I wonder if I'll cast the only vote for II.
― Rock Hardy, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 16:41 (sixteen years ago) link
I learned more about sex from Pretenders than I did in school.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 16:48 (sixteen years ago) link
I voted for II also. 'The Adultress' and 'Day After Day' are my two favourite Pretenders songs, so it was an easy decision.
― SeekAltRoute, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 20:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, "Message of love" did that (xpost)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 20:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Damn, has it already been five years since Loose Screw came out?
I went with Singles as well (although I wish it would've come out one album later so that "When Will I See You?" could've been included.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 20:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Results!
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 4 June 2007 14:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Hmm, well, as long as s/t and II came out on top. I would have been pissed if anything had been ahead of them.
― Rock Hardy, Monday, 4 June 2007 16:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Don't know about the rest but that first album is incredible:
http://devonrecordclub.com/2013/12/10/the-pretenders-the-pretenders-round-59-toms-selection/
― yugi ex, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 12:19 (ten years ago) link
i really, really one the singles from Get Close
― NotKnowPotato (stevie), Thursday, 30 April 2015 15:59 (nine years ago) link
debut is so great
― mookieproof, Sunday, 15 November 2020 01:38 (three years ago) link
^^^
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 15 November 2020 01:41 (three years ago) link
solid lp
― brimstead, Sunday, 15 November 2020 01:42 (three years ago) link
I have a lot of love for Get Close which my dad used to play in the car a lot when I was little
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Sunday, 15 November 2020 11:00 (three years ago) link
Indeed!
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 15 November 2020 11:42 (three years ago) link
Get Close is great. Hymn To Her! Baby! Don't Get Me Wrong!
― Change Display Name: (stevie), Sunday, 15 November 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link
Even aged 16 I cringed at the cheese of the "like walkin' on staaage" bit in "My Baby". But you'd have to be made of stone not to be moved by the other two.
― assert (MatthewK), Sunday, 15 November 2020 18:36 (three years ago) link
“dance” is an abomination but yeah get close rules. “Don’t get me wrong” def my Pretenders OPO, “light of the moon” is sexy and mysterious, and yeah I have a soft spot for “hymn to her” and the Hendrix cover.
― brimstead, Sunday, 15 November 2020 19:23 (three years ago) link
"Tradition of Love" is my secret favorite.
― Hideous Lump, Sunday, 15 November 2020 20:39 (three years ago) link
Even aged 16 I cringed at the cheese of the "like walkin' on staaage" bit in "My Baby".
FP'd you for this, that moment is electric.
― Change Display Name: (stevie), Sunday, 15 November 2020 20:49 (three years ago) link
!
― assert (MatthewK), Sunday, 15 November 2020 21:21 (three years ago) link
I'm standing in the middle of life with my pants behind me
― assert (MatthewK), Sunday, 15 November 2020 21:24 (three years ago) link
sorry but this is ilx you knew the stakes when you drew yr weapon
― Change Display Name: (stevie), Monday, 16 November 2020 09:32 (three years ago) link
I spend so long with the riff to Middle Of The Road looping through my head, what a song
― Change Display Name: (stevie), Monday, 16 November 2020 09:33 (three years ago) link
NO votes for "Learning to Crawl"??? I don't get you people.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 16 November 2020 22:17 (three years ago) link
Starts with two monster hits, the album tracks are ace ("Time the Avenger"!) and no amount of Limbaugh can taint the loping greatness of "My City Was Gone"
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 16 November 2020 22:19 (three years ago) link
Surprising indeed. I always thought it was more well regarded than II, at the very least.
I don't think they actually made a mediocre record until Loose Screw. Even the much maligned packed! has some terrific moments and, at its weakest, is never worse than pleasant.
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Monday, 16 November 2020 22:22 (three years ago) link
packed! has some pretty tunes: "Sense of Purpose," "Let's Make a Pact," "Never Do That," "When Will I See You." It got indifferent reviews at the time, but I suspect it's held in higher regard.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 16 November 2020 22:26 (three years ago) link
Viva El Amor! was their best since LTC.
"Criminal" is also gorgeous. Chrissie is an undervalued ballad singer.
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Monday, 16 November 2020 22:27 (three years ago) link
^^ yeah. I first noticed when as a college lad I played Get Close's "Chill Factor" and "Hymn to Her" over and over.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 16 November 2020 22:35 (three years ago) link
“Chill factor” is a really powerful lyric
― brimstead, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 01:48 (three years ago) link
She had her dreams too But how can she pursue Her ambitions, be they great or smallYou took her wings and flew But remember when you're through Your rise was due To somebody else's fall
― brimstead, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 01:49 (three years ago) link
How are the rarities on the box set and various deluxe reissues? Any keepers or stand-outs?
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link
I like a lot of the covers on the box set: "Everyday is Like Sunday," "Angel of the Morning," "The Needle and the Damage Done."
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 19:54 (three years ago) link
Box set is called Pirate Radio?
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 19:59 (three years ago) link
Yup.
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:04 (three years ago) link
I always thought Packed! such a strange title for a studio album; it sounds like a Pretenders compilation
― Master of Treacle, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:11 (three years ago) link
A pun on the song title "Let's Make a Pact," perhaps?
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:13 (three years ago) link
I always loved the groovy instrumental tracks on the b-side of "Brass in Pocket"
― Mark G, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 21:38 (three years ago) link
I was read a recipe that involved ditalini the other day, and have had Brass In Pocket stuck in my head ever since, because that's what Chrissie singing "Detrot leaning" sounds like to me
― Change Display Name: (stevie), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:42 (three years ago) link
Johnny Marr sat in on a few songs for their Glastonbury set (I forgot he briefly joined the band though he only cut one track with them - an underwhelming song from a well-meaning but forgettable movie), and then Dave Grohl joined them on drums for "Tattooed Love Boys." My kind of supergroup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IMwmTLkq1g
― birdistheword, Sunday, 25 June 2023 02:39 (ten months ago) link
I got pretty good
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Sunday, 25 June 2023 03:07 (ten months ago) link
oh that was BLAZING, I love how they all shrugged past the fuckups. Chrissie is unbelievable.Great that her guitarist absolutely smoked Marr but he was unfazed and had a great time.
― assert (matttkkkk), Sunday, 25 June 2023 06:20 (ten months ago) link
New tracks sounded good. Didn’t check out the last Pretenders album but will need to now.
Enjoyed the Dylan covers albums she did a couple of years ago. No revelations from it, but some interesting choices and she always sounds great.
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 25 June 2023 09:05 (ten months ago) link
Johnny Marr sat in on a few songs for their Glastonbury set (I forgot he briefly joined the band though he only cut one track with them - an underwhelming song from a well-meaning but forgettable movie),
I like 'When Will I See You.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9T0_MZEVCE
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 25 June 2023 11:41 (ten months ago) link