Duran Duran
Power Station, The / Arcadia / Taylor, John / Taylor, Andy / Cuccurullo, Warren

• Country: U. K. (Birmingham)
• Genre: New Romantics, Electro Pop
• Members:
  • Duran Duran: Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Andy Taylor,Roger Taylor, Warren Cuccurullo, Sterling Campbell, (Stephen Duffy)
  • Power Station: Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Robert Palmer, Tony Thompson
  • Arcadia:Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor
• Affiliates:Dog Days, The Power Station, Arcadia
• Connections: The Lilac Time, Godley & Creme, Robert Palmer, Tony Thompson - Chic, Missing Persons, Kajagoogoo
• Links:
  • DD.JP -DURAN DURAN's fan site- (Japanese)
  • Jay -JOHN TAYLOR's fan site- (Japanese)
  • Duran Duran Collection (Japanese)
  • TOO MUCH INFORMATION (English)
  • Planet Earth (English)
  • Duranie Connection (English)
  • Duran Fan Mania (English)
  • All-Duran Duran Public Access Show (English)

Duran Duran

• Albums:
  • Duran Duran [1981] Capitol; U. K. #3
  • Nite Romantics [1981] Toshiba EMI (Japan)
  • Rio [1982] Capitol; U. K. #2
  • Carnival [1982] Toshiba EMI (Japan)
  • Seven And The Ragged Tiger [1983] Capitol; U. K. #1
  • Tiger Tiger [1983] Toshiba EMI (Japan)
  • Arena [1984] Live; Capitol; U. K. #6
  • Notorious [1986] Capitol; U. K. #16
  • Strange Behavior [1987] Toshiba EMI (Japan)
  • Master Mixes [1987] Compilation; Masterdisk
  • Big Thing [1988] EMI; U. K. #15
  • Decade~The Best Of Duran Duran [1989] Compilation; Capitol; U. K. #5
  • Liberty [1991] Capitol; U. K. #8
  • Best Mixes [1991]
  • Duran Duran - The Wedding Album [1993] Capitol; U. K. #4
  • Thank You [1995] EMI; U. K. #12
  • Medazzaland [1997] Capitol
  • Essential: Night Versions [1998] Remix Compilation; Limited Release; EMI
  • Greatest [1998] Compilation; Capitol
  • Strange Behaviour [1998] 2 CDs; Remix Compilation; EMI (Canada)
  • Pop Trash [2000] Polygram
  • Playing With Uranium Vol. 1 [2000] Edel (Germany)
  • Playing With Uranium Vol. 2 [2000] Edel (Germany)
• Tribute Albums:
  • The Duran Duran Tribute Album [1997]

Power Station, The

• Albums:
  • The Power Station [1985] EMI; U. K. #12
  • Living In Fear [1996] Chrysalis

Arcadia

• Albums:
  • So Red The Rose [1985] EMI; U. K. #30

Taylor, John

• Albums:
  • Feeling R Good And Other Lies [1996]
  • John Taylor [199?]

Taylor, Andy

• Albums:
  • Thunder [1987] #U. K. 61
  • Dangerous [1990]

Cuccurullo, Warren

• Albums:
  • Thanks To Frank [1996]
  • Machine Language [1997]

デュラン・デュランと言えば、ゴードレイ＆クレイムが監督した、ＢＢＣが放送禁止したミュージック・ヴィデオの『ガールズ・オン・フィルム（邦題はグラビアの美少女）』である。見た事がある人は分かると思いますが、結構お勧めです。本国英国だけでなく、その人気はニュー・ロマンティックスの雄として米国、日本、世界へ波及した。ファーストアルバムは結構出来が良かったと思う。『リフレックス』、『ユニオン・オヴ・ザ・スネイク』も忘れてはいけません。又、全然エレポップじゃないけど、唄うサラリーマン、ロバート・パーマーをヴォーカルとしたパワー・スティションも良かったです。又カジャグーグーはニックのプロデュースです。８０年後半には、元ミッシング・パーソンズのギタリスト、ウォーレン・クカルロが両テイラーが抜けた後加入した。

■ALL ABOUT JAPANにて『Duran Duranリユニオン！』記事を2001年5月30日に掲載。

Talking about Duran Duran, I remember "Girls On Film" music video directed by Godley & Creme which BBC banned. I think those who have seen can understand, it was a pretty good video. Their popularity went beyond the U. K. and spread to the U. S., Japan and the globe. I think their first album had pretty high quality. We should not forget "Reflex" and "Union Of The Snake". While it was not electro pop at all, the Power Station was great featuring Robert Palmer, a singing salary man (business man). Of note, Kajagoogoo was produced by Nick. In late '80's, Warren Cuccurullo, a former Missing Persons guitarist, joined Duran Duran after both of Taylor left the group.

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