tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558055401220732192.post2057694358468126843..comments2023-10-01T11:24:45.430-04:00Comments on So Hip It Hurts: "Rio" revisitedVinny Verohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167457760151973169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558055401220732192.post-57905925794939713472009-11-21T19:39:43.382-05:002009-11-21T19:39:43.382-05:00I've been in a Japan mood lately, and as much ...I've been in a Japan mood lately, and as much as I love these guys (warts and all) I don't know if I could put them on the same shelf as their influences. Their debut is a fun, if blatant attempt to make Quiet Life II: The Sequel. But I have to give credit where it's due; this album succeeds and fails to wilt over time because of their talent, good taste and the songwriting <i>nails</i> the excitement of their coming of age. This album sounds like boys transitioning into men with the world at their fingertips. It is an honest piece of art that captures what was obviously a real and powerful moment in their lives.<br /><br />I've also been listening to DD lately and while Notorious and most of Big Thing and The Wedding Album stand as artistic equals to Rio, none of them have that raw excitement on view here. Good god, when Ragged Tiger came out I was appalled. I blew off Duran Duran not because they got popular, (I want my favorite bands to get popular) but because I thought they lowered their standards. Ragged Tiger was a quintessential coke album that did nothing but offend me. It was not until a friend (who was older and a musician, besides) said I needed to hear Notorious that I got back into their fold. Then I learned that it's a rough road being a Duran Duran fan. They'll bookend a classic (Wedding Album) with dogs and it seems like they don't have the slightest of clues at times. But I have to admit, they maintain my casual, at least, interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558055401220732192.post-15863072185028053222009-11-02T23:50:50.916-05:002009-11-02T23:50:50.916-05:00So excited about these sets, and you are right...t...So excited about these sets, and you are right...this Rio deluxe edition is the motherlode, and was a fantastic release. You are very right to note that after 27 years of teen hype, the music actually stands up quite well on its own with other music from similar artists. Bring on the others!countpopulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353668830179023892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558055401220732192.post-35208729768739870122009-11-02T23:07:55.829-05:002009-11-02T23:07:55.829-05:00Great review! Definitely I need to buy this CD re-...Great review! Definitely I need to buy this CD re-issue because so far I don't have an original album. Hope that in the future they would release similar re-issue of "Liberty", one of my favourite Duran Duran albums.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com