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Please Please Tell Me Now

The Duran Duran Story

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Please Please Tell Me Now

By: Stephen Davis
Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
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 Lifelong fans and interested newcomers will love this stunning biography of Duran Duran by the bestselling author of Gold Dust Woman and Hammer of the Gods.
In Please Please Tell Me Now, bestselling rock biographer Stephen Davis tells the story of Duran Duran, the quintessential band of the 1980s. Their pretty boy looks made them the stars of fledgling MTV, but it was their brilliant musicianship that led to a string of number one hits. By the end of the decade, they had sold 60 million albums; today, they've sold over 100 million albums—and counting.

Davis traces their roots to the austere 1970s British malaise that spawned both the Sex Pistols and Duran Duran—two seemingly opposite music extremes. Handsome, British, and young, it was Duran Duran that headlined Live Aid, not Bob Dylan or Led Zeppelin. The band moved in the most glamorous circles: Nick Rhodes became close with Andy Warhol, Simon LeBon with Princess Diana, and John Taylor dated quintessential British bad girl Amanda De Cadanet. With timeless hits like "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Girls on Film," "Rio," "Save a Prayer," and the bestselling James Bond theme in the series' history, "A View to Kill," Duran Duran has cemented its legacy in the pop pantheon—and with a new album and a worldwide tour on the way, they show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Featuring exclusive interviews with the band, Please Please Tell Me Now offers a definitive account of one of the last untold sagas in rock and roll history—a treat for diehard fans, new admirers, and music lovers of any age. Entertainment & Celebrities History & Criticism Music Celebrity

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if your into the band , its a real journey from begining to the present with all the roller coaster thrills of an 80's Iconic band

It's A Diamond In The Mind

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The book is well written and I found out things I didn’t know and I thought I knew everything about them!
The narrator is a little annoying but if you switch off and just take in the story it’s a good listen.

A must for any DD fan

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A good listen for fans of Duran Duran, and anyone wanting to know what it takes to be successful musicians - and what it can do to you when you get there.

Hope it's not a spoiler to say it has a happy ending 😀

Fun account of the band's history

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Why would any sane author or production company choose an inarticulate American gentleman to give voice to a book about arguably the greatest British band of the last 40 or more years.

Let's get a few things right:

1. It's Duran Duran, not D'ran D'ran.
2. Ibiza is pronounced Ibitha, not Eyebeeza
3. A row, as in an argument, is not pronounced the same way as propelling a small boat

I could and probably should go on, but the lazy, disinterested whinings of this fool, combined with the pseudo snobbish and often ill informed nature of the writing itself have left me too cold to carry on.

If you truly love Duran Duran, avoid this drivel and put on a record instead.

The very worst voice artist EVER

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As a longtime fan of the band there are many inaccuracies contained in this version of their history and and not to mention the author's poor grasp of well known English sayings.

Many inaccuracies

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