Pretenders - Pretenders II (1981) [2015, 2CD + DVD, Edsel EDSG 8048]

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Pretenders - Pretenders II (1981)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2CD | Edsel EDSG 8048 | ~ 885 or 293 Mb | Scans(600dpi, jpg) -> 65 Mb
DVD5: MPEG 2, 720x480 (4:3), 29.970 fps | AC-3, 2 ch, 192 Kbps -> 1.02 Gb
Alternative Rock / New Wave

The Pretenders' debut album was such a powerful, monumental record that its sequel was bound to be a bit of a disappointment, and Pretenders II is. Essentially, this album is an unabashed sequel, offering more of the same sound, attitude, and swagger, including titles that seem like rips on their predecessors and another Ray Davies cover. This gives the record a bit too much of a pat feeling, especially since the band seems to have a lost a bit of momentum – they don't rock as hard, Chrissie Hynde's songwriting isn't as consistent, James Honeyman-Scott isn't as inventive or clever. These all are disappointments, yet this first incarnation of The Pretenders was a tremendous band, and even if they offer diminished returns, it's still diminished returns on good material, and much of Pretenders II is quite enjoyable. Yes, it's a little slicker and more stylized than its predecessor, and, yes, there's a little bit of filler, yet any album where rockers as tough as "Message of Love" and "The Adultress" are balanced by a pop tune as lovely as "Talk of the Town" is hard to resist. And when you realize that this fantastic band only recorded two albums, you take that second album, warts and all, because the teaming of Hynde and Honeyman-Scott was one of the great pairs, and it's utterly thrilling to hear them together, even when the material isn't quite up to the high standards they set the first time around.

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG
Pretenders - Pretenders II (1981):


Tracklist CD1:

Pretenders II:
01. The Adultress - 3:59
02. Bad Boys Get Spanked - 4:06
03. Message Of Love - 3:26
04. I Go To Sleep - 2:57
05. Birds Of Paradise - 4:16
06. Talk Of The Town - 2:44
07. Pack It Up - 3:51
08. Waste Not Want Not - 3:45
09. Day After Day - 3:46
10. Jealous Dogs - 5:35
11. The English Roses - 4:30
12. Louie Louie - 3:29

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Tracklist CD2:

Bonus Tracks:
01. Talk Of The Town (Demo) - 2:46
02. I Go To Sleep (Guitar Version) - 2:58
03. Pack It Up (Radio Mix) - 3:52
04. In The Sticks - 2:40
05. What You Gonna Do About It - 2:44

Pretenders Live at the Santa Monica Civic, 1981:
06. The Wait (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 3:23
07. The Adultress (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 4:06
08. Message Of Love (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 3:28
09. Louie Louie (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 3:43
10. Talk Of The Town (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 3:18
11. Birds Of Paradise (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 4:18
12. The English Roses (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 4:51
13. Up The Neck (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 5:57
14. Bad Boys Get Spanked (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 3:02
15. Stop Your Sobbing (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 3:27
16. Private Life (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 7:04
17. Kid (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 3:49
18. Day After Day (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 4:42
19. Brass In Pocket (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 3:11
20. Higher And Higher (Live at the Santa Monica Civic 1981) - 4:18

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Pretenders / Pretenders II CD2 (2015, 2CD+DVD, EDSG 8048)

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Tracklist DVD:

PROMO VIDEOS
01. Talk Of The Town
02. Message Of Love
03. Day After Day
04. I Go To Sleep

BBC TV APPEARANCES
01. Message Of Love (Top Of The Pops, February 1981)
02. I Go To Sleep (Top Of The Pops, November 1981)

Title: The.Pretenders.Pretenders.II.Deluxe.Edition.2015
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