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Big Thing (Album) by Duran Duran

Artist Biography For Duran Duran

Duran Duran Named After A Character In Roger Vadim's Sci-Fi Classic Barbarella Is An Electronic Pop Rock Band That Was Part Of The New Wave Movement Of The 80s And 90s. Duran Duran Have Sold Over 100 Million Records Making Them One Of The World's Best-Selling Music Artists. They Achieved 30 Top 40 Singles In The UK Singles Chart 14 Of Them Top 10 And 21 Top 40 Singles In The US Billboard Hot 100. The Band Have Won Numerous Awards Throughout Their Career Two Brit Awards Including The 2004 Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music Two Grammy Awards An MTV Video Music Award For Lifetime Achievement And A Video Visionary Award From The MTV Europe Music Awards. They Were Also Awarded A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame As Part Of The Class Of 2022. Created By Nick Rhodes Keyboards And John Taylor Bass In Birmingham England In 1978 It Later Add Took In Roger Taylor Drums Andy Taylor Guitar And Simon Le Bon Lead Vocals . The Band Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Over Their More Than 40 Years Of Existence Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Groups In History. Their Songs Are Often Vivid Hook-Laden Pieces Dance Pop That Have Fared Well On The Radio But What Many Remember Best About Duran Duran Is Their Iconic Music Videos. Though Many Of The Videos Were Tongue-In-Cheek The Band Has Never Quite Escaped The Glamorous And Decadent 'jet Set' Image That Their Early Videos Projected. Their Flashy Outfits And Strident Art Rock Influenced Music Showed An Immense Debt To 70s English Glam Artists Such As David Bowie And Roxy Music Yet The Band Grasped A Sense Of Their Own Identity And Became One Of The Keystones Of The New Romantic Movement. Their First Singer And One Of Their Original Founding Members Was Stephen Duffy And Their Original Bassist Was Simon Colley. Several Drummers And Guitarists Were Subsequently Tried As Well As A Handful Of Vocalists After Duffy Left Duran Duran Early In 1979. The Band Felt That They Had Something Special With Vocalist Simon Le Bon And The Group Smashed Into The Pop Scene Shortly Afterwards When "Planet Earth" Their Debut Single Was Released On 2 February 1981. "Planet Earth" Became An Immediate Hit In The Band's Native U.K. Reaching #12 On The U.K. Singles Chart On 21 February And It Did Even Better In Australia Hitting #8 There. Being Duran Duran's First Top 10 Hit Anywhere In The World The Song Showed The Group's Interest In International Stardom. The Band's Eponymous Debut Album Came Out Promptly Afterwards In June 1981. 'Duran Duran' Hit #3 On The Album Charts And Remained In The U.K. Top 100 For 117 Weeks Achieving Platinum Status By December 1982. The Initial United States Release Failed To Generate Much Interest At First But The Group Was A British Sensation Due To Their Strident Mix Of Pop Rock And Electronic Music. Music Videos For Hit Singles "Planet Earth" And "Careless Memories" Were Filmed In December 1980. As They Also Experienced Considerable Success With "Girls On Film" Which Hit #5 On The UK Singles Chart And #11 On The Australian Singles Chart The Group Firmly Grasped The Opportunity To Make A Name For Themselves In Musical Television. As Their Fame Grew Some Fans Worried That Duran Duran Could Have Peaked Too Early. They Headed Into AIR Studios In London In Early 1982 Anxious To Somehow Top Themselves. Band Member John Taylor Came Up With The New Album's Title 'Rio' As A Product Of His Fascination With The Flaunting Sexuality And Diverse Atmosphere Of Brazil. He Later Said "Rio To Me Was Shorthand For The Truly Foreign The Exotic A Cornucopia Of Earthly Delights A Party That Would Never Stop." The Band Had Their Own Plans And Ambitions For Promotion And Reunited With Director Russell Mulcahy Who Was Behind The Video For "Planet Earth" To Plan Out The Release Of A Full Length 'video Album'— Eleven Videos In Total. Totally Dedicated To On-Site Filming Guitarist Andy Taylor Even Contracted A Tropical Virus And Ended Up Hospitalized Thankfully Getting Better Relatively Quickly. 'Rio' Was Simply A Commercial Juggernaut. The Band's Second Studio Album Originally Released Worldwide On 10 May 1982 Reached #2 In The UK And #1 In Australia. Massively Popular In The U.S. It Earned A Gold Disc On 1 March 1983 And Went Platinum On 26 April 1983 Eventually Reaching Double-Platinum Status. As Songs Such As "Hungry Like The Wolf" And "Rio" Received Considerable Airplay Critical Acclaim Also Grew For The Release. With MTV Heavily Playing The Band's Music Videos The Album Is Still Held As One Of The Best New Wave Albums Ever. In April 2013 'Rio' Was Even Voted #3 In BBC Radio 2's 'Top 100 Favourite Albums Of All Time' List. In 1985 Duran Duran Performed "A View To A Kill" For The The James Bond Film Of The Same Name. The Song Appeared In The Movie's Title Sequence And Was Also A Best-Selling Single In Its Own Right. In 1987 "Out Of My Mind" Was Featured At The End Credits Of The Drama Film 'The Saint' As Well. Like Depeche Mode Duran Duran Was Among The Earliest Bands To Work On Their Own Remixes. From The Very Beginning The Band Had A Keen Sense Of Style And Worked With Stylist Perry Haines And Fashion Designers Such As Kahn & Bell And Antony Price To Build A Sharp And Elegant Image Soon Growing Beyond The Ruffles And Sashes Of The Pirate-Flavoured New Romantic Look. Although The Group Never Disbanded It Went Through Several Line-Up Changes Over The Years - American Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo Formerly Of Missing Persons Was Also A Member Of The Band From 1989 To 2001 And Drummer Sterling Campbell Was A Member From 1989 To 1991. John Taylor Roger Taylor And Andy Taylor All Returned In 2001 And Created A Stir Among Music Media And The Band's Fans. Duran Duran Released The First Album From The Reunited Line-Up Astronaut In 2004 Which Was In Turn Followed Up By Many Sold Out Shows In England Most Notably Wembley Arena Where A Live DVD Of The Tour Was Filmed In 2004/2005. In October Of 2006 It Was Announced On Duran Duran's Website That Andy Taylor Had Left The Band. The Band's Latest Album 'Red Carpet Massacre' Was Released In November 2007. They Performed The Album Live In New York City On Broadway At The Barrymore Theater For What Was Originally Scheduled As An Unprecedented 10-Night Run. A Stage Hand Union Strike Shortened The Run By A Few Nights But Duran Duran Were Able To Re-Schedule The Shows Elsewhere. They Went On To Tour The World Ending Their Successful Run In December Of 2008. 2008 Also Saw The Release Of A New DVD That Documents The Making Of Their Now-Classic "Rio" Album Called "Classic Albums Rio Collector's Edition " And A Book Called "Would Someone Please Explain?"- A Compilation Of Questions From The "Ask Katy" Area Of Their Popular Website. Duran Duran Returned At The End Of 2010 With Their 13th Album The Digital And Self-Released Album All You Need Is Now Which Debuted At Number One On The ITunes Charts In Many Countries Including The USA . The Physical Version Of The Album Will Be Released With Bonus Tracks In February 2011. The Album Was Produced By Mark Ronson. 2015 Saw The Band Return With The Album Paper Gods Which Was Led By The Single "Pressure Off" Featuring Janelle Monae And Nile Rodgers. The Album Was The Band's First Top 10 Chart Success In The U.S. In Over 20 Years And Also Reached Number 5 In The U.K. Official Websites Http //www.Duranduran.Com
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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Big Thing

Big Thing Is The Fifth Album By Duran Duran Released Worldwide In 1988. It Reached #15 In The UK And #24 In The US. A CD Reissue With One Bonus Track Was Released In 1994. The Album Was Reissued As A Three Disc Boxset On September 27 2010. In 1988 The Musical Climate Was Changing Veering To A More Dance-Based Groove. Duran Duran Were Known Primarily As An Early '80s New Wave Synth-Pop Act And The Band Was Sitting At A Career Crossroads Big Thing Was Their Stab At Maintaining Mainstream Popularity. Turning To More Synth- And Bass-Heavy Grooves Than Their Previous Efforts Big Thing Was Seen By Many As The Band's "house Music" Album. Tracks Like The First Single "I Don't Want Your Love" The Title Track And The Album's Second Single "All She Wants Is" Cemented The Band's More Aggressive Dance Angle. The Band Decided To Stylise How They Spell Their Name Shortening It To The Single Word "Duranduran". To Get The New Music Played Without Preconceived 'teeny Bopper Band' Notions Of Duranduran The Band Sent An Edited Three Minute Version Of Album Tracks "The Edge Of America" And "Lake Shore Driving" To Radio Stations Known As "Official Bootleg The LSD Edit". The Promo Was Credited To "The Krush Brothers" Which The Band Also Used In A Few Surprise Live Dates. Dance Music And Stylist Respellings Aside Big Thing Was An Album Of Contrasts. While The General Feel Was A Response To The Burgeoning House Music And Rave Scene A Number Of Tracks On The Album Harked Back To The Band's More Lush Arrangements. Tracks Like "Land" "Palomino" And The Single "Do You Believe In Shame?" Had More In Common With "Save A Prayer" Or "The Seventh Stranger" Than With Chicago House. The Album Also Contains Two Short Pieces Entitled "Interlude One" And "Flute Interlude" Which Were More Experimental In Nature Than Anything The Band Had Done Before. The Band Would Repeat The Use Of These "interludes" On Future Albums With "Shotgun" Appearing On Duran Duran 1993 "Fragment" And "Kiss Goodbye" On Pop Trash 2000 And "Return To Now" And "A Diamond In The Mind" On All You Need Is Now 2011 . While The Album And The First Two Singles Did Quite Well In The Charts The Relative Failure Of The Third Single "Do You Believe In Shame?" It Reached #30 In The UK Killed Off Any Chance For A Fourth Single From The Album. A House Version Of "Drug" Which Had Been Recorded With Producer Marshall Jefferson In April 1989 Was Tentatively Slated As That Single. A Brief Legal Challenge Surrounded The Close Resemblance Of The Melody Of "Shame" To That Of The Dale Hawkins Classic "Suzie Q" More Famously Covered By Creedence Clearwater Revival . It Was Judged That There Was No Intentional Plagiarism In This Case. The Album Was Eventually Reissued With The Original Daniel Abraham Mix Of "Drug" Added As A Bonus Track Previously Released As A B-Side To The "Do You Believe In Shame?" Single. Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo Had Begun Working With Duran Duran In The Middle Of The Recording Of The Previous Album Notorious 1986 After The Acrimonious Departure Of Former Guitarist Andy Taylor. While He Was Still Not A Full Band Member Nor A True Songwriting Partner Big Thing Was The First Full Album With Which Cuccurullo Was Involved. His Contributions Can Be Felt All Over The Record From The "lead Vamp Guitar" On "All She Wants Is" To The Crazed Guitar Solo On Album Closer "Lake Shore Driving". Contrary To Popular Belief Chester Kamen Plays Guitar On "I Don't Want Your Love" Although It's Cuccurullo Who Appears In The Video . At The End Of The Global Electric Theatre Tour Promoting Big Thing In 1989 Warren Cuccurullo Became A Full-Time Member Of The Band Along With Drummer Sterling Campbell. Campbell Would Stay For One More Album 1990's Liberty While Cuccurullo Would Remain With The Band Until 2001. For The First Time In Their Career The Band Members Decided To Write Personal Dedication Notes On The Album Sleeve Thus Thanking The Late Alex Sadkin Who Had Been Killed In A Car Crash In Late 1987 The Late Andy Warhol Who Had Died In Early 1987 And David Miles A Childhood Friend Of Le Bon's Who Died Of An Illegal Drug Cigarette During The Album's Creation.

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