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Astronaut [Content/Copy-Protected CD, Enhanced]

Duran Duran | Format: Audio CD
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In the 80s Duran Duran were the most successful new romantic band of the “second British Invasion”, helped by their stylish and sexually charged videos which received heavy play on MTV.

Formed in 1978 by John Taylor (bass) and Nick Rhodes (keyboards) in Birmingham, England, their most successful line-up also included Simon Le Bon (vocals), Andy Taylor (guitar) and Roger Taylor (drums). Between 1980… Read more in Amazon's Duran Duran Store

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  • Audio CD (11 Oct 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Content/Copy-Protected CD, Enhanced
  • Label: Epic
  • ASIN: B0002XB5EK
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,712 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. (Reach Up For The) Sunrise 3:25£0.89
Listen  2. Want You More! 3:37£0.89
Listen  3. What Happens Tomorrow 4:04£0.89
Listen  4. Astronaut 3:24£0.89
Listen  5. Bedroom Toys 3:51£0.89
Listen  6. Nice 3:26£0.89
Listen  7. Taste The Summer 3:53£0.89
Listen  8. Finest Hour 3:55£0.89
Listen  9. Chains 4:46£0.89
Listen10. One Of Those Days 3:45£0.89
Listen11. Point Of No Return 4:57£0.89
Listen12. Still Breathing 5:59£0.89

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Twenty five years after the formation of Duran Duran, the five original members: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor, are back together again. With wonderfully infectious songs, excellent musicianship, thrilling arrangements and raw and edgy vocals, the band’s latest material is quintessentially and unmistakably "classic Duran Duran for the new millennium".

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As anyone who lived in the eighties knows, Duran Duran were the ultimate pop group, their music accessible and subversive at the same time. When the band fragmented after 1985's 'A View To A Kill' eighties music and pop music in general was never quite as exciting.

Although Duran Duran have been around since then in one form or another, they've never quite managed to reach the dizzy heights that they achieved with their first three albums.

Until now that is. 'Astronaut' is the first album since 'Seven & The Ragged Tiger' to feature the original line-up and it's fantastic. Managing to sound very eighties and yet totally contemporary at the same time, the twelve songs that feature on this album sound incredibly fresh and each one sounds different from the last.

All the tracks here are great but highlights include the single 'Sunrise', 'What Happens Tomorrow', 'Still Breathing', 'Astronaut', and the sublime 'Finest Hour'.

In short, if you're a fan of Duran Duran, or pop music in general, you cannot afford to be without this album.

Welcome back lads!

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Always was a bit of fan in their heyday and afterwards for a while. Favourite albums by them are Big Thing, and the debut Duran Duran (I also quite liked Madazzaland). However I never, never, never expected them to pull off something like this. This is a class pop album - great tunes, nicely produced, performed with verve. No real duff moments, if you tell yourself that Simon isn't rapping on Bedroom Toys, no duff moments at all. Top tracks Chains, Taste the Summer, Finest Hour, Astronaut, Nice, Sunrise, Want You More - with the rest not far behind.

There isn't anything else being released at the moment that is remotely like this and it is all the better for it. If you liked Duran Duran in the 80s but want to hear that sound updated for the 21st century and something that shows a real streak of class, then go for this. Uplifting, bright and shiny.

Great, great, great - in an year that has seen great albums released by Zero 7, Bebel Gilberto, Ash, Keane, Franz Ferdinand, kd Lang, The Bees, this is probably the best one so far - How strange is that?

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A brand new album from 80's supergroup Duran Duran is sure to be a hit with both young and old Duranies.

This is a welcome return to form for the original members, who haven't produced anything together since the James Bond theme "A view to a kill" in 1985.

This new offering takes all the best elements of the Duran Duran we've all come to know and love, and brings it sharply up-to-date, rivaling anything that the likes of Coldplay and Keen have to offer.

Superbly thought out and crafted pop songs, particularly highlighted by their first single release "Reach up for the sunrise". this is a track I found instanly catchy and still can't stop singing it.

There isn't a duff track on this CD. True not all will be as instantly hummable as the first single, but all are well written, produced and executed.

So if you're ever tempted to sneer at this current 80's revival, take a moment to compare this album with anything the current league of manufactured, boring garbage has to offer, and I'm sure that you'll understand why we raise these 80's heros to such lofty heights and regard them with such fond affection.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great re - union album
This was only the fourth album that consisted of all of the original five members. And what a re - union album it is. Read more
Published 1 month ago by moonmampa
Its a Solid Album, Yet Not Spectacular.
1. (Reach Up For The) Sunshine : A very upbeat song right from the off. This will put you in a good mood whether you are listening to it on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Richie77777
At last, that's Duran Duran !!!
That's one of the best DD albums and a "must have" for the band fans, especially for those who admire the original line-up. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Vassilios Cosmopoulos
Not the classic Duran Duran sound
I must disagree with the many reviews for this album that suggest it sounds like Duran Duran of old. Read more
Published 15 months ago by J Evans
Wow! Colour me surprised!
Duran Duran epitomised the eighties - that's not a criticism, it was a fun decade. I bought a number of their singles and played them to distraction but I never loved Duran Duran -... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2009 by Lee Boehmer
Duran Duran deliver this time - must be a five piece thing...
Duran Duran achieved massive commercial success in the 1980's, in fact when people think of 80's music Duran Duran probably spring to mind pretty quickly. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2008 by Mr. N. J. Henderson
solid sounding but ain't strastopheric
the anticipation of their return, and subsequent thrilling live shows in 2003/2004 didn't manifest itself here. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2008 by M. J. Farnworth
Pop music by numbers
Compelled by RCM and the fantastic performance at the Lyceum, I've spent the last few days listening to the DD album I've played the least (a good way to start the day while... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2007 by Scarlett
Back to their breathtaking best!
I was a Duran Duran fan back in the eighties, and loved everything they released then. Then the band when through various changes, so did their music and I kind of lost... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2006 by S. Molloy
Go on Duran Duran , You're the Best
I've Purchased Most Duran Duran Compilations from 1981 to 2000,"Astronaut" was my first Duran Duran's Album,I love All The Tracks without Exception If I could I'll... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2006 by Abdu Kay
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