Pretenders
Pretenders
Label:  Sire 
Date:  1/1980
Length:  0:00
Format:  LP
Genre:  Rock; New Wave
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Precious    
      2.  
      		 The Phone Call    
      3.  
      		 Up The Neck    
      4.  
      		 Tattooed Love Boys    
      5.  
      		 Space Invader    
      6.  
      		 The Wait    
      7.  
      		 Stop Your Sobbing (The Kinks)    
      8.  
      		 Kid    
      9.  
      		 Private Life    
      10.  
      		 Brass In Pocket    
      11.  
      		 Lovers Of Today    
      12.  
      		 Mystery Achievement    
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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 U.K.-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