http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69112&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rssIn the fractured musical landscape of 1980, it took the Pretenders to unite mainstream FM rockers, skinny-tie new wavers, and ripped T-shirt punks. Led by the tough and sexy -- but never masculine or overtly sexual -- Chrissie Hynde, the formula on their first three albums was as simple as it was effective. Hynde wrote great songs with a strong point of view, and the band, featuring the fresh guitar work of James Honeyman-Scott, played them with streamlined, propulsive vigor. When Honeyman-Scott became another pathetic drug casualty, they found a good replacement in Billy Bremner, and <I>Learning To Crawl</I>(1984) put them over the top. Hynde became rock royalty, universally recognized as a trailblazer for female rockers. Their subsequent releases rarely possess the same fire, but each has its fair share of good tunes, and the Pretenders remain one of the few bands around that are a real rock 'n' roll outfit instead of some niche marketing creation. - Nick DedinaNew Waveen720Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:52:07 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69112&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss In the fractured musical landscape of 1980, it took the Pretenders to unite mainstream FM rockers, skinny-tie new wavers, and ripped T-shirt punks. Led by the tough and sexy -- but never masculine or overtly sexual -- Chrissie Hynde, the formula on their first three albums was as simple as it was effective. Hynde wrote great songs with a strong point of view, and the band, featuring the fresh guitar work of James Honeyman-Scott, played them with streamlined, propulsive vigor. When Honeyman-Scott became another pathetic drug casualty, they found a good replacement in Billy Bremner, and <I>Learning To Crawl</I>(1984) put them over the top. Hynde became rock royalty, universally recognized as a trailblazer for female rockers. Their subsequent releases rarely possess the same fire, but each has its fair share of good tunes, and the Pretenders remain one of the few bands around that are a real rock 'n' roll outfit instead of some niche marketing creation. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2147711&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Holiday Music Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pretenders on Rhapsody Online 2147711 tra.2147711 Pretenders art.69112 0.99 A Very Special Christmas alb.95204 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/7/7/1297779_170x170.jpg 1987-10-12 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas tra.2147711 268000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2147711&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2147711&variant=data&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15005247&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Holiday Music Fri, 1 Jun 2007 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010246&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pretenders on Rhapsody Online 2010246 tra.2010246 Pretenders art.69112 0.0 The Singles alb.211903 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/5/2/392538_170x170.jpg 2004-07-20 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Don't Get Me Wrong tra.2010246 229000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010246&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010246&variant=data&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010087&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pretenders on Rhapsody Online 2010087 tra.2010087 Pretenders art.69112 0.0 The Singles alb.211903 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/5/2/392538_170x170.jpg 2004-07-20 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Middle Of The Road tra.2010087 255000 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Achievement tra.29757843 322000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29757843&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29757843&variant=data&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9060504&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pretenders on Rhapsody Online 9060504 tra.9060504 Pretenders art.69112 0.99 The Isle Of View alb.9057407 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/1/0/1270114_170x170.jpg 2009-05-05 00:00:00.0 2004-07-20 00:00:00.0 true Sense Of Purpose (Live) tra.9060504 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9060504&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9060504&variant=data&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010248&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pretenders on Rhapsody Online 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00:00:00.0 1980-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Precious tra.2030923 216000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2030923&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2030923&variant=data&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29757842&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pretenders on Rhapsody Online 29757842 tra.29757842 Pretenders art.69112 1.29 The Best Of The Pretenders alb.29740314 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/0/3/1793087_170x170.jpg 2009-09-01 00:00:00.0 2009-05-29 00:00:00.0 true Talk Of The Town (2009 Remastered) tra.29757842 196000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29757842&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29757842&variant=data&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2971515&variant=play&rws=%2Fpretenders%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 29 Jan 2002 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