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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest full-length release for the British pop band features guest appearances from CHAI, Mike Garson, Ivorian Doll, and Tove Lo.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Oct 25, 2021
    80
    Duran Duran are taking some calculated risks here which sometimes means they stumble -- occasionally, the ballads feel a shade strident -- but the restlessness makes for a kinetic, exciting album.
  2. Oct 22, 2021
    70
    his album is a playfully flawed triumph. There are more than enough highs to satisfy both fans and casual admirers, while the lows are not quite low enough to founder the project.
  3. Oct 22, 2021
    70
    Frothy, neon-soaked entertainment, ‘Future Past’ – when it works – is a blast of ridiculous 80s themed fun.
  4. Uncut
    Oct 22, 2021
    70
    Shouty Japanese pop-punk quartet Chai guest on wonderfully bleepy “More Joy!”, Giorgio Moroder assists with the thrilling digital disco of “Beautiful Lies”, Bowie’s pianist Mike Garson guests on the elegant ballad “Falling”, while producer Erol Alkan adds a dancefloor-friendly sheen to proceedings. [Dec 2021, p.27]
  5. Oct 29, 2021
    70
    It takes a couple of plays for the songs to individually stand out. Simon le Bon’s still remarkably youthful voice remains the most recognisable element but John Taylor’s bass and Nick Rhodes’s ear for keyboard shade come into their own, while Roger Taylor retains his steady presence on drums.
  6. Oct 22, 2021
    60
    Everything on this flashy, melodramatic album punches its weight. If it had come out in 1985, it would have ruled the world.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. Dec 1, 2021
    10
    Best album since Rio. Every song is strong both musically and lyrically and after a few listens extremely catchy, giving the album the energyBest album since Rio. Every song is strong both musically and lyrically and after a few listens extremely catchy, giving the album the energy of a greatest hits album, yet the album also has the feel of a concept album, the past and future being shaped by the present and the themes of nostalgia, memory, regret, realisation of the present and aspirations for the future run through the album which is echoed in the music which is both fresh and classic sounding.
    The production, arrangement and execution are close to perfection and the whole album sounds like the band has dug deep and struck creative gold which they have crafted a modern/retro instant classic that will still sound fresh to future audiences the way rio does to us now. Even the cover art is the most bold and artistic since Rio and represents the blurry time related themes of the album perfectly.
    Even thought there is no single song as strong as ordinary world on this album the title track is probably the best song they have written since ordinary world and feels like a happier more content follow up to it.
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  2. Oct 25, 2021
    10
    After the disappointing Paper Gods album in 2015, Duran Duran are back to their very best with Future Past. Sounds like classic Duran Duran,After the disappointing Paper Gods album in 2015, Duran Duran are back to their very best with Future Past. Sounds like classic Duran Duran, but modern at the same time. There's not a weak song on the album. It's a stunning record. The standouts are All Of You, Give It All Up, Wing, Nothing Less and the sublime Falling. Their best album since Rio. Expand
  3. Oct 26, 2021
    10
    Great album, great production, great songs. I keep coming back and back to it. Certainly one of the best from Duran Duran in DECADES!!!
  4. Nov 3, 2021
    9
    I am incredibly positively surprised by the new album of Duran Duran. They are really good again! Of course, the big hits are missing, likeI am incredibly positively surprised by the new album of Duran Duran. They are really good again! Of course, the big hits are missing, like those on their first two albums. But this is still a great album. If you compare it with what Coldplay, for example, have done recently, Duran Duran beats them by far. Expand
  5. Mar 25, 2022
    8
    Finally they turned back to their classic style of 1981 an that's good! There are only two disadvantages - not so many guitar parts and rapFinally they turned back to their classic style of 1981 an that's good! There are only two disadvantages - not so many guitar parts and rap vocals on "Hammerhead". I don't think that they had to add it. Expand
  6. Oct 25, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. More depth and variety of texture than previous release “Paper Gods” which felt a little patchy and jumbled, Future Past opens with Graham Coxon’s stabby guitars, Blur’s enfant terrible fitting seamlessly into the gaping void left twice by original member Andy Taylor. Simon Le Bon’s swooning vocals, undiminished with age, drive a moody banger whose lyrics capture the social division brought about by the pandemic: “a voiceless crowd isn’t backing down.” It’s heavy stuff. Other highlights include the heart-breaking “Give it All Up” and “Hammerhead”, which features a rap by Ivorian Girl. Coxon is the glue that holds together much of the record and although he stamp his knackered Converse-shaped footprint on it, the he never truly lets rip. And more’s the pity. “Anniversary” and “Tonight United” are hard passes. Their choruses are too cheesy for a band entering their sixties. Drunk uncles on a wedding dance floor. Death by cheese. No, nope. Definitely not. But then Duran Duran have always walked a tightrope between pop genius and commercial suicide, so why break the habit of a lifetime? “Give it all Up” and Expand
  7. Oct 25, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este álbum se siente tan básico genérico repetitivo aburrido vacío y esa es la cruda realidad Expand

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