Pretenders

Last of The Independents (2 cd, May 10th, 1994)

                   ^{Pretenders — Last of The Independents}
♦♦♦   Můj oblíbený recenzent Robert Christgau dost sepsul toto album výrazem "styl nad obsahem" a dal mu pouze **. A tak mu připsal nejvíc přízně Ken Tucker s ohodnocením A mínus. Navíc je spravedlivý, protože pochopil, že Chrisie Hynde je zásadní hudebník. V písni 977 slyšíme od ní: "Když jsem viděla svoje dítě plakat," zpívá s nelítostnou spokojeností, "věděla jsem, že mě miluje."
♦♦♦   Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead singer of the rock band The Pretenders. She has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history. She has also released a number of collaborations with other musicians — two of which reached No.1 in the UK Charts.
♦♦♦   Hynde has a contralto vocal range. "She was amazing: the only woman I'd seen in performance where I thought, Yeah, she's got balls, she's awesome! . . . It gave me courage, inspiration, to see a woman with that kind of confidence in a man's world." — Madonna, Central Park in August 1980.             © Chrissie Hynde in April 2013, Author: Harmony Gerber, Orange County, Los Angeles
Notable instruments: Fender Telecaster
Formed: in March 1978
Location: Northside Lofts, Akron, Ohio ~~ London, Hereford, England, United Kingdom
Album release: May 10th, 1994
Recorded: 1994 in London at The Townhouse Studio and Sarm Studio West, and in Bath at The Woodhall
Weeks in charts:      #13
Highest position:      #8
Record Label: Sire/WEA/Edsel EDSG 8051
Duration:
Tracks:
CD1:
Last of The Independents:
01. Hollywood Perfume      3:56
02. Night In My Veins      3:16
03. Money Talk      3:40
04. 977      3:54
05. Revolution      4:33
06. All My Dreams      3:14
07. I'll Stand By You      3:59
08. I'm A Mother      5:18
09. Tequila      1:04
10. Every Mothers Son      3:36
11. Rebel Rock Me      3:08
12. Love Colours      4:33
13. Forever Young      5:04
CD2:
B–sides... Plus:
01. Angel Of The Morning     4:07
02. Bold As Love      3:25
03. Hollywood Perfume (Live)      4:13
04. Kid (Live)      3:57
05. I'll Stand By You (Live)      4:04
06. Back On The Chain Gang (Live at Glastonbury)      4:20
07. Night In My Veins (Live at Glastonbury)      3:41
08. Precious (Live at Glastonbury)      4:27
Bonus Tracks :
09. Angel Of The Morning (Original Version)      3:32
10. Every Mothers Son (Demo)      3:47
Songs For Soundtracks:
11. I'm Not In Love (from 'Indecent Proposal')      3:51
12. Every Day Is Like Sunday (from 'Boys On The Side')      3:39
Promo Videos
DVD–1.1 I'll Stand By You 
DVD–1.2 Night In My Veins 
BBC TV Appearances
DVD–2.1 I'll Stand By You (TOTP, April 1994) 
DVD–2.2 Night In My Veins (Later, May 1994) 
DVD–2.3 977 (Later, May 1994) 
DVD-2.4 Hollywood Perfume (Later, May 1994) 
DVD–2.5 Night In My Veins (TOTP, July 1994) 
DVD–2.6 Don't Get Me Wrong (Danny Baker Show, October 1994) 
DVD–2.7 977 (Danny Baker Show, October 1994)
Personnel:
♦♦♦   Chrissie Hynde — guitar (1–3, 5–12), vocals
♦♦♦   Adam Seymour — guitar (1–13)
♦♦♦   Andy Hobson — bass guitar (1, 6, 13)
♦♦♦   Martin Chambers — drums (3, 4, 6, 12)
Additional personnel:
♦♦♦   Robbie McIntosh — guitar (8)
♦♦♦   Andy Rourke — bass guitar (2, 3, 5, 9–12)
♦♦♦   Ian Stanley — organ (5), special effects (2), keyboards (8)
♦♦♦   J.F.T. Hood — drums (1, 7, 13), special effects (8)
♦♦♦   Jim Copley — drums (2, 5, 8–11)
♦♦♦   David Paton — bass guitar (7)
♦♦♦   Tom Kelly — bass guitar (4), piano (4, 7), guitar (7)
♦♦♦   London Gospel Choir — choir (7)
♦♦♦   David Lord — string arrangement (7)
♦♦♦   Bob Clearmountain, Tony Phillips — mixing
♦♦♦   Steve Williams — engineer
AWARDS:
Billboard albums:
♦♦♦   1994     The Billboard 200     #41
Reviews:
By Greg Kot | May 12, 1994 | Score: ***
♦♦♦   Although she's regarded in some quarters as the queen mom of the post–punk generation, Chrissie Hynde is no musical iconoclast. Rather, her art is rooted in tradition and "Last of the Independents" plunders the past: the Byrdsian jangle of "Night in My Veins," the Stones/Kinks riff that kicks off "Money Talk," the Lennon–meets–Spector balladry of "977," the blatant "Mystery Train" rewrite "Rebel Rock Me" and the reverent cover of "Forever Young." With the exception of an awful power ballad "I'll Stand By You," this is solid, if conventionally produced, classic rock. But Hynde's phrasing and double–edged lyricism are full of daring and insight. The moral vertigo of "Hollywood Perfume" and "Money Talk," the way a lover toys with her rings in "All My Dreams," the startling tale of codependence in "977," the moment of recognition in the otherwise lustful "Night in My Dreams" — Hynde's best songs still seduce and surprise.
♦♦♦   http://articles.chicagotribune.com/
BY KEN TUCKER • @KENTUCKER • A–
♦♦♦  http://www.ew.com/article/1994/05/13/last-independents
PAUL CORIO, Posted: Feb 2, 1998 • Score: ***½
♦♦♦   Rolling Stone review
Website: http://www.pretendersarchives.com/
Chrissie Hynde: http://chrissiehynde.com/
Archives: http://www.pretendersarchives.com/discography/Reviews-LastOfTheIndependents.html
Discography:
♦♦♦   Pretenders (1979)
♦♦♦   Pretenders II (1981)
♦♦♦   Learning to Crawl (1984)
♦♦♦   Get Close (1986)
♦♦♦   Packed! (1990)
♦♦♦   Last of the Independents (1994)
♦♦♦   The Isle Of View (1995)
♦♦♦   Viva el Amor (1999)
♦♦♦   Loose Screw (2002)
♦♦♦   Break Up the Concrete (2008)
DETAILS:
♦♦♦   Produced by Ian Stanley
♦♦♦   Engineered by Steve Williams
♦♦♦   Recorded at The Woolhall (Bath) and Sarm Studio West (London), except tracks 3, 4, 6, 12, produced and engineered by Stephen Street, assisted by Julie Gardener, and recorded at The Townhouse Studio (London)
♦♦♦   Mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Mix This! (Los Angeles)
♦♦♦   I’m A Mother was produced by Chris Thomas and Ian Stanley, mixed by Tony Phillips at Metropolis (London)
♦♦♦   Additional recording by Jon Jacobs
Assistants: Richard Lowe, Greig Sangster, Jamie Cullum.
Front cover photo: Simon Fowler
Other photos: Jill Furmanovsky
Artwork: Stylorouge
♦♦♦   Many thanks to Gail Colson, Norma Bishop, Louise Allen and Hillary Taylor (Team Hynde) at Gailforce Management
01. Hollywood Perfume
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde
Bass: Andy Hobson
Drums: J.F.T. Hood
02. Night In My Veins
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde
Bass: Andy Rourke
Drums: Jimmy Copley
Special effects: Ian Stanley
03. Money Talk
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde
Bass: Andy Rourke
Drums: Martin Chambers
04. 977
Guitars: Adam Seymour
Bass and piano: Tom Kelly
Drums: Martin Chambers
05. Revolution
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde
Bass: Andy Rourke
Drums: Jimmy Copley
Organ: Ian Stanley
06. All My Dreams
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde
Bass: Andy Hobson
Drums: Martin Chambers
07. I’ll Stand By You
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde, Tom Kelly
Bass: David Paton
Piano: Tom Kelly
Drums: J.F.T. Hood
Choir: London Gospel Community Choir
String arrangement: David Lord
08. I’m A Mother
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde, Robbie McIntosh
Drums: Jimmy Copley
Keyboards: Ian Stanley
Special effects: J.F.T. Hood
09. Tequila
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde
Bass: Andy Rourke
Drums: Jimmy Copley
10. Every Mothers’ Son
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde
Bass: Andy Rourke
Drums: Jimmy Copley
11. Rebel Rock Me
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde
Bass: Andy Rourke
Drums: Jimmy Copley
12. Love Colours
Guitars: Adam Seymour, Chrissie Hynde
Bass: Andy Rourke
Drums: Martin Chambers
13. Forever Young
Guitars: Adam Seymour
Bass: Andy Hobson
Drums: J.F.T. Hood
♦♦♦   Chrissie Hynde was listed as one of the 50 best–dressed over 50s by The Guardian in March 2013.                                    © Chrissie Hynde by Dean Chalkley
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Pretenders

Last of The Independents (2 cd, May 10th, 1994)

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