#8
Reviewed by Andrew Anthony
January 7 1980
Pretenders
Pretenders
Genre: Genre: New Wave, cuz there’s a skinny tie on the album cover, but definitely the American post-punk New Wave and not the Eurosynth stuff
Allen’s Rating: 5 out of 5
Andrew’s Rating: 5 out of 5 and I’m not giving this rating lightly. This is a stunningly great debut album.
Allen’s Highlights:
Precious
The Phone Call
Tattooed Love Boys
The Wait
Stop Your Sobbing
Kid
Brass In Pocket
Mystery Achievement
Andrew’s Highlights:
Tattooed Love Boys
Stop Your Sobbing
Brass in Pocket
By Andrew Anthony
The Pretenders by The Pretenders.
Genre: New Wave, cuz there’s a skinny tie on the album cover, but definitely the American post-punk New Wave and not the Eurosynth stuff
So, 12 year old Andrew, still being a bit intimidated by girls, was not a Pretenders fan with their “chick” lead singer.
What a dumbass 12 year old Andrew was! This is one solid album! Seriously, not a bad track to be found! Chrissie Hynde is a bonafide rock Goddess, the lyrics are intelligent, the hooks and riffs aplenty, and the album is stuffed with an ethereal, shimmering guitar tone.
You know the hits, especially Brass in Pocket. The rest of the tracks are just as solid. Catchy as hell and just great, solid, well-written rock and roll music.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6AFFu3ilmlEDz1I9ZaNOZw?si=MbTJXM0dSPKgmLFV7DADVQ
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