Ah yes Duran Duran's third album originally released back at the height of their initial commercial success during 1983 contains three hit singles in amongst the nine tracks on offer. For me 'Union of the Snake' sounds the best of the trio matched as it was to an intriguingly bizarre video and although 'The Reflex' makes for a good album opener and retains a certain appeal I've never been overly enthusiastic about 'New Moon On Monday'. There is certainly a general feeling of energetic passion about the content here (e.g. 'Of Crime and Passion' and 'Shadows On Your Side') although this rather tales off with the contemplative 'Tiger Tiger' and 'The Seventh Stranger' tracks which close out the album but overall it's a mighty fine listening experience. For its 2003 digital remastered re-release the pleasing unique artwork and design is retained, and we have a fold out booklet (to four times the standard CD cover size) which features complete lyrics for all songs. However on the down side… more »

Ah yes Duran Duran's third album originally released back at the height of their initial commercial success during 1983 contains three hit singles in amongst the nine tracks on offer. For me 'Union of the Snake' sounds the best of the trio matched as it was to an intriguingly bizarre video and although 'The Reflex' makes for a good album opener and retains a certain appeal I've never been overly enthusiastic about 'New Moon On Monday'. There is certainly a general feeling of energetic passion about the content here (e.g. 'Of Crime and Passion' and 'Shadows On Your Side') although this rather tales off with the contemplative 'Tiger Tiger' and 'The Seventh Stranger' tracks which close out the album but overall it's a mighty fine listening experience. For its 2003 digital remastered re-release the pleasing unique artwork and design is retained, and we have a fold out booklet (to four times the standard CD cover size) which features complete lyrics for all songs. However on the down side with a running time of about thirty-seven minutes you can, in the current climate of extended CD titles and strong competition from downloads, I guess feel a bit cheated that the opportunity to offer more content is not taken up. Despite that I'd certainly recommend 'Seven and The Ragged Tiger' as an essential example of quality 80s music, just avoid paying 'over the odds' for such limited content!