And lastly, has there EVER been a consideration to record this song in the studio for a future release… perhaps as a B-side again? Thanks! And I look forward to hearing your new material soon! Steve

“Growing up in the UK, in the 1970s, we were lucky to experience extraordinarily diverse music. We were very much influenced by “glam rock,” and Steve Harley’s Cockney Rebel were at the center of this scene. What attracted us most to “(Come Up and See Me) Make Me Smile” was that it is a bittersweet song with a hugely uplifting chorus. It is quite hard for all of us to agree on any song when we decide to do a cover version, but this one was a unanimous choice and we felt that the original still sounds as good today as when we first heard it.

We were considering a studio version long ago, but it was so popular as a song in the live set that we simply ended up releasing the version from HAMMERSMITH at the B-Side of “The Reflex.” We doubt we’d re-visit it at this point, although we did play it a few times during the reunion tour. S, N, J & R”

01 The Steve Miller Band – “Jet Airliner”
02 James Murphy – “People”
03 Nite Jewel – “Suburbia”
04 James Murphy – “Sleepy Baby”
05 James Murphy – “Thumbs”
06 Albert Hammond – “It Never Rains in Southern California”
07 James Murphy – “Plenty of Time”
08 James Murphy – “Photographs”
09 James Murphy – “Gente”
10 Galaxie 500 – “Strange”
11 LCD Soundsystem: – “Oh You (Christmas Blues)”
12 James Murphy – “Birthday Song”
13 James Murphy – “Dear You”
14 The Sonics – “Shot Down”
15 Duran Duran – “The Chauffeur”
16 James Murphy – “If You Need a Friend”
17 James Murphy – “Please Don’t Follow Me”
18 James Murphy – “Photographs (Piano)”

Arcadia were formed by three members of Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor. They released one album ‘So Red The Rose’, which went Platinum, and reached #30 in the UK & #23 in the US. The album featured four singles, ‘Goodbye Is Forever’, ‘The Promise’, ‘The Flame’, and UK/US Top 10 hit, ‘Election Day’.

Along with three Duran Duran members, there was also a wide range of famous guests on ‘So Red The Rose’ including; David Gilmour, Sting (backing vocals on ‘The Promise’), Herbie Hancock & Grace Jones (spoken word on ‘The Flame’ & ‘Election Day’).

The additional DVD was originally released on VHS in 1987. It follows the filming of five clips from the album ‘So Red The Rose’ & the fascinating combination of directors, locations, behind the scene footage & photographic montages which come together to give an insight into the world of video production. The collection of videos including Arcadia’s first single ‘Election Day’ are shown in full, including Dean Chamberlain’s rarely seen interpretation of the song ‘Missing’.

All Music Guide describe ‘So Red The Rose’ as “the best album Duran never made”.

Tracklisting
CD1 – Original album, remastered
1. Election Day (2010 Digital Remaster)
2. Keep Me In The Dark (2010 Digital Remaster)
3. Goodbye Is Forever (2010 Digital Remaster)
4. The Flame (2010 Digital Remaster)
5. Missing (2010 Digital Remaster)
6. Rose Arcana (2010 Digital Remaster)
7. The Promise (2010 Digital Remaster)
8. El Diablo (2010 Digital Remaster)
9. Lady Ice (2010 Digital Remaster)
10. Say The Word (Theme from ‘Playing For Keeps’) (7″ Edit) (2010 Digital Remaster)
11. Election Day (Single Version) (2010 Digital Remaster)
12. Goodbye Is Forever (Single Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
13. The Promise (7″ Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
14. The Flame (7″ Remix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
15. Say The Word (Theme from ‘Playing For Keeps’) (Soundtrack Version) (2010 Digital Remaster)
16. She’s Moody And Grey, She’s Mean And Restless (2010 Digital Remaster)

CD2 – Bonus disc with rare tracks
1. Election Day (Consensus Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
2. Goodbye Is Forever (12″ Extended Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
3. The Promise (Instrumental)
4. Rose Arcana (Extended ) (2010 Digital Remaster)
5. The Flame (Extended Remix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
6. Say The Word (Theme from ‘Playing For Keeps’) (Extended Vocal Remix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
7. Election Day (Cryptic Cut) (2010 Digital Remaster)
8. The Promise (12″ Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
9. Goodbye Is Forever (Dub Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
10. Say The Word (Theme from ‘Playing For Keeps’) (Extended Instrumental Remix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
11. Election Day (Early Rough Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)
12. Flame Game (Yo Homeboy Mix) (2010 Digital Remaster)

DVD – Original VHS, released 1987
1. Introduction (2010 Digital Remaster)
2. Filming ‘Election Day’ (2010 Digital Remaster)
3. Election Day (2010 Digital Remaster)
4. Filming ‘The Promise’ (2010 Digital Remaster)
5. The Promise (2010 Digital Remaster)
6. Filming ‘Goodbye Is Forever’ (2010 Digital Remaster)
7. Goodbye Is Forever (2010 Digital Remaster)
8. Filming ‘The Flame’ (2010 Digital Remaster)
9. The Flame (2010 Digital Remaster)
10. Filming ‘Missing’ (2010 Digital Remaster)
11. Missing (2010 Digital Remaster)
12. Credits (2010 Digital Remaster)

Press release courtesy EMI

The Toohey’s TED THE LAB site is running footage of this experience, which includes working with John in the Studio. Keep checking the TEDTHELAB site for the latest updates on this very cool project! (please note, it takes awhile to load)

TEDLAB

1. I have a feeling I won’t be the only person to ask this. First THANK YOU to the band for finally including the Lonely in Your Nightmare video on this DVD! It’s one of my favorite songs. The version included is different from the one familiar to U.S. fans. That version featured the black and white shots of London interspersed with the scenes from Sri Lanka, while this new one is entirely Sri Lanka images. I was wondering if this was specifically re-done for the Hammersmith DVD or did this version always exist?

FROM EMI: “That’s the master version. I can only assume it was edited at a later date for the US market but what is on the DVD is the original version.”

2. I looked back through the Ask Katy archives and didn’t see this question. I’d like to know more about the process of bringing a saxophone into the band’s sound. Was this always the plan? Did they ever consider having a sax player as a permanent member?

FROM NICK: “We never considered having a sax player as a permanent member, however I do believe it’s a very powerful and expressive musical instrument when used at the right time. In fact, the saxophone solo on “Dirty Great Monster” is one of my favorite moments on the RED CARPET MASSACRE album.”

Nick Blogs

As Gen Y gives way to the Information Generation, the youth of today take interest in the tunes of their parents and grandparents. And because of accessible technology, they can learn all about it
Four 19-year-old girls sit in a sub shop in Boston talking about music.

“I thought Hall and Oates were black when I first heard them,” says Nikkina Hankins to her friends, “and I thought Chuck Berry was white.”

Hankins and her friends share their opinions on their favorite acts, which effortlessly run the gamut from contemporary artists to delta blues and swing musicians from the 1930s.

They are part of an age group that could be renamed from Generation Y to the Information Generation. Technology and accessibility of information have cultivated an eagerness within young adults to learn more about the music that came before them and an appreciation for their elders that may even bridge the generation gap.

“I definitely feel like I’m more self-aware that I want to expand my knowledge of everything and culture myself,” says Hankins’ friend Layne Wineland. “I think of it being back then and just try to educate myself.”

But the Information Generation is only a part of this perfect storm that is washing away barriers between age groups.

“I think the generation gap, as it was called in the ‘60s, has gradually eroded, and a lot of it has to do with the Baby Boomer generation itself and its reluctance to get older and its need to be as cool as their kids,” says Adam Hanft, who considers himself a decoder of consumer culture, and has written a book called “The Dictionary of the Future.” Incidentally Hanft’s word for older people are using technology to stay young is “bo-tech.”

And while the Information Generation takes an interest in understanding the Boomers and beyond, the elders are also able to see what the kids are doing.

“Now, grandparents are updating their Facebook statuses just as often as their teen and tween grandkids,” says Ashley Dos Santos, a self-professed tween social marketing expert and an account supervisor for Crosby-Volmer International Communications. “When a new slang term or pop sensation hits the market, formerly out-of-touch parents no longer have to wait for their children to clue them in. One quick YouTube search for ‘Justin Bieber’ will have them singing along with their kids to the same hit songs during afternoon carpool.”

And once those kids aren’t embarrassed about their parent of grandparent singing along, that is when the generation gap is finally gone for good (or bad).

‘All You Need is Love’ (and free wi-fi)

Somebody who doesn’t need bo-tech to stay young is 92-year-old Sid Bernstein, who has his own ideas of what is bridging the generation gap.

“The Beatles have filled the gap,” he says. “They came at the right time, and they’re still here.”
We should probably point out that Bernstein might be a little biased in that he is the first person to have ever brought the Beatles to the U.S., and he has just recently written the forward to Judith Furedi’s new book on John Lennon. But Bernstein has a point. Not only has the Fab Four’s Rock Band game become a bestseller since its release last June, but figures released by Nielsen SoundScan — the company which compiles the Billboard charts — last month found that the band sold more than 11 million copies of their compilation “1,” since its release in November of 2000, making it the biggest seller of the decade.

“I see lately very young people singing the songs,” says Bernstein. “It hasn’t stopped and it never will. They just have a language that goes beyond borders. It’s universal.”

‘Hungry Like the Wolf’ (for information)

Are these generation gap-bridging technological advancements all positive? Duran Duran bassist John Taylor delivered a speech at a UCLA celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first message sent over the Internet in October. In his talk, he pondered a few of the negative effects of this progress, such as the demand on artists to Tweet every spare thought, and how the thrill of the chase has disappeared for music lovers, because they can find whatever they’re looking for in a few clicks.

“Anybody that has half a clue about how to surf the Net has access to their own reference library in a way that we didn’t,” says Taylor.

Lest it sounds like he’s a bitter old man, Taylor also credits the Boomers that popularized the theory of a generation gap in the first place, as being a key component to bridging it.

“Well, there was a much bigger gap, certainly between me and the kind of music that my parents were listening to, which was sort light classical, I suppose you could say with the odd sort of Perry Como or kind of crooner thrown in,” he says. “Kids that are 18 today, they’ve got parents who were into Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and the Clash or whatever, so it’s a little bit harder to say, ‘Oh God, your music’s so uncool, Dad.’ And I think actually that generation of dads take a great pride in the music of their generation.”

-Pat Healy

Courtesy Metro papers

Jukebox

““Dearest IzzY, We are somewhat troubled that this has troubled you for so long. Unfortunately, we are not the perfect candidate to relieve your curiosity as we simply haven’t got a clue….we could safely say that no member of the band would have made such an utterance at that time, so the best guess is that Mssr. Pettibone is responsible. Feel free to drop us a line once you’ve had him confirm this. Yours curiously, The Band.”