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Avil · 26 May 2002, 20:26

I love their new album, even though I haven´t bought it yet. I think it´s so much better than Minor earth major sky.
My absolute fave is Lifelines, but you wanted more, did anyone approach you and many more are all perfect!!

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wonder2000 · 27 May 2002, 13:44

In my opinion: "Minor earth major sky" is MUCH better. "Summer Moved On" etc.

visit: www.wonderproject.tk

wii · 14 Jun 2002, 15:21

I´m going to see A-ha live in Copenhagen tonight !!!!!! YEAHHHHH !!!!!!!

Krapplund · 14 Jun 2002, 18:18

A-ha....

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Streetside Romeo · 15 Jun 2002, 01:14

Forever not yours is a beautiful, catchy song with great athmosphere and a nice complex story. But the rest of the album...sounds all the samenand quite boring. I love better the songs Paul Waaktaar writes/co-writes, they are usually deeper. And minor earth major sky is hard to match. Definitely one of their best!

Forever Young!

wii · 17 Jun 2002, 21:08

I wrote about Mortens voice here:

http://www.alphaville.org/forum/link.asp?TOPIC_ID=242

I found this review:

About a week ago, a-ha were playing in front of an audience of over 23.000 people in Oslo and critics thought that this could hardly be topped, especially not with a club gig. They should be proved wrong…

a-ha arrive in Copenhagen for their sold out concert at ‘Vega’. The band managed to fit parts of their Oslo stage set up into the club and 6 screens have been arranged for an artistic lightshow. An audience of 1500 people fills the split-level venue and from the moment the lights are off, everyone from front row to the back of the venue is drawn into the magic atmosphere.

The band has slightly changed the order of their set list and kick off the show with ‘Minor Earth Major Sky’, followed by ‘An Afternoon High’ and ‘The Sun Never Shone That Day’ which gets everybody going and clapping along.

One of the many highlights of the show is the strong and expressive ‘You Wanted More’, which seems almost autobiographical reflecting the band’s history – and also seems to become the motto among the audience!

It’s time to go back in time and a-ha play their old time favourite ‘Manhattan Skyline’; from the first note onwards, the audience is singing along and cannot stop clapping before a-ha continue with an experimental version of ‘I’ve Been Losing You’. Even though this is one of the few songs that a-ha have been playing live since 1986, it is amazing to see that they still manage to uplift the song and even add some tunes of ‘The Blood That Moves The Body’ at the end of it.

It’s almost half time but not before a-ha astonish the audience with an amazing live version of ‘Did Anyone Approach You’. Already on the album, this is one of the strongest songs, but with its live potential, it is one of the highlights of the show.

Time to calm down - ‘Turn The Lights Down’ (in a duet with Anneli Drecker which the fans greatly appreciate), ‘Stay on These Roads’ and a whole ocean of people joins into ‘Hunting High And Low’ and the applause afterwards is breathtaking.

After ‘Locust’, the stage sinks into a green light wave and a-ha rock the stage with an outstanding guitar-focused version of ‘Scoundrel Days’. It is great to see that this song has finally found a permanent place in the set list.

An extremely rocky version of ‘Take On Me’ and ‘The Living Daylights’ finish off the show – an enthusiastic crowd is trying to bring the roof down with their loud cheers and those 1500 sound a lot closer to an actual stadium audience being at the world cup! And even when a-ha leave the stage, they keep on singing ‘The Living Daylights’ at full voice until the band decides to come back once more.

Extra time - ‘Lifelines’ & ‘Summer Moved On’ - before a-ha finish off their masterpiece with an amazing version of ‘The Sun Always Shines On TV’.

While a-ha played the same songs as they did in Oslo, simply by changing the order on the set list, the concert seems to have a much better flow. And not to mention the exceptional intense atmosphere that is created in a club of this size.

Set list Copenhagen 14.06.02

Minor Earth Mayor Sky
An Afternoon High
The Sun Never Shone That Day
You Wanted More
Forever Not Yours
Manhattan Skyline
I’ve Been Losing You
Time And Again
Did Anyone Approach You?
Turn The Lights Down
Stay On These Roads
Hunting High And Low
Locust
Scoundrel Days
Take On Me
The Living Daylights

Encores:
Lifelines
Summer Moved On
The Sun Always Shines On TV

Alien · 18 Jun 2002, 01:36

They'll play in Moscow soon... but I'm missing it... *sad sigh*... again...

and after reading Willy's review I'm even more sad... 'cos I want to be on the concert!

I can see you through...

Alien · 13 Aug 2002, 22:35

at last! I got "Lifelines"! I thought I'd never get it... but haven't listened to it carefully yet to tell my opinion... but first impression is that I like it!

I can see you through...

wii · 30 Sep 2002, 20:52

Well, the concert in Berlin was fantastic! I´m trying to find the setlist online - can anyone help?

wii · 26 Jan 2003, 14:24

How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head – a-ha live. The release of the long awaited live album is now official. The album will be released on the 24th of March, in two versions: the regular release containing 14 tracks, and a limited edition with a bonus disc.

Track list:

CD 1

Forever Not Yours, live
Minor Earth Major Sky, live
Manhattan Skyline, live
I’ve Been Losing You, live
Crying In The Rain, live
The Sun Always Shines On TV, live
Did Anyone Approach You?, live
Swing Of Things, live
Lifelines, live
Stay On These Roads, live
Hunting High And Low, live
Take On Me, live
Living Daylights, live
Summer Moved On, live

CD2

Scoundrel Days, live
Oranges On Appletrees, live
Cry Wolf, live
Dragonfly, live
Time and Again, live
Sycamore Leaves, live
Video track

Just got the CD today and it´s excellent !! Stay on these roads unplugged version is beautiful !! A tear drops down, everytime I hear it, even though I´ve seen them live 3 times.

26 May 2002, 20:26	#81
Avil The dream Join Date: 12 Nov 2000 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 8,154	I love their new album, even though I haven´t bought it yet. I think it´s so much better than Minor earth major sky. My absolute fave is Lifelines, but you wanted more, did anyone approach you and many more are all perfect!! <center> ~/~/~Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, live today~/~/~ a l p h a v i l l e</center>

27 May 2002, 13:44	#82
wonder2000 Banned Join Date: 18 Jul 2001 Location: Naked city, , Finland. Posts: 590	In my opinion: "Minor earth major sky" is MUCH better. "Summer Moved On" etc. visit: www.wonderproject.tk

14 Jun 2002, 15:21	#83
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,710	I´m going to see A-ha live in Copenhagen tonight !!!!!! YEAHHHHH !!!!!!!

14 Jun 2002, 18:18	#84
Krapplund Dream Keeper www.krapplund.com Join Date: 09 Nov 2000 Location: Emmaboda, Sweden. Posts: 17,547	A-ha.... ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ make your choise - i made my - http://tip.nu/victory ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

15 Jun 2002, 01:14	#85
Streetside Romeo Strange Attractor Join Date: 18 Mar 2001 Location: Dötlingen, Germany Posts: 744	Forever not yours is a beautiful, catchy song with great athmosphere and a nice complex story. But the rest of the album...sounds all the samenand quite boring. I love better the songs Paul Waaktaar writes/co-writes, they are usually deeper. And minor earth major sky is hard to match. Definitely one of their best! Forever Young!

17 Jun 2002, 21:08	#86
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,710	I wrote about Mortens voice here: http://www.alphaville.org/forum/link.asp?TOPIC_ID=242 I found this review: About a week ago, a-ha were playing in front of an audience of over 23.000 people in Oslo and critics thought that this could hardly be topped, especially not with a club gig. They should be proved wrong… a-ha arrive in Copenhagen for their sold out concert at ‘Vega’. The band managed to fit parts of their Oslo stage set up into the club and 6 screens have been arranged for an artistic lightshow. An audience of 1500 people fills the split-level venue and from the moment the lights are off, everyone from front row to the back of the venue is drawn into the magic atmosphere. The band has slightly changed the order of their set list and kick off the show with ‘Minor Earth Major Sky’, followed by ‘An Afternoon High’ and ‘The Sun Never Shone That Day’ which gets everybody going and clapping along. One of the many highlights of the show is the strong and expressive ‘You Wanted More’, which seems almost autobiographical reflecting the band’s history – and also seems to become the motto among the audience! It’s time to go back in time and a-ha play their old time favourite ‘Manhattan Skyline’; from the first note onwards, the audience is singing along and cannot stop clapping before a-ha continue with an experimental version of ‘I’ve Been Losing You’. Even though this is one of the few songs that a-ha have been playing live since 1986, it is amazing to see that they still manage to uplift the song and even add some tunes of ‘The Blood That Moves The Body’ at the end of it. It’s almost half time but not before a-ha astonish the audience with an amazing live version of ‘Did Anyone Approach You’. Already on the album, this is one of the strongest songs, but with its live potential, it is one of the highlights of the show. Time to calm down - ‘Turn The Lights Down’ (in a duet with Anneli Drecker which the fans greatly appreciate), ‘Stay on These Roads’ and a whole ocean of people joins into ‘Hunting High And Low’ and the applause afterwards is breathtaking. After ‘Locust’, the stage sinks into a green light wave and a-ha rock the stage with an outstanding guitar-focused version of ‘Scoundrel Days’. It is great to see that this song has finally found a permanent place in the set list. An extremely rocky version of ‘Take On Me’ and ‘The Living Daylights’ finish off the show – an enthusiastic crowd is trying to bring the roof down with their loud cheers and those 1500 sound a lot closer to an actual stadium audience being at the world cup! And even when a-ha leave the stage, they keep on singing ‘The Living Daylights’ at full voice until the band decides to come back once more. Extra time - ‘Lifelines’ & ‘Summer Moved On’ - before a-ha finish off their masterpiece with an amazing version of ‘The Sun Always Shines On TV’. While a-ha played the same songs as they did in Oslo, simply by changing the order on the set list, the concert seems to have a much better flow. And not to mention the exceptional intense atmosphere that is created in a club of this size. Set list Copenhagen 14.06.02 Minor Earth Mayor Sky An Afternoon High The Sun Never Shone That Day You Wanted More Forever Not Yours Manhattan Skyline I’ve Been Losing You Time And Again Did Anyone Approach You? Turn The Lights Down Stay On These Roads Hunting High And Low Locust Scoundrel Days Take On Me The Living Daylights Encores: Lifelines Summer Moved On The Sun Always Shines On TV

18 Jun 2002, 01:36	#87
Alien Trapped in Dreams Join Date: 10 May 2001 Location: CHG MO RUS Posts: 17,202	They'll play in Moscow soon... but I'm missing it... sad sigh... again... and after reading Willy's review I'm even more sad... 'cos I want to be on the concert! I can see you through...

13 Aug 2002, 22:35	#88
Alien Trapped in Dreams Join Date: 10 May 2001 Location: CHG MO RUS Posts: 17,202	at last! I got "Lifelines"! I thought I'd never get it... but haven't listened to it carefully yet to tell my opinion... but first impression is that I like it! I can see you through...

30 Sep 2002, 20:52	#89
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,710	Well, the concert in Berlin was fantastic! I´m trying to find the setlist online - can anyone help?

26 Jan 2003, 14:24	#90
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,710	How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head – a-ha live. The release of the long awaited live album is now official. The album will be released on the 24th of March, in two versions: the regular release containing 14 tracks, and a limited edition with a bonus disc. Track list: CD 1 Forever Not Yours, live Minor Earth Major Sky, live Manhattan Skyline, live I’ve Been Losing You, live Crying In The Rain, live The Sun Always Shines On TV, live Did Anyone Approach You?, live Swing Of Things, live Lifelines, live Stay On These Roads, live Hunting High And Low, live Take On Me, live Living Daylights, live Summer Moved On, live CD2 Scoundrel Days, live Oranges On Appletrees, live Cry Wolf, live Dragonfly, live Time and Again, live Sycamore Leaves, live Video track Just got the CD today and it´s excellent !! Stay on these roads unplugged version is beautiful !! A tear drops down, everytime I hear it, even though I´ve seen them live 3 times.