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DISCID=7308d709,7608d209
DTITLE=Duran Duran / Seven And The Ragged Tiger
DYEAR=1983
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=The Reflex
TTITLE1=New Moon On Monday
TTITLE2=(I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement
TTITLE3=I Take The Dice
TTITLE4=Of Crime And Passion
TTITLE5=Union Of The Snake
TTITLE6=Shadows On Your Side
TTITLE7=Tiger Tiger
TTITLE8=The Seventh Stranger
EXTD=Originally Released 1983\nCD Edition Released ??\nRemastered CD Edition Rel
EXTD=eased August 5, 2003\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Despite the fact that Seven and 
EXTD=the Ragged Tiger couldn't match the unrestrained pop/rock ebullience of 198
EXTD=2's Rio, Duran Duran put three of the album's singles in the Top Ten, takin
EXTD=g it to number one in the U.K. Even though "The Reflex" gave the band their
EXTD= first number one hit, there's an overabundance of fancy glitz and danceflo
EXTD=or flamboyancy running through it, unlike "New Moon on Monday"'s straight-a
EXTD=head appeal or "Union of the Snake"'s mysterious, almost taboo flair. It's 
EXTD=apparent that Seven and the Ragged Tiger's content has the band moving ever
EXTD= so slightly into a danceclub arena, with the songs leaning more toward the
EXTD=ir ability to produce a sexier sound through electronics and instrumentatio
EXTD=n than through a firm lyrical and musical partnership. Even the unreleased 
EXTD=tracks trade Duran Duran's handsome edginess for a shinier sound, heard mai
EXTD=nly on "I Take the Dice" and "Cracks in the Pavement." It's here that Lebon
EXTD= and Taylor's personalities begins to get overshadowed by the demand to pro
EXTD=duce a more synth-snazzy and fashionable style of music. Although they may 
EXTD=have turned their songwriting down a notch in order to succumb to the pabul
EXTD=um of synthesized pop, they didn't relinquish every aspect of their genius,
EXTD= and when they do deliver, it's bright, energetic, and effectual. Duran Dur
EXTD=an's new direction eventually gave Seven and the Ragged Tiger double platin
EXTD=um status. -- Mike DeGagne\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nSeven & the Ragg
EXTD=ed Tiger is artier than Duran Duran's first two releases. "The Reflex" open
EXTD=s with one of the best bass-fueled intros ever, remaining more in the dance
EXTD=-pop arena than the rest of the album. Lyrically, the song contains one of 
EXTD=the most memorable Duran Duran lines of all time, "Fl-Fl-Fl-Fl-Flex," which
EXTD= is reason enough to buy the whole stable. "Union of the Snake" is a mix of
EXTD= male ritual, slithering synths, and, again, big bad beats. Along with thei
EXTD=r first two albums, Seven & the Ragged Tiger is necessary to effectively co
EXTD=mplete the early Duran Duran experience. Interesting haircuts remain option
EXTD=al. --Steve Gdula \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nRequired for your collect
EXTD=ion, but a black sheep almost., February 5, 2003\nReviewer: Ryan Brenner (T
EXTD=exas, United States)\nDuran Duran's debut was remarkable. Rio was phenomena
EXTD=l. Between the two, I'm hard-pressed to pick the best. Both albums were fil
EXTD=led with cohesive songs and there were no weak filler elements. Seven And T
EXTD=he Ragged Tiger does however suffer from that problem. Two songs in particu
EXTD=lar bring this album down: '(I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement' and '
EXTD=I Take The Dice.'\n\nWith them, this album is about ***1/2 worthy. Delete t
EXTD=hem altogether and the album is a solid ****+. Replace them with, in this o
EXTD=rder, 1983's 'Is There Something I Should Know?' and 1984's 'Wild Boys' and
EXTD= this is a five star album all the way.\n\nDon't think things like that sho
EXTD=uld be done? Consider the fact that 'Is There Something I Should Know?' cam
EXTD=e out the same year as Seven And The Ragged Tiger but was put on the re-rel
EXTD=ease of the 1981 debut album in place of the track 'To The Shore.' 'Is Ther
EXTD=e Something I Should Know?' doesn't entirely fit the feel of the first albu
EXTD=m. It does fit particularly well with the likes of 'Union of the Snake' how
EXTD=ever. And since Duran Duran history has proven with 'To The Shore' that it 
EXTD=is possible to delete a track altogether and replace it with a later track,
EXTD= go ahead and put 'Wild Boys' on there. It goes remarkably well with 'The R
EXTD=eflex.' Want to make Seven And The Ragged Tiger a 6 star album? Add 'A View
EXTD= To A Kill' in after 'Wild Boys.'\n\nBut to be fair, the debut Duran Duran 
EXTD=album and Rio are two of the best albums of the era. Seven And The Ragged T
EXTD=iger was Duran Duran competing with themselves and losing to a degree. Seve
EXTD=n And The Ragged Tiger is a great album with two of the best Duran Duran si
EXTD=ngles ever (The Reflex and New Moon On Monday) and a couple of choice album
EXTD= cuts (Tiger Tiger and The 7th Stranger) that harken back to the darker, mo
EXTD=odier elements of their debut (Nightboat, Friends of Mine and Tel Aviv).\n\
EXTD=nThen there is the quite solid and required single 'Union of the Snake' and
EXTD= very enjoyable 'Of Crime and Passion' and 'Shadows on Your Side' which are
EXTD= comparable to likes of 'New Religion' and 'Anyone Out There,' impeccable a
EXTD=nd single-worthy.\n\nIf you are going to buy Duran Duran albums, you MUST B
EXTD=UY the first three, it's just that Seven And the Ragged Tiger is the weakes
EXTD=t among them for the two problem songs alone. If you can look past those tw
EXTD=o songs, you will enjoy this album much, much more.\n\nAmazon.com Customer 
EXTD=Review\nmore like a sketchy lynx, December 17, 2002\nReviewer: gpdecuir (De
EXTD=nton, TX)\nOf the 3 Duran Duran albums with the original line-up, this is t
EXTD=he one I would not recommend. Simon LeBon's vocals have gone from the confi
EXTD=dent crooning of the past to high-pitched yelps. The lyrics, although brill
EXTD=iant in places, ("catch me with you fizzy smile", "saw your heart turn spad
EXTD=e this orchid's turned to black") are often unbearably cliche ("caught in t
EXTD=he crossfire and it ain't no wind of change", "you belong to the hands of t
EXTD=he night"). Andy Taylor's guitar licks are particularly corny here too, lik
EXTD=e bad hair-metal, especially on 'Of Crime and Passion' and 'Shadows on Your
EXTD= Side". All that said, it's still a fun listen if you're a fan. Fun that is
EXTD=, until the last few songs. The end of `Shadows on Your Side' is haunting (
EXTD=unfortunately, it too suffers from the aforementioned problems of whiny sin
EXTD=ging and inappropriate guitar work). 'Tiger Tiger' is a gorgeous instrument
EXTD=al. 'The Seventh Stranger' is heart-wrenchingly beautiful and is suavely de
EXTD=livered. John Taylor's bass goes all rubbery and fretless for these final t
EXTD=wo. Maybe they dragged Japan's Mick Karn into the studio and didn't tell an
EXTD=yone.\n\nSpeaking of that great under-recognized British synth-pop outfit, 
EXTD=Japan, has anyone ever noticed the striking parallel between these two grou
EXTD=ps? It always appeared to me that Duran Duran was always one step BEHIND Ja
EXTD=pan musically and stylistically. Album by album, you can see the conscious 
EXTD=following of footsteps:\n\nJapan-Quiet Life (1979) / Duran Duran S/T (1981)
EXTD= ... stark synth-disco\nJapan-Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980) /Duran Duran-
EXTD=Rio (1982) ... slick Euro-pop\nJapan-Tin Drum (1981)/Duran Duran-Seven and 
EXTD=the Ragged Tiger (1983) ... ethnic experimentation\n\nJust compare band pho
EXTD=tos from each period and you can tell from that alone. Ahh, but what Japan 
EXTD=originated Duran Duran perfected and SOLD! Plus, Duran Duran were better lo
EXTD=oking!!! And isn't that what really matters here? Style over susbstance? NO
EXTD=! Duran Duran put out some great albums. Seven and the Ragged Tiger just is
EXTD=n't one of them. Buy the first one and Rio and get to know the true heirs t
EXTD=o the Roxy Music throne of glamour and over-the-top greatness.\n\nAmazon.co
EXTD=m Customer Review\nAs much flak as this album gets...it's still excellent.,
EXTD= July 19, 2001\nReviewer: A music fan\nI might go so far as to say the synt
EXTD=hesizer might need to be turned down a bit, or there are to many horns, but
EXTD= these small complaints are overshadowed by the excellent songwriting! "The
EXTD= Reflex" is perfect for the exact reason that the critics hated it--the wor
EXTD=ds make absolutely no sense and yet you will be singing them by the second 
EXTD=verse whether or not you've ever heard the song. "New Moon on Monday", alth
EXTD=ough even the band has said they are a bit shaky on their feelings about th
EXTD=at one in hindsight, is hands down the most elated and uplifting song I've 
EXTD=ever heard! The echoing guitar arpeggios in the background of prechorus cou
EXTD=ld be a song in themselves. And the "Seventh Stranger" seems to exude genui
EXTD=ne heartbreak. There are a few songs of note in between these songs, all of
EXTD= which are undeniably catchy as well (but then again so is strep throat). B
EXTD=ut the bottom line is that the album is worth buying even if only for the t
EXTD=hree songs I've mentioned.\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nThe Metaphysics o
EXTD=f Seven and the Ragged Tiger, May 7, 2005\nReviewer: James M. Cayon "ogam5"
EXTD= (Northampton, MA United States) \nSeven and the Ragged Tiger, Duran Duran'
EXTD=s third proper album, remains in so many ways their most interesting. While
EXTD= it can be judged, 21 years later, as at best a modest musical triumph in i
EXTD=ts entirety (still, really deserving of another half-star) some of the song
EXTD=s are right up there with the band's best work, and there is no better insi
EXTD=ght into lyricist Simon LeBon's fascinating inner life. The enigmatic title
EXTD= is a multi-faceted reference to the two Berrow brothers who guided the qui
EXTD=ntet (2 + 5 = 7) early on, the seven 'chakras' (or wheels, in Sanskrit) of 
EXTD=kundalini yoga and, more obviously, disillusion and the rapidly diminishing
EXTD= allure of fame (having 'grabbed the tiger's tail'). This ambitious effort 
EXTD=was to have a huge influence upon my own metaphysical development; when I r
EXTD=ealized just how much information was being conveyed in the "Union Of The S
EXTD=nake" video, I sent LeBon my college newspaper review of it and the album b
EXTD=y way of his mother, who replied (in a letter I still have) that Simon had 
EXTD=not contested my interpretation. Essentially, it was my belief that the who
EXTD=le video (which I'll refrain from completely diagramming here; go back and 
EXTD=see for yourself - one hint: the scaffolding represents his spine) depicts 
EXTD=his kundalini experience, leading to a clarifying 'synchronicity' in the de
EXTD=sert with all of creation - those fireworks signify not just a fever dream 
EXTD=but the shakti, or snake, energy breaking through his seventh / crown chakr
EXTD=a; the recurring images of fire and (r)evolution in "New Moon On Monday" ad
EXTD=d fuel to that perception of rebirth, even a sort of cleansing or purificat
EXTD=ion, and transcendence (yes, the fundamentalist Christian concept of being 
EXTD="born again" or "saved" is identical to it; "The Seventh Stranger" alludes 
EXTD=to the associated phenomenon of 'speaking in tongues' - "some say the seven
EXTD=th sounds a little bit stranger" - that interval where the participant lose
EXTD=s his or her identity, and a very apt metaphor for the common effect that s
EXTD=uccess has on many people). Nor is there any denying that Duran was to be b
EXTD=aptized under fire and two members burned off / out as a consequence, quick
EXTD=ly experiencing decidedly Beatlemanical adoration on the subsequent tour. I
EXTD=ronically, ...Tiger is the Fab Five's most unabashedly Beatlesque longplaye
EXTD=r [for a more obscure example, the slowly descending brassy synth figure th
EXTD=at colors "(I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement" is today somewhat evoc
EXTD=ative of "Strawberry Fields Forever" for me]. As one reviewer on this site 
EXTD=previously suggested, "Is There Something I Should Know?", with Liverpudlia
EXTD=n touches all over it and the earliest product of sessions for what would b
EXTD=ecome ...Tiger, fits in seamlessly with this collection of songs. And there
EXTD='s indeed no question that the inclusion of it and the superb "Secret Oktob
EXTD=er" would've strengthened this CD but, of course, the former instead replac
EXTD=ed "To The Shore" on the re-release of Duran's debut, strictly as a stop-ga
EXTD=p measure to maintain Rio-derived momentum and almost landing DD their firs
EXTD=t US No. 1 in the process before "The Reflex" went positively ballistic ten
EXTD= months later. A very dark and deep (if not necessarily dense. even slightl
EXTD=y spare) album, all in all, but one well worth exploring, despite its seemi
EXTD=ng disposable poppiness. Incidentally, Duran Duran were not the the first, 
EXTD=nor the last, recording act to seize upon kundalini yoga as subject matter;
EXTD= preceding them were Styx (with 1973's The Serpent Is Rising, their third a
EXTD=lbum as well) Earth, Wind and Fire, who went to 13 with "Serpentine Fire" i
EXTD=n 1977, and Love and Rockets, with the minor college radio hit "Kundalini E
EXTD=xpress" in 1986. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nDuran Duran at the crossro
EXTD=ads, April 24, 2005\nReviewer: DukesFan01 (United States) \nFor those that 
EXTD=only recall "Hungry Like the Wolf" and all the countless songs Duran Duran 
EXTD=had on the radio, one can easily forget how different, unique and innovativ
EXTD=e a band like Duran really was in the early 1980s. Duran Duran were no doub
EXTD=t the first "new romantic" or "new wave" outfit that bands today like The K
EXTD=illers, Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes, The Bravery, Interpol and the like ar
EXTD=e influenced by/imitating to a great degree of success. (Who said the '80s 
EXTD=were never cool? The joke is on them now!)\n\nThe third album by Duran Dura
EXTD=n showcases a different and more pop/dance-oriented sound the band was expe
EXTD=rimenting with at the time. Elements of early Duran Duran, the dark, broodi
EXTD=ng and eerie "new romantic" sound they mastered on their first album and ag
EXTD=ain on RIO, are less noticeable here. Perhaps only "The Seventh Stranger", 
EXTD=a stand-out track on its own, reaches back for the classic, darker Duran so
EXTD=und. What is here is the masterful pop/dance rock music with elements like 
EXTD=abstract lyrics (perhaps best personified in "New Moon on Monday") and nigh
EXTD=t club taboo grooves (of which "Union of the Snake" screams). And then ther
EXTD=e is "The Reflex", which combines both elements to a flashy and climactic f
EXTD=inish.\n\nThe underlying story of this album is that Duran lost a bit of it
EXTD=s edginess as they struggled to maintain their original sound while trying 
EXTD=to capture the glossiness that was friendly on radio at the time. (A strugg
EXTD=le that eventually broke the original lineup apart in 1986.) However, the r
EXTD=elevance of the Duran sound has been vindicated by the current rush of toda
EXTD=y's top acts to say Duran Duran was an influence. And in many respects, the
EXTD= songs on this album sound better today than they did in 1983. Even though 
EXTD=the album was a huge seller and spawned three top 10 hits, it's a little un
EXTD=even. But when they deliver, they put forth some of the best material of th
EXTD=eir original run, like the engaging instrumental "Tiger Tiger" and the mast
EXTD=erful pop of "(I'm Looking For) Cracks in the Pavement" and the highly unde
EXTD=rrated "Shadows on Your Side".\n\nSome often forget Duran Duran was indeed 
EXTD=a talented and instrumentally gifted outfit. The rhythm section of Roger Ta
EXTD=ylor (drums) and John Taylor (bass) are at long last getting their dues for
EXTD= the true talent they possess. Andy Taylor is an underrated guitarist who s
EXTD=hines with both his delicate, atmospheric tones and what quickly became mor
EXTD=e urgent and rocking sounds, and Nick Rhodes does just the same thing, only
EXTD= with keyboards. Finally, Simon LeBon is perhaps the most brash and over th
EXTD=e top front man since Mick Jagger, and that fit perfectly into the Duran st
EXTD=yle here, as by the time this album was released Duran were the kings of MT
EXTD=V.\n\nMany of the songs on SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER remain highlights in 
EXTD=a live Duran Duran concert setting in 2005. You like The Killers? You like 
EXTD=the rush of "new wave" influenced music currently underway? This album, as 
EXTD=well as "Duran Duran" (their debut album), "Astronaut" (their excellent 200
EXTD=4 comeback album), "The Singles 81-85" and "Rio" showcase the originators o
EXTD=f the sound, of which there are many imitators (still today) but only one o
EXTD=riginal.\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nBig Dud, July 20, 2004\nReviewer: D
EXTD=ave Bara "db" (Auburn, WA United States) \nThe Third Album was supposed to 
EXTD=be the triumphal, world-conquering follow-up to "Rio". Instead it comes acr
EXTD=oss as over-produced smarmy pop with an overblown title and bad cover art t
EXTD=o boot. This is the one D2 album I hardly ever listen to. "The Reflex" is a
EXTD= promising start, but fair warning, the album mix is distinctly different f
EXTD=rom the Nile Rodgers produced single remix that hit #1 on the charts. "New 
EXTD=Moon On Monday" is okay, but then the tracks descend into insincere pop ina
EXTD=nity. "Cracks in the Pavement" and "I take the Dice" are pure pablum filler
EXTD=. Side one grinds to a close with "Of Crime And Passion", a song trying so 
EXTD=hard to be edgy it ultimately spins off the 'ol turntable. "Union of the Sn
EXTD=ake" is solid chart material, the strongest song with a solid Bowie bass be
EXTD=at, excellent percussion and some good horn work. "Shadows On Your Side" co
EXTD=mes off as an overdone uptempo number that seems to get to the chorus insid
EXTD=e of 10 seconds and repeat it every 30 seconds thereafter. The band finally
EXTD= take a breath and stretch their creativity on "Tiger Tiger", an evocative 
EXTD=instrumental number that leads in to the big finish "The Seventh Stranger",
EXTD= which is one of my favorite ballad/atmospheric numbers from the band, and 
EXTD=Andy Taylor's guitar solo theme work is gorgeous. The album ends abruptly, 
EXTD=far short of it's intended goal. This album needs a serious "Director's Cut
EXTD=" style updating from Nick and Simon to bring it back to respectability. If
EXTD= they had included the "Is There Something I Should Know" single, the outst
EXTD=anding B-side "Secret Oktober" and the remixed single version of "The Refle
EXTD=x" they might have had something. Buy this version only if you have to have
EXTD= it to complete your collection.\n\nHalf.com Details\nProducer:\tAlex Sadki
EXTD=n\n\nAlbum Notes\nDuran Duran: Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John 
EXTD=Taylor, Roger Taylor.\n\nAdditional personnel: Andy Hamilton (saxophone); R
EXTD=aphael DeJesus, Mark Kennedy (percussion); Michelle Cobbs, B.J. Nelson (bac
EXTD=kground vocals).\n\nRecorded at Air Studios, Montserrat, West Indies.\nBy t
EXTD=he release of 1983's SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER, Duran Duran were genuine M
EXTD=TV-anointed superstars, which makes this set's somewhat more experimental v
EXTD=ibe an impressive step. The band's original goal was to be a cross between 
EXTD=Chic and the Sex Pistols, but most of SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER explores a
EXTD= sort of glitter-tinged art-rock that occasionally resembles the first coup
EXTD=le of albums by Sparks.\nThere were three enormous hits off this album: the
EXTD= jagged "Union of the Snake," the anthemic "New Moon On Monday," and "The R
EXTD=eflex," which was drastically remixed by Chic's Nile Rodgers for its single
EXTD= release. That version appears on DECADE and GREATEST, Duran Duran's two si
EXTD=ngles compilations. Critically drubbed upon release, SEVEN AND THE RAGGED T
EXTD=IGER holds up better than many of Duran Duran's other efforts.\n\nIndustry 
EXTD=Reviews\n3 stars out of 5 - ...Drives home the band's ample, inescapable ho
EXTD=oks...\nRolling Stone (09/04/2003)
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