Album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran (1983)
Genre: New Wave | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Dreamy
Record Label: Capitol Records
Format: Album

Description: Seven and the Ragged Tiger is the third studio album by English pop rock band Duran Duran, released globally in November 1983 on the EMI label. It would prove to be the last studio album for the band's original lineup until 2004's Astronaut.
Simon Le Bon said the album "is an adventure story about a little commando team. 'The Seven' is for us - the five band members and the two managers - and 'the Ragged Tiger' is success. Seven people running after success. It's ambition. That's what it's about."
EMI re-released the album in 2010 in two configurations - two disc digipak and three disc (two CD, one DVD) boxset. The three disc boxset includes on the DVD the first official release of the "As The Lights Go Down" video.

Artist Background: Duran Duran are an English Rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States. Since the 1980s, they have placed 14 singles in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the Billboard Hot 100 and have, according to the Sunday Mercury, sold more than 100 million records. While they were generally considered part of the New Romantic scene along with bands such as S... Part of the Birmingham, England music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with New Wave movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Arcadia, The Power Station, Kajagoogoo, Japan

Music Scene: Part of the Birmingham, England music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with New Wave movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: New Wave, Rock/Pop, Dreamy, 1980s, Album, Capitol Records

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Seven and the Ragged Tiger is the third studio album by English pop rock band Duran Duran, released globally in November 1983 on the EMI label. It would prove to be the last studio album for the band's original lineup until 2004's Astronaut.
Simon Le Bon said the album "is an adventure story about a little commando team. 'The Seven' is for us - the five band members and the two managers - and 'the Ragged Tiger' is success. Seven people running after success. It's ambition. That's what it's about."
EMI re-released the album in 2010 in two configurations - two disc digipak and three disc (two CD, one DVD) boxset. The three disc boxset includes on the DVD the first official release of the "As The Lights Go Down" video.

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