Arcadia (band)

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.

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Simon Le Bon - Nick Rhodes - Roger Taylor - Duran Duran

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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".

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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.

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David Gilmour - Grace Jones - Sting - Playing For Keeps

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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.

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The name of the band was reportedly inspired by the Nicolas Poussin painting "Et in Arcadia ego" (also known as "The Arcadian Shepherds").

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Nicolas Poussin - Et in Arcadia ego

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