Pop Trash [Extra tracks, Import]

Duran Duran | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2000)
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Pid
• ASIN: B00004SYR6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (144 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,792,151 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Imagine how startling it must be for Simon LeBon and Nick Rhodes to realize that the older sector of once devoted, poster-kissing Duranies have aged enough to be soccer moms. The last two remaining members of the '80s superband hit and often missed throughout the '90s, but with Pop Trash, grown-up fans will find a reinvigorating pop album that strikes a nearly perfect balance between hip factor and maturity. The band backpedals from the overtaxing techno of the 1997 sleeper release Medazzaland, but retains a few well-chosen synth overlays and combines them successfully with the oceanic balladry from 1993's The Wedding Album. "Someone Else Not Me" and "Pop Trash Movie" reclaim the beautiful soundscapes of The Wedding Album's "Ordinary World," while the heavier tracks work diet industrial ("Mars Meets Venus") and heavy-metal riffs with weird time signatures ("Last Day on Earth") into proper Duran Duran bombast. There are moments when the band overruns the age-appropriate mark: "Lady Xanax," an ode to the anxiety-relieving medication, symbolizes a tempering of their fast and furious lifestyle, but then again, who has time for street drugs when you have to get the kids home in time for dinner? --Beth Massa

Product Description

Japanese version of long running new wave act's tenth studio album with earlier release and 3 exclusive bonus tracks, a French and Spanish version of the first single 'SomeoneElse Not Me' and 'Prototypes' and two which are unlisted. 2000 release. Standar

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars they're back once again, June 13, 2000

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Alan De Feyter (Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pop Trash (Audio CD)

So here is what the fans have been waiting for. The new album. Although the media aren't very interested in duran anymore, they are wrong. This album rocks from beginning to end. There are a lot of ballads : someone else, not me; starting to remember (very beatlesque); the sun doen't shine forever, along with powerful tracks like playing with uranium, lavalamp (with psychedelic influences) Mars meets Venus and Last day on earth. The album is not too long. 45 minutes. It's one you listen to from beginning to end. It takes you to another world. Simon's singing has never been this good. And the guitarist Warren Cuccurullo is very present on this album. The extra tracks are : a spanish and a french version of Someone Else, Not me and a track called 'prototypes' which consists of small soundscape montages. Once again, the media are neglecting duran but they don't really know how wrong they are. This record deserves to be a hit and has potential to attract new fans for a band that is 20 year in business. Definately worth your money !

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Duran Duran is Back!, June 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Pop Trash (Audio CD)

After Medazzaland, Duran proves that they can still wow their audiences. We start off with Someone Else Not Me, a ballad of sorts, it's a wonderful song. Next up, Lava Lamp, it is a very catchy little pop song. Followed by, Playing with Uranium- This song is edgier more rock-like, it is one of the album's best. Next up, Hallucinating Elvis, I fell in love with this one when I saw them live last fall, I can just say, it's different. Starting to Remember is a beautiful litte song, it's quite short. Pop Trash Movie is a SPECTACULAR song, originally written for Blondie (one of my favorite groups), this song proves to be one of the album's best, simon sounds great. Fragment and Kiss goodbye are 2 interludes. Mars meets Venus, again, very well written and performed. Lady Xanax, i love it has a mellow, "trippy" feel to it. The Sun Doesn't Shine Forever, not the best song, but it shows simons strong vocals. Finally last day on earth, It is a good song, almost rock-like, with Warren on guitars, a very strong finish to a great Duran Album. A MUST for any Duran Fan!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Surprise From Duran Duran, June 13, 2000

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"jon1111" (Hopkins, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pop Trash (Audio CD)

Everytime Duran Duran releases a cd I'm surprised how different one cd is from the next. This band continues to push standard pop music and it's fans to new levels.

The Pop Trash starts with a more laid back track that floats a nice blend of guitars and synths with Simon Le Bon's tradmark vocal style. The mood quikly changes with the next three tracks which starts with the fun pop of "Lava Lamp", and the drive of "Playing with Uranium" and "Hullucinating Elvis".

Other tracks that reached out and grabed me are "Mars Meets Venus" that has a bit of the Wedding Album feel to it and the 5/4 meter power rock of "Last Day On Earth".

The band continues to explore it's more melodic side with songs like "Starting to Remember", "Lady Xanax" and "The Sun Don't Shine Forever".

Warren Cuccurullo continues to come up with some truly original guitar tones and Nick Rhodes creativity with Keyboards is as good as ever. The only thing missing is some of the classic bass lines that former member John Taylor used to bring to the band.

If you get this album give it a few listens and let it grow on you, you'll be glad you did.