My kit was set up in exactly the same way as we would have set it up in 1983. So let's try and get back to that as a reference point, a starting point." We even used the same bass that John was using on that album, Nick dug all his analog synths out of the closet. Mark Ronson came in to make a record with us, and he kind of sat down with us, "The best record you guys ever made was the 'Rio' album. What do you think about the comparisons of "All You Need is Now" to "Rio"? It's a great problem to have though, I think, to have so many songs to draw on. "There's too many hits in there." "We have to take some hits out." "We have to put more album stuff in." It's an ongoing discussion with the setlist. We're like 10 minutes away from the show and we're still picking the setlist. They usually want a setlist ready to go day of show. We're going on stage and there'll be like five different versions of the setlist, which drives everybody mad around us. It must be a tough job to choose the setlist every night, with a wealth of hits and material. We have 30 years of catalog tunes to call on. So we'll be featuring quite a few of the new songs. We're still selling the album to the world. It's all about showcasing the new album, the "All You Need is Now" album, which we're still very proud of. I think he just needed to rest his voice, which was the key thing, which he managed to do over the summer. We did three one-and-a-half hour shows in three days, which is pretty strenuous, and he came through that with flying colors. As you probably know, we've been off the road for a few months because of Simon's vocal problems. Simon seems to be fully back to where he was. We did three in a row last week and they were fantastic. R oger Taylor: Really, really good actually fantastic. SoundSpike: How did the rehearsal shows go? tour, comparisons of "All You Need is Now" to Duran Duran's breakout album "Rio," and what he thinks about bands that name-check his act. rehearsal shows, Taylor spoke to SoundSpike about the U.S. ![]() Duran Duran subsequently took the season off and is returning full force with an American tour that began last week.Ī week after some well-received U.K. The promotion of the album was derailed in early summer when lead singer Simon LeBon suffered from throat issues. Upon its digital release, the album - produced by Grammy-winner Mark Ronson - hit the No.1 spot on the iTunes Album Chart in 15 countries around the world. Featuring five new tracks, the extended physical LP came three months after the nine-track album was released exclusively on the iTunes Store. The band's 13th full-length studio album, "All You Need is Now" was released earlier this year on Duran Duran's new label, S-Curve Records. ![]() ![]() It really feels like we're on the way up again. And we're back to playing Madison Square Garden, and we're playing the O2 Arena in London in December. The graph is going up again now because of this album. This album had to be really, really great or the graph would just keep going down. "We came to this album and it was a little bit of do or die. We released 'Red Carpet Massacre,' which we loved as an album but it really didn't set the world alight. We did the reunion.The 'Astronaut' album did very well. "I think we really put heart and soul into this record," Taylor told SoundSpike via telephone from England before Duran Duran's tour began. Duran Duran has been a player in the pop-music game for 30 years, but drummer Roger Taylor said the band's latest album, 'All You Need is Now,' felt like a 'do or die' affair.ĭuran Duran has been a player in the pop-music game for 30 years, but drummer Roger Taylor said the band's latest album, "All You Need is Now," felt like a "do or die" affair.
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