Red Carpet Massacre

by Duran Duran

Overview

While Duran Duran have worked steadily since their 1993 comeback, The Wedding Album, they haven't always sounded as stylish and creatively tuned-in as they do on 2007's Red Carpet Massacre. Perhaps it's because there hasn't always been a definitive sound for the band to catch onto in the way that adult alternative informed the mature aesthetic of The Wedding Album. Interestingly, rather than go for the sound of more obvious neo-new wave bands like the Killers, Red Carpet Massacre finds the original lineup of vocalist Simon LeBon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor, and drummer Roger Taylor -- guitarist Andy Taylor left prior to recording -- hooking up with modern dance-pop producers Danjahandz and Timbaland for a sound that at once returns the band to its edgy, club-oriented roots while also updating its sound to fit in on the radio next to such contemporary Timbaland-helmed acts as Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado. In fact, Timberlake even co-wrote and produced the very "FutureSex/LoveSounds"-ish ballad "Falling Down." These are darkly atmospheric, pulsating tracks that make the most of Duran Duran's longstanding knack for moody, somewhat cheeky dance-rock. To theses ends, dark disco cuts like "Nite-Runner" and "Skin Divers," with their dominatrix whip beats, high-pitched choruses, and obligatory Timbaland raps, are both deliciously hedonistic and crisply appointed electro-soul numbers. Similarly, tracks like the synth-driven title cut and the angular and oddly funky "Zoom In" come as close as the band has been in years to re-creating its own glamorous and neon-coated '80s aesthetic. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	05/19/2023
Label:	BMG Rights Management
UPC:	4050538777314

Tracks

Disc 1

1. The Valley
2. Red Carpet Massacre
3. Nite-Runner
4. Falling Down
5. Box Full O' Honey
6. Skin Divers
7. Tempted

Disc 2

8. Tricked Out
9. Zoom In
10. She's Too Much
11. Cry Baby Cry
12. Dirty Great Monster
13. Last Man Standing

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Duran Duran   Primary Artist
Timbaland   Vocals
Terri Walker   Vocals
Simon LeBon   Vocals
Simon Willescroft   Saxophone
Justin Timberlake   Vocals,Featured Artist
Jim Beanz   Vocals
Dom Brown   Guitar
Nick Rhodes   Vocals
Roger Taylor   Vocals
John Taylor   Vocals

Technical Credits

Marcella Araica   Programming,Audio Engineer,Engineer
Justin Timberlake   Audio Production,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Jimmy Douglass   Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Nate Hills   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Matthew Hager   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Jim Beanz   Audio Production,Vocal Producer
Ethan Willoughby   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Timbaland   Audio Production,Producer
Matt Lawrence   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Duran Duran   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Jean-Marie Horvat   Audio Engineer,Mixing,Engineer
Paul Adams   Producer
Simon LeBon   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Group Member
John Charles   Composer
Neil Tucker   Engineer,Assistant
Timothy Mosley   Composer,Lyricist
Joshua Blair   Engineer
Darren Moore   Engineer,Assistant
Nick Rhodes   Composer,Producer,Photography,Group Member
Vlado Meller   Engineer,Mastering
Colin Miller   Mixing,Engineer
Mark Santangelo   Assistant,Mastering Assistant
Roger Taylor   Composer,Producer,Group Member
John Taylor   Composer,Producer,Group Member,Art Direction
Wendy Laister   Producer,Executive Producer
Kristine Burns   Photography
Graham Archer   Engineer,Assistant
Paul Anthony Adams   Executive Producer
Steven Prevot   Production Assistant
Anna Stupak   Cover Art
Natasha Belova   Artwork
Jammeel Davis Jones   Assistant
Irena Artemova   Artwork
Alain Laub   Assistant Photographer
Patty Palazzo   Design,Artwork
Zach McNees   Engineer
Camilla Olsson   Stylist,Producer
Karen Leite   Engineer,Assistant
Rohan Onraet   Engineer,Assistant
Masha Stupak   Artwork
Jammer Davis Jones   Engineer