Duran Duran

[Trumpton]

Magoo, I'm going to shock you - I've heard of these popsters.

[beutelwolf]

magoo wrote:

> They were shite in the 80s and still are now. Maybe Rio was a
> catchy tune but the rest were crap.

IMHO the whole Rio album was quite good.
Back then I really liked "Hungry like the wolf", though now I would say it was very much of it's time.
The Girls on Film video was not bad .

> Spandau Ballet were miles better.

I couldn't stand them. Way to saccharine for me, then or now.

Anyway, I was more a Eurythmics man...

[dynatech]

Duran Duran: not shite at all, a decent back catalogue, Rio's a good album, and some great singles. Spandau Ballet were good up to the True album, and then very formularic after then.
Cannot argue with Girls On Film or Chant No.1, 2 of the greatest 80's pop singles

[Deuce Bigolo]

Lets us not forget a lot of them were just used & abused by the record companies

I don't blame any of them for taking their chance to make it big
but Nostalgia tours seem to be the new cash cow of the 21st century

Countdown in OZ have done several

[fudgeflaps]

Their 'best of' is ok to dip into for a party. Got Rio on vinyl- most people probably have!!

They're a band that I'm either in the mood for or not.

Mid-tier New Romantics, IMO.

[The Last Word]

They were largely shite, but more importantly they were nowhere near as hip as all those sad thirtysomething media-types trying to rewrite pop culture will have you believe.

[Pervert]

With Julian Cope, or Mini Me as Scott Walker might call him.

[one eyed jack]

Who cares what anyone thinks about Duran Duran. They made a lot of money, shagged a lot of birds, had a good quality life, live in big houses, drive flash cars, snorted plenty of drigs and had a lot of money left in change.

If it makes you happy saying they are shit. Fine. I dont think they read this forum to be bothered anyway.

So bellyache away to your content...PLAYER HATERS!!!!!!

[steve56]

Didnt Diana fancy Simon Le Bon?

[Deuce Bigolo]

If I ever sink to the depths of hating THEM I'll post an article here


All that aside being successful doesn't make their music any better/worse

If we're talking success then Abba & the spice girls are the creme da la creme of music...god help us all


Are Drigs,drugs that you can only inhale