This album showcases a Duran Duran that is but a hollow shell of the band that enjoyed pop successes in the early '80s.
Only Simon LeBon and Nick Rhodes remain from the original lineup -- Warren Cuccurullo, who has been featured on several recent Duran Duran albums, joins them to make a trio.
Some of the smooth, spacy ballads that were characteristic of their 1993 self-titled release show up here, but more often than not LeBon is lost in a swamp of overproduction.
Completely absent from this music was the aggressiveness and sexuality that made early Duran Duran great -- kinder, gentler records could probably be expected from the band as they age, but this album feels careless and flabby instead of introspective.
Notable exceptions include the ascorbic "Mars Meets Venus," which skewers the American self-help movement over Bowie-influenced dance-pop beats, and the delicate if slightly sappy "Lady Xanax.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Someone Else Not MeWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | Lava LampWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Playing With UraniumWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | Hallucinating ElvisWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 42 MB |
| 5 | Starting to RememberWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | Pop Trash MovieWarren Cuccurullo, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 7 | FragmentWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 00:50 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 8 | Lady XanaxWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 9 | The Sun Doesn't Shine ForeverWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 10 | Kiss GoodbyeWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 00:41 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 11 | Last Day on EarthWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 12 | Someone Else Not MeWarren Cuccurullo, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 13 | Mars Meet Venus | Duran Duran | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 14 | Someone Else Not Me (En Francais) | Duran Duran | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 15 | Someone Else Not Me (En Espanol) | Duran Duran | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 16 | Prototypes_ i. Ring Back (Not Engaged) _ ii. Stromo Vs. Retibol _ iii. Virus ... | Duran Duran | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 23 MB |
| 64 mins | 146 MB | |||||
| 64 mins | 455 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Adcock | Stylist |
| 2 | John Aguto | Engineer |
| 3 | Steve Alexander | Drums |
| 4 | Gregg Bissonette | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 5 | Blumpy | Beats, Programming |
| 6 | Sally Boyden | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | David Campbell | String Arrangements |
| 8 | Luis Conte | Percussion |
| 9 | Warren Cuccurullo | Composer, Guitar |
| 10 | Andrew Day | Art Direction, Design, Photography |
| 11 | Duran Duran | Art Direction, Primary Artist |
| 12 | Guy Farley | Piano |
| 13 | Brian Gardner | Mastering |
| 14 | Katrin Geilhausen | Photography |
| 15 | Greg Goldman | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 16 | Simon LeBon | Composer, Vocals |
| 17 | Chris Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 18 | Nick Rhodes | Composer, Keyboards |
| 19 | Ken Scott | Engineer, Mixing |
| 20 | Matt Silva | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Mark Tinley | Engineer, Programming |
| 22 | John Tonks | Drums, Electronic Percussion |
| 23 | Michael Tuller | Programming |
| 24 | TV Mania | Mixing, Producer |
| 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). |