Big Thing [Import]

Duran Duran | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B000024KBZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,488 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #90 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > New Wave

Editorial Reviews

Japanese Version Re-issued with a Bonus Track. No Additional Information Available at this Time. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Duran Duran's Most Overlooked Album, July 11, 2002

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Thing (Audio CD)

"Big Thing" is the second Duran Duran album since Roger and Andy Taylor left the lineup, and it's also the group's first flop. While it spawned the Top Ten "I Don't Want Your Love" and the lesser hit "All She Wants Is," this album was cooly received by the public, who didn't find it as accessible as "Rio" or "Seven and the Ragged Tiger." But you have to at least give Simon, Nick and John credit for being experimental, as they come up with some really good material on "Big Thing." "Too Late Marlene" is a sorely overlooked album cut, while the compelling tribute to Andy Warhol "Do You Believe in Shame" was virtually ignored by all but the group's diehard fans. And "Palomino" is a straight-up goregous ballad. But the crowning moment is "The Edge of America" which leads up to the disc's closer, "Lake Shore Driving." Simon was particularly disappointed with the lackluster sales of this record, but it's not too late to visit this underrated album which proves that Duran Duran were much more than a bunch of photogenic Brits who made flashy videos.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites, July 31, 2003

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B. Williams - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Thing (Audio CD)

Big Thing is one of my favorite Duran Duran albums. The entire B side with "Lake Shore Driving" and the Interlude - it's 1980's syntheizer magic. No band on earth has ever come close to this incredible sound. Listen to it in the dark for a sensual treat.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasantly surprising Duran album, February 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Big Thing (Audio CD)

Love them or hate them, Duran Duran haven't recorded two albums that sound alike. This one saw them trying to go 'mature' and get accepted by others than young girlies and hard core fans like me. The weird interludes and the sudden stop of the last song, the guitar-screeching instrumental 'Lake Shore Driving', certainly add a strange edge to the album. But the band can't hide their flair for writing catchy, danceable tunes. 'I Don't Want Your Love' with its pumping drum and bass tracks is extremely infectuous, and the moody 'Too Late Marlene' and 'Do You Believe In Shame?' are classic, melodic Duran Duran songs. The slower ones like 'The Edge of America', 'Land' and the oddly beautiful 'Palomino' reveal a more atmospheric and dreamy side of the band. On the latter Nick Rhodes creates some intriguing soundscapes on his beloved electronics. An uneven but daring effort from a band that never sticks to one formula, and deservedly it wasn't the commercial disaster that many would have predicted.