Memo to Duran Duran: STOP WHORING YOURSELVES!!

[Phillycat]

God, first it was New Year's Rockin' Eve, introduced by Lindsey FUCKING Lohan for chrissakes! They came out, all bloated and old and shit, and played some song that was so generic and horrendous and talentless, I couldn't believe that I ever liked this band, much less worshipped them with every fiber of my being in high school.

And then, last night...they appeared on the boob-fest on NBC, LAS VEGAS. (Yes, yes, Polyphonic Spree was on that show too, that doesn't make it any better.) And they were equally as horrible.

Stop it, STOP IT!! You were everything to me in 10th grade, Simon and John. It kills me to see you like this now. They must have dumped a whole truckload of money on your front lawn to make you do this new album...

[RandomKoolzip]

1. Right, because they were such paragons of integrity to begin with. n/t

[Phillycat]

2. Hey, they were good!

They were ahead of their time.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

5. They were incredible.

Live, they were an unbelievable powerhouse.

At least on stage left. ;-)

[Joe Power]

14. Bingo!

This band should have been named "Whore" from the start. If so, it would have been the only cool thing they ever did. ;)

[redqueen]

17. heheheheheh

Who cares? They were CUTE! :P

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. Could it be...

That you have grown up too? That your tastes in music have moved on?

[Phillycat]

6. No. They suck now. Believe me.

:puke:

[CanuckAmok]

9. No, it's them.

I'm proud to say that my musical tastes have not in any way evolved or matured since 10th grade.

Duran Duran had two good albums* in them. They should have quit when they were way, way ahead.


*the debut album and Rio, but I'll give a not to "Thank You", because is't so campy, it's great.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

16. Well, they are no longer, as a UK critic once called them...

"Callow Young Lads". They have grown up, and let me tell you, age takes its toll. Dammit.

[FormerDittoHead]

4. They peaked with "View to a Kill"

Most every artist that I can think of who does a James Bond theme does so to signify that their career has peaked.

Hey, Simon got Yasmeen - where's there to go after that?

[XNASA]

7. Um...it'll take at least 20 years to undo the previous 20 years.

But that's OK, it will take Simon at least that long to lose the weight.

[Phillycat]

11. Did you SEE him?

Dear god. :puke: He has not aged well at ALL.

[bobbobbins]

8. They gotta eat too...

they're hungry like the wolf

[Beware the Beast Man]

10. How DARE they make a livelihood!

The noive! :grr:

[Phillycat]

12. I know, but...

it's really, really bad. Have you heard the new song? It's a disgrace.

[Beware the Beast Man]

15. Like Koolzip said,

as if anything they did stands up to the test of time.

[SKKY]

13. How can you not like Duran Duran???

Granted they're older, a little more "well-rounded" so to speak, but their songs are still very, very good. I like them. Probably always will.

[redqueen]

18. I didn't see either.

But then I don't care about them even one tiny little bit anymore.

I did really like them at first, though.

[flygal]

19. They should not have tried so hard this year

Saw them on Carson Daley *sp* and it was painful to see.

[Beer Snob-50]

20. Lidnesy lohan

is the dylan of her generation!! LOL

Could be worse. You could have lusted after Linda Ronstandt and watched her become a overweight, Mexican, Torch singer (who dabbled in lots of other not very good music.)