Tag Archives: Duran Duran

Duran Duran, Future Past. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The future is unwritten, the past has had its say, and yet the present, the moment we inhabit, is as blind to us as the hidden depths of the sea, or the infinite vagaries of what lays beyond our comprehension as more of the universe is revealed.

What we do understand is just how important the moment to us is, that whilst we have a form of time travel in being able to recall personal history with a kind of vivid form of entitlement, and look to the days ahead with wide-eyed optimism, the moment offers a myriad of confusing emotions to which we place the significance of certain events, of potential high points, as being the most important way to spend the day.

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(490 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

Duran Duran, Girls On Film 1979 Demo E.P. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It is important to remember all that went before, when the fame and glory of art has been imprinted into the minds and the beginning of the story forgotten, the true inspiration found to be left in a drawer and covered over by images in papers of yesteryear. What comes through is a sense of magical familiarity, but one that is deeply encouraged to stand out because it has a difference, it could be subtle, it could be majestic or just out of kilter with the expectation that it blows the mind and does something very important, it makes the listener think.

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(551 words, estimated 2:12 mins reading time)

Duran Duran, Paper Gods. Album Review,

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7.5/10

You can be as radical as you like, you can aspire to change, to grasp the opportunity to experiment beyond the natural borders of your own self imposed limits, what you should never do, not least without care and attention to the past is to dilute the artistry created by divulging your work with others who will arguably take it down to a level that might not be appreciated by many.

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(440 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Duran Duran, All You Need Is Now. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 22nd 2011.

If there is a band that sums up the pop scene in Birmingham in the 1980’s and the resulting worldwide fan base that followed with their cut glass image, their smooth and carefully planned videos and sexual appeal, then it would be none other than of course, Duran Duran. It can be said that this decade belonged them.

Now three clear decades on since they thrilled Birmingham crowds at the Rum Runner Club they have released the 13th studio album and things finally look back on track for the band after a few failed attempts to recreate the early magic had left them looking rudderless and no longer a viable musical option.

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(398 words, 1 image, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)