They could not carry The Cure...who I’m listening to right now btw.....or The Furs or Depeche Modes jock straps
Much less say Joy Division or The Jesus and Mary Chain
Duran Duran were a fashion and video band....almost as bad as A Hah
MTV carried most of these “bands”, most of the music sucked.
That was their image yeah but their best singles were terrific. Songs like Rio and ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’ may be bubble gum but they still sound pretty great.