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The Pretenders perform in, February 2007 Background information Origin, England Genres, Years active 1978–1987, 1990–2012, 2016–present Labels, Members Nick Wilkinson James Walbourne Eric Heywood Past members (deceased) (deceased) Malcolm Foster Dean Peterson Andy Hobson The Pretenders are an English-American formed in, England, in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), (bass guitar, backing vocals), and (drums, backing vocals, percussion).
Following the -related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon, the band has experienced numerous subsequent personnel changes, with Hynde as the only consistent member, and Chambers returning after an absence of several years. Hynde launched a solo career in 2014 and the Pretenders were dormant as a band between 2012 and 2016. However, The Pretenders are once again active, having issued an album and toured in 2016. Contents. History Early years Hynde, originally from, Ohio, moved to in 1973, working at the weekly music paper and at and 's clothes store. She was involved with early versions of and and played in short-lived bands such as (1976) and (1978 lineup). The Pretenders formed in 1978 after Dave Hill at Anchor Records heard some of Hynde's music.
He arranged a rehearsal studio in, where a 3-piece band consisting of Hynde, Mal Hart on bass (he had played with Hynde and in the Moors Murderers), and of on drums played a selection of Hynde's original songs. Dave Hill was impressed and arranged a day at Studio 51 to record another demo. Although it was rough, he felt he had seen and heard enough 'star potential' to suggest that Hynde form a more permanent band to record for his new label, Real Records.
Hynde then formed a band composed of Pete Farndon on bass, James Honeyman-Scott on guitar, and Gerry Mcilduff replacing Jon Adkin on drums. This band, then without a name, recorded five tracks at Regents Park Studio in July 1978, including 'Stop Your Sobbing'. Shortly thereafter Gerry Mcilduff was replaced on drums by Martin Chambers and Hynde named the band 'The Pretenders' after the Platters song ' which was the favourite song of one of her former boyfriends.
Original band (1978–1982) The band's first single, a cover of song ' (produced by and recorded at the July Regents Park sessions) was released in January 1979 and gained critical attention. It was followed in June with ', and then in January 1980 the band got to No. 1 in the UK with ', which was also successful in the US, reaching No. 14 on the. The Pretenders (original line-up), Dominion Theatre, London, December 1981 Their was released in January 1980 and was a success in the United Kingdom and the United States both critically and commercially. ( Pretenders was subsequently named one of the best albums of all time by, No. 52, and, No. 155.) The band played at the festival during August 1980 near.
During March 1981, the was released, containing the UK and US success 'Message of Love' and ', 'Porcelain', 'Cuban Slide' and a live version of ', recorded in. The second full-length album, was released during August 1981. Pretenders II included the Extended Play singles, the video success 'Day After Day', and popular tracks 'The Adultress', 'Birds of Paradise', 'Bad Boys Get Spanked', and 'The English Roses'. On 18 September 1981 the Pretenders were the musical guest on the US late night sketch comedy show.
The band performed 'The Adulteress', 'Message of Love' and 'Louie, Louie'. Was the guest host of the programme on that night.
Farndon's drug abuse escalated and he was fired after a meeting between Hynde, Honeyman-Scott, and Chambers, on 14 June 1982. Two days later, on 16 June 1982, James Honeyman-Scott died of heart failure as a result of cocaine intolerance. Farndon was in the midst of forming a new band with former drummer (who was also a heroin addict and left his band, unable to cope), when he was found dead on 14 April 1983 by his wife.
After taking heroin and passing out, Farndon had drowned in his bathtub. That left the Pretenders with two living members. Re-grouping (1983–1987) Hynde continued with the band. During July 1982, a caretaker team of Hynde, Chambers, guitarist, and bassist was assembled to record the single '. The song was released in October and became their biggest success in the US, staying at No. 5 for three consecutive weeks. The single's, ' has been (except brief period in the 90s) the for since its inception.
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Hynde then set up a more permanent lineup for the band, keeping Chambers and adding on guitar and Malcolm Foster on bass. ' was this line-up's first single, released in the US in November 1983 and reaching the Top 20 there. The US B-side, ', was released as a single in the UK. The third Pretenders album, (featuring the new lineup with Foster and McIntosh), was released in January 1984. As well as the three recent singles, the album included a of the ' ', which featured on keyboards. For the next bout of touring, Rupert Black joined the live band on keyboards. In July 1985, the band (including Black) played.
Further upheavals followed. Soon after recording sessions for the next album began and one track had been completed, Hynde declared that Chambers was no longer playing well and dismissed him.
Discouraged at the loss of his bandmate, Foster quit ('My whole argument was that Martin Chambers was the rhythm section of the Pretenders and it didn't really matter who was playing bass. So I just said I didn't want to be involved any more.'
) Hynde and McIntosh recorded the rest of the album in various sessions in and with assorted session musicians, including, , and sometime bassist. Towards the end of the sessions, Hynde hired two of the guest players - bassist and ex- drummer - as the new Pretenders rhythm section. The album was released in 1986; the disc included the Top 10 singles ' (helped by a popular video homage to the television series ) and 'Hymn to Her' a No. 8 success in the UK. In the US, both 'Don't Get Me Wrong' and ' reached #1 on Billboards.
Two new non-album songs, 'If There Was a Man' and ' were released on the soundtrack of the Bond film and were used instrumentally by in several scenes. For the Get Close tour, Bernie Worrell was added to the live lineup on keyboards, meaning that the band now featured three African-American musicians with a strong background in rhythm-and-blues, funk, and soul. To Hynde's dismay this drastically altered the band's sound from its New Wave rock roots, and she realised that she was now fronting a new band that was 'not Pretenders'. Part way into the tour, she took drastic action: Stevens and Worrell were both sacked, Malcolm Foster was reinstated on bass, and Rupert Black returned on keyboards. Following the end of the Get Close tour in 1987, McIntosh quit the Pretenders and was replaced by former guitarist, who played live with the band on a tour and appeared on the single 'Windows of the World' b/w '1969'.
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After arguments with Hynde, Marr also quit (moving on to ). Exhausted by the upheavals of recent years, the band went into hiatus.
Foster went on to join while Cunningham returned to session work and Hynde took a three-year break from music. Later in 1987, the compilation ' was released, featuring all fifteen UK and US singles from the last ten years; it even included Hynde's duet with on the cover of 's '.' 1990s In 1990 Hynde hired session players (including one-time Pretenders Bremner and Cunningham and bassist John Mckenzie) and recorded a new Pretenders album, Packed! Hynde was the only person pictured anywhere on the album, and was the only official member of the band. In Canada, the lead single 'Never Do That' was a Top 40 success, peaking at No. 26, but it fared less well elsewhere. By 1993, Hynde had teamed with ex- guitarist to form a new version of Pretenders. The team of Hynde and Seymour then hired a number of session musicians to record that year, including ex-Smiths bassist, ex-Primitives bassist Andy Hobson, and drummer/writer/producer James 'Fred' Hood, formerly with and.
But by the end of the album sessions (and for the subsequent tour) the official band line-up was Hynde, Seymour, Hobson, and returning drummer. This line-up endured for over a decade with no changes. Several recordings as Pretenders occurred during 1993, including a cover version of 's 'Bold As Love' for the Stone Free, and a cover of 's ' for the film,. When Last of the Independents was released in 1994, it rated gold in the US. Lead single 'Night In My Veins' was a minor success in the US, a mid-chart success in the UK, and a top 10 success in Canada. The second single was the album's centrepiece ballad '; this track received substantial, and was a top 10 success in the UK, and top 20 in the US (No. 16 on the ) and in Canada.
Hynde wrote a good portion of the album with the team of and. Subsequently, the band toured in small venues around the US, sometimes including a. Some of these arrangements are preserved on the 1995 live album and DVD, made at London's Jacob Street Studios. Played piano on the recording, which also featured the Duke String Quartet.
During 1997, the Pretenders supplied two tracks for the soundtrack of the Ridley Scott film: 'Goodbye' and 'The Homecoming'. Over the course of the decade, Hynde became increasingly concerned with political activism, vocally supporting the and vegetarianism.
Was released during 1999, as was their collaboration with on the album. 2000s The Pretenders joined with on, performing the song 'She'.
A Greatest Hits compilation followed in 2000. During 2002 was released by Artemis Records, the first Pretenders record to be released by a company other than WEA. Rolling Stone noted its 'refinement, stylish melodies and vocal fireworks,' while Blender called it 'slick, snarky pop with flashes of brilliance'.
During March 2005, the Pretenders were inducted into the. Only Hynde and Chambers attended the ceremony, but were joined onstage by then current members Adam Seymour and Andy Dobson to perform 'Precious' and 'Message of Love.' During her acceptance speech, Hynde named and thanked all the replacement members of the group, then said: 'I know that the Pretenders have looked like a tribute band for the last 20 years. And we're paying tribute to James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon, without whom we wouldn't be here. And on the other hand, without us, they might have been here, but that's the way it works in rock 'n' roll.' After their Hall of Fame induction, the Pretenders continued touring as a four-part team (Hynde, Seymour, Hobson, and Chambers). During 2005, bassist Hobson left and was replaced by Nick Wilkinson, marking the band's first line-up change in thirteen years.
That same year, released the four disc and DVD Pirate Radio 1979-2005, which spanned the group's entire career. Two disc remastered versions of the first two albums also came out that year with bonus tracks. During 2007, Rhino remastered both Learning To Crawl and Get Close once again, with bonus tracks. Not long after, guitarist Seymour left and was replaced by James Walbourne. The Pretenders' album was released through on 7 October 2008. It was the band's first Top 40 album in the US in twenty-two years, and its last to date. Tracks include 'Boots of Chinese Plastic', 'Don't Cut Your Hair', 'Love's a Mystery', 'The Last Ride' and 'Almost Perfect'.
With Hynde was the guitarist James Walbourne, pedal steel player Eric Heywood, bassist Nick Wilkinson, and drummer Jim Keltner (on the album only). Chambers returned to the drums on tour with the band. Several one-off shows were performed during the closing months of 2008, including a couple of Christmas charity shows.
The 'Break Up The Concrete Tour' began in mid-January and covered most of the United States, with shows until the end of March. It then continued in Europe, with gigs in, the, and the during June and July, before returning for a new tour in and the during August and September 2009. A show from the tour, filmed at in London on 15 July 2009, was released on CD with bonus DVD / Blu-ray on 9 February 2010, titled Pretenders: Live in London.
Another tour was announced in May, a double headlining tour in New Zealand and Australia with for a few capital city and winery shows. 2010s On 5 February 2011, Hynde and the Pretenders performed live on CMT Crossroads with and her band, including songs from both catalogs. In September 2012, the Pretenders re-grouped (Hynde, Chambers, Heywood, Walbourne, Wilkinson) as part of the entertainment line-up for the.
They were joined by keyboardist/acoustic guitarist in autumn 2012. The Pretenders did not play live between 2012 and 2016. Hynde issued her first solo album in 2014. On 6 September 2016 announced that the Pretenders would tour with her on a 27 city tour for the last three months of 2016. The live band consisted of Hynde, Chambers, Heywood, Walbourne, Wilkinson, as before. The Pretenders released their new album, on 21 October 2016. However, Hynde was the only Pretender on the album, which was otherwise played entirely by session musicians.
In May 2017, Ellis resumed touring with the Pretenders who toured Australia and New Zealand with Nicks. Discography. ^ Lyndsey Havens (2016-09-06). Retrieved 2016-09-12.
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Tracklist Disc 1 1. Precious (Regent Park Demo) 2. Stop Your Sobbing 3. The Wait (Single Version) 4. Tatooed Love Boys 6. Mystery Achievement 7.
Brass In Pocket 8. Talk Of The Town 10. Message Of Love 11.
Cuban Slide 12. What You Gonna Do About It 13.
The Adultress 14. Bad Boys Get Spanked 15.
I Go To Sleep 16. Day After Day 17. Birds Of Paradise 18.
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The English Roses 19. Time The Avenger 20. Watching The Clothes (Denmark Street Demo) 21. Show Me Disc 2 1. Back On The Chain Gang 2. Thumbelina 3. Thin Line Between Love And Hate 4.
My City Was Gone 5. Middle Of The Road 6. 2000 Miles 8. When I Change My Life (Alternate Version) 9.
Worlds Within Worlds 11. Don'T Get Me Wrong 12.
Hymn To Her 13. Tradition Of Love 14.
Room Full Of Mirrors 15. Reconsider Me 16. Hold A Candle To This (Alternate Version) 17. Windows Of The World 18. Never Do That 19. No Guarantee 20.
Not A Second Time Disc 3 1. Sense Of Purpose 2. Downtown (Akron) 3. How Do I Miss You 4. Bold As Love 5. When Will I See You 6. Hollywood Perfume 7.
Night In My Veins 8. All My Dreams 10. Angel Of The Morning (Original Version) 11. Money Talk 12. Rebel Rock Me 13.
I'Ll Stand By You 14. Every Mother'S Son (Demo) 15. Love Colours 16.
Private Life (Live) 17. Lovers Of Today (Live) 18. Creep (Live) 19.
Criminal (Live) 20. Revolution (Live) Disc 4 1. Everyday Is Like Sunday 2. Human (Class Mix) 3. California 6. The Needle And The Damage Done 7.
From The Heart Down (Alternate Version) 8. Nails In The Road 11. Legalize Me 12. The Homecoming (Live) 13. Up The Neck (Live) 14.
Fools Must Die (Live) 15. Nothing Breaks Like A Heart 16. Lie To Me 17. Complex Person 18. You Know Who Your Friends Are 19. I Should Of 20.
The Losing DVD 1. Talk Of The Town 2. The Adultress 3. Hollywood Perfume 5. Brass In Pocket 6. Never Do That 8. Thumbelina 9.
2000 Miles 10. Night In My Veins 11. My City Was Gone 12.
Tattoed Love Boys 13. Middle Of The Road 14. Don'T Get Me Wrong 15.
Room Full Of Mirrors 17. Louie, Louie 18. Stop Your Sobbing 19. Tattoed Love Boys/Up The Neck.
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