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Track Listings
| 1. Precious |
| 2. The Phone Call |
| 3. Up The Neck |
| 4. Tattooed Love Boys |
| 5. Space Invader |
| 6. The Wait |
| 7. Stop Your Sobbing |
| 8. Kid |
| 9. Private Life |
| 10. Brass In Pocket |
| 11. Lovers Of Today |
| 12. Mystery Achievement |
Product Description
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This nearly perfect debut album showcases both the extraordinary songs of Ohio-born singer Chrissie Hynde and the rhythmically complex performances of her UK- bred band, Pretenders. The band tramples through the sexual aggression of "Precious", "Up the Neck" and "Tattooed Love Boys"; the classic pop of "Kid" and "Brass in Pocket"; and a brilliant cover of the Kinks's "Stop Your Sobbing". Hynde's sneering vocals add resonance to these tales of sexual revenge, abuse, and longing appropriately fleshed out with blood, guts and guitar. --Rob O'Connor
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THE PRETENDERS Pretenders (German 12-track CD album originally released in 1980 album includes the classics Brass In Pocket and Stop Your Sobbing sealed picture sleeve)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I wish there were more than five stars to give,
By "melvoinstanke" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pretenders (Audio CD)
I have been listening to (and loving, and rabidly recommending, and freaking out over, and obsessing over) this record for over twenty of my thirty-four years. What band's debut is better? What record is more packed full of brilliantly intense and intensely brilliant songwriting, playing, and singing? If you're serious about learning the history of rock music, you should hear this record. If you want to hear one of the first records to offer a woman's perspective in the largely testosterone-choked legacy of punk rock, you should hear this record. If you love intelligent lyrics, incendiary musicianship, and flat-out brilliant songwriting, you should hear this record. If you want to hear music that makes you feel alive, you should hear this record! Considering the six bucks I spent to buy it back in the 1980s, Chrissie Hynde and company have given me so much pleasure in the ensuing 20+ years that the entertainment value is beyond measure. To me, this ranks with the 1st Modern Lovers and Velvet Underground records and Marquee Moon in terms of flawless, timeless debut albums. This is one for the ages.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fresh and fantastic after a quarter of a century,
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This review is from: Pretenders (Audio CD)
This is the first album that I actually fell head over heals, madly, psychopathically in love with. Looking back on it, I can't understand why I felt that strongly about a piece of music, even though I still love to listen to it now and then. Yet, whenever I do listen, it never fails to remind me just how strongly I felt as a college student. And I still love it today.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Still powerful,
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This review is from: Pretenders (Audio CD)
One of the few New Wave records that stand the test of time and can be appreciated today as something more substantial than mere nostalgia. The band rocks hard with some very innovative arrangements on cuts like "Precious" and "Tattooed Love Boys." Then they turn around and deliver some great pop songs like "Kid" and "Stop Your Sobbing." It's a shame that half the band died after recording this music. The Pretenders never attained the same heights again.
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