A very early video was the accompaniment to Girls Music videos came next making their popularity in England Recorded sound from television, slide projectors and recordings of conversations. Romantic Movement, bringing with them a number of unusual and creative Britain loved Duranĭuran and the band instantly found themselves at the forefront of the New Members, they were finally able to release their first single in 1981, While they had recorded their first demo during the shuffling of group Obtained a new guitar player Andy Taylor (1961) and that resulted in John When he was drafted by Duran Duran in 1980. Le Bon was a drama student at Birmingham University They had to go through a few more singers before they finally found Simon Search of one, they managed to acquire a drummer, Roger Taylor (1960), but The first member change came not long after forming when Colley andĭuffy left the group to pursue more traditional rock and roll music.ĭuran Duran was left without a very key element to a band: a vocalist. Student and used his school's facilities to create posters for the band. Some advertising help from one of its members, John Taylor, who was an art Simon Colley on clarinet and bass and Stephen Duffy as vocalist and bassĭuran's first gigs were played at a trendy nightclub in BirminghamĪppropriately titled Barbarella. Rhodes on Wasp synthesizer and rhythm unit, John Taylor on lead guitar, Would change several times over the years. The original group consisted of four members, though the arrangement The two had been tossing around ideas for a band name when they wereĭually inspired by the sci-fi flick, Barbarella (1968), and from this In addition, they are credited with bringing New Wave to the masses.Ĭoming from Birmingham, England in 1978, Duran Duran was the product ofĪ conversation between John Taylor (1960) and Nick Rhodes (1962) over aĬouple of drinks at the Hole in the Wall Pub (now known as Saramoons). The British post-punk, New Wave band, Duran Duran did just that and it helped immensely on their rise to stardom. The world in the early 1980s, it was definitely in a band's best interest Once the video music industry took hold of Previous to the 1980s, Music Television (MTV) and music videos were not necessarilyĬommon household terms.