Friday, March 11, 2011

A Must Have!...



A year ago this month, A-ha launched their final world tour in South America. The "Ending on a High Note" tour was a live celebration of the bands 25 year career, which included stops in 63 cities in 21 countries, and culminated in four concerts in their home town of Oslo last December. The band’s last ever live concert took place on December 4, 2010, and was recorded for release on DVD.

Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert will be available in four formats: Bluray, DVD, Deluxe (2 CDs + DVD) and CD only.

Tracklisting:

CD Only:

01. The Sun Always Shines On TV
02. The Blood That Moves The Body
03. Scoundrel Days
04. The Swing Of Things
05. Forever Not Yours
06. Stay On These Roads
07. Manhattan Skyline
08. Hunting High And Low
09. Minor Earth, Major Sky
10. Summer Moved On
11. I’ve Been Losing You
12. Foot Of The Mountain
13. Cry Wolf
14. Analogue
15. The Living Daylights
16. Take On Me


Bluray, DVD and Deluxe (2 CDs + DVD):

01. The Sun Always Shines On TV
02. Move To Memphis
03. The Blood That Moves The Body
04. Scoundrel Days
05. The Swing Of Things
06. Forever Not Yours
07. Stay On These Roads
08. Manhattan Skyline
09. Hunting High And Low
10. We’re Looking For The Whales
11. Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
12. Crying In The Rain
13. Minor Earth, Major Sky
14. Summer Moved on
15. I’ve Been Losing You
16. Foot Of The Mountain
17. Cry Wolf
18. Analogue
19. The Living Daylights

20. Take On Me


The Blueray and Deluxe editions will include a documentary and a gallery of photos by Stian Andersen.

The first confirmed release date is April 1 for Germany and Norway; the rest of the world will follow soon after (full release schedule still to be confirmed). There will be an NTSC version available for fans in North America and Japan as well.

7 comments:

Jon said...

Hmmmmmm - not sure about the "must have" bit... Jx

Barbarella's Galaxy said...

Whatever do you mean? A-ha were completely in their own league back in the 80s and have proven to be major influences on a lot of bands that followed. With groups like Killers, Hurts, Keane and Coldplay trying to emulate their sound, they have long ago proven that they were never the teen band they were being sold off as in the beginning. However, because of that, the overplayed "Take On Me" and the pretty boy singer it seems that a lot of people tend to disregard the group as "cheesy" - something that couldnt further from the truth.

Their "25" compilation from last year has to be one of the most solid collection of tracks from any band - and for someone who grew up with their music from day one, this last concert release is a must have indeed :)

Jon said...

I don't dislike them. I know they are not cheesy, they are actually very good! I just don't think that Aha's "sound" ages that well.

I don't like the Killers, Keane or Coldplay, so maybe it's just a difference in musical taste here.

Jx

Barbarella's Galaxy said...

I dont like Keane or Coldplay either, although I do like some of the stuff Killers have released. Anyways, I´m glad to hear that you dont fall under the catagory of people that finds them cheesy (it always ticks me off a little bit). Anyways, have a fab weekend :)

ShineOnAndOn said...

Yes it is a must have for me! Whooop!

Unknown said...

Too bad they leave out the acoustic version of "Seemingly Nonstop July". I was so looking forward to own this song on CD :(

Barbarella's Galaxy said...

I agree. Would have been wonderful to have!

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