A-HA - Scoundrel Days

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(Orginally released in 1986)2015 EU repressed on 180g Vinyl-Released in the midst of the 1986 world tour, songs from Scoundrel Days infused A-ha’s live setlist with a new, darker sound. A departure from the pure pop of Hunting High and Low, this albu...
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Release date: 21-05-2015(Orginally released in 1986)

2015 EU repressed on 180g Vinyl-Released in the midst of the 1986 world tour, songs from Scoundrel Days infused A-ha’s live setlist with a new, darker sound. A departure from the pure pop of Hunting High and Low, this album contains several mainstays of the A-ha catalog including “I’ve Been Losing You,” “Cry Wolf” and “Manhattan Skyline.”

Formed in 1982 by Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, Norwegian new wave band A-ha went on to become one of the biggest pop acts of the 1980s. Beginning with a bang, A-ha’s 1985 debut, Hunting High And Low, sold more than eight million copies worldwide and spawned a handful of hit singles including "Take On Me," "The Sun Always Shines on TV," "Train of Thought" and "Hunting High and Low."

A-ha’s sophomore effort Scoundrel Days sold over five million copies worldwide and is a prominent favorite of their fans. The album is also a favorite of Harket’s: “Scoundrel Days is the record that most closely resembles our demos. It’s simply an extension of the demos. It didn’t sell anywhere near as much as Hunting High and Low. It demands more from the listener. That’s why it became a darling for many.”

Even stronger and much more exciting than the debut album. Great music for teens on their way to the age of consent. You can add Tears for Fears in the playlist with this

Tracks:

A1 Scoundrel Days

A2 The Swing of Things

A3 I've Been Losing You

A4 October

A5 Manhattan Skyline

B1 Cry Wolf

B2 We're Looking for the Whales

B3 The Weight of the Wind

B4 Maybe, Maybe

B5 Soft Rains of April

While not quite as strong as the band's debut, Scoundrel Days is still a-ha succeeding as a marketed "pretty boy" band which can connect musically and lyrically as much as any musical sacred cow. The opening two songs alone make for one of the best one-two opening punches around: the tense edge of the title track, featuring one of Morten Harket's soaring vocals during the chorus and a crisp, pristine punch in the music, and "The Swing of Things," a moody, elegant number with a beautiful synth/guitar arrangement (plus some fine drumming courtesy of studio pro Michael Sturgis) and utterly lovelorn lyrical sentiments that balance on the edge of being overheated without quite going over. Although the rest of the disc never quite hits as high as the opening, it comes close more often than not. A definite downturn is the band's occasional attempts to try and prove themselves as a "real" band by rocking out, as on "I've Been Losing You" -- there's really no need for it, and as a result they sound much more "fake," ironically enough. Other songs can perhaps only be explained by the need to translate lyrics -- "We're Looking for the Whales" isn't an environmental anthem, and neither is "Cry Wolf," but both also don't really succeed in using nature as romantic metaphor. When a-ha are on, though, they're on -- "October" snakes along on a cool bass/keyboard arrangement and a whispery vocal from Harket; "Maybe Maybe" is a quirky little pop number that's engagingly goofy; while "Soft Rains of April" captures the band at its most dramatic, with the string synths giving Harket a perfect bed to launch into a lovely vocal, concluding with a sudden, hushed whisper. The '80s may be long gone, but Scoundrel Days makes clear that not everything was bad back then.allmusicguide


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