Arena
Live album by Duran Duran
Released	November, 1984 1 June 2004
Recorded	'around the world 1984'
Genre	Dance-New Wave
Length	47:54
Label	Capitol Records
Producer(s)	???
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2/5) link
Duran Duran chronology
Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983)	Arena (1984)	Notorious (1986)

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Background

To cap off the band's highly successful 1983/1984 "Sing Blue Silver" World Tour, EMI released a live album, which according to the sleeve was "Recorded Around The World 1984". The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a music company comprising the major record label, EMI Music, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ...

The album featured most of the band's big hits in a live environment, as well as some album tracks from Rio (1982) and Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), and a new studio track "The Wild Boys" produced by Nile Rodgers, who had previously remixed the single "The Reflex". Rio is an album by Duran Duran, originally released worldwide on May 10, 1982 (see 1982 in music), but re-released in November in the United States. ... Seven and the Ragged Tiger is Duran Durans third studio album, released globally in November, 1983. ... Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19, 1952, in New York) is a prolific and influential musician, composer, arranger, guitarist and music producer, and co-founding member of the seminal multi-platinum hit R&B band CHIC, with influential bassist Bernard Edwards. ...

"The Wild Boys" single was issued with six separate covers - one featuring each individual band member and one of the band collectively.

At the time of release, critics were suspicious that the mix was too polished for a live album, as most of the audience was muted. The unique song arrangements and adlibs like "Is anybody hungry?" indicated that this was indeed a live effort.

Other criticism arose from the omission of some of the band's biggest songs like "The Reflex", "Girls On Film" and "Rio". However, Arena still managed to peak at #6 in the UK (November 24) and #4 in the US (December 1). November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The album was eventually re-issued 1 June 2004 and included two bonus tracks "Girls On Film" and "Rio". June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Arena would be the only full-length live Duran Duran release until the 2003 Encore Series of official bootleg recordings from shows in Japan and the West Coast of the USA. A bootleg recording (or simply bootleg or boot) is an audio and/or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist, or under other legal authority. ...

Further events

Capitalising on the band's success, EMI turned the album's release into a multimedia event. The concert film Arena (An Absurd Notion) on long form VHS was quickly followed by The Making of Arena. These videos featured Duran Duran performing live in Oakland, California between Apr 12-15, 1984 while Milo O'Shea reprised his role as the evil Dr. Durand Durand from the movie Barbarella (1968). Arena (An Absurd Notion) is a concept concert video filmed during the course of Duran Durans 1984 Sing Blue Silver North American Tour. ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in California[1] and the county seat of Alameda County. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... (Redirected from 15 April) April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Milo OShea (born June 2, 1926 in Dublin, Ireland) is a character actor, recognizable for his bushy eyebrows, resounding voice and impish smile. ... Barbarella, also known as Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy is a 1968 erotic science fiction film, based on the French Barbarella comic book created by Jean-Claude Forest. ...

The Arena video also featured the extended video for "The Wild Boys", as directed by Russell Mulcahy. It was meant to be a teaser for a full-length feature film of the same name, based on the 1971 novel "The Wild Boys: A Book Of The Dead" by William S. Burroughs. The film would never get made. Russell Mulcahy (born January 1, 1953) is a film director, born in Melbourne, Australia. ... William Seward Burroughs II (1914 – August 2, 1997), more commonly known as William S. Burroughs, was an American novelist, essayist, social critic, painter and spoken word performer. ...

Also released during this period for the Arena multi-media event were a board game called Into The Arena, a series of collectible cards, the tour documentary Sing Blue Silver and a book about the tour featuring photography by Denis O'Regan, also called Sing Blue Silver. Both the Sing Blue Silver documentary and Arena were reissued on DVD in 2004; the Arena DVD features The Making Of Arena as an extra. Sing Blue Silver is a tour documentary about Duran Durans world conquering 1983-1984 World Tour. ... Denis ORegan (born November 11th 1953) is a renowned photographer of rock and pop musicians. ... DVD (commonly Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Other live material

Two further live cuts from the 1984 world tour were released as B-sides to singles in 1984: "New Religion (Live in LA)" on the North American single for "The Reflex" and the live "Cracks in the Pavement (1984)" on "The Wild Boys".

"New Religion" was recorded 9 February at The Forum, Los Angeles, and "Cracks in the Pavement" was recorded at the 5 March 1984 show at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. This is the same concert where the video for "The Reflex" was filmed. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Forum, known for a time as the Great Western Forum, is an indoor arena in Inglewood, California owned by the Faithful Central Bible Church, which uses it for its Sunday morning service. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... Maple Leaf Gardens, 2006 Exterior signage as of 2006, with letters missing Maple Leaf Gardens was an indoor arena in Toronto, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street. ...

Track listing

1984 release

All songs written and arranged by Duran Duran. Duran Duran is an English Rock band notable for a long series of catchy, synthesiser-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ...

1. "Is There Something I Should Know?" – 4:34
2. "Hungry Like The Wolf" – 4:01
3. "New Religion" – 5:37
4. "Save A Prayer" – 6:12
5. "The Wild Boys" – 4:18

1. "The Seventh Stranger" – 5:05
2. "The Chauffeur" – 5:23
3. "The Union Of The Snake" – 4:09
4. "Planet Earth" – 4:31
5. "Careless Memories" – 4:07

The Wild Boys is the twelfth single from the band Duran Duran, released on the live album Arena in October of 1984. ...

2004 Reissue

All songs written and arranged by Duran Duran. Duran Duran is an English Rock band notable for a long series of catchy, synthesiser-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ...

1. "Is There Something I Should Know?" – 4:34
2. "Hungry Like The Wolf" – 4:01
3. "New Religion" – 5:37
4. "Save A Prayer" – 6:12
5. "The Wild Boys" – 4:18
6. "The Seventh Stranger" – 5:05
7. "The Chauffeur" – 5:23
8. "The Union Of The Snake" – 4:09
9. "Planet Earth" – 4:31
10. "Careless Memories" – 4:07
11. "Girls On Film" – 5:59
12. "Rio" – 5:55

The Wild Boys is the twelfth single from the band Duran Duran, released on the live album Arena in October of 1984. ...

Live As The Lights Go Down

01 - Is There Something I Should Know?
02 - Hungry Like the Wolf
03 - Union of the Snake
04 - New Religion
05 - Save a Prayer
06 - Rio
07 - The Reflex
08 - The Seventh Stranger
09 - The Chauffeur
10 - Planet Earth
11 - Careless Memories
12 - Girls On Film

Singles

• "The Wild Boys" (October 1984)
• "Save A Prayer (Live from the Arena)" (January 1985)

The Wild Boys is the twelfth single from the band Duran Duran, released on the live album Arena in October of 1984. ...

Personnel

Duran Duran are:

• Simon Le Bon - vocals
• Nick Rhodes - keyboards
• John Taylor - bass guitar
• Roger Taylor - drums
• Andy Taylor - guitar

Also credited [Live material]: Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop band Duran Duran. ... Nick Rhodes in 1981. ... Taylors first solo recording was a hit single for the 9½ Weeks movie soundtrack. ... Roger Andrew Taylor (born April 26, 1960) is the drummer for the pop band Duran Duran. ... Taylor in 2001 Andy Taylor (born 16 February 1961) is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as a member of Duran Duran and The Power Station. ...

• Jason Corsaro - engineer and mixer
• George Tukto - engineer
• Duran Duran - producer

Also credited ["The Wild Boys"]: Duran Duran is an English Rock band notable for a long series of catchy, synthesiser-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ...

• Nile Rodgers - producer
• Jason Corsaro - engineer and mixer