Good compilation
This is an excellent album. I was not an A-ha fan, i just buyed it cos I knew some songs (I guess, just 3 of the album). But after listening to all the album I liked most of the songs (or all of them) and got interested a little bit more in the group productions. The pop style is great and it contains very well known pop songs like Take on me! or You are the one, The sun always shines on TV or I've been losing you. Crying in the rain is a great balad song (not original from the group but well perfomed) As the title mentions the album has the most popular a-ha songs. There is also a video hits collection with the same name. If you do not have an A-ha album this one is a good choice.
The only official 'Best Of ' so far.
I have noticed that in some countries (such as Brazil) there are other A-ha 'Best Of' compilations available, but 'Headlines and Deadlines' is the only official international hits collection at the time of this writing. This 16-track 1991 collection CD encompass the first 4 albums of the trio, including the soundtrack version of the 007's 1987 movie theme song "The Living Daylights", and 4 remixes of the album tracks. (A different version of 'Move To Memphis' was later included on their underrated but very good 1993 album.) I really wish that someday soon someone releases a 12" Mixes / B-Side anthology for A-ha, since the few extended versions of theirs I have are excellent. It is great news that since 2000 the band has made a comeback; their 2002 album is one of their best. Following is a discography of the band:1. Hunting High And Low (1985)
2. Scoundrel Days (1986)
3. Stay On These Roads (1988)
4. East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon (1990)
5. Headlines And Deadlines (1991)
6. Memorial Beach (1993)
7. Shapes That Go Together (1994 non-album track single for the Winter Olympics at Norway)
8. Minor Earth Major Sky (2000)
9. Lifelines (2002)
Almost as good as The Warrants...
This album lived up to the expectations which were first created in 1985 with the release of the hit single (with the equally successful video clip) Take on me. But, it wasn't as good, or as fulfilling as John Doe and The Warrants: The Hits 1984 - 1990. My recomendation to any A-Ha, or Duran Duran fan is get yourself a copy of this, or any of their other hit albums (Sleep On Monday, Her Name was Lena)as you definitely won't be dissappointed.
A top album - John Doe and The Warrants.
To call these guys a "one-hit wonder" is the ultimate sin!
Chances are, these days, if you asked a random person on the street if he or she had heard of A-Ha, they would say no. If they said yes, then more than likely the only song they would remember the band for would be Take On Me. Because of that track's vast success, the band often goes unappreciated. But, hopefully the release of this compilation will change all that. Read on for my review of Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits Of A-Ha.
PROS:
It doesn't need to be said. If you just want to buy an A-Ha hits compilation for Take On Me, you'll find it on here. Plus, you'll also get several highly underrated tracks that have always had to live in the shadow of their lone hit. Many of these tracks are remix versions, which are extremely hard to find. Likewise, on this compilation, you get The Living Daylights, which was recorded for the James Bond film of the same name. Though this track never achieved the success of other Bond themes, like Duran Duran's A View To A Kill, it is no less excellent.
CONS:
There is only one real problem with this CD - When it was released. It was released in the early nineties, and though this seems like the ideal time to release a hits package for a group predominantly considered an "eighties band", the band has made several excellent tracks since this was released, and needless to say, you won't get those on here.
OVERALL:
This is the best A-Ha hits package out there, and it is strongly recommended to any fan of the band, casual or die-hard. Even if you're a die-hard fan of the band, it's very unlikely you'll ever find all of their material on CD (if you live in the United States), so I suggest you just buy this. It should be all the A-Ha you'll ever need.
Some great music from the 80's
Maybe you don't even know who A-ha is, but you sure know a song of theirs. When you first hear this album you might feel like "where do I know this track from?" but even if you can't remember, I'm sure it'll sound as good as if you could. The album gathers their 16 greatest hits, they're all amazing songs from the 80's that you have probably heard at least once in your life.
A-ha used to be a big band when I was younger (and they made a lot of success in my country), and this album proves that even if they're not so good as they used to be before, they have same classic songs that are going to stay in our memories forever. I bet you still remember "Take on me", don't you?
16 track 1991 retrospective from WEA International of the '80s Norwegian pop trio's finest, including the #1 U.S. smash 'Take On Me' and the U.S. top 20 hit 'The Sun Always Shines On TV', as well as remixes of a few tracks.
The Breakthru Video Band's Best Includes the Hits 'Take on Me','Sun Always Shines on TV', 'Hunting High and Low', 'Train of Thought', 'Crying in the Rain', 'Touchy' , 'The Living Daylights', and Many More.
