Posted on 10/19/2004 6:30:37 PM PDT by mabelkitty
NEW YORK - They played the obligatory classics: "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Girls on Film." But when Simon Le Bon ripped into the chorus of the new single "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise," the sun suddenly illuminated Times Square as if to officially mark a new day for Duran Duran.
As the original five members performed for "Good Morning America" last week, it seemed the planets had finally aligned for a band that had been ignored through its ever-changing lineup and lackluster albums of the past ten years.
The British quintet once created a fan hysteria that was compared to the Beatles', and they are largely credited for ushering in the music video age with their innovative and exotic clips. Still, until recently, they couldn't buy the sort of publicity they're now enjoying.
"We are really pleased to be back in the history books where for a while it looked as though we were being written out of them," Le Bon told The Associated Press, commenting on the Lifetime Achievement award MTV finally bestowed upon the video pioneers last year and the sudden excitement over Duran Duran's 12th album, "Astronaut."
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Duran Duran, isn't that some kind of prickly fruit?
HEY!
Don't go there... ; )
The original name of the band was just "Duran", but band member Simon LeBon suffers from stuttering.
Ah yes, the next Beatles! That statement said about themselves years ago really did damage them.
oh, gawd. what's next, a new "spandau ballet" CD?
He suffers from carb face.
Big Reagan-Era smile!!!
Where's my Gen X ping??
Brings back memories of my misspent youth. I just might buy their new album. Strictly for nostalgic reasons, of course. ;-)
While surfing for local weather last week, I saw DD on that morning concert in nyc. They did hungry like the wolves, HORRIBLY! jmho.
Time to dig out my "Members Only" jacket.
I'm cool with that.
The band was named after a character in the old Jane Fonda sci-fi movie Barbarella, or so I read.
Hey c'mon!
I like Spandau Ballet.
Their music is not bad.
I loved Spandau Ballet. "True" got played into the ground back in the '80's, but they had some great songs that never made it onto the radio.
Lifeline - thumbs up!
Gold - thumbs down!
No...A Flock Of Seagulls. :-> or Men Without Hats....
SAFTEY DANCE....we can dance when we want to...we can leave our cares behind....and if you don't dance because we can dance then you ain't no friend of mine...
Or something like that......80's horrible music bump ?
...The end is very near.
Duranged Duranged!
LOL Yes, I agree. I really liked the album Parade. Do you remember the song "Only When You Leave"?
Okay now I've got the Bowling for Soup song 1985 going around in my head. "thought she'd get a hand on a member of Duran Duran...nineteen, nineteen, nineten eighty five."
FYI - you might want to do a little research about them and their love for America. Unlike so many of their spoiled contemporaries, Simon Le Bon and the other members of Duran, Duran are big America boosters, and they have spoken publicly of their love of the USA and their appreciation of the opportunity for success our country provided them. Le Bon stated in an interview about a year ago that their hit song "RIO" was an allegorical anthem to America. For the record, I'm not a fan of theirs, I'm too old, but I do appreciate the fact that with so much of the rest of the world against us, at least they're on our side!
I love that song: 'when did Motley Crew become classic rock'
The 80's music genre was the best. Having been a teenager during those time, hearing this makes me happy (especially since they were one of my favorites).
John Taylor was a hottie!
It's interesting how much variety you'd see on a Top 40 list in the 80s....lots of experimental stuff along with the schlocky pop, etc. Contrast that to today.
Thank you for telling me that. I had no idea. It makes me want to buy their album even more.
No, I don't. They kinda got lost in the shuffle what with OMD (If you leave), Inxs, Culture Club, Modern Romance and all those other bands coming up at once. I only have their first album.
I have been buying CDs with the more obscure LA pop songs that were in light rotation on MTV during that time. The soundtrack to Valley Girl is just awesome! (snicker snicker - I said awesome).
Totally!
Honey, don't look at the slide show on Yahoo.
Seems drugs really do take a toll.
Just Say No! indeed.
JT shoulda listened.
But then again, I was a Nick Rhodes fan, which I'm sure caused alarm with my parents.
Wow, they even pryed Roger Taylor away from his life. That guy said he'd never go back and I really started to believe him. Someone told me the album is pretty good, something about the original line up I guess.
Duran Duran was one of the characters from Barbarella (I assume the comic strip AND the film).
"John Taylor was a hottie!"
I'm with ya on that one! When I caught DD on GMA last week, the first words out of my mouth were "Wow, John Taylor is still HOT!"
Did you also want to dye your hair burgundy?? I did, but never went thru with it, for fear of my Dad grounding me.
And who could forget.... the FEDORA CRAZE!!!
LOL-I think on one of those nostalgia shows, Safety Dance was named worse song from the 80's--probably worse video too.
Geez, memories....
Hey, let me tell you something. I adored Simon, but when I had the chance to meet the guys, Nick was the best one of the bunch. Polite, attentive, just really sweet.
I have not seen him in years; I do remember he married a famous model. If he is still good looking now, it means he probably didn't abuse or use drugs and alcohol and took care of himself.
I'm glad to hear it!!!
So was I, but I wasn't going to say it unless someone else said it first. :-)
Second "A Flock Of Seagulls" reference of the day (see post #21).
"The soundtrack to Valley Girl is just awesome! (snicker snicker - I said awesome)."
OMG! That song, I think it's called "Eyes of a Stranger" - who sings that??? My husband makes fun of me BIG TIME because I love that movie.. like, totally. The music was so great, especially the band at the dance.
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PING
Generation Reagan Bump!
I don't doubt they love America, but they certainly are not pro-Bush or pro-our response to terror
"Point of No Return," perhaps their most political song to date, deals with America's response to terrorism. Le Bon said the message is that rather than bombing people, "you've got to try and make the world a fairer place."
They've never been terribly political though so rather then chalk them up to radical lefties, which for some reason I rather doubt, I would think naive like many Americans in the squishy middle is probably more accurate, but that is just a guess based on their history and hearing them talk(they were never very serious about anything in their music).
Shhhbooom Shhhbooom? Rat-at-at-at-at-at-tat...
Life could be a dream
with 72 virg-ins
a paradise up above
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