tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039385200676829521.post8767203462141632753..comments2023-12-18T18:42:44.367-08:00Comments on HATESEXY: Duran Duran Is Great.Jon Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441313115533736554noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039385200676829521.post-81677184189341561302011-04-01T14:48:36.980-07:002011-04-01T14:48:36.980-07:00Certainly no hatred on my part -- it's not my ...Certainly no hatred on my part -- it's not my favorite (so I didn't spotlight it) but I actually quite enjoy it. I also love "Red Carpet Massacre," to prove my insanity. The only record I straight up don't like is "Liberty."Jon Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07441313115533736554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039385200676829521.post-14144336281245393642011-03-23T16:32:54.296-07:002011-03-23T16:32:54.296-07:00I agree with most everything you said but am a lit...I agree with most everything you said but am a little surprised by the absence of Pop Trash. I feel quite strongly that this is an outstanding entry by DD. Playing With Uranium, Hallucinating Elvis, Lady Xanax, and Last Day on Earth are amazing songs, and others like Pop Trash movie and Someone Else Not Me are good too. I never understood the hatred of this album by many fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039385200676829521.post-86625728258242354802011-01-05T10:21:39.426-08:002011-01-05T10:21:39.426-08:00(PS: One of my favorite Sylvian albums is "Ma...(PS: One of my favorite Sylvian albums is "Manafon," which totally leaves song structure behind -- it's gorgeous and fulfilling as an LP.)Jon Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07441313115533736554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039385200676829521.post-59352382052670684902011-01-05T10:21:12.789-08:002011-01-05T10:21:12.789-08:00Wait -- was there a slam on Sylvian? It was uninte...Wait -- was there a slam on Sylvian? It was unintentional if it was there -- I guess I *meant* to say that David and Mark Hollis experimented by leaving accessibility and song structure behind, and while there's loads of merit to that approach, Duran Duran were able to experiment WITHIN an accessible, structural framework.<br /><br />I would definitely love to write a more in-depth non-overview-type article about DD, going into far more specifics. I was speaking REALLY broadly here to hopefully get the largest audience to maybe change their mind as possible. Think I might do that, actually!<br /><br />I wanna say Nick was the first musician to use an Apple computer specifically live on stage to power his sequencer? Maybe that's wrong as well!Jon Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07441313115533736554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039385200676829521.post-18683675910175603192011-01-02T13:54:01.360-08:002011-01-02T13:54:01.360-08:00Interesting in-depth analysis of certain aspects o...Interesting in-depth analysis of certain aspects of DD...though I think more could be said about specific songs, tours, and instrumental approach. Nick Rhodes (he sure picked an apt surname...sounds better than "Nick Fairlight CMI") was definitely a part of pushing synthesizer technology, but wasn't the popularizing force in sequencing. Pink Floyd, Yes, The Residents, Peter Gabriel, Cabaret Voltaire, Renaldo and the Loaf, Kraftwerk, Suicide, Throbbing Gristle, and Grandmaster Flash/early rap/hip-hop all helped push technology forward in the seventies.<br />I agree that most music fans aren't familiar with DD's entire catalog. What people choose to allow into their brains is a crazy fickle thing! Many focus on the visual, and as a result, a marketed item. Most women musicians are still unfortunately judged on how they look...I really hope that changes soon! My point is that what a musician looks like, what they wear, their hair, face, style in general tends to be overly scrutinized. Men are judged by how "male" they are too, which can get really offensive reeeeeally fast. Often, any action or thing a man does is analyzed by other men for indication sexual habits or prowess. AKA, homophobia. Another annoying attitude I hope changes soon!<br />The only thing I really disagree with is the slight slam on Sylvian!<br />Xoxoxoshrnshrn666http://www.facebook.com/people/Sharon-Lynn-Baker/600186499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039385200676829521.post-56236283350309761622011-01-02T12:00:34.228-08:002011-01-02T12:00:34.228-08:00Being a member of the 'Casual Fan' society...Being a member of the 'Casual Fan' society, I feel well and properly schooled now. This was a GREATLY informative bloggedy.<br /><br />Those that grumbled about Le bon's "adenoidal yelps," more likely than not worshipped at the feet of Robert Plant, whose own vocal stylings bordered on orgasmic cries of wonder.<br /><br />(for the record, both singers have had my heart fluttering like that of an excited bunny). <br /><br />xoMissTrixihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396685421911541091noreply@blogger.com