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Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) - Duran Duran (CD 1993)

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Track Listing
1. Too Much Information
2. Ordinary World
3. Love Voodoo
4. Drowning Man
5. Shotgun
6. Come Undone
7. Breath After Breath - (Portuguese, Portuguese)
8. U.M.F.
9. None of the Above
10. Femme Fatale
11. Shelter
12. To Whom It May Concern
13. Sin of the City

Details
Playing Time:	62 min.
Contributing Artists:	Milton Nascimento, Steve Ferrone, Vinnie Colaiuta
Producer:	Duran Duran, John Jones
Distributor:	EMI Music Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Duran Duran: Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Warren Cuccurullo.
Additional personnel: Steve Ferrone (drums, percussion); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Bosco (percussion); Lamya, Tessa Niles, Karen Hendrix, Jack Merigg (background vocals); Milton Nascimento.
Commonly known as "The Wedding Album" to differentiate it from their self-titled 1981 debut, 1993's DURAN DURAN was an unexpected commercial comeback for Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, spawning two hit singles, "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone," that were better than anything the band had done in nearly a decade. The rest of the album succeeds in subtly updating the classic Duran Duran sound without straying too far from their '80s chart-pop roots.
The politicized "Too Much Information" and "Sin of the City" (concerning a disaster at a unlicensed New York dance club), are surprisingly aggressive tunes, but elsewhere, "None of the Above" and "Love Voodoo" are more traditional Duran fare. The album's two biggest surprises are the duet with Tropicalia superstar Milton Nasciemento on "Breath After Breath," and the surprisingly reverent take on the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale."

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Not quite ordinary

Review created: 06/28/00

by: m.s.heart -- a member of Epinions

Pros:
A few good hits

Cons:
A few crummy misses

I grew up on Duran Duran, but left them in the dust during their "lean" years. So I was both surprised and glad to see them make a grand return in 1993 with the release of their self-titled album as well as two #1 Hits in "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone". Of the 13 songs on the album, there are about 7 or 8 good/great songs, leaving a few that should have been rewritten or else used as B-side songs for the singles.

Too Much Information - Duran Duran kicks it off with a great guitar rockin' thumpin' song about the demise of their career via MTV. Top 10 Single.

Ordinary World - #1 Smash ballad. This version is a little longer and not quite as gut-wrenching as the single edit but still packs a wallop.

Love Voodoo - A fun, spiraling melody with a lot of drum mixing.

Drowning Man - A failed and uninteresting techno political statement. Blah!

Shotgun - Not quite an instrumental, not quite a full song. Strange lyrics.

Come Undone - Moody #1 hit hooks you from the beginning.

Breath After Breath - Upbeat latino style song with semi-Spanish lyrics. Okay if you like that sort of thing.

UMF - Basic horny Duran Duran trash song. Good beat though!

Femme Fatale - Somewhat off-balance remake of the song by the Velvet Underground but this will reel you in after a few spins.

None of the Above - Very barren song with mostly just a drum beat. Discloses the band's lack of faith in God, etc.

Shelter - A nice surprise that unfortunately wasn't released as a single.

To Whom It May Concern - Dull song written in "letter-form" about how Duran Duran's agent took advantage of them and their $$$.

Sin of the City - Overlong song with crowd/ambulance sound f/x at beginning. Not bad once it gets into the chorus (about 3 minutes into the 7 minute song).

This is one of the group's better releases in quite some time. If you can find it for a good price then I suggest you go ahead and purchase it.

Review ID: 10000000000218030

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