Rio

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.

A few classics from the era, and the genre, here. I have a very clear memory, at age 11, standing in line waiting to enter the classroom, and my classmate, Paul, saying "Have you heard the new song Hungry Like a Wolf yet?". It was the 1st time I consciously sought out a pop song on the radio, rather than listening to whatever my older brothers were playing. So, Rio, Hungry Like a Wolf and a couple of others pluck a nostalgic chord. However, I never really followed Duran Duran's later albums. I reckon a solid 3.

Middle of the road 80s pop. A decent showing for the genre, vans some brilliant bass lines. But still left me wanting less. 3

Incredible bass, slight horror throwbacks to redacted place of work but that’s not duran durans fault

Classic of the 80s. Three tracks I know and like. Sadly, this all sounds the same. I wonder if there wasn’t as much radio play of if I would have positive memories and feelings towards the songs I’m already familiar with. Rio Hungry Like The Wolf Save A Prayer

My 1000th album! Never heard it before, but reviews are positive. Very 80s but not obnoxiously so. Other than the songs that are still popular, all was new to me. Bass was funky as hell. 5* Highlights: hungry like the wolf, rio, hold back the rain (very catchy)

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…

Was surprised by the other bangers on this album I never bothered to listen to. Pretty good.

This has been a favorite since junior high, still holds up

I don’t have much to say about this one. It’s great.

I grew up in the 80s and it's about time we stopped nostalgia distorting the era's terrible pop music. This is a particularly awful example: shallow, tuneless, repetitive drivel. But repetitive drivel with a great cover.

un 4.5 pero me gusta bastante duran duean save a prayer es increible

This isn't bad, but I think the iconic album art is definitely the best thing here. So 80s. Also the bass was generally pretty good throughout. "Rio" and "Hungry Like the Wolf" are the standouts here obviously.

Very fun, upbeat with some bangers

Track By Track Rio - As this opened, I just remembered they soundtracked a James Bond film and I have memories of listening to it like a novelty track as a child. Fairly similar fun vibe. Got that dramatic, cinematic ‘80s feel. Recognise the chorus. It’s quite decent actually. Synths sounding nice and well placed in the mix. It could also be in an advert or cheesy ‘80s movie. Enjoyable. My Own Way - Thumping bass, pretty impactful. Chorus is a little jarring and annoying to me. Not terrible though otherwise. Quite funny lyrics actually and they do like a bit of animal imagery (‘dancing with the bulls’, ‘running like a fox’). Lonely In Your Nightmare - The bass here reminds me of experimental Kate Bush for some reason. I preferred this musically. A good bit of variation even though this is a very clear ‘80s synth-y sonic universe. Hungry Like The Wolf - Brilliant. Catchy and dramatic. Sort of cheesy again and horny (lyrics), but sort of comes across as almost cool as well, as it’s executed so well. No real fluff on this song, like with so many on this album. It’s very clean sounding. Hold Back The Rain - Heavy on that synth and beats. Higher synth embellishments add a nice little bit of contrast in terms of high and low. Kind of a head banging one, sort of into it, although not my favourite. New Religion - Almost spooky, atmospheric spacey beginning. It’s one of those that could be a TV show theme! They’re both simple and kind of cryptic lyrics. Decent chorus. Also good grooves in the breaks with the bass and guitar. Last Chance On The Stairway - Nice one. Like the melody and the chord changes. Bass driving it very well. Sounds a bit like The The. Bit different with the marimba solo, kind of fun. Save a Prayer - Funny mix of the synth part and the rest of the instruments. I have heard this one before! Good refrain. The Chaffeur - Bad and a bit annoying verse. Good chorus. There’s almost a bit of slow funk influence on this one. It’s a quite unique one. Kind of liking the funny recorder-like (ocarina) solo ending the track and the album. Overall Review: Laughed when I saw that this was my album of the day, due to the super cheesy ‘80s cover and my opinion of Duran Duran as kind of a novelty band. Although I think a lot of ‘80s music has that kind of dramatic, fun or funny quality. I was impressed though by the slick production and brilliant mixing. Strong, bold performances from all of it. Very dancey. There were a few songs where I got a little bored and thought it dragged or was repetitive. It’s also not massively my thing overall but I enjoyed a fair amount of it. Also those are some killer earrings. 3.4/5 Favourite Songs: Hungry Like The Wolf, Last Chance On The Stairway

maybe duran duran isn’t that bad

It's definitely got a somewhat dated, feel to that. And that's just, unfortunately, because of the synthesizers. I feel though that this album does use them quite well and it blends them with other instruments like guitar and it definitely makes it feel more alive. I think across-the-board the base is really good. I think it has a good range with the instrumentation and all of it has a somewhat unique sound to it, so it doesn't feel too tied to its era. I liked a lot of parts of this. I would definitely listen to it again, but I would probably only be listening for a handful of songs rather than the full album. Fav Track: Rio

This album really asks the question "are these songs good or just familiar?". I think the answer is yes. Can't get enough of the album art. 4 keepers in 9 (44%). 44

I just like Duran Duran, they're not my favorite.

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, Nico, Rosalia and my queen Björk on this list, 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.

Hey now -- wooh!

Production is great and the singles are great, the rest of the album is just meh though. Really good bass playing

This album's a 7, but the bassist is a straight 9. Super hot fire on the scales. The hits are the hits and the closer is oddly brilliant to a mystical extent. But that's I've got for these lads. It's cool (7/10, 3/5 on this scale)

Fun album. Duran Duran sound instantly recognizable. The visuals were great, suits with shoulder pads, models everywhere, 80’s pop music

Very easy listening with great synths and good build-ups. Good vocals with pretty good lyrics production were quality and only one miss in my eyes being 'last chance on the stairway' didn't move me much didn't feel different from much of the album felt more like a throwaway song they slapped onto it trying to get a radio hit. Favourite would be 'Save a Prayer'. 8/10

Fun, danceable album. Good vocals but I didn’t really feel anything. Great vibes, probably just need more listens to understand what he’s talking about. I enjoyed it overall, good thing to quizlet to. Rio I loved and hungry wolves I think it was called. Also weirdly the chauffeur.

Duran Duran - Rio (1982) I was 12. Never a fan but this album is pretty good. Great bass lines throughout. At one point it sounded just like The War On Drugs. Highlights All the hits plus The Chauffeur ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

No.just no

about what i expected

This is never worse than good, is sometimes great and includes one of the greatest tracks of all time

First listen

I think that for what its worth its a relatively good album to listen to to kill the time, its very futuristic and electronic, it is definetely good background music and it sounds very familiar, however, it is not a life changing album in my honest opinion, it’s not of the same significance to me as “Nos lleva el aire” by Robe or any album by Cocteau twins for the matter, this album is very badass though, 7/10

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.

Dette er musikk eg det meste av det som la grunnlaget for min musikksmak var ein motreaksjon til. Absolutt ikkje min kopp te. Samstundes så er det absolutt mykje velspelt, og mulighet for å få fot. Så i lys av forventningar og kanskje prega av dei siste lytteopplevingane så får dette vere trestjerners greier. Om ingen tvingar det på meg på ny, så vert det nok og min siste runde med denne plata.

Bra singler. Ikke så kjempebra album. Midt på treet.

Kjapp gjennomlytt for å registrera at dette er ein del betre enn reaksjonen, sukket, då eg såg omslaget skulle tilsei. Og ikkje minst, jææævlig mykje betre enn fokkings Culture club. Det var sikkert ikkje nett dèt bandet Simon Le Bon såg for seg å bli samanlikna med, men slik får det bli i denne tråden. Litt mørkare enn eg trudde, det ligg nokre synthar og ulmar der bak den hyperaktive bassinga, og eg likar dei best på sitt minst hyperaktive og mørkaste, rundt avslutningsfasen der tenker eg, med Save a prayer (herleg toneartskifte) og The Chaffeur. Blir dog ikkje høgare enn 6/10, sidan eg veit at dette ikkje kjem til å bli ein gjengangar i heimen.

Da jeg var barn og ungdom var Duran Duran nærmest satan selv. Pastell, mote, pop, plast og penger. Altså det stikk motsatte av et ideal tuftet på jordnær og ærlig rock. Eller i det minste en form for ung og opprørsk pop. Som voksen var det derfor sjokkerende å oppdage hvor bra enkelte av låtene faktisk er. «Rio» er fantastisk. Og kanskje aller mest den spektakulært ostete saksofonsoloen. En funfact det er vanskelig å gå lei av er at ingen av de tre Taylor-ene i bandet er i slekt. Ingen ekstra poeng for slikt, dessverre. Derimot må jeg trekke en hel del for at resten av plata ikke når opp til nivået på den strålende tittellåta. Heldigvis er det likevel mulig å glede seg over «Hungry Like the Wolf» og «New Religion». Bonussporet «Last Chance on the Stairway» (Manchester-demoen) er dessuten et lite bevis på at det under all pastellen, plasten og pengene skjulte seg et overraskende godt band.

Duran Duran - Rio Det som slår meg når eg høyrer denne igjen er kor godt eg likar dei mindre kjente låtane. "Hold Back the Rain" er jo heilt nydeleg? Og den nesten OMD-aktige synthen som ligg bakerst i "Last Chance on the Stairway" gjer at det går kaldt nedover ryggen min. Of for ein tittel, tekst - historie! Dette er ikkje musikk som er hasta på tape for å hive seg med ei eller anna bølge - dette er låtar og innspelingar som står solid kvart for seg. Det som kan slite litt på meg er stemma til Simon Le Bon. I parti og låtar der han ligg øverst i registeret er han litt anstrengande å høyre på, men for all del - topp plate. 8/10

love

ok so covers shouldn't matter that much BUT that hasn't been an album that i liked that didn't have at least a good cover and this is no exception and just fits PERFECTLY with the music. this is a classic and honestly i don't have much else to say other than i really like it and i'm happy stuff like this molded synthpop today and is the absolute rainbow side of the 80s and pretty much mankind.

Super banger song 😃

New Wave rock, kinda leaning funky

More iconic 80s pop. 3.5

This is the one of those albums my parents have that I actually really like. There’s so much energy with a tinge of darkness and drama right from the first song. And hungry like the wolf might be overplayed but it’s iconic for a reason.

Listening session: september 23rd, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: heard two songs before Thoughts: I like this more than most 80s pop, a few songs are quite catchy Favourite tracks: Rio, New Religion & Save A Prayer

Classic 80’s sound. Quite a few keepers on this album.

Okay, I remember some classics

In the most literal sense, it's mid... Catchy beats but nothing too interesting. Kinda hard to distinguish one song from the other. No songs I actively disliked. Leaning more towards liking it than not. Favs: Hungry Like the Wolf, New Religion, Save a Prayer.

Trato de siempre dejar un comentario como para realmente generar un pensamiento sobre lo que estoy escuchando, pero para este no me sale más que decir que simplemente es un muy buen album. Canción fav: Hungry Like the Wolf Lo volvería a escuchar? seh

The last two songs, "Save A Prayer" and "The Chauffeur", are the best on the album. I still don't like Simon Le Bon's whine, and I wish the band had dropped the synthesizer. But there are some bright spots - the funky bass lines in most tracks, for example.

80s fun at its finest

Well I was excited to see this old favourite ..thinking this is a 4…yeah not so much a few good ones and the others are great…3 stars for nostalgia

Disso bem animado e que passa uma vibe de férias. Boas canções. QoA Adonis New.

Pop music at its worst

Just nothing I want to re listen to. Hungry like the wolf was noteworthy

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

I like this band a lot. Rio was one of the first CD’s I owned and I used the build from the title track to show off the build up from silence to ear splitting volume. Also off to see them in a few weeks, so I suppose I’m a bit biased. That said, lots of good tracks, some amazing ones. Part of the popularity was that this was peak MTV, but the music still stands alone. I don’t think there’s anything groundbreaking here, but still a great album 4/5

4/5

Vaca catch up

⭐️Lonely in Your Nightmare

If someone asked me if I were a Duran Duran fan, I would say no without hesitation. But shockingly they have some good stuff other than the at times annoying radio hits of Rio and Hungry Life a Wolf. Am I now a Duran Duran fan? Still no. But I am no longer a hater which is a win in my book.

I always cringe when Duran Duran comes on. All their songs sound the same! I am surprised by how much I enjoyed this.

I gave it one extra star for the nostalgia

De la bonne came des années 80, mais pas trop la mienne.

Rio s'écoute bien, mais tout l'album c'est juste Rio. 😂

Typical duran duran

Duran Duran are the quintessential '80s synth pop, so it’s really supposing how funky the bass is . The good songs are out standing but the others fall to close to the sound of the time - “my own way is reminiscent” of Hasi Fantazee more than anything else , but nowhere near as good as.

Peak 80-tallspop!

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.

Drivende god 80-talls-pop!

3*

Like most albums, I only recognized the hits. It was a pleasant experience, but nothing extraordinary. I was debating whether to give it 3 or 4 stars, and in the end I decide to gibe it a 4.

Ótimo album de New Wave. Uma verdadeira máquina do tempo.

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.

Out of all the new wave, dance-rock, disco-pop stuff coming out of the UK in the early ’80s, I can completely understand why Duran Duran became one of the bands that rose to the top. Their big singles already sounded slick and cutting-edge for the time, but what impressed me about Rio is that the album isn’t just a few great hits surrounded by forgettable material. There are a lot of genuinely good songs here. This album is just full of energy. There are so many interesting sounds, great bass lines, keyboards, guitars, and little instrumental details constantly moving around that it stays really engaging. Even when the songs are clearly built to be catchy and danceable, there’s still enough going on musically to keep them interesting. And there are some great moods here too. Save a Prayer is easily my favorite song on the album. It has this dreamy, almost nighttime quality that stands out from the bigger, flashier tracks. New Religion was another surprise for me, and The Chauffeur is such a cool, atmospheric way to end the album. There are maybe a couple tracks that feel a little more like variations on the bigger singles, so I wouldn’t say every song is equally memorable. But overall, Rio absolutely delivers. If I’m ranking this whole corner of early-’80s British new wave and dance-pop, Duran Duran definitely gets to come out near the top.

Pop but it rocks

Love the album cover and the last 2 songs are gorgeous Fave: The Chauffeur

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

good one! Great band.

Her name is Rio and she dances on the saaaaaand

good rock album

The grooves are catchy, the lyrics are impactful, few skips.

I liked it a lot. 80s synth pop is great As a rock fan it's always interesting to get into other genres. Bass was excelent

A lifetime favourite, my heart say a perfect 5 out of 5. But I know that is my memories heavily influencing my rating. But I will die on the hill its a 4 minimum

The 80s sound

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.

One of my old 80’s favourites and it still holds up, lots of bangers on here! Standouts are Rio, Hungry Like The Wolf (albeit overplayed) and Save A Prayer (fave).

Hungry like the wolf = banger. Bass on the album is great in general. Either a low low four or high high 3.

On the one hand this is a fantastic evocation of its era, with pristine production and professional musicianship throughout, combined with great pop songwriting. On the other hand it’s a supremely dated, over commercial, overly clean and overwrought.

Decidedly average

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.

funky rhythm

Favorite songs: Rio, Hungry like the wolf, Save a Prayer

When I think of Duran Duran and this album particularly, it’s impossible to separate it from the launch of MTV and the videos these guys put out (pun fully intended). But even without the videos this is a great album! The bass stands out throughout. So many hits, Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf, Save a Prayer. Much nostalgia. Plus the Nagel album cover! Duran Duran just hits different than other groups from this time. 4⭐️

Weirdly enough, yesterday I thought Rio was too much of everything, especially the bass was a bit overplayed. But today when the first impression is recognition I'm happily shout out HER NAME IS RIO AND SHE DANCES ON THE SAND!

Great band, Great album.

- A sonic kaleidoscope of an album, lush, layered synths balanced with invigorating percussion and playful additional effects (like a xylophone?). - Duran Duran is top notch when pushing forward. Everyone knows "Hungry Like the Wolf" (and for good reason), but "Rio" is an ever better bop. (Also "cherry ice cream smile" is a killer turn of phrase.) - The album loses some steam when they slow down. Never uninteresting, but you find yourself wanting to go back to the fast tracks.

has some absolute gems. Did not get old well, sounds very dated. Singer has an amazing voice

Its now one of my favorite rock albums. No skips. Favorites: Hungry like the wolf, Rio, Hold back the rain, lonely in your nightmare, and the chauffeur.

This album defined the 80s sound imo

Album #191: Duran Duran – Rio ⭐⭐⭐ After a pretty memorable run of albums, this one’s gonna fall into the fairly forgettable three-star category. It came and went and didn’t leave much of an impression on me. I’m starting to think I’m not the biggest fan of New Wave. I mean, the positives are that they’ve got a great ear for melody. There’s a lot of sophistication to the arrangements. Some of these songs are fantastic tunes. They produce some great singles too. Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf are crackers, instantly recognisable and with great choruses, and that goes an awful long way. The best thing about the album, I think, is the bass playing. I think the bass player is phenomenal. It’s really groovy and really funky. The worst thing is the tone of the album. I think the lyrics are bollocks for the most part. Looking online, I think this is a fairly common criticism of this album, but it’s true. I just think the lyrics are a lot of nonsense. Phrases and similes that don’t make sense, but not in a good way. I think he’s trying to make a point and it’s really not coming across. And on New Religion, I’m really struggling to work out what the hell he’s going on about. Is he basically saying he’s the new Jesus? He’s talking for free? I just thought it was a lot of nonsense, and it stunk of a self-aggrandisement that I didn’t care for. So, tonally, it’s not great, but musically it’s pretty good. But, even listening back in my head to it now, I don’t remember much except the big singles, which I’ve heard before, so I probably won’t come back to this one. Forgettable, ambivalent, three stars.

well ok uh much like the last one this is from an artist thats like, i know of em but have never just sat down with an album of theirs before. it's kinda unfortunate to get this one immediately after another 80s synth pop album cos obviously im comparing the two, and honestly? i much prefer low-life over this. it's not bad, like it's still pretty solid, but idk i like my 80s synth pop to be angsty and brooding, yknow? while there's still some of that here, it's mostly limited to the back half of the album. on that note, my favourite this time was "the chauffeur", which is probably due to it being the track that's the most... "like that"? on the album? "hold back the rain" comes up as a close second, although i'm not sure i could explain why. might just be the vocals hitting correct, cos i quite like the chorus on "new religion" too and that one is definitely down to the vocals. and "save a prayer" is good too. so yeah, thats uh. yet another 4, although quite a lot weaker than the last one. it's hard to vary it up when u only have a 1-5 rating system and u literally love music.

Too much in too little time. I need a break sometime

I knew and liked the singles. I think Save A Prayer is one of their best songs. The Chauffeur took the mood further. That was kinda ominous! Overall I thought this was a good and catchy album.

está aprobado, no me voló mucho la cabeza me gustó bastante Hungry like the wolfe y después par de temas más que me gustaron bastante, no lo volvería a escuchar completo porque tampoco encuentro mucho en qué contexto hacerlo y no es tanto mi estilo así que no lo volvería a escuchar pero temas sueltos si, por ejemplo esta mañana me puse a escuchar los 3/4 temas que me gustaron y banque

Pre mňa je to od nich ten najlepší album

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

A core memory for me in elementary school was watching Duran Duran on MTV cruising on a sailboat while my babysitter lost her mind about how much she loved what would become the grandfather of boy bands.

Classic eighties-sound. The album is carried by two strong hits, but the rest is also quite good. Fsvourites: Hungry Like The Wolf, Rio

Dazzling at best but mostly boring. Lucky to get 3 stars

The non-singles here are surprisingly good. Its a fin album, if a bit too poppy for me

okay!

The music was good and a little less "safe" than I would've thought from Hungry Like The Wolf but still a little repetitive.

Hungry Like the Wolf earns a full star alone

Seems really dated. Not bad, but not good.

i love a sudden xylophone and a great closer track

Really good, fun tracks and basslines were crazy.

Eh pretty good for me... some hits but some missed for me. Title track was good, but not great.

I used to think (as a dumb teenager) that DD was silly pop trash. What I needed to understand was, OF COURSE they’re silly pop trash! And they do it better than almost anyone! We have room for R.E.M. and Springsteen AND Duran Duran. And what are you likely singing to yourself on a summer’s day? Not “Welcome to the Occupation”, I can tell you!

vergessen c

Eh. Never been a big Duran Duran guy, this album did not change that.

Genre defining album. It's not only fun, but also wonderfully produced. I imagine listening to Rio in 1982 and thinking that this is what the future sounds like.

These guys hit when I was in college. They seemingly came out of nowhere, then through the magic of several MTV videos, they were literally…EVERYWHERE. I was not a fan of “Girls on Film” (from their eponymous debut album), but I really liked the hits from this one (“Hungry Like the Wolf”, “Save a Prayer”, and especially “Rio”). The rest of the album is mostly competent early 80s Britpop, more or less fun but a lot of empty calories. I feel like I want to dock them a bunch of stars for all the pretty boy imitators they spawned, but hey, I won’t hold a grudge. Three stars.

First listen. Nice album. I’m impressed with the arrangements. There were a couple of duds.

A lot of sounded vary samey, but I absolutely LOVED The Chauffeur and Save A Prayer. Sounds better live.

Yeah it was okay, i'm not huge into synth pop but synths still sound cool so this was enjoyable enough.

Yeah, I get it. They were an easy target to make fun of. Maybe it was an American thing. Attaching themselves to the glamor and excess, they flew in face of hardcore punk, and seemingly post-punk and goth. Tack on the pretty boy element and the knack for glossy pop, the tendency is to look the other way. However, bubbling under the surface one will find a solid record with a surprisingly sour and artful streak.

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

Not a fan of Duran Duran even back in the day. That being the case, they did have an impact and it’s more of a musical taste thing than they aren’t good at their jobs. I remember their videos, so again, quite the impact on me though I never had an album. “Hungry Like the Wolf” is still the song I like. Nothing has changed on that end for me since the early MTV days. Other than that, “New Religion “ stood out for me. The bass and overlapping vocals made it stand out.

Teria em vinil

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

80s two days in a row??? Uggggh… but it is good 80s once extent that exists. 3.4

Only really knew Rio and Hungry Like a Wolf, but there was plenty more to like on this album! It’s a bit uneven, but as a whole quite enjoyable. 7/10 Quite Likeable

This bass fucks.

no notes. perfect.

Mai stato un fan dei Duran Duran. Come sempre quando si ascoltano le cose senza pregiudizi si scoprono cose molto interessanti. Bell’album, energico e vivo, ti fa ballare e muovere la testa senza nemmeno volerlo

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

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, the singles were unlistenable at the time and have if anything somehow become more inexorably excruciating today. The album though was new to me and although dreadful, not uniformly so, “The Chauffeur” being odd enough to be interesting for example. One star, but a higher one star than I expected on pressing play. Tom.

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

Fun to dance to in my school days. I'm still not a huge fan of pretty-boy pop bands, but hard not to tap your foot to it. So many of these songs were big on the airwaves, I had forgotten. The lyrical depth is lacking, but the bounce is STRONG with this one. Good but great is very debatable. My desire for replay is low.

This was already in my music library, I know it well, you'll clutch these five stars out of my cold dead hands. The very best of slightly sleazy synth-pop. Vocals are a little weak, I never found him the best singer, but the bass and synths more than make up for it. I wish they'd done more songs like "The Chauffeur" and I also wish someone else had sung it, he's at his weakest there. But again, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, I listen to it all the time.

what can I say it's the 80s

Loving the sound on this album. Rio is an absolute killer of an opening track, and the tracks that follow are great. Big fan of Hungry Like The Wolf as a standout hit, and the tracks around these two hold their own and maintain the strong new wave, alternative tone that makes this album so enjoyable. All round a fantastic listen and no doubt a classic of it’s genre. 9/10.

I actually had a kick of listening to the title track a lot recently after unexpectedly getting it stuck in my head for no real reason. Pretty cool timing to listen to the whole record in full for the first time. Pretty fun, can see myself throwing this on when I'm in the mood. Not much stood out to me other than the very famous singles, but it's a nice listening experience, keeps the energy you want out of it up.

“Hungry Like The Wolf” is a good song. There are some other cool moments but it’s mostly pretty cheesy. Often there’s a cool verse that goes into a lame chorus.

Never a big fan.

I hate this big 80s sound usually but this was pretty okay

Kyyyl! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3.67

Good pop

title track is a classic of course. Also a big fan of The Chauffeur. idk what else to say, solid album i guess.

nice

Starts slow, but second half is great

Blandat men underhållande! The Chaffeur var väldigt intressant

This entire album is flawless New Wave. It's got the arrangements of 80s pop hits with the bizarre and strangeness of Duran Duran's originality. For a sophomore album, this is awesome. It's got the croon and emotion, but it also packs some super fun tracks. The record's production is slick and groovy, which when making New Wave, there's no other way. The bass playing on this album is also phenomenal. Every single song just consistently rips, whether it's a beautiful ballad or a speedy sax extravagant. This album is just so fun.

Very very 80's

Good stuff, Hungry Like the Wolf is a total banger.

It's very shiny isn't it, to the point of being overproduced really. And he's got quite an irritating voice after a while (by which I mean it's far too 80s for me). And yet the songs themselves are absolutely stellar, particularly - of course - the big hits. It's not my thing, and I don't know how quickly I'd volunteer to return to it, but it's undeniably very good.

The singles are great, I don't feel the rest of the album really measures up, perhaps that's a little harsh, but then it's a rough tough world out there...

I mean, obviously, this was a great time. Would I listen to it every day? No. Did I enjoy it today? Hell yeah 🦜

This was a vibrant happy listen! I knew a couple of the songs already, so it was enjoyable to hear them as part of the album.

holy peak i love Duran Duran

Basslines are either great or buried in the synths. Very enjoyable overall.

4.5/5 rly good 80s pop rock goin on great bass

I liked this a lot more than I thought I was going to. My understanding of Duran Duran was that they were on the bland gloopier end of 80s synth pop. While it is true that they are a little more polished and pretty than some of the more eccentric new wave acts that kicked off the 80's, there is a lot more going on musically and production wise than I thought there was going to be. Great record

Solid album, including their best, Chauffeur!

Liked this fine. My Own Way the best

Fun Fact: If you listen carefully, you can hear music under all the chorus and reverb. This album full of energy from start to finish. The major hits remain timeless classics, but the deeper cuts hold their own just as well - there truly isn’t a low point on the tracklist. What really elevates the record is the musicianship. Whether it's the basslines, drums, synths, or guitar work, the instrumental performances are what ultimately carry every track, even it it didn't become a single. It also has great, definitively 80s, album art. It was a fun listen. 4/5

Dude the car ride to work today was fucking awesome. Rio is a generational banger and My Own Way really caught on too. Everyone says the bassist is incredible so I'll have to listen more at home so I can actually hear him :P The singer is great - maybe the perfect 80's/New Wave voice. Is this New Wave? Mom wtf is New Wave. Remember when Jello Biafra said Dead Kennedy's wasn't a punk rock band, they were "a New Wave band!" hahahaha. Holy shit it's Hungry Like the Wolf. DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOOO DOOOO DOOOOOoooooo.... Where's a sick day and a CRT TV with VH1 Classic on both channels when you need it... I got distracted. New Religion has crazy synth sounds. A little cheesy but that's ok. Oh fuck the band is here. Dude Save a Prayer. What the fuck?? That weird sound they use... this is GOOD. This song is fucking insane dude I am in awe. Is Duran Duran gonna pull a fucking 5 out on me??? Ok The Chauffeur is off to an odd start. Wasn't a big fan of that one, but people fuckin love that song apparently. Oh fuck we're back to Rio oh fuck oh shit. New Religion is sooooooo good. The guitar lick man fuck. I hit the bowl and watched the video and I like Chauffeur way more now

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

Can you be too much of a pretty boy for the world not to notice how good and deeply weird your music is? This is an unconventional pop record. Duran Duran were immensely popular and the girls went gaga over them. This album is so 80s coded - from the album cover to the sax solo in the title track. The bass lines are fantastic.

The hits are good as ever, but the rest just blurs into one for me

It was ok but I was released when it was done

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.

A fun album! Fave tracks include 'Save a Prayer', 'Rio' and 'Hungry Like the Wolf'. I actually loved it so much that time seemed to fly by.

Enjoyed this one a lot! Great use of synth and blending of a few different genres. I feel like Duran Duran was ahead of their time- this album felt quintessential 80s despite only releasing in 1982. Overall- very solid. 4 to 4.5 /5

3.5

Me gustaron las últimas dos canciones, "save a prayer" y "the chauffeur'. Al parecer por un tema comercial hay dos versiones de mezcla, escuche la version inglesa y algunas versiones de la américana. Me parecio mejor algunas de la versión americana. Un pop-rock con sintetizadores sencillo y facil de escuchar.

Three big hits from Rio but know the album and remember several of the songs. Hungry Like The Wolf was the big hit that got a lot of radio play through the eighties. Fun listen. L = (2.8*s) When I think of 80s music, I think of Duran Duran and electric teal and the other dayglo colors. J = (2.6*s) I remember’82, but more for graduating from UNH and starting with Sylvania than the music.

Duran Duran is not an 80s fave for me but they do have some good tracks, a few of which make it on Rio. Something about the band just doesn't bring it like some others of the decade but they ain't bad. The title track, "Hungry Like the Wolf," and "Save a Prayer" are worthy. Double D hit it big and has had lasting power so I'm not surprised to this one (and maybe a 2nd) make the list. I've heard more about them being a bunch of ween-bags dating top models and maybe that's another reason they are listers. This album pulls a 2.95 star rating from me.

Always been a fan of Duran Duran but can't say I know much about their discography. We grew up with a greatest hits album in the household so I knew a smattering of songs throughout their career but never really knew which albums they were from. I had heard Rio was their best album so I was looking forward to a reason to give this one a spin. After 40 minutes it is hard to argue against any criticism of this album. I found the whole thing solid all the way through accompanied by a couple of their biggest hits with Rio and Wolf that still hold up great today. I've also always really liked Save A Prayer for some reason even though it lives in a sort of melodramatic zone. The remainder of the deep cuts were all fun and interesting enough to keep me hooked. Final song The Chauffeur was probably the weak link, and really not even bad, but by then the album was wrapping up and I had already really enjoyed my ride. Duran Duran has such a distinct 80's sound that a lot of other bands don't measure up to. They established a certain synth-pop sound that obviously resonates with me as I find myself coming back to Duran Duran at random times. Rio is a great album that showcases some of the best DD has to offer and feels like a staple of both the genre and the time period. I'd love an excuse to look into another album from them if it ends up on this list down the line. 3.78 stars

Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand-what joy!

Pop songs relecting the heady days of the early 80s. These songs moved new romanticism from the periphery to the mainstream, losing some edge along the way. An enjoyable assembly of catchy tunes and videos and it was a pleasure to listen again.

A rip roaring 80’s 4/5

The singles, especially Save a Prayer, are stellar and timeless. But the tracks in between don't really trouble the scorers. If this was 1001 singles to hear before you die it might do better. A pedantic 3*

Not their best effort.

Ok

Great memories revived.

Bookended by the two best Duran songs ever. The is the band at the top of their game just before super stardom arrived. A good solid set of tracks with no clunkers.

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.

The eternal sound of the 1980s.

Fine

3.5 good album not my style

Solid, catchy synthpop album

YAY!!!!!!! I have been waiting to get this album because it's such a fun vibe, one of my favourite examples of great new wave synth pop. The Chauffeur is a Song of All TimeTM in my incredibly biased opinion too.

Fun. It smells like I sound. More saxophone than I was expecting. On Apple Music the album artwork is a scan of the CD booklet and the staples are visible.

Pretty good but not great, just a little too slick. And that line in Rio, It means so much to me like a birthday or a pretty view still clangs real hard all the way up in my ear hole.

The hits are great. The rest is pretty good, but didn’t grab me.

What a fun little record. The energy is so positive and engaging; the 80s era is really coming around to me through my experience with this project. This record is bright, sultry, sometimes sullen, but always keeps me moving. Really enjoyed this one.

Save a a Prayer und New Religion die besten Songs , Sehr "launisches" Album.

Suena como Alaska

The non-hits are not all bad. And the hits are decent but nothing surprising on here or that interesting.

Okay

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

Surprisingly rich, layered and interesting... even the radio hits. The Chaffeur is great!

Only because I know it so well and I was 12 when I rinsed it!

I want to have sex with these basslines.

Much better than previous two albums, I would even say I recommend this to listen to

This is what the 80s is all about Good old-fashioned new wave music Last song stands out. It's different from rest

Duran Duran? You mean that cheesy new-wave 80s album for wine moms? And it's a no-skips masterpiece with some of the best rhythm section in the game? I wouldn't have believed it. Seriously, some of that bass work by Taylor is as technically impressive as it is groovy. Somehow by leaning hard into that really stereotypical synth-saturated 80s pop sound it ends up curving back around again into dance-club timelessness. It's so layered that at times it risks becoming a chaotic mess of sound, but it's still so well-produced and coherent. Fav Tracks: Rio, My Own Way, Save A Prayer, Hold Back The Rain

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)

Do do do do do do do do do do do. Was für Hits! Das ist irgendwie die recht gute Version der Talking Heads, oder von all dem anderen Synthschrott. Viele weirde Instrument/ Sounds, trotzdem sehr klassische Songstrukturen und glasklarer Pop. Das durch den Synth gezogene Chorus Riff bei Save a Prayer ? Fantastic! Hätte dem fast vier gegeben. Aber ehrlich betrachtet sind da schon einige Filler. We'll always have Dodododododo!

Die einzig interessante Melodie tatsächlich für die Single verwendet, auch wenn das DuDuDuDuDuddudududuuuuuuu massiv nervt. Ich bin auch "Hungry like the wolf" auf irgendwas spannendes, das hier passiert. Die 80er sind im Bereich Pop einfach ein schlechtes Albenjahrzehnt q.e.d.

Needed to be wearing roller skates listening to this to make it a 10

I dont have a ranking to these its annoying cuz i wanted to expand my music taste with these but it didnt realy get better and i think its bc most of thee albums are pure shit and its annoying

I hadn't listened to this album in its entirety for probably 30 years. The hits, Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf, Save a Prayer - I hear fairly frequently. And I like them. This is slick music. Highly produced. But I think the elevated style of Duran Duran sometimes overshadows the musicality. The songs, while they sound very much products of the 80's with signature electronics, gated snares, etc., nevertheless hold up. Good melodies, talented musicians. I enjoyed the reconnection to this music. For me, it's a borderline rating between 4 and 5 stars. I think I'm going to give it five because this is a definitive work from a successful and innovative band.

not bad, very 80s but still pretty fun, glad I listen to it

Banger album, I have on CD

75

🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 Fuck it, four stars—almost five, Duran Duran, you cheeky creatures. Rio is of my blood, but it took me years to accept that. My mom has always been a Duran Duran superman, so almost every song has an element of secondhand nostalgia for me, though they didn’t my whole life. I used to wrinkle my nose at songs like “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Rio” as a refined eight- or nine-year-old connoisseur because I’d somehow already absorbed, osmotically, a discernment for commercial pop. This distaste probably had nothing to do with the DVD music videos my mom used to sit down and watch with my sister, which made me feel—especially during the panting bridge of “Hungry Like the Wolf”—like, umm, maybe I wasn’t old enough to be watching. Of course, I never hated these songs (if only for their familiarity), but I think it took spooky Duran Duran (representing even here—I see you, “The Chauffeur”) to ease me into cheesy Duran Duran. Of course, now that I’ve been brought into the light, I’ve realized this album is kind of on fire—approaching masterclass-tier, though the second side is somewhat weaker (don’t look at them, “The Chauffeur,” look at me. I would never talk about you like that. You’re not like them, you’re different). These all, to me, sound like manufactured chart-toppers, and in that sense they’re dated, but they are still crafted so intricately and performed so energetically that they’re really hard to deny—plus, there’s still glimmers of that early Duran Duran weird in there. I’ll always prefer the weirdness of songs from Seven and the Ragged Tiger or Duran Duran (the album), but if this one is as good as it is, I can’t wait to hear what those others have to offer. Even so, it’s clear why this one ended up on the list, with just how many classics it contains. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing

Oh my freeeeeeeak this is so good. Banger after banger after banger. I'm loosening my inhibitions just enough to go ahead and give this a five... how could I not?? awoooooooo!!!

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.

ojAciegacie suuuuper

EMI EMC 3411 (UK) vinyl rip: Very dynamic mastering, at least on this vinyl pressing (DR 14). The mix is very "busy." There's a lot of track layering. Oooo, marimba on "Last Chance on the Stairway." Nice. This feels like the quintessential soundtrack to the 1980s. Purple beach sunsets, smoky nightclubs, mirror-covered hotel penthouses, and so on. More about sex than cocaine. Harvest ST-12211 (US reissue, remastered, 3rd edition) vinyl rip: Punchier, more vocal-forward mix. Not as good to me. I can see why this would be more appealing on radio back then though. I don't like the "night version" of "Hungry Like the Wolf" as much. The moans are louder...of course!

B+

This album is a great representation of the 80’s synth heavy pop with made-for-MTV looking band members. And they really did make some great videos in the early days of MTV, including Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf from this album. Flock of Seagulls was out there making videos with tin foil for their background while Duran Duran was filming in Antigua and Sri Lanka (yes I had to look up the locations). They understood the assignment. But they’re more than just a pretty face. Simon Le Bon has a legitimately good voice and John Taylor is great on bass. Not all the songs were winners but it’s a nostalgic fun listen. 3.5 stars.

Decent 80’s rock. I was never a huge fan of Duran Duran when they were popular, but I think they had some big single releases that stood on their own. Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf are two of those that make this album likable. No real complaints about the music, just average rock songs.

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.

Great album. The three mega hits draw your attention but there is quality start to finish. Duran Duran were the pinnacle of 80s pop, and Rio is one of the best albums of the period. Shout out to John Taylor, as a casual fan I don't recall him getting much attention but amazing bass player that absolutely kills it on this album.

Opzich ja. Was heerlijk om naar te luisteren als album maar individueel waren de liedjes minder leuk. Bij elkaar is het wel een leuke luister ervaring. Ik zou t nog ene keer luisteren.

Her name was Rio and she likes to dance....on land?

Great 80s dchlock

It's better than standard easy listening 80s, but it doesn't excite me much.

I love me some 80s music. I like the inclusion of horns in music. This album was the first album I heard years ago that introduced me to Duran Duran. This was a fun record to listen to. Hungry Like The Wolf was the first song I heard by the band. Listening to this album again was fun and enjoyable. It definitely brings the 80s vibes. Great pick to start the week!

Duran Duran has a way of putting me in a good mood, and Rio is them at their best.

What a solid album

Rio has been stuck in my head for days now, thanks a lot

ohhhh duran duran my mother is a fan lol broo was für 2½ stunden help (ahh sind verschiedene versions schereee) cover macht mir lowkey angst rio actually geiler song hOlD bAcK tHe rAin ✨️ hungry like the wolve bissi sus noich disco ahhh album funky einstiege immer auf jeden fall damn jaa also das würde ich jetzt nicht so hören ig aber trotzdem not bad so auf den

Great tunes. Remember high school days.

Iconic album with a very high floor

Very eighties, like the vocals in general and as usual good vibes. Hard to get really immersed in it. It's not very strong on the melodies and goes mostly on beats and vibes. Nothing wrong with that, but also nothing outstanding. 7.4/10? Some really cool songs on it, like Rio. Would pick and choose probably, but there are some on here worthy of a repeat

Was a great listen! Makes me realize that 80s music was pretty rocking. I don’t believe I’ve heard these songs before but I felt a sense of familiarity with the sound in general. Made the experience very cozy and kept me interested

#56 Quintessential 80s synth pop, where the bass player is the underrated star of the show. A few of these songs were massive hits, but in typical 80s fashion the album suffers from too much of the same. Not bad, just dated. 3.5/5 Highlights: Hold Back The Rain, Rio, Hungry Like The Wolf.

The music itself is incredibly good, unfortunatly i just got out of my 80's phase and am unable to truly appreciate it.

Me encanto, fluido y muy ochentero lo ame es muy mi tipo.

The Chauffeur was nice

Surprisingly grew on me, bass line draws you in. Is this something that I will casually listen to regularly? No. But I am glad I gave Duran Duran a chance, though, I still don’t understand their cult following. (3.5)

Hungry like the wolf: still horny.

I just thought it was an okay rock album. I would see it near a 4 during its time but I feel like it’s not as alternative or unique by modern standards. Its a decent album

Extreem catchy synth/bass en 80s vibes! Hele goeie album cover ook. Ik vind de harmonieën van de vocals heel tof, vooral met die dissonantie maakt het heel interessant (save a prayer)

NGL I thought this was going to be better. It was good not great. I love Hungry Like The Wolf but most of the songs lacked an edge to them.

I slept on Duran Duran for too long.

wow just an insane album. the desperation in the vocals are to die for

Ok

Great electronic hits. Love the synth sounds and the moving bassline. Screams 80s and firmly places it there. 4/5

Got a bit sleepy toward the end but I can't argue with the beginning

glittery bangers

Really good energy super exciting - unfortunately I kinda don’t care about half the songs. But hungry like a wolf is so good and even the forgettable songs are high energy.

Paar grote hits

It's an okay album. There are some memorable songs, but the album gets a little repetitive. As synth pop goes, it's not the worst, but it is a top heavy album. 3/5 Might listen again

i lowkey only fw 2 songs from this album but i rly like duran duran

Pas trop mal, au bon moment je pense peut-être mieux apprécier Rio. Pour l'instant, j'avoue faire une overdose de musiques au synthé (et autres traits caractéristiques musicaux des années 80). En résumé, c'est comme les choux de Bruxelles : un peu ça va, trop je ne mange pas. /!\ viens de découvrir que save a prayer est en fait une musique en tendance sur TikTok (elle est pas mal)

fire brings me back when I used to listen to them

fun

I like the opening track as it gives me a big summer vibe, especially with its older 80s sound design 8.5 out of 10

2.5

Enjoyment: 7/10 Replayability: 6/10 Cohesion: 4/10 Flow/Pacing: 4/10 Artistic Merit: 4/10 Weighted Average: 5.55/10 Review: I wanted to like this album more than I actually did. The songs were decent and I'm a sucker for synths, but this is the first time I felt that I disagreed with the track order. Rio felt out of place at the top. I would've placed Rio deeper in the album as a reward for listening through. And most of the other tracks just blended together without sticking out as much as I would've wanted with the only exception being The Chaffeur, which I felt served its job as the cap of the album. Liked Song(s): Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf, The Chaffeur Disliked Song(s): (None) Recommend? Yes Heard Before? Partly

So many hit singles on this one that’s pretty wild. I enjoyed it.

Peak 80s

*starts breathing heavily* Hungry like the wolf Hungry like the wolf Hungry like the wolf Awooooooooooooooooo A couple great hits on this one. The bass was grooving throughout especially on the title track. It’s Duran Duran. What more could you want?

Sounds very 80s. I always thought Hungry Like a Wolf ripped off Michael Jackson’s Black or White but turns out this came out like 10 years before.

hungry like the wolf is just a classic. I think i am falling into the trap where i like albums because of one song. that being said, album was eh. 3/5

Better than most 80s pop. High 3

very solid

Classic 80’s album with some hits that still hold up to this day

Number: 188 Familiarity: Well-versed (4) Rating: 3 ======= I'll give it a low 3. For the most part, I'm not a fan of main stream early 80's synth pop.

Take me back to the concert! This will forever be unique and haunting pop with a flair of fantasy. I love this collection and the throwback of random instrumentals thrown in.

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

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I finally got round to Rio. Yes, yes. I know. There are two lazy ways of talking about Duran Duran. One is to dismiss them as MTV pin-ups. The other is to overcompensate and pretend they secretly invented modern music. Neither is true. We must, however, talk about how accomplished they are as a band. John Taylor constantly changes his approach from song to song rather than imposing a single bass style. Roger Taylor is a far subtler drummer than he’s usually given credit for, often succeeding by leaving space rather than filling it. Andy Taylor shifts effortlessly between rock muscle, Chic-style rhythm work and atmospheric colour, while Nick Rhodes quietly orchestrates the whole affair. By the end I was thinking of him less as a keyboard player than as an arranger who happened to use synthesisers. The real revelation was how they divide the labour. Every instrument has a job. The arpeggiators aren’t there because synthesisers were fashionable; they’re given distinct functions from track to track. Sometimes they’re the rhythmic engine, sometimes they’re a moving pad, sometimes they simply animate the harmony. Nobody duplicates anyone else. You can hear all sorts flowing into the record: Chic’s bass philosophy, Bowie’s Low, the spacious thinking of Closer, the elegance of Japan, even Dave Ball’s electronic restraint. Rio isn’t so much a revolution as a confluence. It doesn’t invent a new musical language. It speaks several existing ones with remarkable fluency. And then there’s Simon. We can, and probably should, talk at length about Simon Le Bon and his unmistakable Drama Student from Harrow tendencies. The phrasing, the theatricality, the sense that every line is being delivered from somewhere just slightly above the stage lights. Sometimes it works beautifully, giving the songs a kind of heightened, romantic sheen. Sometimes it teeters on the brink of parody. But it’s never dull, and crucially, it fits the band’s sense of scale. These songs aren’t meant to be mumbled; they’re meant to be performed. And yes, occasionally it feels like he’d narrate the washing up with the same intensity he’d bring to a doomed love affair on a yacht in the Caribbean. But that’s part of the charm. The domestic and the exotic collapse into the same heightened register. And that’s probably why I admire it more than I love it. Given an infinite record shop and a finite allowance of 1001 albums, I’m not convinced Rio would be an obvious pick. I’d probably reach for the records that created those vocabularies first. But that doesn’t diminish what Duran Duran achieved. They distilled a remarkable amount of musical thinking into a set of immaculate pop records. It’s a happy confluence that made a lot of bedroom dancers very happy. And yes, I still have no bloody idea what “The Reflex” is about. But nor does Simon. So that’s OK.

Listened to one song because I didn't have time, but I like the vibe. I should listen to all of it

VERY 80s. Sounds nice, like the song called Rio. Gives Brazil and beach energy in the 80s.

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

Decent album that is screamingly 80's 3/5

Save a prayer is an all time fav but sadly the rest of the album doesn’t work as much for me

Heard before?:✔️ Will listen again?:✔️

Great 80s record! Felt very cohesive and was just a bop to listen through

They were big in the 80's, but let's face it, they were primarily a band listened to by girls. Sure, we dudes might have secretly thought Hungry Like The Wolf had a cool sound, and the synth in Save a Prayer with the note bending sounds really neat, but we would never have been caught dead owning a Duran Duran album. Fast forward a few decades and I've begun playing the bass and you know what? John Taylor absolutely shreds on bass. Just listen to the bass lines on these songs. Raw talent. Amazing. But I'll still never understand what "I smell like I sound" means.

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Still a solid album with all the fun 80s feels. Four stars

Quintessential 80s new wave. Really like the album. Certainly a 4.5, but can’t give it a 5. First time I have not rounded up.

Very much enjoyed the unashamed 80's throw back. Very much of its genre and I think very much holds its own in today's musical world. Definitely a keeper on the playlist

okay

I honestly don't really have a lot of notes on this one. I liked all of the songs, because I love the vibe of it, the way that it sounds, and I just really love Simon John Charles Le Bons voice and tone. The songs also kind of all sounded the same (not all, and not completely), but I don't really mind. They were a little too long for my liking, but that's fine. The album basically has a perfect duration, it isn't too long, but it isn't that short either. I did really, really like this one!!

There is something special about Duran Duran and albums from this era. Man so many hits on this.

actually surprised at how many deep cuts i hadn't heard, i thought every song on here was a single. unfortunately they were all pretty mid this album was such a huge deal at the time, perfect for MTV at a time when it *really fucking mattered*

title track was okay! the album accidentally started on shuffle, but i fixed it. the bass in new religion is sick save a prayer is cool i think the chauffer is my fav 6.5/10

All the feels! Duran Duran feels exotic!