Posted by The G on October 26, 2011 under G Reviews | 
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From left: John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Simon LeBon of Duran Duran
Duran Duran! The fab four (formerly five, but Andy Taylor is no longer with the band) made their long awaited return to New York with a show at Madison Square Garden on October 25, 2011. After an enthusiastic set from Neon Trees, Duran Duran took the stage at 8:30 PM. For nearly two solid hours, Duran Duran played so many songs that cemented their place in music history such as “Planet Earth,” “Hungry Like The Wolf,” “Rio,” “The Reflex,” “Is there Something I Should Know,” “Ordinary World,” “Come Undone,” and “Notorious.” As you can imagine, an arena full of people singing and dancing along to all of those songs is a guaranteed great time. But it was not all hits, many songs from Duran Duran’s latest album “All You Need Is Now,” their best album in years, made their New York live debut tonight.
Simon LeBon
The title track from the album as well as my favorite “The Man Who Stole A Leopard” were played as well as their new single “Leave a Light On.” Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters guested on stage to sing on “Safe” as she does on the album and the album’s producer, Mark Ronson played guitar on their new classic “Girl Panic.” There were some visuals projected on the screens behind the band, but who needs theatrics when you’ve got such a great catalog of songs? During one of the encores, “Wild Boys,” the band broke into another 1980s classic, Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “Relax,” which was a nice, if odd, surprise. Aside from “Careless Memories” and the instrumental “Tiger Tiger,” Duran Duran didn’t get into obscure songs and instead stuck mostly with big hits and new songs.
Nick Rhodes, John Taylor of Duran Duran
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen Duran Duran and I did not leave without a smile on my face. If you haven’t heard their latest album “All You Need is Now,” you should check it out because producer Mark Ronson got Duran Duran to return to their classic sound that made them so popular nearly 30 years ago! 30 years ago?! Wow. Where does the time go? It was interesting (and slightly depressing) to see that the crowd have traded in their 80s fashions for khakis, but what can you do? Because I love Mark Ronson and Ana Matronic, I’ll be posting videos of “Girl Panic,” and “Safe” soon, so stick around for that.
See the setlist and a couple more pix (including Roger Taylor) after the jump.
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Posted by The G on April 9, 2011 under The G Spot |
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Signed CDs by Pet Shop Boys and Duran Duran
I’m very happy to report the latest additions to the G Archives are signed CDs by Pet Shop Boys and Duran Duran, two of my favorite bands!
Both Pet Shop Boys and Duran Duran offered signed cds to the first couple hundred fans who purchased their new albums, “The Most Incredible Thing” and “All You Need Is Now” (respectively) through their official sites several weeks ago.
The best part about this is now I have one less thing to try and get signed the next time I meet both bands. I’ll be able to focus on getting rare import singles completed.
Special thanks to BB3 for paying attention and of course thanks to Pet Shop Boys and Duran Duran for knowing how to treat their faithful right!
Posted by The G on March 22, 2011 under GNN |
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All You Need Is Now by Duran Duran. Out Today!
This album is a return to form from Duran Duran. All You Need Is Now. Out today. Get it!
If you are not convinced, take a listen to “The Man Who Stole A Leopard.” That did it for me too!
Posted by The G on July 26, 2010 under GNN |
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Ana Matronic
Exciting news for all fans of Scissor Sisters and Duran Duran! Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters has recorded guest vocals on the upcoming Duran Duran song “Safe.” The track has been produced by Mark Ronson and this combination is getting me very excited to hear the record. You can see a photo gallery of Ana, Mark Ronson and the guys from Duran Duran here.
Posted by The G on June 24, 2010 under G Reviews |
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Duran Duran by Duran Duran. Out now!
Last year, Duran Duran reissued “Rio,” one of their classic albums, in a deluxe package with lots of bonus tracks. A few weeks ago saw the release of a deluxe edition of their first album. The original 9 track UK version of the album (with “To The Shore,” and without “Is There Something I Should Know), has been remastered and it sounds like it was freshly recorded. Filling out the rest of disc one are the long sought after (and now pretty easily available) B-sides, “Fame,” “Khanada,” “Faster Than Light,” and “Late Bar,” which are easily as good as any track off the actual record.
The second disc contains 10 tracks that have never been released before! There are Air Studios versions of “Girls on Film” (which is much slower than the original version) and “Tel Aviv” (which unlike the album version, has full lyrics!). There are 4 Manchester Square Demos of “Anyone Out There,” “Planet Earth,” (which has a different last verse) “Friends of Mine” and “Late Bar.” Aside from “Planet Earth,” the lyrics are the same as the released versions, but these demos are much rougher than what ended up being released. There are 4 BBC Radio Session tracks: “Night Boat,” “Girls on Film,” “Anyone Out There,” and “Like An Angel.” ”Like an Angel” sounds a lot like the demo that is on the “Rio” Special Edition and it’s nice to hear a live rendition of that version. The other 3 tracks are pretty similar to the album versions. Filling out the rest of the disc are Night Versions and Night Mixes of “Planet Earth” and “Girls on Film” and the Night Mixes have been pretty hard to come by until now.
The 3rd and final disc is a DVD that features all the videos off the album, many of which appear on DVD for the first time. (“Planet Earth” – 2 versions; “Girls on Film” – censored and uncensored version; “Careless Memories,” and “Nightboat”). Correct me if I am wrong, but I could have sworn there was a video to “Anyone Out There”? Also available for the first time are pristine quality appearances from Top Of The Pops (where they lip synched to “Girls on Film,” “Planet Earth” and “Careless Memories); Old Grey Whistle Test (live versions of “Nightboat” and “Anyone Out There”); Multicoloured Swap Shop (lip synched versions of “Friends of Mine” and “Girls on Film”). Also included is “A Day In The Life” featurette which was an easter egg on a previous video collection release.
The package comes with a poster, 5 cards (each featuirng a different member of the band) and a lyric-less booklet. That was pretty much the only disappointing feature for me, but as a Durannie, I am very pleased with the latest addition to my collection.
Duran Duran Track List!
