Rio (Collectors Edition)

Duran Duran’s second album elegantly and audaciously tests the boundaries of synth-pop, fleshing out New Wave guitars and disco grooves with shimmering keyboards and some of the \'80s\' catchiest hooks. \"Rio\" pits Simon Le Bon\'s suave voice against a sleek, driving pulse, while \"The Chauffeur\" sets him adrift among ethereal pads and pan pipes. John Taylor\'s muscular basslines propel \"Last Chance on the Stairway\" and \"My Own Way\"; \"Hungry Like the Wolf\" plays hard rock riffs off delectable vocal harmonies. The melancholy \"Save a Prayer\" sounds tailor-made for slow dances in the distant future.