Red Carpet Massacre
by Duran Duran
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Nov 13, 2007
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 81 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 81
  3. Negative: 7 out of 81

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  1. KimN.
    Nov 15, 2007
    6
    Although the album contains the usual glimps of Duran genius, it's still rather disappointing and many of the songs simply fail to take off.
  2. ObjectiveGuy
    Jan 19, 2008
    6
    Hmm...an example of how user reviews can't really be used since too many dedicated fans bias the score....
  3. dprkforum
    Nov 17, 2013
    5
    The collaboration with Justin Timberlake did not work out at all. In the past, Duran Duran had suffered from overcooking their songs, and this album is no exception, but stepped up more than usual. The songs feel unfinished, thin and it seems the organic feel coming through the electronics completely lost its way. What redeems this album from the likes of Liberty or Thank You is avoidingThe collaboration with Justin Timberlake did not work out at all. In the past, Duran Duran had suffered from overcooking their songs, and this album is no exception, but stepped up more than usual. The songs feel unfinished, thin and it seems the organic feel coming through the electronics completely lost its way. What redeems this album from the likes of Liberty or Thank You is avoiding the weak lyrics that plagued worse albums in their catalog. Otherwise, this is an annoying album, even for a die-hard Duran Duran fan like myself.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

62
#62 Most Discussed Album of 2007

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Amazon.com
    80
    The contributions of that tag-team of hitmakers take nothing away from the tightness and characteristic chic of the band--that they enhance the hypnotic sheen of Duran Duran, rather than subjugate it--makes a certain sense.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Duran Duran have updated their sound just enough to feel relevant, without embarrassing themselves in the process--no mean feat for a band in the throes of a midlife crisis.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    Timberland gives the Fab Five a sleek funk track on 'Nite-Runner,' which could have been a leftover from "FutureSex/LoveSounds." Justin Timberlake even arrives to gloss it up--as far as Duran Duran are concerned, the union of the Timber-Snake is on the rise.
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