- The Devils
is the name of a band, formed by Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy. The first incarnation
of Duran Duran in 1978 included Rhodes as keyboardist, John Taylor on
guitar and Duffy as songwriter/vocalist and bassist (along with Simon
Colley). This lineup performed live for almost a year before Duffy and
Colley left the band.
- Duffy moved on to a
solo career and The Lilac Time, and Duran Duran eventually went on to
fame with drummer Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor and Simon Le Bon.
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- In 1999, Duffy came
across an old tape recording of a live Duran Duran concert from a 1979
show. Shortly afterwards, Rhodes and Duffy met by chance at a fashion
show, and began talking about the old music. They decided it might be
fun to re-record some of those original, dark, art-school, pre-Le Bon
Duran Duran songs.
- A few months later
they took to the studio, using vintage analog instruments but modern
production techniques to recreate the early Duran Duran sound. The
lyrics remained unchanged. The band played live
only two times, in London (19 November 2002), and Cologne (17 February
2003), before both members returned to their normal careers.
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