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Trollheart · 04-09-2013, 03:04 PM

I'd actually disagree with that. "Hunting high and low" for me, really has highs and lows, but it's not until "Scoundrel days" (review coming!) that they really hit their stride: the variation on that album and the at times rock flavour that comes through was seldom if ever matched. "Stay on these roads" was I always felt a weak followup, and the only one that comes close in my estimation is the superb "Analogue". The rest of their albums have seriously bright spots certainly, but each one seems to be let down by one or two below-par tracks, particularly on "Memorial Beach".

And I love "Take on me", despite its history and what it made the band become in the eyes of so many...

Unknown Soldier · 04-09-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I'd actually disagree with that. "Hunting high and low" for me, really has highs and lows, but it's not until "Scoundrel days" (review coming!) that they really hit their stride: the variation on that album and the at times rock flavour that comes through was seldom if ever matched. "Stay on these roads" was I always felt a weak followup, and the only one that comes close in my estimation is the superb "Analogue". The rest of their albums have seriously bright spots certainly, but each one seems to be let down by one or two below-par tracks, particularly on "Memorial Beach".

And I love "Take on me", despite its history and what it made the band become in the eyes of so many...

I think the first and third albums are similiar in many ways but the debut gets the edge. Now I disagree with you, as I think nearly every song on the debut is special. The second album is great as well and different, it has a much more moodier feel and showed a different type of singing from Morten.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	I'd actually disagree with that. "Hunting high and low" for me, really has highs and lows, but it's not until "Scoundrel days" (review coming!) that they really hit their stride: the variation on that album and the at times rock flavour that comes through was seldom if ever matched. "Stay on these roads" was I always felt a weak followup, and the only one that comes close in my estimation is the superb "Analogue". The rest of their albums have seriously bright spots certainly, but each one seems to be let down by one or two below-par tracks, particularly on "Memorial Beach". And I love "Take on me", despite its history and what it made the band become in the eyes of so many... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018