Big Thing

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Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian) . Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Duran Duran" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca". Big Thing is the fifth studio album by English new wave band Duran Duran. It was released on 17 October 1988 by EMI Records. Produced by the band, Jonathan Elias and Daniel Abraham, it continued the sonic musical change the band explored with their previous album Notorious (1986).

Drug -- A hyper-energetic house mix that doesn't really fit in on the album. The unexpected passage at 2:26 is genius and deserves an extra star, but John Taylor was right, the original Daniel Abraham mix is better.

I used to own more Duran Duran records than I do now. When I moved from one city to another (that happened more than a decade ago), I hadn't listened to my Duran Duran LPs for years – or maybe Rio once, but that was it. However, I remembered that I had liked Big Thing more than Notorious as an album, though I consider(ed) the single "Notorious" very good. But I could always find that song anywhere. So I sold my copy of Notorious (like Liberty that I am actually missing) but decided to keep Big Thing. To get the new music played without preconceived 'teeny bopper band' notions of Duranduran, the band sent an edited medley version of " The Edge of America" and " Lake Shore Driving" called " Official Bootleg: The LSD Edit" around the radio stations, under the pseudonym of " The Krush Brothers". The band also played a few surprise live dates under this name. Finally, a word on the remastering.It’s a significant improvement on Seven and the Ragged Tiger, and in particular Duran Duran where there was an awful glitch on Girls on Film (which EMI shamefully refused to re-press and replace). RPM100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol.49, no.8. 10 December 1988. p.11. ISSN 0033-7064– via World Radio History. At times they could do no wrong; at times the critics bayed for blood and at times fans were left scratching their heads, but storms were ridden and dog days overcome.

At the end of the global Electric Theatre Tour promoting Big Thing in 1989, Cuccurullo was made a full-time member of the band along with drummer Sterling Campbell. In 1988 the musical climate was changing, veering to a more dance-based groove. Duran Duran were known primarily as an early 80s new wave synthpop act, and the band was sitting at a career crossroads; Big Thing was their stab at maintaining musical credibility. Bergstrom, John (21 October 2010). "Duran Duran: Notorious / Big Thing". PopMatters . Retrieved 13 August 2017. The audio on the DVD is stereo PCM 48/24 (no Dolby Digital 5.1) and the disc is filled out with the promo albums from the album including Do You Believe In Shame? which makes it’s DVD debut. A few moments from Rio are also absent (well, we couldn’t include them all), and newer fare such as Face For Today and Paper Gods also just missed the boat.British album certifications – Duran Duran – Big Thing". British Phonographic Industry. 1 November 1988 . Retrieved 26 September 2021. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018 . Retrieved 3 February 2019. American album certifications – Duran Duran – Big Thing". Recording Industry Association of America. 20 December 1988 . Retrieved 15 January 2019.