I was a massive Durannie from the beginning - I always knew they were special and when they split in 1985 I knew it wasn’t the end. I knew they were more Rolling Stones than Kajagoogoo. The creativity and musicianship always wowed me as much as their good looks. Simon’s lyrics particularly intrigued me. The guy is a poet.
Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes there strutting away who did the offshoot Arcadia. This was part of an incredible inventive album called So Red the Rose, many people came in to contribute from Grace Jones on this track to Sting on another etc
During this period when Duran Duran members John Taylor, Andy Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Simon Le Bon went on hiatus (summer of 1984 through early 1986), in the U.S., Duran Duran had a #1 single for 2 consecutive weeks in August of 1985, the theme song for the movie "A View To A Kill" with the same song title. 1985: The Power Station (John Taylor, Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor) had 2 Top Ten singles and 3 Top 40 singles. 1985: Arcadia (Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon and Roger Taylor) had a Top Ten single. 1986: John Taylor, Duran Duran's bassist, released the theme song for the film 9½ Weeks- starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger and directed by Adrian Lynde (Flashdance & Fatal Attraction). The song reached #23 and was released in February. 1986: Andy Taylor, Duran Duran's guitarist, released a solo album in 1986 and released a single titled "Take It Easy," which reached #24 in the US from the motion picture soundtrack American Anthem. Andy also guest appeared and played guitar for Belinda Carlisle (vocalist from the Go-Go's, "the first [and to date only] all-female band in history who wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to achieve a No. 1 album.") and for Robert Palmer. 1986: Andy played lead guitar on Belinda Carlisle's track, "Mad About You," which reached #3 in the U.S. 1986: Andy also played lead guitar on fellow Power Station bandmate Robert Palmer's #1 U.S. single titled, "Addicted To Love." Duran Duran (John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Simon Le Bon) came back from hiatus in 1986 to record their successful "Notorious" album released in November 1986. Andy Taylor played on several tracks and left the band to pursue a solo career until he rejoined Duran Duran in 2001 and left again in 2007. Roger Taylor never reconvened with Duran Duran to record the "Notorious" album. He left the band completely. However, he did play on on Duran Duran's covers album called "Thank You," released in 1995. The two tracks are Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" and Elvis Costello's "Watching The Detectives." Roger did rejoin Duran Duran in 2001 and has remained in the band ever since.
This was the most expensive video made in the '80s up to this time in 1985. It cost over one million dollars. The sass factor was turned up because all of the extras in this video were all Paris fashion models. This video was also filmed in Paris. They had a custom set built for the interior shot of what is supposed to be a nightclub base from a French film, La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast). Fun fact, When Duran Duran split into 2 projects, Arcadia the pop driven group, and Power Station which was more rock driven, Simon LeBon wrote this song as a fun challenge for Duran Duran fans who were split between the 2 groups depending on which musicians they were fans of... to choose by having an "Election Day" as both projects released singles at the same time frame. Lets say challenge excepted!
Watch the long version of this video. Much better and more goodness to see. These guys pioneered the Music Video Genre better then anyone else. That setting was freaking amazing. There is a short documentary you can find on here that explains the video creation and the meaning behind the song. Cost them millions to make. They spared no expense on these videos. All models appeared in this video. I could of been during that time Nick Rhodes twin brother. Had the hairstyle and fashion while going to high school back in the 80's. Great party time those years were. Practically every girl had their posters pinned up in their high school lockers of these guys. They had the sound, talent, and definitely the look that made them famous right up to today. They still look great for their age these days. Can't say the same for me. Bald, but still young looking for my age. Keep these Duran Duran video's coming there Matt. Get em to cover Girls On Film, Rio, Is there Something I Should Know, and View To A Kill. Notorious as well. All bangers. Plus the opening live video song for "Sunrise". Laters.
I hope you do the official video for the Arcadia video "The Flame" sometimes.. It's a great song and supercool video.. Thank you guys and thanks Matt for requesting this :)
Omg your reaction was so great! I'm a huge Duranie (esp for Simon) since 1982 and I appreciate you guys so much! Thanks for this! (I know it's Arcadia...just sayin'...)
Interesting considering your name, I was _convinced_ there was a full wolf howl in the intro to this song. You can hear a hint of it in the second part of the intro but for some reason in my head I thought that was a complete howl. Amazing song, it's SO singable.
Playing the bass on Election Day and on the Arcadia So Red The Rose album from 1985 is jazz bassist Mark Egan (who used to play with Pat Metheny Group). Arcadia is 3/5 of Duran Duran. Drummer Roger Taylor, vocalist Simon Le Bon and Keyboardist Nick Rhodes with a plethora of guest musicians like Masami Tsuchiya, Grace Jones, Carlos Alomar (David Bowie), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Sting and more... The other 2/5 of Duran Duran, bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor formed The Power Station with Chic drummer Tony Thompson and singer Robert Palmer. Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor played percussion on The Power Station album then formed Arcadia with Simon and Nick. Arcadia was Nick Rhodes' idea.
When Duran split in the mid eighties, fans were distraught. Really. This side project (Arcadia) was our hope for the things to come. It's experimenting with electronic sounds was fantastic and it still has me mesmerized by the layers of sounds in it. We Duranies owe a lot to Simon and Nick. They kept the show going and things together when the others were messed up in a way or other.
At this stage they hadn't split yet. They were in two camps but later came out with A View to A Kill together. That was the last time together after they played Live Aid. They only came back together in the 2000s.
As a life long Duran Duran/Arcadia/Power Station devotee, watching both of your reactions to watching and listening for the first time, brings me tremendous joy!
This is the most "out there" that Nick Rhodes has ever been. Such a sexy video. As a LONG time Duranie (since they first hit the scene) I just couldn't choose between Arcadia and Power Station. Both bands were so unique and had their own sounds yet there was no question they were DD members in each.
The five members of Duran Duran took a break following their latest tour called the "Sing Blue Silver Tour" in the Spring of 1984. Duran Duran had been working non-stop from 1980 through the end of their last concert. The band had toured the world several times & had released three studio albums from 1981-1983. During this hiatus, Duran Duran's bassist John Taylor & Chic drummer Tony Thompson got Andy Taylor (Duran Duran's guitarist) and singer Robert Palmer to join The Power Station, which included Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor on percussion. The Power Station incorporated more of a rock edge & funk sound. John & Tony had talked about forming a one-off group since the Spring of 1983 & got The Power Station together into the studio in March of 1995. During the other member's of Duran Duran's hiatus for Keyboardist Nick Rhodes, vocalist Simon Le Bon & drummer Roger Taylor, they decided to form more of an ethereal soundscape for their project called Arcadia and titled their album "So Red The Rose." Arcadia incorporated a wide array of artists from Sting, Grace Jones, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, David Bowie's guitarist Carlos Alomar, Jazz musician's Herbie Hancock and bassist Mark Egan (Pat Metheny Group) plus, avant-garde guitarist/violinist Masami Tsuchiya, Roxy Music saxophonist Andy Mackay, and many other musicians from varied musical backgrounds. "So Red The Rose" was recorded in the Spring of 1985, so Roger Taylor worked on both The Power Station and then the Arcadia project but was more central as the main drummer in Arcadia.
This album was incredible which was a problem it could have rivaled what DD was doing. I loved this record creativity and named my daughter after it as her middle name Essence Arcadia.. They also had Grace Jones doing the spoken word on it.. This album had Sting, David Gilmore on it it was so striking and artsy..
Ya need to listen to the flame goodbye is forever and the promise all off the same album this album should av been a Duran Duran album its brilliant awesome epic amazing 🎉🎉🎉
I think the set is the same one they used in the movie Legend for the Darkness scene with Mia Sarah goth scene! This album and the videos they made for them were a highlight in the mid-late 80's!!!
Wow wow wow wow wow Ty awesome Arcadia was in the mid 80s the lead singer Simon lebon Voice amazing Vocals cords fantastic brilliant awesome 👌👍 and nick Rhodes mastermind behind Duran Duran and Arcadia he's the keywords and syth player bloody brilliant awesome the album so red the rosé was a killer awesome brilliant album!!! Fantastic wow wow wow 🥰
Am a metalhead and drummer, but Duran Duran were the band that first switched me online to feeling music, not just hearing it back in early '82, been a lifelong loyal fan since. Arcadia brought out the amazing So Red The Rose during a DD break, often referred to as the greatest album Duran Duran DIDN'T make lol Epic songs
Lol. We're you guys ripped when you did this reaction? I love the song and group. It's just that you guys seemed looser than your other reactions, and having way too much fun with this. Keep it up! You're fabulous 👌!
Just the teensiest bit disappointed that it wasn't the long version video. Still, love Arcadia, bought the album on release day and never one regret. Also, all of the Arcadia videos are fun, and mostly playful.
Oh yesss Simon and Nick with little help from Roger Taylor drummer from Duran Duran are create their own band after they split each other for awile!So Red Like Rose is my favorite,I have it on CD!You must Listen entire album,they have so aewsome song's like The Flame,Goodbye is forever,El Diablo...Simon and Nick are so cute!Must watch Goodbye is forever,my recimendation!And The Flame is so funny video but really Great song ❤️💖💥💞💥💥🔥Thank you guys,greetings from Croatia 🇭🇷💋!
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So Red the Rose is a KILLER album
This album is incredibly underrated.
Lady Ice is my favorite song on the album.
@@JohnHill-bn5kn Fabulous song. They did it in *one* take.
The Promise... best song of The album, with Sting and David Gilmour
I like Keeping Me In the Dark
I was a massive Durannie from the beginning - I always knew they were special and when they split in 1985 I knew it wasn’t the end. I knew they were more Rolling Stones than Kajagoogoo. The creativity and musicianship always wowed me as much as their good looks. Simon’s lyrics particularly intrigued me. The guy is a poet.
Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes there strutting away who did the offshoot Arcadia. This was part of an incredible inventive album called So Red the Rose, many people came in to contribute from Grace Jones on this track to Sting on another etc
Arcadia was a trio that included: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes AND Roger Taylor.
There’s a 7 minute version of this song and video that makes the whole thing more cohesive. It’s good stuff!
Very underrated MASTERPIECE, like the whole album. ❤️
During this period when Duran Duran members John Taylor, Andy Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Simon Le Bon went on hiatus (summer of 1984 through early 1986), in the U.S., Duran Duran had a #1 single for 2 consecutive weeks in August of 1985, the theme song for the movie "A View To A Kill" with the same song title.
1985: The Power Station (John Taylor, Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor) had 2 Top Ten singles and 3 Top 40 singles.
1985: Arcadia (Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon and Roger Taylor) had a Top Ten single.
1986: John Taylor, Duran Duran's bassist, released the theme song for the film 9½ Weeks- starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger and directed by Adrian Lynde (Flashdance & Fatal Attraction). The song reached #23 and was released in February.
1986: Andy Taylor, Duran Duran's guitarist, released a solo album in 1986 and released a single titled "Take It Easy," which reached #24 in the US from the motion picture soundtrack American Anthem.
Andy also guest appeared and played guitar for Belinda Carlisle (vocalist from the Go-Go's, "the first [and to date only] all-female band in history who wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to achieve a No. 1 album.") and for Robert Palmer.
1986: Andy played lead guitar on Belinda Carlisle's track, "Mad About You," which reached #3 in the U.S.
1986: Andy also played lead guitar on fellow Power Station bandmate Robert Palmer's #1 U.S. single titled, "Addicted To Love."
Duran Duran (John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Simon Le Bon) came back from hiatus in 1986 to record their successful "Notorious" album released in November 1986. Andy Taylor played on several tracks and left the band to pursue a solo career until he rejoined Duran Duran in 2001 and left again in 2007.
Roger Taylor never reconvened with Duran Duran to record the "Notorious" album. He left the band completely. However, he did play on on Duran Duran's covers album called "Thank You," released in 1995. The two tracks are Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" and Elvis Costello's "Watching The Detectives."
Roger did rejoin Duran Duran in 2001 and has remained in the band ever since.
Génial 💡. Merci
This was the most expensive video made in the '80s up to this time in 1985. It cost over one million dollars. The sass factor was turned up because all of the extras in this video were all Paris fashion models. This video was also filmed in Paris. They had a custom set built for the interior shot of what is supposed to be a nightclub base from a French film, La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast). Fun fact, When Duran Duran split into 2 projects, Arcadia the pop driven group, and Power Station which was more rock driven, Simon LeBon wrote this song as a fun challenge for Duran Duran fans who were split between the 2 groups depending on which musicians they were fans of... to choose by having an "Election Day" as both projects released singles at the same time frame. Lets say challenge excepted!
Love ❤️ Whenever I see this video, I feel like I'm being transported to a special place in Nicks' mind...🖤❤️
The álbum “So Red the Rose” is MASTERPIECE!!!!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
One of my favorite albums of all time.
duran and arcadia both was high fashion
Watch the long version of this video. Much better and more goodness to see. These guys pioneered the Music Video Genre better then anyone else. That setting was freaking amazing. There is a short documentary you can find on here that explains the video creation and the meaning behind the song. Cost them millions to make. They spared no expense on these videos. All models appeared in this video. I could of been during that time Nick Rhodes twin brother. Had the hairstyle and fashion while going to high school back in the 80's. Great party time those years were. Practically every girl had their posters pinned up in their high school lockers of these guys. They had the sound, talent, and definitely the look that made them famous right up to today. They still look great for their age these days. Can't say the same for me. Bald, but still young looking for my age. Keep these Duran Duran video's coming there Matt. Get em to cover Girls On Film, Rio, Is there Something I Should Know, and View To A Kill. Notorious as well. All bangers. Plus the opening live video song for "Sunrise". Laters.
I hope you do the official video for the Arcadia video "The Flame" sometimes.. It's a great song and supercool video.. Thank you guys and thanks Matt for requesting this :)
That video is hilarious!
JT popping out of the closet gets me every time.
@@reeneebob1 yes...but...he didn't sign the contract...🤣
Omg your reaction was so great! I'm a huge Duranie (esp for Simon) since 1982 and I appreciate you guys so much! Thanks for this! (I know it's Arcadia...just sayin'...)
Eurgh, love this so much. Teenage me was gutted when the double Ds went off to do other projects, and then they dropped this top dollar shit 🤘💘
I want to date you BOTH after watching this review!!! WOOF ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊 🎸
Great job guys 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Interesting considering your name, I was _convinced_ there was a full wolf howl in the intro to this song. You can hear a hint of it in the second part of the intro but for some reason in my head I thought that was a complete howl. Amazing song, it's SO singable.
Such an amazing album 🙂
Playing the bass on Election Day and on the Arcadia So Red The Rose album from 1985 is jazz bassist Mark Egan (who used to play with Pat Metheny Group). Arcadia is 3/5 of Duran Duran. Drummer Roger Taylor, vocalist Simon Le Bon and Keyboardist Nick Rhodes with a plethora of guest musicians like Masami Tsuchiya, Grace Jones, Carlos Alomar (David Bowie), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Sting and more... The other 2/5 of Duran Duran, bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor formed The Power Station with Chic drummer Tony Thompson and singer Robert Palmer. Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor played percussion on The Power Station album then formed Arcadia with Simon and Nick. Arcadia was Nick Rhodes' idea.
Merci pour les infos. Génial 💡 !
@@mathieucockenpot1743 my pleasure.
When Duran split in the mid eighties, fans were distraught. Really. This side project (Arcadia) was our hope for the things to come. It's experimenting with electronic sounds was fantastic and it still has me mesmerized by the layers of sounds in it. We Duranies owe a lot to Simon and Nick. They kept the show going and things together when the others were messed up in a way or other.
At this stage they hadn't split yet. They were in two camps but later came out with A View to A Kill together. That was the last time together after they played Live Aid. They only came back together in the 2000s.
This video brings so many emotions and happy memories!!!
Great song and great video
Haha, I'm glad you did this song. Killer vibe on this tune.
As a life long Duran Duran/Arcadia/Power Station devotee, watching both of your reactions to watching and listening for the first time, brings me tremendous joy!
The whole album is AWESOME! I especially love The Promise
This is the most "out there" that Nick Rhodes has ever been. Such a sexy video. As a LONG time Duranie (since they first hit the scene) I just couldn't choose between Arcadia and Power Station. Both bands were so unique and had their own sounds yet there was no question they were DD members in each.
The five members of Duran Duran took a break following their latest tour called the "Sing Blue Silver Tour" in the Spring of 1984. Duran Duran had been working non-stop from 1980 through the end of their last concert. The band had toured the world several times & had released three studio albums from 1981-1983. During this hiatus, Duran Duran's bassist John Taylor & Chic drummer Tony Thompson got Andy Taylor (Duran Duran's guitarist) and singer Robert Palmer to join The Power Station, which included Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor on percussion. The Power Station incorporated more of a rock edge & funk sound. John & Tony had talked about forming a one-off group since the Spring of 1983 & got The Power Station together into the studio in March of 1995.
During the other member's of Duran Duran's hiatus for Keyboardist Nick Rhodes, vocalist Simon Le Bon & drummer Roger Taylor, they decided to form more of an ethereal soundscape for their project called Arcadia and titled their album "So Red The Rose." Arcadia incorporated a wide array of artists from Sting, Grace Jones, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, David Bowie's guitarist Carlos Alomar, Jazz musician's Herbie Hancock and bassist Mark Egan (Pat Metheny Group) plus, avant-garde guitarist/violinist Masami Tsuchiya, Roxy Music saxophonist Andy Mackay, and many other musicians from varied musical backgrounds. "So Red The Rose" was recorded in the Spring of 1985, so Roger Taylor worked on both The Power Station and then the Arcadia project but was more central as the main drummer in Arcadia.
Merci pour les infos. Génial 💡 !
Wish they would play stuff from both this and power station since as far as I know they haven't done either since the Big thing tour
Ya’ll are killing me😅😅😅😅😅. Brill!
This album is called So Red The Rose and I had it !!! Great Album !!!!
William Burroughs at 7:30...
Not bad. Never heard this till today.
This album was incredible which was a problem it could have rivaled what DD was doing. I loved this record creativity and named my daughter after it as her middle name Essence Arcadia.. They also had Grace Jones doing the spoken word on it.. This album had Sting, David Gilmore on it it was so striking and artsy..
SO many great artists on the Arcadia album.
David Gilmour
Grace Jones
Herbie Hancock
Andy Mackay
Sting
Mark Egan
Andy Mackay
Duran Duran was always about fashion
Ya need to listen to the flame goodbye is forever and the promise all off the same album this album should av been a Duran Duran album its brilliant awesome epic amazing 🎉🎉🎉
Sting and Dave Gilmour and grace Jones are on this album.
I think the set is the same one they used in the movie Legend for the Darkness scene with Mia Sarah goth scene!
This album and the videos they made for them were a highlight in the mid-late 80's!!!
Wow wow wow wow wow Ty awesome Arcadia was in the mid 80s the lead singer Simon lebon Voice amazing Vocals cords fantastic brilliant awesome 👌👍 and nick Rhodes mastermind behind Duran Duran and Arcadia he's the keywords and syth player bloody brilliant awesome the album so red the rosé was a killer awesome brilliant album!!! Fantastic wow wow wow 🥰
Nick during his Lilly Munster phase.
With Sting, David Gilmour, and Grace Jones participating in the song.
'So red the Rose' is the best album Duran Duran never made ;)
Great album.
Highly recommend Goodbye is Forever by Arcadia
Am a metalhead and drummer, but Duran Duran were the band that first switched me online to feeling music, not just hearing it back in early '82, been a lifelong loyal fan since. Arcadia brought out the amazing So Red The Rose during a DD break, often referred to as the greatest album Duran Duran DIDN'T make lol Epic songs
not sure if anyone picked up on this but in this video at 9:09 in that is Tina Turner doing the voice over !
Grace Jones, not TT.
React to Arcadia The flame , it is a fantastic video too
Lol. We're you guys ripped when you did this reaction? I love the song and group. It's just that you guys seemed looser than your other reactions, and having way too much fun with this. Keep it up! You're fabulous 👌!
grace jones was great in this
Grace Jones is just great. Period.
❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊 ARCADIA ELECTION DAY !!!!!!!!!! Best non-Duran album ever!!!!!!!!
Just the teensiest bit disappointed that it wasn't the long version video. Still, love Arcadia, bought the album on release day and never one regret.
Also, all of the Arcadia videos are fun, and mostly playful.
Grace Jones
Listen to Duran's "Election Day" sometime.
Have You Done Power Station Yet?
I wanna meet Matt
Umm...Grace Jones...Hello?
Masterpiece still rules. Pure art!
Oh yesss Simon and Nick with little help from Roger Taylor drummer from Duran Duran are create their own band after they split each other for awile!So Red Like Rose is my favorite,I have it on CD!You must Listen entire album,they have so aewsome song's like The Flame,Goodbye is forever,El Diablo...Simon and Nick are so cute!Must watch Goodbye is forever,my recimendation!And The Flame is so funny video but really Great song ❤️💖💥💞💥💥🔥Thank you guys,greetings from Croatia 🇭🇷💋!
So red the rose is amazing album
Grace Jones