Big Thing

by Duran Duran

Overview

Big Thing is Duran Duran's most disappointing album, mainly because the band sounds cold and extremely isolated from their music. Both "I Don't Want Your Love" and "All She Wants Is" made it into the Top 40, but the album only climbed as high as number 24 on the charts. For Big Thing, Duran Duran chose novelty over pop conventionalism, giving "I Don't Want Your Love" a tawdry, unkempt feel that does emit droplets of pop charm, while "All She Wants Is" grinds and clanks along with a rather unfavorable tempo, which gained most of its attention because of its unorthodox style. Duran Duran was now making music apropos for seedy burlesque parlors while surrendering their pop roots, which many fans just couldn't get used to. Big Thing is short on inviting melodies, attractive rhythms, or hooks of any sort. Instead, the band opted for femme fatale lyrics and emotionless rhythms, lost in a bizarre no-man's land of danceclub pop/rock. Outside of the two singles, both "Do You Believe in Shame" (a number 30 hit in the U.K.) and "Lake Shore Driving" hold up the best, but efforts such as "Palomino," "Too Late Marlene," and the title track lack an established feel, sounding more like experiments than rock songs. Throughout the whole of Big Thing, Duran Duran seems more interested in stringing together ambiguous, unconcentrated musical utterances than creating any form of pleasurable music. ~ Mike DeGagne

Product Details

Release Date:	07/19/2024
Label:	Rhino / Parlophone
UPC:	5054197915369
Rank:	268

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Duran Duran   Primary Artist
Warren Cuccurullo   Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Daniel Abraham   Guitar,Co-Producer
Nick Rhodes   Keyboards,Choir/Chorus
Dean Chamberlain   Director
John Taylor   Choir/Chorus,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Bass)
Marc Chantereau   Percussion
Janice Jamison   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Louis-Cesar Ewande   Drums
Yvone Jones   Vocals (Background)
Patrick Bourgoin   Saxophone,Guitar (Rhythm)
Beckie Bell   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Joniece Jamison   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Becky Bell   Vocals (Background)
Yvonne Jones   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Chen Kaige   Director
The Molotov Brothers   Director
Babba   Choir/Chorus
Jane Potter   Choir/Chorus
Sterling Campbell   Drums
Simon LeBon   Vocals
Steve Ferrone   Drums,Drums (Snare)
Chester Kamen   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Carole Fredericks   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Mac Gollehon   Trumpet
Jonathan Elias   Keyboards,Co-Producer,Choir/Chorus
Lew Soloff   Choir/Chorus
Stan Harrison   Saxophone,Guitar (Rhythm)
Glenn Ferris   Trombone
David Tofani   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Goh Hotoda   Remix Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Mixing
Daniel Abraham   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Nick Rhodes   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Roger Taylor   Composer
John Taylor   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Composer
Eddie Garcia   Engineer,Mixdown Engineer
Sherman Foote   Programming
Elizabeth Flowers   Producer
Danny Mormando   Engineer,Second Engineer
Jo Dworniak   Remixing
Hans Arnold   Design
The Molotov Brothers   Producer
John Jones   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Audio Engineer
Simon Le Bon   Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Sterling Campbell   Composer
Simon LeBon   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Steve Peck   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Bob Rosa   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Robert Palmer   Composer
Duran Duran   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Joe Dworniak   Mixing,Remixing,Remix Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Duncan Bridgeman   Mixing,Remixing,Remix Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Jean-Loup Morette   Engineer,Second Engineer
Jonathan Elias   Producer
John Barry   Composer
Nile Rodgers   Producer
Milton Nascimento   Composer
Dave Way   Engineer,Second Engineer
Warren Cuccurullo   Composer
Shep Pettibone   Mixing,Producer,Remix Engineer,Additional Production
Andy Taylor   Composer