It that bad it is readilly available on Pirate Bay and elsewhere.there was. I am not, as we shall see, a huge fan of the work that the Pretenders (or.
An ex-pat from Akron, singer Chrissie Hynde hung out with the Sex Pistols, scribed for NME, and clerked at Malcolm McLaren's notorious Sex shop. Pirate Radio, in other words, proves more than simply artifactual: While even its weakest tracks contribute to its historical/biographical scope, the set proves an imminently listenable, often kick-ass collection.The Pretenders were post-punk chronologically, if not aesthetically. Furthermore, listening to them doesn't require any sort of trendy nostalgia for the late 70s or early 80s. Collected together, these 81 songs- presented in rough chronological order across four disks and complemented with a DVD of mostly lip-synced live appearances- rarely ever sound dated. However, they were best song by song- not just singles like 'Don't Get Me Wrong' or 'Night in My Veins', but album tracks like 'Thumbelina' and 'Bad Boys Get Spanked' as well. There are some duds here, but the high ratio of rockers to clunkers remains remarkably consistent across all four disk, which is no mean feat considering the Pretenders have been in an almost constant state of turnover since their very first album.Seemingly an ideal band for a box set like this, the Pretenders made at least one great album (their self-titled debut), a few good albums, and a couple of releases that are generously described as 'for-fans-only'. Whether through the Pretenders' talent or by the compilers' design, Pirate Radio- which is the band's first multidisk retrospective and a long time coming- showcases a band that held onto its gritty gift for crafting complex songs with sharp melodic lines and smart(ass) lyrics.
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Usually the first disk or two contains everything you really need, and the last disks are full of late-career tracks that are highlights only compared to the songs that were omitted. Rare is the box set that starts strong and stays strong. Pretenders Pirate Radio Rar 4,0/5 6996 reviews
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