Rio [Deluxe Edition]
This is an Enhanced CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files, including the videos for "Rio," "Hungry Like The Wolf" and "Save A Prayer."Duran Duran: Simon Le Bon (vocals); Andy Taylor (guitar); Nick Rhodes (keyboards); John Taylor (bass); Roger Taylor (drums).Additional personnel: Andy Hamilton (saxophone).Recorded at Air, London, England in 1982. Includes liner notes by Simon LeBon and Nick Rhodes.Digitally remastered by Tony Cousins.Audio Remasterer: Steve Rooke.Liner Note Author: Daryl Easlea.Recording information: Air, London, UK (1982); EMI's Manchester Square Studio, London, UK (1982).Illustrator: Nagel.Photographer: Andy Earl.The artistic progression from the band's self-titled debut to the following year's RIO was the greatest aesthetic leap of Duran Duran's career. The group moved from catchy but somewhat rudimentary New Romantic synth-funk to elegantly arranged, sophisticated pop-rock, concentrating more on song structure than dance beats. For the