Ich habe esnoch nicht ganz durchgelesen, aber ein ganz anderer Blick. Die Autorin,die früher den deutschen A-ha Fanclub geleitet hat, beschreibt,wie sie zum A-ha Fan geworden ist und wie sich das erste Album der JUngs entwickelt hat. Insbesondere wie die Jahre vor A-ha, z.B. Bridges, und das damalige Songschreiben Einfluss auf die ersten Alben der Jungs hatte. Im Prinzip geht es um das Entstehen des ersten Albums. Im Verlaufe des Buches wird noch versucht, die Songtexte zu deuten, ehe am Ende die Pal und Mags selbst zu Word kommen, indem sie einige Fragen der Autorin beantwortet haben und ihre Meinung zum Enstehen des Albums kundtun. Kurz wird auch auf die Videos zum Album eingegangen. Für Insider lohnt sich das Buch auf jeden Fall. Bilder sind keine vorhanden. Es ist im Format kleiner als A5 und hat 100 Seiten.
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Das Buch wurde von der Autorin vor dem Konzert verkauft. Es gab dieses Buch vorher schon auf norwegisch und wurde nun ins englische übersetzt. Weiterhin gibt es noch das Buch "Scroundel Days" von der geichen Autorin. Dieses gibt es aber "nur" auf norwegisch. Die beiden Bücher wurden 2011 - glaube ich - geschrieben und zwar, weil die beiden Alben auf Platz 2 und 3 der Ewigenliste der besten norwegischen Alben gewählt wurden.
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Take on me in einer langsamen Version ...nicht von A-HA, eben bei Privat Practice auf Pro7.
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Eine schöne Vorschau auf die kommende Live DVD.
http://www.universalmusic.no/Nyheter/a_ha_e…final_concert_1It came to an end on 4 December 2010 when Norway’s capital city hosted a-ha’s final show. Exactly nine months earlier, on 4 March, a-ha had set out on their Farewell Tour, also billed as ‘Ending On A High Note’.
The band had played South and North America, Europe and Asia. Even though farewells had already been said in their home countries, the audience at Oslo’s Spektrum included fans from England, India, Mexico, South Korea, the USA, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy – every place where a-ha had touched people. Sub-zero temperatures weren’t going to keep anyone away.
“We want to be part of this farewell”, said a fan from Seattle.
Three German fans wore shirts saying „you made the soundtrack of our lives“.
“It’s always special to play your home town … there seems to be people coming from so many corners of the world”, noted Pål Waaktaar-Savoy.
This was something special. But it was even more than that – the final show from the band that had found worldwide success in 1985. Twenty-five years on, a-ha had decided that it was over. “It was always an adventure”, says Magne Furuholmen. “It could have lasted two years, it lasted more than 25. No one can ask for more.”
“It doesn’t kill the music”, says Morten Harket. “All three of us are still around. This is the end, but it is also a beginning. It opens doors up. But we don’t know what that will be”. Speaking to the Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten, Morten added “I do not feel any sadness. We end with victory.”
But not everyone could make it to Oslo. There were only so many tickets. Thankfully, cameras were there to capture a-ha as they bowed out at the end of 2010.
Back in 1982, Magne and Pål came to London to see if their music could make its way abroad. They returned in 1983 – with Morten – and concentrated on honing their music, recording demo after demo in a south London studio. At the end of the year they signed with Warner Brothers. But success wasn’t instant. ‘Take On Me’, after being re-recorded, hit the world’s charts in 1985. “We assumed we were going to have the summer hit of 1983”, confesses Morten. “We didn’t realise it actually takes time.”
At the Spektrum, a-ha opened their show with ‘The Sun Always Shines On TV’, the single which said that they were here for good. On its heels was 1991’s ‘Move To Memphis’, underpinning that this final show was about the journey. “I have always felt that my commitment was for the long run”, confirms Magne. “We never doubted for a second that we would break through somehow”, says Pål. “We couldn't think of one good reason why that wouldn’t happen”. As the Spektrum concert unfolded, a-ha were celebrating everything they were about, from all periods of their career. Of course, there are two phases to a-ha. Maybe three, if you count the Farewell Tour as another.
After ‘Take On Me’, they released five albums: 1985’s ‘Hunting High And Low’, 1986’s ‘Scoundrel Days’, 1988’s ‘Stay On These Roads’, 1990’s ‘East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon’ and 1993’s ‘Memorial Beach’. At the end of 1994, a-ha went their separate ways and that seemed to be it. But, after being asked in 1998 to perform at that year’s Nobel Peace Prize concert, held in Oslo, they decided to mark the event with a new song, ‘Summer Moved On’. Pål explains it was composed as “an explanation of what had happened in the band”.
Reunited, they recorded 2000’s ‘Minor Earth Major Sky’, then 2002’s ‘Lifelines’ and 2005’s ‘Analogue’. ‘Foot Of The Mountain’, issued in 2009, became their final album. The Farewell Tour was accompanied by the release of the career-spanning anthology ‘25’ and the final single ‘Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)’.
Although the final show inevitably looked back, Morten says “I’ve never collected memories, I never think like that. When something happens, I’m there in the moment.” Asked whether he has a favourite song, Morten counters, “would it be the same song every night ? It’s a shifting thing, constantly rediscovering a song. I find new approaches when you feel you’re touching the essence of that song. It’s very important to find that right kind of focus before you walk on stage – it’s one of the challenges on tour.”
For Magne, “‘Scoundrel Days’ is still one of the pop songs I am most proud of”. Pål is with him, saying, “‘Scoundrel Days’ or ‘Manhattan Skyline’ are probably my favourites of the ones we’ve written together”. ‘Manhattan Skyline’ was one of the songs that showed a-ha were pushing forward musically. It was a brave choice as a single, as its portmanteau structure wasn't necessarily that radio friendly. “We were always searching", notes Pål, “After finishing one song, you would be pulled in a different direction.”
Some songs obviously bring back memories from the ‘80s and early ‘90s. Pål recalls “200,000 Brazilians sing ‘Hunting High And Low’ along with a solo acoustic guitar. It felt amazing, sounded beautiful.” More recently, he remembers “the first show after the seven year break from playing live in Hamburg. Morten hitting the long note on ‘Summer Moved On' with such a delivery that gave me shivers like nothing else.” “‘Summer Moved On’ is a technical challenge”, notes Morten. “If the acoustic conditions in the hall aren’t right, the song can suffer”.
Some songs evoke places, others evoke moods and influences. ‘Move To Memphis’ was heard on the ‘Memorial Beach’ album, which Magne explains was “a-ha deeply immersed in Americana and the mythical landscape of American music. The idea was to make a record which was more groove oriented than the previous ones.”
Another song – which a-ha made their own – was perhaps more surprising: their version of the Everly Brothers’ ‘Crying In The Rain’. Magne explains that “our manager then had played bass for the Everly Brothers during the ‘60s and was a close personal friend of Phil Everly. He also managed them during their comeback at the Royal Albert Hall in 1984 where we met the Everlys for the first time. Next Christmas they presented a-ha with three Everly Brothers guitars made from the same tree! Being huge Beatles fans, growing up and knowing how influential the Everly Brothers had been for the early Beatles’ sound, we thought that it would be a nice tribute to cover one of their hits.”
Then there were songs where a-ha tried new ways of working, such as their James Bond theme ‘The Living Daylights’, made with and co-written by the legendary - and sadly recently-passed - composer John Barry. “To get the James Bond soundtrack was a big deal”, says Pål. “We heard that huge bands like Queen were submitting songs, but somehow we got it. I loved the title from the get go and the tune popped in my head after a few days. I remember playing the song to Morten and Magne for the first time backstage at Top Of The Pops.
John Barry added a wonderful dark and droning string score with heavy brass stabs that just reeked Bond. Then we went to New York for the mix with Jason Corsaro who also added some exotic percussion tracks that further strengthened the Bond vibe.”
After ‘The Living Daylights’, the Spektrum show had to end with ‘Take On Me’. “It fills me with such joy”, says Pål, reflecting on the song. “I wish I could play it twice every show. I still have dreams about it and I wake up drenched in my own sweat”.
At the Spektrum though, Pål says “everything just felt super easy, and we could let ourselves be carried along by that wonderful crowd. It was one of the great nights”.
Yet still, a-ha bowed out. They had decided it was the end and that is what it became. “It’s the first time we stuck to plan,” says Morten. “It’s a strange emotional response. It’s one thing to be doing it theoretically to celebrate everything we’ve had together. But that’s the theory. Then you get the emotional response, people don’t want to believe it. It is real. It takes time for that to sink in.”
After watching the film of this poignant concert it will sink in. a-ha are gone, but it’s not only the music that live on. The memories, atmosphere and joy of this last night live on too. Some bands fade out, others just seem to vanish. Then there’s a realisation that they’re not around any more. Not a-ha. As Morten says, there was a plan. a-ha had decided to do it differently and with dignity, taking nine months to say goodbye and give the world a chance to say goodbye. Oslo was the final goodbye. For those who were lucky to be there, this DVD will be essential. For everyone else, all those who couldn’t make it, this DVD will still be essential.
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Ich denke, es sind die kleinen Karten mit dem Terminkalender auf der Rückseite gemeint.
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Schöner Bericht Schaninni. Aber ich muss sagen,dass Magne nach jedem Konzert Autogramme gegeben hat. Und Paul war leider schnell wieder im Auto nachdem er ein paar Autogramme gegeben hat und ist weggefahren. Morten und Magne haben versucht, die meisten Autogrammwünsche zu erfüllen. Aber kein Vorwurf an Paul.
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Geht mir genauso. Ich war auf allen drei Konzerten in Oslo, aber ich kann mir keine Sekunde A-HA anhören, das würde mich viel zu traurig machen. Selbst die hier hochgeladenen Videos kann ich mir nicht antun. Keine Ahnung, wie lange das anhält.
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Brutal schöne Worte, die viele Emotionen wecken.
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Schon krass. Die ersten Fans haben es sich gerade vor dem Eingang zur Halle im Freien bequem gemacht....Isomatte, Schlafsack etc. Und das bei ca. -10 Grad.
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Konzert war richtig gut. Ich glaube sogar, dass Magne bei seiner ersten Rede ein paar Tränen unterdrücken musste. Nach dem Konzert ist er bei der Abfahrt noch aus dem Auto gestiegen und hat Autogramme gegeben.
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Ich denke, das Konzert war ganz gelungen. Habe den Eindruck, dass die Jungs immer lockerer werden zum Ende hin. Setlist war die gleiche wie zuvor, falls ich nichts verpasst habe. Stimmung war im Stehbereich gut, auf den Rängen hats etwas gedauert, bis auch dort richtige Stimmung war. Nach dem Konzert haben etwa 70 Fans auf die Jungs gewartet, aber ich glaube, nur Mags hat sich 10 Minuten Zeit genommen, um Autogramme zu verteilen.
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Habe noch ein Stehplatzticket übrig. Wer es kaufen möchte, bitte melden.
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Hätte noch ein Stehlatzticket für den 02.12.2010 zu verkaufen. Bitte per PN melden.
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Bin zurück vom Konzert in Mannheim und muss sagen, dass die Jungs gut drauf waren und die Stimmung vor allem nach Sommer moved on, als die Fans nach vorne gestürmt sind, echt super war. Nur Morten hatte in der ersten halben Stunde viel mit seinem Tontechniker kommunizieren müssen, so dass Mags und Pal sogar bei Manhatten Skyline auf ihn warten mussten, dies aber mit einem Lächeln quittierten. Ansonsten wollte die Halle die Jungs gar nicht mit Take on me anfangen lassen und sangen ein TLD weiter. Insgesamt ein super Konzert.
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Sagt euch das hier was? Gibts ne Live DVD?
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Hallo an Alle. Nachdem ich auch ein Fan der "ersten Stunde" bin und hier schon seit langem mitlese, habe ich mich nun auch angemeldet.
Ich fand das Konzert am Freitag auch etwas mau von der Stimmung her und auch Morten war irgendwie komisch drauf. Am Samstag aber was es echt genial und die Stimmung war von Anfang an gut.
Das mit den alkoholisierten Norwegern kann ich bestätigen, am Freitag saß einer neben uns, der war sturzbetrunken und hat uns ständig seinen Ellbogen in die Seite gerammt und wollte uns schon bei der Vorgruppe zum Klatschen und Johlen animieren.