My back HURTS and my voice is OUT, but it was worth it.


VIEW TO A KILL
I knew they would open with this or Friends of Mine. I was hoping they would play Friends of Mine later but they didn’t. It was still great! This song has one of my favorite keyboard parts! I LOVE the sound and to see/hear Nick do it live with that brooding pout was the perfect start to the show.

PLANET EARTH
You KNEW true Duranies were in the house because the crowd would sing parts that Simon sang on the Arena album. (That’s the live LP from the 84 tour.) So he sang “Some new romantic looking for the TV sound” and I heard the crowd say, “SWITCH IT OFF!” That was cool. Everybody jumped and sang along on the chorus “Bop bop-bop ba-bop bop ba-bop, this is Planet Earth…”

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
People lost it. Out of control.

COME UNDONE
Absolutely beautiful, even with Andy playing. :tease2: Simon did lots of finger-licking during this one.

WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW :CLAP:
This is a really great NEW song with a great message. It sounds much better live than the radio version I heard.

NEW RELIGION :NOD:
Anyone with the Rio album, go play this song right now so you know what I’m talking about. This is a GREAT track to hear live. Perfect. Nick started it out with the organ intro. Beautiful. The groove was TIGHT. The baseline and guitar riff were flawless. Roger was keeping the beat and Simon sang, and I mean SANG that shit. Well, it’s kind of a fast speaking part. I LOVE THIS SONG!!! Andy and John were singing back up in perfect harmony. This is just one of the best songs they have and they pulled it off like they were still in their early 20s.

UNION OF THE SNAKE
OMFG. The only played this track 1 or 2 other times on this mini tour. The intro alone (Nick of course) is a real treat to hear live. I LOVE this keyboard part as well. Yes, I was playing air keys right along with Nick. I fucking LOVE doing that. I sing Simon’s part and play Nicks part in the air or on my thighs. MMM. Heaven. A guy came by and did the sax part. This is one of those great 80s songs with saxophone in it. SEXY. Once again the crowd mimicked the live version on the Arena cd and went “ouuuh” after “Telegram force and ready, I knew this was a big mistake.”


BEAUTIFUL COLOURS
A great new song that reminds me of something off the wedding album. I think. Simon played acoustic guitar on this.


WAITING FOR THE NIGHT BOAT
This song has the longest synth intro by Nick. There was a yellow light behind him throughout the intro. It’s great to hear his synth magic live. He’s so focused. This song is just magical. I adore it.

ORDINARY WORLD :TOUCHED:
Simon introduced this song as his way of dealing with the loss of a loved one. The end was blissful. He improvised some “Ahhhs” and “Oooohs” that created beautiful harmony over the music.

SAVE A PRAYER :MUSHY:
Ok, ANOTHER trademark Nick Rhodes keyboard part. I melt whenever I hear it. To experience it live is a true joy. So the repeating part is obviously on a loop, but the pitch-bend part. Man, it just tickles my tomato knowing that he’s working that lever just right and getting it every time. I couldn’t see well enough to see his hands, but that’s ok, I’ve seen it before on all the bootleg videos I have. “And you wanted to dance, so I asked you to dance, but fear is in your soul…”

NOTORIOUS :DANCE:
Before this song Simon wanted to play word association with us. He shouted out a few words and then said “SEX” and most people said, “LOVE!” Then he said, no, the correct answer to Sex, is Yes, please. Then he said “No!” The crowd said “Yes” Then he said “No, No!” and they went into Notorious. Very cool. Great, funky guitar on this one, and Nick’s groovy keyboard part, baseline, EVERYTHING was in line. Towards the end of the song the bass drum started really pumping and I thought they were gonna go into Wild Boys, but they sang a verse of We Are Family. That was funny.


GIRLS ON FILM
GREAT. When I first got into Duran Duran, Roger was one of my favorite members. He has a small drum solo in this song and when he did that, I screamed like no tomorrow. I had to.

CARELESS MEMORIES
Rock on. This song is sooo much about the drums and guitar that it was awesome to know that the original drummer and guitarist were there, making it happen.

WILD BOYS
Yep, ANOTHER of my favorite keyboard parts. I LOVE THIS SOUND. I love the chords that Nick uses. I can’t believe I’ve never tried to learn these! I can play Notorious and Too Late Marlene… They did kind of an extended intro to this, very much like the remix. Simon said, “Stomp your feet, feet, feet…”

--- ENCORE---

WHITE LINES
Ok, how come I never really realized that Nick sang the “Rang dang dingity dang de dang” part? Get higher baby. They tore it up.

RIO
Of course EVERYONE went NUTS for this one. Personally, Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf are my least favorites of the singles because they are sooo overplayed. I enjoy them, but I wouldn’t be disappointed if I didn’t hear them at a show. But, it is cool to see everyone around me enjoying the songs. EVERYBODY was dancing.


No Reflex. That’s my only complaint.

I'm glad you had a great time, VinaBlue. I regret that I couldn't afford to see them when they came to Chicago last month.

IT'S NOT FAIR!!! YOU GET TO SEE THESE MOFOS WHILE I'M STILL JERKING OFF TO THE MUSIC!!!

NO REFLEX!!, surely thats illegal?.

Sounds like you had a great time. I'm sad to hear that they're not doing 'The Chauffeur' this time around.

I've seen Duran several times and when I saw them in '87 on the 'Strange Behaviour' tour they did a stunningly gorgeous jazz version of that song. It was just about the best thing I've ever heard from them.

violator said:

OMG!! I know. I LOVED that. I have a video of the show that was released, therefore professionally recorded. That intro with the guy on trumpet and Nick playing those keys...

I really hope I get the chance to see them the next time they tour the U.S. again. I will be saving all my pennies from this moment forward for those damn tickets.

NWF said:

I still jerk off the the music... Seriously, it's kinda better to watch a video of the concert. I'm short, so I nearly got whiplash trying to get a good view of Nick. Stomping on the concrete and singing along, loosing my breath, getting dry mouth... I felt like I was gonna pass out a few times. It's cool to be there, but sometimes its more exciting to watch in the comfort of your living room. Then you can relax, and put on some candles... Probably the difference between setting the mood, having foreplay and making sweet love OR fucking your brains out in the back of a pickup truck.

NWF said:

They are gonna tour next year. That is the plan anyway...

PICTURES!!!

http://www.duranduran.com..._flat.html

I've been waiting all day for your review, Vina!!! Too cool! They didn't play White Lines, VTAK, or Union Of The Snake here, so I hope they do those on the next tour! I would have much rahter had WL that The Reflex, personally. I'm a little sick of that one (like you said about Rio and HLTW, overplayed)

I gotta go right now, but I'll be back with some more comments, You can bet your sweet bippy!

I don't know Amber, but thank God she took some pictures!!!

VinaBlue said:

They're beginning to age to me. Just wait until they hit 50. We'll see if the girls will come running then.

NWF said:

Well, the screaming was INTENSE last night. Hurt my ears. Yeah, they got wrinkles, but Nick still has that beautiful smile. From where I was standing, he still looked great, espesically with that suit.

Can't remember what show this is from, but

VinaBlue said:

Yes, they are aging (quite well, in my opinion). So are their fans, so that works!

VinaBlue said:

aaarrrggghhh...

I need me some of dat...



I can't believe they played "WAITING FOR THE NIGHT BOAT"

applekisses said:

They have been playing that and Friends Of Mine for the whole tour. Great stuff. Hey, here are some pics from the Detroit show you missed.

http://www.duranduranlive...etroit.htm

My comparisons to Vina's show with the Houston one:


VIEW TO A KILL
I knew they would open with this or Friends of Mine. I was hoping they would play Friends of Mine later but they didn’t. It was still great! This song has one of my favorite keyboard parts! I LOVE the sound and to see/hear Nick do it live with that brooding pout was the perfect start to the show.

They skipped this one at my show. As much as I love this song, I was glad I got "Friends Of Mine" instead, since I had never heard that live

PLANET EARTH
You KNEW true Duranies were in the house because the crowd would sing parts that Simon sang on the Arena album. (That’s the live LP from the 84 tour.) So he sang “Some new romantic looking for the TV sound” and I heard the crowd say, “SWITCH IT OFF!” That was cool. Everybody jumped and sang along on the chorus “Bop bop-bop ba-bop bop ba-bop, this is Planet Earth…”

The audience did the same thing in Houston. So glad the Duranies were in full effect for that number!

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
People lost it. Out of control.

COME UNDONE
Absolutely beautiful, even with Andy playing. :tease2: Simon did lots of finger-licking during this one.

WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW :CLAP:
This is a really great NEW song with a great message. It sounds much better live than the radio version I heard.

Totally agree! Love this new track!

NEW RELIGION :NOD:
Anyone with the Rio album, go play this song right now so you know what I’m talking about. This is a GREAT track to hear live. Perfect. Nick started it out with the organ intro. Beautiful. The groove was TIGHT. The baseline and guitar riff were flawless. Roger was keeping the beat and Simon sang, and I mean SANG that shit. Well, it’s kind of a fast speaking part. I LOVE THIS SONG!!! Andy and John were singing back up in perfect harmony. This is just one of the best songs they have and they pulled it off like they were still in their early 20s.

Holy shit was this good! I had never seen them perform this, so I was in heaven! Totally rocked!!!

UNION OF THE SNAKE
OMFG. The only played this track 1 or 2 other times on this mini tour. The intro alone (Nick of course) is a real treat to hear live. I LOVE this keyboard part as well. Yes, I was playing air keys right along with Nick. I fucking LOVE doing that. I sing Simon’s part and play Nicks part in the air or on my thighs. MMM. Heaven. A guy came by and did the sax part. This is one of those great 80s songs with saxophone in it. SEXY. Once again the crowd mimicked the live version on the Arena cd and went “ouuuh” after “Telegram force and ready, I knew this was a big mistake.”

I truly wish they'd played this when I saw them. On of my favorites from the 7&TRT album! Looks like this replaced "Is there Something I Should Know?" at your show. I would have rather seen UOTS, personally.


BEAUTIFUL COLOURS
A great new song that reminds me of something off the wedding album. I think. Simon played acoustic guitar on this.

Interesting that you got the Wedding Album vibe too. I thought it was just me!


WAITING FOR THE NIGHT BOAT
This song has the longest synth intro by Nick. There was a yellow light behind him throughout the intro. It’s great to hear his synth magic live. He’s so focused. This song is just magical. I adore it.

NEVER thought I'd hear this live! It was sooo good!

ORDINARY WORLD :TOUCHED:
Simon introduced this song as his way of dealing with the loss of a loved one. The end was blissful. He improvised some “Ahhhs” and “Oooohs” that created beautiful harmony over the music.

I was surprised at how good Andy did on this, since this was WARREN'S song all the way!

SAVE A PRAYER :MUSHY:
Ok, ANOTHER trademark Nick Rhodes keyboard part. I melt whenever I hear it. To experience it live is a true joy. So the repeating part is obviously on a loop, but the pitch-bend part. Man, it just tickles my tomato knowing that he’s working that lever just right and getting it every time. I couldn’t see well enough to see his hands, but that’s ok, I’ve seen it before on all the bootleg videos I have. “And you wanted to dance, so I asked you to dance, but fear is in your soul…”

Tickles your tomato??? Never get tired of this song!


NOTORIOUS :DANCE:
Before this song Simon wanted to play word association with us. He shouted out a few words and then said “SEX” and most people said, “LOVE!” Then he said, no, the correct answer to Sex, is Yes, please. Then he said “No!” The crowd said “Yes” Then he said “No, No!” and they went into Notorious. Very cool. Great, funky guitar on this one, and Nick’s groovy keyboard part, baseline, EVERYTHING was in line. Towards the end of the song the bass drum started really pumping and I thought they were gonna go into Wild Boys, but they sang a verse of We Are Family. That was funny.

They did the whole WAF bit in Houston as well. Fitting for the reunion, but I still like the "Sexy MF" bit from the Wedding Tour better

GIRLS ON FILM
GREAT. When I first got into Duran Duran, Roger was one of my favorite members. He has a small drum solo in this song and when he did that, I screamed like no tomorrow. I had to.

Was this done in the veign of the Night Version at your show? It was in Houston, and it ROCKED! Totally agree about Roger

CARELESS MEMORIES
Rock on. This song is sooo much about the drums and guitar that it was awesome to know that the original drummer and guitarist were there, making it happen.

Another fave I was happy to hear live. Sure, its on the Arena album, but that's not the same as actually hearing it live!

WILD BOYS
Yep, ANOTHER of my favorite keyboard parts. I LOVE THIS SOUND. I love the chords that Nick uses. I can’t believe I’ve never tried to learn these! I can play Notorious and Too Late Marlene… They did kind of an extended intro to this, very much like the remix. Simon said, “Stomp your feet, feet, feet…”

Another one I never get sick of!!! Especially live!
--- ENCORE---

WHITE LINES
Ok, how come I never really realized that Nick sang the “Rang dang dingity dang de dang” part? Get higher baby. They tore it up.

Definitely would have preferred that to The Reflex, but at least I've seen them perform it before

RIO
Of course EVERYONE went NUTS for this one. Personally, Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf are my least favorites of the singles because they are sooo overplayed. I enjoy them, but I wouldn’t be disappointed if I didn’t hear them at a show. But, it is cool to see everyone around me enjoying the songs. EVERYBODY was dancing.

While it is overplayed, I do enjoy the tradition of this song as the US show-closer. It wouldn't seem right for them to close with a different number

Just a footnote about the DVD. I've been hearing a lot of complaints about the content, and certainly there were a lot of videos left out but there is a plethora of hidden content on that thing.

More than makes up for some of the lost videos.

JediMaster said:

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Rub it in.


They did it in 87 when I saw them, so I kinda miss the background harmonies and the brass section. Still, this IS a great song, always fun to sing along to.


Cool, for a second I thought I didn't know what the heck I was talking about.


Yeah, I just made that up. How about Squeezes My Cherry. Get the picture? Kind of like what Tori does to me sometimes...


Yeah, they extended it a bit to introduce the band. Man, that drum solo thingy, I used to get chills when I was 14 listening to it!


I WANTED REFLEX!

DAMNIT! My voice is STILL fucked up! I sound like I have a frog in my throat. The thing is, my job requires me to talk on the phone A LOT on Mondays and Tuesdays so I haven't had a chance to give my voice a rest.

I really tried not to scream so much Sunday night, but I was singing along all night too.

I was sooo dehydrated too. I thought I was gonna pass out.

VinaBlue said:

Bet ´cha sound really sexy now!
/peace Manki

violator said:

Maybe they'll do a second volume when the new disc drops?

VinaBlue said:







See, you gotta see them in 87! With the horns and all that!! Damnit!!!



Darling, you always know what you're talking about when it comes to Duran!




Swirls Your Raspberry???




Hell, I still get chills!

If its any consolation, I would have traded my Reflex for your White Lines! (and somehow that came out sounding like I was offering you sex in exchange for drugs!!)

JediMaster said:

I got a great video of that show. We will do some trading. Start working on your video lists of Duran and Tori stuff.

JediMaster said:

As do you, my sweet!

JediMaster said:

JediMaster said:

OMG, that was sooo FUNNY! But somehow it fits.

manki said:

Not really.

violator said:

HOLY SMOLY! I just looked this up. I have no dvd player, we are getting one for Christmas:

DURAN DURAN: GREATEST
Set No: 07243 490797 9 3
DVD 1:


1. Planet Earth *
2. Girls On Film (Long uncensored version) *
3. The Chauffeur
4. Hungry Like The Wolf
5. Save A Prayer
6. Rio
7. Is There Something I Should Know?
8. Union Of The Snake *
9. New Moon On Monday (E.P Version) *
10. The Reflex
11. Wild Boys (7" Edit Version) *
12. A View To A Kill



DVD 2:


1. Notorious
2. Skin Trade
3. I Don't Want Your Love
4. All She Wants Is
5. Serious *
6. Burning The Ground
7. Ordinary World
8. Come Undone (Uncensored version) *
9. Electric Barbarella


This DVD also contains alternate versions of the videos marked * along with interview footage, EPK's, La Galerie De Duran and a DVD-ROM section.


DVD-ROM Section contains:


Weblink to the official Duran Duran website


Is There Something I Should Know? - approx 30 minute audio only question and answer session recorded with Nick and Simon 1999


Photo Gallery - featuring over 80 images from throughout the band's career


Lyrics to all songs featured on the DVD


A screen saver and wallpapers


Extras:


Planet Earth (Club Version)
A Day In The Life featurette
Girls On Film (long uncensored version - alternate ending)
Girls On Film (short censored version)
Nick and Simon discuss the recording and production of the album Seven & The Ragged Tiger
Union of the Snake (Dancing On The Valentine version)
New Moon On Monday (Movie Version)
New Moon On Monday (Edit Master # 1)
New Moon On Monday (Edit Master # 2)
New Moon On Monday (Video version for Top Of the Pops)
Interview by Paul Gambaccini with Roger, Andy and Simon about Wild Boys
Wild Boys (Long Arena Version)
Interview by Paul Gambaccini with John, Andy about A View To A Kill
Liberty album EPK featuring interviews with John, Nick, Simon, Warren & Sterling, rehearsal footage and the Violence of Summer video
Serious - 3 Alternate edits on a split screen/multi angle feature
The Wedding Album - UK Television Commercial
Come Undone (Censored version)