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| Artist: Duran Duran
Label: Epic
Category: Music
List Price: $18.97
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Rating:  108 reviews
Sales Rank: 7884
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 707362
UPC: 886970736220
EAN: 0886970736220
ASIN: B000VI70WM
Release Date: November 13, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | The Valley | | • | Red Carpet Massacre | | • | Nite-Runner | | • | Falling Down | | • | Box Full O' Honey | | • | Skin Divers | | • | Tempted | | • | Tricked Out | | • | Zoom In | | • | She's Too Much | | • | Dirty Great Monster | | • | Last Man Standing |
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It happens only two tracks in: Just when you're re-acquainting yourself with Simon Le Bon's sexy whine and settling in for a disc full of digestible, modernized new wave, Red Carpet Massacre takes a turn toward the Timberlake-like. By the time you reach track eight, the sizzling instrumental "Tricked Out," the effect is so pronounced you can't be sure whose chocolate got into whose peanut butter. But you do know this, and with more certainty than you once placed in the power of the "Hungry Like the Wolf" video to get you through your teen-age day: Massacre is one hot record. Timbaland, the brilliant knob-twister behind Timberlake's FutureSex/Love Sounds, as well as his protege, Danja, imbue it with buoyancy and way-past-midnight moodiness; on a couple of tracks, most notably "Skin Divers," which includes a short rap verse, Timbaland pitches in on vocals, and on a couple of others, he taps Timberlake to help out. That the contributions of that tag-team of hitmakers take nothing away from the tightness and characteristic chic of the band--that they enhance the hypnotic sheen of Duran Duran, rather than subjugate it--makes a certain sense. After all, if Timberlake brought sexy back, it had probably only been missing since Duran Duran's mid-80s heyday. --Tammy La Gorce
Album Description
Jewel case version with 8-page booklet.
Album Description
Japanese two disc (CD + NTSC/Region 2 DVD) edition of their 2007 release features one bonus track ('Cry Baby Cry') plus a bonus DVD. With tracks produced by Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, Red Carpet Massacre is an album that steps outside the box and offers a modern look at Duran Duran. Features the first single, 'Falling Down', which was produced and co-written with Timberlake, a life-long Duran fan. This version includes a bonus DVD showing the making of the album, the making of the 'Falling Down' video, and more. Sony.
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| Customer Reviews:
 This Die Hard Fan Finds This Album DOA December 13, 2008
WarriorPoet (North Carolina, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been a fan since about 1982 (and, as a synth player, a big fan of Nick's work) and have enjoyed just about every Duran album that came out after Seven. Sure, some albums required 5 or 10 listens until I'd settle down and enjoy the creative flow of what I was listening to, but they all eventually grew on me and bring up memories from the time they came out. Big Thing, Medazzaland, Pop Trash........they were somewhat radical departures from the early work, but still had heart, soul, and that creative edge that Duran has always pushed for.
Astronaut was "okay." But that's just my two cents. The album didn't quite stick in my subconscious like previous creations.
Red Carpet just left me flat disappointed. Okay, I'm not 18 anymore and probably just can't relate to what's "hip" nowadays. A younger crowd may appreciate the album a little more (or not so much, considering the lack of sales). This album is a radical departure from what the band's large base could be expected to enjoy as it departs from DD's trend towards experimental, yet thoughtful tracks and goes straight to the hormonal jugular of today's hip-hop oriented youth.
The songs themselves, despite their driving beats, seem distant, disconnected, and hurried. The usual musical and lyrical nuances (even in the synths) normally found in a Duran project are simply lacking......and those have always been the heart and soul of their sound and style.
Older fans, like myself, seem to be having trouble bonding with this attempt at contemporary dance/pop relevance.........and the crowd that this album is attempting to lure - they don't seem too impressed either.
Duran Duran - return to your roots. "The Wedding Album" was basically conceived/created in someone's living room studio (if I recall correctly). Compare fan reaction to what was created there to what was created with the "help" of Timbaland/Timberlake.
Duran Duran has always had a distinctive feel, style, and sound. This is what fans appreciate and would react to in an album that remains true to Duran's soul. DD's reunion tour was a monster success - so the fans ARE out still out there! By abandoning its base DD has lost its revenue base (if you bring it down to dollars and cents) and really needs to get to work on rebuilding a connection with its REAL fans - the ones, like me, who paid to see them in concert for their Astronaut tour.
'Nuff said.
-Mike in NC, USA
 What were they thinking? December 12, 2008
Guy DeRome (Greendale, USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I won't belabor all the similar opinions, but I have to put my two cents in. Some OK songs here, but those mechanical drum tracks...what were they thinking? They suck the soul right out of some potentially decent songs. An especially big dissapointment after the surprisingly fab Astronaut.
I mean really, Nite-Runner, Skin Divers, and Tempted sound like a couple of amateurs with a drum machine and a computer. I'd be embarrassed to play this for anyone over 13.
Astronaut sounded fresh; moving forward with a new sound. RCM sounds like going back to the bad stuff of the 80s.
Bring back real drums and guitars.
hurried up with rap and dance October 22, 2008
Hanif Moahmmed (houston)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This album really missed the boat. Its like listening to Justin Timberlake's album with vocals provided by Simon. I mean except for Simon and Nick, JT and Roger just took the ride with them and sat in the corner while Timberlake/Timbaland took Simon to the office and ask him to now sing on these beats. The worst thing is that JT is promoting this album like he produced it. The only thing you hear is drum machines and keyboard noises and then rapper comes in. Man I cannot believe that Sony really pushed DD to do hip/hop dance stuff and in the process could not provide a producer or visa for Andy T for the reportage album. Which makes up for Red Carpet Massacre, a disaster.
 Enduring Talent!!! October 22, 2008
Richard K. Kostoff (columbus, oh)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Perhaps I am a little late with this review, yet I just dicovered this little gem last summer and it has finally revealed its worth! It is priceless. I have been buying Duran albumns since 1982. They just keep getting better. The problem with music reviews is time. Most of the bad reviews were posted within a month of the records release. It is obviously,something that should be savored. These people who post negative reviews should delete them or revise them.
This disc is dark even for the "Durans". Most of their work has various criticism of the world we live on. This one sums up the very culture that has swallowed itself. Sort of like "Saturn eating his children". Why does Justin Timberlake have to be on every one's record? I feel the track he wrote is the weakest! He is just a footnote for the theme of the record! Commercialism, hype, tabloids, and paparazzi. Need I say more?
Enter a band that has been around within those flashbulbs for years. At least they look great in it! I am one of those rare male Duran fans who like the music, no matter who is in the band. There are a few tracks that could be skipped. Yet the good ones, may be some of the best the band has ever offered! Basically the second half of the recording is flawless from "Tempted" on!
Frightning, electronic dance tracks infest this classic "Duran" fare. I particularly love "She's Too Much". It is the brightest moment on the disc. Indeed, as the music industry grinds to a halt, Duran Duan may be the "Last Man Standing"!
The Duran Duran album I was always hoping they would record. September 5, 2008
Thomas Thomsen (Denmark)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I always had very mixed feelings about Duran Duran. They were the ultimate 80's band, and I HATE 80's music. But if you look back, they've done some rather classy songs along the way during their long career. Admittedly, for me, they've been few and far between, but I do think that the following songs deserve some respect: Planet Earth, Save A Prayer, Notorious, Skin Trade, I Don't Want Your Love, All She Wants Is, Ordinary World, Come Undone, Someone Else Not Me, Pop Trash. And pretty much every song off Red Carpet Massacre. I don't care that much for the title track, but the majority of the other songs are of a very high standard, my favorites being: The Timbaland productions Night Runner, Skin Divers, and Tempted, as well as Falling Down (their best ballad since Ordinary World), Box O' Honey and She's Too Much (seemingly about Simon Le Bon's daughter).
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