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Post by durandrum on Dec 20, 2010 11:45:25 GMT -5
Found this reveiew online.. " When Duran Duran tapped Mark Ronson to produce its 13th studio album, he bluntly dismissed the band's last three decades of recorded output and promised to help deliver the proper follow-up to its 1982 classic, "Rio." Maybe Ronson's time-traveling abilities aren't as powerful as he thinks. "All You Need Is Now" - a nine-track release available as download-only - b]more accurately reflects the plastic dance-pop sounds the group was mining in the late '90s[/b], replete with expensive electronic fizzes and exceedingly empty lyrics ("Paranoia/ The only valid point of view/ If you know what I'm saying," howls Simon Le Bon). Oddly, Ronson, the man responsible for the robust R&B sound of Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black," has failed to draw out Duran Duran's intrinsic funk, settling on fussy flash like "Being Followed" and the utterly ridiculous (and not in a good way) duet with Kelis, "The Man Who Stole a Leopard." Even his attempt at reviving the grand rhythms of "The Chauffeur" for the menacing set closer "Before the Rain" falls flat. All told, not one song here is worth sacrificing "New Moon on Monday." This article appeared on page Q - 39 of the San Francisco Chronicle Read more: www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/17/PK7N1GNJ6M.DTL#ixzz18fgUnWhr
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Post by roxy on Dec 20, 2010 11:51:36 GMT -5
Like we can take anything written by a San Franciscoan seriously What a tool
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Post by durandrum on Dec 20, 2010 11:56:49 GMT -5
Like we can take anything written by a San Franciscoan seriously What a tool Don't ask me, I'm a born and bred Londoner!!!! That said, the San Francisco Chronicle I would imagine is a well respected newspaper, so such a scathing review is NOT a good thing!!
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Post by roxy on Dec 20, 2010 11:58:46 GMT -5
Too busy cruisin' down Market Street to write a proper review!
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Post by durandrum on Dec 20, 2010 12:02:47 GMT -5
Too busy cruisin' down Market Street to write a proper review! Would that be the same as Old Compton Street in London ?
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Post by nick715 on Dec 20, 2010 12:03:04 GMT -5
Why have some Richard review the album? He can go f*ck himself.
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Post by stuporfly on Dec 20, 2010 12:03:31 GMT -5
I've lived in San Francisco twice and absolutely adore the city. I respectfully disagree with the reviewer's assessment.
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Post by nick715 on Dec 20, 2010 12:04:21 GMT -5
Too busy cruisin' down Market Street to write a proper review! lol. As a gay dude myself, I found that funny.
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Post by durandrum on Dec 20, 2010 12:08:17 GMT -5
I've lived in San Francisco twice and absolutely adore the city. I respectfully disagree with the reviewer's assessment. Your review was well writen and went into detail reviewing the whole album. Though your're a fan I'm sure you would have not given it such a glowing review if you felt it didn't merit one. The review in the SF paper is just lazy and though it appers they have listend to the record they don't go into any detail as to why they hate it so much.
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Post by durandrum on Dec 20, 2010 12:12:54 GMT -5
"Aidin Vaziri is the pop music critic for The San Francisco Chronicle. He has also written for Rolling Stone, MTV, Amazon, Vibe and E! Online. Visit him at www.aidinvaziri.com" Perhaps let him know what we think of his lazy shite review of the album!!!
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