

Don't you mean the other way round?

[Hammerhead]

ShadownINja said:

clonmult said:

you can see where Coldplay were influenced by A-Ha.

Don't you mean the other way round?

Nope.

[Hammerhead]

clonmult said:

They dropped away from the synthpop stuff..

Yup, 'East of the Sun..' and 'Scoundrel Days' are two prime examples.

clonmult said:

Live they're totally different though - sound more like a rock/blues band, and damn good at it as well.

+ 1. I've seen them 3 times and they were superb, last time being in 2002 at the Royal Albert Hall. Twas tops!

clonmult said:

I can see my sister and a few of her friends trying to get tickets to the last gig.

I'd not be embarressed to say I'm considering it! Oslo is supposed to be a pretty city to see as well

[elster]

celticpilgrim said:

i thought, after releasing 'Foot of the mountain' that this would be some sort of a comeback - what's the point in releasing 1 new album then jacking it in?

Probably down to poor sales.

[clonmult]

Hammerhead said:

ShadownINja said:

clonmult said:

you can see where Coldplay were influenced by A-Ha.

Don't you mean the other way round?

Nope.

Aye, tis true - A-Ha were doing that sound 10 years before Coldplay had any sort of success.

Apparently Coldplay (or at least Chris 'Yawnsome' Martin) have acknowledged A-Ha as a major influence.

[clonmult]

Hammerhead said:

clonmult said:

They dropped away from the synthpop stuff..

Yup, 'East of the Sun..' and 'Scoundrel Days' are two prime examples.

clonmult said:

Live they're totally different though - sound more like a rock/blues band, and damn good at it as well.

+ 1. I've seen them 3 times and they were superb, last time being in 2002 at the Royal Albert Hall. Twas tops!

clonmult said:

I can see my sister and a few of her friends trying to get tickets to the last gig.

I'd not be embarressed to say I'm considering it! Oslo is supposed to be a pretty city to see as well

You jammy sod, top band, top performers, great writing.

My sister went to see them early on in their careers, a show at the Blackpool Winter Gardens. She got a decent seat, her and a friend wrote a big sign saying "we love morten" (in norwegian). They got a look, smile and wave from him .... she's fancied him ever since.

I will now go back to listening to "How Can I Sleep with your voice in my head".

Mmmmm, Oslo would be good. Forget about the city, think of those norwegian gals ....