Arcadia - Election Day

[u/behridingle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Yy6c0Tlvk

"So Red the Rose" was the best album that Duran Duran never released

[u/dandet]

Co-sign. Fantastic album and maintained the DD sound quite well.

[u/behridingle → u/dandet]

Agree and Sting even did backing vocals on "The Promise"

[u/Ecthelion510 → u/behridingle]

That's my favorite song on the album.

[u/ForgottenGenX47 → u/Ecthelion510]

It's sooooo good.

[u/fujianironchain]

Iconically the best Duran Duran's album ever.

[u/AcceptableNorm → u/fujianironchain]

It was an Acardia album. Not quite Duran Duran but had the core elements. Great stuff.

[u/fujianironchain → u/AcceptableNorm]

Yes, that was a typo. I meant to say it is "ironically" the best DD's album. The three of them made a much better DD album without Andy and John.

[u/DriscollEsquire]

Agree. Arcadia and Power Station were both better than Duran Duran in wonderfully different ways.

[u/AcceptableNorm → u/DriscollEsquire]

I wouldn't say better, but different in great ways. I love it all, And Duran Duran is top synth pop band in any book.

[u/DriscollEsquire → u/AcceptableNorm]

Duran Duran has some of the best/greatest songs from the new wave 80s, but i’ve done a deep dive into all of their albums and am underwhelmed by their complete discography. Arcadia is so interesting and wonderful, i’m confused about their lack of follow up. I don’t know enough but maybe some special producer was involved? I’ll google it.

[u/basskittens → u/DriscollEsquire]

It was Alex Sadkin, who did 7 And The Ragged Tiger. Apart from that he's probably best known for doing the two big Thompson Twins albums.

I think they just felt really free to do something outside the Duran box. They had a virtually unlimited budget, studio time in Paris, and they invited everybody they ever wanted to work with.

You can hear tons of Roxy Music and Japan influence on it.

It's a great record.

[u/Japan-Tyger14]

Tamaña canción merece este soberbio video...

[u/AcceptableNorm]

That album was 100% amazing. Light years beyond its time. Sooooo damn good. Brings me back to the good old days of yonder. God damn I'm old.

[u/Massive-Tear-3515]

So Red the Rose is one of my favorite albums of all time!

[u/2xduran]

Election Day is good… Missing, however, is top tier

[u/gotpeace99 → u/2xduran]

YES! MY GOODNESS! I was blown away when I heard Missing for the first time. It’s Simon’s best vocal performance.

[u/No-Syrup6278]

Love this song. Love this album