Both John Taylor and Andy Taylor were eager to branch out from the synthesizer-heavy pop of Duran Duran and play some Led Zeppelin-flavoured rock and roll. The group began as something of a whim-it was a one-time gathering of friends to provide backing to model and would-be singer Bebe Buell, who wanted to record a cover of the 1972 T. Roger Taylor was mainly the drummer for Arcadia but also contributed percussion to The Power Station. The other was The Power Station, in which bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor worked with Palmer, Thompson, and Edwards to explore more rhythmic and aggressive music rooted in funk and rock and roll. One of these was the band Arcadia featuring frontman Simon LeBon, which maintained the melodic and atmospheric aspects of Duran Duran's previous recordings. Duran Duran had been known to be huge fans of Robert Palmer, so he was invited to participate.Īfter Duran Duran's third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger, the members of the band took a planned short hiatus, going into two projects.
On 23 July, Duran Duran's charity concert at Villa Park 1983 took place in aid of Mencap, a UK charity. The Power Station was named after the Power Station recording studio in New York, where their first album was conceived and recorded. The band was formed in New York City late in 1984 during a break in Duran Duran's schedule that became a lengthy hiatus. Edwards also replaced John Taylor on bass for the recording of the band's second album. Bernard Edwards, also of Chic, was involved on the studio side as recording producer and for a short time also functioned as The Power Station's manager. It was made up of singer Robert Palmer, former Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John Taylor (bass) and Andy Taylor (guitar). The Power Station was an English-American 1980s/1990s rock and pop music supergroup originally formed in New York City and London in 1984. Pop rock, hard rock, dance-rock, new wave, funk rock