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  • Summary: The latest full-length release from Duran Duran features covers, new versions of their own songs and three new songs as well as contributions from Warren Cuccurullo, Måneskin's Victoria De Angelis, Nile Rodgers, and Andy Taylor.
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
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  1. Nov 2, 2023
    80
    The charm of Danse Macabre lies in how Duran Duran seem unencumbered by expectations: they're lying back and having a good time, resulting in a record that captures their silly and serious sides in equal measure.
  2. Oct 26, 2023
    80
    A mixed (body) bag it may be, but Danse Macabre is a fiendishly fun collection that only the undead would remain unmoved by.
  3. 80
    Whatever its brew, at its core, Danse Macabre is Duran Duran, 40-plus years later, sounding their best.
  4. 70
    This is a stylish, warm-hearted album with a sense of humour, it takes a few risks and seeks to entertain, more often than not it does its job.
  5. Oct 26, 2023
    70
    If you are looking for a deliciously dark soundtrack of horror and funk, then ‘Danse Macabre’ should be on your Halloween playlist. The big question is – is ‘Danse Macabre’ for life or just for Halloween? Either way, for the majority of Duran Duran’s sixteenth studio album, in true Halloween style, it will be love at first bite!
  6. Classic Rock Magazine
    Nov 14, 2023
    60
    Some nifty tricks - mashing their own Lonely In Your Nightmare into Rick James's Super Freak, for example - but not enough treat. [Dec 2023, p.74]
  7. Oct 26, 2023
    50
    Danse Macabre becomes a career retrospective of sorts, earning credit by not going down the obvious ‘best of’ route. However, to work it needs the different elements to complement each other, and on that score its success is extremely limited.

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