![]() “It was a tough time, but I think it really helped us deliver a great record,” Taylor added. “Future Past” was recorded and written during the lockdown and, with “very little else going on in our world, we couldn’t travel, we couldn’t even go out for dinner together.” The energy was focused on making the record. He’s another legend who played on great Bowie records.” I think it was great to have the original article in the room with us. “We’re huge fans of his, so it was wonderful to work with him. It was really creative, and it changed the shape of the record as well.”Ĭoxon was great to work with, but Taylor calls Moroder “the real legend.” But it was really interesting to have somebody come into the room from the get-go, from the start of the writing sessions, because we’ve not had that for a while. “God bless (former guitarists) Andy (Taylor) and Warren (Cuccurullo) and Dom Brown, who plays with us now. “It was great working with Graham,” Taylor said. But that’s never been the driving factor behind us.”Īlong with Alkan, “Future Past” was produced by Italian film composer, songwriter and the “Father of Disco” Giorgio Moroder, while former Blur guitarist Graham Coxon played guitars on each song. “If it’s commercially successful, amazing. “We’ve always done what we’ve felt like doing,” Taylor said. The mainstay quartet - Taylor, singer Simon LeBon, bassist John Taylor and keyboardist Nick Rhodes - doesn’t feel the need to remake “Rio” to return to Top 40 radio, either. So, when we sit down and write, we can really go down any of those paths.”ĭuran Duran has never been absolutely success driven either, Taylor added. “I think that worked its way into the DNA of the band. ![]() We were very lucky to be forming at a time when there was a lot of great, different forms of music. We were listening to Kraftwerk, New York disco, the New York Dolls, Sex Pistols and Chic. “I think it’s because, when we started, we had so many different influences. “We literally just go into the room, and we let the universe take us down whichever path it wants to take us,” Taylor said. The decision is a rarity in Duran Duran’s record-making world that is more spontaneous than planned. “He’s a great DJ, and he wanted to capture that groove that John and I have,” Taylor said of Alkan. This is definitely more about organic playing.”Īlkan is a fan of Duran Duran’s early 12-inch records where John and Roger laid down grooves organically. We’ve gone down the avenue where we programmed a lot more. ![]() “We’ve been down quite a few different avenues over the years. “The new album was about reclaiming our old sound a little bit more,” Taylor said. Producer Erol Alkan instigated that, he said. The title of Duran Duran’s newest album, “Future Past,” tells the whole story.įor its 15th collection, Duran Duran hearkened back to the Roger Taylor and bassist John Taylor heavy rhythm section. television saw a sneak peek of Duran Duran’s tour, which comes to the Footprint Center at 7 p.m. So, it felt natural for us to be there.”įans who saw the concert in person or on U.S. Also, we have an emotional attachment because (Princess) Diana was a big fan of the band. Fast forward and we’re playing for the royal family. “We’re this little band that was created in this little club in Birmingham in a back room all those years ago. “To be chosen for an event that is put on by the royal family is a pinch-yourself moment. “It was a huge event for us,” Taylor said. But drummer Roger Taylor said performing at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June was near the top. The band is, from left, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor, singer Simon Le Bon and drummerĭuran Duran has had plenty of “pinch-me” moments in the last 44 years. The band's groundbreaking music videos would do the rest, securing them a unique standing as forerunners of the first MTV generation and cementing their status as one of the decade's most successful pop music icons.New wave band Duran Duran was formed in Birmingham in 1978. Side two was a far more experimental and revealing affair, with primary songwriter Nick Rhodes leading the band through atmospheric mood-pieces like "Night Boat," "Sound of Thunder," and the instrumental "Tel Aviv," all of which are particularly reminiscent of mid-era Roxy Music (clearly one of Duran's biggest influences). and America, and other fine pop gems such as "Anyone Out There" and "Careless Memories" rounded out the album's stellar first side. Ultra-smart singles like "Girls on Film" and "Planet Earth" became instant smash hits both in the U.K. ![]() Duran Duran's eponymous debut artfully coalesced the sonic and stylistic elements of the burgeoning new romantic movement they were soon to spearhead: pumping synths, glossy production, and seemingly impossible haircuts.
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