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The Pretenders are a rock band who came to prominence during the punk and new wave movement of the late 1970s due to their innovative songwriting and charismatic performances. The original band consisted of group founder, songwriter, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist Chrissie Hynde, lead and rhythm guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon, and drummer Martin Chambers. Save for Hynde, a native of Akron, Ohio, the original band members were all from the U.K. This band was fractured by drug-related deaths and numerous subsequent personnel changes have taken place over the years, with Hynde as the sole constant.
With Hynde at the helm, the band drifted through more adult contemporary-oriented territory, but experienced a critical resurgence with a trio of albums released between the mid-90s and early 00s that explored a more mature side of the band’s classic sound.
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Bose-Man wrote:
On this day... Pretenders release their debut album in 1980,The Pretenders - Precious http://youtu.be/3YA3hZEDPNI
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Sunzy wrote:
Chrissie Hynde is the only lass for me.
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CasiniProjekt wrote:
Hey please check out my music, its free hard rock/prog http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cassini+Projekt/Blind+Vision
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Timpo05 wrote:
2000 Miles <3
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dAniel_brit wrote:
Don't Get Me Wrong ♥
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karol_f wrote:
magic.
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skyasakite wrote:
LOVE THIS BAND. oh yes
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alliedbakeries wrote:
Just witnessed Chrissie Hynde and Shirley Manson on tv performing TALK OF THE TOWN at Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal. Brilliant.
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MadDennis wrote:
angel of the morning <3 [2]
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ehtoni wrote:
angel of the morning <3
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sub-z3r0 wrote:
Break Up The Concrete <3
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Millablackheart wrote:
Happy Birthday, Chrissie. [2]
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emcxmc wrote:
Happy Birthday, Chrissie.
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jadedingenue wrote:
I'm hoping they tour again, soon...
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HighDCrazy wrote:
dont want to be them
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Druid66 wrote:
Chrissie Hynde is one of the greatest women in rock, and her songwriting and the overall band's aggressive playing made the Pretenders one of the few bands of their era worthy of surviving into the post-punk, post-eighties era. Sad about James and Pete, isn't it?
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mtorgovicheva wrote:
Break Up The Concrete ♥
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LeSoares wrote:
back on the chain gang .. ooooo
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