chrissie-hynde
Anyone who has listened to rock radio between 1982 and now has heard the sweet telecaster jangle of Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders. Aside from being a brilliant songwriter, she is also a rock and roll hall of fame member and the first woman guitar player to ever grace the cover of Guitar World. I have always dug her great tones and her super vibey rhythm parts that seem to push and pull the band always in the right direction. The Pretenders 1982 album “Learning to crawl” is a bonanza of great songs and smart guitar parts with the help of Billy Bremner and Robbie McIntosh covering the lead work. If you don’t own The Pretenders “Learning to crawl”, I highly recommend picking up a copy…preferably on vinyl…that is if you dig classic songs and killer telecaster guitar tones through blackface amps!
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the Pretenders really rock what a cool idea to share this with us… Fargen amps are really nice and a beatiful site too!
Pretenders….what a great band and Chrissie is soooo cool!
Tremendous album…the one that really took them to the masses. I remember anticipating the release of this with a bit of nervousness since it featured a new line-up due to the death of original guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, one of my influences at the time (and still today). But this album really has it all, wrenching out every possible human emotion so musically…absolutely stunning. Thanks for bringing this around again.