Rock Hall Tourney Round 1: Duran Duran vs. Eurythmics

The ’80s had been an attention-grabbing time the place the basic rock guitar sound of the ’70s gave technique to an inflow of keyboard and electronic-infused acts redefining how we seen rock. Two of the most important acts to return from this period also known as New Wave had been Duran Duran and Eurythmics, each who earned Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame nominations this 12 months. However who rocks extra within the eyes of onerous rock and metallic followers?

The five-piece outfit Duran Duran shaped in 1978 in Birmingham, England and took the music world by storm not lengthy after the flip of the last decade. Their first three albums, Duran Duran, Rio and Seven and the Ragged Tiger, all with the core 5, reached the Prime 10 of the Billboard album chart and the band amassed a string of hit singles together with “Hungry Just like the Wolf,” “Rio,” “Save a Prayer,” “Is There One thing I Ought to Know?,” “Union of the Snake,” “New Moon on Monday,” “The Reflex,” “Wild Boys” and “A View to a Kill.” However the group would splinter off into aspect initiatives in 1985, finally regrouping and persevering with their profession albeit with out the total lineup intact once more till 2001.

Whereas Nick Rhodes’ keyboard work definitely performed a task of their general sound, Duran Duran did supply some rock heaviness whether or not it’s Roger Taylor’s onerous hitting drums in “Is There One thing I Ought to Know” and “Wild Boys” or the extra aggressive breakout single “Hungry Just like the Wolf.”

Duran Duran, “Wild Boys”

As for his or her opponent on this spherical, the duo of powerhouse vocalist Annie Lennox and multi-instrumentalist Dave Stewart grew to become Eurythmics after their former group The Vacationers dissolved. Although their first Eurythmics album made little impression, their sophomore set led by the title “Candy Goals (Are Fabricated from This)” put them on the map as each radio and music video stars in 1983.

The duo recorded eight studio albums over the course of the ’80s exhibiting a variety of kinds. Included of their string of ’80s hits had been extra straight up rock leaning tracks equivalent to “Would I Mislead You?” “Missionary Man” and “I Want a Man.” However “Candy Goals” stays their calling card, with the music even receiving a profitable rock makeover by Marilyn Manson within the ’90s.

Eurythmics, “Missionary Man”

So who’s bringing extra rock to the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame – Duran Duran or Eurythmics? You’ll be able to vote within the ballot under via March 22, 2022. And you should definitely click on on the button under after you voted to view the subsequent matchup.