This New York Dolls song is begging to be turned into a synth-pop dance song like Duran pulled off with Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging”. Nick) would have never allowed them to cover it in the wake of The Power Station. Rex out of the discussion since the band (i.e. Dylan influenced everyone so there is no need to point it out. I never hated this cover but the guitar tone was “Come Undone” all over again. Lay Lady Lay New York Dolls – Lonely Planet Boy A lesser known Roxy song works well here because the most popular stuff would be difficult for Duran Duran to re-invent in a unique way. If you listen to “Planet Earth”, you can hear some influence from this song on Siren. All these years later, Duran are inducting Roxy Music into the rock-n-roll hall of fame because the connection is so strong. Watching the Detectives Roxy Music – Both Ends BurningĪnother field day for John Taylor on bass and an appropriate nod to one of the biggest influences on Duran Duran in Roxy Music. There is restraint in the playing that would have served the band on the rest of the album. There is a hint of despair in his voice and the production keeps every instrument in their lane. It has a beautiful polished sound and LeBon’s vocal works. Lou Reed – Perfect DayĪ surprisingly well conceived cover of Lou Reed that pays homage without trying to change who they are as a band. You HAVE to have at least one Bowie song on the album, right? 3. John Taylor’s bass guitar would suit this track and Warren’s guitar playing fits the solo like a glove.
I Wanna Take You Higher David Bowie – FashionĪs much as “Ashes to Ashes” makes sense, “Fashion” would be a more fitting Duran Duran song. They could have taken this somewhere special, though, if they had paid respect to Liquid Liquid’s “Cavern” at the same time since that is where Melle Mel “borrowed” the song from. The band’s roots in NYC club culture via Birmingham justify this crossover into hip-hop. Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel – White Lines Thank You falls into that category but imagine what could have been if they took a slightly different path. From Seven & the Ragged Tiger (saved commercially by a remix of “The Reflex” that wasn’t on the album) to Paper Gods, the band’s follow-up to a truly special album has been uneven at best. History has shown that the band often does their least interesting work in such situations.
It isn’t a stretch to think a band which emerged from the New Romantic scene born, at least partially, from Bowie’s artistic vision would try to emulate the project.ĭuran Duran were riding high after “Ordinary World” and “Come Undone”, so they had some creative and commercial freedom when they undertook Thank You. Coming off Aladdin Sane, Bowie was at the peak of his creative powers and Pin Ups remains one of the most challenging and rewarding covers albums of all-time. Bowie’s decision to cover The Yardbirds, Pink Floyd, and The Who was unexpected and Bowie knew that. Let’s try to figure out what went wrong.ĭavid Bowie’s Pin Ups seems to be the logical impetus for this project given the song choices.
However, it was a misguided album born from good intentions. Something called nu-metal locked down the top spots years ago. Was it the worst album of all-time as some snarky critics have said? Of course not. Having “covered” who would do some amazing Duran Duran songs in Part 1, I’m ready to take a deep breath and assess Thank You.
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