DO THE MADISON
by DURAN DURAN
Compact Disc
UNCD050
Label: UNICORN
STUNNING 1984 LIVE BROADCAST FROM NYC
Formed in Birmingham in 1978, Duran Duran was a leading band in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US in the 1980s.
The group was formed by keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor, with the later addition of drummer Roger Taylor, and after
numerous personnel changes, guitarist Andy Taylor (none of the Taylors are related) and lead singer Simon Le Bon. These five
members featured in the group’s most commercially successful line-up.
When Duran Duran emerged they were generally considered part of the English New Romantic scene, along with bands such as
Spandau Ballet and Visage. The video age catapulted Duran Duran into the mainstream and they collaborated with professional film
makers to take the quality a step further, often teaming up with Australian director Russell Mulcahy for some of their most memorable
offerings. In 1984, the band was an early innovator with video technology in its live stadium shows. The band was one of the most
successful acts of the 1980s, though by the end of the decade, membership and music style changes challenged the band before a
resurgence in the early 1990s.
Duran had become international superstars by the time they played this sold-out Madison Square Garden show in March of 1984. The
group had seen enough success that they could now enhance their onstage presence with extra musicians and vocalists. The
expanded line-up invariably changed the live sound of the band, and allowed the songs to sound closer to the full, layered versions
heard on the records.
The group was promoting its 1983 release, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, which was produced by Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers. Rodgers
was red hot in the studio, having just done successful comeback records for both David Bowie and Diana Ross. Two singles emerged
from the record, ‘The Reflex’ and ‘Union of The Snake,’ and five of the album's nine tracks are performed during this show. The rest of
this set features mostly the band's early hits, such as ‘Hungry Like The Wolf’ and ‘Girls On Film.’
Broadcast live on FM Radio, and available here for the first time on CD, this new release will no doubt delight Duran’s thousands of
fans, still flying the flag for this pioneering collective
1 Is There Something I Should Know? 4:44
2 Hungry Like The Wolf 4:05
3 The Reflex 5:54
4 New Moon On Monday 4:51
5 Union Of The Snake 4:29
6 New Religion 5:42
7 Cracks In The Pavement 5:04
8 Of Crime And Passion 3:29
9 Friends Of Mine 6:20
10 The Seventh Stranger 5:47
11 The Chauffeur 5:47
12 Save A Prayer 6:42
13 Planet Earth 4:59
14 My Own Way 4:11
15 Careless Memories 4:33
16 Rio 6:02
