Pretenders Last of the Independents (CD, Sire Records, 1994) ***
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5
Active compensatory factors: The debut rocks hard - full of Chrissie Hyde's cool as approach and look - all punk attitude and rock chick shapes. That said - she's a real one-off!
Where do they all belong? For some reason I enjoy Pretenders songs without actually feeling the need to collect any of their other albums. Maybe I should get Learning To Crawl.
Genre: Pop, rock
Places I remember: Roger Marbeck gave a copy of the debut, Real Groovy Records sale bin for Last of the Independents.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: I'll Stand By You (Last 0f...)
Gear costume: Mystery Achievement (Pretenders)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: I'll Stand By You (Last 0f...)
Gear costume: Mystery Achievement (Pretenders)
Active compensatory factors: The debut rocks hard - full of Chrissie Hyde's cool as approach and look - all punk attitude and rock chick shapes. That said - she's a real one-off!
The debut still sounds remarkably fresh and relevant. It also has the songs - Precious, Tattooed Love Boys, Up the Neck, and The Wait all feature lead guitarist James Honeyman-Scott to great effect, and then there's the pop hooks of Kid, Brass in Pocket, and Mystery Achievement.
My only other Pretenders album is Last of the Independents. I bought it for the wonderfully anthemic I'll Stand By You, but I also enjoy the rockier songs like Hollywood Perfume.
Where do they all belong? For some reason I enjoy Pretenders songs without actually feeling the need to collect any of their other albums. Maybe I should get Learning To Crawl.
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