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listen  1. Violence Of Summer (Love's Taking Over) 4:22$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Liberty 5:01$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Hothead 3:31$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Serious 4:20$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. All Along The Water 3:51$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. My Antarctica 5:01$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. First Impressions 5:28$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Read My Lips 4:30$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Can You Deal With It 3:47$0.99 Buy Track
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (August 7, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: August 13, 1990
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Capitol
  • ASIN: B000007PSU
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #100,589 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Mostly disposable pop with a few nuggets for hardcore fans, June 12, 2004
As a long time Duran Duran fan, I reluctantly give "Liberty" a negative review. Aside from 3 or 4 really good songs, most of "Liberty" is disposable disco music, with little of the New Romantic flair that set Duran apart from the other New Wave bands of the 1980s.

"Liberty" sounds like the work of three different bands: a trendy dance group, a party rock band, and a polished art-rock outfit. Unfortunately, the songs don't segue well from one to another, nor are the lines of demarcation drawn as well as on their previous effort, "Big Thing." The overall impression is more of confusion than of versatility. Duran flourished in the 80s by integrating diverse styles into a cohesive sound. On "Liberty," their signature style is subsumed in uninspired mimicry.

The first three tracks demonstrate the record's conflicting styles. Duran immediately breaks new ground with "Violence of Summer," a bouncy rock anthem. It's catchy and fun, but raises false expectations for the rest of the album. The title track features a hypnotic piano groove and atmospheric pre-chorus, but the chorus is anticlimactic and the outro drags on too long. "Hothead" symbolizes the band's cynical efforts to capitalize on dance music, and unfortunately typifies the majority of "Liberty's" material.

The rest of "Liberty" mainly consists of uninspired dance music, with three notable exceptions. "Serious" is a mature and well-crafted mid-tempo number, with a catchy chorus and dynamic instrumental break. "My Antarctica" is a moody, textured track that wouldn't sound out of place on a Bryan Ferry solo album. "First Impression" gives guitarist Warren Cuccurullo a chance to display his considerable chops. The guitar hero aesthetic of "First Impression" hasn't aged well, but "Serious" and "My Antarctica" qualify as genuine sleepers; they alone justify a place for "Liberty" in the Duranie's collection.

In a way, it's a blessing in disguise that "Liberty" gained little attention. It bombed quietly, allowing the band to regroup and build up anticipation for their 1993 comeback smash "Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)," by far their strongest effort since 1982's "Rio."

"Liberty" remains a curio in Duran Duran's discography, space filler in the five-year gap between "Big Thing" and "The Wedding Album." Most of it is forgettable, but a handful of songs make it worthwhile for the Duran fan.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Liberty only needs to be remastered, January 9, 2006
Please fans, tell me why this is not a great Duran Duran record. Take any track...

"Downtown"? amazing!

The song "Liberty". PERFECT !

Simon's vocals on "My antartica"? You thought Palomino was good on 'Big thing'? "My Antartica" is like a part II.

"Serious" never got airplay in the USA ?

Please tell me why. For example, what were they playing on MTV in 1990? Nelson? Wilson Phillips? That's insane.

I guess probably a difficult year to be big in for any band. You weren't in the 80s and you weren't really known for the 90s yet either. Liberty is clearly the best kept secret of 1990.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Quite Liberating, but..., August 19, 2000
By Benjamin C. Cunning (Katy, TX United States) - See all my reviews
Sometimes, when musical acts have been around for a while, they go through a period of uncertainty. Sometimes, unfortunately, albums are recorded during these periods. David Bowie's "Never Let Me Down" and Depeche Mode's "Songs of Faith and Devotion," which are both decidedly mixed bags as albums, immediately come to mind. Alas, so does Duran Duran's "Liberty." In this particular case, you get should-have-been classics (Violence of Summer & My Antarctica), right-on popsters (Liberty & Serious), surprisingly strong rockers (All Along the Water & First Impression), curiosities (Venice Drowning & Downtown), album filler (Can You Deal With It), and horrible, awful mistakes (Read My Lips & Hothead). What does this mean to the listener? If he or she is a Duran Duran fan, the good songs will be well worth buying the entire CD. Heck, even if you cared less about Duran during the early 90's when this album came out, but you're in to them now, you'll like the good songs. However, if you've never been sure about Duran Duran, stay far, far away from Liberty. Instead, pick up their still great self-titled debut, their amazing self-titled comeback album of 1993, the sadly neglected but excellent Medazzaland, the classic Rio, or better yet 2000's Pop Trash for an idea of just how great a band Duran Duran actually can be.
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1.0 out of 5 stars The Worst Duran Duran Album I've Heard
This dog features the WORST DD lyric EVER - and that's saying a lot! Simon LeBon deserves to be keelhauled for rhyming "catechism" with "jism" on the reprehensible track "Venice... Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. Donato

4.0 out of 5 stars Excuse Me?
I wasn't going to write a review for Liberty, but after reading a review that calls Liberty AND Songs of Faith and Devotion a moment of uncertainty?!? Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. L. Cravens

5.0 out of 5 stars My Antarctica
Nick Rhodes is a musical genious! Tracks such as "Violence of Summer" and "My Antarctica" have catchy yet complex synthesizer linear notes. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Shiloh Kremer

4.0 out of 5 stars after 18 year liberty will set you free
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a good story funky number great groove Si y the boys having good laugh.
Simon sings with lot of soul and the boy get down and funky. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Gift Card Recipient

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Underrated
This Album went under the radar and didn't get much recognition. It had two great songs 'Violence of Summer' and 'Serious' along with a number of good tunes like 'All Along the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by S. Meloche

5.0 out of 5 stars An album from one of Duran's best periods
After seeing three posts on the first page all pointing to a decline for Duran Duran, I have been moved to type. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Silent river

3.0 out of 5 stars Flawed but worth rediscovering
Liberty is certainly an interesting album; I have listened to it extensively of recent times after having relegated it to the bottom of my cassette bin 17+ years ago as the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by M. D. Lewis

3.0 out of 5 stars The End of the Beginning
Duran Duran had to make it through the transition from pop royality and teen-dream pinups to serious musicians. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Patrick D. Stella

3.0 out of 5 stars Not that bad..but..
Well i love duran duran but i think that only some songs are good and the rest especially the b side of the disc it sucks..No more inspiration.. Read more
Published on February 8, 2007 by Emmanouelbillis

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as everyone thinks!
This album is not as bad as everyone thinks it is. It has some great songs and some not so great songs. I think that it suffered from the musical change of the 90's. Read more
Published on January 16, 2007 by Fletcherfan

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