Episode 24: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Ranks the Making of Hunting High and Low

‘And what am I supposed to rank now?’

Dear a-ha friends,At a-ha: Ranking Highs and Lows we are extremely proud to present another episode of the podcast that celebrates the wonderful music of a-ha, where our guest this time is none other than Pål Waaktaar-Savoy!

Pål was kind enough to join us for a couple of hours to rank – in a semi-structured kind of way – his most memorable experiences from the making of Hunting High and Low. Get ready for an exclusive behind-the-scenes view as we talk to Pål about the songs, the people, the fans, and the ups and downs.

Among other things, you will hear about the effect of 500 black-and-white posters, a balcony that threatened to collapse, a later hit song that borrowed chords from Driftwood, the curse of free clothes, the best position from which to listen to the album, how modesty cost Pål a quality guitar, the maximum amount of hissing that can be accepted in a studio, a producer with bat ears, and how to programme a Linn Drum in the time it takes to play a ping-pong match.

We couldn’t be happier to share this conversation with you, and we hope that you will enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it.

They say: “Never meet your heroes.” We say: “Then you need to get yourself some better heroes.”

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Enjoy Pål’s stories about the making of Hunting High and Low.

All the best,

‘Love is ranking enough’