Duran Duran
UK
Formed: 1978
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, Electronic
Styles: Dance-Pop, Dance, Club/Dance, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, New Romantic, Synth Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock
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Duran Duran personified new wave for much of the mainstream audience. And for good reason, too. Duran Duran's reputation was built through music videos, which accentuated their fashion-model looks and glamorous sense of style. Without music videos, it's likely that their pop-funk -- described by the group as the Sex Pistols meets Chic -- would never have made them international pop stars. While Duran Duran did have sharper pop sensibilities than their new romantic contemporaries like Spandau Ballet and Ultravox, none of their peers exploited MT...
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