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Re: Duran Duran

by Jizaboz » Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:55 am

Roody_Yogurt wrote: Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:11 pm Happy Duran Duran Appreciation Day, Jiz!
Hell yeah brother! Happy Birthday to us!

Re: Duran Duran

by Casual Observer » Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:58 am

Tdarcos wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:53 am I really liked this group back in the '80s, I thought they did excellent songs: Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf, etc. Later I heard Ordinary World, I liked that too. Some of their songs are not quite as good. I think View to a Kill is not quite as good as others they've done. When you have to squeeze a song into a straightjacket of matching the title of a movie, probably has some effect on how the song turns out.
Worst take in this thread.

View to a Kill is one of the best bond films and Roger Moore's best. You've got Christopher Walken, Bond fucks Grace Jones who was amazing the whole film. It's a loose copy of Goldfinger's caper and checks all the Bond boxes.

Bond is supposed to be about:
- Bond is awesome, unkillable, witty and suave
- cool cars and gadgets
- womanizing
- great supervillain
- lots of action and intrigue
Check, check, check, check, check

Try re-watching and actually enjoying the greatness. Maybe we should do a thread to properly order from best to worst, not Bonds but individual movies.

Re: Duran Duran

by Roody_Yogurt » Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:11 pm

Happy Duran Duran Appreciation Day, Jiz!

Re: Duran Duran

by Jizaboz » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:10 am

Pretty looking road I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin

Re: Duran Duran

by Jizaboz » Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:33 pm

Tdarcos wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:53 am I really liked this group back in the '80s, I thought they did excellent songs: Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf, etc. Later I heard Ordinary World, I liked that too. Some of their songs are not quite as good. I think View to a Kill is not quite as good as others they've done. When you have to squeeze a song into a straightjacket of matching the title of a movie, probably has some effect on how the song turns out.
Yeah View to a Kill is a bit corny, but it does at least sound good.

Re: Duran Duran

by Tdarcos » Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:53 am

I really liked this group back in the '80s, I thought they did excellent songs: Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf, etc. Later I heard Ordinary World, I liked that too. Some of their songs are not quite as good. I think View to a Kill is not quite as good as others they've done. When you have to squeeze a song into a straightjacket of matching the title of a movie, probably has some effect on how the song turns out.

Re: Duran Duran

by Jizaboz » Sun Jun 12, 2022 1:33 am

"The fatal sounds.. of broken dreams!"

Fucking excellent song. I remember when the preview for this movie arrived and begging my mom to take me to see it or get it on VHS based on that song.

(Also, funny video heh-heh)

Re: Duran Duran

by Casual Observer » Thu May 26, 2022 12:05 pm

Jizaboz wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 11:26 pm Were any of you guys fans of Duran Duran back in the day? Still fans?
Thanks for this thread, definitely liked some Duran Duran so this gave me a chance to 1) learn that the band named themselves after the character in Barbarella, I always thought it was the other way around. 2) I can't believe I never saw the video for the #1 best James Bond Opening Song

Re: Duran Duran

by Jizaboz » Thu May 26, 2022 12:51 am

When you don't hear a word I say..


.. no blame.

Re: Duran Duran

by Jizaboz » Thu May 12, 2022 12:50 am

This one is for ROODY



Bass guitar just fucking delivering as we get to that sax solo as I "Tell you something I know what yr thinking..."

"You make me feel alive. I'll take my chance because luck is on my side."

"Do do do do do do doooo!"

Also, let us bring back the term "Ice cream smile" coined by either DD, The Cure, both, or neither.

Re: Duran Duran

by Jizaboz » Wed May 11, 2022 11:22 pm

pinback wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 2:38 pm I never liked Duran Duran until I met my wife, who is a big fan, and introduced me to a lot of their music I had never heard before. The years passed, I kept listening, and long story short, I don't like Duran Duran.
I feel you brother. Had the exact same experience with a girl and The Beatles. Still can't stand the fuggin Beat' ales but I do like the Japanese cover of "and I love her" with no lyrics; instead there is bamboo flute.. and I love it.

I would argue as well if RealNC actually paid attention to lyrics in songs like this:



..RealNC would agree they were swimming in females rather than males. DO DO DO DO DOOOOO

Re: Duran Duran

by pinback » Tue May 10, 2022 2:38 pm

I never liked Duran Duran until I met my wife, who is a big fan, and introduced me to a lot of their music I had never heard before. The years passed, I kept listening, and long story short, I don't like Duran Duran.

Re: Duran Duran

by Jizaboz » Tue May 10, 2022 2:37 pm

Hahaha yeah! Thanks Roody, I knew I wasn't alone here.

Re: Duran Duran

by Roody_Yogurt » Tue May 10, 2022 2:13 pm

Also, I haven't listened to the new album yet, but I've been happy that I have continued to enjoy some of their singles from over the years. One of the only things I liked about the Trump presidency was that it made dystopian songs like "Paper Gods" especially relevant.

Re: Duran Duran

by Roody_Yogurt » Tue May 10, 2022 2:11 pm

We like Duran Duran so much, our birthday is Duran Duran Appreciation Day!

Re: Duran Duran

by Jizaboz » Tue May 10, 2022 11:51 am

Hahaha see? see?! I throw out a band I like that isn't black metal or some obscure Japanese band and all I get is gay.

Re: Duran Duran

by RealNC » Tue May 10, 2022 2:34 am

Jizaboz wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 11:26 pm Duran Duran
Gaaaaay.

Duran Duran

by Jizaboz » Mon May 09, 2022 11:26 pm

Were any of you guys fans of Duran Duran back in the day? Still fans?

Heard the album from 2019 yet? Kennedy (chick with glasses from MTV now on Fox News) says she's hasn't.. she's missing out if she liked old Duran Duran! At least 3 songs on this album are fucking banging which is more than I think anyone would ask out of them at this point. I didn't sense any sort of auto-tune at all yet the brothers are still hitting the exact same vocals. They sound EXACTLY the same as 198x and that's all I can ask for as that along with the spine-chillingly familiar bass guitar slams filled with random keyboard tones and bullshit.



"Anniversary" and "Invisible" and "All of You" are my favorite songs on this album in that order.

EDIT: I have a crazy Duran Duran vinyl collection btw I payed nothing for I'll gladly share if anyone is interested in pictures.. even a Japanese import or 2.

EDIT 2: Yes. I've had 6 beers but I'm really excited about this album with summer coming up and all lol

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