Duran Duran Going For Top 40 Hits
Simon Le Bon knows exactly what he wants from the new Duran Duran album: "We're not aiming for indie-rock radio or some niche," Le Bon says. "We want Top Forty." So when founding guitarist Andy Taylor quit, the group jettisoned the tracks it had been working on and brought in hitmaking producer Timbaland -- who crafted tracks like the Justin Timberlake duet "Nite Runner." "The original sessions were more 'white rock,' " Le Bon says. "What we got now is something that is much more funky, much more rhythmic and much more black -- but it still sounds like Duran Duran."
This quote is from a recent Rolling Stones piece. I can't believe that they flat out said they're going for top 40 sounds. WHAT THE FUCK?
They were Top 40 (correction - more like Top 10) when they were at their peak...
Why not shoot for it again?
Nothing wrong with them saying it. And I think anyone who actually grew up during their "hit" run wouldn't have a problem with it at all...
I don't.
The top 40 of today is much different than that of the 80s and early 90s.
It flatout stinks.
I did and I do. Duran have become fucking sell-outs and Simon has practically admitted it in his statements.
Fuck Duran Duran. Washed up old fuckers.
So when you guys going to post RCM anyway? I wanna hear how fucking bad it really is.
I hope this album tanks and Duran fade into obscurity. And this is coming from a fan of of nearly 25 years.
"...sound more black". WTF? That's the dumbest shit I've ever heard...f u Simon Le Bon...FU.
It most certainly does.
I can claim to love and understand Elvis' music as much as my mother... but it just isn't possible.
She lived through it.
Music has that beautiful association. It has so much more meaning attached to it when you have the memories to go along with it while it was all happening.
"I did and I do. Duran have become fucking sell-outs and Simon has practically admitted it in his statements."
I don't think so.
Sellouts would have made an impact on the charts in oh... that last [nearly] two decades.
Sellouts sell. And well... the group hasn't gone gold with original material for years (and years). So that theory is kind of off.
Duran Duran have aimed for Top 40 since their inception, so if they're sellouts now, they've always been sellouts. Is it realistic? Probably not. But they've got guts for saying it.
The promo copies are out there...when will it surface here? I'm dying to hear it!
I like what I've heard here so far...now where's the rest, Oh Great Leak Master DMS?
Selling out isn't possible, it's called wanting to make money.