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Pretenders II (CD)

By: The Pretenders (Artist)

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The Pretenders Artist Snapshot:

Formed in the late 1970s, the Pretenders' original lineup--fronted by voice-for-the-ages Chrissie Hynde--made melodic, intelligent guitar rock that straddled the gap between punk's rawness and the ear candy of new wave pop, with a touch of '60s influence. For their first couple of albums, the band seemed untouchable, but the untimely deaths of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon threw the remaining Pretenders for a loop. They rebounded gorgeously, however, with 1984's LEARNING TO CRAWL, and soldiered on from there. Decades later, the Pretenders, and Hynde, remain rock legends.

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DISC 1 for Pretenders II (CD) Album By The Pretenders (Artist)
1   Adultress, The
2   Bad Boys Get Spanked
3   Message Of Love
4   I Go To Sleep
5   Birds Of Paradise
6   Talk Of The Town
7   Pack It Up
8   Waste Not Want Not
9   Day After Day
10   Jealous Dogs
11   English Roses, The
12   Louie Louie
 

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Uncut (p.110) - "Hynde's smartness and candour are always in evidence....[The album] overflows with energy and romance..."

Title Note

The Pretenders: Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar); James Honeyman Scott (guitar, vocals); Pete Farndon (bass, vocals); Martin Chambers (drums,

(vocals).

Additional personnel: Chris Mercer (tenor saxophone); Henry Lowther, Jim Wilson (trumpet); Geoff Bryant (French horn); Chris Thomas.

Recorded at Wessex Studios, London, England and Pathe Marconi Studios, Paris, France.

The band look magnificent on the cover as they pose with make-up or heavily retouched faces. They look confident, knowing that their follow-up is almost as good as the debut. Chrissie and Ray Davies were stepping out at this time, hence the opening track, "The Adultress," as Hynde whispers her confession over a furious wall of sound, to be immediately followed by her reminder that "Bad Boys Get Spanked." If only Chrissie, if only. The album drives and dives, pausing for "I Go To Sleep," another old Ray Davies song. There is not a bad track in sight.

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