Back when I bought this CD, I wasn't familiar with many Duran Duran songs, so for me these versions are songs in their own right, as opposed to "covers".
The opening track is The Mavis's sugar-coated synth version of Planet Earth, which- if nothing else- warns us that we're in for a wild ride!
Then Powderfinger provide a light tropical version of The Chauffer. The lyrics of the original are incredibly vivid, and the style of the song perfectly compliments them. It is probably one of my favourite songs on the album, and definitely my favourite Powderfinger song.
Bodyjar's version of Rio is a strange mix of punk rock with glam, but really like the mix of poetry and punk-rock.
The Reflex is a light pop duet between Kylie Minogue and Ben Lee, which I find a bit spineless, aside from a very catchy chorus. Jebediah plaster their signature style (not my cup of tea) over Hungry Like the Wolf.
Careless Memories appears with a fantastic grunty rock-ska version by Area-7. It's hard to put a finger on the style of the song, but whatever it is, I like it!
Pollyanna provide a light pop-rock version of Save a Prayer which builds up very nicely (trivia: the Pollyanna drummer would end up becoming the drummer for the band on the following track). Girls on Film by The Living End has a really cool interplay between synthy drums and the guitar lines in the verses, but the chorus is a half-baked mess.
Finally, Custard finish with a version of View to a Kill which is drawn out and incoherently uses every trick in a synthesiser's box.
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