History Trivia / DuranDuran

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: All of their albums between ''Thank You'' and ''Red Carpet Massacre'' were available on streaming services for a time, but have all suddenly disappeared for one reason or another, meaning that the most viable way to get them nowadays is via physical copies of the albums (without resorting to, ahem, legally questionable means). Of course, all are available on Website/YouTube Music.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: All of their albums between ''Thank You'' and ''Red Carpet Massacre'' were available on streaming services for a time, but have all suddenly disappeared for one reason or another, meaning that the most viable way to get them nowadays is via physical copies of the albums (without resorting to, ahem, legally questionable means).

** That didn't stop them from laying down a few tracks, but it caused enough frustration and delays that they were as likely to be around the pool or cruising the restaurants and cafés in Cannes as recording. Plus, Taylor says, "I can state without fear of contradiction that this was Duran Duran's ''smoke'' period." [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs He doesn't recall a single moment during this time when at least one member of the band wasn't either smoking a joint or rolling one. This led to the kind of long, deep, philosophical discussions you'd expect about things like the snare-drum part or the bass line]].

* BreakawayPopHit: The song "A View to a Kill" is still the only ''Franchise/JamesBond'' song to go to #1 on the Billboard charts. The previous best, topping out at no. 2, was "Live and Let Die" by Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/{{Wings}}.

%%* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: All of their albums between ''Thank You'' and ''Red Carpet Massacre'' were available on streaming services like Spotify and iTunes for a time, but have all miraculously disappeared for one reason or another.

** Two songs ("48 Hours Later" and "Transcendental Mental") were recorded for ''Red Carpet Massacre'' but never made it to the final record.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After the success of ''Astronaut'', the band began recording their next album ''Reportage'' in 2005 for a mid 2006 release before it was aborted due to Andy Taylor departing from the group again. The group decided to record a new album altogether, which resulted in ''Red Carpet Massacre''.

* BreakawayPopHit: The song "A View to a Kill" is still the only ''Franchise/JamesBond'' song to go to #1 on the Billboard charts. The previous best, topping out at no. 2, was "Live and Let Die" by Music/{{Wings}}.
* ExecutiveMeddling: ''Red Carpet Massacre'' was hit hard by this from Sony as stated by the band in a 2011 [[http://thequietus.com/articles/05889-duran-duran-interview-all-you-need-is-now/ interview]].

* NamesTheSame: The group's first drummer was called [[Music/{{Queen}} Roger Taylor]]. There was also a guitarist named [[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow Andy Taylor]].

* BreakawayPopHit: The song "A View to a Kill" is still the only '"Franchise/JamesBond'' song to go to #1 on the Billboard charts. The previous best, topping out at no. 2, was "Live and Let Die" by Music/{{Wings}}.

* BreakawayPopHit: The song "A View To A Kill" is still the only James Bond song to go to #1 on the Billboard charts. (The previous best, topping out at no. 2, was "Live and Let Die" by [[Music/{{Wings}} some guy named Paul]]...)

** They realized they needed another change of scenery and decamped to Montserrat, because they'd been heard the Police were having a great time there finishing up ''Synchronicity''. They did indeed get more done, but Andy Taylor kept complaining about the still-inadequate equipment. Bills for their time at AIR Studios went unpaid to the point that they received a letter from the main office in London saying that they would not be able to use the facilities there until they paid up. They began to worry they wouldn't be able to make their deadline for the album.

** Due to the problems in Montserrat, they decided to finish the album in Australia because they'd all enjoyed it very much when they'd been on tour there the year before. They did get it done, and on time, but the bad taste from the experience was such that John and Andy Taylor seriously considered quitting the band afterwards. Instead, they decided to put together the project that became the Power Station after the album and tour. But the rifts that developed in the band (Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes fronted a side project of their own, Arcadia, during that time) led to Andy and Roger Taylor's ultimate departure from the band after ''A View to A Kill''.
* ViralMarketing: They seem to be trying for this with the music video for ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zgNZEP3Rbo Girl]]'' ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJbsTOzIA3k Panic!]]'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw3fqlff5KA having]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATdtu434_ws released]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJakdSVIEE a]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPOg4imnVxo grand]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyufQhulA94 total]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DANT7U-GXVw of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiaJ8AQ4yBI eleven]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCOfhfSZeEw teaser]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va-PZEusfgI trailers]] onto Youtube, as well as encouraging people to spread the word on twitter with the hashtag #girlpanic. Seems to have worked.

** "First Impression" was scheduled to be the third single from ''Liberty'' but the poor performance of "Serious" led to its being shelved just a day before shooting began for the video.

* NamesTheSame: The groups first drummer was called [[Music/{{Queen}} Roger Taylor]]. There was also a guitarist named [[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow Andy Taylor]].

** That didn't stop them from laying down a few tracks, but it caused enough frustation and delays that they were as likely to be around the pool or cruising the restaurants and cafés in Cannes as recording. Plus, Taylor says, "I can state without fear of contradiction that this was Duran Duran's ''smoke'' period." [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs He doesn't recall a single moment during this time when at least one member of the band wasn't either smoking a joint or rolling one. This led to the kind of long, deep, philosophical discussions you'd expect about things like the snare-drum part or the bass line]].

* FanNickname: The Fab Five.

** Due to the problems in Montserrat, they decided to finish the album in Australia because they'd all enjoyed it very much when they'd been on tour there the year before. They did get it done, and on time, but the bad taste from the experience was such that John and Andy Taylor seriously considered quitting the band afterwards. Instead, they decided to put together the project that became the Power Station after the album and tour. But the rifts that developed in the band (Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes fronted a side project of their own, Arcadia, during that time) led to their ultimate departure from the band after ''A View to A Kill''.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: All of their albums between ''Thank You'' and ''Red Carpet Massacre'' were available on streaming services like Spotify and iTunes for a time, but have all miraculously disappeared for one reason or another.

** Two songs ("48 Hours Later" and "Transcendental Mental") were recorded for ''Red Carpet Massacre'' but never made it to the final record.

* ThePeteBest: Andy Wickett, one of the lead singers they had before Simon Le Bon. Another of the early vocalists, Stephen Duffy, might also qualify, but he had success as a songwriter and producer in partnership with Robbie Williams later on and also released some albums of his own.

* DethroningMomentOfSuck: Live Aid. Oh, Live Aid. While most of the other bands (especially Music/{{Queen}}) were having a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, Duran Duran's performance was a trainwreck. The band's lineup had pretty much imploded by that point, no one was playing in quite the correct time, and [=LeBon=]'s voice broke and went off-key during "View to a Kill."

* DethroningMomentOfSuck: Live Aid. Oh, Live Aid. While most of the other bands (especially Music/{{Queen}}) were having a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, Duran Duran's performance was a trainwreck. The band's lineup had pretty much imploded by that point, no one was playing in quite the correct time, and [=LeBon=]'s voice broke and went off-key during "View to a Kill."

** That didn't stop them from laying down a few tracks, but it caused enough frustation and delays that they were as likely to be around the pool or cruising the restaurants and cafés in Cannes as recording. Plus, Taylor says, "I can state without fear of contradiction that this was Duran Duran's ''smoke'' period." [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs/Music He doesn't recall a single moment during this time when at least one member of the band wasn't either smoking a joint or rolling one. This led to the kind of long, deep, philosophical discussions you'd expect about things like the snare-drum part or the bass line]].

** That didn't stop them from laying down a few tracks, but it caused enough frustation and delays that they were as likely to be around the pool or cruising the restaurants and cafés in Cannes as recording. Plus, Taylor says, "I can state without fear of contradiction that this was Duran Duran's ''smoke'' period." He doesn't recall a single moment during this time when at least one member of the band wasn't either smoking a joint or rolling one. This led to the kind of long, deep, philosophical discussions you'd expect about things like the snare-drum part or the bass line.

* ViralMarketing: They seem to be trying for this with the music video for ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zgNZEP3Rbo Girl]]'' ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJbsTOzIA3k Panic!]]'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw3fqlff5KA having]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATdtu434_ws released]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJakdSVIEE a]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPOg4imnVxo grand]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyufQhulA94 total]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DANT7U-GXVw of]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiaJ8AQ4yBI eleven]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCOfhfSZeEw teaser]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va-PZEusfgI trailers]] onto Youtube, as well as encouraging people to spread the word on twitter with the hashtag #girlpanic. Seems to have worked.

* NamesTheSame: The groups first drummer was called [[{{Queen}} Roger Taylor]]. There was also a guitarist named [[TheAndyGriffithShow Andy Taylor]].

* ViralMarketing: They seem to be trying for this with the music video for ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zgNZEP3Rbo Girl]]'' ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJbsTOzIA3k Panic!]]'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw3fqlff5KA having]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATdtu434_ws released]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJakdSVIEE a]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPOg4imnVxo grand]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyufQhulA94 total]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DANT7U-GXVw of]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiaJ8AQ4yBI eleven]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCOfhfSZeEw teaser]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va-PZEusfgI trailers]] onto Youtube, as well as encouraging people to spread the word on twitter with the hashtag #girlpanic. Seems to have worked.

TroubledProduction: ''Seven and the Ragged Tiger'':