Decade: Greatest Hits [IMPORT]

Duran Duran

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 1989)
• Original Release Date: November 15, 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000002UVM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,917 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Decade is a greatest hits album containing singles recorded between 1981 and 1989 ranging from "Planet Earth" to "Notorious." This CD provides any Durannie a chance to reflect on the transgression the group had made from the stark pop of "Girls on Film" to the New Romantic chariot "Save a Prayer" and finally to the dismal Brit funk embarrassment "All She Wants Is." The album could have been stronger if commercial hits such as "Notorious" were replaced with better songs like "New Moon on Monday." Nevertheless, the purpose of this collection was to display representative songs from each album created before 1989, and in this it succeeds. --Beth Bessmer

Product Description

Dutch edtition of 1989 singles compilation for the new wave icons, currently out-of-print in the U.S.. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better collection than "Greatest", April 15, 2001

By	Annie (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

The reason I say it's better is that it has the FULL VERSIONS OF THE SONGS INCLUDED, except edits "Hungry Like the Wolf". My friend has "Greatest", and I listened, and was horrified to see that "Rio" is cut long before it really ends. Anyway, this compilation is awesome! From their first song, "Planet Earth", all the way to the so-called "embarassment" "All She Wants Is", this album shows their changes, whether it was through the line-up, or emotion. I'm also happy to say that "A View to a Kill" is included, which I always blast. WORTH BUYING, IF YOU CAN FIND IT!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Duran Rocks, but I want you to notice something!!, September 30, 1998

By A Customer

Duran Duran, was the eighties, the fashion, the attitude, the videos. They are best known for their music from the 1981 to 1985 period with the Original five, Andy, Simon, John, Nick and Roger. This features their biggest commercial hits, the great chessiness of Girls On Film (still my favorite Duran song to this day), the driving Hungry Like the Wolf, the teeny bop favorite Save a Prayer, the funk of The Reflex and the driving A view to a Kill. BUt I Want to say something in my opinion Duran has been BETTER after this period, their albums more thoughtout and better written. Just look at this compilation, 3 of the better songs on Decade are after this period. "Notorious" is a brilliant piece of funk, "I Don't Want your love" can have you dancing all night and "All She Wants Is" has one of the coolest synths I've ever heard. Duran is more than just style. Buy the stuff after 1986, you won't regret it!!

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Greatest in it's own way, July 4, 2004

By	Shutter Maze (United States) - See all my reviews

This is a good collection of DD's best songs from the eighties, though it does leave out The Chauffeur (which even Greatest didn't have) and New Moon on Monday along with other songs that I liked that didn't do as well. In a way it's better than Greatest because it leaves the songs alone rather than butchering them to fit a time limit. Except for "Hungry like the Wolf" which only has one "Hungry like the wolf" in the instrumental break. The CD also leaves out two of the best DD songs, Come Undone and Ordinary World, along with quirky hit "Electric Barbarella". But if you like their 80's songs best, this is great.

I'm realistic. I expect that about two minutes after this is posted there will be a non-helpful vote. I'm not paranoid. I just think it's weird when I post a bunch of Duran Duran comments (or edit them) in one day and about ten hours after they're up (or maybe even less time) there is a non-helpful vote for each and every one of them, even the obscure Arcadia CD. Is it just me, or do the DD-haters need to get a life?