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When people today talk about the women of rock/pop,
this chap reaches for a bucket and starts to heave his guts out.

If it wasn't so sickening to hear the names of J-Lo and Britney
mentioned, in all seriousness, as great performers by
imbeciles craving to be so hip-American, it would be laughable.

What a pathetic state world music is in if boppers and no-tastes
can suggest that cutesy dolls can match the likes of Janis Joplin,
Suzi Quatro or - be still my rocking heart - Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders.

It must be so galling for women of musical talent to watch as the
industry hype throws ability and integrity out the window and
replaces it with pap, toss and crap.

Now without wanting to sound like a teacher - heaven forbid -
to get a good look at a real singer, go out and pick up
The Pretenders' Greatest Hits and just let it run.
I did - at least five complete cycles in one day.

In it is a collection of 20 videos and live performances from one
of the great rock groups and a female lead who can sing,
play guitar and has a lot of attitude.

Hynde can sing hard rock, soft ballads and, whether it be from a
recording studio or in front of a live audience, her vocals are
charged with self-belief. Outfitted (usually) in black leather
pants and with that mass of black hair, she is also raunchy and
has an appeal that makes calling the current crop of virginal-would-be
temptresses sexy the stuff of schoolboy comics.

How about this for a line-up of songs. Brass in Pocket, Message of Love,
Don't Get Me Wrong, I Go To Sleep, I Got You Babe, Talk of the Town,
Hymn to Her, 2000 miles (unplugged version) and Back on the Chain Gang.

And that's not all the songs on this DVD.
Hynde also sticks it to the budgie brigade with a fantastic sledge
in Popstar, which has her laughing at the demise of real women of
rock and their leggy, talentless replacements.

For anyone who is between 30 and 40, The Pretenders' Greatest Hits
will be a trip down memory lane.
For those who like the currents superstars of pop -
check this out and see what it's all about.

And, close those gaping mouths, there are extras in the way of a
45-minute doco that looks at The Pretenders.
Mostly interviews with Chrissie Hynde,
the doco also co-opts music legends for their ideas about a band
that was a major part of the late 1970s and early '80s.
A warning, Chrissie does let go of that word that can mean quite a few
different things, but, hey, with a rock gal like her - what do you expect!

Warner Vision
120 minutes
PAL
English / Dolby Digital 2.0

Tracks:
Brass In Pocket
Message Of Love
Don't Get Me Wrong
Kid
Human
I Go To Sleep
I Got You Babe (with UB40)
Night In My Veins
State Of Independence
Talk Of The Town
Stop Your Sobbing
Hymn To Her
2000 Miles
Breakfast In Bed (with UB40)
Popstar
Sense Of Purpose
Middle Of The Road
Thin Line Between Love And Hate
Back On The Chain Gang
I'll Stand By You

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004YABO/203-1398979-7983103