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Thereafter, Hynde employed a rotating cast of musicians and headed in a more pop-orientated direction while still retaining an edge. However, the first incarnation of The Pretenders was beset by tragedy, with the drugs-related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon in 19 respectively. It helped too that she was effortlessly cool and exuded bags of attitude. In fact, it is exactly 40 years ago that The Pretenders achieved the comparatively rare feat of topping the UK singles and albums charts simultaneously with the classic single Brass in Pocket and their terrific self-titled debut album.įormed in 1978 by Hynde (from Akron, Ohio), guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon and drummer Martin Chambers (all of whom hailed from Hereford), The Pretenders quickly found their metier on their first two albums, expertly blending new wave and melodic rock that was topped off by Hynde's talent as a songwriter and her distinctive, wavering voice, equal parts heartache and liquid gold. The inevitable outcome, of course, was that it rekindled my interest in The Pretenders' back catalogue, which in turn reminded me that it is now an unbelievable four decades since this great band first came to prominence.
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I only recently caught up with last year's Chrissie Hynde covers album Valve Bone Woe, undoubtedly a minor triumph for one of the finest and most inspirational frontwomen in rock.
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