Duran Duran

[SPAWN]

What's your favourite DD song? one of my favourite songs are &quot;Come undone&quot; <img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

[davidhorizon]

The best and most beautiful Duran Duran song is &quot;The Chauffeur&quot;

Its right up there with Forever young

But DD has made loads of good songs. Its about time they got mentioned at this forum!!!

[poul e]

My favourite DD songs are:

Wild boys
A view to a kill
The Reflex
Save a prayer
Rio
Come undone
Ordinary world
Is there something I should know?
Girls on film
Hungry like the wolf
Union of the snake
Notorious
I don´t want your love

[wii]

I have a twin CD MPEG Duran Duran compilation for sale, if anyone is interested.

visit us at:
http://www.alphaville.org

[Adiville]

I have 3 faves from DD :
Save a prayer
Ordinary World
Come Undone

@ville - forever and ever.

[stardustdawn]

LOVE d2, although i only have 2 of their albums. ordinary world is like a knife in my heart.

The future exists, first in Imagination, then in Will, then in Reality.

[Avihai]

Most of their songs are great but Wild Boys
is that special one which I'll always play
first when I play the collection in
my stereo .

[Adiville]

The collection is great !
The video for WILD BOYS is a real killer <img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

@ville - forever and ever.

Edited by - alpha-x on 14 Jan 2001 20:47:09

[wii]

My favorite Duran Duran song is:

come undone

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[Adiville]

On 30/10 (my B-Day) i couldnt stop singing Come Undone...
&quot;Happy birthday to you...&quot; <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

@ville - forever and ever.

[Mario Mastroianni]

I agree with davidhorizon in saying that &quot;The Chauffeur&quot; is certainly the very best song by Duran Duran : everytime I listen to it ,it makes me dream!

[davidhorizon]

Ah. A believer! Everyone else: Put your headphones on, close your eyes and listen to &quot;The chauffeur&quot; I think you will understand us.

[Avihai]

And watching lovers part, I feel you smiling
What glass splinters lie so deep in your mind
To tear out from your eyes
With a word to stiffen brooding lies
But I'll only watch you leave me further behind

[davidhorizon]

&quot;...And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
the front of your dress all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time with your beating heart...&quot;




Edited by - davidhorizon on 20 Jan 2001 04:00:28

Edited by - davidhorizon on 20 Jan 2001 04:01:17

[Dingerz]

Along with the Chauffeur as best Duran song I'd have to add in Secret Oktober. I absolutely love that song. It's the b-flip to Union of the Snake.

Tara : )
...I have yet to be told what a union of a snake is..hehe...

[Sten]

Sorry to say so but the best DD song.
Ordinary World, performed by Aurora.

[davidhorizon]

Yeah "Secret october" is really good. Defently their best b-side.

Bottomline is: Duran Duran makes great soft ballads. "The chauffeur", "Save a prayer", "The 7th stranger", "Ordinary world", "Come undone", "Secret october" and many others... Forget about "wild boys" and "The reflex". This is where their power is.

[Avihai]

They do make great ballads BUT they are also super where it comes to the beats :
Wild Boys,Rio,Hungry...,Planet Earth,Girls on film,Reflex,Union of,A view...
Those are phantastic !

[Mario Mastroianni]

I would add to the list above also Simon LeBon's solo works,such as "Grey Lady of the Sea","Dreamboyz"and "Follow in my Footsteps".

[davidhorizon]

Yeah "Grey Lady of the Sea" is great. I downloaded it from the internet a couple of years back. When i heard it for the first time in like 15 years, it actually brought a tear to my eye.

[Mario Mastroianni]

I love all Duran Duran songs and ,although I am only 16,I am expert about them enough to recommend,to those who think the way davidhorizon does,also the following songs:
"To the Shore",from the first DD album;
"Lady Ice",from the side project Arcadia's album"So Red the Rose";
"Winter Marches On",from"Notorious";
"Palomino" and "The Edge of America",from "Big Thing";
"My Antarctica",from "Liberty";
"Drive By"(which is a sort of prequel to "The Chauffeur"),from "Thank You";
"Out of My Mind" and "Midnight Sun",from"Medazzaland";
"Lady Xanax",from"Pop Trash".
Among the tracks belonging to the rock-dance side of DD,I prefer :
"Late Bar",the b-side to "Planet Earth";
"My Own Way",from "Rio";
"Vertigo(Do the Demolition)",from"Notorious";
"DownTown",from"Liberty";
"The Sin of the City",from"The Wedding Album";
"So Long Suicide",from "Medazzaland";
"Mars meets Venus",from"Pop Trash".

[dvasari]

my fave dd song is "Out of My Mind," off the album Medazzaland. Pop Trash sucks, though.

[davidhorizon]

The speculation is over!

The original Duran Duran is reuniting!!!
After 15 years all the original members are reuniting. This means Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor that left in 1986, and John Taylor who left in 1997. The last release from the original DD was "A view to a kill" in 1985.

DD is currently a trio with Simon Le bon, Nich Rhodes and Warren Cuccurullo. Warren who is not an original member, will leave the band after their current tour.

You can read it at cnn.dk and duranduran.com



Edited by - davidhorizon on 12 May 2001 16:15:49

[Adiville]

Bloody Amaizing !!!!!!
I wanna hear some DD stuff like they used to play....
WOW !!!!!

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[Alien]

I watched DD's concert in Moscow on TV - it was so great! I loved all songs that they played! I don't have any CD, but everytime i hear them on radio my heart is bumping. I think i'm getting more and more addicted
<img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle>

[wii]

Great news David !

Can´t wait to hear the new stuff...!

http://www.alphaville.org/images/dance.gif

[Avil]

Oooh that´s nice!!
Will be interesting to hear their sound today.

-I love you dangerously-

[The Matrix]

Duran duran will also stop completely after this album! <img src=icon_smile_dissapprove.gif border=0 align=middle>

[Avil]

You´r kidding?? The re-unit for only one album??

-I love you dangerously-

[davidhorizon]

Matrix: is that you Sean? Where have you heard that?

<h6>When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.</h6>

[Dingerz]

There has been nothing said about them stopping after this album. If anythign I want ARCADIA back!!! (gothic incarnation of Duran)

You see, here I go again:

I am NOT HAPPY that they are getting back together. Why go back to hell? You get rid of Andy Taylor cause they don't get along and they go and bring him back? John wanted to do his own stuff and now he's cominmg back? Why? I liked Warren. I liked the new Duran. I don't want more Rio and the reflex. Those are OLD DATED songs. I like evolution. I think that most of Duran's stuff AFTER the "big years" blows away Rio and Seven and the Ragged Tiger.

But most people don't listen to the new stuff of bands that had the spotlight in the 80's (DM, U2. Duran) So the new stuff is not given a chance. Medazzaland is a great album - but you have to give it time.

Plus, we attach memories to certain albums. This is why newer albums don't go over as well with people. It's cause people remember the times they had when the older albums came out and it brings good memories. With the new ones, there isn't that memory attachment. So people shrug new stuff off. I grab that new stuff and create memories with it. Same thing - how can say Rio be better than Duran's 1993 wedding album or Medazzaland? How can DM's Some Great Reward be better than Exciter (oh god no, it BLOWS it away!) I don't know.. Maybe I'm odd.

Tara ..getting back together..this is Duran's death kiss... :(

[davidhorizon]

Its funny you mention Arcadia. I love Arcadia. The album "So red the rose" is actually better than all of Duran Durans albums. They deserve a topic of their own!

I do love Rio and the first album. But you're right, they have made great albums without Andy and Roger. Dont forget "Notorious"!!!. However I think DD is currently stuck. Simon, Nick and Warren have worked to long together. They are running out of ideas. They need some outside influence, and I think the reunion will give DD the right injection of inspiration.

<h6>When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.</h6>

[SPAWN]

David@ - first of all TV (saw somthing on E!)
Aren't you on Rie's group!?

[Trent]

I just read that the original Duran Duran line up is getting back together...YES Even Roger!! *Drools* Wonder what he looks like now...Can't wait to see Duran Duran back together again...This will be the first time in 15 years that they are going to be together again since Roger got married and left the band...*Is is stitches of anticipation*

http://redrival.com/wii/scotlandflag.gif<h6>Play with your own life, but don't play with mine...
Trent
</h6>

[alphaduran1984]

It's great that Duran Duran have decided to reunite.I 'd like to hear from them an album which mixes together all the best they have done in the past years : The dark synths and electronic rhythmes of their first album ;The exotic and crystalline melody lines of "Rio" ;the infectious choruses of "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" ;the live power of "Arena";the evocative and sophisticated oriental-jazz-ambient atmospheres of the Arcadia period;the melodramatic hymn-like verses and dance-funk structure of the tracks that constitute "Notorious";The pop-art style of construction of the songs of "Big Thing";the catchy guitar/synth riffs contained in "Liberty";the new fresh inspiration which generated the mature masterpiece "The Wedding Album";The arrangements'ability shown on "Thank You";the original ideas of the kaleidoscopic "Medazzaland";the acoustic and orchestral vein of "Pop Trash".

[davidhorizon]

What a brilliant way to describe the albums! Could'nt have said it better my self.

Welcome to the list alphaduran1984! Speak your mind fellow duranie! <img src=icon_smile_kisses.gif border=0 align=middle>

[wonder2000]

Duran Duran, I own 5 albums. Great songs, espesially "Ordinary world", "The Seventh stranger", "My Antarctica", "Save A Prayer", "Secret October"...my favorite Duran Duran songs. <img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>I have heard that Taylor`s come back. Then original band is road again and Warren can say: "Goodbye" I`m waiting that upcoming "comeback" album.

-Julian Moon-

[micki]

A few examples of my fave songs by DD;

Planet Earth (one of the Best)
Girls on film (good)
Reflex (not as good as the others here, but...)
Union of the Snake (Fantastic!)
A view to a Kill (Best)
Save a prayer (even better...)
<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
DD is definately among my faves... DD rules (always after AV of course...<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>)

"the 80's child"

[micki]

Oh yeah, and I forgot;
American Science and Love Voodoo, they are just simply BRILLIANT!

"the 80's child"

[Alien]

DURAN DURAN now
http://www.aaalien.chat.ru/img/jt.jpg
http://www.aaalien.chat.ru/img/nr.jpg
http://www.aaalien.chat.ru/img/nileslb.jpg
http://www.aaalien.chat.ru/img/at.jpg
http://www.aaalien.chat.ru/img/rt.jpg
I just couldn't resist...
all these pics are from www.duranduran.com

http://alien-land.narod.ru/alien-land/newsign.gif
I can see you through...

Edited by - Alien on 18 Sep 2002 01:30:49

[russharvey]

I just can't get excited about Duran Duran getting back together. I don't like most of their songs.... they seem a bit trite to me. I didn't like Arcadia or Power Station either. I do like the music for Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf and I think my all time favorite DD song is Come Undone. However, I don't believe that anything worthwhile will come of this reunion. I saw these guys perform live in Portland Oregon about four years ago and they were horrible!

I will reserve all judgement until I hear the new stuff, but my hopes are not high here.

***This life is expensive, but at least it comes with a free trip around the sun!***

[Alien]

now that I own 5 albums I'm so proud of myself! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> hehee...

still have "Big Thing" in my head...

http://www.aaalien.chat.ru/img/happydd.jpg
I just love that pic....


http://alien-land.narod.ru/alien-land/newsign.gif
I can see you through...

[SPAWN]

Damn... what a crappy synthesizer Nick is fooling around with! I tried the Andromeda synth. from Alesis.. I really hope he's going to use some of the old ones instead! it sounds like a cheap mid-80's digi synth.

[Alien]

*doesn't understand anything in synths*
*doesn't understand anything in guitars*
*doesn't understand anything in basses*
*doesn't understand anything in drums*

[micki]

and who the hell was the black guy??

[wonder2000]

Warren Cuccurullo

[micki]

ok...who's that?? :)

[wonder2000]

Guitarist =)

[Alien]

quote:Originally posted by micki

and who the hell was the black guy??

micki... you mean guy on 3rd pic?
that's Nile Rogers.

[wonder2000]

What? You tell me that he´s not Warren? I think he is.

[SPAWN]

Alien is right! it ain't Warren... It's Nile Rogers, the producer on the new album (he also did The notorius album) Warren isn't a member of Duran Duran anymore!

[wonder2000]

Okey, she were right. But Warren was a great member thought.

[boblinda]

No he wasn't. He changed the sound of DD too much. I liked the combo Simon/Nick/Roger (a.k.a. arcadia) better. It's a very underrated album, So Red The Rose. It's a masterpiece I think and it shows the core DD music best.

[Nina_Chirkova]

OOOOOOH! I LOVE THE DURAN DURAN SO MUCH!!!!!
[approve] [approve] [approve]

I`ve got almost all their albums!

The DURAN DURAN - it`s amazing!

[wii]

I have something you might be interested in then, a double CD with all their best videos in MPEG format, this is an official release and I have only ever seen the copy I have - I don´t need it, so if you are interested, send me a private message.

[Nina_Chirkova]

wii!
Sorry for the new topic! I didn`t know... how to search... [ashamed]

About your CD... Thank you for your offer, but I will not be able to see it because I don`t have the necessary technics... [sad]

But thanks! [smile]

[wii]

Nina, find the search in the navigation at the top of the forum, or here: http://www.alphaville.org/forum/search.asp

What do you mean by your 2nd sentence? What will you not be able to see? (I´m looking for the picture of the cover of the CD now).

[boblinda]

Well, wii...if Nina is not interested...I AM! Please message me when you want to part from the CD's!

[Nina_Chirkova]

I meant the videos in MPEG format.

[wii]

Well, ok, but we need to find out why Nina can´t see MPEGs? The Windows Media Player that is required is standard in Windows.

[boblinda]

I thought so too...Perhaps Micro$oft has banned MPEGS from Russian Windows versions?

[wii]

Well, Apples Quicktime player also supports MPEG and it´s for free download (now in Version 6): http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/

[Nina_Chirkova]

Well, I don`t have my own computer! It`s a pity... [sad]

[boblinda]

Shame, you should have said so earlier...I just dumped a good working PC Pentium 3 for some €20 only...You could have had it for free, because it was really standing in my way!

[wii]

I found the scanned CD front (can´t find the backside):

Data/2003321214828_duran1.jpg

[boblinda]

Slobber...slobber...you're tempting me...gotta..gotta...get....it...

[Nina_Chirkova]

I mean I DON`T HAVE my OWN computer! So it`ll be nowhere for me watching and listening to your CD.
Now it`s my work computer (not own).
And to buy own computer or the player you advised me - it`s too expensive for me now.

[wii]

Ok, Nina, do you want to buy this CD? (since I asked you first) or is it ok that I sell it to Boblinda?

[Nina_Chirkova]

OK, sell it to Boblinda.
Anyway I can`t buy it.

[wii]

Ok...

[boblinda]

That's great! But only if you REALLY want to Nina (and Willy)...I wouldn't want to scoop it up in front of your nose!

[wii]

It´s up to Nina to decide...

[Alien]

quote:Originally posted by boblinda

No he wasn't. He changed the sound of DD too much. I liked the combo Simon/Nick/Roger (a.k.a. arcadia) better. It's a very underrated album, So Red The Rose. It's a masterpiece I think and it shows the core DD music best.


I like the way Warren changed the sound of DD. I love Big Thing, Liberty and Wedding Album very much!
And as for Arcadia and Power Station I prefer last one!

[boblinda]

Goes to show how tastes can differ! Cheers! My favourite remains So Red the Rose...Have you actually listened to Pop trash? I can only remember Lava Lamp being a little bit hummable...the rest IS pop trash...[boggled]

[davidhorizon]

I agree! So red the Rose is the best!!! And Pop Trash is not pop, but it certanly is trash...

[boblinda]

Finally a connaisseur! [jump]

[Alien]

No I haven't heard Pop Trash... I wasn't interested in it when it was just released or else I'd buy pirate copy. Now I just don't have money for legal copy.

[russharvey]

How much does a legal cd cost in Russia Alien? Are bootlegs easy to get there? I have noticed there are a lot of bootleg compilation cds on ebay from Russia.

Now back to Duran Duran.......I don't think you are missing much by not getting Pop Trash - about the only decent song in recent times for them has been Come Undone (at least in my opinion hehe).

[boblinda]

I totally agree! A shame really coming from a REAL fan from day one (yes back in 1981, Planet Earth!) like me...

[Alien]

quote:Originally posted by russharvey

How much does a legal cd cost in Russia Alien? Are bootlegs easy to get there? I have noticed there are a lot of bootleg compilation cds on ebay from Russia.

Now back to Duran Duran.......I don't think you are missing much by not getting Pop Trash - about the only decent song in recent times for them has been Come Undone (at least in my opinion hehe).


at the time Pop Trash was realeased bootleg costed 10 times cheaper than legal CD.
new legal CDs cost here 18 USD and higher. bootlegs cost 2-3 USD. And wages are very low here. That's why most of my CDs are pirate ones...

[russharvey]

I see - guess I can't blame you there Alien - if I lived in Russia I would be buying the bootlegs too!

anyway, since the topic is about Duran Duran - I stand by my earlier statement. I saw Duran Duran a few years ago in Portland in concert and they were absolutely horrible. They were good at one time in the 80's but they really faded during the 90's.

[Kaz]

I saw (and met) Duran Duran in 1981. I was a huge fan (I used to phone them at the Rum Runner club and bug the life out of them!), but it must have been a teenage fad cos it didn't last very long!

[boblinda]

Yes, my fanship got quite a dent back in 1983 when the fanbase were actually mostly teenage girls...I really wanted to throw in the towel then...Then again..what else could a man want? I'm glad I persisted because The Strange Behaviour concert of 1987 was quite nice actually! [wink]
Now I'm a bit ashamed of their music actually. They never should have hired that Cuccerullo (or something)guy. He screwed the band...

[Nina_Chirkova]

Nevertheless, I LOVE the DURAN DURAN!!!

[wii]

I saw Duran Duran live in concert back in 1987, it was great although I loved DM back then. Saw them again a few years ago in a recordstore signing autographs, specially John Taylor was very cool...(at least he looked like he enjoyed the attention).

[Alien]

I didn't have money to go to Duran Duran concert when they visited Moscow. Later I watched that concert on TV and was quite satisfied with this. I really don't know should I regret that I didn't go there or not. Because after all I would like to see John Taylor live. and John wasn't band member then.. so *shrugs*
I just hope they will come here again. With John Taylor. And I hope I'll have money to go to see them if the concert ever happens!

[boblinda]

I don't know if you all know this, but right now the five ORIGINAL bandmembers are recording a new album, so chances are good that you can see your Johnny boy in concert. Back in 1987 they were REALLY an awesome good live band!

[Nina_Chirkova]

I was at the Duran Duran Moscow concert in February 2001! [headphones] And I was very glad to see them after the years of adoring them (since about 1993-1994). May be the concert wasn`t as good as I wished but at that moment I was just REALLY HAPPY!!! [dopey] [spin] [approve]
About their new album... I know they`re recording it now. But I really wanna know when they are going to release that album! I can`t wait! So when, when, when...? [bouncy]

[Alien]

yeah. I know about it. But seems Duran Duran use AV terms of time. New album is always delayed. [smile2]

[Kaz]

When I met John Taylor, he was really lovely - and he has the most gorgeous eyes...

[boblinda]

Well, you obviously haven't seen mine, then! [eyebrows]

[Kaz]

Well all I can say is I'm an eye person...[bigeyes] [laugh]

[Alien]

quote:Originally posted by Kaz

When I met John Taylor, he was really lovely - and he has the most gorgeous eyes...


oooh... Jooooohn... I'm so jealous now [smile2]...

John's eyes
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[Kaz]

Much nicer in real life though...[hearts]. Mind you he was much younger then [laugh]

[Alien]

yeaaah... I forgot to mention that I'm dying from JT's smile... [smile2]

[hearts][love][hearts][tongue][drool]


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[Nina_Chirkova]

quote:Originally posted by boblinda

Well, you obviously haven't seen mine, then! [eyebrows]

ha-ha! [laugh]

[Nina_Chirkova]

OOOOH!... And I`m in love with Simon! [approve] [love] [approve] images/speech/icon_speech_yeah.gif

[boblinda]

Even the lastest version of Simon? You know the FAT one?

[Alien]

there's worse version of Simon... FAT & BEARDED one... [laugh]

[boblinda]

@alien: [smile2] I didn't know! You're killing me!

[Nina_Chirkova]

Has Simon got a beard now?! [bigeyes2] I didn`t know! It`s curious to see. [magnify]
I loved Simon like he was, for example, in "Save A Prayer" video. So young, so pretty... Oh! [hearts] [love2] [tongue] [smile2]

And now he is fat!
It`s so sad. [sad]

But a human`s heart can`t be ordered! So...

In the bottom of my heart
Simon and me are never apart!

he-he! [laugh] [smile2] [wink]

[Alien]

well... the latest version of Simon I saw was without beard... but the previous one was bearded! [laugh] and it wasn't that nice!

[Nina_Chirkova]

The latest version - beardless? God Great! [slaphappy]

[Alien]

last pic of DD.

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[Nina_Chirkova]

images/speech/icon_speech_wow.gif They look not bad! [smile]

[davidhorizon]

Cool!!! That's the first new picture I have seen of Duran Duran with all the old guys together.

[Kaz]

WOW!! They don't look bad for old blokes...They've changed an awful lot haven't they?? Bet Simon's still pig headed though.

[Alien]

They look great! except JT's hat [smile2]

[Mags]

Nice pic Alien!!! They look great for it being so many years past the eighties [approve]!

Okay, so way in the past on this topic, but I need to add anyway, like some of you others said, my favorite DD song is The Chauffeur, but I don't really know everything they did. My favorite album is Rio [smile].

[Nina_Chirkova]

I must agree that The Chauffeur really may be the best DD song. It`s very beautiful! But I also like all their songs, because they are so different. [headphones]

[boblinda]

My favourite is New Religion, definitely. Overall, the Rio album is the best they've made I think. The worst: that Pop Trash thingy...unbelievable pop trash it is!

[Alien]

My fave song is Come Undone, without a doubt!

[wii]

Yeah, me too Alien - I love that song.

[Adiville]

I have many DD fave songs but i guess my number 1 is : A view to a kill !
Could it be because im such a 007 addict ? [wink]

[simpledumbpilot]

Mines either 'The Chauffer' or 'Seventh Stranger'. Whenever I listen to one of those songs I think its my fave and then I'll put the other one on and get torn between the 2.

[wii]

Yeah, from the old stuff I´d say "The Chauffer" from the after 80s stuff I´ll say "Come Undone".

[Nina_Chirkova]

And also Palomino is beautiful. Whenever I listen to this song I think about a quiet sunny seaside, gentle breeze...

[Alien]

yeah... I like Palomino very much. I love whole Big Thing album.

[Nina_Chirkova]

Alien, me too! I also like The Big Thing album.

[WychOfAvalon]

mmmmmmmm Nick Rhodes.........

[Kaz]

I used to have a HUGE crush on Nick Rhodes, until I met him...

Have you heard it said you should never meet your idols or you'll be sorely disappointed? Yes, I was and big style!

Of course, it's not like that with Marian! In actual fact, when I met him, he surpassed all my expectations of him!

[marian] &lt;~~ one seriously intelligent cool dude.

[WychOfAvalon]

You were disappointed with NICK?! That's so hard to believe. What happened?

I've met Nick about 30,853 times and he's always been SO wonderful.

[Alien]

why oh why do my fave bands release such expensive boxes? I've seen singles-box in the music store... and I had heart attack.

[WychOfAvalon]

I haven't even looked at the box set yet... I figure I probably have everything on it already anyway

[davidhorizon]

I still have all of my old Duran maxi's, so I have almost everything on it. Still I really wanna have this anyway.

[Kaz]

@ Wych

I think it was an amalgamation of things really -

*I was only 16
*He had just found his new pop icon status as it was just after the success of Planet Earth
*Basically, no-one knew what they should say or do! It was their first ever tour after all.

[Dingerz]

The box set is a dissappointment. It is stupid to keep only 3 tracks on each CD. It makes it totally unlistenable. I mean if you want to hear it in your car or discman, what a pain!! Not to mention that most of the mixes were made available on the 2 CD set release "Strange Behaviour" years ago.

I burned all the box set singles to two cd's - at least that way it is functional. The box set is also way to fragile. You thought the Crazyshow box set was bad?? Not compared to the Duran box set.. The colour rubs off if you touch it..

For what it is - it is HIGHLY expensive.. (seeing you are really only getting like 15 songs not avaailable on cd before)

Tara

[WychOfAvalon]

hrmm I didn't even look at the price because for some reason i haven' been interested.
I can't imagine there being a song on the box set that I don't already have.

[davidhorizon]

Well, there's only suppose to be 3 tracks on each CD. They represent the old 12"s. Each CD per 12" rigth?

[Nina_Chirkova]

I`ve got DD singles-box... I`ve heard some rare DD songs (like Late Bar, Secret Oktober, Faster Than Light, etc.) for the first time... And I am HAPPY!!! [headphones]

[wii]

I still have this for sale (haven´t heard a word from Boblinda in a long time):

http://www.alphaville.org/forum/Data/2003321214828_duran1.jpg

[Little]

So, here I am on Labor Day Weekend catching up on some on-line music "research". I decided to post about the absolutely fantastic time I had at the Duran Duran concert this past Wed. They played a very limited ticket show at Webster Hall here in NYC. I was on the balcony watching 1000+ screaming fans below jumping up and down to the old hits. It was amazing! The guys looked great (for their age) and sounded tighter than ever! The after party, if you could call it that, was a mob scene... waaaay too many people had VIP access, but I can understand how it happened seeing that this event was (1) incredibly anticipated and (2) the night before the MTV Video Music Awards. I think a lot of them were from Juicy Couture. This was actually my first Duran Duran concert, I would not have wanted to see it any other way than with the original 5 members... and I walked away with great memories!

Tanya Wachsmuth
aka Little

[Nina_Chirkova]

wii,

thank you for your offer but now I have almost all DD videos in VHS-format, so I don`t need video-CD`s anymore. May be I will be interested in Duran Duran DVD in the future (if they release it).

Little,

You`re so lucky. Durans gave so many concerts in the US and the only one concert in Moscow. I wish I knew when they come to Moscow again...

[Alien]

I'd like to know that too, Nina... [smile2]

[Alien]

well. I got The Greatest DVD.
It's so strange...
White letters on white inside the box.
Complicated navigation.
But lots of interesting stuff if you find it.
Really enjoyed watching it. Though had time to watch only 1 CD.
At last I have DD videos in great quality and can stare at John! [smile2]

[Dingerz]

I'm seeing Duran live tomorrow.. Though I am not looking forward to lining up all day in the FREEZING COLD! It will be odd seeing them all together again. Though I was never really a Roger/Andy fan and well though John's cool and all, I was always more of a Nick/Simon fan.

Tara

[WychOfAvalon]

I won the DVD on Saturday :) yay!

I'm going to see the band play in San Diego on the 30th of this month. I hope I get a decent spot this time.

[Kaz]

I've only seen DD once (in 1981) and I really don't fancy seeing them again. Don't know...they don't really do anything for me anymore. In 1981 it was a teenage thing...

[Alien]

and I'm still waiting for them to come here...

[WychOfAvalon]

in 1981 I thought boys still had cooties!

[Alien]

in 1981 I was... born. [laugh]

[Kaz]

Thanks Alien! [cry] [laugh]

Actually I wonder how DD sounds now - I've not heard any of the new stuff or what they are like in concert. Might be interesting to find out I suppose.

[Alien]

[laugh]
www.duranitaly.com has for download one of new songs (not released) sang on one of concerts... The song is called Beautiful Colours.

[Alien]

Duran Duran released 2 more DVDs... so it makes 3 DVDs in less than a year...
When I opened boxes I suddenly started feeling old. yeah, sounds unbelievable! [laugh] They put 5 photos into "Sing Blue Silver" and stickers(!!!) into "Arena"! Of course, while I was watching them I got my feelings back. I felt more young than old [laugh]

[trolltoft]

Duran Duran to release new album; the fab five return!

"Astronaut" (Capitol) will be out on October 4 with a lead single entitled "(Reach up for the) Sunrise" turned loose on September 20. This is the first Duran Duran album to feature the line-up of Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor in 20 (!) years.

The tracks: the aforementioned "(Reach up for the) Sunrise", "You Want More!", "What Happens Tomorrow", "Astronaut", "Bedroom Toys", "Nice", "Taste of Summer", "Finest Hour", "Chains", "One of Those Days", "Point of No Return" and "Still Breathing".

News taken from from release, http://www.releasemagazine.net/

[WychOfAvalon]

I can't believe they didn't include Virus and Salt In the Rainbow on the new album. Those were by far the best demos.

They are on crack.

The new album is OKAY but really over-produced. What are they DOING?! What are they doooooing?! Sunrise is okay as a single. Astronaut is okay. most of the songs are mediocre.

*bangs head on desk*

[Alien]

OOH! I just realised there's no Virus there!!!!

[wii]

I still have this for sale:

http://www.alphaville.org/forum/Data/2003321214828_duran1.jpg

[WychOfAvalon]

Why are you selling it, willy?

Alien ~ aren't they mad?! Virus was brilliant!!

[Alien]

They are mad! Virus was my fave song of the ones that I've heard... well, I haven't heard Salt In The Rainbow... somehow missed when somebody gave links to them.

[WychOfAvalon]

ahhhhh ha! I can fix that!

[Alien]

thanx! [smile2]

[oceanrose]

I was looking forward to Beautiful Colours.. I saw them on tour this year and just loved that song.. I'm a wee bit bitter about them trying th "pimp" their fans on the last tour (charging HIGH prices to fans for better seats) and I'm not all that excited about this album. You'd think after waiting several years for it to finally come out that it would be beyond spectacular. From what I've heard though - it isn't :(

Leah

[FallenAngel]

These samples can still be downloaded?

[Adiville]

I love their new song !!!
Think i will buy the new album.

[Alien]

I love 2 songs from the new album. and I will buy it.
and right now I'm hunting for second singles-boxset. I didn't want the first one, but I want the second one. Funny thing is that it was release just last week, if I'm not mistaken. And it didn't reach us here yet... oh well, one copy reached us [laugh]
My friend bought it. And when I today came to the same shop they told me they didn't have it YET! [laugh]

[The Blackrice]

dUraN DuRAn arE GreAt!!!

[oceanrose]

Don't like the radio edit of Sunrise at all. I'm wondering why they didn't go with the Sunrise mix from the Queer Eye soundtrack. It has so much more energy and is cleaner sounding. Hmmmmm...

Leah

[Dingerz]

The album is good, better than Pop Trash. Though I can't say I am overwhelmed about it. I was listening to the bad quality mp3's I had of AV's new songs more lol..

I think the new Duran is an album you have to have for a while to let it grow. Medazzaland I wasn't so keen on at first, but I do love it now.

Though the new Duran album has a sort of 70's flava to it in some places that I'm not so hot on. It's a solid album though.

Tara

[Alien]

Funny that we all keep somehow comparing it to new AV songs... [laugh]

[WychOfAvalon]

I have to remember to stop doing that to poor Duran Duran. They just can't compete with Alphaville!!!

The album IS growing on me, though. Bedroom Toys really cracks me up. Besides that I love "Nice" and "Chains". A lot of the other songs are just 'ok' for me.

[WychOfAvalon]

Saw Duran Duran last night. GREAT SHOW. It was taped for VH1 and will be on December 14th at 8pm :) You'll probably see me if you watch it because I was in the first row on Nick's side (of course!)

[WychOfAvalon]

http://bloodredmoon.com/temp/duran/na022805.jpg

hehehe This was on Monday.

http://bloodredmoon.com/temp/duran/ambersigned1.jpg

[Alien]

Where have I seen that? [laugh]

[Adiville]

@Amber : ohhhhhhh.........thats lovely !!!!!!! sweet pic !!!!!!!!!

I really really love their new single : Whats happens tomorrow ! and i also liked SUNRISE !
Anyone has their new album ? Should i buy it ?

[Alien]

quote:Originally posted by alpha-x

Anyone has their new album ? Should i buy it ?

I think it's much better than previous one and though I really love only a couple of the songs I like this album as a whole. That's my opinion. [smile2]

[WychOfAvalon]

The new album is 'alright'. There are 3 or 4 songs I really really like so that makes it worth buying, I think.

[Nina_Chirkova]

I like the album, but it is not the best album they have ever recorded. I like more their old albums :)