{"product_id":"duran-durans-rio-paperback","title":"Duran Duran's Rio - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnie Zaleski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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, \u003ci\u003eRio\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e However, \u003ci\u003eRio\u003c\/i\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 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 \u003ci\u003eRio \u003c\/i\u003esucceed, this book explores how and why \u003ci\u003eRio\u003c\/i\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Zaleski \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning freelance journalist, editor, and critic based in Cleveland, Ohio. Previously, she was on staff at the \u003ci\u003eRiverfront Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlternative Press\u003c\/i\u003e. Her profiles, interviews, and criticism have appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, NPR Music, The Guardian, Salon, Time, Billboard, The A.V. Club, Vulture, The Los Angeles Times, Stereogum, Cleveland Plain Dealer, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Las Vegas Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. She also writes liner notes, including for the 2016 reissue of R.E.M.'s \u003ci\u003eOut of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.5 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699472011327,"sku":"9781501355189","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b87e3dd23608e8f7e4bb6919bfee87c7.webp?v=1765013535","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/duran-durans-rio-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}