ha! who voted the UB40 collab??
― http://i26.tinypic.com/2udyu5e.jpg (stevie), Thursday, 21 November 2013 07:28 (ten years ago) link
i don't have any massive beef w/UB40 tbh, but still
"Those were the happiest days of my life" - nobody has ever delivered this line more heart-breakingly
― uk cheese board (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 21 November 2013 08:28 (ten years ago) link
^ TRUTH
― but my heart is full of woah (NickB), Thursday, 21 November 2013 08:37 (ten years ago) link
I could totally see some shit artist piano player covering Hymn to Her and scoring a massive massive Radio 2 friendly hit.
― a beef supreme (dog latin), Thursday, 21 November 2013 12:40 (ten years ago) link
What's difficults about Pretenders is that there is some universe in which "2000 Miles" is the greatest song of all time, instead of pulling zero votes against one of the toughest starting fields in existence.
― MatthewK, Friday, 22 November 2013 11:20 (ten years ago) link
uh, nice typo
― MatthewK, Friday, 22 November 2013 11:21 (ten years ago) link
sucks to be just brilliant when amazing exists
― kel's vintage port (electricsound), Friday, 22 November 2013 11:28 (ten years ago) link
my top twenty-five
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 February 2017 02:40 (seven years ago) link
"Mystery Achievement" FTW!
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 17 February 2017 03:05 (seven years ago) link
WHERE'S MY SANDY BEACH
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 February 2017 03:11 (seven years ago) link
OTM both for Mystery Achievement at #1 and for Chrissie Hynde being awesome vocalist.
― that's not my post, Friday, 17 February 2017 04:47 (seven years ago) link
ILX correct for once
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 February 2017 05:08 (seven years ago) link
i love this band so much -- hearing almost any of their singles or really anything from the debut never fails to cheer me up.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 17 February 2017 05:27 (seven years ago) link
I may have said this before, but the transition from the middle 8 back to the verse in Chain Gang is one of the finest moments in all of pop music
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Friday, 17 February 2017 11:56 (seven years ago) link
There was a BBC4 documentary about Chrissie the other night. It badly needed some editing, but it really came alive when she jammed with some rockabillies in her local pub. If anything, her voice has gained in power over the years.
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Friday, 17 February 2017 12:15 (seven years ago) link
Yes. Mystery Achievement and Up the Neck are the two best Pretenders songs.
Does anybody else really like her single from a few years back, Dark Sunglasses? I thought that was her best song in many many years but it seems like nobody heard it.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 17 February 2017 14:05 (seven years ago) link
Ooh would love to see that BBC doc!
― You're going to see a lot of love. Okay? Thank you. (Dan Peterson), Friday, 17 February 2017 15:14 (seven years ago) link
It badly needed some editing
I'm sad to say I switched off after ten minutes of not much happening - will try again.
― Dysphagia Nutrition Solutions (stevie), Monday, 20 February 2017 10:07 (seven years ago) link
You didn't miss much, it was a flabby mess, with too much Sandra Bernhard for a start. The performance bits were great though
― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Monday, 20 February 2017 11:09 (seven years ago) link
It was a bit of a disappointment and a missed opportunity overall. Tough there were some interesting bits like the performances and also her paintings.
I enjoyed her autobiography a lot, especially when it sped up after she leaves Kent State University. Her descriptions of arriving and living in London show her strong visual side.
― Dr Drudge (Bob Six), Monday, 20 February 2017 13:34 (seven years ago) link
She has such a great way with melody, which is what I think helped "Dark Sunglasses." I think "Boots of Chinese Plastic" was more "Pretenders-y," though, which I guess makes sense, since "Sunglasses" was from her solo album, whatever difference the distinction makes, since "Break Up the Concrete" doesn't even feature Martin Chambers.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 20 February 2017 14:50 (seven years ago) link