Pretenders

There's a few good tracks on this one

3.4/5

Refreshing to hear all the big tracks backloaded onto side two. I do never need to hear Brass In Pocket ever again though.

Moderately entertaining.

Pretenders by Pretenders is like a perfectly mixed cocktail – it's smooth, sophisticated, and just the right amount of kick. Chrissie Hynde's voice is like honey poured over a hot buttered biscuit, and the band's blend of rock, punk, and new wave is like a gourmet feast for your ears. It's the kind of album that makes you want to put on your leather jacket, hop on your motorcycle, and ride into the sunset like a badass. And with classic tracks like "Brass in Pocket" and "Stop Your Sobbing," Pretenders is like a time capsule from the golden age of rock. It's a reminder of a time when music was raw, authentic, and unapologetically cool. So if you're looking for an album to make you feel like a rebel without a cause, then Pretenders by Pretenders is the perfect choice. Just be prepared for Chrissie Hynde's seductive vocals to make you weak in the knees.

I've only ever heard singles by the Pretenders, so I definitely wasn't expecting this much punk on this album. Chrissie Hynde's voice fits so well on all of these songs

grew on me towards second half of alb

Rock, lidt punket, lidt new wave, nice vokal, udmærket

Had a lot of promise, but ultimately under-delivered.

Overall good album

Way better than I thought. I like the punk edge this has.

Really enjoying the instrumentals. The vocals feel like they are competing with the instruments and kind of brings it down for me. Criticism aside, this album makes me want to do board sports (skate, snow, surf)

Esittiin jotain muutakin kuin vain poppia.. hehh... Aikamoinen albumi siis heh.

PREFS : Precious, Tattooed Love Boys, Stop Your Sobbing, Brass in Pocket, Mystery Achievment MOINS PREF : The Phone Call

I’d never really listened to The Pretenders even though I love punk and new wave. Wrote them off as more of a pop-rock outfit for some reason, and there’s definitely some of that on display here. But this album is really solid 70s punk, at least in the first half, with a little 80s glitz in the mix. Crisp, energetic, and playful throughout, though for me it didn’t always live up to the strong start. A fun discovery.

Estuvo ok

Love the pretenders, this album hold strong as a start to the 80's

Sometime around 1985, I bumped into a drunken Chrissie Hynde in an Exmouth street; she was on the lash with a friend of mine. That was a highlight and so is this album.

Nokkur gullkorn. Talsverð pönk-áhrif. Chrissie með skrýtna víbradóið sitt. Já já, ágætis plata.

A couple of supersingles and a their recognizable genre

Not jiving with it, but Brass In Pocket is an all-time hit

Helt okej. Stop your sobbing är ju jäkligt bra.

Solid and interesting album, didnt like all of it but it was enjoyable

The lead singer sounded like a female Lou Reed. I can tell this was inspired by The Velvet Underground.

It's all rather same-y, but I enjoyed the music.

dort tane sarki begenmisim ama shuffleda denk gelse begenilenlerden cikarabilirim gibi geliyo suan

Pretty good overall. I enjoyed the listen, but most of this won't be in my heavy rotation. 3.5/5

Some great vocals. Simple yet effective song writing. It kind of faded into background music at times though.

Best Song: Tattooed Love Boys. That crunchy rhythm with the little solos in the middle of the song was nice. Real nice. Worst Song: Space Invader. Definitely a jam track that snuck its way onto the album. Overall: Totally inoffensive 80s pop rock, with all the pros and cons that that entails.

Some pretty good upbeat new wave music

-"Mystery Aceivement" had a catchy driving guitar/bass/drum riff going on -Idk the rest of the album was just not super interesting, nothing really drew my attention

Another band I’ve always known about but never really listened to. Interesting, I generally liked it, and particularly in the first half. The latter half seemed duller and more overlong songs. Vocally went off the rails for me at times - sometimes in a good way, sometimes detracting/distracting.

Profitez-en, ce n'est pas tous les jours que vous me verrez mettre plus de deux à du punk.

Mon camarade d'écoute roblampadaire m'avait promis un excellent album, grand fan de punk qu'il est. Malheureusement il n'en fut rien.

Not bad

2.75

Good but would be just be average without Chrissy Hynde's vocals.

Decent punk, decent new wave. Doesn't do either great though. It is a good album to just have on in the background.

It’s cool ig

Iconic 80s/90s voice it's easy to forget you've ever heard. A bit like the cranberries in that respect. So when Pretenders pop up it reminds you of childhood car journeys (should you be of a similar age that is) I will always know the pretenders as the band whose LPs are most commonly donated to charity shops. That's unmarises this album really, popular but not really enduring. A perfectly serviceable soft rock album other than that, if a bit mum-dad.

Some nice guitar/bass tones The songs were a bit boring to me

Beetje standaard rock met vrouwenstem. Klinkt wel beetje modern alternatief, waarschijnlijk was het toen zijn tijd vooruit. 3*

Eh, it was fine. Liked some songs but nothing worth call home about.

Never listened to this album front to back, only tracks. Always enjoyed The Pretenders and Chrissie Hynde is a force. Loved hearing her voice on this album, no skips on this album for me.

Even a few years ago, I would have hated this. But today I enjoyed it.

Pretty good. Post punk but still punk at times I liked Lovers of Today and Mystery Achievement; I don't remember which others I liked

Didn't know much about them, but this was enjoyable. Liked Precious, Stop Your Sobbing, Mystery Achievement. Didn't like Brass in Pocket which I guess is why I never bothered to check them out more

An enjoyable new wave record with really catchy and danceable tracks and a great energy. Quite interesting overall.

The artfully delivered 'fuck off' on Precious is great. Shortly after that I started to lose interest though. It's that kind of in-betweeny rock that's completely fine but doesn't excel at any particular thing. Brass In Pocket probably is the track that stands out the most. I'll give it 2.5.

Not really my cup of tea but great production

Not what I thought it was going to be, but its a fun collection of songs

Liked this a lot more than I thought I would but mostly because I thought they were the Proclaimers. Good pop punk tempo throughout, Brass in Pocket was the only recognizable track. Favourite songs were Precious and Lovers of Today. 3/5

Fun album and I even knew a song already!

Enjoying a lot but after a few songs it's become just pleasant background

I thought I was going to love this based on the first few tracks but it loses some of the punk energy as it goes on. Still good.

It's cool but forgettable

niet slecht maar dit gaat me nu ook niet bijblijven ofzo

I agree with one of the other reviews here in that one of the great things about this project is hearing albums, when you are only aware of the hits and singles. This album is a perfect example of this. I really enjoyed it, and will definitely go back to the Pretenders.

Quite acceptable Monday offering. Notable because the vocalist and the instruments seemed to be able to stand alone from each other but united they were good.

While the individual songs don't particularly stand out, the vocals of Chrissie Hynde are so distinctive and cool that it lends a great vibe to the album

It was fine. Some songs had a good groove but not my cup of tea.

Clean punk that is surprisingly ahead of its time.

80's rock album this one is a little more low key and pop oriented than others brass in the pocket is the standout single 3.5

Detta stämmer bra. det är okej.

I can see why this is on the list, even if I wasn't super into it.

Pretty smooth album i liked porceian and mystery achievement 3.5/5

Just OK

Kind of indifferent on this one. I think the sound and style are pretty cool and having a female singer for pop punk is great but many of the songs didn’t hold my attention for all that long. 5/10

pretty cool punk rock album, with interesting vocals along with the classic punk rock sound

I dig it

Interesting pop-punk, although not my favorite.

Rocked the Thriller jacket two years before Michael 1 Ok "Kid" rocks 3 "Brass in Pocket" is great too 3 I swear theres a riff from Hotel California in "Lovers of Today" Ended up being pretty great

This is fine. Nothing special about it in my eyes.

private life is nice a bit samey nice drums 7/10

It was an alright album. One song was really well known. The rest were just kind of there. I did not skip any songs.

Without Brass in Pocket this would be only 2 stars for me.

While it doesn't feel like it reinvents the wheel or anything, these are some real hypnotic tunes that take more than an initial listen to sink in. It doesn't leave me much to talk about aside from the occasional weird lines that pop out at you, but I had fun with it.

Decent Indie pop rock but nothing more.

Pop punk with attitude...great singles. Kid and Brass in Pocket. Love Private Lives that Grace Jones made famous. Some of side one is a bit anonymous. Hyndes voice is so distinctive. Its not groundbreaking but hey. Solid 3.5

This was more punk rock than 80s pop than I was expecting. Not all that bad

The album tracks are better than the singles.

kind of punkish new wave sound. side A is pretty good, but side B drags a little.

this was an okay album! it's always a little difficult, when an album on this list contains the artist's most popular song. "brass in pocket" is great song and rightly a classic. but the classics can easily overshadow the rest of the album. i can say it was a smooth, easy listen, despite its punk-y nature. i do love a good instrumental--that deep bass on "space invader"!

This is likely an unpopular opinion, but I love how The Pretenders, on their debut album, mixed punk with pop to make that punk sound more accessible to a general audience. I have long thought that Brass in Pocket was an outstanding and catchy song, but the rest of the album didn't quite grab me the same way. The album was good, but not great. Space Invader was a nice grab, though!

I like Christy Hynes voice. kinda punk. Not bad album but not great. Stop your sobbing, brass in pocket is a famous song.

bit 80's punkier than i was expecting

Decent energy, a quality all-timer in Brass In Pocket but loses me somewhere in the middle, so the strong start and finish gets a bang average 3.

Good energy to this, but ultimately not that interesting. Brass in Pocket the clear standout, but I did like the sass throughout. 3/5, just.

Honestly this goes pretty hard. Not a ton that I loved but still solid. Feel almost guilty for the three, but I probably wouldn’t listen much on my own. Still props

I've gotta listen to my soul here, and what it's telling me is not enough. This just doesn't give me that electric jolt in the guts often enough to rate it as highly as my brain says I should. But I'm too sensible of The Pretenders gifts, which are many, to get caught up listing their faults. Hynde's tough gal attitude is a thrill in itself, as is the derisive way the guitar lines get cast out. And the lyrics are oblique enough that I'm not entirely convinced she wants me to fuck off, even when she tells me to fuck off.

Very enjoyable

I always want to like The Pretenders but I just don't jive with Chrissie Hynde's voice. Oh well

Fine but not as good as I was hoping it would be.

Mediocre until Brass in Pocket which is genius. Then Kid which is almost as good. Other than that, disappointing.

They were probably imspired by video game music; or they became video game BGM...lol

Pretty easy listening- thought the rhythms were fun

It was fine

A modern-day classic

This is the debut album from the Pretenders and it made the band famous. It debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums chart and made it into the top 10 on the US Billboard 200 top albums. Just 3 years later the album was certified platinum in the US. This is a great album filled with rock, punk, and pop music that deserves the recognition it has received.

meh

Buen rock con melodías sencillas interpretado por una gran voz femenina

Good, but not great, aside from brass in pocket of course.

Konnte da jetzt nur beiläufig reinhören, ganz chillig und spaßig aber dann auch nicht viel mehr. Nettes album 6/10

Unterhaltsam, coole Instrumentals aber find den Gesang irgendwie generisch und hat mich insgesamt jetzt nicht wahnsinnig beeindruckt

das hat sooo stark angefangen, die erste hälfte mega geil aber dann leider ganz ganz schnell ganz ganz belanglos geworden 😐😐😐 mochte die spoken word artigen vocals auf den ersten tracks sehr, hat zu dem generell recht punkigen vibe beigetragen, aber ann echt ganz langweiliger poprock auf einmal, 3/5 mit gutem willen

Musste mich etwas an die Spoken word vocals gewöhnen aber sonst sehr sehr cool, kannte ich vorher auch nicht. Echt solides Album, komm ich bestimmt nochmal zurück zu. Gute 3-3.5

Ich werde ehrlich sein ich habe stand jetzt ca alles vom album vergessen ausser dass der letzte track gebangt hat und dass der erste track auch relativ gebangt hat

Vieles richtig geile new-wave punk Mischung, zum Ende hin wird es dann leider immer mehr zu dem was man im Radio erwartet, wenn „die besten 80er“ gespielt werden

Ich hatte die irgendwie NULL aufm Schirm, keine Ahnung wieso. Also schlecht find ich das auf jeden Fall nicht, aber diese glossy Version von Punk Rock aus der ~Neuen Welle~ kommt einfach nicht so an bei mir. Der Gesang ist zwar interessant, gerade wenn sie mehr spricht, aber wirkt auch oft zu steril - hätte bisschen rotziger sein können. Die Punk Riffs sind stabil aber auch gleichzeitig berechenbar und unspektakulär. So ein Song wie Tattoed Love Boys stechen da wieder rum - einfach bisschen verspielter und runder. Sonst ist es oft leider einfach eher bisschen flotterer Pop Rock. Was nicht schlecht ist, aber auch nix was mich vom Hocker reißt.

Vintage sounds form The Who. Dreadful recording quality, back when the studios hadn't yet worked out how to record rock bands. The group show potential though; they should do well. Actually want to give 3.5 stars.

it was alright, the voice kinda really made me mad for some reason but it was fine.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Mystery achievement

Some nice tracks and a unique sound.

Has some classic tracks could be great but at best average xx

I feel I've heard of the Pretenders from an older uncle or aunty who were really into them. I can see where the hype would have been back in the day a pop/punk outfit that would appeal to a lot of people. Best: Brass in Pocket Worst: Private Life

Pretenders are pretty good. Fine debut album. Other than "Brass in Pocket," I probably won't listen to these songs again.

In general I like the Pretenders. "Brass in Pocket" is a good example of the best of what this band has to offer. "Stop Your Sobbing" was the only other track from this album that I know I've heard before. "Space Invader" was a new potential favorite. Overall, the album was okay. I would skip "Tattooed Love Boys". I don't feel enough of a draw to the album as a whole to come back for a second listen.

Special. So special.

Solid

I liked it, but it's too much generic.

Not memorable, but enjoyed some of the tracks

rockig schwungvoll Frauenstimme

Was unfamiliar, but this is good stuff. Kind of 'clean' punk? Anyway, I enjoyed it. 3.5ish.

Chrissie is one of the hardest rockers there is! Plus ... who else could sing about Cuyahoga Falls (not on this album, but still)?

3.5

Solid Album, but nothing special

Fairly good album. Might revisit precious and brass in pocket.

Very middling. Ok at best.

"The Pretenders" starts with terrific punk energy on "Precious," but the next two tracks don't quite keep up the same raw gusto and the album ends up being promising yet uneven. Things seemed like they were picking back up with "The Wait," but then "Stop Your Sobbing" was far too poppy and jangly. It was their first single, and their first producer dropped them after releasing it, as he thought the band was "not going anywhere." And I've gotta admit, if that was the first impression I'm not sure I'd have stuck around. "Sobbing" is fine, but it doesn't grab the listener and offers to hints of the edge found in the band's better work. (edit: It's because it's a cover of a Kinks song! Doubly interesting because we drew the Kinks for the previous album. And covering this song led Chrissie Hynde to meet, date, and have a kid with Ray Davies!) "Private Life" shows yet another side of the Pretenders, restrained and rambling and quirky They return to pop with "Brass in Pocket," and I want to be frustrated again, but it's just such a terrific song that it's hard to be mad. I had no idea what this song was called, so I totally wasn't anticipating it popping up on this album. There was a strong finish with "Mystery Achievement," but listening to some of the Pretenders' other most popular songs, I couldn't help but be struck by what could have been. Their debut showed a lot of different influences and different possible directions for the band. If only they had embraced the side that wrote "Precious" a little more.

This album surprised me. It’s an interesting mix of styles: a little pop and a little punky. I like the album enough to listen again, but not enough to bring it into my musicsphere and call it my own.

Nothing stood out to me, perfectly fine to play this album in the background, but didn’t fall in love with this one that’s for sure...

I hadn't really heard much of their stuff beyond the well known singles. Not bad.

Pretty good 80s pop. Heard a bit of the punk influence. Liked the female lead singer.

Veel beter dan ik dacht! Goed album.

Leuk, divers plaatje. Zo heb ik de Pretenders ook eens wat beter leren kennen.

Nooit verder gekomen dan de bekende nummers, maar dit was echt een goed album!

Heb het niet helemaal kunnen luisteren maar dat ga ik nog wel doen want het klonk interessant. Ik begin daarom met drie sterren.

Generic rock, nothing that really strikes my fancy.

I was familiar with the hits, but leadoff track Precious is the best on the album. I wish there was more like here. Overall it's a pretty enjoyable album, but I felt it started losing a little steam toward the end. 6.5/10 or maybe 7/10

6/10

was aighttttt. I was expecting more, there's like 1 really good song, rest is OK

This one was very OK, very middle of the road for me. Absolutely listenable, but nothing great, nothing really worth revisiting.

Great rock, musically, but the vocals just take away from the potential. She has a good voice, but it wasn’t used well in the songwriting to make any one song catchy or memorable.

Not a big fan of her voice but also overall lacking any big and great songs

I didn't really like Side 1 very much. I think it was too \"punk\" for me? But I liked several of the latter songs that were more melodic. My favorite song on this album is Kid (and part of the riff sounds a bit like Telstar). Other songs I liked were Mystery Achievement, Stop Your Sobbing, Brass in Pocket, and Space Invaders.

This kicked ass. I never knew where "Brass in Pocket" came from so it was great to stumble across that absolute banger in the track list. Strong songwriting dripping with attitude, finely produced. Very good record, will need to check out more from Pretenders.

Significantly aged, but despite better songs coming in later albums this is still something special. Chrissie Hynde forever

Some classic tunes; some hissy production. Three bangers

Cool Vocals and riffs man. It's a solid voice the lead singers voice mixing felt a bit odd at first, but it grew on me.

A welcome blast from the past. 3*

Cover bildet Inhalt recht gut ab. Als würden Alt-Punks kurz vor Abschluss eines Bausparvertrages stehen. Durchaus starke, zwischen Rock’n’Roll und Pop platzierte Songs. Die Vocals virtuos und mit saftigen aber coolem Pathos. Ohne sie wären Yeah Yeah Yeahs undenkbar. „Kid“ hätte ich gern einem Mädel aufs Tape untergejubelt. Sexy 3.4

Hab’s am Freitag schon gehört, daher nur Gesamteindruck aus dem Gedächtnis hier: großartige Stimme und Attitude, der man nicht anmerken würde dass das hier ein Debutalbum ist. Nun gut, Chrissie Hynde hatte bis dahin auch zwischen Akron, London und Paris schon ne Menge Rock’n’Roll hinter sich gebracht und außerdem für die Platte nur die derbsten Checker aufgekehrt. So klingt das dann auch: nach Erfahrung, Sehnsucht, Lust, Dreck und Eleganz. Klassisch, möchte ich sagen und vergebe 3,3

I think this album probably stands out as a reflection on the era. I assume it was innovative for the time, and while the percussive forward march on some of these tracks inspired head bobbing, I can't help but feel like this has been bested by many since.

Pretending to be good at music, right? Am I right? Like they're not actually good at music, they're only pretending...because they're The Pretenders...they pretend to do stuff. In this instance, they're pretending to make music, but fail to... It's all Pretend. They're The Prenenders. I'm not sure if you're getting it.

Pretending I remember a song from this album, fun listen but nothing memorable to this reviewer

Chrissy 's great voice!

A nice enough listen but bar one standout track it all seems a bit generic.

I like a few songs. I've personally not listened to a lot of "New Wave" - I know it's often referred to as an iteration of punk. I can hear that a bit in some songs and some of the attitude, but it's so much more commercial sounding generally. One song had a notable amount of Flanger.

New Wave, Punk pop. Jagged guitars which often have almost sing/speak vocals over them. Best Tracks: Precious, Kid, Brass In Pocket

better than normal indie grunge

I actually rather enjoyed this album. Good MOR punk

Has some of the best Pretenders songs

Om helemaal uit mijn dak te gaan moet het tempo van deze rockmuziek toch een flink stuk sneller. Als achtergrondmuziek vind ik het niet relaxt genoeg. Ik kan er eigenlijk net niks mee. Sommige gitaarrifjes klinken wel heel lekker "middle of the road" maar andere riedeltjes klinken gewoonweg vals. Hadden ze toen maar computers gehad voor de effectjes. Ik werd alert bij "The Wait" dat me een beetje aan Blondie deed denken. Helaas ook daar weer een snerende gitaarsolo die het toch een beetje verpest. Zou deze band dan vooral groot geworden zijn door hun live optredens? Het nummer "Kid" vond ik wel heel lekker poppie. Het gitaarspel is daar ook een stuk beter. De zang bibbert wel een beetje op het eind van het nummer, wat wat onervaren overkomt. En potjandorie, nou doet ze dat met het volgende nummer ook weer. Ontdek ik nu een tweede imperfectie aan deze band? Ten slotte is "Mysterie Achievement" ook wel een nummer met potentie. Doet me beetje denken aan de film E.T..

I mean, it was alright. I've been struggling through a ridiculously long install process while listening to this, so maybe the activity corrupted the music, but I didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. Might give another listen at some point when I'm in a better place.

Este disco lo escuchaba mi padre xd

Good.

Pretty good. The kinks cover surprised me in a good way, and another song was likely inspired by Love-Orange skies. At least the intro sounded very similar.

Quite nice.

Enjoyed it, some recognizable songs.

Only the hits stand out as special, but overall good album

It was alright. Brass In Pocket is a classic. Didnt dislike it so won't rate it down Real rating 2.5/5

Didn't hate this, even though the first couple tracks were a bit weird. Brass in Pocket came on and I was like "oh!! it's this song!!" it's a tune.

Tatooed Love Boys: divertente. Private Life: Carina la scelta di farla reggae e pure l'assolo di chitarra m'è piaciuto però la durata è ingiustificatamente eccessiva. Lovers of Today: Strana ma l'ho trovata interessante. Mystery Achievement: Anche questa a tratti m'è piaciuta. In conclusione: Anche con questo disco mi trovo un po' in difficoltà. L'ascolto è stato interessante, mi è sembrato un gruppo abbastanza eclettico e ho apprezzato spesso gli assoli di chitarra che è inusuale per me. La voce è un po' sopra le righe ma non mi è dispiaciuta, i testi sessualmente ammiccanti erano un po' la moda del periodo. La patina '80 c'è ma non è così terribilmente fastidiosa, tranne nella hit Brass in Pocket che è tipo l'equivalente del pezzo trap di oggi col feat. di Loredana Bertè per fare i soldi. Non so, probabilmente non lo riascolterei ma più che altro per questione di gusti personali. Ho visto su Wikipedia che hanno fatto uscire un disco l'anno scorso e sono ancora in attività, questo era il primo disco, sarebbe interessante vedere che roba fanno oggi.

Questo è un gruppo che mi sta simpatico, è un anni 80 che però non è eccessivamente stucchevole e alcuni pezzi tipo Precious mi coinvolgono però altri brani sono meno convincenti.

I love the song Brass In Pocket. I love the energy of Chrissie Hynde - Karen O owes a debt to her, for sure. And that arrangement on Precious is pretty fun. But this is another one that seemed to go on too long for what it is. Still, Brass In Pocket.

Didn't listen to it all but started well. Good punk tunes

Inicialmente pareceu catita, mas continuou e mostrou-se chato e só mais um álbum de rock da época. Nota 5/10

OK, good for what it is. Catchy singles and interesting tunes.

groovy

Sorta catchy, not off putting. I just wish it were more in some direction, more goth, more punk, more pop. It feels like it sits too squarely between genres, never really finding a sound for themselves, stays bland when I feel their could really be moments.

Decent. Good rock band. I probably would have enjoyed them live.

Only listened to half because will rushed me, it’s not as good as like Lilly Allen but yeah whatever 3

good songs with nice guitar and accompaniment but a weird voice and odd vocals. not too bad on the whole but not as good as some that are similar

6/10. Pretty good, nothing too special doesn't seem.

Decent straight ahead rock album.

A game of two halves, Clive. Really enjoyed the spiky, sexy first half - but felt it ran out of steam in the latter portion of the album. Never liked 'Brass In Pocket', but it's fairly atypical of this collection. I really enjoyed the instrumental, more bands should do this.

Brass in Pocket good. Others meh. Vocalist is better than other Britpop. 6

Three stars for the three good songs on the album

Carried by Brass In Pocket

Me gusta como empieza con "Precious". En general suena bien, "Tattooed Love Boys", "Lovers of Today" y sobre todo "Brass in Pocket" que es una canción de 10.

Okay… I can’t be the only one here who didn’t know that song was called, “Brass in my Pocket,” right? RIGHT??? Anyway, if you talk about shitting bricks in the first minute of your first song that’s a pretty good way to make me a happy listener. An uneven record overall, but I love the uptempo snarly stuff.

Fun

definitely an example of the time - and one of those albums i feel like i should've liked more than i did. it was...you know, fine. but apart from Lovers of Today, nothing really jumped out at me

Good. Old classic drum sound that I don't enjoy but the music is fun

I liked this more than I thought I would, liked the bright chippy guitar sounds and the vocals. Wasn't expecting to recognize any songs, but knew "Brass in Pocket," though I don't really like that song.

Did not know "Brass in Pocket" was Pretenders. Interesting, overall not bad but nothing that struck me as very interesting. I kind of like her vocal delivery though.

Her voice is just tremendous. The music around it doesn't live up to her.

Enjoyed it. Couple of classics in there. Prefer their ballad stuff to their punk stuff

A decent Brit pop-rock LP. Female vocals are a much-welcomed change of pace from the usual fare in this genre.

1980s UK Rock

Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass ich nach dem Hören Lust hätte, diese Platte noch einmal zu hören. Habe ich tatsächlich aber. Wird in der 2. Hälfte stellenweise gut bis sehr gut.

It was fine

Better than I thought it’d be honestly

oka

Very new wave. Chrissie Hynde has a very unique voice. Nothing super crazy for me here. Favorite tracks: "Mystery Achievement", "Brass in Pocket"

Hynde's voice floats beautifully above the guitar music. It ends up being a fun record. There's nothing mind-blowing on first listen, but there are also no weak tracks. The aesthetic of the album is total, from production to attitude.

oli junnaava se on hyvä sana. nälkä on. tämä pahentaa sitä. semmonen aneeminen (sori). (mulla on anemia sain tietää).

Parhaimmillaan tosi hyvä, mut huonoimmillaan vähän turhan junnaava. Biisit oli mun makuun turhan pitkiä niiden sisältöön nähden. Tunnustan myös että mulla saatto olla shuffle päällä osan levystä, joten voipi olla että palaan päivittään tätä toisen kuuntelun jälkeen.

Doesn't know whether its new wave or punk and the songs aren't enough to carry the contrived vocals

Not really a fan

Mega

fine

🤷🏿‍♀️ never understood the appeal. Basic rock and roll formula, with zero edge

This is better than I expected, because I really disliked the Pretenders when I was younger, but it’s still not my favorite.

Pirmdienas nedrikst vertet piektdienas albumus, jo es neko vairs neatceros

Only two songs stood out to me, Private Life & Lovers of Today. It has a good sound all around, but it’s just kinda boring overall.

Didn't really like except Brass in Pocket that was a song of my youth.

couldn’t get through it so I can hardly give it a fair rating, just not my shit at all

56

Not bad just kind of boring.

I like the few hits that I knew from the album, but the rest of it seemed pretty meddling. Skipped a few tracks, not my favorite, but not unlistenable.

It’s ok. 2.4

Idk, got pretty bored !

A couple good songs here but overall the vocals just don't do it for me. The rest of the music is fine, plenty of energy behind it and some catchy rhythms but her voice just sound out of place most times and also does that annoying thing where it sounds less like singing and more like rambling. 2/5

Yawn

Ska jag vara helt ärligt, känner jag inte särskilt mycket för det här albumet. Rent tidsandligt känns det nästan tidigt på bollen, det är en gungig känsla över skivan. Jag har aldrig tidigare lyssnat på Pretenders, jag trodde det var ett synthdrivet band, men ack så fel. Detta låter mer som vanlig hederlig 80-tals pop/rock. Enligt mitt tycke blir detta någon sorts Patti Smith wannabe fast saknar allting coola med Patti Smith. Chrissie Hynde sjunger likt Patti, men utan texterna o musiken faller det platt. Detta är en polerad Patti Smith. Men detta var inte en DÅLIG skiva, kanske en bra skiva att ha i bakgrunden på ett häng typ😀 (aj aj aj). ”Space Invader” o ”Up the neck” var enligt mig bäst, men jag kan knappt förklara varför, vilket är ett dåligt tecken. Try not to have fade out-outro (LEVEL IMPOSSIBLE) Adjö

P'tit groove sur "Stop Your Sobbing", style sorti d'un coming of age (à vérifier) "Brass in Pocket". Je pense que celles qui me touchent le plus pour l'instant sont celles qui ont atteint un grand public. On est au dixième titre et il y en a que deux qui m'ont vraiment parlé. Je ne lui accorde pas l'écoute la plus attentive mais rien ne reveille particulièrement quelque chose. C'est un peu trop butoir. Instru de "Lovers of Today" est similaire à quoi ? please help me papa. Assez fun quand il y a des petites phrases/ riff quasi comédie musicale. (Dans "mystery achievement" notamment) Par contre, il explore quand même plusieurs genre. Ça termine presque sur une note de country, c'est assez interessant. Pas trop ça pour cette première écoute, mais à voir à la prochaine.

Not bad music to have on the background, bad mostly boring. Wouldn't listen to it on purpose.

If this project has opened my ears to the beautiful sounds of jazz; then it’s aided to pouring wax in my ears to punk. This album was just ok. It’s the genre for me.

It was ok. Sounds like they met at school and haven't progressed much beyond that. Plenty of brass in pocket though no doubt.

I have learned today that I'm not a fan of the Pretenders. much love to them tho! also they're an english rock band but the lead singer is American and their only continuous member lol. she's from akron ohio, where bron is from 🤔

Pop rock ochentero, un poco sin más. No me ha dicho un montón.

Jos pitää yhdellä sanalla kuvailla: mitäänsanomaton. Aika kädenlämpösiä biisejä, ei nyt varsinaisesti huonoja, mutta yhdestäkään ei tullut ”vau, olipa hyvä biisi”- reaktiota.

ei kummempaa. Ehkä yks meni omalle listalle. Oli entuudestaan tuttu, mut ei kyllä säväyttänyt.

Not a fan of the vocals.

I'm just not a grunge guy - 2

Solid stuff but does not reach the level that I would listen listen this album again.

2/5 niet zo veelzeggend

I kept checking my app to make sure I wasn’t listening to demo versions. Some songs just sounded unfinished to me. Reading the Wikipedia for this band was a little more interesting than the music presented on the album. It picked up a little in the second half, but overall it was just fine. 2.5 stars

Another rock album? Give us Michael buble

Eh. It was alright.

Whiny ish vocals and very boring instrumental

Decent New Wave

Not my favorite

Demasiada coca

Não me puxou

Very good instrumentals that are just begging for some proper vocals. Honestly there are very few moments where I feel that the vocals compliment the music. Long instrumental stretches that just feel like they’re missing vocals, then when the vocals come in they sound incredibly disjointed or are too low in the mix or too high in the mix. It’s shame because had there been a strong voice behind some of these songs I think I really would have loved them.

Her voice is cool and Pat Benetar-esque but none of the songs are exciting to me.

Ok. Not my thing. I'm sure lots of people like it though. There are some cool elements to the tracks.

non mi è piaciuto molto

Maybe a little fun at first, but got boring and repetitive.

Hmm…I don’t know. Musically I like this, but I think Chrissie Hynde is the worst part. I found her voice to be pretty annoying. I think her tone is perfectly suited for this kind of music, but a lot of the time I couldn’t make out what she was saying and there’s a lot of talk-singing. I do really like “Brass in Pocket” though. I remember hearing that song a lot when I was a kid but I didn’t know the name of the band.

Js not my vibe tbh it's too shallow and inconsistent and I'm not a big fan of that sounds tbh

Great voice, heard these songs growing up, just never was my thing.

Almost stopped my project because of this one, I just couldn't end the listening. This album feels like all the elements are here but don't mix properly, the end is better than the beginning though

Yeah. Not for me, hate the vibrato in her voice, not that special, and overall not a wow

not my cup unfortunately

Pretty standard 80s fare

buenas guitarras

Started out slow and picked up for two songs somewhere between tattooed love boys and the wait, then became commercialized MTV-Bait pop-punk for the second half (I am aware this came out before MTV so perhaps this was actually part of the protolith of the generic migmatite of pop-"insert genre here" that MTV loved so much). I'll give them credit for vibes and perhaps pioneership but what they make up for in intent they lack in execution.

I just do not connect with this band. Good instrumentals, but I'm not a fan of either the lyrics or the vocals.

Un poco aburrido, pero suena bien. Intrascendente.

Thought I liked them, turns out I was just pretending

I don't really get it. Needs more of a hook for me, whereas it is 90% talking over some decent instrumentals

Раніше не чув про цю групу. Це щось таке, що я сам би не вибрав слухати. Ось це і є плюсом цього сайту- заставляє слухати щось непередбачуване. Прослухав 4 пісні. Поки нічого такого, типу Blondie. Трек Tattooed love boys класний. Трек Space Invader інструментальний, що явно не потрібно мені на такому альбомі.

I don't understand this album, it feels derivative compared to others I've heard as earlier as this week, might need to come back to this one!

I didn't really enjoy the voice and album felt a little borring

Eh right on the border but not a fan of the semi-punk vibe despite having a few decent songs

yea i mean it's aight kinda like if you mashed every late 70s new wave record together, somewhat anonymous but not bad

This album had a few songs I liked but wasn't something I'd really seek out on the balance

Meh, ni bueno ni malo. Me sorprende que sea de los 80s porque suena más moderno. Es un álbum debut para la era del new wave e influye en el rock alternativo de los 90s. Private life suena a "en la ciudad de la furia", pero Cerati no lo usó como sample (pensé que si). Brass in pocket también esta buena. Aparentemente son las dos canciones con más personalidad del álbum. No creo que lo vuelva a escuchar.

Did not like it as much as I thought I would.

I maybe should have appreciated this up to at least a 3. But it's a 2 for me.

One song I knew and it’s decent. The rest I can’t say the same for. Very mid.

really just good for the singles other tunes aren't catchy, appreciate a band trying to jam and work out stuff but it's nothing I'd listen to again vocals are mixed too high as well

Kinda Joan Jett y maybe. Rock, didn’t love. I think I knew one of the songs bc goodwill plays it

Irriterade mig mer och mer, sjukt generiskt

I did not like this very much; this is one of the 80s vibes that made me say I hated 80s music when I was younger. The rage I felt when “Brass In Pocket” started (one of my least favorite songs of all time) was incredible. The last track, “Mystery Achievement”, did some heavy lifting for that second star. I skipped listening to the entirety of the deluxe version that Spotify offered, nay, threatened, me with. Playlist add: "Mystery Achievement"

It was okay. Fun jackets.

Meh

4/10

Wasn't my favorite.

The swift paced, punky tracks at the start of this album were not what I expected from the Pretenders, and it’s that edgier spirit/tone I most enjoyed. I did wonder whether it would be possible to sustain that same feel throughout the whole disk without getting repetitive, but actually tracks soon evolved into the band I kind of expected to hear - from punk through a something a bit more reggae inspired to something I more remember from the radio hits of the era. I’ve never been a fan of ‘Brass i your Pocket’ followed by another ballady track. Probably won’t listen again, so 2. Number tracks 12 07/04/26

I just don’t vibe these guys at all ⭐️⭐️

One song I really liked, Mystery Achievement, but had an issue with her voice and its vibrato. Other songs were pretty stock guitar solos and songwriting.

The pervious reviews got my hopes up. Brass in Pocket is decent. The rest is boring. I don't see whats so special that this deserves a place on the list. 2/5.

I have heard of the Pretenders, but I don't think I have ever actually heard them, and I couldn't name a single song of theirs, although I recognise the riff from Space Invader. I am absolutely shocked to learn that they have 5.6 million monthly listeners on Spotify. More explicit than I expected. I was expecting middle-of-the-road pop rock, if anything. It's all fine, but nothing excited me.

I only know this band because of the "stupid dean" in the Simpsons university episode. Is it called Rosebud? To steal a quote from that episode "NEEEEEERRRRRRD." That hurtful remark was directed at me. I like to spread the vitriol evenly between the artists putting their hearts and souls into artistic expression and me lazily smashing unedited stream of consciousness garbage into a guest browser window at work. Both parties have the same stakes. I'm not going to "pretend" I knew what this was going to be, but I knew there would be some ska riffs in there somehow. White people LOVE reggae despite it being known for sucking unless you're so high you can't spell your own name. White people do love edibles. There is a science experiment in here somewhere. First song ruled, the rest fell off a cliff and landed in a crumpled heap of lame breakup/sex lyrics and unmelanated beach riffs. N-N-N-N-NEXT. 1.5-2 HIGHLIGHTS: These cool beads in my hair I got at the resort are still ok, right?

Saved? ❌ Would listen again? 🤔 Would recommend to anyone? ❌ Would buy on Vinyl? ❌

Прикольно, наверное, жить в 1980 и открыть для себя эту группу, но в 2026 готова присоединиться к Нику Лоу, который думал, что «группа никуда не движется» (цитата из Википедии)

2/5 - While I recognize Brass in Pocket I can't say I'm a fan of this album. I find it rather bland.

There were a couple elements that made this slightly more interesting than generic 80s pop rock, like the song that alternated between 7/8, and I admit that I wasn't listening very closely the second half of the album, but that's probably because this wasn't very interesting... edit: I'm going back to listen to a couple more songs, and I'm finding I don't mind a few of them and that their artistry is enough for me to confidently give them a 2 at least. I might be interested in revisiting this one if I had more time.

I used to use to not be a Pretenders fan but after listening to this album I am still not a Pretenders fan.

Not a fan

Don't love how she sings to be honest but added 'Kid' to my playlist.

Pretenders debut.

Not feeling punk or new wave at all. Reminds me of Public Image which is one of my least favorite bands.

A surprisingly uninspired listen that feels generic and dated despite its historical reputation. While it avoids the worst production clichés of the 1980s, the record lacks the technical depth or vocal charisma found in previous masterpieces. To a modern ear seeking complexity or unique sonic textures, this debut feels flat and repetitive, offering little in the way of "bite" or innovation.

I don't like the voice. Voices are so important to me and can quite easily become annoying when they use weird inflections and contrived strangeness. At some stages on this album I can't even recognise the language being used. The music is kind of okay.

Much of the appeal comes from the sound and the attitude but i found the tunes themselves less engaging. Brass in Pocket will live on in hundreds of playlists but i didn't find much else to get excited about beyond Tattooed Love Boys.