This week saw the physical release of the extended album ‘All You Need is Now’ by the Birmingham quartet, Duran Duran. The original nine track album reached number 1 in 15 countries when released on iTunes so how this does will be interesting to watch.
When we think of Duran Duran, most will think of the heydays, Rio, The Reflex, boats, supermodels and sunshine. While moving on, later tracks like ‘Sunshine’ from the album ‘Astronaut’, still has a toe dipped in 1982. Would DD ever relive the heady glory days?
Enter uberfan Mark Ronson, who got the ‘job’ of producing the album. Let’s be honest, it was probably more like a holiday.. Anyway, the end product has somehow fashioned itself into a time machine and taken us back to what probably could be classed as a follow up to Rio. Yes, it’s bloody brilliant! (more…)