Genres: Hard Rock, New Wave, Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Dance-Rock Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Formed: 1978 in London, England
The Byrds, Bob Dylan, The Kinks, Patti Smith, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Neil Young, The Velvet Underground, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, New York Dolls, MC5, The Stooges Blondie, The Jam, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, The Clash, Cheap Trick, The Cars, X, The Runaways, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, The Smithereens, The Divinyls, Generation X, Joan Jett, Johnny Thunders, Nick Lowe, Joe Jackson, The Slits Bettie Serveert, Babes in Toyland, 7 Year Bitch, Bratmobile, Veruca Salt, Alanis Morissette, Garbage, Tracy Bonham, Fiona Apple, Liz Phair, The Gits, Terri Nunn, Hole, Sonic Youth, Pixies, L7, The Divinyls, The Breeders, Huggy Bear |  |
Over the years, the Pretenders became a vehicle for guitarist/vocalist Chrissie Hynde's songwriting, yet it was a full-fledged band when it was formed in the late '70s. With their initial records, the group crossed the bridge between punk/new wave and Top 40 pop more than any other band, recording a series of hard, spiky singles that were also melodic and immediately accessible. Hynde was an invigorating, sexy singer who bent the traditional male roles of rock & roll to her own liking, while guitarist James Honeyman-Scott created a sonic palate filled with suspended chords, effects pedals, and syncopated rhythms that proved remarkably influential over the next two decades.
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Release: September 23, 2008
Label: Artist First
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Release: May 3, 2005
Label: Rhino Home Video/Warner Music
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