Biography

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.

Top Tracks

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• 2000 Miles

• Back On The Chain Gang

• Boots Of Chinese Plastic

• Brass In Pocket

• Cuban Slide

• Don't Get Me Wrong

• Everyday Is Like Sunday

• How Much Did You Get For Your Soul?

• Human

• Hymn To Her

• I Go To Sleep

• I Should Of

• I'll Stand By You

• Kid

• Legalise Me

• Lie To Me

• Love Colours

• Love's A Mystery

• Message Of Love

• Middle Of The Road

• My Baby

• My City Was Gone

• Mystery Achievement

• Never Do That

• Night In My Veins

• Popstar

• Precious

• Rebel Rock Me

• Room Full Of Mirrors

• Talk Of The Town

• The Adultress

• The Nothing Maker

• The Wait

• Tradition Of Love

• When Will I See You

• Who's Who

• You Know Who Your Friends Are

Discography

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• Live in London

  Koch Records

  2010

• Break Up the Concrete

  Shangri-La

  2008

• Loose Screw

  Artemis Records

  2002

• Viva el Amor!

  Warner Bros.

  1999

• The Isle of View

  Warner Bros.

  1995

• Last of the Independents

  Sire

  1994

• packed!

  Rhino Encore / Sire / Warner Bros. / Rhino

  1990

• Get Close

  Sire

  1986