I woke up in my hotel this morning with a bunch of new Duran understandably running through my head. After an amazing show last night I’m a little more psyched to listen to their new record.

I did give the new record, I’d say, five complete listens (two with the added tracks from the CD release). Not really enough to pass judgement, but I knew nothing was grabbing me. Then I saw quite a few of the songs live…

They played All You Need is Now, Being Followed, Safe, Leave a Light On, Blame the Machine and Girl Panic ! But what I was really missing, was The Man Who Stole a Leopard. Great song.

I heard these songs live two nights in a row now, and with the band’s enthusiasm behind them, they took on a whole new life. Duran Duran, like most bands, are better live.

So I have All You Need is Now, Being Followed, Safe, Leave a Light On, Blame the Machine and Girl Panic ! running regular rotation in my skull, though I’m still not crazy about Leave a Light On.

All You Need Is Now | Duran Duran | 2010
Produced by Mark Ronson and Duran Duran
*Note: The CD release has more songs than the download.