After Duran Duran's third album "Seven and the Ragged Tiger", the members of the band took a planned short hiatus, going into two projects. One of these was the band Arcadia featuring frontman Simon LeBon, which maintained the melodic and atmospheric aspects of Duran Duran's previous recordings. 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. Roger Taylor was mainly the drummer for Arcadia but also contributed percussion to The Power Station.