They were part of the New Wave music explosion in the early 1980s, as well as a leading band in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the United States.
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What a Feeling,” Berlin’s “Take My Breath Away” and a trove of other hits, was enthralling.At the height of its fame, Duran Duran ('The Fab Five') was featured on the cover of the February 1984 issue of Rolling Stone magazine.ĭuran Duran is a pop music group, notable for a long series of catchy, synthesizer-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. The opportunity to work with the man renowned for his touch on the bulk of Donna Summer’s catalog, as well as “Flashdance.
Moroder, meanwhile, is one of Rhodes’ heroes. He would remember 12-inch mixes of our songs that I didn’t remember we had done and would say, ‘I love the snare on that song – Roger, can you do it again?’ or ‘How did you play bass on that song, John?’ I think we were rather fond of his obsessions with things because that’s what we’re like,” Rhodes says with a laugh.įall albums: From ABBA to Sting, new music on the horizon John said it was like having this live, hallucinogenic drug in the room with you, in the most positive way. “Erol is the only person I’ve met who would give Mark a run for his money knowing the history of music and being such a big fan of the band.
Mark Ronson, who helmed the band’s 2010 triumph, “All You Need is Now,” also gives an assist on guitar on the song “Wing.” … But this time suddenly we fell into it and thought, this sounds really good.”Ĭlassic disco (“All of You”) and Prince-like electroclash (“Invisible") highlight the album, which features production from the disparate duo of English DJ Erol Alkan (The Killers) and Euro-disco czar Giorgio Moroder (Blondie, Kylie Minogue). “I suppose we’ve spent four decades trying to avoid doing the same thing. The crux of “Future Past” – including its title – finds Duran Duran embracing the sound they pioneered while glazing it with modern overtones.Ĭurrent single “Anniversary,” with its delectable bass line and chorus ( and fizzy-fun video), is “the most self-reverential thing we’ve ever done,” Rhodes acknowledges. I don’t think he enjoyed the pressure of the tour and the shows, even though he always played great.” And from Andy’s point of view, he probably feels the same.
The opportunities we have had not having a permanent guitarist has changed the way the band creates things. We never would have made (2007’s) ‘Red Carpet Massacre,’ which might not have been one of our biggest commercial records, but artistically it was right to make at the time with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. “In a way, Andy leaving gave us the latitude and space to be able to experiment more. “I feel very comfortable as the unit we are now,” Rhodes says. But Rhodes says while he “never says never in this life,” he doesn’t foresee another merger with the past. “Graham is just a sublime musician and so creative.”ĭiehard Durannies will always yearn for another reunion with original guitarist Andy Taylor, who left the band in 1986 to work with John Taylor in The Power Station (“Some Like it Hot”) and focus on a solo career, and then returned for 2004’s “Astronaut” album and tour before exiting again. “Having that element of live guitar in the room with us while we were writing brought back that Duran Duran sound of inventiveness and dance music,” Rhodes says.
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