Don't think my answer implied that you might hate Duran (I hope not!). But being influenced by someone doesn't, IMO, necessarily equate to sounding like someone or even wanting to, just like say a painter could be influenced by Picasso but his/her paintings don't show that.Bap De La Bap wrote:Contrary to what you might think I dont hate Duran Duran, if you say they were influenced by them could it not be that this is the one tune that they thought epitomised the essence of what they wanted to capture?
godisinthesilences wrote:Lonely in your nightmare and hold back the rain are my all time favs from that lp.
godisinthesilences wrote:I stopped following the band soon after warren cuccerillo took over for andy... i felt his guitaring was just too cold and electronic sounding.
heartofdavid wrote:Yeah, there are similarities in the keyboard sound, I can hear that, but the rhythm sections I think are very different, and Duran emphasized the guitar more than Japan did.
I think Duran had a clear intention to be a pop band with mass appeal, something that Japan (perhaps David most strongly) didn't want (although I'm sure they wanted to be succesful), and the paths their development took show that.
Poisoned_Apathy wrote:But I think their last two albums before the reunion are two of their best efforts.
Bap De La Bap wrote:Yeah the 1st album has -Waiting for the Nightboat- and -Tel Aviv- which are pretty cool, as is 'waiting for the sound of thunder-.
All the answers to this thread are cool but Kinki I liked yours very much, I did want to hear what somebody would've thought at the time, rather than now as an adult with all the musical knowledge we learn.
Duran Duran were produced by Nile Rodgers at one point so theres the Chic connection, which was dominant in a lot of Pop acts being produced by him and bernard edwards back then.
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