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A-Ha - Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 16th, 1986 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting) '2025

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Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 16th, 1986 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)
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Album name Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 16th, 1986 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)
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Date 2025
GenreSynth-Pop,New Wave
Play time 1:15:07
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Tracks list

Tracklist:

01. Train of Thought
02. Love Is Reason
03. Living a Boys Adventure Tale
04. Cry Wolf
05. The Blue Sky
06. The Sun Always Shines on TV
07. Driftwood
08. Here I Stand and Face the Rain
09. Were Looking for the Whales
10. And You Tell Me
11. Hunting High and Low
12. I've Been Losing You
13. Scoundrel Days
14. Take on Me


 morePaul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, formerly of Bridges, formed
Norwegian synth pop group a-ha in 1982. Nimble vocalist Morten Harket joined the
duo, and they left for the now "legendary London flat" (so called because of its
state of disrepair) to make their way in a then-burgeoning music industry filled
with new wave pop and synth sounds. By late 1983, based on the strength of a
demo version of "Take on Me," they signed to WEA. Their debut single of "Take on
Me" went through three versions before becoming a hit in the U.K., eventually
reaching number two in November 1985. It went one better in the U.S., mainly due
to the wide exposure of its stunning video on MTV, which fused animation with
real-life action. They returned to the charts with "The Sun Always Shines on
T.V.," which became a U.K. number one in early 1986, helping take the album
Hunting High and Low to the Top Ten. The song hit the Top 20 in the U.S., where
the album reached number 15.

With a-ha's debut album mainly consisting of romantic synth pop, the press was
quick to dismiss them as a teeny bop sensation; however, there was more than met
the ear on first impression in the trio's writing, and a more mature effort,
Scoundrel Days, was released in October 1986. More focused and rock-oriented, it
had a stronger band feel thanks to its live drumming evident on "The Swing of
Things" and lead single "I've Been Losing You," which surprised critics at the
time. Further striking imagery accompanied "Cry Wolf." The album landed in the
Top 30 in Norway and cracked the top half of the Billboard 200 in the U.S. After
a world tour, a-ha provided the theme to the James Bond film The Living
Daylights. A remix appeared on their third album, Stay on These Roads, in 1988.

In 1990, a-ha were commended by the Everly Brothers for their rendition of
"Crying in the Rain" from their fourth album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon,
which was largely ignored in the U.K. due to a shift in interest toward dance
music and the Manchester scene. The year 1993 heralded some much-needed new
blood in the U2 terrain of "Dark Is the Night" from the Memorial Beach album.
Following the unfortunate lack of success of Memorial Beach, Furuholmen
retreated into the art world while Waaktaar released the album Mary Is Coming
with his new band Savoy. Seven years after the release of Memorial Beach, a-ha
issued Minor Earth Major Sky in summer 2000. Released in 2002, Lifelines sold
well in Europe and was followed by a lengthy tour, documented on the live album
How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head, issued in 2003.

A year later, a-ha celebrated their 20th anniversary by releasing Singles
1984-2004, a collection that would put them back in the U.K. Top 20. In July of
2005, the band performed in Berlin as part of the massive worldwide event Live8,
and in November they released the album Analogue. It was supported by a
worldwide tour that included gigs in Russia and a festival in Chile. In 2009,
upon issuing their ninth studio album, Foot of the Mountain, a-ha announced that
they would be retiring. However, they returned in 2015 with Cast in Steel, which
was followed by a world tour.

Coinciding with the 2017 summer solstice, the group headed to the remote island
of Giske off of Norway's west coast to record their first-ever acoustic concert
for MTV Unplugged. With arrangements by producer Lars Horntveth, the
by-then-perennial arena band played a career-spanning set with guests Ian
McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen), Alison Moyet, Lissie, and Ingrid Helene
HÃ¥vik (Highasakite) for an audience of only 250. That October, the show was
released in seven different versions under the title MTV Unplugged: Summer
Solstice, along with an abbreviated, single-disc Acoustic Hits: MTV Unplugged.
Summer Solstice debuted at number three on the album chart in Germany, number
six in the U.K., and number 11 in their home country, and was followed by
another world tour in 2018.

In 2022, a-ha returned with their 11th studio album, True North. Half of its 12
songs were composed and produced by Waaktaar-Savoy, with the remainder by
Furuholmen. The trio worked in a Norwegian recording studio in Bodø, some 90
kilometers above the Arctic Circle. They were joined by a full cast of studio
musicians as well as the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra. The video for single
"I'm In" was excerpted from a long-form Stian Andersen-directed documentary of
the same title. It documented the recording process from the remote location in
their Norwegian homeland. © Kelvin Hayes



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