Arena

by Duran Duran

Overview

Seeing Duran Duran in concert in 1984 was like seeing a video come to life. The group put on a spectacular show filled with impressive light shows and videos. Since the concerts featured so many visuals, the band could not vary the tempos greatly, resulting in music that nearly replicated the studio versions of the songs. Arena accurately reproduces the sound and feeling of these concerts. Duran Duran sound tight and professional (probably due to studio overdubbing), yet Simon Lebon sounds a little winded, possibly because of all the dancing he had to do during the course of the show. The new Nile Rodgers-produced single "The Wild Boys" was added to the album as bait and the strategy worked: peaking at number four, Arena was Duran Duran's highest-charting album and it sold over two million copies. Nevertheless, it's the most inconsequential album in their entire catalog, even if it's fun. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/12/2004
Label:	Capitol/Emi Records / Emi / Emi-Capitol Special Markets
UPC:	0724357808521

Tracks

1. Is There Something I Should Know?
2. Hungry Like the Wolf
3. New Religion
4. Save a Prayer
5. The Wild Boys
6. The Seventh Stranger
7. The Chauffeur
8. The Union of the Snake
9. Planet Earth
10. Careless Memories
11. Girls on Film
12. Rio

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Duran Duran   Primary Artist
B.J. Nelson   Vocals
Andy Taylor   Guitar,Vocals
Raphael Dejesus   Percussion
Nick Rhodes   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Charmaine Burch   Vocals
Roger Taylor   Drums,Percussion
John Taylor   Bass,Vocals
Andy Hamilton   Saxophone
Simon LeBon   Vocals

Technical Credits

Rob Cowlyn   Engineer
Robert Palmer   Composer
Colin Thurston   Engineer,Producer
Duran Duran   Arranger,Producer
Sterling Campbell   Composer
Andy Taylor   Composer
John Barry   Composer
Nile Rodgers   Producer
Mike Owen   Photography
Milton Nascimento   Composer
George Tutko   Engineer
Jason Corsaro   Mixing,Engineer
Warren Cuccurullo   Composer
Nick Rhodes   Composer
Roger Taylor   Composer
John Taylor   Composer
Simon LeBon   Composer