The Pretenders 1978 to 1990 On Track
Every Album, Every Song
Seiten
2025
Sonicbond Publishing (Verlag)
9781789523584 (ISBN)
Sonicbond Publishing (Verlag)
9781789523584 (ISBN)
The Pretenders proved revelatory, lashing hard rock to the sexy, sassy swagger of streetwise punk and catchy, chart-busting pop. Richard Butterworth appraises The Pretenders' turbulent, vital early years: from Chrissie's arrival in Britain, through the band's 1978 birth to 1990 and their fifth album. Enjoy the ride.
Dinner with
David Bowie, kissing with Jackie Wilson, close encounters with Iggy Pop, Rod
Stewart and Ron Wood. Not even 20, still less a rock goddess, but Chrissie
Hynde wasn't hanging around. The talented, charismatic writer-singer escaped
Ohio for Britain in 1973, hoping to form a rock'n'roll band. She befriended
journalist Nick Kent, designer Vivienne Westwood, hustler Malcolm McLaren and
famous musicians from Nick Lowe to Lemmy. She wrote for The NME and narrowly
avoided becoming Mrs. Sid Vicious. Meeting Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott
and Martin Chambers, Chrissie finally realised her dream: The Pretenders, one
of the world's most exciting, enduring and best-loved rock groups.
The Pretenders proved revelatory, lashing
hard rock to the sexy, sassy swagger of streetwise punk and catchy,
chart-busting pop. 'Brass In Pocket' was a worldwide hit. America took to its
heart the ex-pat from the Heartlands, as Chrissie became an international star
and a reluctant flagbearer for rock's sisterhood.
Weathering tragic loss, The Pretenders have continued to make great
music. Combining dry wit with diligent research and a deep knowledge of rock
music, Richard Butterworth appraises The Pretenders' turbulent, vital early
years: from Chrissie's arrival in Britain, through the band's 1978 birth to
1990 and their fifth album. Enjoy the ride
Dinner with
David Bowie, kissing with Jackie Wilson, close encounters with Iggy Pop, Rod
Stewart and Ron Wood. Not even 20, still less a rock goddess, but Chrissie
Hynde wasn't hanging around. The talented, charismatic writer-singer escaped
Ohio for Britain in 1973, hoping to form a rock'n'roll band. She befriended
journalist Nick Kent, designer Vivienne Westwood, hustler Malcolm McLaren and
famous musicians from Nick Lowe to Lemmy. She wrote for The NME and narrowly
avoided becoming Mrs. Sid Vicious. Meeting Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott
and Martin Chambers, Chrissie finally realised her dream: The Pretenders, one
of the world's most exciting, enduring and best-loved rock groups.
The Pretenders proved revelatory, lashing
hard rock to the sexy, sassy swagger of streetwise punk and catchy,
chart-busting pop. 'Brass In Pocket' was a worldwide hit. America took to its
heart the ex-pat from the Heartlands, as Chrissie became an international star
and a reluctant flagbearer for rock's sisterhood.
Weathering tragic loss, The Pretenders have continued to make great
music. Combining dry wit with diligent research and a deep knowledge of rock
music, Richard Butterworth appraises The Pretenders' turbulent, vital early
years: from Chrissie's arrival in Britain, through the band's 1978 birth to
1990 and their fifth album. Enjoy the ride
Richard Butterworth's grown-up career began in advertising, first as a paste-up artist, later as a graphic designer. Settling on copywriting, for years he reaped the pleasures, pains and penury of freelancing. As a lifelong believer in the healing and redemptive power of music, however, he knew that humankind's highest art-form would eventually saddle up and ride him into the sunset. Today Richard lives in Cornwall with his partner Sue, a golden retriever and CD shelf-space in managed but perpetual decline. He still reads and writes about the music he loved before he was a grown-up.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.05.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | On Track |
| Zusatzinfo | 16 pages of colour |
| Verlagsort | Tewkesbury |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik |
| ISBN-13 | 9781789523584 / 9781789523584 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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