Saturday, September 17, 2011

The Pretenders - Greatest Hits

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Fidelity!, the gutsy, raw debut album from JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys, is an epic love story, albeit not a conventional one. Everything you need to know about the heartbreaking, but ultimately uplifting and fruitful relationship between The Pretenders leader Chrissie Hynde and Welsh singer-songwriter JP Jones is contained within Fidelity!'s 11 songs.On the strength of their first four brilliant and groundbreaking albums for Sire
in the 80s Pretenders, Pretenders II, Learning To Crawl, and Get Close the
Pretenders became one of the biggest bands in the world. Their ace
musicianship, stellar songwriting and the inimitable presence of Chrissie Hynde
on lead vocals delivered an unforgettable string of singles throughout the
decade, and this hit-packed single-disc
collection, spanning 1980-1987, compiles
sixteen of their very best. Among the
h! ighlights are the Top 10 Billboard® pop
smashes Back On The Chain Gang and
Don't Get Me Wrong as well as signature
songs including Kid, Brass In Pocket,
Stop Your Sobbing, Message Of Love,
and more.Ignoring the "Precious" side of Chrissie Hynde's rocking and writing, The Singles still captures a good bit of what was special about her in the '80s. Bopping assertions of strength ("Brass in Pocket"), wistful dreaminess ("Talk of the Town"), flat-out weepers ("2000 Miles"), her tough-mom attitude ("Middle of the Road")--the many sides of her seven-inches are generously surveyed herein. --Rickey WrightIgnoring the "Precious" side of Chrissie Hynde's rocking and writing, The Singles still captures a good bit of what was special about her in the '80s. Bopping assertions of strength ("Brass in Pocket"), wistful dreaminess ("Talk of the Town"), flat-out weepers ("2000 Miles"), her tough-mom attitude ("Middle of the Road")--the many sides of h! er seven-inches are generously surveyed herein. --Rickey Wr! ight Import-only compilation from the Alt-Rock/New Wave outfit led by Chrissie Hynde. While Sire's U.S. collection The Singles concisely represents the best from 1980-87 by Chrissie and Co., this retrospective is sure to be treasured by fans as it contains most of that discs cuts (13 of the 16), plus all of the group's best post '87 tracks including gems like 'I'll Stand By You', 'Night In My Veins', and 'Human' (Tin Tin Out Remix) plus Hynde's smash collaboration 'Spiritual High (State Of Independence)' with Moodswings! Listeners are treated to a total of 20 classics from The Pretenders' first two decades which also includes favorites like 'Back On The Chain Gang', 'Don't Get Me Wrong', 'Brass In Pocket' and 'Middle Of The Road'. Warner. 2000.