{"product_id":"duran-durans-rio-by-annie-zaleski-9781501355189","title":"Duran Duran's Rio","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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, \u003cem\u003eRio\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, \u003cem\u003eRio\u003c\/em\u003e 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 colourful music videos, which established Duran Duran as leaders of an MTV-driven second British Invasion, and the group's cutting-edge visual aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVia extensive new interviews with band members and other figures who helped \u003cem\u003eRio\u003c\/em\u003e succeed, this book explores how and why \u003cem\u003eRio\u003c\/em\u003e became a landmark pop-rock album, and examines how the LP was both a musical inspiration—and a reflection of a musical, cultural, and technology zeitgeist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430649544940,"sku":"9781501355189","price":21.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781501355189.jpg?v=1774558918","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/duran-durans-rio-by-annie-zaleski-9781501355189","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}