Let's pay tribute to this "young man of extraordinary personal beauty..." *









Oh yes, and those keys... ... those gorgeous, epic, majestic keys, the basis of all things Duran...





* Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

wow, a thread for my wife... she'll be really happy to see this

Dancelot said:

Anything to contribute to your connubial bliss! Do impart her thoughts to us, on this vital subject.

The Gothic version:

You all are coming to GAWK and not leaving comments! Shame!

I find this one particularly artsy:



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I love his way of thinking in terms of music,
& how he comes up with the beautiful soundscapes.
Very colorful!
Vina Blue made me a really cool cd with her favourite stuff.
/peace Manki

I admit it, back when I was in high school I thought all of DD were cuties, esp. Nick!!

CandaceS said:

Marie-Claude? is that you?


you have an ORG-account now??

manki said:

Soundscapes is a great word... the crashing cacophony of the opening chords in Union of the Snake make me think of Dvorak painting those white cliffs in the New World Symphony...

I'm rather re-captivated, at this moment, in general by his work on Seven and the Ragged Tiger and Notorious.

CandaceS said:

Did you have them pinned-up in your locker?

A little project I'm getting together is to find my old high school pin-ups on the internet... I found some of them at my parents' house and brought them back home with me, and of course they burned up in the fire a few weeks ago... I had taken them to illustrate certain points about New Romantic dandyism.

I have a whole file on Nick Rhodes, to say the least!

Dancelot said:

She's org-cheating on you now!

Heiress said:

I may have had something up in my locker...I know I had some pictures taped onto the three-ring binder I carried daily! Plus I definitely had some posters on the wall at home!

Dancelot said:

Nick is purrrty.

Tiger Tiger and extended versions of Notorious are standouts for me.

Whereas Simon is the heart of Duran Duran, Nick is most definitely its soul. His aesthetics and soundscapes are such an integral part of everything that is Duran Duran.

I actually became a rabid Duranie after hearing the Arcadia album, which realy showcased Nick's abilities to create sonic worlds and lush arrangements that really weren't typical of keyboard driven music in the 80s. I liked Duran Duran prior to this, but So Red The Rose really showed me how talented they were.

CandaceS said:

Were you a "Nick" girl?

I'll admit, I loved me a bit of everyone. But Nick is special.

luv4u said:

Kiss 'em for me!

funkyslsistah said:

Tiger Tiger is one I must pick apart for my essay... What is up with them and the tiger, I wonder?

They have a bit of a Japanese motif going on, on their album cover...

JediMaster said:

Nick is the glue that holds D2 together...

I lost Arcadia in the fire - new copy coming soon.

Nick was always my fav back in the day

Heiress said:

Hopefully, Crapitol/EMI will get around to remastering SRTR like they did Power Station last year. For that matter, they need to get off their duffs and remaster Notorious and Big Thing as well

shanti0608 said:

You have fine taste!

JediMaster said:

Must say thanks again for the "Notorious" tip. Just got it yesterday, and it's a great book so far... everything I ever forgot about Duran Duran.

Heiress said:

I'm looking forward to reading it myself!

Has anybody heard of David Sylvian from the band Japan? Nick was HUGELY influenced by David. He patterned his look off of him big time. I got hip to the band Japan from a girl I was dating in Jr. High.

he was prettier than a lot of women back then, including his wife

blackguitaristz said:

Err, I totally know where you are coming from but just the same, I take this with a grain of salt, given that Nick admits to being obsessed with aesthetics from the age of 10 or so. And started dying his hair not long afterwards.

I concede that Sylvian was an inspiration, but the reason the early D2 lineup liked Japan is because they resembled the NY Dolls. They were heavily, heavily into looks, moreso than they were into music. Like Byron, the look was a right accompaniment to their art - equally, if not a bit more important. Byron was, after all, the first English pin-up! (unless someone could come up with another example - I'd love to hear it...)

There is much resemblance between the Max's Kansas City scene, which includes the Dolls, and the early New Romantic club scene at the Blitz, etc. Makes sense that Warhol was one of Rhodes major heros, given that he had much to do with the former scene.

piepie1976 said:

Julie Anne?

I just like the idea of Nick Rhodes marrying a nice Iowa girl. Midlands/Midwest - same difference.

Heiress said:

Yeah. I dig Duran's early shit and was the only kid that I know of at the time when Duran first came out here in the States that knew they got their name from the Barberella flix. But I dug them, not cuz of their image but because they sounded like two bands that I dig; Chic and Roxy Music. With a little Bowie thrown in.