| Description |
169 pages ; 17 cm. |
| Series |
33 1/3 ; 156.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-155) and index. |
| Summary |
"In the '80s, the Birmingham, England, band Duran Duran became closely associated with new wave, an idiosyncratic genre that dominated the decade's music and culture. No album represented this rip-it-up-and-start-again movement better than the act's breakthrough 1982 LP, Rio. A cohesive album with a retro-futuristic sound-influences include danceable disco, tangy funk, swaggering glam, and Roxy Music's art-rock-the full-length sold millions and spawned smashes such as "Hungry Like the Wolf" and the title track. However, Rio wasn't a success everywhere at first; in fact, the LP had to be buffed-up with remixes and reissued before it found an audience in America. The album was further buoyed by colorful music videos, which established Duran Duran as leaders of an MTV-driven second British Invasion, and the group's cutting-edge visual aesthetic. Via extensive new interviews with band members and other figures who helped Rio succeed, this book explores how and why Rio became a landmark pop-rock album, and examines how the LP was both a musical inspiration-and a reflection of a musical, cultural, and technology zeitgeist"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Duran Duran (Musical group). Rio.
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Rock music -- 1981-1990 -- History and criticism.
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| Added Title |
Duran Duran : Rio |
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Duran Duran's Rio |
| ISBN |
9781501355189 (paperback) |
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150135518X (paperback) |
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