![]() Whilst they had a good level of success with their first album, it was with their second album, Rio, that the band really hit the big time. Yes, they did – for a while – become the screaming female band of choice, there was always more to them that that.Ĭoming from a late-70s Birmingham art school scene, strongly influenced by the likes of David Bowie and Roxy Music, Duran Duran were, alongside the likes of Spandau Ballet and Visage, a key part of the early 80s New Romantic scene that – in its strong emphasis on image and glamour – was both a reaction to and inspire by the spirit of punk. Yet whilst that might be true of some music and bands from the period, I would argue it is an unfair slight on this band. With its exotically located video and its synthpop stylings, for some this is the cliched 80s song – a vapid triumph of style over content.
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