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DISCID=d10d6110
DTITLE=The Pretenders / The Pretenders (Remastered + Expanded) - Disc 
DTITLE=2 of 2
DYEAR=2006
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Cuban Slide (B-Side of ''Talk Of The Town'')
TTITLE1=Porcelain (B-Side of ''Message Of Love'')
TTITLE2=The Phone Call (Demo - Late 1977)
TTITLE3=The Wait (Demo - 1978)
TTITLE4=I Can't Control Myself (Demo - 1978)
TTITLE5=Swinging London (B-Side of ''Brass In Pocket'')
TTITLE6=Brass In Pocket (Demo - 1978)
TTITLE7=Kid (Demo - 1978)
TTITLE8=Stop Your Sobbing (Demo - 1978)
TTITLE9=Tequila (Demo - 1978)
TTITLE10=Nervous But Shy (B-Side of ''Brass In Pocket'')
TTITLE11=I Need Somebody (Live - 1979)
TTITLE12=Mystery Achievement (Live - 1979)
TTITLE13=Precious (Live - 1980)
TTITLE14=Tattooed Love Boys (Live - 1980)
TTITLE15=Sabre Dance (Live - 1979)
EXTD=The Pretenders (Remastered + Expanded) - Disc 1 of 2\n2006 Sire R
EXTD=ecords/Rhino\n\nOriginally Released January 19, 1980\nCD Edition 
EXTD=Released 1987 ??\nRemastered + Expanded CD Edition Released Octob
EXTD=er 3, 2006\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: The Pretenders' debut album rece
EXTD=ived a much-deserved upgrade in the fall of 2006, as Rhino reissu
EXTD=ed it as a double-disc set containing a remastered version of the
EXTD= original album on the first disc and a wealth of rarities on the
EXTD= second. Of the 16 tracks, 11 are previously unreleased, but the 
EXTD=five previously released cuts are relatively rare, including "Cub
EXTD=an Slide" and "Porcelain," the two excellent non-LP cuts from the
EXTD= 1981 EP Extended Play that didn't surface on CD until the 2006 b
EXTD=ox Pirate Radio. They're highlights here too, particularly for fa
EXTD=ns of the first lineup of the Pretenders who didn't want to inves
EXTD=t in the big box, but this entire second disc is extremely worthw
EXTD=hile, a worthy supplement to one of the greatest rock & roll albu
EXTD=ms ever made. Not that it is always as confident and assured as t
EXTD=he finished album; it's often rough, particularly on the demos, s
EXTD=uch as "Stop Your Sobbing," which isn't as full as the studio ver
EXTD=sion, or on the demo of "Brass in Pocket," which reveals that Chr
EXTD=issie Hynde's original line for the chorus was "you're special" i
EXTD=nstead of "I'm special," a slight shift that changes the meaning 
EXTD=of the song considerably. These may not be as good as the final v
EXTD=ersions, but they're certainly worthwhile, if only to hear a grea
EXTD=t band at work, and they're complemented by raucous live cuts -- 
EXTD=including a rampaging cover of "Sabre Dance" -- capturing the ban
EXTD=d at its peak. Add to this a few rarely heard but strong songs --
EXTD= a demo of "I Can't Control Myself," an early extremely laconic a
EXTD=nd shambolic version of "Tequila," "Swinging London," and "Nervou
EXTD=s But Shy" -- and this is an essential purchase for anybody who i
EXTD=s a fan of the first album (which should include anybody who love
EXTD=s rock & roll).  -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW:
EXTD= Few rock & roll records rock as hard or with as much originality
EXTD= as the Pretenders' eponymous first album. A sleek, stylish fusio
EXTD=n of Stonesy rock & roll, new wave pop and pure punk aggression, 
EXTD=Pretenders is teeming with sharp hooks and a viciously cool attit
EXTD=ude. Although Chrissie Hynde establishes herself as a forceful an
EXTD=d distinctively feminine songwriter, the record isn't a singer-so
EXTD=ngwriter's tour de force -- it's a rock & roll album, powered by 
EXTD=a unique and aggressive band. Guitarist James Honeyman-Scott neve
EXTD=r plays conventional riffs or leads, and his phased, treated guit
EXTD=ar gives new dimension to the pounding rhythms of "Precious," "Ta
EXTD=ttooed Love Boys," "Up the Neck" and "The Wait," as well as the m
EXTD=ore measured pop of "Kid," "Brass in Pocket" and "Mystery Achieve
EXTD=ment." He provides the perfect backing for Hynde and her tough, s
EXTD=exy swagger. Hynde doesn't fit into any conventional female rock 
EXTD=stereotype, and neither do her songs, alternately displaying a st
EXTD=eely exterior or a disarming emotional vulnerability. It's a deep
EXTD=, rewarding record, whose primarily virtue is its sheer energy. P
EXTD=retenders moves faster and harder than most rock records, deliver
EXTD=ing an endless series of melody, hooks and infectious rhythms in 
EXTD=its 12 songs. Few albums, let alone debuts, are ever this astonis
EXTD=hingly addictive. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAmazon.com Editor
EXTD=ial Review\nThis nearly perfect debut album showcases both the ex
EXTD=traordinary songs of Ohio-born singer Chrissie Hynde and the rhyt
EXTD=hmically complex performances of her U.K.-bred band, Pretenders. 
EXTD=The band tramples through the sexual aggression of "Precious," "U
EXTD=p the Neck" and "Tattooed Love Boys"; the classic pop of "Kid" an
EXTD=d "Brass in Pocket"; and a brilliant cover of the Kinks's "Stop Y
EXTD=our Sobbing." Hynde's sneering vocals add resonance to these tale
EXTD=s of sexual revenge, abuse, and longing appropriately fleshed out
EXTD= with blood, guts, and guitar. --Rob O'Connor \n\nAMAZON.COM CUST
EXTD=OMER REVIEW\nEasily the best debut album ever, May 12, 2006\nRevi
EXTD=ewer: Alice Miller "guitar girl" (Moss Beach, CA USA)\nComing aft
EXTD=er endless years of flabby glam and mushy disco, this album remin
EXTD=ded us of what rock and roll is supposed to be. From beginning to
EXTD= end, it is so relentlessly tough, edgy, and downright overpoweri
EXTD=ng that it will rearrange your teeth in their sockets. As a publi
EXTD=c safety consideration, do not play this CD while driving in your
EXTD= car. Easily the best debut album by anybody, ever.\n\nAMAZON.COM
EXTD= CUSTOMER REVIEW\nIt took me a while to like it, but it finally h
EXTD=it me!, April 1, 2006\nReviewer: Squash 'N' Squeak "The Torment o
EXTD=f Existence Weighed Against the Horror of Non-Being" (The Gates O
EXTD=f Delirium)\nOk, so I know I'm going to get a hurricane of un-hel
EXTD=pful votes for not loving this albm *right* away, but f*** you th
EXTD=en. I remeber when I 1st heard Precious, it sounded like Chrissie
EXTD= was just reading the lyrics off some note card with no rythm, an
EXTD=d it convinced me that the Pretenders were overrated, and I didn'
EXTD=t like The Phone Call either since it was like the previous track
EXTD=. The only tracks I could really get into were Up The Neck and St
EXTD=op Your Sobbing, the rest seemed so boring to me. After a month o
EXTD=r so I decided to give it a second chance... \n\n... And BOY WAS 
EXTD=I WRONG. \n\nI finally understood what was so great about them- t
EXTD=he Pretenders' debut makes you think, I can't really explain it, 
EXTD=but it does. While The Phone Call is still my least favorite trac
EXTD=k here, it's still not that bad. I feel that if James Honeyman Sc
EXTD=oot played keyboards on Space Invader (like he did on other track
EXTD=s), it would've set a better mood for the song, but overall, it's
EXTD= still a pretty good instrumental, and I love that snaeaky bass s
EXTD=olo in the beginning from Pete. The Wait is, in my opinion, the a
EXTD=lbum's rocker. I like the quick picking of the guitar from... Eit
EXTD=her Chrissie or James, and Pete's bass playing on this song is pr
EXTD=obably some of the best on the whole album (along with the bass p
EXTD=laying on Space Invader). Kid almost sounds like a Hawaiin song t
EXTD=o me (if you pay close attention to the opening guitar riff, you'
EXTD=ll see what I mean). Private Life is a very slow and jazzy song i
EXTD=nstrumental wise (Chrissie's voice is very upbeat, and while it m
EXTD=ay not go with the mood of the song, she pulls it off well); it's
EXTD= also one of my favorite songs off the record. Brass Pocket is th
EXTD=e most popular song off here, last time off here. There's really 
EXTD=nothing complicated about it, it's just a fun little rocker. Pete
EXTD='s bass is very good on this one, as well(I think he could actual
EXTD=ly be the most talented Pretender). Lovers of Today starts off wi
EXTD=th some very quiete guitars, and thunderous guitar solo from Jame
EXTD=s slowly builds up in the chorus. It seems to more just be about 
EXTD=a man and a woman than *all* sorts of lovers of today, but I supp
EXTD=ose it's supposed to symbolize all lovers of today. As the song p
EXTD=rogresses, it seems to get darker instrument wise. Mystery Acheiv
EXTD=ement seems to be a strange way to end the album (I personally th
EXTD=ink Lovers of Today would've been the best way), but it's still a
EXTD= very good song. I like Martin's simple yet effective drumming in
EXTD= the beginning and I also love Pete's bass in the beginning as we
EXTD=ll(I keep refering to Pete because I am a bassist myslef, so I al
EXTD=ways note the bass in a song). \n\nThis and Radiohead's Ok Comput
EXTD=er were both challenging albums for me to like, but I finally fel
EXTD=l in love with both of them. Definately add this to your collecti
EXTD=on- it's a mixture of all sorts of music, while still holding on 
EXTD=to that rock and roll vibe. The Pretenders' self-titled debut is 
EXTD=undoubtedly one of the best debut albums of all time and I highly
EXTD= reccomend it! \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nGonna make you, 
EXTD=make you, make you notice, February 1, 2005\nReviewer: Tim Brough
EXTD= "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States)\nThose p
EXTD=rophetic words come from the breakthrough single "Brass In Pocket
EXTD=," and they completely sum up the debut album from The Pretenders
EXTD=. This band of English scruffs backed up ex-pat Chrissie Hynde an
EXTD=d made one of rock's all time great debut albums. At a time when 
EXTD=female singers either had to be disco wailers or blues chicks (th
EXTD=e sole exception being Heart), Chrissie completely smashed all th
EXTD=e old stereotypes and marked a new era in female singers. She, al
EXTD=ong with vocalists like Pat Benatar and Patti Smith, made it cool
EXTD= for independent women to make music that was sexy because it was
EXTD=n't sexual. Remember Pat Benatar's classic quote of "you break my
EXTD= heart and I'll kick your a**"? Chrissie was that to the n'th deg
EXTD=ree. \n\n"The Pretenders" mixed hard rock and pop sense so flawle
EXTD=ssly that the band never again came close to matching it. From th
EXTD=e sweet longing of "Brass In Pocket" to the cool dismissiveness o
EXTD=f "Up The Neck" ("it was all very...run of the mill"), Chrissie d
EXTD=elivered tough and tender in equal doses with full credibility. H
EXTD=aving James Honeyman Scott throwing inventive riffs behind almost
EXTD= every song certainly helped, as did the undeniable power of Mart
EXTD=in Chambers and Pete Farndon -- listen to his bass work on "The W
EXTD=ait" -- as a rhythm team. (And dammit, why did James and Pete hav
EXTD=e to OD themselves? When will we ever learn?) \n\nAll the chemist
EXTD=ry was in perfect coordination here. Even the one moment when Nic
EXTD=k Lowe steps in for producer, a cover of The Kinks' "Stop Your So
EXTD=bbing," can't break the synergy of this album. It remains a timel
EXTD=ess debut, standing tall alongside of first efforts of the period
EXTD= from Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson and The Cars. \n\nAn
EXTD=d I join in the masses that beg the remaster gods for a decent re
EXTD=issue of this and the rest of The Pretenders' catalog.\n\nAMAZON.
EXTD=COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nWhen "The Pretenders" were a band, November 
EXTD=11, 2004\nReviewer: J Davis\nWhen looking at "solo albums" from G
EXTD=wen Stefani, Shirley Manson and Debbie Harry, one might ask, "Whe
EXTD=n will Chrissie Hynde make a solo album?". One might, but not if 
EXTD=one were a Pretenders fan. Because, as all Pretenders fans-and un
EXTD=fans-know, all Chrissie Hynde's works since the first two Pretend
EXTD=ers albums are, in fact, solo albums: she simply calls whatever b
EXTD=unch of people she's hired "Pretenders". \n\nAt one time, The Pre
EXTD=tenders really were a band, no matter what Chrissie says: in her 
EXTD=early days she had no money to pay Pete, Jimmy and Martin a salar
EXTD=y, so some consensus had to be reached. And the current arrangeme
EXTD=nt seems, to this fan of the original Pretenders, a little disres
EXTD=pectful to Pete and especially the great James Honeyman-Scott, wh
EXTD=o was _the_ Guitarist Behind The Girl-much more so than the techn
EXTD=ically competent but vanilla-metal oriented Neil Geraldo or the i
EXTD=nnovative-thinking but totally chops-bereft Chris Stein. \n\nHere
EXTD= is the Straight Stuff-the raw undiluted Pretenders Band. Chrissi
EXTD=e, Pete, Jimmy and Martin, four imperfect but determined scruffs 
EXTD=working it hard as they can because this might be their only chan
EXTD=ce. \n\nEnjoy and learn.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nStill pow
EXTD=erful, June 9, 2004\nReviewer: David Bonesteel (Fresno, CA United
EXTD= States)\nOne of the few New Wave records that stand the test of 
EXTD=time and can be appreciated today as something more substantial t
EXTD=han mere nostalgia. The band rocks hard with some very innovative
EXTD= arrangements on cuts like "Precious" and "Tattooed Love Boys." T
EXTD=hen they turn around and deliver some great pop songs like "Kid" 
EXTD=and "Stop Your Sobbing." It's a shame that half the band died aft
EXTD=er recording this music. The Pretenders never attained the same h
EXTD=eights again.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nyou can't lose with 
EXTD=this record!, January 9, 2004\nReviewer: Erin Wilson "missewon" (
EXTD=San Diego, CA United States)\nWhen i heard this for the first tim
EXTD=e... it was something of a life-changing event. I had liked some 
EXTD=new wave music, but was mostly a Led Zeppelin chick - smoking pot
EXTD= with my friends and pondering Jim Morrison's poetry on Doors alb
EXTD=ums.\nThen... THIS ALBUM... wow! From the instant "Precious" star
EXTD=ts with the drumsticks clicking and then... Chrissie sings... and
EXTD= you're not exactly sure WHAT she's saying, but you just know she
EXTD= is the coolest girl singer in many years. Combining a mix of Sha
EXTD=ngri-La's tuff-girl with some Dusty Springfield soul, not to ment
EXTD=ion some bad-ass Keith Richards looks - how could you lose with C
EXTD=hrissie as your lead singer?\n\nThe interesting thing is that eve
EXTD=n though I was born and raised in the USA, I learned this album's
EXTD= lyrics from copying the sounds she makes and didn't know some of
EXTD= them actually HAD lyrics for years. Who cares? Now that i DO kno
EXTD=w the lyrics, it seems I'm quoting them ALL the time. "Howard the
EXTD= Duck and Mr Stress both stayed trapped in a world that they neve
EXTD=r made - But not me baby, i'm too precious i had to f#@% off!" - 
EXTD="I said, Baby, oh, sweetheart" - "It was all very run of the mill
EXTD=" - "I was a good time, yeah, i got pretty good" - "stop snivelin
EXTD=' - you're gonna make some plastic surgeon a rich man!" - "i'm ve
EXTD=ry superficial i hate anything official" - "all of the birds star
EXTD=t to sing everytime babies dream" - "you know me - i love pretend
EXTD=ing"\n\nI think i've bought about 4 copies over the years... don'
EXTD=t cheese out and ONLY get the Singles collection! :)\n\nIf you bu
EXTD=y this album, you, too, can find out what the Wait is all about.\n
EXTD=\nAnd remember - PLAY IT LOUD\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nFirs
EXTD=t Great Album of the 80s, April 8, 2003\nReviewer: R. M. Ettinger
EXTD= "rme1963" (Cleveland Heights, OH USA)\nI first heard "Brass in P
EXTD=ocket" right around the beginning of 1980. I thought to myself - 
EXTD='man, the 80s are gonna be great when it comes to musics'. I imme
EXTD=diately went out and bought the Pretenders debut album.\nThe iron
EXTD=y became that "Brass in Pocket" is possibly the weakest song on t
EXTD=he recording (though I have little use for "Space Invaders").\n\n
EXTD="Precious" and "Mystery Achievement" are possibly the best openin
EXTD=g and closing numbers on a record ever. Sandwiched inbetween are 
EXTD=some wonderful, underrated recordings that rarely got played. "Lo
EXTD=vers of Today" and "Private Life" are much more subtle than "Tatt
EXTD=ooed Love Boys", but it works. And the almost pop of "Stop Your S
EXTD=obbing" and "Kid" really fit in nicely without becoming sell-out 
EXTD=material.\n\nEverything else is just as good - though as mentione
EXTD=d, "Brass in Pocket" may have become too overplayed for me, but t
EXTD=hat's just quibbeling on my part.\n\nThe Pretenders have put out 
EXTD=a lot of other good work (their 2nd and 3rd albums), but it does 
EXTD=pain me to say - they've never matched the accomplishments of the
EXTD=ir debut disk.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe First & The Bes
EXTD=t. Possibly The Best Debut Album Ever., November 15, 2002\nReview
EXTD=er: "nunyuz" (Ridgecrest, CA)\nThe problem with the first Pretend
EXTD=ers record was that it was so damn good it set expectations of th
EXTD=e band incredibly high, and Scott & Farndon cracked under pressur
EXTD=e.\nIn this album, you have the perfect mix of four musicians at 
EXTD=a time when it was satori for them to get together. \n\nFirst,Chr
EXTD=issie, who was at here cocky I'm-a-woman-of-the-world-and I'll-ki
EXTD=ck-your-ass-if-you-abuse-me-again best voice, sounds like a domin
EXTD=atrix with a hidden heart of gold & not the PETA militant we get 
EXTD=now (although you can see it coming on this album, but it seems l
EXTD=ike it would be more). She has the perfect balance of rage AND se
EXTD=nsitivity on this album. It's watching oragami fragile idealism w
EXTD=rapped in Kevlar armor with leather & studs over it. It's fascina
EXTD=ting as to how the combo got wedded together. She sings tender-bu
EXTD=t-wary ballads ("Kid") along side of fever sex dreams that show t
EXTD=hat the mystery of sex still outweighs the mistrust ("Mystery Ach
EXTD=ievement", "Up The Neck", "The Wait") and tales of survival ("Tat
EXTD=ooed Love Boys", "The Phone Call") & confidence ("Brass In Pocket
EXTD=", "Private Life").\n\nSecondly, you have James-Honeyman Scott. W
EXTD=hy, oh why, you a**hole did you have to O.D.? Didn't you know you
EXTD= were probably the greatest new wave guitar player this side of T
EXTD=om Verlaine?\nThis album is rife with extrodinarily economic but 
EXTD=blistering riffs. JHS was old enough to rock out melodically like
EXTD= guitarists of yore, but added enough punkish noise to the fuel l
EXTD=ike Nostradamus's match, predicting the coming of Sonic Youth & N
EXTD=irvana. The use of the atmospheric harmonic line from "Tatooed Lo
EXTD=ve Boys" is STILL brilliant. And, my god you played like a hot ro
EXTD=d drives: foot on the floor to the end of the quarter whether you
EXTD= were going to explode or not. Maybe it's not a wonder that you f
EXTD=lamed out...\n\nLastly, you had Farndon & Chambers. It's such a c
EXTD=liche to put the rythm section together, but they really did work
EXTD= as a unit. Like Scott, they mixed the best old school with a bra
EXTD=ve new edge of the new. Best of all, they were learned in the thu
EXTD=mp of R&B which kicked the Pretenders to the top of the heap in p
EXTD=laying. Having been an O.P. (origional punker) in those days, let
EXTD= me tell you, it wasn't the snottiness or the aggression that mad
EXTD=e bands bad, it was the fact that they didn't GROOVE. These guys,
EXTD= however, had it in SPADES. Tragically, Petey decided to follow J
EXTD=immie & loaded the essence of poppy flower in his veins once too 
EXTD=many times. So, after one more album, Chambers sounded lost witho
EXTD=ut his groove mate.\n\nOne of the other reviewers was talking abo
EXTD=ut the philosophy that old school punk was an attitude. This is S
EXTD=OOO true. This album was the first living proof that you could se
EXTD=ll an album with it. It just took street smarts.\n\nA classic.\n\n
EXTD=AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAttitude and good sound too, July 3, 
EXTD=2002\nReviewer: Taxdawg (New York, NY USA)\nThis debut and its co
EXTD=nsistently good songs helped steer The Pretenders into becoming t
EXTD=he hottest band of the early 1980s. The group is associated with 
EXTD=the punk/new wave genre, toward which I have mixed feelings (wors
EXTD=e if the slash and the following two words are deleted). Someone 
EXTD=once told me that punk is an attitude, it is not the music that i
EXTD=s the key, and then described some pre-Sex Pistols groups and on 
EXTD=an individual basis, Keith Richards and Jim Morrison. After liste
EXTD=ning to "Precious," ask yourself whether Chrissie Hynde has an at
EXTD=titude.\nBut even in the rawest songs, such as that remarkable op
EXTD=ener and "The Wait," it becomes clear that The Pretenders are a g
EXTD=roup of solid musicians. Among the earlier songs on the CD, thoug
EXTD=h, my favorites are "Tattooed Love Boys," with its cool signature
EXTD= riff, and "Space Invaders," an instrumental in which the group p
EXTD=resents proof positive of its musical abilities with slick rhythm
EXTD= guitar chops and a solid bass line. Some of the later songs show
EXTD= Chryssie and the group can also do the softer stuff well. As to 
EXTD="Brass In Pocket," it still sounds great to me--I do not care how
EXTD= often they play it on the radio. The Pretenders' version of "Sto
EXTD=p Your Sobbing" is better than that of The Kinks and has a neat a
EXTD=tmosphere. "Kid"--great melody, plus lyrics and vocals from Chrys
EXTD=sie. "Mystery Achievement"--another nice one. So as it sinks into
EXTD= me how strong these songs are, this CD gets my fifth star.\n\nAM
EXTD=AZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nChrissy Hynde, Visionary, November 13, 
EXTD=2001\nReviewer: Kingkitsch@aol.com (Las Vegas, NV USA)\nJust want
EXTD=ed to add my two cents worth about this flat-out, bone-chrushing,
EXTD= ball-busting, worth-every-penny-of-its-cost CD of the Pretenders
EXTD=' debut.\nI bought this album at the time of it's original vinyl 
EXTD=release in 1980. I proceeded to wear out two copies of it in a fe
EXTD=w months by playing it repeatedly. To say that Chrissy Hynde stoo
EXTD=d alone in a male-dominated rock arena, and gave back as good as 
EXTD=she got is undisputable. "Precious" may well be the title-holder 
EXTD=of all time for feminist anthems, hearing Ms. Hynde spit out the 
EXTD="F" word pretty much sums up how she was prepared to deal with an
EXTD=yone who stood in her way. While others have covered the gamut of
EXTD= praise about this album, I would like to say that "Mystery Achie
EXTD=vement" still has the power to thrill me like no other song in th
EXTD=e pantheon of rock. I saw the band do this number as their closin
EXTD=g song on their first American tour and glimpsed Heaven. Chrissy,
EXTD= the visionary. She makes me glad I'm from Ohio.\n\nAMAZON.COM CU
EXTD=STOMER REVIEW\nStop Snivelin', September 2, 2001\nReviewer: Gundy
EXTD= Brain (Orlando, FL USA)\nThis is an absolute stunner of a debut 
EXTD=album with an incredible band that meshes together in an amazing 
EXTD=chemistry rarely found in rock. Bassist Pete Farndon, unsung drum
EXTD= hero Martin Chambers, and especially guitar wizard James Honeyma
EXTD=n Scott provide the perfect vehicle for Chrissie Hynde to get her
EXTD= point across. (I find it just amazing that what with all the gre
EXTD=at bands coming out of England in the late 70's that these guys w
EXTD=ere not already in another band.)\nThe album starts with the bare
EXTD=ly under control thrash of Precious, truly a legendary song. Chri
EXTD=ssie wonders if she is pregnant, says a couple of naughty words, 
EXTD=and in the end decides so what lets rock. Musician magazine once 
EXTD=speculated that this is the greatest use of the f-word in rock hi
EXTD=story. Hard to believe now, but this attitude from the women's po
EXTD=int of view was considered so shocking at the time--1980. (I just
EXTD= remember that I was nearly kicked off my college radio station f
EXTD=or playing this song in 1982)\nThe rest of the first side has som
EXTD=e more great thrash punk songs in The Wait and Up the Neck, but t
EXTD=he centerpiece of the first half is definitely Tattooed Love Boys
EXTD=. Check out James Honeyman-Scott's short but inventive solo and e
EXTD=specially Martin Chamber's drum part--this track has got to have 
EXTD=the greatest drumming of any punk/new wave song ever recorded. (a
EXTD=s a previous reviewer noted, it is not 4/4 time but some weird 7/
EXTD=5 time that is virtually impossible to play) \nThe 2nd half featu
EXTD=res the tender side of Chrissie's songwriting with Kid (the seque
EXTD=l to Precious?) and the hit Brass In Pocket. The beauty of the 2n
EXTD=d side is in sharp contrast to the 1rst side. \nThis version of t
EXTD=he band would only last for one more album before ending tragical
EXTD=ly so I strongly suggest if you are any kind of a fan of post pun
EXTD=k to give this record a listen. The importance of Chrissie Hynde 
EXTD=cannot be understated--she virtually alone proved that chicks can
EXTD= rock (intelligently and it is OK for a guy to listen)\n\nAMAZON.
EXTD=COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nClassic debut is a must!, May 4, 2001\nRevie
EXTD=wer: Rich "drrichm" (Reisterstown, MD USA)\nWhat are the greatest
EXTD= debut albums in the punk / new wave genre? Well, Pretenders rank
EXTD=s right up there with "The Clash" and Elvis Costello's "My Aim Is
EXTD= True." Why? Simply put, Chrissie Hynde has balls!! That may be a
EXTD=n odd way to describe a woman, but one spin through this album an
EXTD=d you will agree. From the opening track "Precious," where Chriss
EXTD=ie worries about being pregnant to the backdrop of killer crunchi
EXTD=ng guitar, spitting out her disgust for whatever gets in her way,
EXTD= through the beauty and tenderness of "Kid" (a perfect pop song i
EXTD=f there ever was one) to the classic cover of "Stop Your Sobbing"
EXTD= - this album just never lets up. Chrissie snarls and sneers with
EXTD= the best of them, but somehow never loses her sense of melody. J
EXTD=ames Honeyman-Scott's guitar is groundbreaking, and Martin Chambe
EXTD=rs pounds along like there is no tommorrow. They put out lots of 
EXTD=great stuff after this one, but after a debut like this, it's jus
EXTD=t impossible to go anywhere but downhill. It's a true masterpiece
EXTD= that has inspired so many others, and a bonafide five star album
EXTD=.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nHigh Energy, Passion, Attitude- 
EXTD=A Pop Music Masterpiece, October 4, 2000\nReviewer: "its1more" (K
EXTD=entucky)\nThis album even oozed attitude and rebellion in the lin
EXTD=er notes.\nThe original LP sleeve contains the following instruct
EXTD=ion: "This LP has a longer running time than most average LP's th
EXTD=erefore to achieve maximum effect PLAY THIS ALBUM LOUD".\nQuite s
EXTD=imply, this is as good as it gets in the rock genre. Sensational 
EXTD=debut. Chrissie's vision of assertion and desire expressed throug
EXTD=h song was fully realized by a crack band.\n\nRinging clear and f
EXTD=resh more than two decades later, this is nearly perfect from sta
EXTD=rt to stop. Listening to this (as I am right now), I cannot help 
EXTD=wonder when or if another women with this amount of talent and mu
EXTD=sical vision will hit one out of the park like this again. Feroci
EXTD=ously good music.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAmazing Album, M
EXTD=ay 5, 2000\nReviewer: Ivana Dulestah (Maine)\nI can still remembe
EXTD=r putting the needle down onto the vinyl when I brought this reco
EXTD=rd home. I was 16 years old and this was sometime in 1980. Back t
EXTD=hen when I bought a new record I would manually "skip" through al
EXTD=l the songs by lifting the needle up and putting it down at the b
EXTD=egining of each track and listening to the first few seconds of t
EXTD=he song. That way I'd filter through and find the 2-3 good songs 
EXTD=on an album. Well, every song on the first side was GREAT. Then I
EXTD= turned it over and skipped my way through every song and they wh
EXTD=ere all GREAT, by the time I got to "Mystery Achievement" I knew 
EXTD=this was a special record. I then must have listened to the whole
EXTD= album 2-3 times in a row. I can not put into words what this alb
EXTD=um meant to my when I was in high school. Rough and loud as Led Z
EXTD=epplin and then soft and hypnotic as Pink Floyd, but always sound
EXTD=ing all their own. I've heard the word "fresh" many times apllied
EXTD= to this record. It was such a breath of fresh air when it came o
EXTD=ut. Few bands rocked at that time that sounded original. I rememb
EXTD=er being sadder when James Honeyman-Scott died than when John Len
EXTD=non died because I knew that would be the end of a special band. 
EXTD=At least we still have this and Pretenders II to remember. When C
EXTD=D's came out this and Dark Side of the Moon where the only two al
EXTD=bum I upgraded from vinyl.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nFlawles
EXTD=s Debut; One of the Greatest Albums of All Time, April 25, 2000\n
EXTD=Reviewer: punkreform (south carolina)\nThe Pretender's first LP i
EXTD=s one of the single greatest debut albums ever. Chrissie Hynde sn
EXTD=arls when she wants to and doesn't feel the need to paint herself
EXTD= into a struggling female, instead a strong human. The Pretenders
EXTD= don't paint within the lines, instead coloring their first album
EXTD= with a range of influences from ballsy punk ("Precious") to vamp
EXTD=y R&B ("Brass In Pocket"). Few albums make punk rock this accessi
EXTD=ble and immediately appealing. One of the greatest of all time an
EXTD=d a massive entry in the rock and roll history books. Best tracks
EXTD=: "Precious," "Kid," "Stop Your Sobbing," "Brass In Pocket" Ratin
EXTD=g: 10/10\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nChrissy Hynde sets the st
EXTD=andard, December 8, 1999\nReviewer: James McDonnell (NJ)\nTo thin
EXTD=k that this jewel of an album was released almost twenty years ag
EXTD=o during the dark days of disco/Styx/Foreigner/Journey. A macho, 
EXTD=guy band fronted by a woman, no less. This release heralded a ren
EXTD=aissance of clean, honest, straight ahead rock, without the vulga
EXTD=rity of punk. This album features Chrissy's signature vocal styli
EXTD=ng, Honeyman-Scott's melodic and uniquely inventive guitar work (
EXTD=he will re-incarnate as a Beach Boy), great songwriting, a pulsat
EXTD=ing bass/backbeat, with the occasional whiff of a wired Bo Diddel
EXTD=y. Martin Chambers' energy & drive on this and future Pretenders'
EXTD= albums is exceptional. There is not a dead moment on this album 
EXTD=as it is one of the few releases of the time to which you can bot
EXTD=h sing and dance. Special mention - "Stop your sobbing" sounds as
EXTD= if it were produced by Phil Spector, "Mystery Achievement" - min
EXTD=imalist brilliance, "Kid" - accessible pop. Magnificent accomplis
EXTD=hment by a band, whose members paid a steep price for their succe
EXTD=ss, in two instances, the ultimate price.\n\nHalf.com Details \nP
EXTD=roducer: Chris Thomas, Nick Lowe \n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Pretenders:
EXTD= James Honeyman Scott (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Chrissie Hynde
EXTD= (vocals, guitar); Pete Farndon (vocals, bass); Martin Chambers (
EXTD=vocals, drums).\nAdditional personnel: Chris Thomas (keyboards, s
EXTD=ound effects); Gerry Mackleduff (drums).\n\nRecorded at Wessex St
EXTD=udios, London, England.\n\nFormer rock critic Chrissie Hynde laun
EXTD=ched the Pretenders with an engaging, yet passive, version of the
EXTD= Kinks' "Stop Your Sobbing." She unveiled her own persona fully o
EXTD=n The Pretenders, which contains a series of excellent compositio
EXTD=ns marked by her sensual vocals and brilliant sense of dynamics. 
EXTD=An understanding of pop's structures allowed Hynde to exploit the
EXTD=m to her own ends while sympathetic support, particularly that of
EXTD= guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, used the excitement of rock with
EXTD=out reference to its cliches. Tough and opinionated, Chrissie Hyn
EXTD=de's first declaration of independence established the formula sh
EXTD=e proceeded to follow.\n\nIndustry Reviews\nIncluded in AP's 10 E
EXTD=ssential Women's Rock Albums - ...An absolute classic album...a s
EXTD=et of tough, distinctive pop songs...\nAlternative Press (07/01/2
EXTD=001)\n\nRanked # 12 in Rolling Stone's Women in Rock: The 50 Esse
EXTD=ntial Albums\nRolling Stone (10/31/2002)\n\nRanked #2 in CMJ's To
EXTD=p 20 Most-Played Albums of 1980.\nCMJ (01/05/2004)\n\n5 stars out
EXTD= of 5 - PRETENDERS stands as a stunning confluence of hooks, soni
EXTD=cs and substance - it's one of those rare albums on which every m
EXTD=ove turns out to be the right one.
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