Duran Duran: Notorious

by Steve Malins

Book Overview

In the last couple of years, Duran Duran has scooped MTV's Lifetime Achievement Award, played sold-out stadium gigs in America, Britain, and Japan, and enjoyed feature coverage in Rolling Stone and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0233001379
• ISBN13: 9780233001371
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Andre Deutsch
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The Early Scoop

For folks who didn't grow up with Duran Duran, this book tells the history that the hysterical fans know by heart. And some of us hysterical fans get that exciting trip down Memory Lane, too. I enjoyed the book not because it was well-written, but because it was about a band that set the music industry to right. Every inside joke made me laugh. And, yes, John Taylor is as hot as Rio asphalt, isn't he? Don't think that's going to change anytime soon... It's a great book to pick up and check out the New Romantic music scene not just from Duran Duran's perspective, but from the journalists', from the clothing designers', from the deejays', from the photographers', etc. Folks who were paying attention to what was phat, fab and fantastic get quoted here, and it's nice to sit down and spend an afternoon or evening immersing yourself in their reminiscences. I enjoyed it, anyway. From Sandy Lender, "Some days, I just want the dragon to win."

Now I can afford it.....

This book is full of facts that I didn't know I didn't even know about Duran Duran. I was a little too young the first time round to be able to go to any gigs, or really be bothered to read that much on them, I just thought they looked cool and sounded great. All I could afford at the age of 8 was the Duran Duran fountain pen. Duran Duran taught me a lot, at 10 my Dad sold video-disc players (remember them, massive album sized CDs, really heavy) and he gave me the Duran Duran Greatest hits disc - totally unaware about the girls on film video. I was a popular guy at school for a while and my parents wondered why I didn't mind going to bed early that month - but was somehow still exhausted in the mornings. But now I'm older and wiser I thought I'd spend some of my piggy bank money on this new book. It's got all the information in that you wish you knew about when you were a kid. Obviously I wouldn't have understood most of it back then, although it would have made me seem cool and impress the girls with my phrases about how the big boy rock & roll stars live and extra special insider Duran Duran facts and stories. It chronicles the start, the parties, the fun, the bust ups, the split, the reunion - everything..... I would highly recommend this book for any new or old fan alike. There are so many things that I wasn't aware of and I'm not going to tell you a single one of them, you'll have to get the book - I'd spoil it for you. There are some hilarious moments and some `sobering' experiences spoken about - it adds a further depth to the Duran Saga that until now I hadn't quite realised. A good book, a great read.

Couldn't put it down

As a Duran Duran fan from my early teens, I was interested in this book. I wasn't sure if it was going to give me any new information, but I thought I would be fun. Instead, I was very surprised. I read the book in two days. I found it an excellant read. Not just for Duran Duran fans, but anyone who enjoyed new wave music back in the 80's. I love the format and found it more interesting that most biographies. It explored more that the band. It went into the social climate of the time. I would recommend this book for any music fan.

At last a book about Duran

I recently read this Duran book and was very happy that at last someone has told the band's story with some real detail. Even though I have been a fan for nearly 10 years I still discovered lot's of new things in this book and it was great to read someone who seems genuinely enthusiastic about the band. That makes a change from most of the stuff I've read about them over the last few years from journalists who have no idea what they're talking about. I would recommend anyone who is fed up with hearing rubbish written about Duran to pick up this book and enjoy their amazing story.