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STRANGE BEHAVIOR features 24 remarkable remixes of Duran Duran hits.
The 12" has come a long way from its early incarnation as single version with bits tacked on beginning, middle, and end. This two-disc set spans Duran's club output from Planet Earth, right up to 1993's mega selling Wedding Album with some key omissions, no "Ordinary World" for example. Disc one concentrates on their career from Brummie new romantics who were at best watercolor Japan. They did however stamp their own brand of hip with Malcolm Garrett sleeves and by calling the normally commonplace extended version "Night version," playing right into those romantics also inclined for a bit of dancing. Tracks from Rio, Ragged Tiger, and even the shock horror of Wild Boys are included. Due to the ripple of time and the fact that Duran Duran were always fashionable in the mainstream market, most songs have by now dated, although some sound better than the 1986 trend for stutter vocal treatment on "American Science" and on '88s "I Don't Want Your Love." "Skin Trade" and "Notorious" are pretty faithful to the originals. The set goes a bit AWOL toward the end with five tracks from Wedding; all are awful, except a semi-decent "Drowning Man." Best of the pack are "Violence of Summer," always an underestimated single, with lyrics narrated over pounding beat and repeat motif, complimented by a bridge adding what sounds like a drugged up gospel choir, female whimpering, and samples of the Barbarella flick making it a spellbinding listen; and Mark S Berry's take on "Meet El Presidenté" with manic percussion (the dub would have been a better choice though). ~ Kelvin Hayes
Two disc collection with 24 mixes of their hits from the '80s and '90s. When they started out, the Durannies were part of the New Romantic movement in the U.K. alongside bands like Spandau Ballet, Visage and Classix Nouveaux, playing gigs in small UK clubs. They successfully blended the smooth coolness of Bowie with the funky dance rhythms of Chic and created the Duran Duran sound. Within a year, they were teen idols playing arenas across the world. Includes the treasured 'Night Mixes' of flashback faves like 'Planet Earth', 'Girls On Film', 'My Own Way' and 'Hungry Like The Wolf', as well as remixes of gems like 'Too Much Information', 'Come Undone' and 'I Don't Want Your Love'. Double slimline jewelcase. EMI.
Audio Mixers: Daniel Abraham; Drizabone; Ian Little; Simon "The Funky Ginger" Law; Justin Strauss; Jason Corsaro; Alex Sadkin; Murray Elias; Nile Rodgers; Shep Pettibone.
Audio Remasterers: Terry Burch; Peter Mew.
Audio Remixers: Drizabone; Justin Strauss; Jellybean; Larry Levan; Murray Elias.
Recording information: 1984. Strange Behaviour Music | List Price | $25.98 (You save $10.79) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Oldies, Rock/Pop, New Wave, New Romantic | | Label | EMI Music Distribution | | Orig Year | 1999 | | All Time Sales Rank |  18087  | | CD Universe Part number | 1270148 | | Catalog number | 493972 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Apr 06, 1999 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Chris Kimsey; Colin Thurston; Daniel Abraham; Ian Little; Duran Duran; Jellybean Benitez; John Beverly Jones; Alex Sadkin; Nile Rodgers; Shep Pettibone | | Engineer | Daniel Abraham; Lee Hamblin; Jason Corsaro |
Duran Duran Strange Behaviour Songs | | Strange Behaviour CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Planet Earth - (Night Mix, remix)  | |
| 2. | Girls on Film - (remix) | |
| 3. | My Own Way - (remix) | |
| 4. | Hungry Like the Wolf - (remix) | |
| 5. | Hold Back the Rain - (Remix, remix) | |
| 6. | Rio | |
| 7. | New Religion - (remix) | |
| 8. | Is There Something I Should Know? - (Monster Mix, remix) | |
| 9. | Union of the Snake - (the Monkey Mix, remix) | |
| 10. | New Moon on Monday - (remix) | |
| 11. | Reflex, The - (Dance Mix) | |
| 12. | Wild Boys - (Wilder Than Wild Boys Extended Mix, remix) | |
| | Strange Behaviour Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Notorious - (Extended Mix, remix) | |
| 2. | Skin Trade - (Stretch Mix, remix) | |
| 3. | "Meet el Presidente" - (remix) | |
| 4. | American Science - (Chemical Reation Mix, remix) | |
| 5. | I Don't Want Your Love - (Dub Mix, remix) | |
| 6. | All She Wants Is - (Us Master Mix, remix) | |
| 7. | Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) - (Power Mix, remix) | |
| 8. | Come Undone - (Come un-Dub mix, remix) | |
| 9. | Love Voodoo - (Sidney Street 12" Mix, remix) | |
| 10. | Too Much Information - (12" Jellybean Mix, remix) | |
| 11. | None of the Above - (Drizabone 12 " Mix, remix) | |
| 12. | Drowning Man - (D-Ream Ambient Mix, remix) | |
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Strange Behaviour Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)  Absolutely Great!!!
All Remix Version at 12" all the way down. No Sweat!...only thing is "Ordinary World" is not included in the extended remix version, the rest it's worth the price. A must to all collectors. Jay of Dgte. City
Submitted by jay (Dubai-United Arab Emirates) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No AWESOME CD FOR AN AWESOME 80'S GROUP!
If you simply love 80's music, then this is
a must have doble CD with all the best songs
from Duran Duran in it's special versions.
For me, the best is CD1, the CD2 is also
great, but the first one has all the DD songs
with its original members. The only thing
that is missing is an extended version of
"Careless Memories".
All the 80's groups, specially New Romantics
era, must follow their steps and also make a doble CD with extended versions.
Submitted by a reviewer (Lima, Peru)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  1st CD great, 2nd just OK
If you are not really into unusual remixes, then you may be better off just buying "Essentials"- the 1st CD of Strange Behaviour is the same as Essentials with the inclusion of the New Moon remix (which is excellent, by the way). The 2nd CD has interesting remixes which may not be to everyone's liking, but I would highly recommend "American Science" if you're into their Notorious-era sound. P.S. look for their NEW album scheduled to be released sometime later this year- the original lineup is back! :)
Submitted by a reviewer (Orlando, FL, USA)
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Great remixes of great songs
These CD's contain great remixes of Duran Duran's best songs. They include different guitar/bass/synth parts not available on the albums versions. Would have loved to hear an extended/remix of Careless Memories. A must buy for nay real Duran Duran fan
Submitted by Jim (Austin TX)
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