Duran Duran
Duran Duran is a group pop of English origin very popular with the the United States, the Canada and the Japan (but also in Italy where - rare fact - their forever weakened success), belonging to Romantic vagueness Nouveaux (partner with the New Wave) of the Années 1980, especially known for the quality of its video clips. It is made up, in its most famous formation, of Simon the Good (song), Nick Rhodos (keyboards), John Taylor (low), Andy Taylor (guitar) and Roger Taylor (battery) - this last is only one homonym of another Roger Taylor beater of Queen. For the anecdote, one can also specify that the three " Taylor" cities does not have any bond together.
Success, decline and revival
After having occupied the front of the scene at the beginning and in the middle of the Years 1980 with titles imparables like " Hungry like has wolf" , " The Reflex" or " Wild boys" , the group (then become a trio) largely lost its superb one at the end of this decade; before knowing an renewed interest and of popularity at the beginning of the Years 1990 (with the individual " Ordinary world" and the album from which it is resulting), unfortunately somewhat transitory. Returned on the front of the scene in 2004 (this complete time, with the five members of origin) with the album Astronaut , they - despite everything - did not lose of their liveliness, as well at the rhythmic level (first part of album dynamic, then softer second part) as on the level Communication (very beautiful small pocket, always in the spirit, two clips very " duran duran").After Astronaut , Andy Taylor leaves the group again, as it had already done in 1986.
In November 2007, they return while renovating their style: they work in particular with the producers Hip-Hop/R&B Timbaland and its assistant Danja like with Justin Timberlake.
Their large tubes
Among their greater successes, one can quote: " The Reflex" (n° 1 with the the United States, the Canada, the the United Kingdom and the Netherlands in 1984, and enormous a tube with the four corners of planet), " Rio" , " Save has prayer" , " With view to has kill" , " Girls one film" , " Planet Earth" , " Is there something I should know" , " All she wants is" , " Ordinary world" , " Notorious" (which appears in the film Donnie Darko ), " I don' T want your love" , " Like undone" , " Wild boys" , " Sunrise" . Let us note that the song " With view to has kill" , Co-written with John Barry, was the original soundtrack of the James Bond same name ( Dangereusement yours in French) left in 1985. The song itself was classified n° 1 in the United States in spring of this year and n°2 in the United Kingdom, and signal 10 in many countries. Also let us note that " C You Believe in Shame? " (of the album Big Thing ) figure in the film Tequila Sunrise and " Out Off My Mind" (of the album Medazzaland ) figure in the film Holy The .
Anecdotes
- the name of the group originates in a character of the film Barbarella of Roger Vadim (resulting from the Cartoon of the same name) left at the end the Années 1960: the insane scientist Durand Durand.
- the Princesse Diana had acknowledged to be a large fan of the group.
Discography
Albums studio
- Duran Duran (June 15th 1981) n°3 RU, n°10e.U
- Rio (May 10th 1982) n°2 RU, n°6e.U
- Seven and the Ragged Tiger (November 21st 1983) n° 1 RU, n°8e.U
- Notorious (November 18th 1986) n°16 RU, n°12e.U
- Big Thing (October 18th 1988) n°15 RU, n°24 E.U
- Liberty (August 20th 1990) n°8 RU, n°46 E.U
- Duran Duran also called The Wedding Album to differentiate it from the first album éponyme of the group (February 23rd 1993) n°4 RU, n°7e.U
- Thank You (March 27th 1995, covers) n°12 RU, n°19e.U
- Medazzaland (October 14th 1997) n°58 E.U
- Pop Trash (June 19th 2000) n°53 RU, n°135 E.U
- Astronaut (October 11th 2004) n°3 RU, n°17e.U
- Red Carpet Massacres (November 13rd 2007/November 19th 2007)
Other albums
- Arena into live (1984) n°6 RU, n°4e.U
- Decade - Greatest Hits album best-of (1989) n°67 E.U
- Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran album of remixes (1998)
- Greatest album best-of (1998)
- Strange Behavior album of remixes (1999)
External bonds
- Official site
Simple: Duran Duran
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