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I bought this album after seeing the Xmas special 'As The Lights Go Down' in 1984 and practically wore it out. However it was flawed, unthinkably it did not contain the live versions of Rio or Girls on Film. Thankfully both tracks are now available on the new release. For me the album would be worth buying just for the absolutely storming version of Girls on Film. It really gets my blood pumping, there is so much energy about it and Simon has the crowd in the palm of his hand, even though you can't actually see him! But there are other brilliant tracks: Planet Earth and Careless Memoriesmore… have such a big sound: Andy is able to let rip with his guitar giving both tracks far more menace and depth than they did as singles. New Religion, one of my favourite Duran tracks is a crowd favourite and has a great bassline which really carries through to good effect - plus it has a dual chorus and you can pick which one you sing along to. Union of the Snake, which I never really liked as a single, comes alive on this album, it has far more bass, guitar and sexy vocals - a bit of a revelation. For me the weaknesses of the album are in the opener Is There Something I Should Know which is let down by poor vocals, and Wild Boys which is a great track but is the studio/single version and seems out of place on a live album. For a band that were derided as fluff or just a video band, this album answered the critics by showing that Duran were not only real musicians but great performers too. The energy that they had - and still have - are unmatched in my experience. In my opinion they are up there with Inxs, Prince and U2 as one of the great live acts of the last 20 years. If you don't like Duran you probably won't like this - but you might still appreciate the musicianship when comparing them to others playing live. If you can get hold of Sing Blue Silver aswell I'd recommend it as that chronicles the tour where the Arena tracks were recorded and the band were at the height of their fame.

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Duran Duran - Arena: Remastered (2004) Retail CD

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