Mandette and Broken Promises- thanks for commenting! Here in the U.S they are mainly known for "Take On Me" true. It is a great, catchy song and was such a massive hit here and worldwide! But the sad thing is they had so many other great songs after that which just did not get the notice they should have gotten here in the U.S. They just completed their "Ending On A High Note" tour which included over 70 concerts in 15 countries including the US. They played 3 concerts in NY, 2 in LA and 1 in Chicago this past May. Sadly, I did not get to see them.
Here they never got the recognition and continued popularity they did in other parts of the world, especially in Europe and South America. Although they did have several more songs after TOM that made Billboard's US charts. Their latest studio album "Foot Of The Mountain" came out last year and it's one of my very favorites. I highly recommend it! Now they have a new anthology album out called "25" ( Their first album came out in 1985). It includes all of their biggest hits plus their final single from this year: "Butterfly Butterfly ( The Last Hurrah)."
And WB/Rhino records recently released new re-mastered and expanded deluxe editions of a-ha's first two albums: "Hunting High And Low" and 'Scoundrel Days" here in the US! They returned to the top 40 in Billboard's Top 40 Internet Sales Chart! You can order these from Rhino.com. Alot of extra material is included such as demos and previously unreased songs from their early years.
There is alot of concert footage and many of their songs posted on youtube if you'd like to look them up and hear what they sound like. Their final concert from today in Oslo was filmed and will be released on a dvd.
A friend of mine on Facebook was at the Oslo concert today and posted on youtube a suprise - a-ha performed a cover of the Everly Brother's hit "Bowling Green"! Terry Slater, who discovered a-ha back in 1983, wrote that song for the Everly Brothers. He was at the Dec.4 concert.
a-ha are a wonderful band with great music and to me Morten Harket is the best male singer ever! I will miss them. ( I heard that Morten may be releasing a new solo album next year. I hope so!).
