L.A. Weekly Feature About Missing Persons Reunion
By Siran Babayan, July 12, 2001

As we anxiously await the impending reunion of the original Duran Duran in the very near future (this is not sarcasm!), the resurfacing of missing (since 1986) persons is good enough for fans of pure, unadulterated synthpop. After only three albums, which spawned Mental Hopscotch, Words, and Destination Unknown (the one Billy Corgan and camp covered) and made them the pinnacle of LA new wave. Drummer and singer Dale Bozzio's ex-husband Terry Bozzio split to work with the other artists, including Frank Zappa, and guitarist Warren Cuccurullo went on to join the skeletal Duran Duran of the past 15 yrs, leaving Dale to carry the band's torch alone. Dale's former Playboy days and the sci-fi costumes that made her look like a walking microchip weren't nearly as interesting as her voice. A mix of Boston and faux British accent, and the ability to squeak, hiccup and sing at the same time, made Dale one of the most truly unique female vocalists of the '80's.

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