Duran Duran (wooo!)

The last album i got was "Decade" i liked it a lot. 

seven and the ragged tiger, one of the first albums I bought (tape) and I loved union of the snake.  Got the best of DD knocking around somewhere on CD.

Good band, not heard any of their latest stuff

 

Love 'em! I grew up with New Wave. I ignored the genre for years, but have been steadily building a collection of the music. I still enjoy New Wave, and it really takes me back. The great thing is that most of the CDs are pre-Loudness War and are recorded well. You'll also find quite a bit of it on vinyl, too. This is the only genre where you'll find good vinyl and nice CD mastering - and it's cheap, too.

Shame that Duran Duran (and the genre in general) are mostly ignored these days. New Wave broke from rehashed classic rock and disco to offer a first take on electronic music. A lot of it is interesting, clever, and free of clichés. It was a breath of fresh air for rock during the 80s. Hardly anyone listens to it today, but it reminds me a lot of the music from the 50s when rock was just getting established (I like that, too). There's a certain innocence, optimism, and "not taking itself too seriously" that I rarely see in today's music.

I'd like to see a rediscovery of Duran Duran and the rest of New Wave, but I don't know if it will happen. Everyone is so deadly serious these days. Camp is unknown and even comic books are treated like Hamlet. Though if it does happen, I'd like it to be after I round out my collection with $2 CDs and cheap vinyl.

I see their new album has good reviews, maybe a purchase!

Heard a few of the songs from their new album on a live performance on YouTube and they weren't too bad, especially considering the few I had heard from the last two albums (I genuinely thought (Reach Up For The) Sunrise was done by S-Club 7 or some other come and go pop group, until recently).

 

And I'm with Uncle Erik on this one; doesn't have to be serious (pun intended, if anyone gets it). Favourite song? Hard to call, but I'll put The Reflex down for it right now.

I thought they weren't making music. I'll take a look at it. 

I love 'em. Their new album is "All You Need is Now" which was produced by Mark Ronson. They recently did a live internet concert directed by David Lynch.

Their original guitarist, Andy Taylor, has a Soundcloud account where he's uploaded a lot of cool stuff.

Live Aid 1985 - Duran Duran by AndyTaylor

I thought their new joint was mediocre save a couple of songs. It had all the usual pop tropes, plus the sleazy seemed faux and forced. That is one thing about DD, at their best, they're earnestly sleazy, akin to say Soft Cell and Depeche Mode. Take Hungry Like the Wolf, for example c'mon. 

 

Anyway, love me some Duran Duran though, especially The Wedding Album South. 

Edited by virometal - 4/9/11 at 6:45pm

I actually quite like the new Duran Duran album.