Arcadia is the name of a band formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, during a break in that band's schedule. However, Roger Taylor appeared in only a few band photographs and in none of the music videos, and stated he was only to be involved in the recording side of the project. Image File history File links Arcadia (Nick Rhodes & Simon Le Bon). ... Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop band Duran Duran. ... Nicholas James Bates, keyboardist for Duran Duran, was born in Birmingham, England on June 8, 1962. ... Roger Andrew Taylor (born April 26, 1960) is the drummer for the pop band Duran Duran. ... At the height of its fame, Loran Loran (The Fab Five) was featured on the cover of the February 1984 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. ...

Arcadia recorded one album, the platinum-selling So Red The Rose, which produced the singles "Election Day", and "The Flame". One famous review described So Red The Rose as "the most pretentious album ever made". So Red The Rose is the platinum-selling album by Arcadia, which was released in 1985 -- the only album the band ever released. ...

There were many musical guests on the album, including David Gilmour, Grace Jones, and Sting (who provided backing vocals on "The Promise"). The band also recorded the single "Say The Word" for the Playing For Keeps movie soundtrack. David Gilmour, as photographed for the Pink Floyd album Meddle. ... Grace Jones (b. ... Sting circa 1987 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), best known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician and formerly bassist and lead singer of The Police. ...

The band did a variety of promotional appearances on television, but never toured. Drummer Roger Taylor retired from the music business shortly after the release of the album. Roger Andrew Taylor (born April 26, 1960) is the drummer for the pop band Duran Duran. ...

The name of the band was reportedly inspired by the Nicolas Poussin painting "Et in Arcadia ego" (also known as "The Arcadian Shepherds"). Et in Arcadia ego by Nicolas Poussin. ... Et in Arcadia ego is a Latin phrase that most famously appears as the title of two paintings by Nicolas Poussin 1594–1665). ...

Discography

Albums

1. "So Red The Rose" (Nov 1985)

Singles

1. "Election Day" (Oct 1985)
2. "Goodbye Is Forever" (Jan 1986)
3. "The Promise" (Jan 1986)
4. "The Flame" (Jul 1986)
5. "Say The Word" (Sep 1986)