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Article: Duran Duran back in spotlight '80s teen idols bask in attention of a new CD, tribute album
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 20, 1997
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Duran Duran couldn't have asked for more attention.
Not only is the British pop band's 11th CD, "Medazzaland," new on
store shelves, but the group is the subject of a new compilation disc
featuring their best songs from the '80s and '90s.
Some of today's ska and punk bands appear on "The Duran Duran
Tribute Album," each giving a new twist to songs like "Rio"
(Goldfinger), "The Reflex" (Less Than Jake), "Girls On Film" (Bjorn
Again) and "Ordinary World" (River Fenix).
Eve's Plumb's cover of "Save A Prayer" doesn't stray too far from
the original version. Others, such as Reel Big Fish's swing remake
of "Hungry Like the Wolf" is flat-out wacky. And if you ask Duran
Duran's vocalist Simon ...