Alone
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Chrissie Hynde was working on a solo project with the Black Key’s Dan Auerbach in his Nashville studio, organically recording the follow up to her 2014 album, the superb Stockholm. The new record had been tentatively entitled Chrissie Hynde Practices Her Autograph. Then it dawned that those driving guitars, ragged-but-righteous arrangements, the tough yet tender lyrics delivered by the most distinctive voice of a generation sounded fantastically familiar. Ultimately, this could only mean one thing:The Pretenders were back. And this wasn’t a cynical brand reboot, more a happy accident. Hynde shrugs, “These things happen. It’s just a name.” Having effectively reformed her groundbreaking band, Hynde decided to rechristen the record. With characteristic perversity, she called it Alone. Thirty-six years after The Pretenders’ first album, Alone could be the older, wiser, badder sister to that exhilarating debut. “It’s a riot,” said Chrissie Hynde. “I am blown away myself. I really am. Every time I hear it, it just makes me laugh. To me if you are laughing, it is rock and roll. I don’t know how we achieved it but it sounds classic. I guess the team just went out and scored some goals.”The team, approvingly described by Hynde as “real people playing real instruments,” features Johnny Cash’s former bass player Dave Roe and country rocker Kenny Vaughan on guitar plus sundry members of Dan Auerbach’s side project The Arcs: Richard Swift on drums, Leon Michels on keyboards and Russ Pahl providing sly curlicues of pedal steel. All the while, Auerbach stood as captain, producer, multi-instrumentalist – he unleashes some outlandish electric guitar - and all around a cool head. Review: Fantastic - Pretenders. Great Tunes. Great Voice. Great Musicians. Great. Review: Rock music so good, so thanks - excellent cd which arrived on time and well wrapped. Chrissie is the real thing! a proper rocker with style and class
| ASIN | B01LOUCBVU |
| Best Sellers Rank | 65,207 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) 684 in Rock 'n' Roll 27,363 in Pop |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (138) |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | 4050538243611 |
| Label | BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd |
| Manufacturer | BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Original Release Date | 2016 |
| Product Dimensions | 15.7 x 14.4 x 0.71 cm; 58.11 g |
P**O
Fantastic
Pretenders. Great Tunes. Great Voice. Great Musicians. Great.
E**E
Rock music so good, so thanks
excellent cd which arrived on time and well wrapped. Chrissie is the real thing! a proper rocker with style and class
C**R
Stupidity at it's finest. Cracking LP otherwise - very bassy in bits ...
Stupidly this vinyl version doesn't come with the single Holy Commotion despite it being on the CD, you do get it with the download though as if that's some sort of consolation. Stupidity at it's finest. Cracking LP otherwise - very bassy in bits but Hyndes voice hasn't changed. Classic Pretenders.
C**L
Three Stars
Good, but not there best.
B**I
Chrissie at her best
Chrissie at her best. Probably the most ethereal album she has made. I don't think it is the greatest production I have heard, a little over power in the lower frequencies (I wonder if the engineer has mastered it for MP3/Smart Phones) but the music does work it's way through. Plus Chrissie's voice is nicely forward in the mix. You wouldn't think she started of as a Punk Diva.
H**T
Very satisfied.
Very satisfied by this CD. Very good condition and I received it very fastly. I will order again without any hesitation.
M**S
Having seen them on jools I was a little fed ...
Having seen them on jools I was a little fed up to find holy commotion isn't on the vinyl version. That aside it's a triumphant album the pretenders at their best
K**E
Four Stars
Always great to hear Chrissy.
A**L
This is not your average Pretenders CD...I hadn't listened to it in ages and heard it the other day and I really like it. Chrissie has a different approach here and her voice is top notch; a lot of feeling on this and not your standard commercial CD. Well worth a listen!
R**R
Any fan of this group will love this album.
J**E
元々はクリッシーのソロ・アルバムとして”The Black Keys”のDan Auerbachをプロデューサー に迎えて制作されたアルバム。オリジナル・メンバーがいなく成った後のPretendersは クリッシーのユニットみたいなものだから まぁ名義はどちらでも構わないのだが。(笑) Pretendersとしては8年振りのアルバムで通算10作目と成る。 アルバムのコンセプトによってメンバーを変えて来た事から、ジョニー・キャッシュのベーシスト だったDave Roe,ペダル・スティール Russ Pahl,Kenny Vaughan（G）を参加させオルタナ・ カントリー色の濃い内容に成るとだろうと想像していたが、良い意味で裏切られましたねぇ。 その他にDanのサイド・プロジェクトのバンド”The Arcs”のメンバーやDave Roeの交友関係 から参加したと覚しき伝説のギター・ヒーロー”Duane Eddy”が華を添えている。 カントリー・フレーバーの濃厚な曲も有るのだが、Danやメンバーとの共作を含みDanお得意の ガレージ・テイスト溢れるLo-Fiなサウンドでまとめられている。 マイナー調で囁く様に歌われるクリッシーらしいメロディラインが印象的な#4,ペダル・スティール が哀愁を漂わせる佳曲#5,彼女のアイドルの”Jimi Hendlix”っぽい展開の#6,カントリー色が よく出た#7,8 メランコリックなラテン風ナンバー#9とバラエティに富んだ内容だ。 しかし！最大の聴き物は先行MV公開されていた#12だろう。制作体制が異なるこの曲の 高揚感はどこから来るのだろう？良い曲です。 本アルバムにてクリッシーのギターが聞けなかったのは残念だが、65才になっても力強い アルバムをリリースしてくれた事を素直に喜びたい。
D**A
Ottimo disco di questa band formata da quattro elementi e le due ragazze che sanno il fatto loro.io lo reputo un lavoro imperdibile.!!!
R**U
Top . Man braucht über diese Band nicht viel schreiben ✍. Einfach reinhören.
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