Duran Duran - Big Thing

Japanese Version Re-issued with a Bonus Track. No Additional Information Available at this Time. Album Details

Awesome ~!!!

It is awesome~!! In fact, it was really difficult to get 'Big Thing' album in Korea so I am happy to find it from amazon.com. Now, I'm listening the songs from the album and recall my first concert with Duran Duran in Korea. Really thanks to amazon. April 21, 2008

The Edge Of America

I first have to say that "The Edge Of America" goes into my top ten of best Duran songs ever! The only problem is that it is so short (under 3 minutes), but it does surge into "Lake Shore Driving" to complete the album.

Now, the rest of "Big Thing" is quite good. It's experiemental in a way not all Duran Duran albums often are. "Big Thing" takes many of the lessons learned from "Notorious" and adds in a few current dance trends and pop moves.

Some of the most effective tunes here are the ones that play it straight. "Do You Believe In Love?" is earnest and heartfelt, "Too Late Marlane" is simply sublime pop and ""The Edge Of America" is intellectual, beautiful and poignant.

The album begins with the rock-pop slam of "Big Thing" which is a sly job at the record business circa 1989. The wierd part of it is that it is followed immediately by "I Don't Want Your Love" which is a track so much of its time its hard to imagine it without thinking of the world pre-grunge. So they slam the music biz and then kow-tow to it right off the bat.

Then we get the absolutely wierd yet affecting pop mash of "All She Wants Is" before settling into a groove for the rest of the album.

"Big Thing" goes in several directions and that's what stops it from being an immediate classic (something that could be said of many Duran albums actually). There are enough excellent moments to recommend it highly though even if only for "Edge Of America" and "Do You Believe In Shame?" December 13, 2007

Give me the playlist and watch me eat it

Coming off the horn heavy funk of "Notorious," Duran Duran the trio stripped the sound down to some heavy beats for "Big Thing." The first single, "I Don't Want Your Love," sounded like a re-invention. Incorporating the current house and new-jack dance trends at the time, it was a major leap away from the candy-floss of "Rio." "All She Wants Is" carried the same sort of dance-floor urgency, and the title track was an arena ready thumper.

But the trademark lushness wasn't ever too far off. "Too Late Marlene" and "Land" are everything you'd expect from Duran Duran, rich arrangements, Simon's grandiose lyrics and Nick Rhodes' atmospheric keyboards. But perhaps "Big Thing's" best moment is the tribute to the band's late friend Alex Sadkin, "Do You Believe In Shame." Slowing down the swamp groove of "Suzie Q" and laying in an emotional vocal, "Shame" connects on a level that only a few songs in the DD library have ever done before.

Equally as good as "Notorious," and in my opinion, better than the "Wedding Album." April 12, 2005

'Great' Big Thing

I used to think that the best Duran Duran album was 'Rio'. That opinion has changed. In part due to it wearing out its welcome with repeated listening, in larger part due to 'Big Thing'.

This was probably the Duran album that I was most indifferent towards when I first heard it. But over time it has proven itself to be a masterpiece of pop craftsmanship.

'Big Thing' was released in 1988 when the popular music world was starting to tire of Duran and was largely slept on. However, of all of Duran's 80's releases, this is perhaps the only one that manages not to sound dated and holds up today. There is lush balladry ('Palomino', 'Land'), solid uptempo numbers ('I Don't Want Your Love', 'All She Wants Is'), and great pop songwriting ('Too Late Marlene', 'Do You Believe In Shame'). Nothing is overstated on this album save for the title track. All of the album's tracks work seamlessly together for an ethereal listening experience.

This is the album that demonstrates the soul of Duran. December 10, 2004

AMAZING ALBUM

DURAN DURAN'S BIG THING IS A GREAT ALBUM. THE SONGS ARE GREAT, AND SIMONS VOICE IS AS INCREDIBLE AS EVER. THIS GREAT ALBUM SPAWNED 3 GREAT SINGLES - ALL SHE WANTS IS, I DONT WANT YOUR LOVE, AND DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME. THESE SONGS ARE GREAT AND TIMELESS. THE BEST SONG IS I DONT WANT YOUR LOVE. THIS SONG IS A GREAT MIX OF DANCE FUNK, AND RAP. DURAN DURAN PROVE THAT THEY CAN RAP, AND THAT THEY DO IT GREAT. THERE IS NOTHING DURAN DURAN CANT DO. DURAN DURAN IS ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS IN HISTORY. DURAN DURAN ARE LEGENDS AND SUPER LEGENDS. I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS GREAT ALBUM. March 3, 2004

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