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| 1 | (Reach Up for The) Sunrise | Duran Duran | 3:25 |
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| 2 | Want You More! | Duran Duran | 3:37 |
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| 3 | What Happens Tomorrow | Duran Duran | 4:04 |
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| 4 | Astronaut | Duran Duran | 3:24 |
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| 5 | Bedroom Toys | Duran Duran | 3:50 |
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| 6 | Nice | Duran Duran | 3:26 |
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| 7 | Taste the Summer | Duran Duran | 3:52 |
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| 8 | Finest Hour | Duran Duran | 3:55 |
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| 9 | Chains | Duran Duran | 4:46 |
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| 10 | One of Those Days | Duran Duran | 3:45 |
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| 11 | Point of No Return | Duran Duran | 4:57 |
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| 12 | Still Breathing | Duran Duran | 5:59 |
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| 13 | (Reach Up for The) Sunrise [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 3:24 |
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| 14 | Want You More! [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 3:37 |
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| 15 | What Happens Tomorrow [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 4:05 |
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| 16 | Astronaut [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 3:24 |
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| 17 | Bedroom Toys [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 3:51 |
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| 18 | Nice [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 3:27 |
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| 19 | Taste the Summer [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 3:52 |
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| 20 | Finest Hour [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 3:57 |
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| 21 | Chains [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 4:45 |
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| 22 | One of Those Days [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 3:46 |
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| 23 | Point of No Return [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 5:00 |
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| 24 | Still Breathing [PCM Stereo and Surround Sound] | Duran Duran | 6:07 |
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| 25 | Bonus Material [DVD][*] |
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Editorial Reviews
Astronaut
Dual Disc [DualDisc]
Label: Epic
Style: Synth Pop
Astronaut
UPC: 827969351222
Release Date: 03/29/2005
Original Release Date: 03/29/2005
Number of Discs: 2
- Duran Duran
Main Performer
Andy Kellman
"It's like the Mamas & the Papas meets Kraftwerk." This line, more baffling than a lyric like "Shake up the picture, the lizard mixture, with your dance on the eventide," is how Simon Lebon described Astronaut to Rolling Stone. If it was meant to lower expectations of the first Duran Duran album to feature the Fab Five (meaning Lebon, Nick Rhodes, and the trio of unrelated Taylors) since Seven and the Ragged Tiger, it worked. Astronaut, rest assured, sounds nothing like that match made in hell. Instead, it resembles what the average lapsed Durannie might expect or even hope for -- a modern-sounding mixture of extroverted dance-pop and rock, with a couple of relatively subdued and introverted moments. No sound seems forced, and you can tell that the members are thrilled to be in the same studio with one another. Despite a disparate lineup of producers, including Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, Avril Lavigne) and Dallas Austin (Boyz II Men, Janet Jackson, Pink), the songs slide into one another as well as they do on any of the group's early albums. The big, glossy, buoyant songs work best, containing punching choruses and sleekly raucous motifs that manage to trigger faint memories without sounding recycled. The lighthearted midtempo funk of "Bedroom Toys," however, is a randy nightmare that's almost as awkward as any of the covers on Thank You. Even with a handful of forgettable songs beyond that, the album is easily the best one credited to the Duran Duran name since 1993's Wedding Album. That's not saying much, but the fact that these five fortysomethings have made something fresh and contemporary -- without acknowledging the '80s revival(s) -- is a feat of some kind. (Note: Short-fused Roxy Music fans are advised to avoid looking inside the accompanying booklet.) [In March 2005 Astronaut was re-released in Dual Disc format, with the DVD side in 5.1 Surround Sound and enhanced LPCM stereo and also including such additional features as video footage of the band in the studio and making the "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" video.] ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
