This thread is for us old farts who probably listened to....

[Papa Josh]

DURAN DURAN.

I picked up their new album, Astronaut yesterday. What a slice of nostalgia. If ever you were a fan, you should pick this up. It's the first album featuring all 5 original members in 20 years. It's funny that they were considered a "boy band" back in the day, even though they were actually musicians and wrote good songs. "Finest Hour" is one of the best songs I've heard all year long, and no, I have not hit the bong this morning yet.... Getting ready to though.

 

[JayKeeley]

I saw their spread in the new Entertainment Weekly. I have to say, these fuckers have aged well. I can't imagine actually buying the new one though.

They had great videos. "Girls on Film" was banned in the UK for all the boobs, and "Wild Boys" was very cool for its time. Directed by Ridley Scott I think?

John Taylor was the backbone - those bass lines are phenomenal.

Useless Trivia: I knew someone who moved into Simon LeBon's apartment in London after he hit the big time and moved into a mansion, and every now and then, hot chicks would show up thinking Simon still lived there. Funnier still, the guy who moved in was called Simon too.

 

[Papa Josh]

That's funny...

I bought it for $9.99 at Best Buy, you know, that first week sale for the big releases.

I wish MTV would release their unplugged from their vaults. There are some really good Unplugged's just sitting in their vaults collecting dust.... Anyone remember the Queensryche one?

Ah well, before I jack my own thread... you should at least find a way to hear "Finest Hour," if it doesn't get picked as the next single and played to death.... really good song.

There's also a section at the 3:40-ish mark of "Point Of No Return," it's guitar and keyboard interplay that sounds very similar to Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench on Tom Petty's "You Got Lucky."

 

[Black Winter Day]

I love DD and I'm not even an old fart.

"Ordinalry World" is probably on my esteemed TOP 10 SONGS EVER!

 

[Papa Josh]

Yeah, that was a good song, too. Man, I've already listened to "Finest Hour" twice in the last 30 minutes... I'm turning into a radio station... AAAGGGHHH!!!!

So good on headphones though. Never thought I'd see all 5 members back together. Pure bliss.

 

[lurch70]

i heard it ... good CD ... the title track is really cool and trippy.

 

[NAD]

I used to listen to Seven and the Ragged Tiger in my grammaw's '79 lime green Honda Accord hatchback... when it was still pretty new.

 

[Papa Josh]

I used to listen to Seven and the Ragged Tiger in my grammaw's '79 lime green Honda Accord hatchback... when it was still pretty new.

Great album. I wish someone would redo the Tiger Tiger instrumental or perhaps The Seventh Stranger. Nevermore could do the latter really well, I think.