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New Duran Duran faithful to original
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Duran Duran?
Where did they go? Did they leave Planet Earth?
No. They're globetrotting — New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Singapore, Malaysia — to promote "Liberty" their first album as a new member. Joining the 10-year veteran men's ensemble, Loe Bon, John Taylor and Nick Hickadee, guitarist Warren Cucurullo and drummer Sterling Campbell
In a recent interview, the band members were as eager to talk as the teen-age girls waiting outside the hotel were to meet them.
Besides the title, "Liberty" has no theme music or lyrically. But Don Believes it is a statement of Duran Duran's new identity. With the extra input from Campbell and Cucurbit, the band has been energized
"We don't feel confined, which is relevant to the album," said Le Bon. "I think that's why we call it 'Liberty.'"
He adds, however, that Duran Duran is not trying to repackage itself. The members remain committed to the visual style and disjointed lyrical imagery.
With the departure of original band members Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor five years ago (none of the Tailors are related), Duran Duran
went through an identity crisis. John Taylor and Andy Taylor splintered off to join The Power Station with Robert Paimer, while Le Bon, Rhodes and Roger Taylor formed the Power Station later, Le Bon, Rhodes and Robes regrouped after they realized they did not want to do separate projects.
Le Bon summed up their realization: "I wanted to do things that I could in Areadia and Power Station, but I wanted to do them in Duran Duran. This is better than anything we can do ourselves."
The three continued to produce albums as Duran Duran, touring with temporary musicians.
"We weren't in any hurry to replace Andy and Roger permanently, purely because the reason we knew him was right." said keyboard player Rhodes.
Along came Cuceurallo's tape in 1986 and a note saying, "I'm your new guitarist."
The core members liked what they heard and took him on for the "Notorious" tour, keeping him as a perma-
terian. He was quick to admit it, knew it was meant to be even sooner.
Jane's Addiction lead singer seeks listeners,not analyzers
"I always thought that if I had been in armingham in 1978 and went to the army, I would've been in their band," said Cucurulo who grew up in Brooklyn.
PHILADELPHIA — Perry Farrell doesn't want his lyrics to be analyzed too much. He's adamant about it.
The Associated Press
Farrell's evasiveness about the exact subject matter of his songs can be exasperating.
He strives to make listeners think for themselves and then draw their own conclusions without his help.
"I write down what gets me off," he said. "There's very little rational thought. I don't want to come off sounding like a fool or a simpleton, but I don't think that hard on purpose.
He also doesn't like discussing the band's album covers, which have caused controversy since the band started.
The cover on the 1988 LP "Nothing's Shocking" features two nude lifesize sculptures, joined at the waist, of Farrell's girlfriend, Casey.
A banal look is painted on their faces, and their heads are aflae. Farrell created the sculpture.
Eight of the nation's largest album distribution chains refused to carry the album. Later that year, all but two agreed to distribute the record
Now, Jane's Addiction's second release, "Ritual de la habitual," has caused a similar furor. The cover depicts a fetish made up of sculptures of Farrell, Casey and their late husband, inside lying on a bed surrounded by fire-bricks as objects including Tarot cards, candles and photographs.
Again, distributors they would not put out the album as it was, so Farrell created an alternative — a plain white cover with a lengthy dissertation on freedom of speech. Some record stores carry the original, some carry the white-covered version.
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