Wow. This new a-ha album is the album I always wished they made. A-ha suffered greatly from never being able to sustain an album with sheer quality, they've cracked it. Maybe it took this time for them to open up and give more meaning to their songs. A classic example of that is the haunting "To let you win" which stands out as a major progression in Morten's songwriting ability which was only hinted at on his debut album Wild Seed. "Velvet" will be familiar to the die hard fans, but this track now oozes class with Morten's vocal, which will always have been a classic in it's own right. A pleasant surprise was the exceptional "I wish I cared", written by Magne on his own, this is his best song to date, although he'll never admit it.

This is not a singles album in a commercial sense, apart from the first single "Summer moved on" and the insanely catchy "You'll never get over me" which will drive you to heaven with it's stunning melody and backing vocals you would be pushed to find songs which will do well in the current market place. My only hope is that A-ha will defy that, as their record deal depends on this album being successful. Even if this is not the case and they never make another album I will always be grateful that they found the will and resolve to make this album which has touched a part of me I thought was lost forever.

I have been anticipating this album for the last year and when you wait for something so long then it's usually a anticlimax. Not true about Minor Earth/Major Sky. It's beyond my wildest expectations. It's a master piece of pop/rock music.

A-ha songwriting skills are execptional. The melodic music descripes their lyrics in great technicolour. Together the music and lyrics create a visual image in your mind. Listen to the rock based Minor Earth/Major Sky - it has a feeling of epic vastness to it. "Little black heart" is spine chilling with it's haunting melody."Summer moved on" is classic a-ha. All the songs deserves a mention, the list just goes on and on.

Over all the music can probably be descripe as elecronic with acoustic instruments intertwined - they make use of the acoustic guitar a lot which works beautiful. All songs sound different but there is a unity on the album. Only A-ha can make beautiful melancholic upbeat music. Good production really support the great music.

If you are a A-ha fan then you'll love the album. If you don't know A-ha then check it out if you want somthing different from today's mainstream pop that doesn't have any artistic integrity.

This is a terrific cd! It's bursting with potential radio/single hits. Besides the masterful first smash "SUMMER MOVED ON",there's the second upcoming single: "MINOR EARTH MAJOR SKY"; with it's guitar riffs & rock beat.The ballad "VELVET" which was said to be the second single will no doubt come out as one sometime. Then there's "LITTLE BLACK HEART"; "THE SUN NEVER SHONE THAT DAY"; "I WISH I CARED"; & the beautiful and moving ballad "TO LET YOU WIN". AHA has long been ignored in the U.S. while continuing to have hit after hit in the rest of the world. Still, there are those of us here that have appreciated their great melodious music beyond the hit "TAKE ON ME". Hopefully, with better promotion, more people in the 'States' can enjoy their music too. Check out any of their 5 studio cd's;all solid. Also another five-star cd is MORTEN HARKET'S solo cd "WILD SEED".Great listening stuff!

This is a masterpiece no one should miss! Fantastic songs, perfectly sung by Morten "agelvoice" Harket. My favorite songs on the album are "Minor Earth/ Major Sky" and "Thought that it was you"

Whatever price you will be paying for this CD, every cent will be worth it! It's been 7 looooong years since their last album "Memorial Beach", which didn't have such memorable sales figures and hits. When I found out that A-ha had released a new album, I was flabbergasted! When I heard the title track, I was in awe! Listening to the rest of the 12 tracks simply left me speechless! My heroes are back...and I certainly do hope they are here to stay! A-ha's sound is simply unique! They are equally capable of writing slow, dark, moody, haunting songs like "Minor Earth Major Sky", "Little Black Heart" and "To Let You Win", melodic acoustic tracks like "The Sun Never Shone That Day", "You'll Never Get Over Me" (my personal favourite!) and "Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count" or sweet soft ballads like "Velvet"! You simple cannot box A-ha up in one particular sound! The songs here are so diverse, you get a little bit of everything you could ever ask or hope for in a pop-rock CD! 41-year-old Morten Harket's vocals are still top-notch and they range from low and bassy ("To Let You Win") to an all-time high ("Summer Moved On")! Wow! This is a musical masterpiece! Much better than all the stuff the boy bands out there like A-1 (have you heard their cover of A-ha's "Take on Me"? A disgrace!) are putting out! Get this CD! After listening to it, I guarantee you will be persuaded to (as Morten howls in "Summer Moved On"), "Stay, don't just walk away"! :)