Chrissie commented on Ology's Battle Of The Fans: '80s Semi-Finals (Duran Duran Vs. Depeche Mode):
“Duran Duran -- I remember the first night I was truly cognizant of the individual band members. It was the first Friday of December, 1984. My BFF Pam and I suffered the same affliction of not having cable TV and had to get our music video fix via NBC's "Friday Night Videos." I'd seen Duran Duran videos and knew their songs, but just wasn't all that into them. The video for "Do They Know It's Christmas" came on and I was like, "Pam, who is this hot guy with the long blonde hair???" "Oh, that's Simon LeBon. He's the lead singer of Duran Duran." Hmmm... "I guess that guy with the red and black shirt that says 'Duran Duran' on it is in the band, too, huh?" "Yeah, that's John Taylor. Like EVERYONE thinks he's hot." (And I remember thinking, "He's okay, I guess," LOL!) "Hey, Pam! Who's this guy back here? Shoot, I keep missing him! They just barely show him, with the amazing make-up and the gorgeous eyes???" "Oh, that's Nick Rhodes. He's in Duran Duran, too. I think he plays keyboards." Hmmm... The next video up? "Wild Boys" by Duran Duran! Just a few moments earlier, during "DTKIC," I had picked out these three men who would fill my dreams, diaries, and Duran-induced imagination for years and years to come, three talented musicians whose band's music would, from that night forward change my life forever and whose music would literally save my life more than once.”
I’m usually not a fan of labeling up-and-comers as the next “so-and-so” (Beyonce is the next Michael Jackson, David Fincher is the new Martin Scorcese, peanut butter is the new jelly, etc.) but Kendrick Lamar could very well be next Talib Kweli, if only for the duo’s shared ability to lyrically tap dance on any beat thrown their way. So it makes sense that the two MCs (Curren$y was also invited to the party, I guess) would team up for “Push Thru,” the newest track from Talib’s long-awaited Prisoner of Conscious album that’s due out in October.
Produced by Symbolyc One, whose credits include Beyonce’s “Best I Never Had” and Kanye’s “Power,” the track lays down soulful instrumentals and a melodic hook that essentially works to break up the song into three movements. There’s Curren$y, the epitome of talking a lot without saying much; Talib, ever the socially-conscious veteran who demands respect with every new knowledge bomb; and then we have Kendrick, hip-hop’s rising boy-genius, delivering lines like, “The starving will speed on ya, stampede on ya, impede on your pockets then pee on ya.” Despite the different styles on the track, “Push Thru” sounds cohesive in its content and actually benefits by progressing from Spitta’s laid-back flow to Kendrick’s furious finale. And if Talib continues delivering the goods, Prisoner of Conscious is shaping up to be another solid showing from the BKMC.
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