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| Verlag | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Auflage | 2022 |
| Seiten | 184 |
| Format | 12,8 x 1,1 x 16,5 cm |
| Gewicht | 158 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | 33 1/3 |
| EAN | 9781501355189 |
| Bestell-Nr | 50135518UA |
Explores how and why Rio became a landmark new wave album, and gives a critical eye to what many still consider to be merely a teen-pop band.
Klappentext:
In the '80s, the Birmingham, England, band Duran Duran became closely associated with new wave, an idiosyncratic genre that dominated the decade's music and culture. No album represented this rip-it-up-and-start-again movement better than the act's breakthrough 1982 LP, Rio. A cohesive album with a retro-futuristic sound-influences include danceable disco, tangy funk, swaggering glam, and Roxy Music's art-rock-the full-length sold millions and spawned smashes such as "Hungry Like the Wolf" and the title track. However, Rio wasn't a success everywhere at first; in fact, the LP had to be buffed-up with remixes and reissued before it found an audience in America. The album was further buoyed by colorful music videos, which established Duran Duran as leaders of an MTV-driven second British Invasion, and the group's cutting-edge visual aesthetic. Via extensive new interviews with band members and other figures who helped Rio succeed, this book explores how and why Rio became a landmar k pop-rock album, and examines how the LP was both a musical inspiration-and a reflection of a musical, cultural, and technology zeitgeist.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction1. The Road to Rio2. Writing & Recording Rio3. Why Rio Matters4. Duran Duran, Video Mavens5. Winning Over US Radio6. 1983: The Year of Duran Duran7. Rio's Impact and ResonanceAcknowledgmentsBibliography
Rezension:
Containing new interviews with four of the original five band members along with commentary from colleagues and former label execs and radio programmers of that period, the Rio book offers a behind-the-scenes making of the album and song analysis as well the record's enduring popularity decades later. Forbes