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Back Together Again: Original Duran Duran
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| 10/19/2004
| AP
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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: abviewtoakill; badbadbadmusic; derangedderanged; duranduran; england; genreagan; genx; junglemusic; mtv; music; newwave; rock; rockmusic; videoband
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To: tet68
To: smonk
LOL....I see the picture of that guy and have a Hall and Oates flashback....
Yikes!
Uhhhhhhhh That's Daryl Hall and his "little friend".
LMAO!
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posted on
10/20/2004 12:08:21 AM PDT
by
Rate_Determining_Step
(US Military - Draining the Swamp of Terrorism since 2001!)
To: icwhatudo
Ebn Ozn
Go Go's
Fun Boys Three
Housemartins
Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Level 42
Bananarama
Oh boy, a long time ago...
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posted on
10/20/2004 12:17:55 AM PDT
by
Rate_Determining_Step
(US Military - Draining the Swamp of Terrorism since 2001!)
To: CatOwner
At least they weren't the next Bob Dylan. Kiss of death for many a singer/songwriter.
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posted on
10/20/2004 2:35:21 AM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: smonk
what's next, a new "spandau ballet" CD?
Don't even joke about that! Unnngh...
To: qam1
I was born in '64. I guess that makes me a Baby Boomer but, believe me, I identify much more with the generation that followed.
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posted on
10/20/2004 2:45:09 AM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: Dat Mon
Ya got me...didnt follow drummers much. Except....Tony Williams...Ginger Baker...John Hiseman...Buddy Rich...Elvin Jones...Carl Palmer...Neal Pert....hmmm..who elseIf you know all those, how could you forget Bill Bruford and Terry Bozzio?
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posted on
10/20/2004 3:04:19 AM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: mabelkitty
Planet Earth is one of the best dance tracks of all time. Other notable mentions from that Blitz Era : To Cut a Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet; Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode; I Ran - Flock of Seagulls; Fade to Gray - Visage; Tainted Love - Soft Cell; Blue Monday - New Order; Homosapien - Pete Shelley.
I could keep going. There were many great songs from the early, mid 80's. Many of the songs were quite boppy, fun and light in their content. A lot of pop of the late 90's became very nihilistic and dark.
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posted on
10/20/2004 3:17:58 AM PDT
by
Bandaneira
(The Third Temple/House for All Nations/World Peace Centre...Coming Soon...)
To: TheBigB
Good one! Never was a soap fan...
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posted on
10/20/2004 4:21:57 AM PDT
by
NewLand
(Pajama Patriot on patrol at Free Republic since the 20th Century!)
To: dennisw
I miss Rodney already. I hope God let him in up there and he's finally getting some respect.
290
posted on
10/20/2004 5:20:01 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: bluegrass
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posted on
10/20/2004 5:21:08 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: SilentServiceCPOWife
Yeah, I liked Spandau Ballet, too.
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posted on
10/20/2004 5:27:50 AM PDT
by
rabidralph
(Take responsibility for your life. Vote Republican)
To: mabelkitty
Growing up in the Duran Duran hey day,I can tell you there was nothing quite like it. (Maybe New Kids on the Block in pure hysteria). At least Duran Duran was popular on college radio and got some regular radio air play before the teeny bopper crowd latched on to them. I was in middle school then and these girls would go insane over them quite literally our of their mind.
To: Alkhin
I cannot believe y'all havent talked about The Buggles!
Video Killed the Radio Star!
The videos at MTV
I wish someone would come up with a compilation of the best MTV videos of the early 80s, instead of having to go through the internet - 1983 was a year that ROCKED. THE best music to come out of that era.
and The Fixx...and Adam Ant...and The Cars...
And then in the jazz world, there was Kirk Whalum...need I say more?
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posted on
10/20/2004 7:59:14 AM PDT
by
Alkhin
("We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with his purpose." G.W.Bush)
To: rabidralph
Like I said in an earlier post, I thought Parade was a great album. And I don't think Spandau Ballet got the credit they deserved for their music.
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posted on
10/20/2004 8:40:13 AM PDT
by
SilentServiceCPOWife
(No one notices the water until the well runs dry.)
To: tet68
Duran Duran, isn't that some kind of prickly fruit? No, the "prickly fruit" you are thinking about is Durian. Stinks like rotten flesh when you open it up.
Duran Duran is awesome, not even in the same ball park. : )
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posted on
10/20/2004 8:41:22 AM PDT
by
Tamar1973
("He who is compassionate to the cruel, ends up being cruel to the compassionate." Chazal)
To: mabelkitty
But then again, I was a Nick Rhodes fan, which I'm sure caused alarm with my parents. Just shows your impeccable taste.
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posted on
10/20/2004 8:42:31 AM PDT
by
Tamar1973
("He who is compassionate to the cruel, ends up being cruel to the compassionate." Chazal)
To: mabelkitty
In the words of that other Duran, "No Mas."
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posted on
10/20/2004 8:43:00 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
To: Dat Mon
Power Station was the Taylor brothers all... The Taylors in Duran Duran are NOT related at all.
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posted on
10/20/2004 8:47:45 AM PDT
by
Tamar1973
("He who is compassionate to the cruel, ends up being cruel to the compassionate." Chazal)
To: Tamar1973
You sure of that??...I believe that two were brothers, and one was a cousin.
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posted on
10/20/2004 9:37:40 AM PDT
by
Dat Mon
(clever tagline under construction)
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