Pretenders - Pretenders
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Track List: Pretenders
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- PreciousDownload & Buy
- The Phone CallDownload & Buy
- Up The NeckDownload & Buy
- Tattooed Love BoysDownload & Buy
- Space InvaderDownload & Buy
- The WaitDownload & Buy
- Stop Your SobbingDownload & Buy
- KidDownload & Buy
- Private LifeDownload & Buy
- Brass In PocketDownload & Buy
- Lovers Of TodayDownload & Buy
- Mystery AchievementDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Pretenders
- Release Date:
- 10/25/1990
- Label:
- Warner Bros Uk
- UPC:
- 075992743020
User Reviews: Pretenders
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Great Rock.
, June 22, 2001Reviewer: sskehan17 - See all sskehan17's reviewsThis was one of the best gritty, raw punk rock albums ever. -
1979 and all that....
, May 30, 2001Was the year when many new bands suddenly appeared on the UK pub scene, and the Pretenders were one of the best of those to emerge then.
Their debut album here is class punk, rock...whatever, throughout. The album bristles with aggression, anger, resentment, passion and cynicism, courtesy of the highly talented Chrissie Hynde, a hard-headed American lady who decided to pack her bags in Ohio in the mid '70s, and head for the UK, from where she's never looked back since.
The standout track on this album, is "Private Life", a bitter song set to a reggae beat, which is truly quite amazing. But the whole album is quite varied, so it never gets boring, and the other tracks are all strong.
Although the Pretenders have always been a vehicle for Chrissie Hynde's songs, you cannot take anything away from the other members of the band who play so well together, and with total conviction.
A tremendous start, and highly recommended.
m06een00 ...
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Pro Reviews: Pretenders
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Few rock roll records rock as hard or with as much originality as the Pretenders' eponymous debut album. A sleek, stylish fusion of Stonesy rock roll, new wave pop, and pure punk aggression, Pretenders is teeming with sharp hooks and a viciously cool attitude. Although Chrissie Hynde establishes herself as a forceful and distinctively feminine songwriter, the record isn't a singer/songwriter's tour de force -- it's a rock roll album, powered by a unique and aggressive band. Guitarist James Honeyman-Scott never plays conventional riffs or leads, and his phased, treated guitar gives new dimension to the pounding rhythms of "Precious," "Tattooed Love Boys," "Up the Neck," and "The Wait," as well as the more measured pop of "Kid," "Brass in Pocket," and "Mystery Achievement." He provides the perfect backing for Hynde and her tough, sexy swagger. Hynde doesn't fit into any conventional female rock stereotype, and neither do her songs, alternately displaying a steely exterior or a disarming emotional vulnerability. It's a deep, rewarding record, whose primary virtue is its sheer energy. Pretenders moves faster and harder than most rock records, delivering an endless series of melodies, hooks, and infectious rhythms in its 12 songs. Few albums, let alone debuts, are ever this astonishingly addictive. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Over the years, the Pretenders became a vehicle for guitarist/vocalist Chrissie Hynde's songwriting, yet it was a full-fledged band when it was formed in the late '70s. With their initial records, the group crossed the bridge between punk/new wave an...Full Pretenders Biography
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