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  • Audio CD (11 Oct 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced
  • Label: Epic
  • ASIN: B0002XB5EK
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,202 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. (Reach Up For The) Sunrise 3:25£0.69
Listen  2. Want You More! 3:37£0.69
Listen  3. What Happens Tomorrow 4:04£0.69
Listen  4. Astronaut 3:24£0.69
Listen  5. Bedroom Toys 3:51£0.69
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Listen11. Point Of No Return 4:57£0.69
Listen12. Still Breathing 5:59£0.69

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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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'Astronaut' is the first album in from the original Duran Duran line up since the release of 1983's 'Seven And The Ragged Tiger'. This album returns to the catchy electro-funk of their eighties releases and features the track '(Reach Up For The) Sunrise', the first single to be taken from the album.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A blistering return to form!, 15 Oct 2004
By T. Oborne "Tony" - See all my reviews
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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:
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprised - I certainly was, 21 Oct 2004
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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:
5.0 out of 5 stars Duran Duran Return to Planet Earth, 16 Oct 2004
By Darren Hartland (Northants United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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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1.0 out of 5 stars Looking back.......
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking
An absolutely fantastic album! There just aren't words to describe how amazing this album is. There isn't one single track that I need to skip past (there's usually at least one... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Playing with Uranium...
I was quite disappointed with this album, maybe my expectations were too high? After waiting 21 years for the original lineup to reform, I'm sure we deserved better. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment...
Let me start by saying that I wasn't really a big fan of the Duran Duran boys back in the 80s (as far as I'm concerned they produced only one true classic, Ordinary World), so... Read more
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