The Best Of Pretenders is a Rock album by Pretenders, originally released in 2009.
About
The Pretenders’ 1980 debut is a remarkable balancing act of punk-inspired rock ’n’ roll and raw emotional power and sincerity. On jacked-up pop songs like “Precious” and “Tattooed Love Boys,” frontwoman/songwriter Chrissie Hynde howls sassy imperatives about love, innocence, and sex like no one before her. Then her gutsy songcraft shows an empathetic and tender side, as songs like “Kid” and “Brass in Pocket” soothe with lyrical sweetness and guitar-pop luster. And the band’s take on the classic Kinks weeper “Stop Your Sobbing” could stop your heart.
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Tracklist
- 1Precious3:35
- 2The Phone Call2:28
- 3Up the Neck4:26
- 4Tattooed Love Boys2:59
- 5Space Invader3:26
- 6The Wait3:34
- 7Stop Your Sobbing2:38
- 8Kid3:06
- 9Private Life6:23
- 10Brass In Pocket3:05
- 11Lovers of Today5:50
- 12Mystery Achievement5:22
- 13Cuban Slide (Single Version)4:32
- 14Porcelain (Single Version)3:52
- 15The Phone Call (Demo)2:20
- 16The Wait (Demo)3:06
- 17I Can't Control Myself (Demo)4:21
- 18Swinging London (Single Version)1:53
- 19Brass In Pocket (Demo)3:46
- 20Kid (Demo)4:02
- 21Stop Your Sobbing (Demo)2:21
- 22Tequila (Demo)5:19
- 23Nervous But Shy (Single Version)1:44
- 24Precious (Live at the Paradise Theatre, 1980))3:26
- 25Tattooed Love Boys (Live at the Paradise Theatre, 1980)3:04
- 26Sabre Dance (Live at the Marquee Club, London, 1979)3:50
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Rock & Roll
- jangly
- swaggering
- urban
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