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. AMacDonald
    Nov 16, 2007
    10
    Quality and a true return to form!
  2. FS
    Nov 19, 2007
    10
    This album is pretty damn good. Listen it to it more than once before you pass judgment. I recommend Tempted, Skin Divers, Box Full of Honey, and Falling down.
  3. Majo
    Jan 11, 2008
    10
    Great, I like it!!! Best album since Big Thing! All songs are fantastic except Falling Down, because this track is too sweet for me. My favorites are She´s Too Much, Tricked Out, Zoom In and Nite-Runner.
  4. josei.
    Nov 15, 2007
    10
    modern, organic & silly, it brings all the things that Duran stand for plus new sounds & thrills. Great
  5. MarcD.
    Nov 18, 2007
    10
    Best Duran album since Rio. Great from start to finish!
  6. Ale
    Nov 22, 2007
    10
    Just brilliant and lots of fun.
  7. RV
    Nov 23, 2007
    10
    This release is just mega.
  8. Luc
    Nov 30, 2007
    10
    Great Album!
  9. ImrichL.
    Jan 11, 2008
    10
    The best one since Notorious.
  10. MikeV.
    Nov 14, 2007
    10
    This album grows on you
  11. path.
    Nov 15, 2007
    10
    simply a fun album from start to finish, dncable tunes throughout and great ballad with "Falling Down" Last Man Standing" is a great way to finish and the title track, well it is an all out jam. Justin's addition on "Nite Runner" should be a hit on the dance floors. All in all a very solid album, one of the years best.
  12. NeerajJ.
    Nov 15, 2007
    10
    brilliant
  13. SB.
    Nov 15, 2007
    10
    Quality - Best album since Notorious
  14. DianT.
    Nov 16, 2007
    10
    Excellent!
  15. AliG
    Nov 19, 2007
    10
    I was skeptical of the collaborations behind this album, mostly due to over-saturation in the market by Timbaland. But after hearing the album, I find that, thankfully, there is just enough T&T to know there was some collaboration, but not enough to overpower the sound that is Duran Duran. Fabulous album from beginning to end!!
  16. dd
    Nov 19, 2007
    10
    After initial worries about the timberlake/timbaland thing (I don't like them) I can say the album itself surprised me with how damn catchy and edgy it is. As a long time DD fan (since 1982!) I can honestly say this is one of their best as a complete album, zero fillers, much better than half of their albums and up their with Notorious and Meddazzaland. Only the first 3 classic DD After initial worries about the timberlake/timbaland thing (I don't like them) I can say the album itself surprised me with how damn catchy and edgy it is. As a long time DD fan (since 1982!) I can honestly say this is one of their best as a complete album, zero fillers, much better than half of their albums and up their with Notorious and Meddazzaland. Only the first 3 classic DD albums (81-84) are unbeatable, but they will never better them, this album however is as good as I'd hoped but feared it wouldn't be. There are some concessions to being contemporary which they don't need (minimalistic arrangements, jerky beats, lack of soaring music) and would prefer to have more 'real' DD sound backing up some of those glorious vocal melodies but taken in context of what an older group like DD can do to please old fans while still be 'exciting' this album gets a ten. :)… Expand
  17. EdwinaL.
    Nov 25, 2007
    10
    A much awaited album that has not disappointed. I love the fact that the sound is a little bit different, but still essentially Duran Duran. The more I listen the more I love it. Thanks guys!
  18. LeninS.
    Nov 27, 2007
    10
    Great! The sound is fresh!
  19. MaciejK.
    Dec 12, 2007
    10
    It's excellent!!! Good Work!!! THS from Poland.
  20. ArielB.
    Nov 14, 2007
    10
    I thought the Tim's would be a bad fit for the band, but they manage to make it work. From the "The Valley" to "The Last Man Standing" it has been a 50/50 collaboration. The DD melodies are still there its just the production that is different. Honestly, I love Nate Hills work. They should think about making another album with him with a lot more rock element to it. Enjoy.
  21. solangeno
    Nov 16, 2007
    10
    No, comments...i m very happy!!! I love DD!!!
  22. MennoD.
    Nov 18, 2007
    10
    I love it, after some doubts I'm happy with their new album!
  23. TheAmazement
    Nov 21, 2007
    10
    A fantastic album, every single person who loves music should go to their local HMV and buy this now!!! All of the songs are fantastic in their own unique way, last man standing is by far the best track on the album for me, it has so much drama in it. Next to it is dirty great monster which is basically the new louder version of the chauffeur. It is simply the perfect album.
  24. HelloYou
    Nov 24, 2007
    10
    I'm 21 and never owned a Duran Duran album. I've downloaded their most popular songs like Ordinary World and Hungary Like A Wolf and love them. But I must say I luv this entire album. Very nice. My parents were making fun of me for buying it....calling them old and stuff....but that doesn't negate the fact that they are still a good band and sound as good if not better than I'm 21 and never owned a Duran Duran album. I've downloaded their most popular songs like Ordinary World and Hungary Like A Wolf and love them. But I must say I luv this entire album. Very nice. My parents were making fun of me for buying it....calling them old and stuff....but that doesn't negate the fact that they are still a good band and sound as good if not better than any of the new bands out these days.… Expand
  25. nomank
    Aug 23, 2022
    10
    Underrated album someone my fav songs, night runner, box full o honey, falling down, tempted, red carpet etc.
    It's a different take and DD switched their direction from traditional sounds but still not bad at all. This band is not afraid to experiment and doesn`t always play safe which most bands do.
  26. Rayne
    Feb 9, 2008
    9
    It seemed that Timbaland's help did pretty much good to DD sound. These songs are just next to perfection!!!
  27. DevanS.
    Nov 16, 2007
    9
    Faboulous Album!
  28. TerryS.
    Apr 11, 2008
    9
    Duran Duran achieves the best of both culture and nature here. They deliver high art and innovation but not at the expense of a rhythm that hooks into your visceral substrate and raises your blood pressure. I prefer DDs own tracks (The Valley; Box Full O Honey ; Tricked Out ; and Last Man Standing) to the collaborative works but Skin Divers is a seamless work. I do think DD is overrating Duran Duran achieves the best of both culture and nature here. They deliver high art and innovation but not at the expense of a rhythm that hooks into your visceral substrate and raises your blood pressure. I prefer DDs own tracks (The Valley; Box Full O Honey ; Tricked Out ; and Last Man Standing) to the collaborative works but Skin Divers is a seamless work. I do think DD is overrating Falling Down and I'll never really understand who Nite Runner is supposed to appeal to. These tracks strike a juvenile chord that shows Timberlake's handprints (sound very Boy Band), but I loved the album overall. I just wish DD produced more tracks like The Valley (my new favorite). I don't understand why the album received such negative reviews by the music pundits. However the album might deviate from the ideal (and our high standard for DD), even their 3rd or 4th best track is better than anything else I hear on the billboard charts.… Expand
  29. JensS.
    Nov 17, 2007
    9
    Great album. The best since BIG THING.
  30. GerardD
    Nov 19, 2007
    9
    Synths: perfect 10. Sketchy, vivid, tasteful. Nick Rhodes is a genius. Album as a whole sounds experimental while still sticking it's choruses into my head right away. I don't think this album is going to add any evergreens to DD's cv, but as an album it's one of their most inspiring, challenging, not neccessarily comfortable, but oh so well made.
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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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