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Post by crimeandpassion on May 14, 2015 14:58:59 GMT -5
I think there are Andy Talyoresque guitar riffs all over All You Need Is Now, especially Runway Runaway. I don't think this is brought up enough by fans. Thank you for bringing this up! The AYNIN album may not have been RIO II but Runway Runaway definitely could be a lost track from RIO. The lead guitar IS very Andy Taylor-like & I haven't heard any other Duranies rave about said track.
Although AYNIN is an amazing album overall, RR really did recapture that 1982 sound. Aside from the fast paced, driving, & energetic instrumentation (including Simon's voice on this one) the track just has that jet set, driving fast with the top down, sun on your face, wind in your hair, happy to be alive sound.
I have, without consciously being cognizant of it at first, found myself listening to & picturing this track as being on the RIO album following Hold Back The Rain whilst I'm ogling Patrick Nagel's Rio (the girl) depicted in the burgundy, white, & black cover artwork!
I'm sorry... I'm getting a little verklempt over this song. Give me a minute... I'll give you a new topic in the meantime. The worst Duran song of all time was & is First Impression. Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Post by coolbarn on May 14, 2015 15:19:13 GMT -5
The worst Duran song of all time was & is First Impression. Discuss amongst yourselves. Not even close my fine feathered friend. It's not even close to being the worst song on Liberty, let alone the worst Duran song of all time. On the Liberty album the following songs are worse: 1) Downtown - Tuneless, boring, and slow. Poor Petula Clark must have wondered what went wrong after listening to that one. 2) Venice Drowning - Also tuneless boring and slow. I think Duran were sticking steadfast with this theme to end the album, a theme which did them an immense disservice. 3) All Along The Water - This song is also rather tuneless, but at least it is a fast-paced tuneless. 4) Read My Lips - A poor man's Power Station, but sadly wasn't good enough to make the Power Station LP. You will notice I didn't list Hothead there. That is simply because Hothead is a really cool, under-rated and under appreciated track, and anybody who doesn't like it is obviously certifiable and might as well make out like Vincent Van Gough and chop off their own ear. Seriously chop it off, you're obviously not using it anyway. Chop it off now. Begone useless and unused piece of skin.
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Post by Sir rogerlejohn jr. on May 14, 2015 16:07:28 GMT -5
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Post by coolbarn on May 14, 2015 16:25:27 GMT -5
In most countries the inner ear is essential for listening :-) Surprisingly not in the US, England, Italy, Japan, France and Australia, where most of Duran's fans come from. You ask any of those tribal villagers with plates in their ears what they think of Duran Duran, and they'll say "I beg your pardon sir, I cannot hear you". It's all about the outer ear baby. Thank you for that excellent link. It proves beyond doubt that if one chops one's ear off, the soundwaves' journey as they enter the inner ear will be diverted in such a way that Hothead will finally be reproduced in all of its aural glory, giving the listener an eargasm that they have never experienced before.
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Post by mynick7 on May 14, 2015 17:30:03 GMT -5
Again, I don't mean to be critical, but I sometimes look at the Adventure-trails of Mr. LeBon - car racing this and yacht-sailing that... hey, Dude, if this is your thing, that's really really great - but are you still trying to relive life like it's still 1983? You had a pretty bad crash on the bike in the early '90's... You may be a great rider, but the problem is everyone else around you is a f*ck up... Please... Mr. Makeup line Ingenue Nick Rhodes... hey... time doesn't stand still for anyone. There's a way to grow old gracefully. Life is life. David Bowie's found a way... he's made it respectable. I'm not knocking anyone - it just seems some members (Roger, John) take things more in the spirit of the "here and now" while others (Simon, Nick) seem yearning to hang on as if it's 1984...? You had an awesome post except for these 3 paragraphs. If someone enjoys doing something and has the time, energy and means to do it, then by all means, do it! Simon likes bikes, cars and boats...and he enjoys it. He's not hanging on to the past...he's doing something he loves to do. Why give up activities you like if you are still able to do them?? Plus his wife does things with him so that is another plus. First of all, it's called GeneU. Nick has been wearing make-up since back in the day...although he doesn't wear it like he used to. What is wrong if he likes wearing make-up? He's become a part of something very groundbreaking with GeneU. If you read about it, it's specialized make-up made specifically for you by using your skin's DNA. It was never said to be an age-defying product like Olay and others advertise. GeneU is strictly make-up, and Nick is the creative force with the packaging, ads, and the store's interior design as well as the employees' clothes. And for you're information, Nick has aged very gracefully. I love the fact he's letting his grey hair blend in with the blond. That's accepting the aging process. None of them are trying to hang on to the past. They are still making music (YAY!) and they are able to do things that they like to do outside of DD. I'd be happy as pie...no, I don't like pie. I'd be tickled pink if I could do whatever my heart desired. I don't because I don't have the financial means. So how the heck does that make them yearn for 1984 again??
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Post by nileblogers on May 15, 2015 0:11:47 GMT -5
On the website it states clearly that the product is an ant ageing serum. Nothing wrong with Nick wanting to be involved with it, of course, that's his business.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2015 10:52:43 GMT -5
While I don't like some stuff Warren did (yes, I'm talking about the adult stuff), he is technically very advanced. I have to agree he brough the sound of Duran Duran to a whole new level.
He played with Mr. Frank Zappa, which guarantees that the musician is almost top notch. Because, whether you like it or not, Zappa's material is on a completely different level of musicianship compared to most of Duran's material.
Personality aside, there's nothing to question about this guy's musicianship.
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Post by coolbarn on May 15, 2015 13:05:45 GMT -5
Because, whether you like it or not, Zappa's material is on a completely different level of musicianship compared to most of Duran's material. Very interesting point, and true. The Duran members themselves are decent musicians, but are the first to admit they are no virtuosos. It probably really pleases John Taylor, although embarrasses him somewhat, when he is voted the greatest bass player in the world over such illustrious names as Geddy Lee, Jaco Pastorious, Flea, Victor Wooten, and Bernard Edwards for example. So yes Warren was very good technically. But the beauty of music is that it is totally subjective. You could get Warren to play the hardest piece of music known to man, something that would have made Frank Zappa shake his head in disbelief, but would it be any more pleasurable to listen to than the guitar riffs from Day Tripper by the Beatles or Short Skirt Long Jacket by Cake for example? I don't think so. Music isn't maths. You can't empirically prove to me that Warren Cuccurullo on guitar was any more enjoyable to listen to than Andy Taylor, Dom Brown, Mark Ronson, or the 10 year old next door neighbour's kid (actually the kid is pretty hopeless, you probably can prove Warren is better, but you know what I'm saying). Warren was a great musician yes. But I would argue that there is more to a band than the sum of its parts. How do the band members play together as a team, how do they gel as a unit? Look at the members of Duran Duran individually. John Taylor is a solid, dependable bass player who occasionally comes up with a breathtaking bassline, but technically he is NOT the best bass player in the world regardless of what any online popularity poll says. Roger Taylor is simlarly solid on the drums, but has never played a beat that would make an experienced drummer shake their head in disbelief. The shortcomings of Nick Rhodes' technical prowess are well documented, although often overstated. And Simon Lebon is a decent singer whose voice is an acquired taste, although occasionally nasally or whiny. On paper they shouldn't be much of a band, right? Wrong. Put those guys together and you can get musical nirvana. What musicianship doesn't take into account is the ability to make somebody feel happy and love listening to the actual music. So what that Nick Rhodes is only an average piano player at best? He is a brilliant songwriter who knows how to construct and polish a song to get the best out of it. Who cares that John and Roger Taylor are only solid musicians; as a rhythm unit they have come up with some of the greatest grooves in history. Does it matter that Simon Lebon will never win any singing awards - he is generally in key, sticks within his range but will push himself when required, but more importantly he writes brilliant vocal melodies and generally sounds pretty damn good! As has been mentioned before Duran Duran as a band is much greater than the sum of its parts. I am looking forward to DD14 a lot more than if I heard a supergroup consisting of Neil Peart on drums, Flea on bass, Keith Emerson on keyboards, Warren Cuccurullo on guitar, and Aretha Franklin on vocals were going into the studio tomorrow to record a new album they wrote. Sure that would be an interesting mix, but would they be able to write an album together as great as Duran Duran can? Warren was and is a very good guitarist. The only official Duran Duran member who could be described as a virtuoso. But in my opinion Duran Duran produced more bad songs and albums with him in the band than they did when Andy Taylor and Dom Brown were involved in the writing of Duran Duran music. I always liked Warren Cuccurullo. I always admired his passion for Duran Duran and how he kept the band going through the hard times. We probably wouldn't be here right now if he hadn't. I loved his contribution to some amazing songs, particularly Ordinary World and Come Undone which were his ultimate contribution to Duran Duran. Regardless of his personal life and whacko ways, as a musician WC deserves a lot of praise and thanks from Duran Duran fans. But a better musician does not always equal a better fit for the band. After Dom's contribution to AYNIN where he got writing credit, I feel that album is better than any record that Warren played on. So it doesn't worry me that Duran Duran doesn't have any virtuoso musicians playing with them; they are just a virtuoso group of men that make amazing music.
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Post by mynick7 on May 15, 2015 13:05:58 GMT -5
On the website it states clearly that the product is an ant ageing serum. Nothing wrong with Nick wanting to be involved with it, of course, that's his business. Just read everything and didn't see anything about "anti-aging." What I did read about was skin aging and a skin care system that helps repair the skin after years of exposure to a variety of agents. In my book, that is not anti-aging or age-defying... It's skin care; plain and simple skin care. Hell. I'd be happy to do it...but I that is something I can't afford. But you're right...it is his business.
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Post by madoldlu on May 15, 2015 13:19:26 GMT -5
Great post, CB! Very well said, as usual!
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