Been listening to the Rio album lately

Great song.

They dedicated this to Marvin at their concert a day after he died.

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one of my favourites by them. love this song!! amazing live too!!

I even kinda like this...

CHIC0 said:

one of my favourites by them. love this song!! amazing live too!!

I had "Rio" for awhile but I never listened to most of the album until last week. I was watching VH1 Classic and they aired the episode of "Classic Albums" and I immediately dug it out. My current iPod is only 8gb so I have to get a 32gb one because I need to put the whole LP and the debut album, Seven And The Ragged Tiger, and Notorious on it

I spent Saturday night reading about the group's history.... it was a break from a MJ research

Umm....Chico, DID YOU GET THOSE WHAM! SONGS I SENT YOU?!

Nikademus said:

I even kinda like this...

whoa, that was really good

One of my top 5 favorite Duran Duran songs

Loved the video it made me want to visit Rio Im still waiting......

A perfect song from a perfect album!

Do yourself a favor and make sure you get the version from the recent 2-disc rerelease. It isn't chopped to bits like the other album versions or that horrific edit on Greatest.

bboy87 said:

CHIC0 said:

one of my favourites by them. love this song!! amazing live too!!

I had "Rio" for awhile but I never listened to most of the album until last week. I was watching VH1 Classic and they aired the episode of "Classic Albums" and I immediately dug it out. My current iPod is only 8gb so I have to get a 32gb one because I need to put the whole LP and the debut album, Seven And The Ragged Tiger, and Notorious on it

Can't believe you just got into Rio! That album is flawless. I love how they shot a video for almost every track. "Lonely in Your Nightmare"

Don't forget "The Wild Boys" and "A View to a Kill" that fit in before Notorious. I'd also strongly recommend their latest album, All You Need Is Now. For a lot of fans, it's their strongest work since Rio.

Timmy84 said:

Great song.

They dedicated this to Marvin at their concert a day after he died.

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Awww really? Lovely yet sad

HotGritz said:

Timmy84 said:

Great song.

They dedicated this to Marvin at their concert a day after he died.

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Awww really? Lovely yet sad

Yep. I gotta find a video of it but that was a touching moment.

AlexdeParis said:

bboy87 said:

I had "Rio" for awhile but I never listened to most of the album until last week. I was watching VH1 Classic and they aired the episode of "Classic Albums" and I immediately dug it out. My current iPod is only 8gb so I have to get a 32gb one because I need to put the whole LP and the debut album, Seven And The Ragged Tiger, and Notorious on it

Can't believe you just got into Rio! That album is flawless. I love how they shot a video for almost every track. "Lonely in Your Nightmare"

Don't forget "The Wild Boys" and "A View to a Kill" that fit in before Notorious. I'd also strongly recommend their latest album, All You Need Is Now. For a lot of fans, it's their strongest work since Rio.

Believe me, I'm ashamed of it

I liked the self titled album and I liked some songs from Rio but never gave the full album a full listen, but I'm glad I have now

Timmy84 said:

Great song.

They dedicated this to Marvin at their concert a day after he died.

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Marvin as in Marvin Gaye? Interesting.

Finally got Rio but didn't feel as if I'd missed much as I was quite familiar with the singles, the BEST tracks. Save a Prayer is still great. I LIKE the version on Greatest.

datdude said:

Finally got Rio but didn't feel as if I'd missed much as I was quite familiar with the singles, the BEST tracks. Save a Prayer is still great. I LIKE the version on Greatest.

Well, of course you do. Anyone who doesn't see what's so great about songs like "New Religion" and "The Chauffeur" probably isn't going to agree on much with me.

I still maintain Rio is absolutely perfect. The 4 singles are all top-notch and the 5 album tracks could've easily been singles.

(Thinking about it, I do agree that the singles are probably the best tracks. "Save a Prayer" and "My Own Way" are definitely my favorites, but I'd probably put both "Rio" and "Hungry Like the Wolf" ever so slightly ahead of "Lonely in Your Nightmare.")

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datdude said:

Timmy84 said:

Great song.

They dedicated this to Marvin at their concert a day after he died.

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Marvin as in Marvin Gaye? Interesting.

Finally got Rio but didn't feel as if I'd missed much as I was quite familiar with the singles, the BEST tracks. Save a Prayer is still great. I LIKE the version on Greatest.

Yeah.

bboy87 said:

AlexdeParis said:

Can't believe you just got into Rio! That album is flawless. I love how they shot a video for almost every track. "Lonely in Your Nightmare"

Don't forget "The Wild Boys" and "A View to a Kill" that fit in before Notorious. I'd also strongly recommend their latest album, All You Need Is Now. For a lot of fans, it's their strongest work since Rio.

Believe me, I'm ashamed of it

I liked the self titled album and I liked some songs from Rio but never gave the full album a full listen, but I'm glad I have now

Better late than never. One of the very best pop records of the '80s bar none. The debut is excellent as well.

It always seemed to me that Black American musicians/artists were more appreciated in England than they were in the U.S.

That song is definitely a fan favorite especially live. This last leg of the North American tour, it wasn't played for the first time in years. I think they've replaced it with "Ordinary World," which is also a great song. It'll probably return in the future. It's cool hearing folks discovering or rediscovering D2 music. I wore out my Rio tape back then, and it's probably top 1 or 2 all time favorite releases. From beginning to end it sounds complete.