In the spring of 1982, the British rock group Duran Duran were working on their second album at AIR Studios in London. At the time, the five-member band of Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Andy ...
On Nov. 1, 1982, Duran Duran released "Rio" as a single in the U.K. The title track of the band's 1982 LP quickly became one of the Birmingham band's signature songs, a confident mission statement ...
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Duran Duran’s John Taylor breaks down the group’s landmark album and his Rio-inspired signature bass
In terms of musicianship and songwriting the members of Duran were frighteningly evolved for their age. Prominent among them ...
Duran Duran released their second album, Rio, on May 10, 1982. The LP featured three future classics — “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Rio” and “Save a Prayer” — but also moodier fare such as the aching ...
On May 10, 1982, Duran Duran released their second album, Rio. Issued less than a year after the Birmingham quintet's self-titled debut, Rio was a testament to the band's chemistry and ambition, and ...
Duran Duran's 1982 album Rio is one of the definitive pieces of '80s pop. The hit record features classic singles like the title track and "Hungry Like the Wolf" and the Rio album cover is instantly ...
Don’t go thinking it was only about the videos. Duran Duran certainly mastered the art of the MTV mini-movie to help their ascension to music stardom. But without the thrilling raw material provided ...
Sandra Oh is living out her rock star fantasy. The Killing Eve star jumps in the backseat—while Duran Duran guitarist Nick Taylor takes the wheel and lead vocalist Simon Le Bon rides shotgun—for a ...
Duran Duran is a British band that gained fame in the 1980s with their new wave and synth-pop sound. Known for hits like Hungry Like the Wolf and Rio, they quickly became one of the most successful ...
I grew up with Marcie Hunt-Dinkel smiling at me. She was pinned to my wall as a teen. There are three copies of her picture on my living-room shelf today. Two more in a drawer below where the CDs are ...
Pop icons Duran Duran have said they are ‘outraged’ after unsuccessfully battling to reclaim the US rights to some of their most iconic tracks at the High Court. The Rio pop legends had argued that US ...
Duran Duran are one of the most important bands of the new-wave movement of the 1980s, and show no sign of slowing down. With Future Past - their first album in six years - tied in a four-way battle ...
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