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Back Together Again: Original Duran Duran
Yahoo ^ | 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: Dat Mon
You sure of that??...I believe that two were brothers, and one was a cousin.

Yes I am positive. None of they Taylor boys in Duran Duran are related, either by blood or marriage. Their only connection was/is Duran Duran itself.

301 posted on 10/20/2004 9:39:06 AM PDT by Tamar1973 ("He who is compassionate to the cruel, ends up being cruel to the compassionate." Chazal)
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To: BradyLS

"how could you forget Bill Bruford and Terry Bozzio"

Bill Bruford....was he with the Dead?? If so..never followed them.

Terry Bozzio...now that was a tight band! I especially liked his wife who was the lead singer...hot!

Now of course I cant remember the actual name of the band!


302 posted on 10/20/2004 9:50:20 AM PDT by Dat Mon (clever tagline under construction)
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To: Tamar1973

Now this is why I post on Free Republic!

Learn something every day
;0)


303 posted on 10/20/2004 9:52:15 AM PDT by Dat Mon (clever tagline under construction)
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To: mabelkitty
It's frosty blue eyeliner time!

I love Duran Duran. The fangirl in me has been screaming since I read this. :-)

304 posted on 10/20/2004 9:53:26 AM PDT by Bella_Bru (It's for the children = It takes a village)
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To: qam1

I thought I heard a blurp about them last night on TV. Unreal....I admit I was one of those Duranie's, had 62 of their albums (remix of this, Japanese version of that, extended play of the other - I was nuts - even had the blonde bangs) How old are these guys now?


305 posted on 10/20/2004 9:59:58 AM PDT by momfirst
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
I fell asleep one night watching the Braves on TBS back then. Night Tracks came on after the Braves games, and they played the Safety Dance video. I must have slightly woken up and watched part of it, because when I woke up in the morning I remembered it as a dream. It was the freakiest dream I ever had, and I could remember it vividly. Colorful swirling ribbons, a little person, catchy music, medieval setting, the whole thing. I even told my brother about it.

A couple of weeks later, we saw the whole video on MTV and figured out what happened.

306 posted on 10/20/2004 10:15:24 AM PDT by vollmond (Head back to base for debriefing and cocktails.)
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To: Dat Mon
Missing Persons? (Walking in LA, What Are Words For?)

I was partial to Romeo Void (I Might Like You Better If We Slept Together).

I was also big on anyone that released an album on Enigma Records, especially the Pink Dust label. Plan 9 was the best.

307 posted on 10/20/2004 10:35:50 AM PDT by vollmond (Head back to base for debriefing and cocktails.)
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To: weegee

Wow. That Mike Score gets around. Maybe he'll pop up in the Pat Robertson threads next.


308 posted on 10/20/2004 10:44:22 AM PDT by Starter ("I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark in Pearl Harbor.")
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To: vollmond

Sounds like a nightmare!


309 posted on 10/20/2004 10:59:33 AM PDT by weegee (To the MSM: "There's got to be a morning after" How can you face us after the lies and distortions?)
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To: momfirst
I was nuts - even had the blonde bangs

I wanted them but never got them. The closest thing I did was dye my hair black ala Nick Rhodes in his Arcadia phase.

310 posted on 10/20/2004 12:28:54 PM PDT by Tamar1973 ("He who is compassionate to the cruel, ends up being cruel to the compassionate." Chazal)
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To: SilentServiceCPOWife

LOL!!
21 years later, it's not something I tell people.
From the eyes of a 15 yo, a guy with make-up didn't seem wierd - just artsy!


311 posted on 10/20/2004 12:43:11 PM PDT by mabelkitty (W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
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To: rocky88

I went to bed not soon after starting the thread, but I recently purchased (thanks to eBay), video compilations of.......(drumroll please) Duran Duran, ABC, Adam and the Ants!

Yes, I can program my video viewing all day!!!!
I also bought some tapes some guy taped from the television with Psychedelic Furs and other awesomem bands.


312 posted on 10/20/2004 12:47:52 PM PDT by mabelkitty (W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
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To: Alkhin

AAAAAAAHHHH!!!
FLASHBACK TO MY HIGH SCHOOL BEDROOM!
POSTERS, ALBUMS, HATS, DYNASTY-STYLE DRESSES, STILETTO HEELS WITH LACY BOBBY SOCKS, MINI-SKIRTS!!!


313 posted on 10/20/2004 12:52:36 PM PDT by mabelkitty (W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
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To: Alkhin

That was sad.
Seems out teen idols didn't last very long.
Unlike the walking dead like Rolling Stones, who stopped making good music in 1977.
I was watching the one-hit wonder special, and I turned if off because of all the folks who died - the singer from The Waitresses died of cancer, Jermaine Stewart died of Aids, the guy from Frankie Goes to Hollywood died of Aids...then we have Michael Hutchence and Stuart.
Such a shame.


314 posted on 10/20/2004 12:56:08 PM PDT by mabelkitty (W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
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To: icwhatudo

You stink.
How can you leave off ABC?


315 posted on 10/20/2004 12:57:22 PM PDT by mabelkitty (W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
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To: All

cough, cough

Being stuck in Bumpkin, Ohio, I managed to get quite a few imports - I got the photo album books they made in England, and some LPs not available here.

I have the live version of Come Up and See Me, Make Me Smile. Damn!


316 posted on 10/20/2004 12:59:47 PM PDT by mabelkitty (W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
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To: vikingchick

Union of the Snake Alert!!! LOL!


317 posted on 10/20/2004 1:00:20 PM PDT by BossLady
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Awe man.
This sucks.


318 posted on 10/20/2004 1:00:55 PM PDT by mabelkitty (W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
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To: Tench_Coxe

Nightflight on TBS hosted by Lisa Robinson.
I've been trying to get bootlegs, but nobody seems to have taped them.


319 posted on 10/20/2004 1:01:39 PM PDT by mabelkitty (W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
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To: mabelkitty

I know....since this thread came up I have been revisiting some old BC websites. The BC band members have gone on to other things, but I miss Stuart's voice. There was just something about it, you know? Stuart, actually, was working on a country music career in Nashville when he disappeared. All anyone can figure is that his alcoholism was taking its toll once more. He made one album with Mark Hummon, called "Supernatural". They called themselves The Raphaels. The music was okay, but I sometimes wondered how those two were going to keep going. Stuart's style was distinctly different than Mark's and you could tell whose song was whose. It wasnt too long after this debut that Stuart disappeared and ended up in Hawaii of all places. I still havent been able to figure that one out.


320 posted on 10/20/2004 1:02:14 PM PDT by Alkhin ("We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with his purpose." G.W.Bush)
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