isamu

The one that came out recently that was supposed to mark their big reunion comeback...how is it? Anything like their older stuff?

redhenry

I wasn't aware that it had been released yet..they are still touring pretty extensively.

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Butters

There is no new album yet. The band is just now finalizing a record deal, which hopefully will be announced soon. If that goes well, the album should be out late this year or early next year, I would imagine.

mariakitty

I thought the original target date was this summer to coincide with a world tour. Sounds like this might have been pushed back, but I cannot wait for it! I saw them on the 7 & the Ragged Tiger tour about 20 years ago...yikes! Now I feel old.

cerulean

I saw them during their short tour last November...they did play 2 new songs which I've promptly forgotten. It was great seeing the original 5 back together!
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Ok, I've found the setlist on my hard drive and the new songs are called "What Happens Tomorrow" and "Beautiful Colors."

cerulean

I just found this press release:


Arena Tour Arena (An Absurd Notion & The Making Of Arena) DVD and Sing Blue Silver DVD Along With CD Reissue of Arena
All Releases In Stores on May 4, 2004

“Greatest” 2-DVD Video Collection Now Certified Platinum

Hollywood, CA, March 10, 2004 – Capitol Records/EMI will reissue the concert film Arena (An Absurd Notion & The Making Of Arena) DVD, the Sing Blue Silver DVD tour documentary, and the Arena live concert CD on May 4, 2004. These releases offer special insight into the lives of Duran Duran and the hysteria that engulfed them. Nearly every moment of Duran Duran’s 1984 “Arena” world tour (51 shows in 43 cities over 79 days for over half million fans in the United States and Canada) was captured by a documentary film crew. Both DVDs have been remastered and capture mesmerizing live performances from one of the most important and innovative tours of the decade. The Arena CD is remastered with two bonus tracks.

Arena (An Absurd Notion & The Making Of Arena) DVD

Arena is the legendary Duran Duran concert filmed in Oakland, CA by director Russell Mulcahy. Part live concert and part sci-fi adventure, Arena finds the band in battle with the original Duran Duran (actor Milo O’Shea) from the cult film “Barbarella”. Elements of Max Headroom and Mad Max (as seen in the video for “Wild Boys”) are combined with one of the most exhilarating live concerts of that decade. The remastered DVD shows the concert in extraordinary sight and sound.

Included is a host of unreleased extras is the “Making of Arena", a documentary that reveals the creative processes involved, how each band member contributed ideas and how 1 million pounds were spent on extraordinary sets, stunning costumes, original dance sequences and visual effects. It also helps to explain director Russell Mulcahy’s motto “If I can imagine it, then I can film it”. Extras include the film trailer, TV commercial, video megamix, the video for “Save A Prayer” live and an interview with Simon LeBon.

The Arena DVD will be packaged in a clamshell box containing an 8-page poster booklet, and a sheet of stickers of the band members and characters from Arena.

Sing Blue Silver DVD

The entire North American leg of the Arena tour was filmed for this documentary. Sing Blue Silver, while not as well known as Arena, is a brilliant look into the life of the world’s biggest pop band at that moment. It provides true behind the scenes footage offering a fascinating portal into the fun, glamour, agony, ecstasy and ultimate glory of 3 months on the road. Witness Simon, Nick, John Roger and Andy thriving on the pressures, psyching themselves up pre-stage and then delivering incredible shows night after night to thunderous responses. Inner workings of backstage are revealed through the production manager, tour manager and road crew who are frequently fraught with last minute panics and touring nerves. Hoards of hysterical Duran fans are seen stampeding into arenas and chasing down the band’s limo.

Sing Blue Silver provides the best pure live footage from various shows on the Arena tour. Mixed in 5.1 surround sound, Sing Blue Silver sounds remarkable. Sing Blue Silver captures the excitement and hysteria that was, and still is, the live Duran Duran experience.

Arena CD with bonus tracks

The Arena CD is the live Oakland, CA concert on CD. It includes all the mega-hits like “Hungry Like The Wolf”, “Save A Prayer” and for the first time, “Girls On Film” and “Rio” have been added to the reissue.

For a band that utilized the video format as vibrantly as the their music, these releases give the Duran Duran fan vehicle to re-experience the magic of a phenomenon. These releases follow in the success of the recently released Duran Duran Greatest 2-disc DVD that compiles most of their legendary music videos. “Greatest” has just been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Duran Duran has recently reunited with the original line-up from the Arena tour. The five original members of Duran Duran Simon LeBon (vocals), Andy Taylor (guitars), Roger Taylor (drums), John Taylor (bass) and Nick Rhodes (keyboards) are currently playing stadiums and arenas in their home country, England through April and May. They are recording a new album and have one new song “Sunrise” featured on the recently released Capitol Records soundtrack to the hit TV show “Queer Eye For The Straight Guy”.

Tracklistings

Arena (An Absurd Notion)
DVD Chapters:
- The Return of Duran Duran
- Is There Something I Should Know?
- Hungry Like The Wolf
- Union of the Snake
- Save a Prayer
- The Wild Boys – the video
- Planet Earth
- Careless Memories
- Girls on Film
- The Reflex
- Rio

The Making Of Arena:
DVD Chapters:
- Concepts and windmills
- Costumes, choreography and make-up
- Hanging around robots
- Milo and stilts
- Blowing it all up

Arena Extras:
- Arena TV ad
- Arena trailer
- Arena video mix
- Save a Prayer Live
- Simon Le Bon interview

Sing Blue Silver
DVD Chapters:
- Intro
- Press Conference
- Load In/Backstage
- Is There Something I Should Know?
- Meeting the L.A. Raiders
- On The Road Again/Planet Earth Cont…
- John on touring
- Simon and Nick on image and recording in New York
- Francesco Scavullo photo shoot
- Back on the road
- Girls on Film
- Coca Cola press conference
- Visit to F.B.I.
- Discussing Filming/The Seventh Stranger
- In New Orleans
- Save a Prayer
- Oakland, California
- Soundcheck/Backstage
- Hungry Like The Wolf
- Careless Memories
- The end of the tour

Arena CD
- Is There Something I Should Know?
- Hungry Like The Wolf
- New Religion
- Save A Prayer
- Wild Boys
- The Seventh Stranger
- The Chauffeur
- Union Of The Snake
- Planet Earth
- Careless
- Girls On Film *
- Rio *

*new material

fsubruce

They do have a new song called "Sunrise" on the Queer As Folk soundtrack album. It's pretty good.

Butters

For those interested, it's on the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Soundtrack. It's also a remix of the song.

Release dates for the new album have been long-delayed due to the band's difficulties in securing a record deal. Depending on who you believe, that problem either lies with the record companies or members of the band unable to come to an agreement on contract conditions. John Taylor has been quoted on a radio interview that they are signing back with Capitol, so that's where the strong rumors lie at this point.

isamu