Duran Duran:Sing Blue Silver

The "Sing Blue Silver" DVD release makes up for the mediocre packagaging and confusion of the "Greatest" DVD. The DVD comes in a blue velvet-like box. I admit the design of the box does make the writing on the back a tad bit hard to read but that isn't a huge problem. Inside of the box is decent size 12 page booklet with black and white still of the group. Now comes the totally awesome extra-5 glossy black and white pictures of the group.

The DVD itself is great. The picture quality is great along with the sound quality. It is great to have this film available on DVD and EMI did Duran Duran and their fans justice with this release.

I have hung out with the band before (experience of a life time) It was the most amazing thing ever and nothing can compare. But for people who won't get the chance to be kissed by Mr. Simon Le Bon, this is the next best thing, the DVD brings you so close you feel like you just met the boys. For any Duran Duran fan I suggest you watch it.

Let me start out by saying I like their music and rode the various music waves of the 80,s, so I expected to like this dvd. But at close to $30.00, its clear anything to do with the music business is hyped and so is the price tag. It does however have a gloosy booklet with ALL photos of the pretty boys pouting , brooding, being Goffy etc, plus 6" by 4" glossy photos of each band member,..... So i guess if you are a BIG fan or a fan that croons at the site of them, then this would be for you. You would probably even enjoy watching them tour the FBI (why that boring tour would be included is beyond me,the whole segment is listining to the FBI guy with very few Band interactions) Im not paying for a FBI tour. The band themselves come off as regular people with decent personalities, like the kind you would find at a church social, I Guess that is appropriate since most of the girls chasing the limosine look to be about age 8-16. (Maybe the band were just tired and their energy was Low) (or maybe this tour Documentary was extremely censored). They do not have the dry humor or the wit of the Beatles, I didnt find them particuarly insightful ...or funny!
By 1984 the tour was bloated with 2 drummers, 2 soul singer women and the only time they showed ANY raw energy was during "Careless Memories". I dont know about you but I expect the performers to perform!!( to be fair , the set was very tight, the music sounded similer to the albums.....maybe too polished!!!)
Also missing was no camera views of the fret work of the musicians, no insight into the musicians and what inspired them...only Posing!!! And what is up with the fat angry guy on the phone, why would i want to look at him or listen to his personal dramas unfold?
WISH LIST: a "first tour" documentary played out in smaller venues when they still needed to work at it, and had a more raw sound, maybe some interactions with other bands they meet, some interviews about song crafting, some studio moments of the making of the RIO album. Possibly some insight regarding the "new Romantics movement in Rock"
At the end of the film it shows some ugly guy, (dont know who and dont care either)in the dressing room waving off the camera and sarcastically saying something like "its been real" as if his attitude suggests hes doing the public a favor by allowing us to see them, then it fades to black.