Rio

A few songs really stood out to me as being enjoyable and meaningful (esp. You're Own Way and Lonely in Your Nightmare), but the rest didn't stick with me.

A ton of respect for this album, the rock and blues sound was impressive and the moving bass line sounded great.

this is the kind of new wave that I am not crazy about

A lively 80s pop album with two great hits: Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf. Perfect for catching some energy.

It’s fine

La Duranmania al poder. Quizá no sea un disco pudo de los nuevos románticos pero se puede decir que representa la música pop de la época donde fue editado. Río es una gran canción, con giros en la melodía muy interesantes. Hungry like a Wolf, una canción muy representativa del grupo. Y por supuesto Save a prayer es una de las mejores baladas pop de los 80. Un disco qu sin duda hay que oír 1 y más veces en la vida.

Tras escuchar el disco esperaba mucho más, quitando Rio y Save a Prayer, las demas canciones muy flojitas, un poco sinchistes como dirían en Villaseca. Puntuación 3/5.

Fun album. It sounds like summer to me.

I didn’t listen to much of it wasn’t in that mood 😅

3 - nette 80er klänge

Hungry like the wolf was trash as expected. Other songs were a pleasant surprise. The coordination between many of the instruments was excellent. Save a prayer, new religion and my own way were particular highlights.

Seminole 80s New Romantic pop. Love the driving, funky bass throughout. Hated these guys in the 80s and for good reason - they had it all.

Fun 80s bops

No estoy seguro de cómo clasificar este estilo musical... ¿80’s electropop? Bueno, este disco me parece un buen exponente del género: agradable, positivo, fácil de escuchar. No quisiera opinar mucho más porque sólo conocía otra canción, Come Undone (en mi lista de favoritas, por cierto), pero me parece notable la diferencia en la tecnología utilizada para grabar este disco con la utilizada en aquella canción. Si bien el disco tiene canciones buenas, hay algunas que me parecieron algo monótonas, y por eso no le doy las 4 estrellas.

Fun little album. Nothing special, and pretty short, but aight.

Good, but not memorable outside the big hits. Some great new wave sounds, though

Pure 80s, some great punchy bass lines.

Funky, good to listen in the backyard, but nothing extraordinary. The Chauffer, and New Religion highlights for me.

This album is ultra gay, but slaps like a mofo

2.7

Enjoyed it more than I expected to

The back half of the album was solid - first half was uneven aside from the two well-known hits. I was surprised by how much I liked "Hold Back the Rain" and "New Religion."

Funkier than expected

poppy

Was fine, but thats all - I feel indifferent to it.

Was a bit boring..

Love the hits

This was omnipresent when I was in high school. It was a badge of honor to hate and despise it, because the people who loved it were hated and despised. Now I listen to it for its own sake and find that it is not half bad. Unfortunately, my copy of the album seemed to have some sort of manufacturing defect. The same song was repeated nine times. Some day, it would be nice to hear one of their other songs. In any case, there is no way I would ever put this on, but I would no longer rush out of the room if it was playing, so it gets two stars.

Duran Duran is synonymous with the sound of the 80’s for better or worse. In “Rio”, you get both. The title track and “Hungry Like the Wolf” are two the decades best and most enduring hits and the band undeniably has a knack for writing broad, catchy, pop tunes. Unfortunately, this album does not contain any more than those two. Otherwise, the album is mostly full of repetitively boring songs that really drag. Duran Duran is best fit for greatest hits collections.

I’ve never liked “Hungry Like the Wolf.” The rest of this is fine but I’d rather just listen to Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Prefab Sprout, New Order, etc…

Album generator. Give me a break. Not everyone wants to listen to rock all the time! I am so tired of men yelling! If I don't see Sade, Ella Fitzgerald, Lauryn Hill, Madonna, Sophie, Lamp, Nico, Rosalia and my queen Björk on this list, I am genuinely going to denote it sexist. If I don't get a female artist/band soon, I am going to make my own one thousand and TWO albums website, that will be much better than yours. Anyway, the fact that I am seething with rage right now is not Duran Duran's fault. In fact, I love the band and know they're classified as pop-rock, not full rock, but sorry Duran Duran, I shall have to accept that your album 'Rio' has been plagued by my sour attitudes towards this website thus far.

No.just no

If it wasn't actually from the 80s, it would be banned for culturally appropriating everything from the 80s and distilling it into the most 80s sounding record I have ever heard. I feel like I have been slapped round the face by the 80s, but in a "it was the 80s" kind of way, so I guess we just give this a pass. Pretty fun though - Rio always a banger. Disclaimer: was not alive in the 80s.

Leading edge 80s new romantic pop at its finest. But I never was a 'Duranny'

Tidvis ok 80s pop. Men høres egentlig mest ut som en dårlig A-Ha plate. Kan ikke tenke meg at jeg noen gang får lyst å høre på denne igjen.

Super 80's, is aight. Listened to the "collectors edition". Far too many remixes in the other one, idk keen to see what's next.

A few classic songs. Quite a lot that are ok but not amazing. Listenable but not totally for me

Her name is Rio and she dances on the saaaaaand

Just not into Duran Duran

Me pasa lo mismo que con todos los de la misma corriente y época musical, tiene un sonido en la base muy seco y eléctrico que no me gusta, al igual que el tratamiento de la voz, se salva "Save a Prayer", que dentro de ese sonido me suena un poco diferente.

Just a bunch of New Wave songs. I recognise Rio and Hungry Like The Wolf, but recognition is really all that it is, I would not go out of my way to listen to these tracks, and indeed I never have. And now I have, I don't think I ever will again.

While I do appreciate how fundamental this was for 80’s music as a whole, I did find it to be a bit of a drag. There’s a lot of great stuff here, the performances are good, the instrumentation is cool too, but most of the songs start off great and just go on for way too long when it comes to repeating the choruses, seeming too preoccupied with making singles and leaving the listener with an overemphasis on a single melody, which are mostly not really that interesting compositionally. So the songwriting, for me, just drags it out, making the songs feel very long, and the lyrics are kinda corny at times. “Hungry like the wolf” and especially “The Chauffeur” (really loved that track, by far my favourite here) are great highlights though. 5/10

Hungry Like the Wolf earns a full star alone

Seems really dated. Not bad, but not good.

I really did not enjoy this, even though it wasn't that bad.

Took me a long time to get through this album. Some hits, but I didn't love it.

I enjoyed this way more than I expected to. The Chauffeur was a highlight

This could be considered a guilty pleasure if I felt guilty about it…. It’s still not great but it’s more than a 1 star for me

Rock Clásico, bien elaborado, se ve que le metieron cariño Personalmente muy pocas canciones me resaltaron pero si sentí su vibra de que se acercan a un rock progresivo, me recordó a algunos grupos de rock latino por momentos Hungry Like a Wolf Ed la canción que más destaca, pero posterior a eso nada que sobresalga en mi radar No puedo decir que las demás canciones fueran malas, pero no eran memorables, eso respalda mi calificación en esta ocasión

Never a big fan.

Eh. Typical 80s synthy new wave. Couple decent tracks that made the charts. Overall it’s lackluster and forgettable.

There are some groups and albums from your youth that sounded so lame back then that you pretty much immediately switched the station to see if you could find something--ANYTHING--else to listen to. But then when you hear that group or album decades later, you suddenly hear something that you missed way back then; and, unexpectedly, you gain a whole new insight into what they were all about and what they were trying to do. And maybe you even regret the four decades you missed out on listening to this now newly understood music. Duran Duran is NOT that type of group. What sounded lame and contrived and clearly manufactured and engineered for the glory days of MTV back in the 1980s STILL sounds lame and contrived in 2026. Can I still sing along with "Hungry Like the Wolf"? Of course I can. The song was completely inescapable in the frozen winter of of 1983. Do those lyrics still contain meaningless gems like "I smell like I sound/I'm lost and I'm found"? Oh yeah. If you liked them back in the day, you'll probably still feel that tingle of nostalgia for this lamest of British synth-pop groups from the 80s. If they didn't catch you back then, when they somehow caught fire with a perfect blend of luck and marketing, don't expect to be won over now.

i find duran duran so boring. i am probably extra harsh on them bc of how popular they are. mind-numbingly bland. gets slightly more fun towards the end but not enough to save it.

Fine

Okay

Ne 7 auf einer Skala von 1 bis 10, auf der eine 1 sehr nervig und eine 10 sehr langweilig ist.

Duran Duran - Rio Notable Textzeile: Come on, it takes me nowhere, which I know Faces everywhere pulling grins and signs ‘n things Telling me, "Not there, man, it's no go" Lieder die ausgeblendet werden müssen, weil selbst die Produzenten irgendwann merken, dass das sehr generisch, repetitiv geworden ist. Die 80er Produktion hat hier eigentlich soundmäßig ein ganz gutes Maß gefunden, aber es gibt halt so wenig Ideen. Die Songs ähneln sich, der Einsatz der Stimmen mit Wiederholungen und Überschneidungen bringen nix Neues dazu, es klingt manchmal ein wenig wie melodischer Metal bei dem die Gitarren fehlen, dann wieder wie eher wie Pop, der verzweifelt auf der Suche nach eine interessanten Melodie ist aber keine findet. Textlich tut fast jedes Lied nicht viel mehr als den Liedtitel als „Refrain“ dauernd zu wiederholen. Sie hatten es mir ja mit dem Bandnamen angedeutet, also hab Ichs gemacht: I ran I ran (away from this)

Duran Duran was a guilty pleasure during the years when I thought I had graduated from Top 40 radio but at the same time couldn't keep my eyes off MTV. Not that I listen to Duran Duran much nowadays, but I can appreciate their music a lot more now. Rio is insanely catchy, a tour de force. The bass is constantly percolating throughout the length of the song, never letting up. As an album, there's always something interesting going on if you listen closely, but nothing has the same energy as Rio. The second half actually drags a bit, especially New Religion. The album closer, The Chauffer, makes better use of the less-frenetic pace, creating a moody almost menacing piece that feels like it belongs on an episode of Miami Vice. All in all, though, it's just an OK album, more interesting than it might seem but with only a few standout songs. I can't really consider it essential listening.

When reviewing music from the 80s, everyone seems to grade on a curve. “It was fun! It was a good vibe. I liked the synths.” I call bullshit. Actual, intricate, ‘good’ music didn’t stop in 1979 and pick back up a decade later with Nirvana. There WAS great pop music in the 80s: Tears for Fears, Prince, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson. - but Duran Duran was never part of that club and this album proves it. Everything sounds the same musically, mostly built around the same chord progressions, and lyrics that are less than gripping (“I smell like I sound? Say what?). The hits are the hits, but let’s not let our fondness for the good old 80s substitute for quality that was never really there. Like most things in that decade, it was exaggerated and extremely overdone … looking at you, everyone’s hair in my high school yearbook.

It's a disappointing revelation, but I've gotta say that I'm not a big fan of Duran Duran. Feels good to get that off my chest. I really just don't vibe with the style, and even the big hitters on this album didn't do it for me. Sorry! Favourites: Hungry Like The Wolf The Chauffer

I’m no Bonnie Prince Charlie but the songs are catchy!

okay

Inevitably sounds like bland 80s pop rock. +1 for the amazing drums

Can’t quite say these guys were in the right place, right time, with the right looks and sound or what. My general memory of them was thanks to MTV but also teenage babysitters who fawned over the DD fellas. As such, The Reflex aside, I found them kinda silly. And still do today. Which is not unfair, but there is just enough craft going on here where you can hear them pulling from glam, Eno’s myriad guitar collaborators, funk, and tossing in their own thing via the vocal approach that while none of it is especially novel, they had good taste. Rio itself feels a bit like 3 good-to-great singles and the rest of their set padding out the album. Not a whole lot there, ultimately, which is largely how I remember their subsequent albums. Anyhow, good for them.

Probably the oldest album where I fell asleep on the first track. 2/5

Quiff wave had its moments but Rio wasn't one of them for me.'Hungry Like the Wolf' and 'Save a Prayer' are ok as pop tunes but the rest, meh.

not my style

This is the first album to start the journey!

Review - better than I expected tbh given Duran Duran's rep as terrible 80s yuppie pop but also only really liked the singles/songs I'd heard before. Score - 5/10 Need to listen? YES

Fair enough, Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf have survived the years but this is a synthy, poppy album of its day. It doesn’t merit replaying almost 45 years later. The record had a place in the early 80s but can’t claim classic status, the songs aren’t particularly brilliant and the music is unremarkable.

I am aware of Duran Duran. This came out when I was a junior in high school. Songs like "Rio" and "Hungry Like the Wolf" were VERY popular on MTV. It just didn't grab me at the time. Truth be told it was the kind of album that all the girls liked (or so it seemed) but I can't recall any guys liking this. It just seemed like they were all about the videos and the image, while the music seemed pretty forgettable to me. I wonder if this will grow on me after not listening to any of it for over 40 years. Or if I will discover good deep cuts that weren't the big hits - since I never sat down and listened to it front to back. As an example, I didn't really get into The Cure very much when they were first out - but now I like a lot of their stuff. Thoughts after listening 3 times... The slick dancy/poppy/synthy stuff is really not grabbing me - which is basically the first 7 songs. Were they all on massive amounts of cocaine when they made this? Seems like it. His voice is also annoying. I ended up liking the last 2 songs - "Save a Prayer" (which I now remember was one of the hit songs from this) and "The Chauffer". I think mostly because they are a little more atmospheric in sound - compared to the rest of the songs on the album. "The Chauffer" actually sounds the least like anything else on this record - but it's the one I like the most. Did they go in this direction with songs on subsequent albums? It's too bad - because I was hoping to rediscover an overlooked band. Just didn't happen. Liked songs on Spotify: 2/9 Rating: 2/5

5/10 - too 80s pop for me, it doesn't have some catchy beats but I think you would have to have grown up with this

Not for me

181. ok

Catchy songs, an album of them odd a little too much for me

..

nothing really interesting about this album

pretty basic 80s music, nothing special, boring voice shouting 4/10

Sehr sehr 80s, netter Pop aber auch nicht mehr

It has something, made me wanna dance. But it did not really catch me

Never a fan and after listening to this I remember why. Looks great, fantastic videos, slick A&R, just veneer. Save A Prayer and The Chauffeur apart, they just blend. No 1. Save A Prayer 2. The Chauffeur 3. Rio

Some memorable songs, but too Eighties to be timeless.

Jamais écouté avant. Le côté kitsch des années 1980 complètement assumé, jusqu'à la pochette. Ca n'est pas toujours une mauvaise chose (les lignes de basse funky donnent bien envie de bouger la tête), mais malheureusement, le tout s'efface dans un brouillard certes festif, joyeux et dansant, mais d'une totale futilité, et d'une pauvreté mélodique assez désespérante, même sur les "tubes". La fête, c'est super, mais à écouter, ça n'a finalement pas des masses d'intérêt... Top : My Own Way Flop : Lonely in Your Nightmare

I don’t blame people who still vibe with Duran Duran, but this is just not my cup of tea. I’m not even sure it’s tea at all… more like space juice. I appreciate the attention given to lyrics on this album, and it’s technically impressive, but the production is way too much for my taste, and most of these songs should have been a minute shorter. My favorite song is definitely Rio. I think the hook and melody there are the strongest.

Vapid 80s pop from MTV darlings; Duran Duran. An arrogant pretty-boy band, that was far more concerned with image rather than substance.

Fete basslinjer. Men ikke helt min greie. Veldig busy.

It's a 2.75. I thought I'd like it more

Sehr 80er vibe. Stimme klingt wie von Depeche Mode, aber Musik ist nicht so nice. Aber war besser als erwartet Ich hätte gerne halbe Sterne und würde 2,5 geben

the singles were good. the others were synth-y, whiny british voice junk

Dated and not in a good way.

Very 80's in a good way

Could just be one big song honestly, although Rio and Hungry like a wolf are iconic by themselves.

favs: hungry like the wolf last chance on the stairway save a prayer the chauffeur rating 2.3/5

While it did not make my ears bleed, it certainly didn't make them super happy. Some elements were fine, even enjoyable but overall it was just glossy new wave from a group who is a bit high on their own supply. 2.5🌟

Hated them then, feeling no kinder now.

No me gustó lo suficiente, muy electrónico a mi gusto…

Expected to like this but honestly found it really mid except for a few songs

Standouts Rio Hungry Like the Wolf

ugh, on track 3 and I want to punch something (in a bad way). Me no likey. Every time I hear music like this I wonder how anyone ever intentionally listened to it and then I remember cocaine exists. I think 80s synth pop may be my least favourite genre of music (that and Rush, is Rush a genre?). Each track starts with sounds that seem like some THX sound test to show you how well your speakers can work.

I remember this from the early days of MTV. I always liked Save a Prayer. I remember hearing that song for the first time on the radio driving by myself late at night. I don't really like the rest of this album though. Did not really like this type of music back in the early 80s.

I had Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf on my iPod Nano when I was 11 or 12 yrs old. I think you gotta be that age and have heavy boomer influence in your life to enjoy this. Or be my mom. Idk. Simon Le Bon is incredibly annoying. Rhythm section kills it in some of these tracks tho. And Save a Prayer is pretty good.

This is good 80s music but i honestly only made it 3/4 of the way through and got so bored i had to listen to something else. A lot of these songs follow a similar structure and it gets repetitive and old quite fast

This hasn’t aged well. It is very much of its time. It’s kind of uninteresting and bland. Nothing ground breaking even for 1982. Depeche Mode and New Order were far more compelling.

I didn’t mind it but, barring the singles, it didn’t offer much.

1980's funny haircuts. Slick synthetic pop indicative of a lot of 80's popular music. I just don't hear any soulfulness at all. Leaves me flat.

very 80s: didn’t love

ok en mode one hit wonder je vois, je suis client

Redelijk

this one’s okay, and i tend to like the tracks that haven’t been overplayed a million times more. they do really know how to make melodies that stick in your head, but yeah i’m drawn more to lonely in your nightmare (nice guitar! it’s giving the eurythmics album from the year before), save a prayer, and the chauffeur (which is kinda kooky but i like it idk!).

Tried to like it. Not my thing.

The hits are fun in familiar ways. The rest is tedious.

I've long been of the opinion that the 80's is my absolute least favourite decade of music, and listening to this album certainly did not convince me otherwise. The music here is of such little substance it may as well just slip through your fingers, just track after track of corny meandering bullshit. That being said, I did find myself enjoying the last couple of tracks a bit more, especially the slower pace of the last two tracks was a really refreshing change of pace, and the extended instrumental outro of The Chauffer provided a shockingly enjoyable and satisfying end to the album. Despite my overall reservations however, I do believe this album deserves its spot on the list. It might not be for me but it absolutely is a defining album for its time and should be a must listen for anyone wanting to understand music's evolutions into the 80s. Shockingly there are numerous other albums on the 1001 list of similar or even worse quality that cannot make such a claim. Favorite Track: 9 - The Chauffer Best Three Track Run: 7, 8, 9

(62/100)

2.5

Did not grab me, probably sounded good in the early 80's

idk this one doesnt resonate with me at all im not giving 1 star because it is listenable but i feel complete indifference about it, good bass sound and some synths here and there if i have to say something positive

i just don’t love it. it kinda creeps me out bc of that netflix doc.

Not as terrible as I was expecting. Some tracks were even OK. But I can't rid myself of the anger I felt at the time.

This list has just really made me realize how much I dislike 80s music. Did I say that already? I did like a couple of the songs here, though. I’m sure the guys from the band are totally fine with me not being into them.

It was fine.

Very generic 80’s synth pop, there is really only 1 song on this album I like which is also the one everyone knows, it’s listenable but very boring

tjah, nooit echt een fan geweest. Ben zeker niet origineel om te benoemen dat die baslijnen wel erg lekker zijn. Nu ik het luister bergrijp ik iets beter waarom mensen het leuk vinden los van het hele uiterlijke vertoon van die tijd wat zeker legendarisch is. Het is zeker een muziekaal album en misschien wel iets beter dan je eerste instantie denkt. Veder is het erg smooth waardoor ik meestal afhaak maar dat ik meer een persoonlijke smaak. Ik kan alleen niet over de banale teksten. Waardoor ik er liever niet naar luister. Hungry like the wolf I'm on the hunt, I'm after you bij zulke dingen cringe ik helemaal weg. Dit gebeurt op het hele album tis gewoon tering dom allemaal.

😐

If processed cheese formed a band... Utterly without a trace of anything genuine. Completely without passion or emotion. The instrumental tracks are good enough. The synth is pleasant in a retro 80s way although someone could have suggested trying something other than the arpeggiator. The bass playing is the star of the show. They seem to be aspiring to Stranded - Siren - Avalon period Roxy Music, but don't really get there. And then there's the vocals. Words are sung. Words of such banality and triteness, dressed up as big statements and emoted in Simon Le Bon's melodramatic whine. 3 stars for the playing -1 for the songs and singing.

It’s funny I was looking forward to listening to this one, however I realised I only like one track on here which is the excellent “Save a Prayer”, Simon le Bon’s voice - I don’t like

This album encapsulates the sound of its generation. It has huge radio hits and very catchy melodies, but this isn't my favourite period of pop music.

I have tried so hard to like their music over the years. I don't know what I'm missing. Maybe the part of the human brain that develops an appreciation for this particular brand of 80s synth-pop never finished cooking for me. Meh

I liked this a lot more decades ago, it’s solid synth pop but doesn’t excite me much at the moment. Maybe I have heard it too much years ago.

Some good melodies, especially Rio. Victim of drums machines making it sound dated. Overall good musicianship. Have a hard time getting into drum machine 80s rock pop. Hungry like a wolf good song.

I remember liking this quite a bit when I was a kid, but not much remains for me 40 years later. There are two strong singles and the rest is largely forgettable. The bass player is much ballyhooed and he delivers. The production is incredibly pristine, which is impressive, but ultimately it’s not an album I’ll reach for.

Really here for one song

Música de chavorruco de los 80s

This kind of 80s pop is very much not my cup of tea generally. This is alright, although I did find myself switching off listening and each song just blended into the next, the album just passed by. Ok, but not for me really.

Nostalgic for sure. They never were my favorite band though. Not my jam.

Fun nostalgia for that girl I used to know named Rio after the song. Some recognizable songs but wouldn't seek out to listen again. Just too electronic for my vibe.

So eightees, not really my thing

1. rio - 1.5 2. uuay - 1.5 3. lonely - 1.5 4. uuolf - 2.5 5. rain - 1 6. religion - 1 7. chance - 1 8. prayer - 1.5 9. chaffeur - 1

I thought this would an enjoyable 80s-pop journey, but aside from the hits . . . meh. And the hits aren't even THAT good.

Last chance on the stairway, that’s the best track on this album in my opinion.

Ok

meh

An ok album, and I get why they were super popular 40 years ago, and why they aren't anymore. It sounds dated, and eventhough some songs are still fun today, I was not blown away in any way

I like more Duran Duran album 1993

Duran Duran was not a band that I enjoyed all that much. I would rate this their best album, but for me, I really only thought much of two of the songs. To me, it's a solid 2.5, but we'll see how I grade it when it comes time.

I’m getting sick of this site

All these songs sound the same

Fine…. a little underwhelming and forgettable. Not much to say. One favorite track added before listening to the album in its entirety, still holds up: the chauffeur

2.0 stars New wave music rarely does it for me. and this album is no exception. it's fine, it's not awful by any means, just doesn't interest me. I find myself not paying attention to the lyrics on this album...so I just assume they're mostly about beautiful blonde women. Favrorite track: Lonely In Your Nightmare

Not my thing.

Certainly a different listen for me as I’ve never fully explored 80s New Wave. Seems hard to fully appreciate without the context of the time in music. But I’m giving it an honest listen, and a lot of that sound just isn’t for me…but it’s still really fun at times. The overly 80s sound just is very dated. The less poppy sounding stuff is somehow maybe better? I like Lonely in Your Nightmare. Alright I lied, some of this is really fun. I view this as pop, not really a “rock” sound. But is it catchy. Hungry Like the Wolf sounds like every 80s music background soundtrack…in a good way? Overall, a fun listen at times, but not necessarily a sound I would regularly return to. I was pretty bored and over it after a few songs. It’s on the border of a 2-3/5 for me. Certainly a snapshot in time. Feels like you can play this and say: this is what the 80s sounded like to a lot of people. Not necessarily bad things, but not sure it’s necessarily a vital listen as an entire album.

In the end, ita like others classics that dont are impactful anymore. Its well done, but ita no something to look for again.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The singles and hits are obviously catchy and boppy but the rest of it felt slightly empty. You could see why Duran Duran were as big as they were, and hear how they influenced a certain rock-pop sound in this era. Or were they influenced by it? I don’t know enough about them to distinguish. Rio’s fun. Probably won’t listen to it again.

Meh

A little bit too much party going on here. Great artwork, and vocal performances are wonderful. I would much rather listen to the Cure or Depeche Mode.

2.5/5 - Unique voice, coolish instrumental, but background music in my ears. Nothing really pulled me in.

I wanted to like this a lot moreI wanted to like this a lot more. More than anything else, I was just kind of... annoyed? It's got some obvious bangers, but none of the other tracks grabbed me. 5/10s bangers, but none of the other tracks grabbed me. 5/10

2.5

Not for me, but not awful.

80's synth pop.. how is this so highly rated? It ages poorly and is musically not that interesting. Hungry like the wolf and save a prayer are the only OK songs, largely because of how catchy they are whick ok fair but top 1000? ugh 80's

Rio instrumental was cool The songs are really repetitive Save a prayer is maybe the best Or the chauffer

first impressions: personally I despise it but it's not really that bad. Not my kind of kitsch. maybe if I approach through a gothic lens I'd enjoy it better.

This album sounds like the 80s as a decade trying to figure itself out. I don't like the hits enough to over compensate for boring songwriting elsewhere. Shelton is right though, great album cover.

not for me, didnt like

Duran Duran får ofta klä skott för det som är dåligt med 80talet, så som i Jonas recension. Det är lite orättvist tycker jag. DD är bland de bättre listpopakterna, första plattan är t.o.m. bra skulle jag påstå. Visst det handlar lika mycket om kläder, frisyrer, videos som om popmusik när man pratar DD, men det behöver inte va nåt negativt det är ju en del begreppet pop. På Rio finns en knapp handfull alldeles utmärkta listpoplåtar, det gemensamma för dessa är att DD's new wave rötter får skina igenom där. Att Matt LeBon har italienska kostymer och är snyggare än George Michael gör inte saken sämre. När det blir såsigare och bara fokus på produktion blir det klart sämre. Klart godkänd fashionpop

Inledande Rio är riktigt bra. Sen blir det ojämnare. Läste någonstans sagt att de ville låta som en blandning av Sex Pisotols och Chic. Vet varken om de lyckas eller om det vore bra. Att blanda två goda ting ger nödvändigtvis inte ett tredje gott. Cathiga spår som Hungry like a wolf och Hold back the rain blandas med menlösa New religion, Lonely in a nightmare och Last chance on a stairway. Summa summarum, utfyllnaden är helt enkelt för svag för att nå upp till trean.

Jag blir på så dåligt humör av att höra detta. Musik ska ju väcka känslor så det får man ju ge Duran Duran. Men det egentligen inte DD:s fel, utan det är hela 80-talet som jag stör mig på. Detta decennium som hävdades vara individualisms årtionde. Men musikaliskt har väl aldrig mittfåran varit så smal och likriktad? Kritvit, stelbent och ytlig. Pisksnärtstrummor och Van Halen-riff Musik som det enbart kan marscheras till. 80-talet är musikens motsvarighet till fascismen. Renässansen för 80-talet har sammanfallit med ytterhögerns framväxt i Europa och och USA. Knappast en slump. Jag kräver en motsvarighet till Nürnbergrättegångarna som gör upp med 80-talets orättfärdigheter. Men som sagt allt är inte Duran Durans fel.

Ok it’s the 1980’z and this was a huge album of the time…has a couple of hits but not a consistent record

Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf are always fun tracks, but the rest just isn't for me.

Not a Duran Duran fan, couple of ok songs and the rest a bit bland

Meh

80’s synth cheese. I’ve never taken Duran Duran seriously and I only know the hits but this is a whole album of danceable upbeat pop. I’m pleasantly surprised by how listenable I found it. It slows down for the last two songs and I especially liked the closer. I’ve had the song Rio in my head all day since hearing it.

Its ok, pop and a little lightweight but they did ok on it so good for them

Pretty nice overall, didnt stand out much in any particular aspect - just felt vibey and nice on the ears.

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: None None of these songs resonated with me. I've heard mention of Duran Duran before, but have no prior listening experience. I had always assumed they were sort of like R.E.M., alternative rock something or other... not new wave garbage. I am so done with the new wave genre.

The hits are all I need.

Didn't really enjoy it much at the time and it hasn't improved with age. A couple of good songs, only because they remind me of people and places of that era, but overall a fairly average product of its time.

Nup. 80's production, dumb lyrics and unenjoyable music.

2.5

Not for me

Didn't really have strong opinions on this one. The singles stand out - but that might just be because I'm so familiar with them. I sort of admire this era of synth pop, but I think it's been surpassed.

meh.

boring 💤 I also don't like the vocals much. Save a prayer is good, but covers of the song are better. The Chaffeur is interesting too. I need to revise my ratings though, some albums before I rated too highly

Music for girls

I don't like any of these songs as much as Planet Earth. Or even Girls On Film.

4.5/10 Very annoying, cheesy lyrics, metallic sound. Highlight: Save a Prayer

Actually found this kind of grating to listen to. Unfortunate because I think this album has a lot of good things going for it. Too bad my ears didn't enjoy it

As much as I loved the bangers of Rio and Hungry like the wolf, I didn’t find much variety or enjoyment out of any of the other tracks. They were fine, serviceable and maybe a lil catchy but nothing held a candle to those two tracks. Kind of a lackluster album

The YT music link goes to the collectors edition. I couldn't find the non collectors edition on YT music however the first 9 songs are the two discs on the original release, so I listened to those only. The rest are just remixes etc anyway. As to the album itself, aside from the one big hit single, the album is kinda meh. I think Duran Duran have better.

This album was disappointing at the time. Duran Duran had already lost their edge and I think most of the album tracks are lazy and pretty unmemorable. Rio the track, and its video were ridiculous. It's still disappointing. I give it 2, only because of Save A Prayer.

Rio isn't a good song. The verses are boring, the guitar sounds arent great, the verse guitar stabs are at least a nice idea. The best bit in the track (and therefore this whole album) is the arpeggio synth in the drop before the choruses. Hungry like the wolf probably has a better tune, but other than that it is fairly meh. None of the others have anything really worth of praise. They put in more arp synth to lesser effect in other songs. The nice guitar stabs in Rio are mimicked poorly by themselves on other songs. Any good bass work is entirely undone by the awful repeated boing note in new religion. Would happily never hear this again.

I like all the hits off this but it seems like all the filler sounds the same. I wanted to love it but couldnt.

2.5

I just can't get my head around why people keep saying this is "New Wave". I mean, when I hear the term "New Wave" I can think of tons of bands, from Joy Division to The Cure to Bauhaus to the Sisters of Mercy, from Devo to Echo & The Bunnymans and even proto New Wave bands, like Patti Smith, Television or Blondie, I can take into account. But Duran Duran? That boyband that produced some decent 80's synth pop and had a few smash hits to be never heard of later? I would say not so much. Musically this album is just not interesting . Being familiar with their hits, "Rio", "Save a Prayer" and "Hungry like the Wolf" I didn't expect as much, and it does sounds as dated as to be expected. Overly polished, clean synths and pretty forgettable songs. The only thing that stood out was the rhythm and bas section, but they can't save a dull pop record. 2/5

Two good songs don’t make a great album.

I've learned from this challenge that some people are lyrics first vs music first listeners. I'd say there are also vocals, guitar, bass etc first listeners. Bass first listeners seem to like this album but I'm a vocals first listener and I was not impressed. It was already on the back foot, being so very 80s, but I just can't see the appeal of these shrieky songs.

background music while working on my thesis, couldn’t wait for it to end because i couldn’t focus

Something I'd sing at a karaoke. Drunk. Favorite tracks: Hungry like the wolf Save a prayer

Obviously, the singles are classic 80's pop and stand the test of time. But i found the rest of the album quite bland. Just worse versions of the singles without much variety or merit

Não gosto da estética sonora dos anos 1980, mas este álbum tem alguma inspiração mediana e dois hits grudentos. Regular/ mediano.

hrmph, catchy

Much of the same throughout. Carried by hungry like the wolf. Shame girls on film not on this album.

Old-Fashioned pop music.

Aside from a few of big singles. The rest of this album all kinda sounds alike in a way. It's like 2 albums. The part before New Religion is faster, radio friendly songs. New Religion and on sound like they could all be deep tracks from some 80s movie that is now widely mocked. Andy Taylor can play bass!

Boring. When I was a child this group was very famous. I do not understand why.

This came out in 1982, I would have thought later. Does Rio sound exactly like Hungry Like the Wolf or am I an idiot? Why did they put the zebra stripes all over the girls in the Rio video? Or was that the Hungry Like the Wolf video? New Wave music is terrible. They could have added one hit of the Bond theme and no one would be able to tell the difference between Rio and A View to a Kill. Hungry Like the Wolf is their biggest hit. Every song sounds exactly the same. I've heard electronica that sounds more different from song to song. This could be a Stranger Things soundtrack and kids (and adults who should know better sadly) would go crazy for. Save a Prayer has more plays than Rio and I've never heard it before this moment.

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This came out in 1982, I would have thought later. Does Rio sound exactly like Hungry Like the Wolf or am I an idiot? Why did they put the zebra stripes all over the girls in the Rio video? Or was that the Hungry Like the Wolf video? New Wave music is terrible. They could have added one hit of the Bond theme and no one would be able to tell the difference between Rio and A View to a Kill. Hungry Like the Wolf is their biggest hit. Every song sounds exactly the same. I've heard electronica that sounds more different from song to song. This could be a Stranger Things soundtrack and kids (and adults who should know better sadly) would go crazy for. Save a Prayer has more plays than Rio and I've never heard it before this moment.

Most of the album only made me annoyed. I can appreciate some disco/fun style pop from last century. Earth Wind & Fire, for example, is great! This was not. I've heard some of the songs before. I wanted it to stop. I am convinced that the only reason anyone listens to this in 2025 is because of the nostalgia, not because of the music quality. New Religion was my favorite song because it didn't try to be what the rest of the album was. It was a more laid back song, which I appreciated. The rest was hot garbage. I hope the generator gives me something better tomorrow.

Glad when it ended. Not my tempo.

Last 3 songs + hungry like a wolf, absolutely killer

This album had “Rio” and “Hungry Like the Wolf” on it. There were also other songs that sound a lot like each other, some of which I liked more than I expected. I don’t really get the hype around this band though.

Meh

Not really for me but I know they're meant to be well written pop songs

The rounded off SpongeBob of albums. I liked "The Chauffeur"

I just can’t get over the dated sound and the fact that these songs have been used in the everything to denote “80s”. Overplayed and not pleasant.

Not world changing. Sort of eh but I think my dad had this album.

Not really my thing.

Catchy at times and not unpleasant. Don't think I can squeeze too much more enjoyment on repeat listens though

Well, the singles are still fine. Nothing else memorable and every song seemed to get to the point of just repeating the chorus very quickly. Definitely a band to stick to the greatest hits, based on this

Hmmmm. I liked what I knew already, the rest didn't do a ton for me. A bit samey in places.

This album feels boring at many times and sounds the same as many other 80's pop albums. Sadly, I do not have much to say about it.

It just doesn't do anything for me.

Rio and Hungry Like a Wolf are kitschy synth pop fun. The rest of this record doesn’t approach those songs.

Pretty much exactly what you'd expect- solid synth pop with mostly upbeat vibes. Some tracks were good but most of the album felt a little bland and without much diversity. It was pretty formulaic. They did add a couple slower songs toward the end, though they didn't really sound that different either. The songs also got longer toward the end. For me, that made them more tedious. I felt the same about the album; it just didn't have enough distinct songs to stay interesting for the whole runtime. Even if it wasn't necessarily bad or unpleasant, it just got old. This is one that has some good points, but really wasn't all that impressive to me. I'll call it fine. Overall: 2.5/5

This was not the original album. Too many remixes

i feel like i only heard two songs

in one ear out the other Fav song: The Chauffeur

So many other bands of that era were doing much better versions of this, but they were really handsome so....

I really tried. I thought I'd come to it with fresh ears and none of the baggage with which I first dismissed it, but alas.... I think my major problem is that they are obviously quite accomplished musicians but they just don't groove. Take the bass playing on Rio - it's sort of flashy, but it's also shit! I find his voice over processed and whiney, some of the lyrics are sort of funny, but overall the songwriting is so pedestrian. 'Save a prayer' is a particular bugbear. A horrible dirge. Add to the mix some of the most horrible sax playing from an era of horrible sax playing and you end up with something iconic only for being an emblem of shallowness of its era! If you want good 80's pop that really has survived the test of time listen to Human League.....

Its the 1980s oh my fuck

Perfect 80s pop nostalgia. Fine if that's your thing.

Very generic pop. The go-to for examples of eighties pop. I tried to listen to it, but in the end I only heard it.

Kind of difficult album for me because of the 80's production. It must have sounded fresh at the time but now the sound rather annoying. After few listens it kind of grew on me and I founded some parts that I really like, especially bass parts are great and some the vocal lines are interesting too. Still hard to understand why so many people like this album as much as they do.

L'humanité ne se porterait-elle pas mieux si on décidait simplement de supprimer les années 80 ? Je pose la question.

Good just not my thing.

Couple of good songs. Pretty bland and very dated otherwise.

Ikke helt min greie.

This is certainly new for me. My only Duran Duran experience is what I’ve heard on the radio. This is definitely the kind of album I don’t care for the first time I hear it, but if I had to listen to it a few times I know I would love it. Each track sounds different but clearly from same creators and they are really going for something out there. It is difficult for me to know what is considered “groundbreaking” for an album from this time period without looking deeper into it but I imagine a lot of this is what help defined 80s synth sound. This could be a case of the originator of a new sound is copied so hard they begin to sound like a copier. After the album played through, a remastered version played and I feel the same about the album. High pitch ethereal sounds are ok for a bit but after a while it becomes grating.

Meh. That one song is good.

A couple classic 80s pop songs, but otherwise not my thing

I had higher expectations going into this because I enjoy Duran Duran's hits, but this album kinda bored me as a whole. The reliance on incredibly repetitive choruses in many of the songs irked me a bit and made everything feel unoriginal. I did like the quintessential 80s background to every song and the instrumentals definitely helped when songs got boring, but this was a bit of a snooze for me. I can see why the hits are hits. 2.5/5 stars

surprisingly just okayyyy

Singles are brilliant. The overall album is absolutely dull apart from those little flashes.

LISTEN ON MICAHS. DONT WANNA LISTEN AGAIN

Just don't get it...very pop

Sounds okay if you just let it wash over you. Listening to the lyrics isn’t very rewarding. A few decent songs there, but buried under 80s overproduction. I would dance to the hits at a bar.

She kinda stinks I'm afraid

This was not a bad album per se, but I am so sick and tired of the dad rock I have been getting for the last couple days, that I might be harsher than I should be. Also the lyrics to Hungry like the Wolf gave me a visceral reaction. Not my jam, I guess, but at leadst nothing especially jarring

New wave just isn’t my favorite. The singles are objectively good songs but I hate that this normalized non-guitar-driven rock. A few of the songs don’t have the structure or variety to sustain their length. Dislike the piecemeal production that sounds the opposite of live. It’s like the vocals exist totally separately from the music sonically.

Hungry Like a Wolf bring me great joy… the rest, not so much.

Ok

More of a Spandau man

Yeah I don't know it was something.

This is what you get If you want 80s synthie pop

Not a lot of heart, soul, or variation to be found here - and I don’t think they intended for that in a cool way. You know it’s tough when the singles that I remember from my childhood dont really invoke a sense of nostalgia. “Save A Prayer” is a slight stand out, but it, as well as “The Chauffer” show up too little too late. Maybe there was a visual component I’m missing out on since this was around MTV times, but other artists dug so much more out of this sound and took it in so many more interesting directions. Just skip this album / 5

Possibly fresh at the time but it a lot of this sounds such a cliche now. Still some great songs

There are 3 songs on this album. Rio's nice enough but they were reaaaallllllyy proud of it huh

I wanted to like this album considering it's popularity and longevity. But I dont. It largely all sounds the same and is just wal to wall 80s synth. Hasn't aged thay well. Very sterile and surface level

I wasn't a huge fan of the 80s bass on this. Hard to articulate what it is, but there was this clean bass sound that was super common in the 80s that I'm not wild about. I did like Hungry Like the Wolf because I'm not a complete monster.

Decent enough, but it’s just too poppy in a repetive and not particularly fun way.

I never did care for 80s synth pop 😑

Apart from 3 very good songs (The Chauffeur, Save a Prayer, Rio) the rest of the album didn’t catch my ear.

Sem graça. Tem uma musica boa mas já esqueci qual é, 5/10. A capa ao menos é bonita!

The best Duran Duran song is the cover of Hungry Like the Wolf by Reel Big Fish. The second best is New Moon on Monday, but that's not on this record. Rio is probably 3rd. Save a Prayer is pretty good, and that melody has always stuck in me from childhood. Last track is alright and quite interesting. Everything else on the album is merely ok.

Pop bien 80s comercial. Cansador.

not bad, just kind of generic pop. rio wasn't bad and lonely in your nightmare is pretty catchy. for what it is, it's pretty good. it's just not somethig i need. 2.5/5 stars.

Music for early adopters of those lasers that remove pubic hair permanently.

4 Оч много посредственных треков, звучащих одинаково, из-за чего начинает быстро приедаться. Жаль не выпал действительно их хороший альбом

The band so nice they named them twice. Or the band that was so forgettable, they had to throw the name at you twice so you’d remember. That’s the query we will endeavour to answer in the next 45 minutes or so. A few hits on here but a legacy of mixed reviews make this an interesting prospect to start with. Love that instrumental to start. Super weird and it’s kind of shocked me. The chorus stinks and so do the lyrics, but I’m surprised by the underlying musicality here. It gets better as it gets away from that pop chorus. Not a great song, but not a terrible start. Does Duran want a new drug?? Huey Lewis and Rio. Well. As much as I hate myself right now, this song is fun as hell. It’s so incredibly catchy and the musicality has remained from the first track. We dwindle into repetition a little bit, but I can see this one being listened to again. The bass tone on this is fantastic as it has been so far, but I absolutely hate this song. The Mexican Death Match between Hugh Morris and Big Boss Man at Souled Out ‘97 was once described as “A thousand asses.” “Lonely in Your Nightmare” might be 1001. Here it is. The riff is fun. I liked it as a young fella as it’s playful and silly but a little bubblegum for my post 8 year old brain. The odd chanting section was actually kind of great. There are some futuristic ideas here that still sound fairly modern. Even in this jukebox favourite that has been worn down to the nub. Oh no. Oh no no no no. This was a complete snoozer. I have put on my Uncle O’ Grimacey branded sleepwear, blown out my candle on the holder and rolled into a blissful slumber awaiting a New Religion. Oh here we go. Much better. I am rubbing my eyes in an exaggerated fashion. A slightly morose tone?? Mentions of death and electric chairs. This is pretty cool. 3:45 kills. Back to the gutter? Nah it’s not horrible. The marimba section is pretty fun. The rest is very bleh. Doesn’t quite warrant the “Stairway to Hell” joke, but we might be in 80’s pop purgatory. Was this covered or interpolated or something? I don’t know, but that chorus is fairly haunting. I hate the rest of it, but yeah the chorus is quite nice. Man what a cool, eerie intro. Fades into a decent song, but when it first hits, it’s quite good. I have a serious question that I suppose I could google or god forbid, post on a forum. That question is, why did every English band have the same vocal tone? They all sound like this. Anyway. I’ll tweet Morrissey. This is one of the tougher reviews I’ve had to cobble together as far as score. There were insanely cool moments and two really decent songs, and there were stretches of irritation and boredom that are extremely hard to ignore. I beg for half stars, but this one sits right in the middle for me. Good moments, terrible moments, and while she dances on the sun or whatever, I ride into the sunset after delivering another lacklustre review. 2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: My Own Way, New Religion

I just can't stand Duran Duran. I can't say if it's too cheesy or not enough cheesy? I can't get the hype, even for the hit songs. Sorry.

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I have a couple of Duran Duran songs on my “Death Scene Music” playlist. I guess outside of that context I think this blows.

Verkligen ett album som jag förstår varför det är med på listan, men det gör verkligen inte för mig. En del bra låtar såklart, men i genomsnitt tråkiga låtar som jag inte alls blir sugen på att lyssna om.

2/5

3 really good songs, the rest was not good

Ok hungry like the wolf is like one of the best songs ever. But the rest of this joint is a little hard to listen to. I do not like the singing.

2 songs are good. Very good in fact. The others are ones i’d never skip but never put on. Similar to the last album except there’s less good songs. So have to mark it down. 2 stars

Rio is their big one on the album and I've always found it middle of the road. I like how the verses sound like a New Generation WWF wrestler's entrance music. But it's pretty throwaway. Same with Hungry Like The Wolf. The rest of the album is below average, with very few enjoyable moments. New Religion was intriguing, sounds somewhere between Wham! and Bauhaus, not a winning combination. The Chauffeur was the best bit, they should have gone with more of this. It at least had character. Overall, it's monotonous sounds lazily put together. Lyrics and music totally uninspiring.

Not my bag.

Yeah, the 2 singles were enough.

cool ig

Alright album. Not very emotional and I didn't feel much listening to it. Had a fine sound but was slightly boring and repetitive. However it was very easy to listen to.

Why was it so hard for bands to release good music in this decade? 2.5/5

A short album that would otherwise be a complete dud if not for the title track.

I love the 80s but just not for me!

There are some interesting arrangements and instrumentation. And it’s all mixed very well. Sounds great. I just find it all really shallow for some reason. Not a fan.

voi duran duran. valtavasta suosiosta huolimatta kovin geneeristä kasarisynapoppia -- tällä listalla heikoimpien joukossa tämä. 2/5

not my fav, songs started blending into each other, but good beat

I didn't enjoy this as an album. The singles were good, but frankly any individual song was pretty good by itself, but as a whole album I found it boring and tiresome.

I’ve never really gotten into Duran Duran. It’s fine, but nothing that really excites my ear holes.

Maybe I’d feel differently if this album wasn’t made in the middle of the synth “revolution”. It just sounds so dated. I just can’t get past the hideous keyboard production. The guitars and drums just scream early 80s too. To that end, the song New Religion wouldn’t sound out of place on a mid 80s Rush album (that’s not a good thing for either band by the way). Similar technical feel and sound. I’d be curious if it changes how we hear this dreck if there was an Iron Maiden cover of “Hungry Like the Wolf” just to hear the lyrics without the dated backing music. Won’t be one I revisit - it’s just too much of its time.

Very Glossy. Packed with sounds and flourishes which are Very 1982.

Just because I acknowledge I can see the route this takes to make the list doesn't mean I have to like it.

This is about as 80s as it gets for me. Crooning over a synthesizer. I thought this album was fairly lost until the last track. “The Chauffeur” is compelling and I’ll be coming back to it.

i wasn’t pulled in by this but! they’re not bad musicians

2*

Not bad

I respect it but at the same time I could NOT make myself listen to it.

Typisch 80er. Synthie, Drummachine, immer gleicher Rhythmus, dünne Stimmchen, mehr Schein als Sein, kein Highlight!

Not my bag