Greatest

Greatest

“Pop music so intrinsically tied to its era shouldn’t remain this breezy and fun. Yet here we are with Duran Duran’s Greatest, a nineteen song retrospective of their Top 40-minded alternative-pop hits and strongest minor singles. What remains crystal clear is that they mined the same territory that Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry blazed, but they did it with aspirations of pop dominance, music video blockbusters, and arena-ready ear worms.   Greatest cuts off at 1998, leaving behind some of the later albums like Red Carpet Massacre and Paper Gods, but it offers more than enough sonic pleasures and bang-for-your-buck expertly chosen songs than any other compilation album. It’s the sound of the Reagan years written in frothy baubles about girls, exotic locales, girls, James Bond, and girl” read more

500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)

"A lethal combination of Andy Warhol enthusiasts and beefy lads who figured a rock career could be the swiftest route into a model’s pants, Duran Duran morphed from swishy synth-pop into video-assisted blockbusters. The sound of Reaganomics. Standout track: “Hungry Like the Wolf”"