Duran Duran - Astronaut
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Track List: Astronaut
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- (Reach Up For The) Sunrise
- Want You More!
- What Happens Tomorrow
- Astronaut
- Bedroom Toys
- Nice
- Taste The SummerDownload & Buy
- Finest HourDownload & Buy
- ChainsDownload & Buy
- One Of Those Days
- Point Of No Return
- Still Breathing
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Album Details: Astronaut
- Release Date:
- 10/12/2004
- Label:
- Sony
- UPC:
- 827969346327
User Reviews: Astronaut
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Excellent
, March 5, 2005Reviewer: MIKE - See all MIKE's reviews -
I'VE BEEN WAITING ALMOST 20 YEARS FOR THIS!!!!!!!
, December 14, 2004Reviewer: Dave - See all Dave's reviewsPros: Its the whole clan back together---what more does a Duranny need?
Cons: not nearly as many songs as I wished there would be
I am in the midst of listening to the album right now and I can't believe how good it is. I expected something mediocre like "Liberty" but this is a whole new set of new sounds, and thank heavens that there is finally guitar and bass back in the mix. I was a little tired of the keyboard only sound they were starting to bore me with.
The bonus track "Virus" is edgy and creative.
BUY THIS ALBUM!
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Pro Reviews: Astronaut
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews "It's like the Mamas and the Papas meets Kraftwerk." This line, more baffling than a lyric like "Shake up the picture, the lizard mixture, with your dance on the eventide," is how Simon LeBon described Astronaut to Rolling Stone. If it was meant to lower expectations of the first Duran Duran album to feature the Fab Five (meaning LeBon, Nick Rhodes and the trio of unrelated Taylors) since Seven and the Ragged Tiger, it worked. Astronaut, rest assured, sounds nothing like that match made in hell. Instead, it resembles what the average lapsed Durannie might expect or even hope for a modernsounding mixture of extroverted dancepop and rock, with a couple of relatively subdued and introverted moments. No sound seems forced, and you can tell that the members are thrilled to be in the same studio with one another. Despite a disparate lineup of producers, including Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, Avril Lavigne) and Dallas Austin (Boyz II Men, Janet Jackson, Pink), the songs slide into one another as well as they do on any of the group's early albums. The big, glossy, buoyant songs work best, containing punching choruses and sleekly raucous motifs that manage to trigger faint memories without sounding recycled. The lighthearted midtempo funk of "Bedroom Toys," however, is a randy nightmare that's almost as awkward as any of the covers on Thank You. Even with a handful of forgettable songs beyond that, the album is easily the best one credited to the Duran Duran name since 1993's Wedding Album. That's not saying much, but the fact that these five fortysomethings have made something fresh and contemporary without acknowledging the '80s revival(s) is a feat of some kind. (Note: Shortfused Roxy Music fans are advised to avoid looking inside the accompanying booklet.) - Andy Kellman, All Music Guide |
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Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing
One of the very best Duran Duran albums. Every song is great.