Post #127055 by tiki mick 1 on Tue, Nov 23, 2004 11:07 AM

Yeah, exactly! I love that bass part on Rio. I was a total RUSH freak during high school, so I always appreciated good bass parts! Although Duran Duran and Rush may seem not to have too much in common, they are both bands that care very much about reaching for perfection. John Taylor may not have been the worlds best bass player, but he wrote great bass parts very much in the style of Bernard Edwards (RIP) and to this day, I can remember all of Taylor's parts.

There were a lot of great English bassists, like Mark King (level 42) and Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo), bassists who transcended the pop bands they were in at the time!

I saw DD during the "reflex" tour in San Diego. They were an awesome band, not just a joke like BOW WOW WOW or FLOCK OF SEAGULLS or BERLIN (Bands that I like, but are hardly musical genius) DD played like a rock band should.

Thier new album is great. Listen to tracks 1 and 2 at high volume in your car, and you will know what I mean!