Duran Duran - Arena
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Artist: Duran DuranEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2011-12-27
Music Label: CAPITOL
Soundtracks:
- Is There Something I Should Know (Live) (2004 Digital Remaster)
- Hungry Like The Wolf (Live) (2004 Digital Remaster)
- New Religion (Live) (2004 Digital Remaster)
- Save A Prayer (Live) (2004 Digital Remaster)
- The Wild Boys (2004 Digital Remaster)
- The Seventh Stranger (Live) (2004 Digital Remaster)
- The Chauffeur (Live) (2004 Digital Remaster)
- Union Of The Snake (Live) (2004 Digital Remaster)
- Planet Earth (Live) (2004 Digital Remaster)
- Careless Memories (Live) (2004 Digital Remaster)
- Girls On Film (Live)
- Rio (Live)
Music reviews of Arena
Music Review: Duran Duran are an excellent live band
Rating: 4 Stars
(EDIT: For the definitive live recording of the original lineup of Duran Duran, I would suggest purchasing the LIVE IN LONDON deluxe DVD/CD package available at Amazon. It was recorded at Wembley Arena in 2004 with Simon, Nick, Andy, John and Roger, and it's safe to say that Duran is actually better now than they were in the '80s or '90s. The sound on LIVE IN LONDON and the overall feel is miles ahead of what is found here on ARENA.)
First, a note about the trolls who come in here to post their "reviews"---the general public should ignore such pointless rants. (Why doesn't Amazon do a better job of filtering these?)
Anyway, I'm new to ARENA. I didn't buy it in the '80s, or in the '90s when it was put on CD. But with the recent resurgence of the original lineup of Duran Duran, and after thoroughly being blown away by seeing them live in concert on their 2005 arena tour, I decided to pick this up.
It's interesting---first, I was again impressed by how good of a live band Duran really is, as they are really solid instrumentally, and the hits come off a little 'harder' on this album being in a live setting and what not. Simon's voice sounds a little tired, but I understand the 1984 tour was quite rigorous.
However, where is the crowd? They are almost totally mixed out of the proceedings, which is ashame. You can hear them at the beginning and end of each song (most of the time), but otherwise, nothing!
Highlights: "Union of the Snake" (good on record but much better live, now and then!), "Careless Memories" (rocks!), "The Chauffeur", "Hungry Like the Wolf" (never tire of it), "Planet Earth", "Girls on Film" (wow!) and "Rio". Andy Hamilton on sax is great, and he still appears with the band in its concerts today.
Lowlights: the female background singers that occasionally appear (Andy and John on backing vocals are just as good!).
Also included is the studio version of "The Wild Boys", tacked on to this album and released as a single in 1984, climbing to #2.
The remastered sound is crisp and a hefty booklet accompanies the package.
You like The Killers? You like the rush of "new wave" influenced music currently underway? This is a great place to start to see where it all began.
Also recommended by Duran Duran for modern day "new wave" fans: albums like "Duran Duran" (their debut album), "Rio", "Astronaut", "The Singles 81-85" and "Seven and the Ragged Tiger".
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Arena by Duran DuranThis product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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