
Complex and challenging.
Review created: 09/24/00
by: Eurythmic -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Complex, dense, and challenging. More arty than your average Duran Duran release.
Cons:
"Election Day" was a top 10 hit, but I don't consider any of these songs to be great pop singles.
Simon LeBon himself has called So Red The Rose "the most pretentious album of the eighties, and this may not be an exaggeration. The whole album is far artier, and less accessible, then most anything Duran Duran ever attempted. It walks a fine line between 'masterpiece' and 'trash', and I suppose it lies somewhere in between - to paraphrase Nick Rhodes. When John Taylor and Andy Taylor took a break from Duran Duran in late 1984, it left the three remaining members of the band wondering what to do. As a response to the success of The Power Station, they formed Arcadia. While The Power Station..
Review ID: 10000000000211402

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