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Free Music Notes for Duran Duran
Free Music Review: a very solid debut
Hit: 4 Stars
For the record, this is the THIRD version of DD's debut album. As originally released in 1981, it contained the re-recorded, extended club version of Planet Earth ( cheesy string arrangements and all), and the excellent, moody rocker To the Shore was inexplicably left off.( It still had the same cover, though, with the odd car and the silly New Romantic clothing the band then sported) When re-released in the spring of 1983, after Duran mania had swept the US, the far superior 7" single mix of Planet Earth was put back on, but To the Shore was still left off, in favour of their current hit Is There Something I Should Know? and the cover was changed. FINALLY , more than 20 years later, American fans get the original album as it was released in the UK, with all the tracks as they originally appeared. This is actually quite a good album. Better than their reputation as "teeny-bop" would leave one to believe. And Duran Duran were an actual self-contained BAND, playing their own instruments, writing their own ( rather good ) material. A more polished, assured and accomplished debut you are not likely to find from this era. I actually still play this one pretty regularly, along with Rio and Big Thing, as I think they are the band's best, most consistant albums.Free Music Review: Still the best 23 years later
Hit: 4 Stars
Duran Duran's debut album has always been my favorite of all of the band's albums and it sounds great remastered. The songs really come alive again. My favorite songs are Friends of Mine, Sound of Thunder, Careless Memories, Girls on Film and Planet Earth. This album really fuses dance and rock, particularly in the above mentioned songs. Their subsequent albums though wonderful, never quite captured that edge again. There's a raw energy that hints of things of come. It perfectly exemplifies "New Wave" at it's best. My only quibble is I am one of the few people who really doesn't like TO THE SHORE, but in keeping with the original 1981 UK release, I guess it fits.This album is a great introduction for those unfamiliar with the band or for those who just know the hits. I highly recommend it.
Free Music Review: Duran the first
Hit: 3 Stars
While it certainly sets the stage for their exploits to come, the debut album by Duran Duran has dated itself rather tellingly. The highlights remain the singles, "Planet Earth" and "Girls On Film." The album also contains "Careless Memories," which should have been a hit. But the greater textures and more sophisticated songs came forth more on "Rio" than here.
"Duran Duran" captures the kind of delirious art school DIY ethos of the period. The band was obviously stewed in the likes of Roxy Music and David Bowie, but there is a lot of Ultravoxx in here, plus the club beats that these disco boys loved to spend their nights with. The synthesizers dominate, are rather simplistic sounding, and LeBon's vocals are still highly affected. And if it wasn't obvious that these guys were working through their art school pretensions, just listen to "Tel Aviv," an exercise in movie soundtrack making.
The debut DD remains a fine album, but you can get both highlights on the "Greatest" disc. Also worth noting, as many others have: the first American version of this album (on the Harvest Records label) had a club mix of "Planet Earth" leading it off. Then, after "Rio" took off commercially, "To The Shore" was replaced by "Is There Something I Should Know" and the single mix of "Planet Earth" was switched with the club mix. That was the first US CD version. This version represents the original UK release, though if you look hard enough, you will find a version that has both "To The Shore" and "Is There Something I Should Know."
Free Music Review: Dissapointing Track Listing
Hit: 3 Stars
While I've been very excited to finally see the remastered versions of the early Duran Duran albums see the light of day, i.e. Rio and now Seven and the Ragged Tiger and Duran Duran, again, I'm disappointed in the discrepancies from the original release. In this instance, the hit track "Is There Something I Should Know?" has been replaced by the previously unheard track, "To The Shore". Do not understand this. This is not the first time Duran x2 has pulled this little switcharoo. If you have the Rio CD and the original Rio album, you will find that the versions of several tracks were different when the CD version came out, and again disappointingly, the versions on the LP were much better. Like the see the remastered CDs available, but when you deviate from the original songs and versions, it kind of nullifies the whole idea of getting and improved, remastered version. I don't mind the addition of "bonus tracks", but would at least like to get the original version in tact. Little disappointed. Hold on to those LPs !!Free Music Review: Great Record!! CD Could HAve Been Brilliant!!!!!!!
Hit: 2 Stars
First of all I am glad they released the European version of this record along w/ the original artwork. And they got rid of Is There Smething I should Know, which should have been on 7 and the Ragged Tiger. W/ that said, I bought this version as a Dutch import in '81 along w/ all the singles and a Japanese Ep containg rare b-sides called Night Romantics.....I am stunned the label did not take advantage of cd technology and not include: Planet Earth and Girls On Films (NIGHT VERSIONS) and Fame, Khanada, Late Bar, Faster than Light, Like an Angel and My Own Way(original)these should have been included to fill out the cd and document D2's early work as a whole......a real shame but I have the vinyl which sounds better anyways......This cd is better than nothing and the inclusion of To the Shore is a great move.....like I said it is a great record but the cd could have been incredible!!!