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The mullets! The yachts! The pouts! It can only be the return of Duran Duran…
It had to happen. As greater or lesser icons of 80s British pop such as Spandau Ballet, ABC, Kajagoogoo, Simple Minds and Culture Club desperately try to avoid the twin demons of nostalgia — kitsch cabaret tours like Here And Now and vile, anything-for-the-publicity reality TV — the attention of a certain demographic has been fixed expectantly on the biggest of the bunch, Duran Duran, for some time now. As the tide of nostalgia rises, would they sink or swim?
A few years ago the prognosis wasn’t good. By the mid-90s, three of the original quintet had abandoned ship as Duran Duran’s archly camp pop seemed increasingly irrelevant and sold in decreasing quantities. Fans will recall the occasional TV appearance by the duo — singer Simon Le Bon and keyboardist Nick Rhodes — but otherwise exposure was minimal, with album releases a mere footnote. Well, do you remember Medazzaland or Pop Trash?
When it was announced in 2002 that the original line-up — Le Bon and Rhodes plus Andy Taylor (guitar), John Taylor (bass) and Roger Taylor (drums) — were reforming, touring and recording a new album called Astronaut, the odd eyebrow went up among the 30-somethings that form the core of their fanbase, but no-one expected a serious return to form. However, when another announcement came that Duran would be supporting none …
by Joel McIver
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