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Post by Tin on Sept 11, 2020 22:19:04 GMT -5
“It really does not seem like half a decade since we completed the album” – Nick Rhodes #PG5
September 11th, 2020 “PAPER GODS is already 5 years old, so I guess it has learned to speak for itself and stand on its own feet by now. We will see how it grows over the coming years… Each album becomes a chapter of our lives, a long diary entry filled with precious memories and I think this particular journey was a very special one for everyone in the band. It always begins the same way with the writing of the songs but that process dictates the development of the project and each block of musical DNA changes the trajectory. It really does not seem like half a decade since we completed the album and commenced rehearsals for the tour but my snapshots from our rehearsals taken in November 2015 confirm that this is truly the measure of time that has elapsed. Much has changed in the world, particularly during this last year, like everyone else I look forward to when we can all be free again and we all hope it will be possible to embark on a new adventure next year. Yours ever, Nick – London September 11th 2020”
Check out the link for some shared photos.
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Post by errinella on Sept 12, 2020 9:36:00 GMT -5
“We will see how it grows over the coming years...” WTF??
Watch them never play any of it again live, ever 🤣🤣
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Post by blaahh on Sept 12, 2020 16:50:31 GMT -5
Thank which ever deity you believe in.
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Post by andre005 on Sept 13, 2020 0:58:49 GMT -5
Thank which ever deity you believe in. Come on! Paper gods was good! It had some gems and pressure off and what are the chances were good!!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2020 1:53:40 GMT -5
Thank which ever deity you believe in. Come on! Paper gods was good! It had some gems and pressure off and what are the chances were good!!! that makes it about as good as Liberty
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Post by heskethbang on Sept 13, 2020 6:01:08 GMT -5
I don't know what it was about Paper Gods. I actually think there's some good writing in there, some wonderful production, some beautifully ambient EDM/hybrid Vibes, not to mention some good individual performances. I should love it. But it seems as an album so.....insincere. Perhaps they bowed, not to the Paper Gods, but commercial pressures. Or maybe it's vanity and a desperation to stay relevant. But they are relevant. They don't need to go back to the 80s - the 80s has come back to them. Watch any number of shows on Netflix and you'll hear the sound is revered by todays teenagers, on screen as well as on Spotify and Amazon Music.
You can be cool and old - look at Nile Rodgers and Dave Brubeck (was gigging well into his late 80s and every bit as slick and understated as his 1960's self. They succeeded in doing this by being who they are, not pandering to the latest trend. That's what Duran Duran should do in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2020 7:01:09 GMT -5
I don't know what it was about Paper Gods. I actually think there's some good writing in there, some wonderful production, some beautifully ambient EDM/hybrid :, not to mention some good individual performances. I should love it. But it seems as an album so.....insincere. Perhaps they bowed, not to the Paper Gods, but commercial pressures. Or maybe it's vanity and a desperation to stay relevant. But they are relevant. They don't need to go back to the 80s - the 80s has come back to them. Watch any number of shows on Netflix and you'll hear the sound is revered by todays teenagers, on screen as well as on Spotify and Amazon Music. You can be cool and old - look at Nile Rodgers and Dave Brubeck (was gigging well into his late 80s and every bit as slick and understated as his 1960's self. They succeeded in doing this by being who they are, not pandering to the latest trend. That's what Duran Duran should do in my opinion. Some solid points - but I think Duran Duran are only relevant to those who grew up with their music. Of course they continue to inspire other artists but unfortunately that doesn’t guarantee the sale of the band’s current music. Paper Gods is just a total mess from beginning to end - to my ears at least. I don’t even think it was produced well. Let me put it like this, if it *was* produced well then we wouldn’t have the varying styles of music. It’s just a very confusing state of affairs and the songs just trip up over each other along the way. I long for a new DD album that just syncs from song to song effortlessly. I couldn’t even tell you the running order of Paper Gods from memory - the same as RCM. Any other album and you can put money on me getting it right. I’m sorry (but not really sorry) but the last time any DD album sounded ‘cohesive’ was AYNIN - and before that would be Pop Trash. Warren was more than just a great guitarist - he was integral with the laying of parts aswell. He was massive in their sound. DD are a lesser band without guitar. I mean *real* guitar. Not sure if I’m getting my 2 cents over enough - but I know what I mean! Lol
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Post by coolbarn on Sept 13, 2020 17:16:54 GMT -5
I agree with most others. Paper Gods is not a terrible album by any stretch, and the handful of great songs it has are truly great. But it has more chaff than wheat, more filler than killer, more Danny Devito than Arnold Schwarzenegger. I think Skinburn summed it up well. Not only is the running order not memorable, but many of the songs as well. I mean when you actually listen to them, you think "Hmm, this song is okay". But that's it! Simply "okay" doesn't cut it for an album that is supposed to be the best one since the reunion.
Not many of the songs are good enough that I get cravings to play them again out of the blue - it has been five years since Paper Gods was released, and I still don't know the lyrics to all the songs. I might be able to hum along to most tracks, but without a prompt I would be lost for most of them. However name me a song from many of their earlier albums, and I can sing it, badly, without support. Yet the band think this is the best album since the reunion??? I can only put this down to the good feelings they had when making the album, the fact that they were pleasantly surprised by how much they enjoyed collaborating with others, and that it was something new for them. And of course the fact that by some amazing fluke it actually charted for ten minutes, which gave them satisfaction and confidence in the record. It always surprises me when Duran Duran make unusual comments about their music. Actually, let me rephrase that - it seldom surprises me when Duran Duran make unusual comments about their music! I remember after Medazzaland came out, Nick said that Be My Icon was in his top five Duran Duran songs of all time. Really? Be My Icon? I know there aren't too many gems on Medazzaland, but there are certainly a large handful of songs better than that, let alone from their previous seven original studio albums. Even Skin Trade had them rubbing their hands together, saying how it was infinitely better than Wild Boys, which made top three all round the world (John said it went number one, but it actually didn't). But Skin Trade was arguably the single that killed Duran Duran - at the very least, it was the beginning of the end of their amazing juggernaut up to that point. I am really glad the band enjoyed the album, and obviously enjoyed making it, and collaborating with guest artists. This may have given them incentive and confidence to keep recording. So I may not love Paper Gods, but I'm glad the band do
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Post by hokie9390 on Sept 13, 2020 18:16:22 GMT -5
I think Paper Gods is a very solid album. I really enjoyed it. It was a nice follow up to All You Need is Now. Both albums were really solid.
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Post by Max Zorin on Sept 13, 2020 18:20:02 GMT -5
It always surprises me when Duran Duran make unusual comments about their music. Artists treat their works a bit differently. If something doesn't go their way, then they don't like it, even if it's been successful. Woody Allen hates "Manhattan", although it is one of his best movies (among fans and critics). Phil Oakey didn't like "Don't You Want Me", and so on.
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