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a-ha at their best, 13 Sep 2009
I have been a A-ha fan since the beginning so it's so good to hear the band back at their roots of the 80's. Morten just gets better and better as the years go by. Looking forward to hearing them performing tracks from the album live in November.
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Absolutely Gloriously Brilliant, 8 Aug 2009
This review is from: Foot Of The Mountain (MP3 Download)
Others have said what I felt initially that this album was pleasant but it maybe didn't have the 'WOW' factor of say "Take On Me" or "The Sun Always Shines On TV". They are probably kicking themselves now (if they have not just abandoned it after one or two listenings) for judging it too soon. Like making love, there are many different ways to get one tingling. Some songs have an immediate impact while others like those on this album take their time. With each play they build up and up and up - to incredible! I listened again and again and they just got better and better. The more I listened the more I found there was to hear and the more they reached deep into my soul. I now find myself saying things like "oh my goodness" (or words to that effect!) whenever I play them. In a nutshell, this album is absolutely gloriously brilliant. All the tracks are beautiful, mostly haunting and, as you will have realized by now, push all my sensitive buttons. If I had to choose one track it would currently be 'What There Is' - it makes me well up with a huge feeling of elation. And finally... I've seen other reviews comparing this album to the work of A-Ha across the past 25 years and the reception has been mixed. I feel that I am at an advantage in that for me A-Ha has only existed for a few months in my life. I have listened to their best in the here and now not passing through 25 years of my own life. I don't have memories attached to a particular song to conjure up nostalgic moments. And, I can honestly say that not one is dated - they could have been recorded in 2009 - not 1984 onwards. There are many wonderful and talented performers out there but none have impressed me as A-Ha have since my days of growing up in the aura of the Beatles.
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Breathtakingly brilliant!, 1 Aug 2009
This album is simply amazing. I have been an a-ha fan since the beginning and have loved all of their albums, but this one is head & shoulders above anything they have ever created. Its top of my album list already (sorry Keane, Hopes & Fears, you have been knocked off the top spot after all this time!) and I have only had it 2 days! For those that remember the boys from the 80's, this album will take you right back. Its an eighties sound with grown up lyrics. Track 2 (Riding the Crest)gets you tapping your feet instantly and I hope the boys release this as their next single. Track 6 was so moving it made me cry. Cant wait to see the boys in November to hear the tracks from the album live. I dearly hope this album goes to number one and gives the boys the recognition they deserve.
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