http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvqnJ8AGhFg
- It still does not compute for me that Nick Rhodes isn''t gay. I remember his Liberace wedding to the less pretty Julie Anne when he was 22.\
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His pretty didn''t age well though. He got that pelican neck in his 30s.
http://www.heritage-images.com/Preview/PreviewPage.aspx?id=1650850&licenseType=RM&from=search&back=1650850
- The new album really is pretty good. And Simon looks good with the beard.%0D\
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I''ve been a Duran Duran fan all my life.
- Too many DataLounger posters are fans of the violent abuse of women.\
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Stop using the c-word.\
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It''s killing you.
- They sound too commercial,and they seem like they are trying too hard to get a hit and be hip. Sorry, but they don''t sound like the old Duran Duran that I loved.
- Stumbled across this blog, by NR''s ex-wife. She seems kinda nutty & narcissistic but well-meaning. Aging well. Some delicious-sounding recipes (she''s a "personal chef" now).
http://jewelsfromtherovingstove.blogspot.com/
r1, insomniac
- People who hate women are also people who hate homosexuals.\
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Queers who degrade and demean women are self-loathing homosexuals.\
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If you hate women, you hate yourself.\
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Stop the DL violence against women.\
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Stop using the c-word on DL.
- They are my favorite band of all time, but, what New Album?\
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When did this happen?\
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I had no idea.
- [quote] Stop the DL violence against women.\
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What about the violence of summer?
Trying to keep this on topic
- Okay, then, where the hell have I been?\
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Simon does NOT look good with a beard. \
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Is the cd in stores now?
- I think he looks awesome in the beard, actually.%0D\
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Didn''t like the new track at first, but now I love it.%0D\
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The iTunes album was released back in December... and quickly went to number one in many countries.%0D\
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The physical CD drops in stores this month (the 23rd?), with some extra tracks over the iTunes version.%0D\
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I''ve been waiting for the CD myself. I''m old-fashioned that way (I like to buy the CD and rip it myself, so I not only OWN it, but also can control the quality of the rip). I also loathe iTunes.%0D\
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But I love Duran Duran, and have every single one of their CDs, including many of their b-sides and unreleased tracks.%0D\
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- New album is on Itunes now.\
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"Deluxe" version with more songs being released on CD next week.\
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Personally, I find it all a little dull, a band trying a little too hard. To each their own.
Howard Jones
- I LOVE Duran2! Going to see them on their U.S. mini tour next week. Check them out on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/duranduran
- I think "the Wedding Album" is one of their best albums ever... that was in 92/93, yes?%0D\
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But I love all their albums and can''t wait to listen to this one.%0D
- Just for clarification, are none of the Duran guys gay?
- Apparently not. Just British.%0D
- Thanks to this thread I checked my CD collection and have "My Own Way" from their "Rio" album as loop. Very uplifting.\
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I remember some scandalous report that at the hight of their popularity some of the bandmembers let male groupies blow them from time to time, because they got bored with the female ones.
- Someone has added this to Nick''s Wikipedia page:\
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"In actual fact he is an alien, come from a planet made entirely of waffles."\
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You''re right that his ex-wife is aging very well. She looks better now than she did then.
Elinor Glyn
- I agree with you, r4.
- Love the B&W look and the analogue gear. The song sucks, sounds like they are using Justin Bieber''s songwriter.
- Actually, the new album is, to me at least, more in the vein of "old" DD than those misguided last couple of albums. Certainly their best since "The Wedding Album".
- I was soooooooooooo in love with Rodger back in the day. \
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He''s gross now. I''m sad.:(
- Rhodes''s ex-wife is/was loaded.
- BY FAR ONE OF THEIR BEST SONGS!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSSi8iqHEeg
- if you listen to the WHOLE album it is actually the most "duran duran" album since... well... "notorious"? probably "7 and the ragged tiger"!%0D\
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and the lyrics to the new song are classic le bon. the whole thing works. i''ve been listening to this album since december- i love it. and they don''t sound like they are trying too hard. they are just sounding like themselves, and it took a young revivalist (mark ronson) to show them the way back. %0D\
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gertie
- John''s still pretty?%0D\
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Joan Rivers
- Tell me the truth, is John bi-sexual? I''m really curious because in the ''90s, I heard he was gay.
- I guess I''m one of those few freaks that LOVED the last two albums.%0D\
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I listen to "Skin Divers" off the last CD ("Red Carpet Masacre") all the time. Yeah, it doesn''t sound very "Duran-Duran-ish", but its'' still a great track.%0D\
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- I want to see Warren''s HUGE GIGANTIC DICK!
- I think Warren Cucurullo''s bi or gay. He showed his erect dick and ass in photos. Have the sheet music to their comeback hit "Come Undone" on my piano.
- Warrent is straight. Most of the sex he did on his porno site was with women or solo. The closest he came to anything gay was letting one of his gay friends jerk him off for a couple of seconds while he was in the shower (the friend wasn''t). He didn''t seem into it at all.%0D\
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- It was fun to come out at the beginning of 1983. The cultural and musical shift that included the release of "Thriller" and the new British Invasion including Duran Duran was amazing. Everything seemed fresh, new and colorful.\
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Those years 83, 84, 85 and the first half of 86 were great, til Bon Jovi came along with the hair band era.
- My favorite Duran Duran song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICnlyNUt_0o
- I like how today''s young club kids look exactly like we did in the mid-1980s; very astute video direction, and a fun cool song.\
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I''ll always love them for the homoerotic "Wild Boys"; made for a great group Halloween set of costumes!
- [italic]I like how today''s young club kids look exactly like we did in the mid-1980s; very astute video direction, and a fun cool song.[/italic]\
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Gramps, the 00s were all about 80s. The 10s are all about the 90s. Catch up. Even that ugly grunge crap is coming back in. Duran Duran is ovah!
Lady Gaga has spoken!
- Sometimes I wonder if grunge ever totally went away.
- They''re performing tonight at SXSW in Austin.%0D
- Tonight? I thought they were there yesterday.\
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Damn, if I had known I would have driven the 8 hours to see them.\
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Double damn.
- My friend told me that he heard that for this latest tour, the band now calls themselves "Doo-Ran, Doo-Ran."\
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Is he pulling my middle leg?
- It''s a very small venue and I''m pretty sure you need an SXSW badge to enter. Though it''s an outdoor venue (Stubbs, I think), so you could possibly hang out outside and hear them.%0D\
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- Agree about Bon Jovi what a pretentious poseur he is. And Duran is touring, they''re playing Foxwoods on April 2nd. I love their work with Nile Rogers "I Don''t Want Your Love" and "Skin Trade" - I was driving with the top down on Melrose in a rented car and KROQ played a mix of "Skin" - loved it. I think I bought white parachute pants and a Flashdance tee that day.
barkely fer shure
- The drummer Chic used Tony Thompson played on some of their tracks (rip). He sounds great on "View to a Kill".
barkley, power station gofer in 80s
- [quote]I want to see Warren''s HUGE GIGANTIC DICK!%0D
http://heyguys-whatdoyouthink.blogspot.com/2011/01/warren-cucurullo-former-duran-duran.html?zx=ce084ecbfac7fc84
- I always have, and always will love them. John is Delicious, and Simon looks hot with the beard IMO, Love that Roger is back in, and could give a shit about Andy.
- Why has Andy always been in and out with the band?\
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We know he was the least attractive of the bunch, but he sort of comes and goes. What projects is he working on, if any?\
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What is he doing?\
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Is John still married to that Juicy Couture owner/founder?\
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Is Roger married? \
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I know Simon and Nick have a bunch of daughters, right?
- They tried to reunite with Andy, but he is so flaky and unreliable they kicked him out for good. He did not get along with Nick or Simon. I read his biography Wild Boy and I must say, he comes across as a very selfish druggie who never appreciated his band. He was a very bad friend and influence to John in particular. He was a good guitarist, but the band as a whole is better off with out him IMO. They are all married except Nick.
- Warren looks so gay in those shots.
- R-21 are you kidding? He has aged some true, but I find him still adorable.
- Julie has aged well? You guys need your eyes checked.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZFx2sJetoWA/TXl0k6kiYZI/AAAAAAAAEoY/qg5ZaPBAeWU/s1600/IMG_9467.JPG
- LOVE DD!
- r48 - Are you kidding? Blowing out candles is not a flattering pose for anyone, but even in a candid shot with bad lighting and no make-up, she looks natural with no lines on her face and great skin & hair. And I never thought she was a stunner when they were married.\
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Cruel to say, but their poor daughter got Willis-ed in the looks department.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_77qYtD47e7k/TUNkSY-dD6I/AAAAAAAAEcI/UylTNhZASoM/s1600/IMG_8829.JPG
- I''m seeing them at the Mayan in LA.
- Okay, who the heck are those 2 girls? The blonde looks like she had a nose job to get that ridiculous upturned nose.
- I was a fan, but sort of never followed up after their prime. Well, more so I was into other things. Simon''s voice, is highly underrated, and can be quite haunting. He looks seriously hot with a beard, too. I''ll have to check to see if Foxwoods is sold out yet, I''d love to see them again.
- Apparently their show was well reviewed last night at Stubbs at SXSW in Austin.%0D\
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- r52 - That''s Nick Rhodes'' ex-wife with their daughter, Tatjana. I don''t know if she had the nose tilt installed. To me, it looks similar to her dad''s beak, but is more prominent in her face since she has small eyes and a lot of space between her nose and her lips. She looks nothing like her mother and only a little like her dad. Odd.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_77qYtD47e7k/SyWfS2-3LmI/AAAAAAAABu0/5ahY0HURIiE/s1600-h/IMG_3181.jpg
- Ooh, poor thing looks Nothing like Nick.\
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- Bump.
- The new CD is released next week! WOO! Just three more days!%0D
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 25 (check local listings)%0D\
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Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 30th at 12:05am%0D\
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 31 at 12:35am
- For the Brits: they''re performing on UTV right now in "Duran Duran - One Night Only."
- I read a bit of Julie Anne''s blog. She talks about (around) Duran Duran & Nick often. It sounds like they had a nasty divorce. Does anyone have the dirt on what went down?
She mentioned that her father is still paying for their wedding... he paid?
- Her millionaire father is still paying for a wedding that took place 27 years ago? Interesting.
- she was a midwest department store heiress wasn''t she? She absolutely towered over him in the wedding pics.
durannie in my youth
- From GroupieDirt, FWIW:
[quote]Duran Duran lead singer Simon LeBon has a curved penis and gets "Hungry Like The Wolf" when it comes to oral sex, according to a woman who experienced him. And even though Simon is married, he's been known to get intimate with women in public places. Most groupies who've had him say his sexual skills are average, but a few have said he's a great lover. Keyboardist Nick Rhodes is rumored to be bisexual and, according to gossip, he and an ex-girlfriend knowingly shared a male lover. Ex-Duran guitarist Warren Cuccurullo is a big "freak," says a groupie who claims he's into urination and defecation during sexual encounters. Meanwhile, Duran Duran bass guitarist John Taylor is "the quintessential gentleman" according to a woman who had an unforgettable one-night stand with him in the mid-'80s. His indulgence in cocaine apparently didn't affect his sexual abilities with her. John has since gone public about being a recovering cocaine addict who's supposedly "sober" now, so any groupies wanting to experience him might want to think about giving blowjobs instead of doing blow with John. His sucking abilities during oral sex are said to be like an anteater's!
- I believe Duran Duran is scheduled to be on Ellen this coming Friday.
- Gee, ya think R65?
R59
- Hah! Duran Duran is sharing the musical guest slot on Leno with Rebecca Black! I hope they perform "Friday" together.
- Remember when "Ordinary World" came out and what a nice surprise it was?
- Great new interview at the link.%0D\
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I love their artsy fartsy stuff more than the straightforward pop stuff. Yes, Arcadia''s So Red the Rose is one of my fave albums from the 80s.%0D\
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http://thequietus.com/articles/05889-duran-duran-interview-all-you-need-is-now
- Just picked up the new CD! WOO!%0D\
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Unfortunately the data isn''t in the internet CD metadata services yet, because it comes up as "unknown album" when I try to rip it.%0D\
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- Duran Duran will be performing a live online concert tonight (March 23) at 7PM Pacific Time... directed by David Lynch!
http://www.youtube.com/duranduranvevo
- Bought the CD, stuck it in my computer to rip it, and it came up as "Unknown Albums"%0D\
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I''ve never had this happen before, where a CD wasn''t in there on release day.%0D\
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- I wonder how you ''nudge'' the people responsible for music CD metadata out on the internet...%0D\
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- Duran Duran is a nothing band. Get over it, hon. Time to grow up.
- R74 = bitter moron%0D
- Thanks for the reminder and the link, r71.
- Loving the online-concert%0D
- ^Me to, love them!
- OMG!!!! That was AMAZING!!!!!\
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The new music sounds great. I was looking for the cd in Target today but could not find it.\
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Will buy it for sure.\
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They can still do a show and sound great.\
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A lot of early stuff, great!!!\
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The nearly-naked Barbies were funny.
- Really good show! Who was that fat girl who didn''t know the words to Notorious?
- They''re repeating it now for those that missed it. Just FYI.%0D
- I don''t know, but her jiggling body mass looked awsome in that print dress. I''m not kidding here... it was hypnotic!%0D\
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- I liked the floating clay heads.
http://i54.tinypic.com/1222ruo.jpg
- Notorious fat chick was Beth Ditto:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Ditto
- I just got back. Amazing to be there!
- Mark Ronson is kinda hot. He was walking around the crowd a lot tonight. David Lynch ditched before it was over.
- Why did Lynch ditch, any rumors? I just assumed he couldn''t make it to the stage in time for a bow, or didn''t want to. Are you saying he left earlier?
- When he was called to the stage at the end, after Mark Ronson''s introduction, he didn''t show.
- Beth Ditto. \
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- Got the CD, and man, I don''t think I''ve ever loved a song as much as I''m loving "The Man Who Stole A Leopard".%0D\
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Love seeing them get some appreciation.
Longtime fan
- Love the Durans .
- Don't you think John Taylor has gayface...or is it just his plastic surgery that makes him look that way?
- Taylor wrote a book talking about all the pussy he's had. And all the coke.
- Yeah, R93, just got the book for my birthday :)
