Duran Duran's eponymous debut artfully coalesced the sonic and stylistic elements of the burgeoning /p>
ew romantic movement they were soon to spearhead: pumping synths, glossy production, and seemingly impossible haircuts. Ultra-smart singles like "Girls on Film" and "Planet Earth" became instant smash hits both in the U.K. and America, and other fine pop gems such as "Anyone Out There" and "Careless Memories" rounded out the album's stellar first side. Side two was a far more experimental and revealing affair, with primary songwriter Nick Rhodes leading the band through atmospheric mood-pieces like "Night Boat," "Sound of Thunder," and the instrumental "Tel Aviv," all of which are particularly reminiscent of mid-era Roxy Music (clearly one of Duran's biggest influences). The band's groundbreaking music videos would do the rest, securing them a unique standing as forerunners of the first MTV generation and cementing their status as one of the decade's most successful pop music icons. [The band's first U.K. number one, the non-album single "Is There Something I Should Know?" was also later added to the CD version of Duran Duran.]
So at 6:30 this morning I dragged my ass up out of bed, fed the Bell (my nickname for the gato of the casa) and stumbled back to bed, laptop in hand, to stream Star 98.7 - a LA station offering "today's music alternative." What does this mean? It means Avril. Nickelback. John Mayer (I've been told that he is a "hottie" when flipping by the station while in the car when they should have been...
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JJ Jackson, one of the original MTV VJs (RIP, Triple J) used to refer to Duran Duran as Double Duran, so that's what I'll call them here.Double Durans's first album went virtually unnoticed in the US, until after "Rio" hit it big, and the label reissued the album with the single "Is There Something I Should Know" on it. I was lucky enough to be in a record store in 1981 when they were playing t...
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So Moggers ...which video is more interesting - #1 montage or #2 Duran Duranglumbert - Women in Film
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JJ Jackson, one of the original MTV VJs (RIP, Triple J) used to refer to Duran Duran as Double Duran, so that's what I'll call them here.Double Durans's first album went virtually unnoticed in the US, until after "Rio" hit it big, and the label reissued the album with the single "Is There Something I Should Know" on it. I was lucky enough to be in a record store in 1981 when they were playing t...
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So at 6:30 this morning I dragged my ass up out of bed, fed the Bell (my nickname for the gato of the casa) and stumbled back to bed, laptop in hand, to stream Star 98.7 - a LA station offering "today's music alternative." What does this mean? It means Avril. Nickelback. John Mayer (I've been told that he is a "hottie" when flipping by the station while in the car when they should have been...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Girls on Film |
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| 2 Planet Earth |
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| 3 Anyone Out There |
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| 4 To the Shore |
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| 5 Careless Memories |
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| 6 Night Boat |
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| 7 Sound of Thunder |
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| 8 Friends of Mine |
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| 9 Tel Aviv |
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