Duran Duran

English new romantic pop group Duran Duran, circa 1985. Left to right: John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Simon LeBon, Andy Taylor, Roger Taylor. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive

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 the band's pop-funk -- described by the group as the Sex Pistols meets Chic -- would never have made them interna... Read More