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."
(Excerpt) Read more at story.news.yahoo.com ...
I have great memories, and must admit I liked a few songs.
Yes, the Payola$... now I remember. What a great song. I'm heading over to Amazon to add that soundtrack to my wish list! thanks :-)
John Taylor is still kinda a hottie! The others have not aged well.
huh?
Ping list for the discussion of the politics and social aspects that directly effects Generation Reagan / Generation-X (Those born from 1965-1981) including all the spending previous generations (i.e. The Baby Boomers) are doing that Gen-X and Y will end up paying for.
Freep mail me to be added or dropped. See my home page for details and previous articles.
Wow...I recommend a double dose of Led Zeppelin immediately. :-)
Hey, I didn't say it, just the messenger here buddy/buddette;-)
not even zeppelin would get that stink out.
I don't know, they do look older, but even with that, they look pretty decent--more mature. Maybe I'm just getting old! I'm sure my teen neices would consider them ancient in age and looks. LOL
Man the 80's seem so long ago!
more like four words: "This song sucked a$$". :)
I noticed on the GMA concert, which I only caught the tail end of, that Simon had a bad facelift, or some type of plastic surgery - maybe he used sKerry's doctor..
They've aged horribly!
Q. "Is this movie in 3-D?"
A. "No, but your face is!"
Deborah Foreman's character to Nicholas Cage's (about her parents' health food store): "Like, it's not cool at all! Like, it's all this stuff that tastes like nothing and it's supposed to be so good for you. Why couldn't they, like, open a Pizza Hut or something?"
Why don't the peaceniks who have a problem with the US war on terror ever go out and protest global terrorism? They could do it here and abroad.
Would the "war never solved anything" types protest US involvement in WWII?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.