I was really young when Duran Duran came out and for whatever reason I did not pay attention to them. To me growing up they were the guys that made that Hungry Like the Wolf song, and later on in the 90s Come Undone, but I was in my metal/hard rock/industrial phase so again I didn't really pay attention to them. Fast forward to about 2006ish and out of my love for Skinny Puppy, out of all bands, I decided to check out more 80s music to research the sound of the decade for a project I was working on at the time. To wrap this up, I fell in love with Prince and the Revolution, that led me to me Tears for Fears, which I fell in loved with too, then Naked Eyes, and it was love again, and finally I gave Duran Duran a chance and I fell in love with their first 3 albums. Those 3 albums are now some of favorite albums ever. I was just listening to Rio (the album) today. They get regular play here. I've been down a deep 80s rabbit hole every since. I just can't get enough (Dm 😉)
The music coming out of England in the early 80s was amazing with bands like Duran Duran, Human League, Flock of Seagulls, Depeche Mode and many others. Thanks for reminding me of the great times and music I enjoyed back then!
The boys at MTV had this in the rotation every hour on the hour. The only song they played more was Hungry Like The Wolf. DURAN DURAN took their name from the Doctor in the movie 'Barbarella' staring Jane Fonda
Takes me back to my school holidays back in the 80s. It was a perfect summer (we had good summers in the UK back then). The whole album reminds me of summer and the hopes and dreams of my youth. None of which happened but the whole album always remind me of happy times.
Nice comment!So accurately discribed,I understand u since There's a solid emotional bond.I grew up in the late '70s/'80s musicverse.We are naturally attached to the fave music of our carefree years.Decades that followed not so many good inspirational stuff managed to 'provoke' me.Of course there were exceptions but very very rare ones.I just can't stand 'faceless" music
Duran Duran's early career had a lot of great rockers. "Girls on Film", "Planet Earth", "Hungry Like the Wolf", "Is There Something I Should Know?", "Union of the Snake", "New Moon on Monday" and "A View to a Kill" are all worthy of a listen. I know what songs you guys will remind me of... but I don't like "Save a Prayer", "The Reflex" and "The Wild Boys" very much ;)
Superb. This is why I love this channel. One minute it’s Yes, next it’s Level 42, next it’s Little Richard, next it’s Duran Duran. Their entire back catalogue is ❤ and a great live band too 😊
I grew up in punk and metal society in 80s. So I'd have to hide my DD vinyls when my friends came over. Lol. But when they left...I was dancing across the sand again jack.Bwahaha ☘️🇺🇲
my niece hated their music and I enjoyed it, so much for good taste. 1 of their most interesting songs was called the Chauffeur, somewhat strange but creative. Thanks Shawn for another great memory from the past.
If/when you do "Hungry Like The Wolf," of course watch the video because it is one of the greatest music videos ever made but do your reaction FIRST to the song, like you've done with your "Rio" reaction by listening to "Hungry Like The Wolf" (NIGHT VERSION) AKA The "Carnival" EP Album version on audio, which Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran states has more "Sizzle," "Punch" & the needed "Sparkle" compared to the video version of the song, which is not as strong as the Night Version of "Hungry Like The Wolf." The music video was an MTV favorite & despite its heavy rotation on MTV, not many people in the U.S. knew of the song because MTV was on Cable TV, a pay TV format, which was not available due to finances & due to a lack of homes being wired for Cable TV access. In the USA at the time, radio airplay was the machine to how bands got to be heard in order to sell their music & to become successful. MTV was a niche market. Hungry Like The Wolf was released in the USA three times starting in June 1982 & failed to hit the Top 40 radio stations for the first two releases of the song, because mainstream radio stations were averse to playing the song & one reason is that the album & single version was catchy but not dynamic. It wasn't until the David Kershenbaum remixed version of "Hungry Like The Wolf" (Night Version) was released in December of 1982 that Duran Duran became a household name. The song reached #3 in March 1983 & the rest is history because of this song & because of Kershenbaum's remix. Many people want to talk about DD & this song's video & their collection of amazing videos , which is rightfully so; however, DD is about the music & the music is first. This song's audio, and not the video, is what broke Duran Duran in the USA. Again, I'd suggest listening to the audio version of "Hungry Like The Wolf" (NIGHT VERSION) to do your reaction & you can always watch the video, because it's a must, afterward or do a separate "video" reaction of the song. The Night Version is far more dynamic & 3D to the ears than the video version & the best way to break your virginity to this song. This is Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran describing the differences between the album & video versions of "Hungry Like The Wolf" to the Night Version: "The first time I came to America, in 1981, we’d made our first album, and the single ‘Planet Earth’ was out and later ‘Girls on Film,’ both of which did okay on a college and cult level in America, but neither of them became big hits,” he recalls. “But when I listened to radio in America, I realized this big FM sound was very different than the sound in the U.K. because our main national station, Radio One, was still broadcasting in mono! [Laughs] “It seems ridiculous to think about it now, but we mixed our first and second album-which had the song ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’-for British radio,” he continues. “They were mixed on an Auratone speaker, which was a small square, a very simple speaker. Of course, we had stereo speakers and the big monitors in the studio, but in the center of the desk, right in the middle, was one little Auratone speaker, and we always used to check our mixes on that because we knew it would be right for Radio One. It wasn’t just us; I think a lot of the artists and engineers and producers used to use this little speaker. “So when I came to America, I was amazed at the sound of radio. When the option came up to remix some tracks from the Rio album- and specifically ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’-our reaction was, ‘I understand, because your radio is so different from ours.’ Our original version, which still gets played all around the world, sounds great on radio, but it didn’t have that big FM sound.” “It’s not that he changed it hugely; he just brought everything into focus for radio in America,..." “The thing that struck me in America immediately was compression,” he continues. “Everybody uses so much more compression, which, as we know, is highly effective, but our versions were a little more airy. Suddenly, when you locked them down, that’s what gave it a lot more punch, the drums particularly. He put more sizzle on the vocal, so the vocal cut through a little more. It was really fascinating, and I’m really happy that we ended up with David, because his intention was to keep the authenticity of what we had done, but just tweak it enough to give it that necessary sparkle.” The remix gambit worked. “They started to get a lot of club play off of ‘Wolf,’ which they hadn’t gotten before,” Kershenbaum says. “They were able to use that club play to really propel that song and finally get it on radio.”
Duran Duran never wants to recreate their sound so you are going to hear differences between songs & albums. You'll also hear differences throughout the band's songs due to lineup changes in their evolution. For example, the lineup for Rio (1982) is John Taylor (bass), Nick Rhodes (keyboards), Roger Taylor (drums), Andy Taylor (guitar) & Simon Le Bon (vocals). None of the Taylor's are related. The lineup for Ordinary World (1992) consisted of John Taylor (bass), Nick Rhodes (keyboards), Simon Le Bon (vocals) & Warren Cuccurullo (guitar).
Will catch them (once again) this summer possibly on July.Btw Their comeback 'Austronaut" tour with the original line up back in 2005 is still the best gig of my life up to now.Simon's such a smug and explosive frontman,lol.
Who the heck is the bass player?? Dam I'm looking it up. Incredible bad ass bass here!! One of the best bands of the 80's!!! Thx buddy for your fun, unpredictable reactions!! Rock on!!¡
John Taylor on bass. He's one of the best ever, and he's also self-taught. First, he played guitar but then turned to bass after. It was a good choice for sure.
Buddy i wish you could bring up there videos they are epic brilliant awesome amazing 😍😍😍 right you av got 44 years to catch up on Duran Duran they started in 1978 and once again played America to sell out venues ok this track they always finish on at the end to get the crowd go wild it plays for about nearly 6 half minutes ok you mentioned the rio tracks ive got everyone you mentioned and more lol 🎉🎉🎉 thats what you call a die hard Duranie since 1981 and still era if you want any fantastic brilliant awesome amazing epic singles they av released let me now ok cheers 🍾🥂🍾 glad ya enjoyed it fantastic epic brilliant oh and im from the uk not far from Birmingham uk were Duran Duran started and come from 🎉🎉🎉
RIO is one of the few perfectly produced albums I've heard in my life. Every song works well for the theme of the album. And if you wanna hear something different from them, yeah check out WILD BOYS but also their theme song to the James Bond film A VIEW TO A KILL. Superb reaction, sir. Thank you for checking out one of my childhood tracks (I was 10 when this came out). And your editing has come along well. Thanks for all your hard work.
There are seven iterations or "acts" of Duran Duran, & I wouldn't consider the "Ordinary World" era their "Second Act" as the person suggesting this video claims. Duran Duran's (DD) "First Act" (1980-1986), also referred to as "The Fab Five" & associated together since DD's debut album (1981) are: John Taylor (Bass), Nick Rhodes (Keyboards), Roger Taylor (Drums), Andy Taylor (Guitar) & Simon Le Bon (Vocals/Lyrics). None of the Taylor's are related. DD's "second act" occurred when Andy Taylor & Roger Taylor left DD in 1986 & the band went from a quintet (1980-1986) to a trio (1986-1989) with J. Taylor, Rhodes & Le Bon as the remaining members. The "Third Act" (1990-1991) occurred when Warren Cuccurullo (Guitar) & Sterling Campbell (Drums) became official band members in 1990 & DD was again a quintet (Taylor, Rhodes, Le Bon, Cuccurullo & Campbell). The "Fourth Act" is apropos to the "Ordinary World" era that initiated in 1991 after Sterling Campbell left DD. The band was now a quartet between 1991-1997 (Taylor, Rhodes, Le Bon & Cuccurullo) until J. Taylor left DD in 1997. The band went into their "Fifth Act" & again as a trio (Rhodes, Le Bon & Cuccurullo) between 1997-2001 until Cuccurullo was kicked out of DD in 2001. DD's "Sixth Act" (2001-2006) occurred when the band regrouped the "First Act" after all three Taylor's reunited with Rhodes & Le Bon to re-form "The Fab Five" of J. Taylor, Rhodes, R. Taylor, A. Taylor & Le Bon. This iteration of the band lasted between 2001-2006 until Andy Taylor left the band in 2006 for the second time. DD (J. Taylor, Rhodes, R. Taylor & Le Bon) have been together as a quartet (for the first time) since Andy Taylor's departure from 2006 to the present as DD's "Seventh Act" & the four members have been "consecutively" together since their 2001 reunion. Prior to most bands getting record deals, bands go through various line-up changes & DD have experienced the same. And obviously, the band has not been immune to lineup changes after their initial record deal. DD was created by John Taylor & Stephen Duffy in 1978 & soon after, as the band was forming, Taylor's childhood friend Nick (Bates) Rhodes joined the band. Duffy left DD in 1979. Here is a list of some Duran Duran members since 1978 & their time in the band as members & in order when becoming members. All members listed have been in the band after 1981, & the only members not identified are those between 1978-1980 who left Duran Duran during this period: John Taylor (Bass): 1978-1997 & 2001- 2024 (present) Nick Rhodes (Keyboards/Lyrics): 1978- 2024 (present) Roger Taylor (Drums/Percussion): 1979-1986 & 2001- 2024 (present) Andy Taylor (Guitar): 1980-1986 & 2001-2006 Simon Le Bon (Vocals/Primary Lyricist): 1980-2024 (present) Warren Cuccurullo (Guitar): 1990-2001 Sterling Campbell (Drums): 1990-1991 John Taylor played guitar for DD between 1978-1979. He switched from guitar to bass in 1979 when Roger Taylor joined DD to form their rhythm unit. Simon Le Bon is the main lyricist. For the Medazzaland album (1997), Nick Rhodes filled in & wrote lyrics for around half of the album’s tracks due to Le Bon going through a period of writer's block for this album. Rhodes did the same for DD's follow up album, "Pop Trash" (2000).
You should react to the official music video for this song because it's very creative, colorful and really matches the spirit of this song. React to their songs Planet Earth, Girls On Film, The Reflex, Wild Boys, Is There Something I Should Know? The View To A Kill and Notorious please.
Roger Taylor is 🔥 on drums and always slays it on all Duran’s songs. Check out “Planet Earth” which is off their debut album and was their first hit in the UK.
RIO/SAVE A PRAYER/LONELY IN YOUR NIGHTMARE are in my top 5 DD videos ever.Last one was a fine inspiration on me.I recall me being in my teens watching on and on that scene on which was a melancholic Simon, looking out of the window the 'lady in black'.Then i dusted out Simon's haircut and dress code.Same hair,same outfits same '80s boots.,lol.
@@alexioverdo5225 He can still watch the video. The song is what matters & that's why Duran Duran do what they do; it's about the music. And sometimes reactor's get too caught up in the video & miss aspects of the song that are poignant.
@@billw715 Music is undoubtfully the most important part.But also DD expanded their creative sense in their visual field.These clips are classics and part of their artistry.It's refreshing to watch them together with a reactor and share the feeling as if it was the first time.But i see, our friend here does it his own rightful way.
It can be both because one is for the ears & the other for the eyes. And, Duran Duran were known for their elaborate videos but they were not known for their expensive videos because the majority of them such as: Rio, Hungry Like The Wolf, Save A Prayer, Night Boat, Lonely In Your Nightmare & etc., were made on a low budget. Duran Duran is known for having the first video budget of $1M for The Wild Boys video but this was a rare, an outlier.
excited to see you do a song from my early teens so i gave your reaction a thumbs up. you didn't do the video?if i could equally give you a thumbs down for that i would. the 80's were video creativity central. i think this video was filmed in sri lanka. duran's bosses spent big money on them sending them to these locations back when it wasn't a done thing and was harder to get to places than now. why would you not do the video? you missed out!
I'm guessing because the requester (not me) didn't specify which version, and because he often does the full-length album version, if the request doesn't say otherwise. Personally I'm not a fan of the video and was glad he chose this longer version.
If he is not familiar with the band, how would he know to do the video? And, the reactions are about the music, right? Plus, some reactors get copyright warnings for reacting to music videos. The video is awesome, however.
