"Big Thing" is the second Duran Duran album since Roger and Andy Taylor left the lineup, and it's also the group's first flop. While it spawned the Top Ten "I Don't Want Your Love" and the lesser hit "All She Wants Is," this album was cooly received by the public, who didn't find it as accessible as "Rio" or "Seven and the Ragged Tiger." But you have to at least give Simon, Nick and John credit for being experimental, as they come up with some really good material on "Big Thing." "Too Late Marlene" is a sorely overlooked album cut, while the compelling tribute to Andy Warhol "Do You Believe in Shame" was virtually ignored by all but the group's diehard fans. And "Palomino" is a straight-up goregous ballad. But the crowning moment is "The Edge of America" which leads up to the disc's closer, "Lake Shore Driving." Simon was particularly disappointed with the lackluster sales of this record, but it's not too late to visit this underrated album which proves that Duran Duran were much more than a bunch of photogenic Brits who made flashy videos.

The 2010 digital release of the 1988 release of "Big Thing" is phenomenal and ranks right up there with the "Rio" re-release. I never was that crazy about the original title track, but the 12" remix of "Big Thing" (never publicly released until now) is full of intense beats and plenty of Nick Rhodes' inimitable keyboard hooks. The "Big Thing" remix simply rocked the whole album and was a great lead-in to the big hit of "I Don't Want Your Love". The soulful ballads of "Too Late Marlene", "Do You Believe In Shame?", and "Palomino" simply sound so revitalized under the the digital production. My least favorite track of "The Edge of America" even sounded better than the original. For the plus sides of the album, you cannot go wrong with the "Big Thing" (12" version), the Big Mix of "I Don't Want Your Love", and of course, the multitude of mixes of "All She Wants Is" will get your house rockin'! Excellent edition in the DD series of digital re-releases! Enjoy!

Love them or hate them, Duran Duran haven't recorded two albums that sound alike. This one saw them trying to go 'mature' and get accepted by others than young girlies and hard core fans like me. The weird interludes and the sudden stop of the last song, the guitar-screeching instrumental 'Lake Shore Driving', certainly add a strange edge to the album. But the band can't hide their flair for writing catchy, danceable tunes. 'I Don't Want Your Love' with its pumping drum and bass tracks is extremely infectuous, and the moody 'Too Late Marlene' and 'Do You Believe In Shame?' are classic, melodic Duran Duran songs. The slower ones like 'The Edge of America', 'Land' and the oddly beautiful 'Palomino' reveal a more atmospheric and dreamy side of the band. On the latter Nick Rhodes creates some intriguing soundscapes on his beloved electronics. An uneven but daring effort from a band that never sticks to one formula, and deservedly it wasn't the commercial disaster that many would have predicted.

This was actually the first CD I ever bought, back then in the beggining of 1989 (after months listening my cassette copy). I remember clearly how much I loved the 2nd, 3rd and 4th songs of my old cassette, but not the remix of "Drug" (yes, must confess...I ussually skiped the song). Today I got the remastered version of BIG THING and the first thing I did was to read what J. Taylor wanted to say about the remix of "Drug" and why they decided it was time to bring back the original version...and they were right. Now I really like the whole "A-side"!!! As the matter of fact, I'm falling in love of the whole album again. The voices, the bass, the guitar...superb CD. And it sounds really good, too! And at last we get some footage of that period, the concert in Milan '88.

Thanks Simon, John, Warren & Nick for this lovely album!!!

I have been a major D2 fan since I can remember and I am only 20 so it can't be too much of a memory, so you can imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon Big Thing in a record store discount bin. I have heard only a few scattered things about the album and they had pretty much escaped my memory, so I decided to buy it simply out of curiousity and loyalty to D2.

Well at first listen I wasn't really into the sound. But as time wore on I really began to see it as hidden treasure. The first side has it's moments of greatness ("Drug.." "Too Late Marlene" and "I Don't Want Your Love"). But the second side, a much more moodier melodic sound, is my fav. "Do You Belive in Shame" is a gorgeous song and "Palomino" is a hauntingly dark tune with an almost ethereal melody but my all time fav. on the cd has to be "Land". It's a beautiful song, in my opinion, with lovely lyrics and an even lovlier sound.

So if your'e a diehard Duranie then this is steal but if your'e not then it might be worth your'e while to pick it up and see.