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Post by Dawn on Jun 19, 2003 7:18:47 GMT -5
Today's featured album is a request from Pete.  The Pretenders - The Pretenders, 1980[/size] The tracks: 1. Precious 2. Phone Call 3. Up the Neck 4. Tattooed Love Boys 5. Space Invader 6. Wait 7. Stop Your Sobbing 8. Kid 9. Private Life 10. Brass in Pocket 11. Lovers of Today 12. Mystery Achievement What are your thoughts on this album? |
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Post by Ken on Jun 19, 2003 13:11:53 GMT -5
Hi Dawn -The only CD I have of The Pretenders is the Singles collection so I'm only familiar with the hits .
I always enjoyed Kid , nice guitar playing from James on this, cool video too with the band on the playground.
Stop Your Sobbing - Great version of this Klassic Kinks tune - I beleive Chrissie dated Ray Davies for a short while?
Tattooed Love Boys - I've heard this on the radio every so often.
Brass in Pocket - Remember seeing this video quite a lot as well - The first tune I remember hearing - I believe one of my buddy's had the 45 at the time.
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Post by Pete70s on Jun 19, 2003 13:45:32 GMT -5
Now THIS is the Pretenders!! In my late teens, I used to sit for hours playing Nintendo and cranking this album! There isn't a bad song on it! This album is the reason why I can't get into anything they've done since '83!
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Post by Dawn on Jun 19, 2003 18:12:30 GMT -5
Hi Dawn -The only CD I have of The Pretenders is the Singles collection so I'm only familiar with the hits . I always enjoyed Kid , nice guitar playing from James on this, cool video too with the band on the playground. Stop Your Sobbing - Great version of this Klassic Kinks tune - I beleive Chrissie dated Ray Davies for a short while? Tattooed Love Boys - I've heard this on the radio every so often. Brass in Pocket - Remember seeing this video quite a lot as well - The first tune I remember hearing - I believe one of my buddy's had the 45 at the time. 'Brass in Pocket' was the first Pretenders song I heard also, and it's always been a favorite. I agree, their version of 'Stop Your Sobbing' is excellent. Yes, Chrissie and Ray Davies were romantically involved - they have a daughter together, born just before Learning to Crawl was released, I believe. |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 19, 2003 18:14:50 GMT -5
Now THIS is the Pretenders!! In my late teens, I used to sit for hours playing Nintendo and cranking this album! There isn't a bad song on it! This album is the reason why I can't get into anything they've done since '83! I really like Learning to Crawl, but this album is great as well. A wonderful debut, and as you say, there are no bad songs on this album. My favorite is 'Mystery Achievement' - love it! |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Jun 19, 2003 19:17:43 GMT -5
Well, of course I know Brass in Pocket because it was huge, especially on MTV. I also remember Kid being played on there.
Then I got the Singles tape, and heard Stop Your Sobbing. Also have the Kinks version. Not too much difference in sound. And yes Ken, they WERE married!
I taped Tattooed Love Boys off VH-1 Classic. Good tune! Actually that and Precious are both on The Concert for Kampuchea which I have on cassette, but I had never listened to them. I should listen to Precious now!
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Post by Dawn on Jun 19, 2003 19:37:08 GMT -5
Well, of course I know Brass in Pocket because it was huge, especially on MTV. I also remember Kid being played on there. Then I got the Singles tape, and heard Stop Your Sobbing. Also have the Kinks version. Not too much difference in sound. And yes Ken, they WERE married! I taped Tattooed Love Boys off VH-1 Classic. Good tune! Actually that and Precious are both on The Concert for Kampuchea which I have on cassette, but I had never listened to them. I should listen to Precious now! I've never seen the videos for 'Kid' and 'Brass in Pocket' - pretty good? I'll have to see if I can catch them on VH-1 Classic sometime. Let me know what you think of 'Precious'. |
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Post by Ken on Jun 19, 2003 20:30:06 GMT -5
Well, of course I know Brass in Pocket because it was huge, especially on MTV. I also remember Kid being played on there. Then I got the Singles tape, and heard Stop Your Sobbing. Also have the Kinks version. Not too much difference in sound. And yes Ken, they WERE married! I taped Tattooed Love Boys off VH-1 Classic. Good tune! Actually that and Precious are both on The Concert for Kampuchea which I have on cassette, but I had never listened to them. I should listen to Precious now! I have The Kampuchea album as well I never realized those two songs were included I'll have to have a listen to it. |
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Post by Railyn on Jun 19, 2003 22:09:14 GMT -5
Love the Pretenders. Best ones of this album are Brass In Pocket and Stop Your Sobbing.
I think I'm going to go get the Singles Cd out right now and listen to it!
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Post by Railyn on Jun 19, 2003 22:11:30 GMT -5
I've never seen the videos for 'Kid' and 'Brass in Pocket' - pretty good? I'll have to see if I can catch them on VH-1 Classic sometime. Let me know what you think of 'Precious'. The Brass In Pocket video is good. She's a waitress, and the guys from the band come in to order, and I like the part when she's taking their order, and it's the part with "I'm special, so special" and when the guys do the background "special" they point to the menu where it says "todays SPECIAL". It's pretty cute. |
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Post by 55dodger on Jun 20, 2003 0:58:34 GMT -5
Hi Dawn
Another group with a great debut album. I remember when Brass in Pocket came out. I decided then this was a must have album. Many good songs here and another worn out vinyl album. Good choice. Favorites: Brass in Pocket, Kid, Stop the Sobbing, Precious, Space Invader, Tattooed Love Boys, Private Life.
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Post by jpkansas on Jun 20, 2003 3:22:59 GMT -5
Great album. Kid, Stop Your Sobbing and Brass In Pocket are my faves. |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 20, 2003 6:29:29 GMT -5
Love the Pretenders. Best ones of this album are Brass In Pocket and Stop Your Sobbing. I think I'm going to go get the Singles Cd out right now and listen to it! I think they really did a wonderful job with 'Stop Your Sobbing'. As Sat mentioned, the two versions are similar, but Chrissie's voice adds a nice touch to the song. |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 20, 2003 6:36:10 GMT -5
The Brass In Pocket video is good. She's a waitress, and the guys from the band come in to order, and I like the part when she's taking their order, and it's the part with "I'm special, so special" and when the guys do the background "special" they point to the menu where it says "todays SPECIAL". It's pretty cute. That does sound like a cute video! It seems like I may have seen a photo still of it at one time. I'll keep an eye out for it on I Love the 80s on VH-1 Classic! |
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Post by Dawn on Jun 20, 2003 6:41:17 GMT -5
Hi Dawn Another group with a great debut album. I remember when Brass in Pocket came out. I decided then this was a must have album. Many good songs here and another worn out vinyl album. Good choice. Favorites: Brass in Pocket, Kid, Stop the Sobbing, Precious, Space Invader, Tattooed Love Boys, Private Life. Hi dodger! I remember hearing 'Brass in Pocket' a lot on the radio in early 1980, but didn't hear the other songs until much later. I think several of the songs could have done very well as follow-up singles to 'Pocket'. |
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