Duran Duran

Kevin 12/21/2007 2:20:00 AM

You shouldn't write reviews about bands you are clearly biased against. Not everyone who appreciates Duran Duran is an "80's nostalgist," for not everyone associates songs/bands with the time they came out. If you are listening to something, you are listening to it now, same as you always have, and same as you always will. You obviously are unaware of the crap that was on the charts when Duran Duran started scoring hits in the U.S. What were you listening to when "Planet Earth" came out. Was it "Physical" by Olivia Newton John? Was it the last gasps of disco or 70's mainstream drones like Journey or Foreigner? Or were you even alive then. Not only were Duran Duran video pioneers, but their songs were well-crafted, well-played, and awesomely performed--and they looked awful good doing it. True, after the mid-80's the albums were less substantial overall...a hit here and there, but the real magic of the first 2 albums seemed to be faded. Now here in the 00's they're back with better music they've created in years. Justin Timberlake sought to work with them, not vice-versa, and who knows what he'll sound like in 20 years, if he's still successful. Give credit where credit is due. These men are aging, in the world of pop, and could have rested on their laurels long ago, but instead continue to work. Work, not just write about it. Where's your CD? If so, then let's hear it, and hopefully the critics are more objective than you.