Rio

The Chaffeur, Rio 2/5

its started off VERY duran duran my own way was very funky and i enjoyed it more than rio the album stood still for a bit but the last four songs were pretty good i havent been in to upbeat new wave much but this showed me that the big hits arent a good representation of those bands albums

pleasantly surprised - the cover gave me bad vibes for some reason but i really liked this

Okay so maybe some cheesy 80s synthpop is good. I especially really like the last two songs that go for a darker song. "The Chauffeur" might be one of the best songs of the 80s.

groovy

Pop-rock electrónico. Ni fu ni fa.

Guay

3.5/5

Absolute classic of a first song. Has some fun pop/synth sounds that just screams 80's to me. Nothing crazy about this album.

Holy bass slapping! The synth throughout the whole album was awesome. Had some very strange noises that came out of nowhere but I got down with them. I've heard Hungry like a Wolf a thousand times and didn't really like it as a single but it was great within the album

Knew some of these songs going in and never thought anything of them really, but damn they work well with the album. Love the sounds that come out of New Wave but sometimes the voices and lyrics piss me off. Was going to give this a 3 but I'm bumping it up cuz I love the last song

Тыщтыщ пик пик. Один из первых прослушанных ню вав альбомов, всей душой лублу. Безусловно 10/10.

Fux

Once upon a time I owned this album on vinyl. I do love Duran Duran. Like a lot.

Underrated band that is still producing good music (and my wife’s favorite band)

AJ: sing harder, boy o!!! Kings, really. Cat: this is good but every song is the same.

Another album to rid me of my 80s distaste. I love the clear sounds. The bass is always stabbing through the rest of the music. Standout track: I mean... it's gotta be Rio

Not bad, 80's beat with some radio hits i've heard over the years.

the last two tracks of the album, saving a prayer and chauffeur, were my favs but i wasn't miserable during the songs before. this was funkier than i expected. i've heard of the band, but wasn't sure what it would sound like. the cover gave me nothing, no hints.

ntb.

Pretty enjoyable album. I also like the album art a lot.

This album is pretty great. Duran Duran kind of encapsulates a lot of the 80's in a lot of ways for me: musically, album art wise, and other aspects of their catalog aside from Rio. Super fun, super cheese, and this won't be the last time I listen to it.

Not bad, but not great either. I don't know what else to say about it. It probably sounded pretty unique in 1982 though. It's catchy, but I don't see myself coming back to it. 3/5

Duran Duran are good actually? This is actually very well paced and a good amount of fun. B

As the years go by, I appreciate this band more and more. Very talented composers and performers, and I admit I overlooked them in the 80s because of all the glam going on around them and my rocker friends mocking bands like this. Glad that's all way behind me and I just enjoy what I enjoy -- including Duran Duran and this album. John Taylor's bass is dynamite. Love Simon Le Bon's vocals, and Andy Taylor always rocks. Nick Rhodes adds such interesting layers, and Roger Taylor is a great percussionist. 'New Religion' is one of my favorites on this album, 'Rio' and 'Hungry Like The Wolf' are always fun, and 'Save A Prayer' really is one of my favorite songs in general. I forgot this was only their second album. So impressive! And still a wonderful album to hear.

Even though I would never choose to listen to this album from here, I had a pretty good time with it overall, and I appreciate having an opportunity to check out different genre's that I wouldn't have otherwise touched. There's quite a few tracks on here that I liked. I like how upbeat My Way is. Songs like Save a Prayer and The Chauffeur are really good. Rio is just a bit much for me, I've heard it too many times at various family discos and whatnot. A solid 3/5

The length is spot on, some ok songs and some good songs. I also like their sound, you can definitely hear some post punk there. This one I might actually come back to.

Really good album front to back tbh, obviously most people know the singles but there's a lot of other great songs here. Solid af.

Awestruck

They were one of the biggest things on the planet when this came out. A lot of very good songs here.it is more of a fun/nostalgic album than it is great/quality. Standouts: Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf, My Own Way, Say a Prayer. Others: Lonely in your Nightmare, Hold Back the Rain, The Chauffeur. Rating: 4/5

Rio (song) is great, hungry like the wolf is a classic but the chauffeur is excellent, really great synth pop rock album

Some good songs on here

fucking riot of an album. stupid catchy. it’s lacking in musical complexity but i don’t think that’s completely necessary here. this is an essential new wave album

Very fun album that made me dig this band a bit more! Very groovy. 7 out of 10

Great album by the Durans

Didn't know what to expect, especially after reading the Wikipedia entry, but I enjoyed the bouncy tunes with nice voicework.

Divertidinho, sem opiniões fortes

Too much, sorry world

Good stuff! Not my favorite "eighties" band but this is a great album.

This was actually a really enjoyable album to listen to. Upbeat new wave/synthpop album that’s very 80s but also very catchy and memorable. There’s no real weak moments, some songs better than others but overall it was great. Hungry Like the Wolf is obviously the most well known but is actually not a highlight.

In my head, Duran Duran always seemed like generic 80s fodder. This album definitely changed that view.

Great classic 80’s pop. Vocals are great and synth instrumentation is sublime. Save A Prayer and The Chauffeur are my favorites. 4.3/5

It's a Duran Duran album. Pleasant enough - not as good as their first, not as bad as some later efforts. The tunes are catchy, but am not sure how this ended up on this list. I think you probably had to be there - I was too busy listening the The Fall at the time, I suspect.

A classic album? Seriously? Style, yes. Not sure about the substance. With no shame, this was SO familiar back in '82. I even had the poster on my wall. Four decades later and it was a pleasant morning singalong, but nothing more. I quite like the hint of something more sinister on Save a Prayer and Lonely in Your Nightmare. It wasn't all sugar gum pop. But it belongs in a time capsule and will probably stay there for me.

Great Album! 5 stars

Familiar with a couple radio hits from this album. Duran Duran is generally not my style so the other songs all ran into each other for me.

A classic embodiment of 80's new wave rock, filled with synths (for better, and sometimes for worse). While the production style didn't stand the test of time, the singles sure did. Not an album I'd chose to throw on, but I wouldn't stop anyone else from throwing it on.

Hey, my dad listens to this ahaha I accidentally clicked on the collector's edition of this album instead of the normal one, but I guess I'll listen to the full thing lmao - 29 songs / 2:30 instead of 9 songs / 46 minutes! Cool bassline and sax solo in Rio Hold back the rain is cool! I liked Save A Prayer - some very cool sounds, like the loop, the strange violin-y thing they have going on, etc Overall, a little repetitive, but entertaining. 4/5

South park ruined the title track for me, all I could see was Santa singing it on stage with Jesus. Maybe because of that first song, the album was a slow burn for me. I was ready for it to be over, but then Side 2 really picked up and 4 songs, starting with New Religion were all killer. Need to re-listen. Also the bass is amazing Best songs: New Religion Save A Prayer The Chauggeur

Helt nice!

Very slick. Strong 3

Mega nice bas... kool gitarr... bra låtar... det här är ett riktigt bra album!!! Det var det första albumet jag nånsin reviewa på denhä sidan, så de e roligt att märka hur mycket mina smaker gått fram...

This album has a few iconic hits! I did stop listening halfway through because the songs sounded very similar.

It was fine

80s pop

Now we're talking. The ubiquitous hits are more sounds of the era more than they are timeless, although I've always been in Save A Prayer's corner and likely will be forever. I seem to recall A LOT of girls from 82 and 83 who swore by the album cuts. It's worth noting that those girls are now running things. OK, one is the Mayor of my hometown of around 7,000 people, but she's going places, I'm telling you. Aside from those forward thinking women, not many took the Duran's seriously at the time. They were mostly thought of as an MTV product. But those who weren't in the know missed the point. Many new artists of the day HAD to embrace MTV fully just to get their music played. The theory was getting so big on MTV that radio HAD to eventually play their music, which is why Duran Duran eventually scored a pair of number 1 hits. Also of note: two of the band's most popular (re: streamed) songs are from the well-past-their-prime period of 1993. Of course, two of the other 3 song in the top 5 are from this album. There was really no middle of the road with Duran Duran. One group (the Mayor of Blair, Nebraska, my ex-girlfriend who made me get us front row seats to see them in 1988, your current DJ's of Sirius XM's 1st Wave and The Spectrum) saw them as the second coming of the Beatles (hence the "Fab 5" moniker). The other group simply wrote them off as a made-for-TV act, more style than substance. I think the people who elected a Duranie Mayer have shown us which group was more in right. They may not have been the Beatles, but they were clearly more than just a huge band from the early '80's. The title track, Hungry Like The Wolf, and the aforementioned Save A Prayer still slap even if you've never seen the music videos.

80s synth pop is my jam and this is a great example. Pass me the white sports jacket with the sleeves rolled up please!

Classic rock album of my teenage years. Great use of percussion and horns. An a separate note, Duran Duran's Rio helped propel the music vidoe industry.

Still sounds good. Poppy lyrics but with some complexity to the music.

good to here some 80's tunes. They had some good music and i am allowed to like the now I am not a 15 boy in the 80's

Feels very dated. A few hits, but even those feel like the shallow side of new wave. I like new wave, but this is hardly the best it had to offer.

Det har bedre enn fryktet!

Pleasantly surprised by this one. Was prepared to hate it

Great bass lines, good drums. The singles are excellent. Overall the music is good but I can’t get into it. I think it’s the high bpm and in particular, I don’t like the singer’s voice. 2.5. I’m almost a 2 but will round up for the bass lines.

Heel vet album, weinig matige nummers, veel knallers. Beklemmende en betoverende atmosfeer.

First half of this album: just ok. Second half: rips. The more synths the better and the sillier the synths the more I like it. best tracks: save a prayer, the chauffeur, hungry like the wolf

Easily 35 years since I’ve heard this and surprised at how well it’s aged and how much I remember. Not a bad surprise at all.

Okay I get the rabid popularity, it's really golden by 80s synth radio standards, and I love the bass lines, but it's just not transcendent or anything. Maybe that's a silly complaint.

2,5

Hits were good, not too interested in the rest, last track The Chauffeur was annoying, I wanted the album to be over.

I’ll say this. If I were to make a list of 3 albums you must listen to before you die, this one would be on that list. In the synth-pop/new wave genre, there are very few albums that come close to this one. Instead of going in-depth into each track, I’ll keep it simple. They’re all fantastic. A great band in their prime. 5/5.

Not for me

Pleasantly surprised. Never judge an album by its creepy cover. Feel like this is a notch above the typical 80s stuff.

Rio and hungry like the wolf are amazing songs. The rest of the album... kinda lost me.

Rio is the best track. There's some decent stuff here, I like a good synth.

Save a Prayer for Duran Duran. Great album. This album is great for sponge washing your car outside. I find these guys rise above most 80s bands and that was confirmed with my three listens of this record. I love the layers they put on these tracks, there’s always something interesting to listen to, as examples by my favourite on the record, New Religion. I actually think the keys and other sounds they use give the songs great depth that wouldn’t otherwise be there. It’s like they had a band meeting one day and said “hey bassist, we’re thinking of doing a song with a regular bass line” and that guy said “fuck you. I groove every track”. The bass is wild in these songs, usually ending up being the loudest instrument driving each song. Which is sweet. This rating may get some flack but imma go My Own Way on this. Come @ me

When I first saw Duran Duran come up on here I was immediately ready to take a big ol' shit all over this album but I'll be damned... I kind of love this? Rio is an absolute banger to start out with, my favourite song on the album. Hungry Like the Wolf is a song that I've always rolled my eyes at but the more I listened the more I enjoyed it. No bad songs one the album - The Chauffeur is pretty weird but I like it as an album closer. The bass playing throughout is so fun. Am I a Duran Duran Fan? Not so sure but I am definitely a fan of Rio

This album is like if you took a really good album and just started adding layers and layers of synth and effects. I can hear those good songs underneath, with really nice rhythm guitar parts, great bass, and good drums. But the 80s sound that infests it all really takes away from the music. I'm also not a big fan of the guy's voice. Overall I definitely enjoyed this more than I expected, but I found myself wishing I could listen to that album that might have existed if this material was written in a different decade.

The 80s was a dark time for music. Some catchy songs but overall was not a fan.

Ihan vekkulia settiä soitannallisesti, mutta laulannassa joku tökkää. Levyn hittibiisi olikin aika monesta leffasta tuttu ja oikein veikeä.

Ei oo aikasemmin tullu kuunneltua ja yllätyin. Hauskaa ja reipasta diskofunkpoppia. Ei kuitenkaan jäänyt sen enempää kiinnostamaan. 2/5

Already knew of Hungry like the wolf, Save a Prayer and Rio, such a great example of 80's new wave. Last chance on the Stairway is great song too.

Good album, enjoyed the listen and the tracks.

There's a lot of good New Wave and there's a lot of bad New Wave. This is among the best of New Wave. "Rio", "Hungry Like the Wolf", and "Save A Prayer" are of course extreme classics, maybe a bit overplayed for the first two but still great. "Lonely in Your Nightmare" is a very underrated song on the album, "New Religion" has some fantastic bass playing on it, as does "Last Chance On The Stairway". All together I really like this album and it is deserving of the 5 stars it's getting from me.

After my lovely fiancée bought me a bass guitar for my 30th, Rio was one of the songs I learned because the bassist of Duran Duran is criminally underrated. I never looked into the full album, but if the rest is similar to this then I think today will be a good day. Songs I already knew: Rio, Hungry Like The Wolf Favourites: Rio, Hungry Like The Wolf, My Own Way I seem to have been rating lots of albums very highly recently, but there have genuinely been so many fantastic albums that I’ve been listening to! There are no bad songs whatsoever to be found here. I’d challenge any bass player to listen to this and try to remain unimpressed. Aside from the bass, there are so many catchy riffs and hooks and it’s very easy to see why this album is so loved. Overall, I can’t fault anything. This is as good as it gets.

Very similar to their other album, I could barely distinguish them. Some nice production values and some.breakout times but some filler too.

I guess I'm the right age to have grown up hating Duran Duran and everything they stand for. There's still something in it that grates. It feels linked to the Thatcherism of the era. It's impossible to listen to them without seeing that video of them sat on a yacht in the sunshine looking like twats. So in reappraisal with a little distance? I didn't hate it as much as I expected. How's that for faint praise? Some of the singles were played so much when I was of Radio One listening age that there's a nostalgic element I'm not going to be able to separate from the music. In the end though, it's a bit shit. I'm not going to listen to it again.

Best Song: Rio. Danceable in a creepy, Buffalo Bill way. Worst Song: The Chauffeur. This is the kind of flat,, hyper-polished that feels like it doesn't have a soul. Overall:

I never want to hear the hits again they’ve been so overplayed, and nothing else caught my ear.

Too much bad 80's for me

Huge fan of like two songs and the rest were only okay but the two songs carried the album

Incredible album! The 80s encapsulated in an album! Really good listen all the way through for the first time. Of course have heard songs off this album but not every one, really enjoyed it all the way through!

Fantastic! Really fun dance pop. I only knew “Hungry Like the Wolf” going into this but every song is a blast! (Actually, I knew “Save a Prayer” too because Eagles of Death Metal does a cover of it.) Loads of funk rock mixed in too. Definitely going to spin this a few more times.

I love this early 80's album cover. I really love it. Duran Duran to me is a band that I always thought of as being a "moment" of time. Like Nirvana to early 1990s, and Britney Spears to early 2000s. Not saying that Duran Duran was as good as those acts or as important to the landscape of music as those acts, but they just fit and helped define that moment in time. Hearing "Rio" and "Hungry Like The Wolf", I'm brought to those moments that I've vicariously experienced through TV / Movies / videogames. Those two songs are great. I wish I liked the rest of the album as much but there's a distance from the standout tracks and the rest of the album. It's still overall very enjoyable though! Probably just 1-2 more real standouts from being a 4 for me.

Classic album!

Fantastic record from the 80’s. Such a monumental recording for Duran Duran and for pop music in general. The bass lines and guitar parts on this album are particularly amazing.

Surprised how much I enjoyed this

That was better than expected. While it's dated and cheesy, it's LESS dated and cheesy than most New Wave albums of the time. It's got a fun edge to it that's usually missing from the genre and I appreciate that. But you just can't get away from those bleep-bloop, zip-zap synths of early electric music. And, while "Hungry Like the Wolf" is fun, it's also a massive cheese-fest of a song. Just so cheddar.

Slay I loved it

- Rio was a fun listen - My own way was catchy - Hungry like the wolf is pretty iconic - Really not a fan of new religion. In general the album was a fairly catchy 80s synth pop album however a lot of the songs toward the back half slowly start to meld together might come back to a few songs but likely wont come back to the full album.

I like it. Classic 80’s kick off. But I like others 80s’ albums more.

Really good 8/10

Hér eru ekki öll lögin jafn góð en nokkur eru tímalaus snilld. John Taylor á ofsa töff bassalínur, Nick Rhodes mjög flotta sequenca og Simon Le Bon hefur sinn sjarma. Afar góður níundi tugur.

No funciona como conceptual el álbum pero si les da un contexto a los hitazos e incluso los envuelve en canciones menos conocidas. El talento musical de Duran Duran se nota mucho, la producción también suena perfecto

Peak 80s. Still pretty listenable though. I’m kinda surprised that I only knew one of the tracks.

Not bad. I knew a lot of these tracks already.

A lot of people like this stuff, but I can’t get into it. Early 80s new wave rubbish.

Shiny 80's synths, danceable rhythms and ear worms aplenty.

Great record

Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf. Still love Rio.

Gjutet, bra upplevelse från start till slut. En era som jag diggar och power i låtarna. Värt!

Nice, distinctive sound. Fun to listen to a full Duran Duran album instead of having some Duran Duran songs in a spotify list.

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this album 4.5/5

Lovely album, super enjoyable from start to finish.

Nice album! Never had a proper introduction to Duran Duran. Solid all the way through. 3.5/5

Maa

This one's definitely an album built around its singles. Not much of interest here, but Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf are strong enough to make Duran Duran one of the more notable groups of the 80s.

Doesn’t quite light my fuse resulting in a bang, b-b-bang-oh.

Genres: New Wave Formed: Birmingham in 1978 Run time: 9 songs, 42 min 41 sec Some great songs: "Rio" (Spotify 63M plays), "Hungry Like the Wolf" (Spotify 308M plays) and "Save a Prayer" (Spotify 58M plays). "Lonely in Your Nightmare": Verses are contrived, but the chorus is catchy. "Hold Back the Rain": Meh. "New Religion": Nonsense. They sing alternate lines over each other and it’s incomprehensible. "Last Chance on the Stairway": Rubish. It doesn’t flow because they stretch some words to fit them in and then they squish others. I know that sometimes happens in songs but this one has no consistency. "The Chauffeur": Good tune ruined by crap lyrics. We often talk about quality over quantity. Well this album delivers some good stuff, some crap and filler and it doesn’t make up for quality with quantity. It should have been four songs on an EP! My Rating: **

meh

Undeniably great pop. Not my favourite genre, but 3 massive singles. They did appear to effectively rewrite 'Rio' at least 3 times on the album, but I still played it in full, back to back 4 times before I'd had enough. I doubt I will ever play it again, though.

special for its titular track? Breakneck speeds in the percussion, bassline and synthesizers. totally 80s but in a classic way. Favorites: "Rio", "Hungry like the Wolf", "Lonely in Your Nightime" Didn't love love "New Religion" or. "Last Chance on the Stairway" or "Save a Prayer" sort of became the same sound after a bit — certainly glad it didn't carry on too long. Frontloaded with the biggest hits of the 80s is this the only good Duran Duran album? Solid slap bass in "my own way" persistent Groove throughout that fails to quit or quiet

3.5

Watch Duran Duran go absolutely HAM on iconic baselines for 42 minutes. A lotta classics on here, My Own Way slaps but it's super underrated

Look, cards on the table, I listen to Absolute Radio 80s a lot. I briefly switched to radio 2 to hear the last Ken Bruce show then went straight back. I’m an 80s girl through and through and means a certain amount of Duran Duran. But honestly? This was too much. Nobody needs 150 consecutive minutes of DD, well at least not me anyway.

Not the biggest fan of Duran Duran, glad I listened though as I likely won't otherwise! Closing track is half decent

Really funky. Enjoyed

A classic of sophisticated eighties pop music. At the time, between the glamorous music videos and the band members' looks, the music was almost secondary. However, the perspective of time proves this is actually a good album!

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Rio, My own way, Lonely in your nightmare, Hungry like the wolf, Last chance on the stairway, Save a prayer

3.5

I dont remember or miss at all.

Good but not great.

Inoffensive.

The author(s) finally get a bullseye for their 80s BritPop synth love. I think they think that all brit pop was as good as D2 without recognizing how impactful D2 were and are. Outside of the hits RIO hasn't aged too well, but carries that classic Duran sound. 3.5/5.

A lot of great songs and a couple of good ones. No real bad ones. This is a great album, but because it wasn't influential at all, besides maybe the music videos, I can only give it 4 stars. Favorite song: Save A Prayer

- Never listened to a Duran Duran album in full before - Enjoyed it, but thought the popular songs I was already familiar with were the best - Fav songs: Save a Prayer, Hungry Like the Wolf, Rio

Used to hate these when I was in school. Not so bad when listening back now, but still not the best, however really like Save A Prayer which boosts the score on its own.

Cheesy catchiness

Great band great album

Two iconic 80s singles (Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf) plus some other songs.

Few good tracks, few duffers but ended up listening to load of 80s tracks on Spotify so good times!

Listened to on 2/8/23 4/5 Favorite song: rio I grew up listened to Duran Duran and love this album

This is enjoyable and nostalgic for me.

nothing special

I feel like this was one of the better rounded records on this list. Everything felt similar enough to where it was part of the same sound but different enough to the point that not everything sounded the exact same. You could pick out the similarities but it was different ways to prepare that sound in a way.

I haven't listened to much of this band, other than the hits... I find them naggy and annoying.

A masterpiece of new wave pop. Solid top to bottom - no filler. The album, and each song within it, is constructed so meticulously well. A perfect balance of electronics and the standard rock instrumentation. The lyrics are cryptic in an evocative, rather than a puzzling, way. It also has a surprising amount of soulfulness hidden in the grooves, which I think is what really sets it apart from the pack.

Says 80s music and I will say Duran Duran. Not to say it's bad, but it's just so damn 80s I can't get past the production, it's not... great. Hungry Like the Wolf is the only track that I really like, the rest are meh.

Loved but production is so treble and cjorusy

Partiamo subito con 'Rio', molto coinvolgente e pungente. è anche un classico. Non male nemmeno 'Lonely in your nightmare'. Urca c'è anche 'Save a prayer'...

Meh. Definitely some classics, and I probably wouldn't change the radio station if one of these played, but I would also never seek them out.

Amazing

So it turns out I LOVE this new wave synthy goodness. Never met a synth I didn’t like. 😂 This is so enjoyable I want to explore more of Duran Duran’s discography.

I like it better than I did in 1982, but that is damning it with faint praise

80’s classic

Came way way more impressed than I expected. It’s rock, it’s pop, it’s synthy as hell. A lot of rock bands in the 80s did the synth thing in really tasteless ways. This is well done, a great fusion of rock guitar and rhythm section with synth heavy pop. Melodies are creative and sticky, but this would be a 5 if more songs experimented like “The Chauffeur.”

That was very good. I have enjoyed Duran Duran hits in the past, but never listened much farther. I did own Seven and The Ragged Tiger on cassette though. Rio has some weak spots, but a wonderful energy and sound throughout. Kinda felt like the first time I listened to Boy by U2... not great, but man there's something kicking there.

Full of iconic songs, all which were pretty different from each other. I also really liked the unique bass lines. Very poppy but really good regardless. Fave track(s): My Own Way, Hungry Like The Wolf

Listen

Still sounds fantastic after all these years , Duran Duran are much more than a Japan tribute band. The highlights for me are the songs that were not released as singles., Such as lonely in your nightmare or The Chauffeur.

I had fun

Hungry like the wolf slaps but it’s the only thing this album has going for it 2.2/5

I typically love cheesy 80s music but this wasn’t doing it for me.

I guess I'm a Duran Duran fan now. So much 80s happening here, but it still holds up pretty well. I can't imagine it without the incredibly digital sounding drums. 8/10.

Strong album throughout not just the singles.

RAD

Atualmente, nesse calorzão brasileiro, só esse albúm para dar uma alegrada na alma...

3 Good album, but the style isn’t mine thing.

One of those 'wow I know a lot of this' kind of albums. I guess I kinda really like DD?!

Slapping bass.

This album had an awesome upbeat pulse all the way through. Kept me bobbing my head the whole time. Each song was peak 80s pop, and now that I know Duran Duran's sound, I can tell it's them when the guy starts singing. Distinct in a good way.

Couple of top bangers on this but not enough to push it to a 4

Some really good stuff, but not enough a full album's worth

Alright.

I have always liked Duran Duran, but they always had the reputation of being a singles band. I'm not sure how they picked up that label, when this album is as shockingly stacked as it is. So there's Rio, which is a classic single with a classic video, Hungry Like the Wolf, which is an absolute monster of a classic, and Save a Prayer, another well-regarded single. If the rest of the album was straight filler, then I'd get the singles band label, but the album cuts are also bangers: Last Chance on the Stairway is a funky Roxy Music meets Chic track, Hold Back the Rain is infectiously danceable, My Own Way is another John Taylor funkbomb bass showcase, while The Chauffeur is icy, ocarina-laced, and more experimental (compared to everything else on the record) while still sounding like Duran Duran. Honestly, the biggest challenge I had listening to this was not hitting repeat as soon as I get to Hungry Like the Wolf. This might be the most surprising 5 star rating for me up to this point.

Andy Taylor’s album.

Artig gjenhør med selve personifiseringen av 80-talls synth-pop. Godt håndtverk musikalsk og artistisk, en jeg var aldri en stor DD-fan, og er det fremdeles ikke. Litt anmassende og ensformig.

R The lyrics are pretty stupid but all the songs are undeniably fun and catchy without a single bad song really cool electronic music

honestly for a new wave album its quite good and has more interesting songs than you might think

there are some skippable songs on here, but it doesn't get much better in terms of the 80s sound

Shiny and immaculately coiffed.

I can't get anything special out of this album, sorry. It's still alright how it is

L'he començat amb ganes però m'ha acabat cansant. Tot i que és una colecció de cançons pop ben fetes, la producció em satura una mica. Prefereixo mil vegades "The wedding album".

Прикольная обработка вокальной дорожки, такая малясь издалека + вокал такой резковатый с терциями (?). Получается задорно и с надрывом. С саксофоном клево сочетается. Вспомнилось Gunner’s Dream, но там более мягкий саксофон, и надрыв такой будто внезапный, как буря после затишья. Клавишная дорожка тоже прикольная. И кстати, по самому началу вообще непонятно, что будет потом, когда все вступят и начнет бодрячок 😁 В Lonely прикольная ритмическая тема с костяшками или как они называются (такое тыгдыкдыкдык 😁). А в Hungry переборчик как в восьмибитной игре. Еще «Ну погоди» напомнило почему-то. Где роботы были. Save a Prayer какая-то смесь полу-Цоя и Тайны третьей планеты. Я спать.

Звучит очень попсово, в нормальном смысле этого слова. Особо ничем не цепляет, хотя звук приятный. От трека к треку переходов как будто нет, все монотонное, выверенное, одинаковое.

Возможно я действительно дед, но мне понравился диско-альбом 1982 года выпуска - грешен. Откровенно говоря, это не совсем музыка для домашнего нежного прослушивания, однако я все еще оцениваю качество альбомов по их удобству для восприятия на колонках во время учебы. Короче, Duran Duran очень органично вписались в вечерние чтения статей о патрологии. Признаюсь, меня полностью обошло любое творчество этой группы, я конечно слышал Come Undone, но Rio стал для меня довольно интересным открытием в мире музыки. Переслушивать буду вряд ли, но сменить обстановку на один вечер невероятно помогло. Твердая и хорошая 3/5.

Супер мега охуенный поп звук. Басс и электроника очень драйовые и хочется зажигать. Че послушать: Rio, My Own Way, New Religion(последнее must-have)

nice

"Вы хотите к ним с драм-машинкой выйти? Да они меня еле терпят, вас вообще сожрут! ... Делайте, что хотите: играйте хоть Duran Duran, мне всё равно." - Майк Науменко Виктору Цою в фильме Лето (2018, Серебренников). Хм, может и ко всем остальным рецензиям подбирать эпиграфы?🤔 Кстати просмотр фильма "Лето" вообще открыл для меня тогда много разной хорошей музыки, которая там играла или упоминалась. В том числе и Duran Duran. А потом когда я привёз с дачи (и забрал с собой в Люкс) пластинку "Notorious", я взял её, не слушая, на доверии к знакомому имени. Конечно же я её послушал чуть позже: да, прикольный саунд, но на Кино не похоже, вообще. Так что Майк в фильме чутка преувеличил ;) Альбом "Rio" был выпущен за 4 года до вышеупомянутой записи. В них есть похожие черты, например, обилие синтетического звука. Ну и в целом это одного поля ягоды. По рассказам отца, это была музыка их дискотек, и я прекрасно себе представляю как это проходило в актовом зале ленинградской ФМШ. Вообще я может быть и сам под такое потусовался, даже сейчас (ууу, старпёр). Так что Duran Duran - это тоже своего рода маркер эпохи нью-вейва, как Pearl Jam для гранжа. Длина треков кстати тоже намекает на то, что это танцевальная музыка прежде всего: помимо большой продолжительности особое внимание уделяется припевам и хукам, для лучшего рАсКоЛбАсА. А вообще здесь есть какая-то тонкая грань между песней для концерта на стадиона и для дискача в ДК: композиции вроде и туда, и туда подходят. Тёма мне устроил сегодня небольшой спойлер, и такой: "прикинь, Lonely in Your Nightmare - это блин Гранитный камушек в груди!". И вот теперь это может быть сбило меня с толку, но я тоже слышать это сходство! Но надо отдать должное Duran Duran, у них поинтереснее мелодические ходы и аккордовая последовательность. Но между этими песнями точно что-то есть! Говоря также о похожестях, упомяну группу из советского синти-попа - Кофе, и особенно трек Zero. Чем-то напомнило Rio. Возможно, главными упрёком, который можно предъявить этому альбому, будет являться его недостаточная, как говорит Тёма П., "выебонистость". Ну, он довольно обычный, если рассматривать его в контексте всей существующей музыки, и в этом направлении "Notorious" мне нравится чуть больше, там огромную работу выполняют разнообразные духовые инструменты, усложняя треки. Хотя работа над различными ритмическими рисунками здесь проделана хорошая, нельзя сказать, что все песни прям калька друг с друга (как это обычно бывает с попсой). Короче вероятно, это будет первая честная пятёрка (не считаем Pearl Jam). В прошлый раз я поставил 4+ "Ladies And Gentelmen...", потому что там не было трека, от которого пошла бы приятная дрожь по телу; все они были равнозначно хороши или плохи. А вот здесь мне, во-первых, понравилась плотность звучания (=сочетание композиций друг с другом), а во-вторых, два трека (Last Chance on the Stairway и Save a Prayer) вызвали те самые "мурашки".

Бас охуетительный, конечно, просто пу шеч ка, дорога на работу задалась бодренькой. Но добавил только "My Own Way", "The Chauffeur", все таки альбом будет стоять на полочке "круто иногда вспомнить" Интересный факт: "Lonely In Your Nightmare" отослал мое подсознание к "не ходи к нему навстречу, не ходи. у него гранитный камушек в груди". Оставлю вас с таким инсайтом, хорошего дня :)

1/5. I mean, this is doesn’t feel new age or disco, just a bad mix of both. Even the single is hard to swallow. Just feels empty.

I really liked this album. Surprisingly I’d never heard Rio and I loved it. The whole album was a perfect length along with just good music and the lyrics/songwriting was just good.

Had to laugh upon seeing this - I wish I'd written a review when I was a kid because holyhell did I hate this band as a middle schooler - heavily into Van Halen and the guitar gods of the day - they were practically ground zero for my opinion of the worst of rock. But... come on, this is nothing more than simple fun which is fine. What stands out most to me now is the great bass playing - it's insanely great, the musical highlight for me - and I definitely never before gave credit to the band's overall musicianship on this album. As for the tracks, nearly every song is catchy; sure in that early-80s way but Duran Duran pretty much helped to define that style all their own so credit where it's due (or blame, if you like). I do end up growing a little tired of the sound by the second half (side B?) and honestly Simon LeBon's voice is annoying after so many little quivers so while I could never retro-fit this into a favourite it's nice to know my 12-year old instinctive screaming "this band sucks!" is long-gone :D 7/10 3 stars.

Pretty good, great bass and great general vibe

3/4

cringed

probably as close as an album can get to 5 stars before reaching it. will listen to more at some point

Alla fyra singlar är väldigt bra. Dessutom så sticker flera av låtarna ut. Jag ser inget annat alternativ än att ge högsta betyg.

A mainstay to the 80’s new wave movement, that absolutely rocks hard!

Buen album

This was way better than I expected it to be. S/o my dad who told me Duran Duran sucks, for years. Not so sure anymore, pops!

80s glitz at its best

new wave albums hardly ever disappoint, this was no exception. really loved the bass on some of these songs. favorite songs: rio, hungry like the wolf, new religion

One of the best new wave albums ever created, full of brilliant songs and also really popular and influential: a masterpiece in every aspect.

PREFS : Rio, Lonely in Your Nightmare, The Chauffeur MOINS PREF : New Religion

After the promise of the first album they went full Supermarionation with this one. The overblown videos were an unedifying distraction. In the context of the album the singles work well but the whole is not fulfilling due in part to the limitations of the singer.

Duran Duran en James Bond zijn voor mij altijd aan elkaar verbonden, maar gelukkig had ik geen last van deze referentie. Goede sound en prima songs!

Beetje gedateerd nu, maar ik ga er wel goed op.

Goeie sound! En zelfs een heel album nog goed te hebben.

Best leuk maar wel veel van hetzelfde.

A good 80s New Wave album. Really enjoyed practically every song on here, knowing of Rio and Hungry Like The Wolf before listening. I also really enjoyed The Chauffeur, which I heard for the first time. Favourite: Hungry Like The Wolf

I feel like every Duran Duran song I’ve ever heard is on this album.

Just sounded like big song and whilst I enjoy the full on 80s vibe, his voice started to grate on me after a few songs. Rio and Hold Back the Rain earn a star each

Great bass!

Camp, cheesy, a tad samey but I loved it

New wave, pop rock, rimelig sweet

This is definitely not my preferred genre of 80s music and I wasn't a big fan of this album. The singles are decent and one additional track but I would never find myself coming back to this album. I don't like the production and the lyrics are cheesy/melodramatic to me but there are a few catchy tracks. Standout Tracks: Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf, Hold Back the Rain.

Pretty good with an absolute banger Save a Prayer. I don't see myself listening to it again though because it was in the end somewhat monotonous.

I really like Hungry like the wolf & Save a prayer and will likely listen to them again. Ultimately, however, this album doesn't rise above a 3 for me.

Decent Rio is a banger

My younger brother had this - I was at heart in 1982 a Bunnymen Teardrops New Order camouflage jacket wearing new waver. He, 2 years younger, had the pastel suit, blonde flick and white shirt of the New Romantic. We still have some excellent photos of him around that time. Anyway, the 3 singles were inescapable. The rest of the album is efficient. Now I'm in birmingham and you can buy an art print of the Rum Runner. All mental floss which ends up saying that they peaked with Planet Earth and declined steeply from there. he did go to Milton keynes to see Lets Dance era Bowie, so he got something good out of the whole thing.

Good albums with great inspiring classics

As a child of the '80s, one fears that beloved records – or indeed any record – of that era will come off today as unbearably cheesy or silly (like the fashion and haircuts of the time). This one, however, easily transcends such fear with its quality and substance. Duran Duran feel almost like a punch line, a band far too easy to hate for the stylishenss and glamour, primarily. But the songs hold up quite sturdily. Title cut's horn furious interplay and driving beat make it both danceable and a bit of a banger -- mix of Sex Pistols and Chic indeed!. "Hungry" may be the best song about sex ever written – oh, the suggestiveness. The playing is quite good throghout, the singing excellent and the belief/commitment fully credible. It's not too precious or pretty; the guitars have real teeth – a New Wave edginess – and the synths, while ubiquitous, never quite overwhelm. There are no dogs or throwaways – it's a real album, not just a random collection of tunes; each cut works on its own terms, and the consistent sounds and rhythms and instrumentation make for a consistent listening experience, just this side of samey. Perhaps most amazingly, there is nary a single cringe-making "ultimate '80s" moment. Much were we wrong about in our teen years. This record is not, apparently, one of them, though one confesses to feeling some slight embarrassment in admitting one likes it, which keeps it from being a 5, but only just.

Very funky. This album could play on repeat at the dance club and you'd be happy.

Short sweet 80's, more filler than I'd for for a truly top album. I'll stick to the Best of.

I wasn't feeling it for most of the album but damn that last song was great

Some pretty good songs, overall an OK album.

Wait, the album with Hungry Like the Wolf, the most overrated 80s pop song of all time, is not only good, but really fucking good? The bass is so suprisingly funky, and not at all scared to hide it, unlike a lot of other songs in pop. Everything has such a good energy to it I was tapping my fee the whole way through. Man, and I thought I disliked Duran Duran. Time to give them a chance. Only dropping it to a four because the songs do tend to go on a little long, and as I said earlier, Hungry Like the Wolf is just straight up not very good in my opinion. But it's a high 4.

grand

Quality Pop

Listening to Rio really makes me feel like a white guy in 1985: driving a sports car, railing super models, and doing lines in a bathroom stall.

p502. 1982. 3.5 stars Classy 80s Brit synth pop. Hasn't aged well - the cheesy sax and synths are firmly of the era, some of the tracks outstay their welcome, and points are deducted for dodgy lyrics. On the plus side, there are some cracking tunes in here, and at least they weren't Spandau Ballet. 3.5 stars on a bad day, 4 on a good one.

Nice

If someone were to ask you to describe the 80s you could just put this album on and they would learn all they need to know. Generally not into New Wave but this sounds like the best album in that space.

80s meh

I used to love Duran Duran, but I've realised that almost all their songs have the same structure and production.

Well done but not what I'd normally listen to. Stand outs -the chauffeur -hungry like the wolf -rio

Thought this was brilliant - singles on here are great, nothing annoyed me and I absolutely loved the final track.

The singles are great but a lot of the songs sound similar

3 great singles and some reasonable filler

Some great tracks and a lot that blur into the background whilst all being very similar.

J’aime bien cet album. Mon seul hic, c’est la bass qui deviens un peu redondante pour la quantité d’information à la fin.

J'ai écouté cet album pour la première fois en 2022. Je connaissais de nom le groupe, mais c'était mon premier album complet. J'ai été très agréablement surpris par cet album. J'aime son énergie, les harmonies vocales, la recherche sonore pour les claviers et de mon côté, j'aime vraiment beaucoup le travail fait par la basse. Un must à me procurer.

The 1980s Duran Duran funk-synth sound we all recall so fondly. Excellent album with three of their best songs as well as some excellent bass and synth work. Absolutely iconic LP cover. I can now even hear elements of The Cure. Great!

no. not at all.

Not that good besides the hits

its fine. its big. its gay. i liked it. they lean into their progressions. they use em again. they fun. fuck you if you dont like the joy of this album. its ubiquitous. it has boring moments. it has fun singles. damn. its good. its okay. listen doe.

On the whole this has aged pretty badly but there are some distinct positives, most notably Hungry Like the Wolf and the title track which are both just catchy as hell. New Religion and The Chauffeur were also really good, with the last one closing out the album in style, but there was just too much general production nonsense throughout the record to really ignore

Okay

Pretty challenging listen, for me. I knew going into this project that I hate the sound of 80's new wave & synth pop, and this is like the archetypical example thereof. It's got nothing to do with song composition, catchiness, whatever... It's just, this specific color of music, this era's timbre. It's nails on a chalkboard to me. The (relative to today) low-fi digital sound to... Well, everything. Drums, bass, guitar, even the vocals, and of course AAAALLLL that gross synth. The way it all sounds like it was run through an old, bad computer just really turns me off. Which is a super shame because these are sharply composed, fun, catchy, upbeat danceable tracks! There's a real energizing sense of experimentation going on here and it's never boring. I wish I could make these statements and ultimately give it a higher score, but I cannot. For all its catchiness, and its anthemic climactic feeling, the ending of Hold Back the rain, for instance, just makes me want to clutch my head and hide under my desk to wait out the assault of sounds I cannot help but find ugly. Last Chance on the Stairway and The Chauffeur break through that barrier for me though. The revulsion is still there but they are good enough aside from that that I still ended up with, at least as many positive feelings as negative. This album is a well crafted meal made by and for a culture to which I am -starkly- not a part. I can recognize how well it is made, and politely decline from a second helping.

Fun at first and then got very boring

Just a really superb pop classic. There more to the sound than the very glossy surface suggests, though the lyrics are a bit of a garble when you really try to parse them out. The hits are timeless but I didn’t find much in the deeper cuts.

I have this one on vinyl, I feel like Duran Duran gets a bad rap for being poppy 80s music but they were absolute masters at getting songs stuck in your head. I love 80s music so I'm biased but this is a great one. Obviously Rio and Hungry Like The Wolf are the most well-known songs here, but Lonely in your Nightmare and Save a Prayer are severely underrated.

It was good, just not my genre. Too much synth, but it was the 80:s, so they were probably legally obliged to use it. Although it's not my personal pick for any listening session, it was a pleasant experience. 'Lonely In Your Nightmare' was the best song

A very 80's-defining album. I've always liked "Hungry Like the Wolf", but the rest of the album is better than the 80's version of me remembers. Le Bon tends to whine too much in his singing, but I digress.

good

interessante, ma noioso dopo un pochetto

why am I loving all this 80s new wave/pop stuff so much? My 80s pop soft spot is really starting to show through this 1001 project

Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf were certified bops that I haven’t heard in awhile. The rest of the songs feel a little repetitive and drawn out. A good album, it reminds me of playing gta vice city. It has those 80’s Miami vibes on the more upbeat songs.

Witness the birth of slick.

Surprisingly large amount of great songs on this.

Classico.

Good, decent songs, but not really my thing

This was my gateway drug to the wonders of the New Wave movement. Upon further reflection, this thing is about as New Wave as Lil Nas X is country. The sheer disco-funk of this album is shining though. So much on this album to love and I think Rio is the most balanced musical composition for quintet that I’ve ever heard, bar none. Come fight me about it. Lastly, The Chauffeur is a criminally-underrated track that almost bridges the gap between pop New Wave and alternative goth artists of the era. I adore this album. It’s in my desert island collection, and if I’m allowed one album, then it is my desert island music selection.

I've heard Rio and Hungry Like The Wolf before but was not a fan of either songs. They're okay at the best of times but incredibly annoying for the rest. So when the first half sounded pretty much like that, I was pretty underwhelmed. But then the second half kicked in with some darker musical tones and it the album was salvaged. Save a Prayer and The Chauffeur were my highlights.

I've never heard this album before -- and I wasn't alive in 1982. This feels like it planted the seeds for so much of what I love in modern Shoegaze and Synth Pop. It's by no means a masterpiece, but I glad I missed this growing up, so I can experience it fresh now.

The overwhelming feeling that this album brought to me was how much I loved watching MTV in the early 80s. Now, I had to go to friend's house to watch, but watch I did and it all came back to me. Because of MTV, many of these songs came with visual memories as well. It was so much fun to listen to this whole album! I know that part of my joy at listening to his was feeling like I'm 14 again, but I'm okay with that. It's still great pop music.

I never jumped on the Duran Duran fan-wagon. Not that I had any issues with them…I just never caught the wave. As such, I have never listened to a Duran Duran album in its entirety…at least not that I can recall. This was a blast!!! No track disappointed.

This album is great! I. LOVE. EVERY. SONG. Do you hear the bass? Amazing! Here are some stories about Duran Duran. 1. I have relatively recently had a dream wherein I was running around an indoor flea market singing the "You make me feel alive, alive, alive!" part of the title track repeatedly at the top of my lungs. 2. When the album came out, there were families that had MTV and families that did not. Mine did not and this created a particular kind of desperation in me for music videos. At a party at the home of one of my dad's work colleagues, the kids all shuffled into the living room, where the host's kids were watching TV, the oldest daughter controlling the remote. She clicked on MTV where the video for Rio was starting but said, "oh, I've seen this" and clicked away and I died a little inside and still remember it a full 40 years later. 3. I have a friend who tells the tale of decorating a Christmas cookie in 1983 with the name Duran Duran and her mother storming out of the kitchen and proclaiming with complete sincerity, "Christmas is ruined!" I think that is very funny.

Yesterday when reviewing the 80s album from The Go-Betweens I wrote “there are many other albums in this style I’d rather be listening to.” The band I had in mind when I wrote that was Duran Duran. Rio is their masterpiece. I don’t think I’ve listened to this album in its entirety since the 80s. The musical talent on display is incredible. “Rio” is such an absolutely brilliant opening to the album. It leaves no doubt that this is going to be an exciting ride! “Hungry Like the Wolf” is my all-time favorite Duran Duran song. I clearly remember the first time I heard this song. My mom and I were in the car and it played on the radio and I instantly became a huge Duran Duran fan. The song is exhilarating from the incredible opening giggle to the closing moans. It still gives me goosebumps! “Save a Prayer” deserves a place as one of the greatest songs of the 80s. It’s quite unique, haunting and beautiful! On this listen the consistent quality of the rest of the album really struck me: “My Own Way”, “Hold Back The Rain”, “New Religion”, “Last Change on the Staircase” (hooray for a marimba solo!). While we’re at it, I've got no good reason to overlook “Lonely in Your Nightmare” and “The Chauffeur”… every song on this album is worthy of Rio’s perfect, iconic cover art! I love this album!

catchy singles but much cringe

Jeez I love it Right up my alley, forgot how many hits they have in one album Madness

Stellar first half, but I lost interest halfway through

Yeah it was enjoyable. A very soft 4/5 i liked the grooves

Si no te da ganas de bailar Durán Durán no entendés nada. Alto disco

The hole album is a synthesized dreamscape in music form The chauffeur and Alone in your nightmares are two of my faves.

Pretty generic sounding 80s new wave with a strong dance groove thanks to a really strong rhythm section. Hungry Like a Wolf never really did it for me but I have to admit that there are some pretty good songs on this album, which unlike a lot of other albums of this era does not sound like it is stuck in its time and place. 3.5 stars

Amazing album. Still as current as it was then.every song a winner

Likely the most 80s album of all time.

Jedan od njohovih okej albuma. Produkcija je dobra i smislen je ali mi je naporan za slusat u komadu.

Njih nikad nisam imao volju slušati, em im je glupo ime benda, em imaju loše covere albuma...Al evo sad kad već moram, idem vidit pa ću se vratiti sa komentarima. /// Ipak moram reći da je album dobar, ima par pjesama koje su mi ostale zapamćene - My Own Way, Save a Prayer....blizu četvorke je, što je zapravo super jer nisam očekivao da će mi bit dobar album koliko je.

10/10

Just fine, easy listen, although I was never previously into this band. Pure 80s.

It's radio funk/electro pop. It's fine, but not something I would seek out.

Very good

Pop is the absolute best when it's not looking at other pop, but other weirder influences. This feels like a band who like lots of 70s disco and Kraftwerk (and New Romantic stuff obvs) and feels so much more exciting as a result. I know they were seen as a bit Tory, but I feel like any Brummie that's found a way out is going to embrace the fact they made it, and they were just coopted by the absolute scum of the earth (btw, if you're a Tory reading this, please remember suicide is not just an option, but preferable to your continued existence). Got distracted there. The three big singles, Rio, Wolf and Prayer all rule, the rest is all good, and the Chauffeur brilliant.

this album astonished me. it definitely exceeded my expectations. i had heard some tracks before, but those that i hadn’t blew me away!

meh...

Outside of 3 songs I thought it sounded like a dates idea of the future.

Badass, cool, energetic, awesome riffs and power chords, rhythmic supporting drums, a sexy obligatory 80s sax part, over-the-top sci-fi synths, and plenty of hits to sing and dance to. This has it all. This album justifies New Wave's existence and prevalence as the pop music of the early 80s, being super accessible and consistent (no obligator ballads or other bullshit), maintaining a momentum to the very two last introspective chill tracks. It's engaging and interesting, with plenty of interesting sounds and painted atmospheres to focus on yet never repeating used tricks (thank god they abused what synths were capable of). They really nail down pop song structures, full of hooks with plenty of exciting changes to look forward to, and always leaving me satisfied, which is incredible considering the songs have an average runtime of 4.5 minutes. The greatest strength of this album is it having 9 tracks... you can tell they really roughed out the edges on each one. None of them were forgettable. Why it got negative reviews when it first released, my only clue is the hatred of the over-saturation of New Wave. But I wouldn't dismiss this one. All fantastic tracks, accessible for anyone, and fun from start to finish every time.

Great album! Delicious 80s pop

This record rules. It has a fun groove from end to end. The electronics and synths feel like a revolution for the time, I wasn't there at the time but it feels so new. Some classic songs make an appearance that I very much enjoy and some deeper cuts kick ass. There is a marimba on this album. Wild. Love it, will come back for more.

Solid pop rock record. No skips.

futuristic cyberpunk vibes

3/5

Pop-rock electrónico. Ni fu ni fa.

Ya gotta love it

Just listened to this and it definitely sounded like Duran Duran. Maybe they were really provocative back in the day or something but to me they are just "what the metro detroit classic rock station plays in between songs I actually want to hear while I'm out doing errands I'd rather not be doing"

Absolutely love this and will listen to it so much more now!!

Pleasant on a first listen through. Besides "Hungry like the wolf" there isn't really any song that catches my interest. On a second listen through I'm starting to appreciate the melody of "Rio" as well as "Lonely in your nightmare".