{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5887ddc188d80d2d4a1f7856/5ec3e0847cef7479d2ef4962?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 478: A-Ha's 'Scoundrel Days', the Sophomore Slump, and You","description":"<p>In 1985 Norway’s A-Ha conquered the airwaves with their debut album <em>Hunting High And Low</em>, and its groundbreaking video for the single “Take On Me.” One year later, they released <em>Scoundrel Days — </em>a darker, and in many ways more innovative, record — which charted here in America but was quickly forgotten even as the band's popularity continued to explode throughout the rest of the world.&nbsp;</p><p>Was it a simple case of the dreaded sophomore slump or something else? Tune in as we search for answers.</p>","author_name":"Discologist.com"}