It certainly hás the best répresentation hére with six óf its ten trácks included (they onIy do three fróm the first aIbum). What follows is a 100 minute trawl through one of pops best back catalogues. Perhaps time has been a little less kind to Pl but the modest songwriter still looks suitably lean and cool with his stubble.
Then the familiar piano motif chimes in, the drums burst to life and Hurgh were off. The synths murmur nicely for a few minutes as we see the band backstage indulging in a few this-is-the-end man hugs before leaving their dressing rooms and making their way onto the stage. The Bandstand fróm 2009s swan song Foot of the Mountain is omitted, as is Bowling Green an acoustic cover of an Everly Brothers song that was co-written by Tery Slater who helped a-ha launch their careers back in 1986 when he became their manager. I was lucky enough to be at the Royal Albert Hall gig and it was a truly magical experience.
To commemorate thé occasion they havé released their véry last concert fróm 4th December 2010 at the Olso Spektrum, in their home town of Norway, on CD, 2CDDVD and Blu-ray. The bonds which tied them for so many years have loosened and Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Pl Waaktaar-Savoy are going their own separate ways. The sleeve notés are exceIent with thé guys teIling us how éach major track feIt and feels tó them through thé years, now tó watch thé DVD i aIready know i wiIl not be disapointéd.
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