rhondar
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Post by rhondar on Dec 14, 2010 21:05:45 GMT -5
I didn't mean to get a full-on debate started - I just seriously wanted to know what was worth of 5 stars in RS opinion because I don't read the magazine at all.
I *did* mean what I said about the dismissive tone though.....and that's fine. I don't care that much what the guy said. I agree with Randal that fan reviews tend to matter more to ME, but do they really matter much to any non-Duranie? I mean, you'd have to come to these boards to read them anyway. I know that as much as I didn't care for RCM, I didn't go around talking about it. Why would I - I mean, at the time I was in my late 30's. The women I know from the kids school and places like that don't even LISTEN to music the way I do, and they all think I'm crazy when I post stuff on facebook or whatever. I don't know what the hell all of them do with their time - play bunco, go to coffee, Pampered Chef parties and stuff like that?
Oh hell no not me. I'd sooner sit at home and listen to RCM on repeat!! ;D
Anyway, you get my point. I'm sure some did talk badly about the album - but I'm not really sure if that made any difference to someone who really wanted to buy it, you know? In fact, if a Duranie was saying it sounded nothing like a Duran album to someone who isn't into Duran - maybe that would have been a GOOD thing?!! ;D
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errbt
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Post by errbt on Dec 14, 2010 21:18:24 GMT -5
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Post by clonesydney on Dec 15, 2010 2:24:46 GMT -5
I know, I have the original copy of NME and Melody Maker which include the ''Duran Duran'' & ''Rio'' album reviews, both are not very complimentay. At least you could count on Smash Hits to be somewhat more on the side of the band. I don't know about the NME but Melody Maker actually gave Rio a glowing review. The reviewer was Steve "Stickboy" Sutherland who from this point onwards followed the band with an almost sycophantic enthusiasm culminating with the Madison Sq Garden show in April(?) 84. Between then and the autumn of 84 his bond with the band was somehow broken, primarily I think because he lost his enthusiasm for the music . I can always remember a line from his review of Arena which he totally slated "Look at them now, Songs all over the place, beards all over the place" Smash Hits actually gave Rio a relatively lukewarm 7 out of 10 (can't remember the reviewer) but Dave Rimmer had nothing positive to say about the Hungry Like The Wolf single although his taste seemed to lie with High NRG disco! The reason I point this out about Smash Hits is that it didn't really become a Pravda like supporter of successful teen bands until early 1988 with the advent of Bros. Prior to then any band no matter how popular could be given a negative review.
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Post by durandrum on Dec 15, 2010 7:26:43 GMT -5
I know, I have the original copy of NME and Melody Maker which include the ''Duran Duran'' & ''Rio'' album reviews, both are not very complimentay. At least you could count on Smash Hits to be somewhat more on the side of the band. I don't know about the NME but Melody Maker actually gave Rio a glowing review. The reviewer was Steve "Stickboy" Sutherland who from this point onwards followed the band with an almost sycophantic enthusiasm culminating with the Madison Sq Garden show in April(?) 84. Between then and the autumn of 84 his bond with the band was somehow broken, primarily I think because he lost his enthusiasm for the music . I can always remember a line from his review of Arena which he totally slated "Look at them now, Songs all over the place, beards all over the place" Smash Hits actually gave Rio a relatively lukewarm 7 out of 10 (can't remember the reviewer) but Dave Rimmer had nothing positive to say about the Hungry Like The Wolf single although his taste seemed to lie with High NRG disco! The reason I point this out about Smash Hits is that it didn't really become a Pravda like supporter of successful teen bands until early 1988 with the advent of Bros. Prior to then any band no matter how popular could be given a negative review. Excellent post, you are indeed correct Steve Sutherland was a champion of the band at Melody Maker and followed them on tour. You are also corect about Smash Hits who's writers were of the more serious nature in the late 70's early 80's compared to the late 80's when it became a pure pop magaizine. I remember the letters page in Smash Hits, many didnt like DD and there were so many letters re the band that in the end they censored the word Duran Duran to something like D***n D***n...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2010 11:46:15 GMT -5
Yeah, Rolling Stone are a bit pompus and out of touch with music. DD have lasted 30+ years...way after being dismissed as "disposible pop" by critics in the 80's.
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Post by pollo194 on Dec 19, 2010 13:45:15 GMT -5
Well I love the fact that this is the only studio album from DD that got 3.5 stars in Rolling Stone, pretty cool indeed. It is their best review of a studio album so far. Decade, and the Notorious reissue got the same score as well, but they where a compilation and a reissue respectively.
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