finetune artist: The Pretenders

Formed in the late 1970s, the Pretenders' original lineup--fronted by voice-for-the-ages Chrissie Hynde--made melodic, intelligent guitar rock that straddled the gap between punk's rawness and the ear candy of new wave pop, with a touch of '60s influence. For their first couple of albums, the band seemed untouchable, but the untimely deaths of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon threw the remaining Pretenders for a loop. They rebounded gorgeously, however, with 1984's LEARNING TO CRAWL, and soldiered on from there. Decades later, the Pretenders, and Hynde, remain rock legends.

Listen to The Pretenders at Finetune.

(2008) Boots of Chinese Plastic
(2008) Love's A Mystery
(2008) Break Up The Concrete
(2008) Break Up The Concrete
(2007) Get Close [Expanded & Remastered]
(2007) Learning To Crawl [Expanded]
(2006) Pirate Radio [Digital Version]
(2006) Pretenders II [Reissue]
(2006) Pretenders [Reissue]
(2004) Pretenders II
(2004) Get Close
(2004) Packed!
(2004) The Isle Of View
(2004) Pretenders
(2004) Learning To Crawl
(2004) Viva El Amor
(2004) The Singles
(1999) !Viva El Amor!
(1999) Viva El Amor!
(1994) Last Of The Independents
(1987) The Singles
(1984) Learning to Crawl
(1980) The Pretenders

I'll Stand By You
Brass In Pocket
Back On the Chain Gang
Don't Get Me Wrong
Middle of the Road