Finally, a word on the remastering.It’s a significant improvement on Seven and the Ragged Tiger, and in particular Duran Duran where there was an awful glitch on Girls on Film (which EMI shamefully refused to re-press and replace). The audio on the DVD is stereo PCM 48/24 (no Dolby Digital 5.1) and the disc is filled out with the promo albums from the album including Do You Believe In Shame? which makes it’s DVD debut. At times they could do no wrong; at times the critics bayed for blood and at times fans were left scratching their heads, but storms were ridden and dog days overcome. While the album and the first two singles did quite well in the charts, the relative failure of the third single " Do You Believe in Shame?" killed off any chance for a fourth single from the album. A house version of Drug (It's Just a State of Mind)" which had been recorded with producer Marshall Jefferson in April 1989 had been tentatively slated as that single. European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.5, no.47. 19 November 1988. p.26. OCLC 29800226– via World Radio History.

In 1988 the musical climate was changing, veering to a more dance-based groove. Duran Duran were known primarily as an early 80s new wave synthpop act, and the band was sitting at a career crossroads; Big Thing was their stab at maintaining musical credibility. To further distance themselves from their earlier incarnation, the band decided to stylise how they spelt their name, shortening it to the single word "Duranduran" and vocalist Simon Le Bon grew his hair out. Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo had begun working with Duran Duran in the middle of the recording of the previous album Notorious ( 1986), after the acrimonious departure of former guitarist Andy Taylor. While he was still not a full band member, nor a true songwriting partner, Big Thing was the first full album with which Cuccurullo was involved. His contributions can be felt all over the record, from the "lead vamp guitar" on " All She Wants Is" to the crazed guitar solo on album closer " Lake Shore Driving".Stubborn, ostentatious, experimental and above all very, very talented, Duran Duran will no doubt surprise us once more when the next project comes around. Top 40 Duran Duran songs 40 Sunset Garage, 2015

A few moments from Rio are also absent (well, we couldn’t include them all), and newer fare such as Face For Today and Paper Gods also just missed the boat. This album was a bit of a surprise. After moving into horn-heavy funk on Notorious, the band tries a bunch of different sounds here. From shining pop classics that are impossible to ignore to moonlit treasures that are far subtler in their persuasion, there’s plenty here for most tastes in our Top 40 Duran Duran songs.Land -- The obligatory ambitious ballad. You could argue it sounds a bit forced, but this is Duran Duran and it's from the eighties, and it's also great. Bergstrom, John (21 October 2010). "Duran Duran: Notorious / Big Thing". PopMatters . Retrieved 13 August 2017. All She Wants Is -- Weird single, and years ahead of its time. No wonder it didn't get radio play, the band were certainly too brilliant for their own good. Offiziellecharts.de – Duran Duran – Big Thing" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 January 2019. Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian) . Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Duran Duran" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".

Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Duran Duran". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4thed.). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

Carnival • Decade: Greatest Hits • Greatest • Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran • Strange Behaviour • Singles Box Set 1981-1985 • Singles Box Set 1986-1995 • From Mediterranea With Love RPM100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol.49, no.8. 10 December 1988. p.11. ISSN 0033-7064– via World Radio History. Duran Duran's album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013 . Retrieved 15 January 2019. Duran Duran • Rio • Seven and the Ragged Tiger • Arena • Notorious • Big Thing • Liberty • Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) • Thank You • Medazzaland • Pop Trash • Astronaut • Red Carpet Massacre • All You Need Is Now • Paper Gods • Future Past • Danse Macabre The album also contains two short pieces entitled " Interlude One" and " Flute Interlude" which were more experimental in nature than anything the band had done before.

Those that almost made the grade but deserve an honorary mention include luscious B-sides Faith In Colour and Like An Angel ; the subtler end of Duran balladry in Too Late Marlene (Big Thing) , Starting To Remember ( Pop Trash ) and Point Of No Return ( Astronaut ); as well as pop highpoints I Take The Dice ( Seven And The Ragged Tiger ) and Too Much Information (the ‘Wedding Album’ ). And while most commentators would suggest the band’s early period – at the vanguard of both New Wave sounds and New Romantic style – as the outright pinnacle, we’d propose that there’s a range of lofty musical peaks dotted throughout their later career (and one later single, in particular, that outdoes them all).I n all honesty, this is a list that almost writes itself. Duran Duran are, after all, amongst the finest singles bands of their day. From within the grooves of 14 studio albums, containing just short of 40 for the most part magnificent singles, there’s a wide array of nailed-down perennials at our disposal. Duran Duran were one of my favorite bands as a kid, yet going through their catalogue as an adult, I keep finding myself disappointed. Drug -- A hyper-energetic house mix that doesn't really fit in on the album. The unexpected passage at 2:26 is genius and deserves an extra star, but John Taylor was right, the original Daniel Abraham mix is better.