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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Is There Something I Should Know | |||
| 2. The Reflex | |||
| 3. A View To A Kill | |||
| 4. Ordinary World | |||
| 5. Save A Prayer (Single Version) | |||
| 6. Rio (US Edit) | |||
| 7. Hungry Like The Wolf | |||
| 8. Girls On Film | |||
| 9. Planet Earth (Single Version) | |||
| 10. Union Of The Snake | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Planet Earth (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 2. Girls On Film (Short Censored Version) | |||
| 3. The Chauffeur (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 4. Hungry Like The Wolf (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 5. Save A Prayer (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 6. Rio (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 7. Is There Something I Should Know (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 8. Union Of The Snake (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 9. New Moon On Monday (Edit Version 1) (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 10. The Reflex (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
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While pop monarchs Duran Duran have remained active for two decades, it's clear that the indomitable ensemble was at its peak during those mercurial '80s. This greatest-hits CD and DVD collection documents the band's ambitious beginnings as a funky glam-rock outfit and follows its gradual transformation into a high-tech pop band with loads of commercial appeal. Featuring now-classic tunes like "Girls on Film," "Rio," and "Planet Earth" as well as more recent songs like "Ordinary World," Greatest focuses on Duran Duran's unending string of hit singles. Although the young quintet that performs "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "A View to a Kill" has little in common with the posh, aging trio featured on 1997's "Electric Barbarella," vocalist Simon Le Bon provides some impressive continuity to these proceedings. --Mitch Myers
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DURAN DURAN Greatest (2005 issue UK 2-disc set comprising 19 track CD album featuring a collection of their classic hits The Reflex Ordinary World Rio & Hungary Like The Wolf; plus Bonus DVD including Girls On Film [Short Censored Version] and Come Undone [Censored Version])
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Hugely Rewarding Guilty Pleasure,
By Jerome Joseph Kennedy (Surbiton) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Greatest [CD + DVD] (Audio CD)
Confessing that Duran Duran have been my secret guilty pleasure over the years has not given me much cause for regret. I doubt I'm alone in my admiration for a band that provided a bright, optimistic soundtrack to the cold, cynical `80s that were my formative years. With their star once again in the ascendancy, this 1998 retrospective demonstrates the superior quality of their material compared to most of their pop contemporaries.
Duran Duran have not only had their own distinct and evocative sound, but the calibre of their songwriting also impresses. "Save A Prayer" still sounds as rich and luscious as it did in 1982, and it won't surprise a new listener that the poignant and moving "Ordinary World" won an Ivor Novello award for songwriting in 1994. Listening to "Planet Earth" and "Girls On Film", it's strange to think that chart-busting pop music was once this fresh and versatile. I can also still recall the "night versions" of these tracks - the band were certainly among the first to remix extended versions of their standard tracks. Back then people with dangerously flammable hair danced to them in discos and nightclubs, now the remixes usually are the standards. Having the videos on the second disc of "Greatest" is fantastic value for money, as the band's videos are some of the most (in)famous in music history and terrific nostalgia. The "Wild Boys", "Girls On Film" and "Rio" videos bring back all sorts of memories and imitating Simon Le Bon's ludicrous dancing on "Planet Earth" with a friend is the most fun I've had in my front room for months. I had assumed that the more obvious pop anthems such as "The Reflex" and "Wild Boys" would sound much more dated to my 21st century ears than it actually turned out, and more recent material such as "Serious" and "Electric Barbarella" gives you the sense that you really may have missed something when Le Bon and Rhodes soldiered on with the franchise through the 90s. This really is a terrific collection, great value for money.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a treat !,
By Melissa (Europe) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Greatest [CD + DVD] (Audio CD)
I don't like writing reviews but this time I can't help it ! I don't understand why this CD isn't enough reviewed yet ! This is a true must-have for any Duran fan and an excellent way for newcomers to start with. The compilation is beyond my expectations, the DVD is simply awesome ! Buy it before it disappears.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Play catchup,
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This review is from: Greatest [CD + DVD] (Audio CD)
As someone who missed Duran Duran properly first time around I found that I knew many of their hits but didn't own any of them. This CD added them to my collection and let me uncover some of their less well-known tracks. If you are from the younger generation like me, or you just want to complete your collection then I recommend you give this item a try.
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