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...hand it to Duran Duran: almost 15 years after "Planet Earth" the boys are still at it. But this is not the Duran Duran we all grew up with--somewhere along the line we lost the three Taylors and picked up someone by the name of Warren Cuccurullo, who is apparently American. But in truth, LeBon and Rhodes were always the heart and soul of Duran Duran, bar none. After the feeble successes of their past two albums, one of which was all covers, featuring a rendition of Grandmaster Flash's "White Lines," and the other, their second self-titled...
...album in question, Medazzaland, is obviously the effort of an aging iconic group trying to come to grips with the electronic generation. Unlike bands such as the Rolling Stones whose never-say-die attitude leaves their recent albums and appearences besmirched with pity rather than popularity, Duran Duran seem to know that they will never again regain the over-whelming popularity of their "Hungry Like the Wolf" days, and perhaps, will never bring tears to the eyes of their female fans. But their electronica effort is valiant. As a foray into the new genre, Medazzaland winds up somewhat better than...
...first track, which is the title track, sounds like Art of Noise meets the laughter from Josh Wink's house record "Don't Laugh," meets, well, Duran Duran. It is a slow and "trippy" number, with LeBon's muted voice welcoming the listener to Medazzaland, whatever Medazzaland is. This is not the Duran Duran of our youth; it is, instead, a slowed down electronic journey to an indeterminate place. Although it doesn't get us gyrating in the aisles, it'll keep you listening, if only to question, what caper the boys have gotten themselves involved...
...Robert Mitchum, for 50 years Hollywood's sleepy-eyed antihero, is dead at 79. Diagnosed in spring with lung cancer, Mitchum succumbed at 5 a.m. in his sleep Monday at his Santa Barbara County home, family spokesman Jerry Roberts said. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1917 as Robert Charles Duran Mitchum, he was one of Hollywood's earliest bad boys. He came from a deliciously checkered past of arrests, odd jobs, and wanderings, and in 1948, he was arrested for possession of marijuana at the home of a starlet. In interviews, Mitchum liked to blame his image on publicists, calling...
...hard-driving chords. In "The Phone, the Phone," sisters Lynette and Carla blend two different vocal styles and come up with a wonderfully complementary sound. One sister repeats the chorus as the other sarcastically murmurs, "I'm up here in my room again, listening to my entire record collection...Duran Duran are my only friends...