Hm:
# Safe (In The Heat Of The Moment) (featuring Ana Matronic) (3:59)# Girl Panic! (4:31)# The Man Who Stole A Leopard (featuring Kelis) (6:13)
― Gus Van Sotosyn (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 December 2010 04:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
Not Rio good but worth at least a few dozen plays.
xp Kelis? Sod it I take everything back.
― Defecate on Myspace (Schlafsack), Friday, 17 December 2010 04:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
and with Mark Ronson producing there's a good chance
I weep for you.
― schlomo replay (acoleuthic), Friday, 17 December 2010 04:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
I knew this would be embarrassing. All right. Hey, you know what? Let's pretend this never happened.
― Defecate on Myspace (Schlafsack), Friday, 17 December 2010 04:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
Like I said on the REM thread when somebody brought up Duran Duran, I've never been a great fan of theirs, but it's obvious when listening to this new album that they're actively trying to be good again. And I don't doubt that Mark Ronson had a lot to do with it.
― Lightning Is For Babies (Johnny Fever), Friday, 17 December 2010 04:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, there's a fair amount of mutual mast with these two in press releases and such, but I get the impression Ronson really was/is a huge Rio fan and that they all genuinely like working together.
― Defecate on Myspace (Schlafsack), Friday, 17 December 2010 05:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
I really like this album. The single is the worst track on it. The collaborations are subtle and well used. Overall it sounds like Duran circa 82. Best album since Notorious (though I really like Big Thing).
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 17 December 2010 05:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
The single is the worst track on it.
WOW. Officially gagging for this.
― Defecate on Myspace (Schlafsack), Friday, 17 December 2010 05:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
Rio is one of my favourite albums. I can be swayed.
― schlomo replay (acoleuthic), Friday, 17 December 2010 11:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, December 17, 2010 5:47 AM (9 hours ago)
I agree with all of this, apart from liking Big Thing (one of their worst albums for me) I can't believe the title track is the first single, the chorus is good but the verse is so bad. I think Runway Runaway is my favourite track.
I'm shocked they've pulled this off, every album since Medazzaland I've wanted to be their return to form it feels like they've got pretty close this time. I thought Astronaut was quite a poor album apart from Nice and Taste the Summer, it seems like they've done a whole album with that kind of sound.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 17 December 2010 15:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
this is great.
― akm, Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
Don't mind the new single. Who's the new guitarist these days?
― Alex in NYC, Thursday, 23 December 2010 19:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
Dom Brown, I think.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 23 December 2010 21:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
It really is good. It sounds like a follow-up to Rio without sounding like it's trying to be a follow-up to Rio, and the actual songs are good as well. There's not a duff moment on the whole thing.
The only problem I have with it (if it's even a problem) is that it sounds a bit too '80s. Also, all the television appearances are on housewife shows like Loose Women and The One Show, which shits me a bit. Duran Duran's never been a backward-looking band so I hope it isn't starting now.
― Bentley Rhythm Trayce (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 2 January 2011 12:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
What a crap sentence.
New interview at the Quietus with Simon Price:
http://thequietus.com/articles/05889-duran-duran-interview-all-you-need-is-now
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 March 2011 15:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
Duran Duran's never been a backward-looking band so I hope it isn't starting now.
I hope so. I mean, after the disastrous "Red Carpet Massacre", which was even worse than "Big Thing" (another disappointing album that would have benefited from being a bit more backward-looking)
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Thursday, 17 March 2011 22:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
I thought Astronaut was quite a poor album apart from Nice and Taste the Summer, it seems like they've done a whole album with that kind of sound.
"Nice" and "Taste The Summer" sound more like "Notorious" tracks than "Rio" tracks though.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Thursday, 17 March 2011 22:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Happy 30th to Rio.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 21:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
Watched its Classic Albums" chapter Sunday afternoon!
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 21:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Vini Reilly Invasion (Elvis Telecom), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 02:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
I suppose one or two of their songs I *do* have a mild soft spot for... but mostly dud.
Japan, on the other hand...
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
Apologies for the spam but I really think Duran Duran fans (and fans of Japan, post punk, new pop and glam) will find this feature interesting.
Duran Duran Versus Japan - The Substance Of Style
(It's not about who's better by the way...)
― Doran, Sunday, 31 March 2013 15:28 (1 month ago) Permalink
Fantastic article for sure.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 31 March 2013 15:31 (1 month ago) Permalink
Damn! Impressive.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 31 March 2013 15:33 (1 month ago) Permalink
I've been listening to a lot of Duran Duran (81-82) and David Sylvian (83-85) lately so I thought this would be perfect reading right now but I didn't like it very much.
― brotherlovesdub, Sunday, 31 March 2013 15:58 (1 month ago) Permalink
love it.
― mr.raffles, Sunday, 31 March 2013 23:22 (1 month ago) Permalink