I'm 53 , my son is 21 , I took him to see Duran Duran when he was 6 , he was on my shoulders shouting Simon's name . Can't believe this Dad didn't introduce his son to the best band in the world .
This whole album is fantastic and takes me back to the early 80s. Even now listening to any of the Rio tracks transports me back to when I was in the last year of school wondering what the future had in store ..
Fabulous!! Just saw Duran on May 31st in Seattle and the coliseum went bonkers! They are still going strong! You both should try a couple of the songs from their first album (that came right before the Rio album) like “Girls on Film” and “Planet Earth”. ❤ Love seeing Ethan discovering Duran Duran! They have a HUGE catalogue! 👍😎
True, Headphones make the instrumental arrangements crystal clear. Duran Duran productions are all a result of a collective effort. Teamwork at its best. I adore them! Try also the Reflex, Ordinary World, Wild Boys. 15 studio albums full of songs to choose from.
This song is SO sick. John Taylor’s bass is outstanding on this track, as are the drums and that sax! (chef’s kiss). “The Reflex” is a fun Duran Duran song to hit next, cheers guys!
Yes! fantastic reaction. look forward to more Duran Duran. I would defo recomend a live performance reaction of any of there hits (Ordinary world MTV live unpugged is insanely good.) 🔥🔥
Hello there! Got to see them in concert in '84. They are awesome! So 80's style! Is There Something I Should Know is another good one! Loved the reaction guys! 😎
They were a star among the pop genre. Had a couple radio hits but not huge in my neck of the woods growing up. Kinda boppy like InXS. It was popular during that alternative music that was popular at the time. People wearing leather ties and jackets to clubs…lol
*LADIES AND GENTLEMEN JOHN TAYLOR ON BASS!!!!!* Love love love the way the bass drives this song. John has to be THE most underrated bassist ever ✌️Peace✌️
Please go down the Duran rabbit hole You will love so many Duran tunes And this is my fave DD song Best bass line ever to boot But so many other epic DD bass lines by the most underrated bassist of all time John Taylor
Great reaction!! I've been a Duranie since they hit the USA with HLTW! & watch the RIO video, the 80's at its silly best 😂 So many DD songs...try some newer ones, like All of You, What Are the Chances (ballad). For the older tunes, Come Undone, Wild Boys, The Chauffeur, Hold Back the Rain...soooo many to choose from so enjoy the musical journey DD can take you on ❤🎶
@Father and Son Reactions 🎉🎉 Ty for the reply Ethan!! I just "subscribed" so that I can go on this fantastic voyage with you!! I look forward to DD & your other reactions, take care ❤🎶
You should have listened to it with the video since this tune epitomized the MTV era - especially since bass and sax bit are visually paired nicely in the music vid.
They were massive in the early 80s and even compared to the Beatles of the 60s. If you are into Rush, you should listen to their hits like Ordinary World and Too Much Information, both from their 1993 Wedding Album.
@@fatherandsonreactions Great reaction by both of you by the way. Loved watching your reactions! Duran Duran were labeled the Fab Five by the press when they started their N. American tour in 1984. Twenty years earlier, The Fab Four arrived in New York & were met with hysteria by their fans. That was what it was like with Duran Duran when they were in the U.S. & Canada, & frankly throughout the world back in the day. It was utter pandemonium around the band. You two should do a reaction of Duran Duran's 1984 Los Angeles press conference. First, what bands do press conferences in the first place? The Beatles in 1964 & then Duran Duran in 1984 that's who. Second, don't do the entire press conference but just 46 seconds of it. A user has already uploaded the edited version of the 46 second interview. Last, like The Beatles, who were self-effacing, fun & humorous musicians- that's what comes through in this 46 seconds of video of Duran Duran, who were between the ages of 21 & 25 & were in the realm of being the biggest band in the world. This is such a serendipitous moment. These 46 seconds are classic & funny & had the entire press & the band in laughs with their double entendre answer to the reporter's question. Just hilarious. You can find it uploaded by user oksamot & it is called: Duran Duran 1984 Press Conference
@@fatherandsonreactionsstick with this era for a bit. This band is very chameleon like and goes through different looks and sounds based on time periods. I would maybr stick with this album for a bit. At least to do Save A Prayer, The Chauffeur and New Religion
@@PowderedToastMan420 Correction...JTaylor 'IS' great bassist.btw whenever i attented their gigs they kicked a@@!All of them.John's fingers are fire.And Simon's an explosive performer.
This comes from a classic '80s album that also had a great artwork on its pcover sleeve and a fantastic video that was shot in Antigua.Most of the album's songs were shot in Sri LAnka by great director Russel Mulcahy.Magnificent stuff.
Duran Duran made 6 videos from songs that were on the Rio album. The videos were filmed in London, Antigua & Sri Lanka. "My Own Way" (London), Lonely in Your Nightmare" (London & Sri Lanka), "Hungry Like the Wolf" (Sri Lanka), "Save a Prayer" (Sri Lanka), "Rio" (Antigua) & "The Chauffeur" (London). My Own Way was released in November 1981 & a re-worked version eventually ended up on the Rio album, released in May 1982, when Duran Duran went into the studio to make the Rio album. "Lonely in Your Nightmare" & "The Chauffeur" were album tracks.
@@billw715 Yes i know i was one of the first ones that had bought that VHS collection with those majestic clips.Such a fine work!RIO/SAP and esp, Lonenely in your nightmare are my favest ones!
@@bluesilver7237 And Just to add that 'The Chauffer" was an artistic soft nude film clip very ahead of its time for a pop music band.Lyrics were also a lusty little love poetry,eh?All self penned....of course.
John Taylor (bass) from Duran Duran and Tony Thompson (drums) from Chic are the core rhythm unit. Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor did play on percussion on the album and Andy Taylor of Duran Duran played guitar.
Great pick on this sunny Saturday evening. Well done Ethan for recognising John Taylor's brilliant bass playing. This band have a great back catalogue. Some you should check out like The Chauffeur, Come Undone, Notorious, Save A Prayer etc.
Hello guys 🎉🎉🎉 fantastic brilliant awesome amazing epic review of Duran Duran best band on planet earth 🌎🌍🌍 I've been a die hard Duranie since 1981 was 12 years old 🗝️ now 54 still a die hard Duranie now 🎉🎉🎉seen um 73 times live and they are doin a massive huge gigs in America in huge massive arena's take ya son if ya from America he would cum out there head bowed away especially earing hungry like a wolf and Rio live Simon lebon Voice amazing Vocals cords fantastic brilliant awesome amazing he sings them totally awesome 👌👍 better then on vinyl or cd can't wait to see ya both do more Duran Duran tracks there's 15 albums and they are still huge massive they're been touring future past since September 2021 so look out for um ok enjoy guys respect wow wow wow wow wow brilliant review cheers 🥂🥂🥂
2:30 yeah, that's John Taylor on bass. He's one of the greatest bass players of the 80s. Nick beggs of kajagoogoo is another great bass player you should check out.
Nick Rhodes, co-founder of Duran Duran, has got connections to two outstanding bassists. We know who one bassists is. When Rhodes was 20, he got Kajagoogoo signed to Duran Duran's record label EMI & then co-produced Kajagoogoo's debut album w/Colin Thurston, who produced Duran Duran's debut & Rio albums. Interestingly, Kajagoogoo's debut single "Too Shy" reached #1 in the UK in February 1983 before any of Duran Duran's 7 previously released singles ever reached #1 in the UK. Duran Duran's 8th UK single, "Is There Something I Should Know?" reached #1 a month after "Too Shy" & the single debuted at #1, which was a rare feat not done since the 1960s in the UK at the time.
@@christianoazzuro6711 that would've been wild to see (excuse the pun, lol). I love kim Wilde, but never gotten around to seeing her live. I had the biggest crush on her when I was a kid.
Never was a big Duran Duran fan. They had tons of hit songs but they just weren't my style. Still love to hear you react to In A Big Country by the band Big Country.
DD suggestions: Hammerhead, Northern Lights, The Chauffeur, New Religion, As Seen From A Distance, Save A Prayer, Friends Of Mine, Late Bar, Tel Aviv (Air Studio Version), The Man Who Stole A Leopard, Faster Than Light, Save A Prayer, Mediterranea, Careless Memories, Like An Angel, Anyone Out There, Girls On Film, Planet Earth, Last Chance On The Stairway, Ordinary World, Come Undone, The Wild Boys, Wing, All Of You, What Are The Chances, Sin Of The City, A View To A Kill, Is There Something I Should Know?, Pressure Off, Nothing Less, Too Much Information, Sunset Garage, You Kill Me With Silence, Leave A Light On, Safe (Leave A Light On), All She Wants Is, Khanada, The Universe Alone, Girl Panic!, The Valley, On Evil Beach, More Joy!, Night Boat, Khanada, Tiger Tiger, Secret Oktober, We Need You, Anyone Out There. . .
Going down the Duran Duran rabbit hole, their biggest hits in the USA (other than "Rio" and "Hungry Like The Wolf") were: "Is There Something I Should Know?" (#4 in 1983); "Union Of The Snake" (#3, 1983)"; "New Moon On Monday" (#10, 1984); "The Reflex" (#1, 1984); "The Wild Boys" (#2, 1984); "Save A Prayer" (failed to chart in 1982, but reached #16 when reissued as a single in 1985); "A View To A Kill" (#1, 1985); "Notorious" (#2 in 1986); "I Don't Want Your Love" (#4, 1988); "Ordinary World" (#3, 1993), and "Come Undone" (#7, 1983). "Girls On FIlm", from their first album in 1981, charted at #5 in the UK. It didn't chart in the US, but it became popular a couple of years later when it got heavy airplay on MTV when the album was reissued in 1983 for the US market with the addition of "Is There Something I Should Know?", which was originally a non-album single release, to the album's track list.
Check out Duran Duran's main competitors those days: Spandau Ballet, song "Gold" or "True" And, of course, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: "Loverman", "Do you love me?", "The curse of Millhaven", "Stagger Lee"... And Leonard Cohen: "Suzanne", "Famous blue raincoat", "Everybody knows", "Nevermind"...
Rio was a big hit in the UK (#9) and the US (#14), but I'm not a big fan of their '80s work, I was still following '70s bands that were struggling on, trying to adapt and survive in the brave new world of hair gel and shoulder pads, but their work in the next two decades sounded much more mature to my ears: Ordinary World (1993) UK #6, US #3 Come Undone (1993) UK #13, US #7 (Reach Up For The) Sunrise (2004) UK #5 US #89 What Happens Tomorrow (2005) UK #11 There's quite a rich seam to explore in Duran Duran, whatever your favourite decade happens to be, so long as it's after they landed on Planet Earth in 1981 (UK #12)
Yeah,and synth aint ' such a 'sin' btw.Twas the fascinating progress in music that went more mainstream.Lots of acts were preceded to the '80s synth bands explosion.Kraftwerk,Giorgio Moroder, were some of a big inspiration amongst them.
That's a generalization. Many bands/mucisians used synths but not all. Bands such as U2, The Clash, R.E.M., The Smiths, Violent Femmes, The Pretenders, Squeeze, The Cult, Big Country, Madness, XTC, The Stranglers, Split Enz, Te Sytle Council, The Police (minimally) & the list goes on...
Not my fav hit from DD, but I still like it. Great chorus. Prefer hits like The Reflex, Save A Prayer, Union of the Snake, New Moon on Monday, A View To A Kill ((007 movie theme song), & (of course) Hungry Like The Wolf + others. Keep diving into this band. Lots of great stuff. Great choice of artist.
You you still have a long way to go for songs you don't know. Still to do Aldious - Luft, Audioslave - Like a Stone, Bridear - Ignite, Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover, Frank Marino - Somethings Comin' Our Way, Steve Vai - For the Love of God, Testament - Return to Serenity, The Offspring - Gone Away, The Warning - Discipline, Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy, Triumph - Fight the Good fight, UFO - Doctor Doctor, Visions of Atlantis - Melancholy Angel, Volbeat - The Devil's Bleeding Crown. Within Temptation - Paradise Live at Hellfest to name a few.
Ethan, I'd start here with acquainting yourself further with DD, especially since you're digging John Taylor's bass playing --> czcams.com/video/iWM-d8Mp3bA/video.html
That was OK but I must admit I was never a great fan of theirs. Being a bit of a sci-fi nerd at the time I hooked onto the fact that they took their name from a character in the science fiction film Barbarella from the late 60s. It is a weird film that probably doesn't stand the test of time too well to be honest!
I'm 53 , my son is 21 , I took him to see Duran Duran when he was 6 , he was on my shoulders shouting Simon's name .
Can't believe this Dad didn't introduce his son to the best band in the world .
The moment that the sax is played on a raft in the ocean and the hilltop. Stunning and iconic
It's inspiring to see how you can so appreciate the great music of my youth.
This whole album is fantastic and takes me back to the early 80s. Even now listening to any of the Rio tracks transports me back to when I was in the last year of school wondering what the future had in store ..
Great band. They are still around and touring. Seeing them later this year.
Have seen them live many times.Fantastic live band full of energy and super great.Simon is still a lion on stage.Impressive.
Ethan, they have a huge back catalogue.
Definitely worth checking out more from them.👍
One of the best summer driving (or boating!) songs of all time.
Omg. Soundtrack to my teenage years. Great choices!!!
Fabulous!! Just saw Duran on May 31st in Seattle and the coliseum went bonkers! They are still going strong! You both should try a couple of the songs from their first album (that came right before the Rio album) like “Girls on Film” and “Planet Earth”. ❤ Love seeing Ethan discovering Duran Duran! They have a HUGE catalogue! 👍😎
Don't sleep on those drums. Roger and John were an excellent rhythm section.
True, Headphones make the instrumental arrangements crystal clear. Duran Duran productions are all a result of a collective effort. Teamwork at its best. I adore them! Try also the Reflex, Ordinary World, Wild Boys. 15 studio albums full of songs to choose from.
This song is SO sick. John Taylor’s bass is outstanding on this track, as are the drums and that sax! (chef’s kiss). “The Reflex” is a fun Duran Duran song to hit next, cheers guys!
Duran Duran is the best band ever!!! Congratulations to you for this video!!! I suggest to have reaction about live version of Duran song "Virus" 😉😉😉😎
so great. father sitting there: our shit was awesome. son: ... holy shit, your shit was awesome!
The Reflex should be next
Yes! fantastic reaction. look forward to more Duran Duran. I would defo recomend a live performance reaction of any of there hits (Ordinary world MTV live unpugged is insanely good.) 🔥🔥
You two need to go earlier to their 1st album released in 1981 Planet Earth, Careless Memories, Girls on Film all soo good
Great band loved that try sweet blockbuster you two will love it Larry&Ethan 👍😀
Ethan, you'd love the official music video. ✌️
Ordinary World, Save a Prayer and Come Undone should be next ones!
Hello there! Got to see them in concert in '84. They are awesome! So 80's style! Is There Something I Should Know is another good one! Loved the reaction guys! 😎
Lady's really like Duran, Duran.
@@metalmark1214 Well yeah. They were the poster boys yet my brother liked them too and it wasn't for their looks.
They were a star among the pop genre. Had a couple radio hits but not huge in my neck of the woods growing up. Kinda boppy like InXS. It was popular during that alternative music that was popular at the time. People wearing leather ties and jackets to clubs…lol
@@generoberts9151 Hey Gene! That music was definitely made for MTV. All a visual thing.
@@cherylreichardt great point. Made for the break through of MTV (when they actually played music videos) . Has its place in history.
Cool song and band.
*LADIES AND GENTLEMEN JOHN TAYLOR ON BASS!!!!!*
Love love love the way the bass drives this song. John has to be THE most underrated bassist ever
✌️Peace✌️
So THATS the name. John Taylor is a name I definitely won’t be forgetting. -Ethan
@@fatherandsonreactions yeah, you definitely wont forget the name Taylor with this band! 😄 There are 3...all unrelated!
Please go down the Duran rabbit hole
You will love so many Duran tunes
And this is my fave DD song
Best bass line ever to boot
But so many other epic DD bass lines by the most underrated bassist of all time John Taylor
We will definitely have to check out more by them 👍 -Ethan
He's not underrated. He's very well respected by his peers and Bass Player Magazine gave him the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.
Ordinary World is an amazing song of theirs
Insane!❤
Great reaction!! I've been a Duranie since they hit the USA with HLTW! & watch the RIO video, the 80's at its silly best 😂 So many DD songs...try some newer ones, like All of You, What Are the Chances (ballad). For the older tunes, Come Undone, Wild Boys, The Chauffeur, Hold Back the Rain...soooo many to choose from so enjoy the musical journey DD can take you on ❤🎶
Thanks Debbie! We will definitely be returning to them 👍 -Ethan
@Father and Son Reactions 🎉🎉 Ty for the reply Ethan!! I just "subscribed" so that I can go on this fantastic voyage with you!! I look forward to DD & your other reactions, take care ❤🎶
Thank you so much! Welcome to our channel! -Ethan
You should have listened to it with the video since this tune epitomized the MTV era - especially since bass and sax bit are visually paired nicely in the music vid.
They were massive in the early 80s and even compared to the Beatles of the 60s. If you are into Rush, you should listen to their hits like Ordinary World and Too Much Information, both from their 1993 Wedding Album.
Duran Duran for a reason were called the 5 fabs (the 4 fabs were The Beatles). 👌
Well, Duran Duran are the Fab 4 version 2.0 since Andy Taylor is not with the band.
Wow, that’s a big claim! -Ethan
@@fatherandsonreactions Great reaction by both of you by the way. Loved watching your reactions! Duran Duran were labeled the Fab Five by the press when they started their N. American tour in 1984.
Twenty years earlier, The Fab Four arrived in New York & were met with hysteria by their fans. That was what it was like with Duran Duran when they were in the U.S. & Canada, & frankly throughout the world back in the day. It was utter pandemonium around the band.
You two should do a reaction of Duran Duran's 1984 Los Angeles press conference.
First, what bands do press conferences in the first place? The Beatles in 1964 & then Duran Duran in 1984 that's who.
Second, don't do the entire press conference but just 46 seconds of it. A user has already uploaded the edited version of the 46 second interview.
Last, like The Beatles, who were self-effacing, fun & humorous musicians- that's what comes through in this 46 seconds of video of Duran Duran, who were between the ages of 21 & 25 & were in the realm of being the biggest band in the world.
This is such a serendipitous moment. These 46 seconds are classic & funny & had the entire press & the band in laughs with their double entendre answer to the reporter's question. Just hilarious.
You can find it uploaded by user oksamot
& it is called:
Duran Duran 1984 Press Conference
Son has no idea what he's in for. This rabbit hole is 40+ years deep and wide. They are incredible.
I’m excited to see what’s next! -Ethan
@@fatherandsonreactionsstick with this era for a bit. This band is very chameleon like and goes through different looks and sounds based on time periods. I would maybr stick with this album for a bit. At least to do Save A Prayer, The Chauffeur and New Religion
@@dipsydoodle7988..... to mention but a few.
@@christianoazzuro6711 album review, even better.
John Taylor is a badass bassist. ✌️
Agree! Was great with Power Station too!
JT was great bassist.Also Roger a fab drummer.They are great musicians and talented composers,no puppets to other songwritting teams.All self taught.
@Alexio Verdo I follow John on you tube. ✌️
@@PowderedToastMan420 Correction...JTaylor 'IS' great bassist.btw whenever i attented their gigs they kicked a@@!All of them.John's fingers are fire.And Simon's an explosive performer.
you’re right about that Richard! -Ethan
This comes from a classic '80s album that also had a great artwork on its pcover sleeve and a fantastic video that was shot in Antigua.Most of the album's songs were shot in Sri LAnka by great director Russel Mulcahy.Magnificent stuff.
Duran Duran made 6 videos from songs that were on the Rio album. The videos were filmed in London, Antigua & Sri Lanka. "My Own Way" (London), Lonely in Your Nightmare" (London & Sri Lanka), "Hungry Like the Wolf" (Sri Lanka), "Save a Prayer" (Sri Lanka), "Rio" (Antigua) & "The Chauffeur" (London). My Own Way was released in November 1981 & a re-worked version eventually ended up on the Rio album, released in May 1982, when Duran Duran went into the studio to make the Rio album. "Lonely in Your Nightmare" & "The Chauffeur" were album tracks.
@@billw715 Yes i know i was one of the first ones that had bought that VHS collection with those majestic clips.Such a fine work!RIO/SAP and esp, Lonenely in your nightmare are my favest ones!
Truly beautiful!
@@bluesilver7237 And Just to add that 'The Chauffer" was an artistic soft nude film clip very ahead of its time for a pop music band.Lyrics were also a lusty little love poetry,eh?All self penned....of course.
I see that it's risky for you to react to video but RIO song without that clip is like a love action that was left incomplete.
Lol. Well yeah we try not to react to the videos because they get blocked pretty easily -Ethan
I wish I could see his face when he sees the video. 😁
Ordinary world is their best song but there are several other great ones.
Check out PowerStation Robert Palmer on lead vocals with Duran Duran rhythm section. Killer sound
John Taylor (bass) from Duran Duran and Tony Thompson (drums) from Chic are the core rhythm unit. Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor did play on percussion on the album and Andy Taylor of Duran Duran played guitar.
Great pick on this sunny Saturday evening. Well done Ethan for recognising John Taylor's brilliant bass playing. This band have a great back catalogue. Some you should check out like The Chauffeur, Come Undone, Notorious, Save A Prayer etc.
All great ones and Classics for many of us.
Careless Memories, Hold Back the Rain, New Religion, Is there Something I Should Know…. Those are all early 80s
one of the very best but also very underrated songs by DD is seventh stranger
Aaahh!I LUV that! It was the finest closer to their follower album.Lyrics are also pure poetry by Simon.
Hello guys 🎉🎉🎉 fantastic brilliant awesome amazing epic review of Duran Duran best band on planet earth 🌎🌍🌍 I've been a die hard Duranie since 1981 was 12 years old 🗝️ now 54 still a die hard Duranie now 🎉🎉🎉seen um 73 times live and they are doin a massive huge gigs in America in huge massive arena's take ya son if ya from America he would cum out there head bowed away especially earing hungry like a wolf and Rio live Simon lebon Voice amazing Vocals cords fantastic brilliant awesome amazing he sings them totally awesome 👌👍 better then on vinyl or cd can't wait to see ya both do more Duran Duran tracks there's 15 albums and they are still huge massive they're been touring future past since September 2021 so look out for um ok enjoy guys respect wow wow wow wow wow brilliant review cheers 🥂🥂🥂
Glad you enjoyed our reaction Ron! Welcome to the channel -Ethan
Before your video even loads, I get an ad for looking after your prostate and another for Spam. Is there a hidden camera in here?
2:30 yeah, that's John Taylor on bass. He's one of the greatest bass players of the 80s.
Nick beggs of kajagoogoo is another great bass player you should check out.
Agree.Btw i had seen Nick Beggs collaborating on tour with Kim Wilde in 2012..
Nick Rhodes, co-founder of Duran Duran, has got connections to two outstanding bassists. We know who one bassists is. When Rhodes was 20, he got Kajagoogoo signed to Duran Duran's record label EMI & then co-produced Kajagoogoo's debut album w/Colin Thurston, who produced Duran Duran's debut & Rio albums. Interestingly, Kajagoogoo's debut single "Too Shy" reached #1 in the UK in February 1983 before any of Duran Duran's 7 previously released singles ever reached #1 in the UK. Duran Duran's 8th UK single, "Is There Something I Should Know?" reached #1 a month after "Too Shy" & the single debuted at #1, which was a rare feat not done since the 1960s in the UK at the time.
@@christianoazzuro6711 that would've been wild to see (excuse the pun, lol).
I love kim Wilde, but never gotten around to seeing her live. I had the biggest crush on her when I was a kid.
@@billw715 👍
I can see why. His skill is amazing and style reminds my of Geddy Lee. So glad my dad showed me such a fantastic song -Ethan
Never was a big Duran Duran fan. They had tons of hit songs but they just weren't my style. Still love to hear you react to In A Big Country by the band Big Country.
Next up for Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
I do know that they got their name from a Sci fi movie called Barbarella who I believe starred Jane Fonda.
Banger
For sure 🤘 -Ethan
Reflex, Union of the snake, view to a kill, new religion, notorious, I don’t want your love, ohh just too many to name
DD suggestions: Hammerhead, Northern Lights, The Chauffeur, New Religion, As Seen From A Distance, Save A Prayer, Friends Of Mine, Late Bar, Tel Aviv (Air Studio Version), The Man Who Stole A Leopard, Faster Than Light, Save A Prayer, Mediterranea, Careless Memories, Like An Angel, Anyone Out There, Girls On Film, Planet Earth, Last Chance On The Stairway, Ordinary World, Come Undone, The Wild Boys, Wing, All Of You, What Are The Chances, Sin Of The City, A View To A Kill, Is There Something I Should Know?, Pressure Off, Nothing Less, Too Much Information, Sunset Garage, You Kill Me With Silence, Leave A Light On, Safe (Leave A Light On), All She Wants Is, Khanada, The Universe Alone, Girl Panic!, The Valley, On Evil Beach, More Joy!, Night Boat, Khanada, Tiger Tiger, Secret Oktober, We Need You, Anyone Out There. . .
Going down the Duran Duran rabbit hole, their biggest hits in the USA (other than "Rio" and "Hungry Like The Wolf") were:
"Is There Something I Should Know?" (#4 in 1983); "Union Of The Snake" (#3, 1983)"; "New Moon On Monday" (#10, 1984); "The Reflex" (#1, 1984); "The Wild Boys" (#2, 1984); "Save A Prayer" (failed to chart in 1982, but reached #16 when reissued as a single in 1985); "A View To A Kill" (#1, 1985); "Notorious" (#2 in 1986); "I Don't Want Your Love" (#4, 1988); "Ordinary World" (#3, 1993), and "Come Undone" (#7, 1983).
"Girls On FIlm", from their first album in 1981, charted at #5 in the UK. It didn't chart in the US, but it became popular a couple of years later when it got heavy airplay on MTV when the album was reissued in 1983 for the US market with the addition of "Is There Something I Should Know?", which was originally a non-album single release, to the album's track list.
Well if any kids doesn’t appreciate Duran sound…they hav too denied The weeknd tooo… coz the weeknd r so damn 80s vibe
Check out Duran Duran's main competitors those days: Spandau Ballet, song "Gold" or "True"
And, of course, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: "Loverman", "Do you love me?", "The curse of Millhaven", "Stagger Lee"...
And Leonard Cohen: "Suzanne", "Famous blue raincoat", "Everybody knows", "Nevermind"...
John Taylor. Great bassist. Duran Duran was my favorite band in the 80's. (Along with Culture CLub)
I had a crush on Roger Taylor on drums
Rio was a big hit in the UK (#9) and the US (#14), but I'm not a big fan of their '80s work, I was still following '70s bands that were struggling on, trying to adapt and survive in the brave new world of hair gel and shoulder pads, but their work in the next two decades sounded much more mature to my ears:
Ordinary World (1993) UK #6, US #3
Come Undone (1993) UK #13, US #7
(Reach Up For The) Sunrise (2004) UK #5 US #89
What Happens Tomorrow (2005) UK #11
There's quite a rich seam to explore in Duran Duran, whatever your favourite decade happens to be, so long as it's after they landed on Planet Earth in 1981 (UK #12)
Hooray for hair gel 😁
@@cherylreichardt And chiffon shirts…😬
@@generoberts9151 Oh yeah those 😳
Ethan, all 80s songs have synth. LOL. ✌️
True, unless you get into real metal songs.
All the good ones! -Ethan
Yeah,and synth aint ' such a 'sin' btw.Twas the fascinating progress in music that went more mainstream.Lots of acts were preceded to the '80s synth bands explosion.Kraftwerk,Giorgio Moroder, were some of a big inspiration amongst them.
That's a generalization. Many bands/mucisians used synths but not all. Bands such as U2, The Clash, R.E.M., The Smiths, Violent Femmes, The Pretenders, Squeeze, The Cult, Big Country, Madness, XTC, The Stranglers, Split Enz, Te Sytle Council, The Police (minimally) & the list goes on...
@@billw715 Yes all these acts co-existed too in the scene.Twas a multicolorful soundscape and very creative time,non generic era.
The bass line in this song always reminds me of Geddy Lee. Especially that middle section. Wonder if John Taylor was influenced by him.
No video??
We don’t want to risk getting blocked. Copyright is strict these days! -Ethan
Not my fav hit from DD, but I still like it. Great chorus. Prefer hits like The Reflex, Save A Prayer, Union of the Snake, New Moon on Monday, A View To A Kill ((007 movie theme song), & (of course) Hungry Like The Wolf + others. Keep diving into this band. Lots of great stuff. Great choice of artist.
You you still have a long way to go for songs you don't know. Still to do Aldious - Luft, Audioslave - Like a Stone, Bridear - Ignite, Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover, Frank Marino - Somethings Comin' Our Way, Steve Vai - For the Love of God, Testament - Return to Serenity, The Offspring - Gone Away, The Warning - Discipline, Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy, Triumph - Fight the Good fight, UFO - Doctor Doctor, Visions of Atlantis - Melancholy Angel, Volbeat - The Devil's Bleeding Crown. Within Temptation - Paradise Live at Hellfest to name a few.
Back with a band you have never reacted to. How is that possible?
Hi guys, I feel like it hasn't been a while...
Hello there! Again!
@@cherylreichardt - hello there! It's like you haven't even been away at all...
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@@davemac1197Lunch time listening to those make up singing guys, well at least Nick Rhodes.
@@cherylreichardt - I can smell a barbecue (not food cooking, but more like the fuel)
Too bad you couldn't play the video. The best thing about the
song was the video (czcams.com/video/nTizYn3-QN0/video.html)
I know, you wouldn't believe the band came from Birmingham watching it...
Can’t risked getting blocked :(
It happens way to often with the music videos -Ethan
ICONIC,exotic video that wraps a whole era and Gen within it that grewup with them.DD developed the video clips and progressed them to an art form.
The video is a visually phenomenal as the song is a sonic delight.
@@fatherandsonreactionsYeah, I know. I understand.
Ethan, I'd start here with acquainting yourself further with DD, especially since you're digging John Taylor's bass playing --> czcams.com/video/iWM-d8Mp3bA/video.html
That was OK but I must admit I was never a great fan of theirs. Being a bit of a sci-fi nerd at the time I hooked onto the fact that they took their name from a character in the science fiction film Barbarella from the late 60s. It is a weird film that probably doesn't stand the test of time too well to be honest!