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Free Music Review: good service
Hit: 5 Stars
I received the Cd soon and in good condition. I would do business again with the same comapnyFree Music Review: Birmingham Boys
Hit: 4 Stars
Taking their name from a campy 70's B-movie sci-fi film featuring Jane Fonda as a heroine named Barbarella, the five guys from Birmingham burst onto the UK music scene. Originally released in 1981, the album would be re-released in America with a change in the song lineup in 1983 after the success of Rio. I'm only going to review the original, as "Is There Something I should Know?" appears on several other greatest compilations. I can say that single made me a solid fan of the band. Track 1- GIRLS ON FILM, even the new all video music channel found the video for this tune a little too sexy for an American audiences. It would finally be seen here in a very edited form. The song is rock with a synth-dance sound. Moreoverly, the band would pursue creating dance like remixes of their material pioneering the technique into a marketing bonanza. Love this song. #2 Planet Earth, breakthrough for sure. It would be the first video glimpse of an upcoming dynamic group. Catchy and lyrically sweet! #3 ANYONE OUT THERE- a new sound, a new way of approaching a theme. Simon expresses his vocal talents in this one. #4 TO THE SHORE, here is the song cut from the '83 re-release. Strange, it is the one song on the album that clearly embodies DD'd unique writing style. Infused with sound effects at just the right moment added to the theatrical vocal performance by Simon. You feel like your really on the water somewhere. #5 CARELESS MEMORIES, an angry song about DD's favorite topic-relationships. A classic rock tune. #6 NIGHTBOAT, this might be the reason To The Shore was cut, but the 2 songs are very different in delivery. Nightboat might have also labeled Simon as a bad vocalist. I dare say many times he might sound off key, but he is right on the money. Truly a stretch vocally for any male singer. #7 SOUND OF THUNDER, this song more or less represents the current trend in music at the time... a little talk with a little singing. This should of been the song that was cut. #8 FRIENDS OF MINE- Truly British sounding, I like this song, especially the references to current goings on over seas. #9 TEL AVIV- would be the first time I ever heard this band on the radio. Although never released as a single, a morning classical station I listened to used to play this song during the modern song hour. It probably is the best intrumental ever created by the band. I would suggest picking up the original instead of the re-released version simply to get To The Shore. A solid debut for the only band compared to The Beatles (even though the guys themselves don't agree with the analogy- but who could deny the hysteria that would follow?)Free Music Review: Strong debut album sounds even better remastered
Hit: 4 Stars
Along with the improved sound, this updated version of "Duran Duran" also features the previously missing (but not earth-shattering) "To the Shore," which fits right in with the rest of these songs. "To the Shore" is a mellow, synth-laden tune with a swooshing percussion sound and subtle but competant guitar work.
Despite their image, Duran Duran were very much a thinking person's band. They also had a dark side to their lyrics and sound, which comes across on this album. What's impressive about this debut is Duran Duran's direct approach and non-naivety within the songs, as if the band knew exactly what it wanted from the start. Unfortunately, that also translates to a record that lacks excitement in parts. Nonetheless, though Duran Duran would expand their sound in a big way on future releases, there's a focused innocence to this record that's endearing.
All these songs are tightly constructed and tuneful. "Girls on Film" has a cryptic, indifferent vibe, but it's catchy as all get-out. In fact, the first several songs on this CD are radio-ready with an earnest vibe, but they might have benefitted from a bit more of a rock-oriented spunk. To its credit, much of this album features a mystical synth sound, a direction the band would perfect on the classic Rio album just one year later.
Musically, the guys in Duran Duran seemed wise and mature beyond their years when they put this out, and were perhaps even prematurely bored with what they were doing. Though "Night Boat" and "Tel Aviv" are more than a bit drab, the band wrote premier dance tunes -- mixed with sing-along pop -- in "Sound of Thunder" and "Friends of Mine," both of which indicated a special harbinger of things to come.
Free Music Review: Finally! The original U.K. track listing!!!
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a must-have for all Duran collectors! It's their original debut album as it appeared during its first pressing in 1981. The more popular U.S. edition (issued in 1983 to capitalize on their success) had a different cover photo of the band, removed the track "To The Shore," and tacked on the then-current single "Is There Something I should Know"- which is a great song, but never fit in with the rest of the album. The inclusion of "To The Shore" makes this classic album a more complete listening experience. On the other hand, I have to give this 4 stars and not 5 for the following reasons: Although this cd has been remastered, I can't hear ANY difference in the sound quality when I compare it to the regular CD issue. (Hey- it sounds great! It's just not any better than before.) Another disappointment is that there are NO extras here of any sort- no bonus tracks, no liner notes, no extra photos; just the album as it originally appeared. Even the older, regular CD version has some photos in the booklet (taken, I believe, from the "Careless Memories" video.) This version ONLY has lyrics and credits in the booklet.
However, I've only seen the jewel case version of this cd and have not yet bought the more expensive limited edition with the hard-back cover. Perhaps that version (like the hard-back version of "Rio"- released last year) will include expanded artwork. Regardless, being a long-time Duran Duran fan, I'm happy with this purchase and highly recommend it to Duran "purists" who want the original track listing of this classic new wave album!
Free Music Review: Duran's First
Hit: 4 Stars
Duran Duran's self-titled debut was released in the UK in 1981 and was a smash hit. The album did not catch on in the US. It took the release of the band's second album Rio and the inventive videos that were staples on MTV to propel this album into the US top ten two years later in 1983. As an added attraction the re-release featured a new song, the number four hit, "Is There Something I Should Know?". This remastered version is the original English version minus that track. The first five tracks, which comprised the album's first side, are songs that in the traditional DD vein. The first two tracks, "Girls On Film" and "Planet Earth" are the most familiar and still sound great twenty-three years later. "Careless Memories" was a minor hit in America and "Anyone Out There" and "To The Shore" embodies the pop sensibilities that made the group a success. The final four songs are a complete 180-degree turn from the first five. They are atmospheric, moody and brooding numbers that find the band turning inward and introspective. The band has always sited Roxy Music as big influences and they are never more so then on these four tracks. "Night Boat" is a foreboding track and the album's final number, the instrumental "Tel Aviv" is quite haunting.