Seeing Duran Duran in concert in 1984 was like seeing a video come to life.
The group put on a spectacular show filled with impressive light shows and videos.
Since the concerts featured so many visuals, the band could not vary the tempos greatly, resulting in music that nearly replicated the studio versions of the songs.
Arena accurately reproduces the sound and feeling of these concerts.
Duran Duran sound tight and professional (probably due to studio overdubbing), yet Simon Lebon sounds a little winded, possibly because of all the dancing he had to do during the course of the show.
The new Nile Rodgers-produced single "The Wild Boys" was added to the album as bait and the strategy worked: peaking at number four, Arena was Duran Duran's highest-charting album and it sold over two million copies.
Nevertheless, it's the most inconsequential album in their entire catalog, even if it's fun.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungry Like the WolfSimon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor | Duran Duran | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | New ReligionSimon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor | Duran Duran | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 3 | Save a PrayerSimon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor | Duran Duran | Play | 06:12 | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| 4 | The Wild BoysSimon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor | Duran Duran | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | The Seventh StrangerSimon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor | Duran Duran | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | The ChauffeurSimon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor | Duran Duran | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 7 | Union of the SnakeSimon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor | Duran Duran | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Planet EarthSimon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor | Duran Duran | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | Careless MemoriesSimon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor | Duran Duran | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Is There Something I Should Know | Duran Duran | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 48 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 335 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charmaine Burch | Vocals |
| 2 | Jason Corsaro | Engineer, Mixing |
| 3 | Rob Cowlyn | Engineer |
| 4 | Raphael Dejesus | Percussion |
| 5 | Duran Duran | Arranger, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 6 | Andy Hamilton | Saxophone |
| 7 | Simon LeBon | Composer, Vocals |
| 8 | B.J. Nelson | Vocals |
| 9 | Mike Owen | Photography |
| 10 | Nick Rhodes | Composer, Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 11 | Nile Rodgers | Producer |
| 12 | Andy Taylor | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 13 | John Taylor | Bass, Composer, Vocals |
| 14 | Roger Taylor | Composer, Drums, Percussion |
| 15 | George Tutko | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |