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The founding line up of Duran Duran have reunited for a new album slated for an October release.
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IT'S ALL coming back. Thanks to the retro wave that has new age boy bands crooning hits from yesteryear such as Words. And now make way for the British pop quintet. One of the biggest rock acts from the early '80s, they were the first to experiment with the music video concept. And they are Duran Duran known for their super duper hits Girls On Film, Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf and The Reflex. The founding line up Simon LeBon (vocals), Andy Taylor (guitar), John Taylor (bass), Roger Taylor (drums) and Nick Rhodes (keyboards) regroup together as they work on the untitled album, after 1983's multi-platinum Seven & the Ragged Tiger, that is slated to be released by Epic Records worldwide in October.
"Working together again is seamless, very similar to how it was 20 years ago. Except for the fact that everybody's a little bit more open to how they feel about stuff," says LeBon as the group currently works with hit making R&B and alternative rock producers Rich Harrison (Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Usher) and Don Gilmore (Good Charlotte, Linkin Park, Pearl Jam, Sugar Ray), thereby drawing on a unique combination of new age sounds.
The poignant What Happens Tomorrow and the electric/rock Sunrise (a version of which was featured on the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy soundtrack) are slated for inclusion on the new album. Other song highlights include the moody, noirish Still Breathing. Stylistically adventurous, the album showcases the diverse influences and abilities of each band member, blending brash rock guitar with LeBon's inimitable vocals.
But this time the band is not trying on recreating the Euro pop sound that helped them sell millions of records. "I don't think it would work if we tried to repeat that. Yet at the same time, it is important for Duran Duran to keep enough of its own musical heritage so that old fans could relate to our new music. We wouldn't want to lose them by trying too hard to connect with a new audience," says LeBon.
Since their reunion in 2003, Duran Duran has played to ecstatic fans in the US, UK and Japan, and packed stadiums in Australia and New Zealand. The announcement comes on the heels of a remarkable run of seventeen sold out arena dates in the UK and Ireland and a victory at the BRIT Awards where the band members were honoured for their outstanding contribution to music.
"There is no doubt that we will get the attention when we release our stuff because we know there's a huge, huge demand for the music," says LeBon.
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