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Title: Song from the Analogue era!
Review: I've been an a-ha fan since the first time I heard "Take On Me" on the radio. I have bought and thoroughly enjoyed each song on every album these guys have made. Except this one. Who's idea was it to make a CD with half the album dedicated to reliving the 60's. At any moment I was expecting the next track to be "White Rabbit". These songs could have easily been sung with the a-ha chemisty we all know and love. But the psychedelic channeling of John Lennon, Jim Morrison, and Grace Slick just doesn't work for a-ha. The whole love affair that Paul has for the 60's sound works for his other band Savoy, but completely fails for a-ha. The first 6 tracks are the a-ha signature sound, but the last 7 tracks are just a "long strange trip" to the 60's. I understand that a-ha's sound needs to progress and evolve, but this CD is de-evolution. That's why it's named Analogue. Guess we'll just have to chalk this album up as a bad one amoung seven good ones. Hope the next is better.
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