Medazzaland

by Duran Duran

Overview

The monumental embarrassment of their covers album, Thank You, derailed Duran Duran's impressive early-'90s comeback and its successor, the clumsily named Medazzaland, finds the group trying regain lost territory. John Taylor left the group early in the recording of Medazzaland, leaving Simon LeBon and Nick Rhodes as the only surviving original members. With former Missing Persons member Warren Cuccurullo assisting on guitar, bass, and production, LeBon and Rhodes decide to update their basic new romantic dance-pop to include industrial, Brit-pop, and ambient flourishes. Ironically, all this window dressing merely emphasizes that Duran Duran are at their best when they concentrate on straight-ahead dance-pop and balladry, not when they try to be hip. Unfortunately, for most of Medazzaland, the group tries to stay hip and contemporary, and ultimately that's what prevents the album from offering enough pleasure. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/14/2022
Label:	Bmg Rights Management
UPC:	4050538805888
Rank:	5529

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Medazzaland
2. Big Bang Generation
3. Electric Barbarella
4. Out of My Mind
5. Who Do You Think You Are?
6. Silva Halo

Disc 2

7. Be My Icon
8. Buried in the Sand
9. Michael You've Got a Lot to Answer For
10. Midnight Sun
11. So Long Suicide
12. Undergoing Treatment

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Duran Duran   Primary Artist
John Taylor   Guest Artist,Bass,Vocals (Background)
Talvin Singh   Guest Artist,Tabla,Santoor
Simon LeBon   Vocals
Tim Garland   Saxophone,Sax (Soprano)
Anthony J. Resta   Drums,Rhythm
Dave Dicenso   Drums
Steve Alexander   Drums
Warren Cuccurullo   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Synthesizer Bass
Nick Rhodes   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Bass,Vocals (Background)
Roger Taylor   Drums
Sally Stapleton   Vocals (Background)
Madeleine Farley   Vocals (Background)
Mayko Cuccurullo   Vocals
Jake Shapiro   Cello

Technical Credits

TV Mania   Mixing,Producer
Simon LeBon   Composer,Producer,Associate Producer
Duran Duran   Art Direction
John Charles   Composer
Anthony J. Resta   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Additional Production
Bob St. John   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Additional Production
Warren Cuccurullo   Composer
Mark Tinley   Mixing,Engineer,Programming
Nick Rhodes   Composer
Roger Taylor   Composer
John Taylor   Composer
Dave Collins   Engineer,Mastering
Andrew Day   Photography,Art Direction,Illustrations
Ellen Von Unwerth   Photography
Gareth Ashton   Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Katrin Geilhausen   Photography