Duran Duran “Big Thing” released on this date, October 18th, 1988. Big Thing is Duran’s fifth studio release; it reached #15 in the UK and #24 on the US album charts. For me, this record came during what I call the lost years of D2, when Roger and Andy were out of the band and I had (mostly) moved on to other musical genres (of course I eventually found my way back). Because of that, I am unfamiliar with this record, outside of its two Top 40 hits, “I Don’t Want Your Love” (#14 in the UK, #4 in the US) and “All She Wants Is” (#9 in the UK, #22 in the US). Although I’m loathe to admit it, I am kind of agreeing with Allmusic reviewer Mike DeGagne who writes, “Big Thing is Duran Duran’s most disappointing album, mainly because the band sounds cold and extremely isolated from their music…Duran Duran was now making music apropos for seedy burlesque parlors while surrendering their pop roots, which many fans just couldn’t get used to. Big Thing is short on inviting melodies, attractive rhythms, or hooks of any sort. Instead, the band opted for femme fatale lyrics and emotionless rhythms, lost in a bizarre no-man’s land of danceclub pop/rock.” To sum up: I wanna dance and I just can’t to this record!