Duran Duran Appreciation Thread

[FitzChivalry]

I feel like they've been touring this album FOREVER! They are mad road dogs right now!

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

yeah, they're probably like everyone else realising the money's in touring these days, not selling albums.

 

[U2inUtah]

Twenty years since 'The Wedding Album' was released.

Duran Duran’s ‘The Wedding Album’ Turns 20: Backtracking

 

[Steved1998]

Twenty years since 'The Wedding Album' was released.

Duran Duran’s ‘The Wedding Album’ Turns 20: Backtracking

Ordinary World was the first song I ever loved. I can't believe it's been that long...

 

[LemonMirrorSky]

I used to listen to Ordinary World and Come Undone all the time in 1993.

Ahh 1993... when I used to spend all my teenage waking hours watching videos on MTV.

 

[trevgreg]

New Song: Pressure Off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2SZQANHOZc

 

[corianderstem]

I'm going to see them in September!

 

[MrPryck2U]

Catchy tune!

 

[corianderstem]

Mmm, it's okay.

 

[No spoken words]

Meh to that song.

Glad they still exist, though.

Maybe I'll see them in concert one day, kinda surprised that I have not.

 

[prbiker15]

Meh to that song.

Glad they still exist, though.

Maybe I'll see them in concert one day, kinda surprised that I have not.

Yeah, this.

 

[phanan]

Song is ok.

It's certainly going to be hard for them to match that last album.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

 

[trevgreg]

An updated link now that the original video was removed...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYpnpYDQdbk

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

Not a bad song at all. Not quite the golden oldies or more recently 'Mediterranea' or 'Man who stole a leopard', but still, not bad. Catchy as the lead and might do well in clubs.

 

[trevgreg]

Title track from the new album, 'Paper Gods'.

 

[wolf]

Title track from the new album, 'Paper Gods'.

Good song. They should have released this as the first single!

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

i'm so pumped for the album. both of the tracks sound great.

 

[trevgreg]

What are the Chances:

 

[prbiker15]

You Kill Me with Silence and What Are the Chances are really good.

 

[trevgreg]

Last Night in the City (featuring Kiesza):

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

probably old news to anyone reading this thread buuuuuut...the whole album is available for streaming: http://pitchfork.com/news/61104-duran-duran-stream-new-album-paper-gods/

 

[trevgreg]

Will be getting both the deluxe version and the Target version in the morning for the bonus tracks. I've held off on listening to anything besides Pressure Off until today, so tomorrow should be a good day.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

my physical copies arrived today so i've been listening to them all day. i'd already heard the main 12 tracks which were great, and the extra three songs on the deluxe version are great. can't wait to hear the target bonus tracks.

danceophobia is surprisingly awesome, gotta say.

 

[FitzChivalry]

I listened to it once today and I have to say:

I liked it. I liked it a lot. I liked it a lot more than their last couple albums.

 

[prbiker15]

I like this album as well. Paper Gods, You Kill Me with Silence and What Are the Chances? are excellent tracks.

 

[trevgreg]

Just got through a few listens for today. Picked up the Target version before work and the regular deluxe version after work at Best Buy. Overall, I'm in the middle on this one. I wasn't too sure about the electronic-focus or the lack of guitar in parts, from other reviews that I've been hearing. But none of the tracks are terrible and are at the very least okay, and even Danceophobia (my least favorite) isn't a bad track overall... it's got a campy feel to it, but I suppose that's part of the fun, and Lohan's part isn't embarassing by any means.

The bonus tracks are a positive out of this, at least compared to the ones offered for All You Need is Now. I'd even say that Cinderella Ride, Valentine Stones, and Northern Lights are capable of being on the album in place of whatever songs might be at the bottom quality-wise.

Initial Standouts for Me: What are the Chances, Face for Today, Pressure Off, Paper Gods, and The Universe Alone.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

i love the album. if i were to make an audio post about it, i'd sound like axver talking about htdaab. there are a couple songs i'm not crazy about (watc and i gotta be in the mood for ykmws) but i love danceophobia far more than i should.

 

[Axver]

if i were to make an audio post about it, i'd sound like axver talking about htdaab.

You thought I wouldn't see this. But I did.

 

[namkcuR]

The other day, there was a segment on Entertainment Tonight about the new album, and after the brief interview was over, the ET anchor in the studio said something to the effect of kids should "ask your parents" about Duran Duran. I was like "Fuck that, I am NOT that old!"


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