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Thank You (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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Thank You Is A Covers Album By Duran Duran Released In April 1995 Their Follow-Up To 1993's Duran Duran The Wedding Album . It Did Well On The Charts Reaching Number 19 On The Billboard 200 But Was Received Very Negatively By Critics. In May 2006 Q Magazine Listed It As The Worst Album Ever. The Album Reportedly Began As A Lighthearted Tribute To The Band's Influences In The Vein Of Bowie's Pin Ups. The Band Recorded Some Tracks In Borrowed Studios Including Prince's Paisley Park While The Band Was On The Wedding Album Tour With The Intent To Have An Album Ready To Release Soon After The Tour's End. Another Studio Album Was To Follow Quickly Afterwards. However After A Brief Break The Band Set Up A Portable Studio In The South Of France To Finish The Album With Producer John Jones And Progress Slowed To A Crawl. Conflicts Within The Band And Between The Band And Capitol/EMI Created Delay After Delay And Mix After Mix Was Ordered And Rejected. Duran Duran's Former Drummer Roger Taylor Who Retired From The Band In 1986 Joined The Band In The Studio To Play Drums On "Watching The Detectives" And "Perfect Day" As Well As A Cover Of "Jeepster" By T. Rex That Did Not Appear On The Album . By The Time Thank You Finally Appeared In 1995 The Band No Longer Felt Enthusiastic About Supporting It. Much Of The Promotional Work Was Done Solely By Simon Le Bon And Warren Cuccurullo. The Band Made Videos For "White Lines" And "Perfect Day" Roger Taylor Who Did Not Tour Or Do Any Promotions With The Band Excited Old Fans By Appearing In "Perfect Day" But The Videos Saw Almost No Airplay On The MTV Or VH1 Channels. Duran Duran Were Not Happy About A Label-Mandated 1995 Summer Tour Of Radio Station Festivals. Bassist John Taylor Was Particularly Frustrated And Left The Stage Several Times Over The Course Of The Tour. After A Final Half-Capacity Show In Southern California Where The Band Was Booed Taylor Remained In Los Angeles To Launch The Resolutely Anti-Corporate Side Project Neurotic Outsiders With Former Members Of Guns N' Roses And The Sex Pistols. An Acoustic Version Of The Title Track "Thank You" Was Included On The 1995 Led Zeppelin Tribute Album Encomium And Was Also Included On The Soundtrack For The Joe Pesci Film With Honors. The Cover Of This Album Features A Collage Of The Various Artists Whose Songs Were Covered On This Album Including Bob Dylan Iggy Pop Public Enemy With Flavor Flav Jim Morrison Of The Doors Sly And The Family Stone And Lou Reed The Three Singles From The Album Were Covers Of Grandmaster Melle Mel's "White Lines Don't Don't Do It " Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" And Public Enemy's "911 Is A Joke". Each Of These Had A Fair Performance On The Charts But Critics Lambasted The Band's Attempts Especially Of "911 Is A Joke" "Ball Of Confusion" And "Crystal Ship". J. D. Considine Of Rolling Stone Said "ome Of The Ideas At Play Here Are Stunningly Wrongheaded Like The Easy-Listening Arrangement Given Elvis Costello's "Watching The Detectives" Or The Version Of Zeppelin's "Thank You" That Sounds Like The Band Is Covering Chris DeBurgh. But It Takes A Certain Demented Genius To Recognize Iggy Pop's "Success" As The Gary Glitter Tune It Was Meant To Be Or To Redo "911 Is A Joke" So It Sounds More Like Beck Than Like Public Enemy." Despite Such Negative Reception Some Of The Original Artists Praised The Versions Of Their Songs That Duran Duran Had Recorded. Lou Reed Said On The Electronic Press Kit That Accompanied The Album That Duran Duran's Version Of "Perfect Day" Was "The Best Cover Ever Completed Of One Of My Own Songs". In Response To A Question On Duranduran.Com's Ask Katy The Band's Keyboardist Nick Rhodes Said That He Was Happy With The Way The Album Turned Out.