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Pretenders: Deluxe and Then Some
by Doug Collette
In the cover photos of the first two Pretenders albums, vocalist, guitarist and chief composer Chrissie Hynde looks like her best songs sound: forthright, earnest and without affectation. That she and the quartet possess those virtues as they play, both in the studio and on-stage, is testament to their chemistry. No vinyl LPs are included to warrant the 12"-by-12" format of these fortieth anniversary packages, but the three-CD sets nevertheless contain a wealth of previously-unreleased tracks (thanks no doubt to ...
read moreThe Pretenders: Break Up The Concrete
by Mike Perciaccante
At first look, with the exception of Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders circa 2008 bears little resemblance to the band that blasted its way onto the musical landscape with Brass In Pocket" and Mystery Achievement" in 1980. Besides Hynde, only one other original Pretender is still alive--drummer Martin Chambers, and he doesn't even play on this CD. Even though he's still part of the band, he didn't record on the new release because Hynde was looking for a slightly different sound, ...
read moreThe Pretenders | 02.06.09 | Philly
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Words by: Cat Chapman | Images by: Rod Snyder
The Pretenders :: 02.06.09 :: Electric Factory :: Philadalphia, PA
The Pretenders :: 02.06 :: Philly The Pretenders are currently on tour promoting their 9th album Break Up The Concrete (see JamBase review here) which was released on October 8th 2008. The touring lineup is with Chrissie Hynde is guitarist James Walbourne (The Pernice Brothers), pedal steel player Eric Heywood (Son Volt, Richard Buckner), bassist Nick Wilkinson and fellow founding ...
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The Pretenders '09 Tour
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PRETENDERS ANNOUNCE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR SINCE 2003 TOUR IN SUPPORT OF WIDELY ACCLAIMED ALBUM BREAKUP THE CONCRETE
The Pretenders The Pretenders announced a tour through North American starting January 29 at the Palace Theatre in Albany, NY with the final show taking place on March 14 in Reno, Nevada. The tour is the band's first extensive headlining tour since 2003.
The Pretenders touring line up of Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, James Walbourne, Eric Heywood, and Nick ...
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