Music CD - Duran Duran: Red Carpet Massacre

	Music CD: Red Carpet Massacre Artist: Duran Duran List Price: $18.97 Our Price: $5.76 Your Save: $ 13.21 ( 70% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Epic
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Tracks: 1. The Valley 2. Red Carpet Massacre 3. Nite-Runner 4. Falling Down 5. Box Full O' Honey 6. Skin Divers 7. Tempted 8. Tricked Out 9. Zoom In 10. She's Too Much 11. Dirty Great Monster 12. Last Man Standing
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0886970736220 Label: Epic Manufacturer: Epic Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Epic Release Date: 2007-11-13 Studio: Epic
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: A Divisive Duran Duran Album, But Good Nonetheless Comment: Honestly I was surprised when I first heard this album due to the complete break of pace from what one would call the classic Duran Duran album. This album is, for the most part, beat driven. But it's not a bad thing. . . it just takes some getting used to. Duran Duran has always been music that you can dance to, so it only makes sense that as dance music changes, the progression of the band's music would also change with the times. Despite the heavy beats, the key elements of what makes Duran Duran great are still there: Simon LeBon's crooning, the light guitars, the synth, etc. In fact, the tracks "Falling Down" and "Box Full O' Honey" could easily belong on their last album - even with the emphasized beats. And the last track (which was co-written by Justin Timberlake) is simply perfect. Still though, this album is not perfect as at times it is too much a departure from the traditional Duran Duran sound. It's too divisive for a lot of old fans and too half and half between old school and new school dance music to draw in a a lot of new, younger fans. So if you're already into Duran Duran and you can enjoy hip hop beats, this album is great. But if you are not into both sounds already, it just won't work for you. Customer Rating: Summary: A pleasant surpirse...but not convincing with some of the styles Comment: A rather surprisingly strong effort, however the various styles represented on here don't flow that well at times. Rather than being seamless, they feel a bit forced. The melodies are strong throughout, it's just the musical side that seems perhaps a bit too ambitious. I would recomend the new '7' Cd by Poi Dog Pondering for an amazing example at seamlessly blending styles. Customer Rating: Summary: catchy, but slips at the end Comment: I have always been impressed with how each DD album sounded unique, and this one is, well, no different. It takes a bit to get used to, especially if you are looking for a return to the "old" DD... or want to relive the 80s. This album does NOT do that. Rather, it moves along at a usually entertaining clip, but suffers from a weak finish and - to date - no killer track. Perhaps a Singles version of Nite Runner or Skin Divers will shoot up the charts, but I have my doubts. Nevertheless, I think the collaboration between DD and JT & Timbaland worked well. It is an experiment, and I think folks who diss the band for "selling out" kinda miss that point. It's not like they've made the partnership permanent (at least I don't think they have). But I digress... If I harken back to the old LP days... the "A" side is much better than the "B" side here. Unlike Rio, which finished strong, this album fades. However, fans of the band will be very pleased, especially with the front 7. I guess I could break down each... but there's no point. If I have any complaint(s) regarding the first half+ of the album, it's that (a) the Falling Down single is better than the album version since it is shorter and more to-the-point and (b) Skin Divers and Tempted sound awfully similar - and therefore should not be back to back (or redo Tempted). Of the final 5, Zoom In (#9) has a nice beat, and She's Too Much (#10) is a good ballad. But that's about where I usually stop. In summary, I believe this album to be at least a step above Astronaut... and would put it in the same ballpark as Big Thing or perhaps Notorious. To folks reading who are not overly familiar with DD... it's catchy, but slips at the end. Overall, I thought it was very good album. E Customer Rating: Summary: Not your ordinary red carpet Comment: This album may not be your, "typical," Duran but it is chock full of everything we have come to love about the band and their influences. It doesn't matter if you like rock, electro, pop, disco, or rap, RCM has everything in its grooves! I found all but the title track to be gems. Even the Andy Hamilton-esque (Simon Willescroft ) saxaphone on, "Dirty Great Monster..." It's awesome!! The single release, "Falling Down," seriously took time to get used to but it grows on you and permanently sticks. "Nite-Runner" beats all else on this release; It's catchy, sexy, fun... RCM has a lot of energy, a lot of Roxy, a little Ladytron, a lot of Chic and a slew of modern influences. I have found that people would rather Duran maintain a certain sound...and although admittedly I prefer the Duran of 1981, times have definitely changed and in honor of that change, Duran has presented us with, "Red Carpet Massacre." RCM really is a brilliant album once your mind is on OPEN. Customer Rating: Summary: One of Duran Duran's finest Comment: Okay, from what I have read so far, either you love or hate this cd. Personally, I think of this cd is a branch of a Duran Duran that was a very successful experiment. They tried something new and sounded great doing it. It may only be for one cd, but what they did was bold and daring. They experimented with a sound that works for them. An ex-boy-band member (who, by the way, was born after their career started) who produces the longest-surviving boy bands cd. That's a chance they took and it was a great one!! I haven't listened to a Duran Duran cd this much, in it's entirety, since Rio. I'm not saying that Duran Duran needs to keep this style of music going for the next 20 years, but it is so worth this cd. They have great dance tracks (that are sounding very current, for the times), some great ballads...just simply, some great material that's great to listen to (especially, if you're into dance music). THANK YOU Duran Duran, for ever-expanding your range and style of music. You keep with the times, and still try to keep your own style. Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see how many singles come off this release. THANK YOU again, Bill Karnes More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: It happens only two tracks in: Just when you're re-acquainting yourself with Simon Le Bon's sexy whine and settling in for a disc full of digestible, modernized new wave, Red Carpet Massacre takes a turn toward the Timberlake-like. By the time you reach track eight, the sizzling instrumental "Tricked Out," the effect is so pronounced you can't be sure whose chocolate got into whose peanut butter. But you do know this, and with more certainty than you once placed in the power of the "Hungry Like the Wolf" video to get you through your teen-age day: Massacre is one hot record. Timbaland, the brilliant knob-twister behind Timberlake's FutureSex/Love Sounds, as well as his protegé, Danja, imbue it with buoyancy and way-past-midnight moodiness; on a couple of tracks, most notably "Skin Divers," which includes a short rap verse, Timbaland pitches in on vocals, and on a couple of others, he taps Timberlake to help out. That the contributions of that tag-team of hitmakers take nothing away from the tightness and characteristic chic of the band--that they enhance the hypnotic sheen of Duran Duran, rather than subjugate it--makes a certain sense. After all, if Timberlake brought sexy back, it had probably only been missing since Duran Duran's mid-80s heyday. --Tammy La Gorce