Duran Duran

V vintagegirl Tiki Socialite Los Angeles Joined: Jun 12, 2002 Posts: 542	V vintagegirl Posted posted on Tue, Nov 23, 2004 11:21 AM OK, I'm sober now. And I totally agree with Tiki Mick. In addition to being great bands, they are also really great showmen which is something really lacking these days. I went to see Martin Fry of ABC about 5 years ago and even after a bout with throat cancer some time ago, he sounded just as good as ever and came out in his gold lame suit and gave one hell of a show. The bassist from Kajagoogoo, I think, is the only one from the band still working as a pro musician. And though John Taylor from DD was originally self taught, he really stepped up his skills when he met Nile Rodgers who showed him a thing or two. My personal favorite though is the bassist for Japan, Mick Karn. But not as many people have heard of him. Apparently, he could not read music at the time of being in Japan, but had one hell of an ear. They could play anything to him and he would instantly play it back. His style was also quite unique. Oh, and he had no eyebrows. After the break up of the band he went on to play with others such as Bill Nelson, Kate Bush, Midge Ure, Joan Armatrading, Gary Numan, David Torn and Peter Murphy. I also heard a rumor that Haircut 100 were actually a bunch of jazz musicians that decided to go pop to make money. Can anyone verify that one? There have been some jazz bits on Nick Heyward's solo albums. [ Edited by: vintagegirl on 2004-11-23 11:39 ]

OK, I'm sober now. And I totally agree with Tiki Mick. In addition to being great bands, they are also really great showmen which is something really lacking these days. I went to see Martin Fry of ABC about 5 years ago and even after a bout with throat cancer some time ago, he sounded just as good as ever and came out in his gold lame suit and gave one hell of a show. The bassist from Kajagoogoo, I think, is the only one from the band still working as a pro musician. And though John Taylor from DD was originally self taught, he really stepped up his skills when he met Nile Rodgers who showed him a thing or two.

My personal favorite though is the bassist for Japan, Mick Karn. But not as many people have heard of him. Apparently, he could not read music at the time of being in Japan, but had one hell of an ear. They could play anything to him and he would instantly play it back. His style was also quite unique. Oh, and he had no eyebrows. After the break up of the band he went on to play with others such as Bill Nelson, Kate Bush, Midge Ure, Joan Armatrading, Gary Numan, David Torn and Peter Murphy.

I also heard a rumor that Haircut 100 were actually a bunch of jazz musicians that decided to go pop to make money. Can anyone verify that one? There have been some jazz bits on Nick Heyward's solo albums.

[ Edited by: vintagegirl on 2004-11-23 11:39 ]

Post #127059 by vintagegirl on Tue, Nov 23, 2004 11:21 AM