It's a shame that people are completely ignoring Thank You. For one, yes, the cover of "White Lines" is lovely. It's a great crowd-pleaser at concerts! Secondly, I think the cover of "Watching the Detectives" is at least as good as the original (i.e. the Elvis Costello version). Third, I love what the band did with "The Chauffeur" with their original, "Drive By". Fourth, I do quite like the cover of "Thank You" and "Crystal Ship", because with those songs you can tell how into classic rock Simon really was and still is, going at least as far back as his first interviews (where he mentions how much he loves Led Zeppelin). Finally, I do like the cover of "Lay Lady Lay". Sure, the rest may be a bit confounding, but it's certainly unexpected and that is, from my perspective, quite good.
Kate, you mentioned the Lovely Blue Planet of There before -- I'm addicted to that site! I love reading horribly bad fan fiction, and you can't get much cringingly worse than the slashfic. Sometimes, though, some of the regular fanfic is quite nice. You know the Nikkolys series? I like that. Have you written fanfic before? If so, what are some of the ones I might know?
― Innocent Dreamer (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 20 June 2003 20:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
It's fantastic! I might have to eat it!
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 20 June 2003 21:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
That is the greatest album review in the history of mankind, what the fuck? I have literally sat here for 10 minutes laughing at this, and not just because I'm drunk, honestly.
― Ally (mlescaut), Saturday, 21 June 2003 05:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Saturday, 21 June 2003 05:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Saturday, 21 June 2003 05:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
On B-sides: the one B-side of theirs everyone should hear is Secret Oktober, found on Union Of The Snake and much better than anything on Seven And The Ragged Tiger.
― Tijn, Saturday, 21 June 2003 07:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
*spins around, falls to floor*
― Innocent Dreamer (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 22 June 2003 01:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― kate (kate), Monday, 23 June 2003 07:16 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Zora (Zora), Monday, 23 June 2003 20:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
God, if you're listening, I want to look like Simon LeBon for just one day, please, please, please...
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 23 June 2003 20:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 23 June 2003 20:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― John Taylor (Lord Custos Epsilon), Monday, 23 June 2003 20:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
Only real spunk in Duranduran lookslwise was Roger Taylor.
John Taylor was the first male heartthrob of every lesbian I know. Work that out for yourself.
― russ t, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
In defense of Thank You, however, it should be noted that Elvis Costell and Lou Reed both love Duran's cover versions. I think it the artist likes your cover, then everyone else can fuck off.
Oh, and between Arcadia and Power Station, I vote Arcadia. It was Nick Rhodes in the "Election Day" video that propelled my 12-year-old-self to the chemist's for black hair dye for the very first time. But, erm, in terms of musical purity, Power Station wins. Bernard Edwards making JT play until his fingers bleed beats backing vocals from Sting and Grace Jones any day.
― Catty (Catty), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
GIMME GIMME GIMMEEEEE!!!
― kate (kate), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Catty (Catty), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― kate (kate), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
NOTHING beats Grace Jones adding vocals to anything, surely?
― russ t, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
Russ T... sorry. I think Bernard Edwards and his funkaliciousness throughout the Power Station LP (and his profound influence on JT) must top Grace Jones on "Election Day."
― Catty (Catty), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― kate (kate), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
The reproductions look a little dodgy, but maybe that's just me since I work with graphic design all day? Besides, it's not like Assorted iMaGeS could have sent over their .pdfs, now, is it?
Assorted iMaGeS. The true believers know.
― Catty (Catty), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
The two of them vs. the Designers Republic = utterly impossible to determine. Argh...
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 14:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
in practice i taped careless memories, save a prayer, the chauffeur, & a track called 'whispers' (which i cannot recall the sound of at the moment)
i also like ordinary world, view to a kill & skin trade and wish i had them too
dis-association of the sound from everything else about them is key - a purer/simpler/better way of listening, or a thinner/ fragmented/simpleton way.....ilm may help me decide one day
― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 16:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 17:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 12 July 2003 02:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
That singles box is awesome.
― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 12 July 2003 13:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
Also on the b-side search: The full, five-minute version of Arcadia's "Rose Arcana". I sigh a million happy sighs when I listen to that lush arrangement. Yum.
― Innocent Dreamer (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 13 July 2003 01:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
This is a very happy day in Deannaville.
― Innocent Dreamer (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 13 July 2003 02:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
*quietly hopes no one recognizes this bit*
"Medazzaland" is my very favorite album. The title track thrills me to the bone as I'm madly obsessed with Nick Rhodes. "Big Bang Generation" is a rollicking good-time track. "Electric Barbarella" is a great song with a horrible video (IMO). "Out of My Mind"...well, it's a beautiful track to say the least...the righteous heir to the "Save a Prayer" throne if the universe was fair. "WDYTYA?"...well, I only *quote* from it in my sig! "Silva Halo"...I must be one of a few people who love this track. "Be My Icon" is a thrillingly cheeky track. "So Long Suicide" is the ultimate highlight for me...I think it's incredibly awesome. "Buried in the Sand" is sweetly tragic in its plaintiveness. "Undergoing Treatment" is simply brilliant, another exceptionally cheeky track. I *think* I named every track on the album but if not...well, I love them all!
(Oh yeah, and "WDYTYA?" = "Who Do You Think You Are?" Just FYI.)
Just wanted to post that up so that you can see, through something I wrote over three years ago, why Medazzaland remains my favorite album of theirs.
p.s.: Kate, if you're reading this, I know who you're talking about re: Alizarine!! Isn't she the woman who theorized that Nick came from the same lovely little planet David Bowie comes from? If that's the case, OMG, her website is totally hilarious! And I do remember Entertain Me! You guys had the BEST slashfic around. I miss that place, in fact.
*drops off to sleepland*
― Legendary Nothingness (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 06:03 (twenty years ago) link
Planet EarthLate BarCareless MemoriesGirls On FilmMy Own WayHungry Like The WolfSave A PrayerRioHold Back The RainThe ChauffeurIs There Something I Should Know?Union Of The SnakeNew Moon On MondayThe ReflexWild BoysA View To A KillNotoriousCome UndoneOrdinary World
(79:30, chronological AFAIK)
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 13 November 2003 21:59 (twenty years ago) link
Today, classic! Without any shadow of doubt!
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 13 November 2003 22:00 (twenty years ago) link
This song alone makes Duran Duran in the 90's equal to their 80's classic period.
― sucka (sucka), Thursday, 13 November 2003 22:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 13 November 2003 23:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 13 November 2003 23:20 (twenty years ago) link
From Liberty (1990):"First Impression""Liberty""My Antarctica""Serious""Venice Drowning"
From The Wedding Album (1993):"Too Much Information""Ordinary World""Love Voodoo""Come Undone""Breath After Breath""None Of The Above""Sin Of The City"
From Thank You (1995):"Drive By""Watching The Detectives""Perfect Day"
From Medazzaland (1997):"Medazzaland""Big Bang Generation""Electric Barbarella""Out Of My Mind""Who Do You Think You Are?""Silva Halo""Be My Icon""Buried In The Sand""Michael (You've Got A Lot To Answer For)""Midnight Sun""So Long Suicide""Undergoing Treatment"
(Of course I would have to name every single one of the songs on that album -- that's my favorite album of all time!)
I would also name songs off Pop Trash, but that's going into a different decade altogether. Though I do adore it, not as much as Medazzaland and sometimes not as much as The Wedding Album, but I do certainly think it's an awesome album overall. :)
― Pancakes For Breakfast! (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 13 November 2003 23:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 14 November 2003 00:07 (twenty years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Friday, 14 November 2003 09:07 (twenty years ago) link
Ooh, I'll have to work on it tonight. Just getting to narrowing it down to that length... wow. I might actually want to do that myself. :) (The burning, that is.)
Does Night Version just mean extended version?
Well, "Night Version" is essentially a catch-all term that refers to certain extended versions of songs the band recorded back in the early '80s (i.e., pre-7&TRT), but in terms of Rio tracks that are labeled "Night Version", it's more often referring to tracks remixed by David Kershenbaum. For example, the "Night Version" of "Hungry Like the Wolf" is hardly any longer than the "regular" version of "HLTW", but it sounds a bit differently because of the David Kershenbaum touch. Any American who bought the Rio album on vinyl back when Rio started becoming popular Stateside, or cassette back when Rio was originally released in the U.S., would be most familiar with the "Night Version" of a sizeable chunk of the songs therein. The original vinyl release and the most recent cassette release of Rio would have the original mixes of all the songs, same as the regular worldwide CD version of said album and the regular UK vinyl/cassette versions.
Uh, have I confused you?
― Pancakes For Breakfast! (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 14 November 2003 14:03 (twenty years ago) link
"Fallen Angel"/"Falling Angel"(They're essentially the same song, though "Falling Angel", which is found on the Obsession and Corruption release, has a different, rougher intro than "Fallen Angel". This song, though, no matter what the version, is gorgeous and lovely.)
"Time For Temptation"(Great, catchy song, though once again the version found on Obsession and Corruption is a bit rougher than the version found on the Japanese version of TWA.)
"Stop Dead"(Now there's only one version of this song! Still, great and catchy and very danceable. Anytime you see anything in the Duranternet referring to the phrase "Yo Latin mama, check out your hombre," you can now know that it comes from this particular song.)
― Pancakes For Breakfast! (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 14 November 2003 14:15 (twenty years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Friday, 14 November 2003 17:17 (twenty years ago) link
You know, I've had that "enhanced" special edition CD deal ever since they released it, practically, and it just sits there in my bedroom gathering dust, because the first time I listened to it I realized they had misled us into thinking it was going to be the version of the album with all those David Kershenbaum remixes, but instead it turned out to be just a cleaned-up version of the regular CD release. I had no idea there were additional things on that CD aside from the music and the three videos that they stuck on there. (Predictably for the clueless Crapitol they went for the more commercially available videos and included "Rio", "Hungry Like The Wolf", and "Save A Prayer", thus completely ignoring the video for the "disco-fied" "My Own Way" and the video for "Lonely In Your Nightmare".) Wow. So there's a discography on there. I'm going to actually have to fire up that baby on the computer sometime soonish.
(p.s.: Please, hon, call me Dee.)
― Pancakes For Breakfast! (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 15 November 2003 07:14 (twenty years ago) link
make a CD80 of latter day tracks and post it! Then I will burn it and listen as I drive around!
... and here it is, complete with run times of each of the songs listed:
"My Antarctica" (5:00)"Serious" (4:20)"Ordinary World" (5:39)"Love Voodoo" (4:58)"Sin Of The City" (7:14)"Breath After Breath" (4:58)"Fallen Angel" (4:35)"Drive By" (5:34)"Watching The Detectives" (4:48)"Big Bang Generation" (4:40)"Electric Barbarella" (5:16)"Out Of My Mind" (4:16)"Be My Icon" (5:10)"So Long Suicide" (4:37)"Undergoing Treatment" (3:05)"Sinner And Saint" ("Electric Barbarella" b-side) (4:50)
Total run time: 79 minutes, exactly. I did a list up which included "Come Undone", but that would've pushed the compilation to 83 minutes and 38 seconds, which would've been impossible. I figured that since you had "Come Undone" in your other compilation, and that "Ordinary World" is such a personal song to me that I would really want you to have it in here too, that "Come Undone" could get cut.
Enjoy! (And I'm definitely going to enjoy making this one for myself. *grins*)
― Pancakes For Breakfast! (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 15 November 2003 23:58 (twenty years ago) link
― jack cole (jackcole), Sunday, 16 November 2003 00:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 16 November 2003 00:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 16 November 2003 00:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Sunday, 16 November 2003 00:34 (twenty years ago) link
― pompit, Sunday, 16 November 2003 20:55 (twenty years ago) link
Yeah! That's why I like them.
― Dracula Rumsfeld, Sunday, 16 November 2003 20:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Sunday, 16 November 2003 21:19 (twenty years ago) link