Pop Trash by Duran Duran
Creativity Is Winner
Imagine how startling it must be for Simon LeBon and Nick Rhodes to
realize that the older sector of once devoted, poster-kissing Duranies have
aged enough to be soccer moms. The last two remaining members of the
80s superband hit and often missed throughout the 90s, but with Pop
Trash, grown-up fans will find a reinvigorating pop album that strikes a
nearly perfect balance between hip factor and maturity. The band
backpedals from the overtaxing techno of the 1997 sleeper release
Medazzaland, but retains a few well-chosen synth overlays and combines
them successfully with the oceanic balladry from 1993s The Wedding
Album. Someone Else Not Me and Pop Trash Movie reclaim the beautiful
soundscapes of The Wedding Albums Ordinary World, while the heavier
tracks work diet industrial (Mars Meets Venus) and heavy-metal riffs with
weird time signatures (Last Day on Earth) into proper Duran Duran
bombast. There are moments when the band overruns the age-appropriate
mark: Lady Xanax, an ode to the anxiety-relieving medication, symbolizes
a tempering of their fast and furious lifestyle, but then again, who has time
for street drugs when you have to get the kids home in time for dinner? --
Beth Massa
I wasn't expecting a masterpiece like "Rio" "The Wedding Album" or
"Astronaut" when I first got this album, but after I listened to it, I quickly
came to enjoying it. It is a slight departure from their original sound, but it's
something unique that I've never heard in recent times.
From the beautiful melodies like "Someone else not me" and "Starting to
remember" to the rocking "Mars meets Venus" and "Last day on Earth" this
album sounds like a cross between the modern sound with some 60's style
pitched in. If you want a clear sample of I am talking about, listen to "Lava
Lamp" and you'll see what I mean.
My personal favorites include, "Someone else not me" "Lady Xanax" and
"Mars Meets Venus." My favorite from the album was "Playing with
Uranium" not only for its funky-rocker sound but the lyrics as well. C'mon,
how many artist today would've came up with something like that? And the
lyrics: "C'mon over to my place, Playing with Uranium, if it blows up in my
face, see you on the otherside...reinvent the human race, you've just got
the invitation..." Who else could write up something like that? It's a nice
treat and I thank them for having a creative imagination. I admire artists
who actually sit down and take the time to write a good song. Creativity is
winner, and I wish we could have more of it nowadays instead of,
"what,what??"
From beginning to end, "Pop Trash" stands by itself when it comes to the
music and the lyrics, I give them credit for going out of their way and taking
risks. Overall, this album is pretty good and I do recommend it for all fans
new and long-time. It's a unique sound/style that shouldn't be passed up.
Not the best album of their career, but worth giving a listen to. Quick note-
There was only 44,000 Pop Trash albums ever made, making it one of the
most sought after!
**If you're looking for the i mport edition, I wish you luck! I spent $51.00 for
it. It contains "Someone else not me" in French & Spanish along with
"Prototypes," a collection of sound-samples.**
The "Mad Mind" has spoken.
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