According to my precise calculations there's right at FIVE hours of Pretenders' music here and that's not even including the DVD. I bought my first Pretenders album on vinyl for God's sake back around '87 or so. I've been a casual fan for a few years now and wanted something more for my Ipod collection. This fills the bill. I was completely unfamiliar with most of the songs here but after hearing the whole thing once through I can say there are no duds or filler. Even with the bands different incarnations there is a thread of consistency woven by the strength of Chrissie's voice and artistic focus. Disc 3, with Hollywood Perfume, Night in My Veins, and 977 back to back, is getting the most play from me right now. Listened to their cover of Jimi Hendrix' Room Full of Mirrors again while walking yesterday and couldn't help but feel Jimi would strongly approve. I look forward to getting even more familiar with this great music. The DVD is interesting too but I haven't watched it all yet. It has a mix of mostly, could be all, British TV appearances where the group is lip syncing to their studio recorded releases along with some other live recordings. It spans performances from 1979 through 1995 and is not chronological. The highlight for me so far has been the performance of 2000 Miles with the string quartet. Pretty song. The local record shop, if you can call it that, wants 75 bucks for this set but you shouldn't have to pay that much on Ebay. I'd say it's a great value at whatever price you're willing to pay.Read full review
I have been a huge Pretenders Fan for over ten years. This is the quintessential collection for them. It has all of their hit singles as well as obscure tracks that I have grown to liked over their older as well as latest albums. Highly recommended!
Great for both casual and hard core Pretenders fans.
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in like new condition
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.... much of which is not available elsewhere. They went all out putting this together. It’s a permanent keep for us.
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